New Mayor and Council Installed After Special Session
The city convened in special session on Jan. 7 for installation of the new mayor and council. Mayor Motteler appointed Barclay Beamish and Johnson to the finance committee to review bills totaling minor labor, supplies, and street light costs. W. L. Hale was named Police Judge, J. F. Pratt Chief of Police, and Dr. G. W. Hoxsey Health Officer with Scott Guest retained as street and water commissioner.
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Irwin
Daly
Erecr
Gowing
Reid
Barclay
Beamish
Eickmeier
Stelzig
Horey
Johnson
Wunder
Motteler
W. L. Hale
J. F. Pratt
G. W. Hoxsey
Scott Guest
Beware of Bond Fairs Tricksters Target Liberty Bonds
Warns readers about bond and stock exchanges operating in western cities that falsely quote market values. Fraudulent dealers pay cash for Liberty bonds below market price, profiting on ignorant buyers who sell or exchange through shady offices. Advice urges selling only through banks or established bond houses and urges Treasury action against bond fakers. Miss Ida Mull hosted a farewell dinner for her brother Ervin Mull before his five day Bremerton furlough. attendees included Miss Gladys West and others.
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Cites
New York Exchange
Savings Bank
Treasury Department
Ida Mull
Ervin Mull
Bremerton
Gladys West
Lewis Ruth
Clare Guest
Fred Ruth
Lights Return as Water Fails in Leavenworth Brief
Leavenworth faced a water outage after the Great Northern mill line restored power. Water flow stopped at 6:00 p m and was likely caused by a frozen exposed pipe after days of subfreezing weather. Water Commissioner Guest acted once notified.
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Leavenworth
Great Northern Mill Company
Guest
Whether City Shall Have Municipal Lighting Plant
The new Leavenworth council weighs a municipally owned electric lighting plant. Councilman Barclay says discussions are serious and a plant large enough to supply the town could be built at moderate cost, likely powered by the Icicle river. The current system is unreliable and not expandable to future needs.
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Leavenworth
Barclay
Icicle
Roosevelt incident with local flavor and memory
A North Dakota cowboy turned Great Northern ticket agent recalls riding with Theodore Roosevelt on the plains in the eighties. He later met Roosevelt in Everett during a 1912 political visit, and Roosevelt remembered him by name, praising memory. The note also mentions James G. Blaine as famed for face recall. The Oxford hotel in town closed amid rumors of immoral activity tied to new laws and city changes.
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O. D. Reeves
North Dakota
Great Northern
Dakota
Montana
Roosevelt
Mr. Reeves
Chance
Pacific Coast
Everett
Reeves
Mr. Roosevelt
Otis Reeves
Plains
James G. Blain
Blain
Oxford
Dora Armstrong
Zarthan Lodge Plans Midwinter Ball Invitation
An invitation is issued for a forthcoming Zarthan lodge ball to be held during the midwinter season. Attendees are advised to make plans to attend this upcoming social event.
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Zarthan Lodge
The Bootlegger’s Path of Thorns and Price Fixing
A satirical look at bootlegging shows a union pressuring officials, fixing pint prices at seven dollars, and threatening to impeach law enforcers. John Murphy is arrested in Cashmere for bootlegging, facing a 500 dollar bail, fines, and possible liberty restraints. The piece notes plans to pack whiskey in hot water bottles and hints at a price rise to nine dollars per bottle.
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Bootleggers’ Union
John Murphy
Cashmere
John
Durance
Wenatchee
Columbia River
Sub Rosa
White River Matron Dies After Gas Lamp Blast
Mrs. Dickinson died from burns after a gasoline lamp explosion on the White River ranch. She had married less than a year ago and was buried in Leavenworth cemetery after funeral services by Leavenworth Undertaking Co. Mrs. Dickinson's mother Mrs. W. T. Riley of Seattle attended the funeral.
Notice to Water Users in Town
City water regulation enforcement announced by Mayor F. T. Motller on January 10 to 17. Residents who run water all night or careless users will have water shut off peremptorily to conserve water for firefighting and protect others.
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F. T. Motteler
Nephrews of O. B. Sampson in Double Wedding
Brooks A. Axtell married Leon May Miller and Vernon L. Axtell wed Bessie E. Dickinson, per the Sacramento Union December 20 issue. The paper carried a column writeup of the ceremony and photos of the brides. The Axtell brothers are sons of Mr. Sampson's sister, long resident in California.
