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Newspaper

Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1915

Page

5

Local Happenings And Whereabouts In Wenatchee

Local notes report mass at the Catholic church at 10 30 AM and an upcoming Catholic Ladies Aid meeting. Mrs W E Moore of Wenatchee visited here. S H Delemater and Wynn Falkner attended a Wenatchee Eagles meeting. Dr Hoxsey notes many pneumonia cases.

S. H. Delemater Wynn Faulkner Wenatchee The Eagles F. J. Bauer Marguerite Minnesota Chas. Taylor J. W. Caldwell J. J. Griffith Mrs. Caldwell Dryden

The Way Santa Presents L. M. Co Employees A Week's Salary

The Way Santa follows a yearly company custom giving all eight employees a week’s salary as a Christmas present. General manager O S Sampson reports the total distributed this year surpasses three hundred dollars. Also noted are local ads for dry wood and a Chelan News item about D S Rice visiting Chelan.

O. S. Sampson

Peshastin Community Roundup Highlights Local Moves and News

Peshastin residents report visits from J C Schnell of Cashmere and recovery for Mrs H A Harvey while typhoid concerns touch Chas Arbogast. John Berggren and A C Gilbert haul logs to C A Wright’s mill as school resumes after vacation. Several families relocate to Leavenworth Blewett and Dryden with local social events and a New Year’s wedding for Clair Simpson and Thelma Bowen.

Chas. Arbogast John Berggren A. C. Gilbert C. A. Wright Mr. Clair Simpson Thelma Bowen Mrs. Simpson Oliver Bowen Blewett Mr. Simpson Dryden

Wenatchee Woman Escapes Fire as Burns Come Fast

Mrs. Lon Montgomery of Wenatchee narrowly escaped a stove fire when her dress caught flames after entering a room with an open heater. Her husband ripped away burned clothing, suffering burns to his hands and arms, while the burns to Mrs. Montgomery were not serious. Deer Park Lumber Co’s mill resumed operations and awarded a contract for 4,000,000 feet of logs.

Lon Montgomery Wenatchee T. W. Cowan Entiat Deer Park Lumber Co

Firefighting errors blamed after Bjork blaze in town

A citizen criticizes the fire response, arguing water pressure and hydrant use were misapplied at the Bjork building. The letter urges appointing a trained fire officer to direct efforts and save structures, citing Roache's shoe store incident and calls for better water strategy.

Bjork Roache Dr. Judah Front Carlquist Alboit Roach

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Echo Office W. E. Moore John L. Close Robert Meath Tye Kumlux Club Masonic Hall M. McLean Mutual Mercantile Co B. Nason Seattle Mrs. C. E. Briggs Alvin Rezek Walla Walla Frank Mechtel Rezek N. Coleman Tacoma Coleman Sumer Leavenworth George L. Gardner Clinton Iowa Lamb-Davis Lumber Co Wash Santa L. M. Co F. H. Williams D. S. Rice Chelan Mr. Rice Forestry Department Peshastin J.C. Schnell of Cashmere O. D. Reeves H. A. Harvey Ralph Curtis al. Darlington Boston J. W. Sussex Sussex P. G. McClure J. C. Hughes John Meeker Mr. Hughes P. D. Fawcett Leavenworth Mercantile Co Echo Oxford Leavenworth, Wn Leavenworth State Bank L. F. Bullis Rob’t B. Field, Cashier H. G. Krolpfeitfer Seel Harrington
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