The Lamb-Davis Lumber Company of Chelan County
The Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. has driven west Chelan County development, growing from a 1901 town of 450 to about 1500, with nine brick buildings and electricity water. It employs 300 most of the year and 100 in off-season, and stands among the county’s largest taxpayers with holdings near a million dollars. The firm owns thousands of acres of prime land ready for eventual agricultural use and irrigation. The article lists key men promoting the company’s interests.
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Chelan County
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Great Northern Railway Company
Busy Lumberman Holds Multiple Posts in Tumwater and Wenatchee
The junior member of Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. serves as treasurer and general manager of the Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway, president of Tumwater Light and Water Co., president of Tumwater Logging Boom and Water Power Co., vice president of Tumwater Savings Bank, and president of the Moore Co. He has lifelong lumber experience and earlier worked in Clinton, Iowa before arriving in Leavenworth in 1891.
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Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Lumber Company
Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway Company
Tumwater Light and Water Co
Tumwater Logging, Boom and Water Power Co
Tumwater Savings Bank
Moore Co
Leavenworth
Clinton
Lumber company sales chief leads market efforts since 1905
Joseph Jackson heads the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co sales department since 1905, coming from Minneapolis and leveraging a stenographer Miss Sadie Skirving to secure markets for mill products. The trade is slow due to recent financial disturbances, but a general revival is expected in the spring.
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Joseph Jackson
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Sadie Skirving
Leavenworth Sketch Highlights F S Jacobson
A brief portrait notes F S Jacobson arrived in Leavenworth from Tacoma in 1902 and joined Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. He is described as a young man with strong business abilities whose fitness was recognized during his early tenure.
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Leavenworth
Tacoma
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Assistant to Mr Davis Named Junior Member and GM
The past year saw the appointment of an assistant to Mr Davis the junior member and general manager who handles the expanding and intricate business affairs of the company.
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Davis
Banker M A Marley rises at Tumwater Savings Bank
M A Marley, cashier of the Tumwater Savings Bank, hails from Walla Walla and has made Leavenworth his home for eighteen months. He previously worked in the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. office where his ability was recognized and was promoted to his current position last spring.
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M. A. Marley
Tumwater Savings Bank
Walla Walla
Leavenworth
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Leavenworth City Attorney Faithful Since 1903
A Chicago native arrived in Leavenworth in 1903 and has served as city attorney since the town’s incorporation. He expresses strong faith in Leavenworth’s future growth and prospects.
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Leavenworth
Chicago, Ill
The Congregational Church of Leavenworth
The Congregational church society in Leavenworth traces its origins to November 1893 with a small membership. It has maintained an 88 member body, a 100 plus Sunday school, a thriving Ladies Society, and a Young People’s group led by Rev. Chas. F. Bloomquist.
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The
Congregational Church Society
Leavenworth
Chas. F. Bloomquist
Congregation thanks volunteers for dinner service
The congregation and pastor extend special thanks to Mesdames Durand McCoy Walker Hagler Costello Meeker Farrell and Messrs Meeker and Durand and Miss Sparks for their untiring services at the dinner.
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Mesdames Durand
McCoy
Walker
Hagler
Costello
Meeker
Farrell
Messrs
Durand
Miss Sparks
Peake Family Brickyard and Real Estate Move in Leavenworth
M F Peake with Ed Carey started the first Leavenworth brickyard in 1895 and worked on Lamb-Davis mill. Carey sold to F R Peake, forming M F Peake & Son, now in real estate with mining and timber interests. They sold the brickyard to Gatherless of Seattle and plan Leavenworth as home. The Wenatchee valley is praised and Prof Wolf leads local education with Mrs Farmer Beatrice Navarre Ruby Farrell Minnie Jewell Maud Hinman.
