Dryden poised for rapid growth with new buildings planned
Dryden on the Wenatchee river near Leavenworth is expanding with plans for several business houses private dwellings and a $6000 Lutheran church. A new depot bank hotel pool hall and lumber yard are proposed as residents anticipate a strong building era in the spring and a consolidated high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Spring
Bohlke
H. G. Bohlke
Geo. Peterson
Hilliard Hall
Columbia Valley Lumber Company
W. C. Miller
Seatte
G. F E. Churchill
Wenatehee
Dryden
Riding saddle sought by Echo office contact
Cards and music filled an evening of entertainment at the Ericksons 500 Wednesday. Mr and Mrs C Comfort hosted friends with three tables. Mariel Anderson won the ladies prize and Roy Holmes the gents prize. Tuncheon served at the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C. ©. Comfort
C. A. Erickson
Mariel Anderson
Pyrize
Roy Holmes
Tuncheon
New Manager Named for J C Penney Store
C K Couchman, long time manager of the J C Penney store at Leavenworth, leaves this week for Rockford TM to take another Penney post. He will be succeeded by B W H Bryan, who has led Wenatchee's store for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank
Rs . Bohlke
H. Remley
S. Rieman
R. Field
R. F. Taylor
R. B. Field
H. G. Bohlke
L. S. Bland
J. C. Penney Company
K. Couchman
Rockford
B. Hy Bryan
Rockford, TM
Penney
Couchman
Central States
B. WH. Bryan
J. C. Penney
Wenatchee
Bryan
The
Echo
Couchnan
Bryans
Fire at a House Sparks Communication Mixup
A salesman rushes to a burning house and shouts urgent warnings to an elderly woman. She mishears him as she leans in, asking for repeats while he repeats the alarming message. The exchange ends with the man exasperated as the fire rages on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadant
The
American Legion Weekly
Leavenworth Mourns Death Of L. J. Neeson
L. J. Neeson, 53, longtime Leavenworth lawyer and generous citizen, died Monday evening January 19 1920 at the Columbus Sanitarium Seattle after a long illness. Survived by his wife and four adopted daughters the devoted benefactor’s funeral was held Wednesday at Bonney Watson parlors Seattle and his remains cremated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Nelson
Cition of
Leavenworth
Columbus Sanitarium
Seattle
Mr. Nelson
Canada
United States
Northwestern University
Chicago
Chicago College of Law
Nelson
Bonney Watson
Weatherstrip Jones and the Draft Joke
The recorder asks why a baby is named Weatherstrip Jones and the father replies the youngster kept him out of the draft. Mrs James Thompson hosted many friends and stockholders of the Cooperative store for a Wednesday evening of card games and good cheer.
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Weatherstrip Jones
Slippery Gulch Show Earns High Praise and Large Bets
The Slippery Gulch three night event at the Masonic building delighted all ages with a log cabin set and paid admissions. Patrons spent lavishly at the bar, games, and rooms run by Earl Wetheral Pick Taylor and others, with fines imposed by Sheriff Art O Leary and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slippery Gulch
Earl Wetheral
Taylor
Roach
Smith
Wescott
Pinch
Bill van Brocklin
Carlquist
Rutherford
Tom Nolan
Tom Logan
Frank Hennessey
Handbloom
Niel Franklin
Butler Sampson
Art O’leary
Fiks
Allies Demand That Holland Surrender Former Kaiser
Paris and Brussels report Allied demands on the Netherlands to deliver William II of Germany for trial under Versailles Article 227. The note cites numerous wartime abuses and urges immediate action, asserting Holland must aid accountability and prevent shelter for the ex-emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Netherlands
William Tr
Germany
William of Hohenzollern
Congress
Belgium
Luxembourg
Lille
Brussels
Holland
William
Hague
Leavenworth School District Bond Election Saturday
A bond election in Leavenworth school district is set for Saturday from 1 to 6 PM. Voters will decide on an additional twelve thousand dollars to finish the new building and furnish it while the old bonds are paid off at about five thousand dollars annually, with retirement expected in five to six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dryden
Wenatchee River
Leavenworth
Great Northern Railroad
Wenatchee Valley
Sure Cure for Insomnia
Mrs. Koppikat, a hypochondriac, claims insomnia is cured by going to bed and sleeping it off after a friend mentions their own sleep troubles. The exchange humorously highlights her mistaken understanding of the condition.
Williams found guilty in Leavenworth court
The jury in Leavenworth's superior court convicted Harry Williams alias Frank Moran on a felonious attempted assault charge, on the first ballot. He faces sentence with his namesake P. J. Williams alias James H. Collins, who was convicted the day before. The cases also involve James Barrett, who pleaded guilty and received one to five years in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.P. Johnson
A. P. Johnson
J. T. Maxwell
Mr. Johnson
Lanham and
Courtwright
Dryden Station
Harry Williams
Frank Moran
Leavenworth
P. J. Williams
James H. Collins
Williams
James Barrett
Monroe
Time as a mystery and the eternal present
A Maeterlinck quote argues time is an immense, motionless present where all events occur. It contends past and future are human divisions, while tomorrow remains indistinguishable from yesterday or today except in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Maeterlinck
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Line Flat
N. R. Cade
Lanham and Courtwright
Railroad Company
Archie Smith
Walker
Craig
Stein
T G. Patterson
Wm. Kinney
Geo
Steve McPhillins
J. G. Peters
Ed. Hinman
Dryden Fruit Growers’ Union
T. J. Sherman
Peshastin Creek
Secheble
Sherman
Cashmere
California
F. M. Schehle & Co
Lovell Nemley & Co
H. Temley
Wenatchee Valley Gas and Electric Company
A.J. Amos
M. D. Tibbets
Pine Flat
Wadley
Ually
Dittman & Co
D. Pickett
Echo Office
A.C. Johnson, Sr
American National Bank
Helena, Ment
Louis Heitman
Helena
Mer Heitman
C.K. Couchman
J.C. Penney
Will
L. J. Neeson
James Thompson
Co-operative Store
Coty
Reis
ES. Kaiser
Government of
Clemenceau
Nworth
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