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Mr. Sampson
Sacramento Union
Brooks A. Axtell
Leon May Miller
Vernon L. Axtell
Bessie E. Dickinson
Axtell Brothers
California
Ice Weather Brings Skating Boom and Store Winter Cheer
Since December 30 the thermometer has lingered near zero and plunged below at times making ice ideal and skating popular. The cold spell depleted wood and coal, boosting fuel dealers while fruit growers worry about unseasonably warm and cold patterns that could affect peach trees just as in past years.
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Boreas
Roosevelt's Last Article in Metropolitan Magazine
The February issue features Colonel Roosevelt's final Metropolitan article Eyes to the Front. He urges vigorous reconstruction action and reforms to labor representation on boards. He supports higher wages, land reclamation for returning soldiers, controlled labor bureaus, merchant marine goals, and woman suffrage by federal amendment.
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Roosevelt
Metropolitan
Ihors
Park to Park Highways Pushes for Scenic Linkages
War slows but cannot halt efforts by highway associations to prepare for peace. The Glacier Yellowstone Bee Line Highway progresses with city help on repairs, aiming to connect Glacier National Park east entrance to Yellowstone north entrance. The director of national parks urges avoiding detours and favoring roads of scenic or historic importance. Federal aid may be needed to build key links. Senator King proposes surveying a Mesa Verde to Grand Canyon route via notable national monuments.
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Glacier National Park
Yellowstone
Director of National Parks
Columbia
Yakima County Seeks 19 More Miles of Surfaced Highway
County residents urge construction of nineteen additional miles of surfaced highway this year at an estimated cost of 180000 dollars. The push highlights needs for better roads and regional transport.
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Yakima County
Apple grower nets large Wenatchee valley crop from twenty acre orchard
The J B Adams twenty acre orchard one mile east of town yields seven thousand boxes of apples split between Rome Beauties and Winesaps. Rome Beauties fetch 1.75 to 1.95 dollars per box while Winesaps may reach 2.25 to 2.59. Projected net profit stands around fourteen thousand dollars after costs, with variability expected in future seasons.
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Wenatchee Valley
Leavenworth
J. B. Adams
Rome
Wynn Faulkner
Adams
Wenatchee Park Lands Revert To Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
The Wenatchee Park Land Co led by J E Godding and George S Merriam promoted a large land purchase north of Leavenworth in 1912. Due to real estate slumps the project failed and courts ordered title to revert to Lamb-Davis Lumber Co with Day & Hansen Security Co. as indicated.
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Wenatchee River
Plain
Lamb- Davis Lumber Co
Wenatchee Park Land Co
Manzanola Land Co
Wenatchee
Truax
Adams County
Wenatchee Park and Irrigation Co
Manzanola Orchards Co
Columbia Valley Bank
Land Company
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Day & Hansen Security Co
Lumber Company
Sheep Men in Yakima Meet Over Summer Grazing Fees
Mr and Mrs A H Sylvester traveled to Seattle on Wednesday and plan to attend a Yakima meeting. He will join forestry department representatives to discuss sheep range for the coming summer as the government announced a grazing fee increase for sheep men.
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A. H. Sylvester
Seattle
Leavenworth Residents Tie The Knot In Local Nuptials
On Tuesday last Wm. Payne married Mrs. Ermina McClure at the McClure home with Rev. A. H. Morton officiating. The county auditor granted a marriage license to Glen H. Putnam and Frieda Gartner, former Leavenworth residents. Putnam recently worked at J. C. Penney. Gartner had long been with the Leavenworth post office and later moved to Wenatchee. The couple depart with many well wishes from friends.
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Wm. Payne
Ermina McClure
A. H. Morton
Miss Gartner Long
W. G. Leslie
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Leavenworth vs Wenatchee Rivalry Reignites Tonight
Leavenworth and Wenatchee meet in a Friday night basketball game at 8 15 p m. Wenatchee stacks town and high school talent to even past losses to Leavenworth. Coach Osborn promises balanced new material with Ritchie and two veterans.
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Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Osborn
Smith
Ritchie
Motteler
Morton
Burns
Guest
Featherstone
Holoway
Weber
Hylton
Schneider
Cashmere
Allied Troops Fight Bolshevism Across Russia
War era column argues Bolshevism as a spreading disease justifying allied and American troops in action on Russian soil. It claims Bolshevik aggression in Finland and surrounding regions threatens social order, warrants self defense, and frames intervention as combatting a dangerous ideology.
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Russia
Finland
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Koerner
Cascade Garage
A. Hart
T. E. Carnahan
Lab
L. C. Brender
Leavy Supply Co
Mutual Merc. Co
L. J. Nelson
Koerner Greg
White River
Lawrence Dickinson
Sampson
Metropolitan Magazine
Wenatchee Park
Lamb-Davis Lumber Company
Yakima
Bond
W. S.S
H. S
U. S
Echo Office
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