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Mr. Peake
Ed. J. Carey
Lamb-Davis
Carey
F. R. Peake
M. F. Peake & Son
Mr. Gatherless
Seattle
Peake & Son
Leavenworth
Wenatchee Valley
Farnsworth Sisters Millinery and Needlework Offerings
Miss Maree and Martha Farnsworth operate a first class millinery shop opposite the Echo office on Commercial street. They also teach art needlework and pyrography and seek patronage for ladies skirt and coat lines. The sisters invite inspection of their fine art needlework specimens.
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Maree
Martha Farnsworth
Echo Office
Commercial St
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Leader Praises Pastor Nelson For Chelan County Hope
In Leavenworth the pastor and community commend Mr Nelson as a fit and popular figure in the Washington bar and a hopeful future for Chelan County. The note thanks ladies for the fine dinner furnishings and hints at New Year remarks in the church parlor.
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Leavenworth
Chelan County
Nelson
Washington Bar
Chas. F. Bloomquist
Dr G W Hoxsey Dominant Local Medical Figure
Dr G W Hoxsey, long established in Leavenworth since 1891 as a medical representative for the Great Northern, enjoys a large practice. He built a private hospital two years ago to serve patients, and typically houses two to a dozen patients under treatment.
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G. W. Hoxsey
Leavenworth
Great Northern
Growth of M. E. Church Since 1907 Organizing
The M. E. Church organized March 15, 1907 with fifteen members. Rev. M. Rumohr became pastor in June from Evanston Illinois. Membership grew to 32, Sunday school averaged 48 for three months, Epworth League and Ladies’ Aid active. Services in Fraternity Hall with plans for a temporary church building next summer.
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M. Rumohr
Evanston
Epworth League
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fraternity Hall
Peake & Son Firm Urges Wise Prospective Settlers
Prospective settlers are advised to consult the high minded and honorable dealing gentlemen of Peake & Son before making any decisions. The guidance emphasizes prudent judgment and trust in the firm’s counsel.
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Peake & Son
Our Public School Building
A half tone cut of the new public school building was not received. Completed in October at nearly $18,000, the brick structure features eight rooms, thorough ventilation, a large furnace, and modern conveniences. Directed by Professor A. E. Wolf of Nebraska, the educated young educator leads the school project.
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A. E. Wolf
Pioneer Rancher Brender Builds Dairies in Leavenworth County
F L Brender arrived from Eudora Kansas in 1901 with four sons and two horses. He settled in Chumstick valley eight miles from Leavenworth, clearing five acres of alfalfa from brush. He built a rough cabin, then a modern home and started a dairy that grew to one of the county’s best equipped, with a large weekly output year round. An orchard was planted and will bear in a few years.
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F. L. Brender
Eudora
Kan
Chumstick Valley
Leavenworth
Desert blossoms as the rose proves a dairy tale
The article notes a farmer applies practical skill to transform barren land into productive dairy farming. He emphasizes steady labor and proven methods, aligning with the saying that deserts can flourish like roses with proper care.
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Petence
Judge King the Able Lawyer in a Lively Verse Portrait
A humorous verse profile portrays Judge King as a seasoned attorney with long practice in courts and land office work. It sketches his aggressive, flexible tactics, readiness to fight for clients, and readiness to seek another angle if initial efforts fail, ending with a note on his eventual comeback.
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King
Land Office
King Co. R. T. King Rising Local Business Leader
The King Co. manager R. T. King is a young businessman with a thriving trade and a reputation for square dealing. He married a Seattle woman over the summer and was elected to the town council in December with the highest vote. He advocates using printer's ink to attract business.
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R. T. King
The
King Co
King
Seattle
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Lamb-Davis Lumber Company
Petrel Davis
F. S. Jacobson
M. F. Peake
General Agency
Timber Lands
Puget Sound
Washington
Lewis J. Nelson
the Congregational Church
Farnsworth Sisters
Lake Wenatchee
Northern
Lake View
M. E. Church
Nebraska
J. J. King
the King Co
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