Leavenworth Council Reviews Water Supply Proposal
Leavenworth council members meet in adjourned session to approve several bills and discuss a proposed sale of the Tumwater Light and Water Company water system. J. B. Adams offers to sell the town the system for 45000 with extensions and hydrants, prompting careful consideration and a plan to meet January 30 for full review.
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Carlquist
Weigand
Schubert
Mischke
Massie
Hamilton
L. J. Nelson
Leavenworth Furniture & Hardware Company
Leavenworth Livery & Transfer Company
Pacific Coast Stamp Works
Pioneer Bindery & Printing Company
Rutherford & Burns
P. A. Snyder
Tumwater Light & Water Company
Rainier Cafe
J. B. Adams
Adams
S. C. Woldenberg
Deed H
Leavenworth
Onions Shipped From Boston Cafe to Wenatchee Store
Frank Yuma operates the Boston Cafe and shipped 350 boxes of onions to Wenatchee Department Store on Tuesday. He has sent over 500 boxes to Wenatchee in the past year, expecting about 450 dollars in revenue. The onions came from 1.25 acres north of the track and are described as exceptional. Yuma plans to plant five to six acres next year.
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Frank Yuma
Boston Cafe
Wenatchee
Frank
Yama
William A. Ryan Sues for Divorce from Nellie Cecil Ryan
Telegraph operator William A. Ryan files for absolute divorce on the sole ground of his wife Nellie Cecil Ryan’s alleged statutory offense on June 7 1911. He says he found another man at home at 3 am after returning from work. the couple married in Fairfield Iowa in March 1910 and have not lived together since June 7 1911.
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William A. Ryan
Nellie Cecil Ryan
Ryan
Fairfield
Iowa
Wenatchee to Host State Trap Shoot in Summer
Wenatchee sportsmen plan a large trap shoot in June or July drawing shooters from across Washington. Organizers expect wide attendance and regional participation.
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Wenatchee Sportsmen
La Follette Boom Seen Durable Says Heney
Francis J. Heney of San Francisco, touring the country, argues La Follette remains a strong presidential candidate. He believes La Follette would win the west and crucial eastern states including New York and Pennsylvania if voters chose directly, and that he is a leading factor for the Chicago nomination. He asserts Ohio and Illinois would back La Follette and that the boom is not waning.
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D. C
la Follette
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
L la Follette
Mississippi
Heney
Ohio
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Mr. Heney
Senator la Follett
Chicago
LaFollette
Supreme Court Rules Broken Package Not Required for Liquor Delivery
The Supreme Court reverses Snohomish County Superior Court in a dry Everett case. A liquor dealer delivered liquor in a demijohn and the question was whether the sale violated local option by not delivering in an unbroken package. The court held a single receptacle of a given amount is a package, but it forbids supplying a barrel bottled and divided among four buyers.
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Leavenworth
J. E. Schubert
Paul Weig
O. B. Robertson
J. C. Massie
Clarence A. Campbell
Chas. A. Mischke
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Snohomish County
Everett
Snohomish
Why You Should Take This Paper For Your Community
This piece extols a newspaper as a source of neighborhood county state and town news plus business pointers entertainment bargains and civic guidance. It argues patronage will strengthen roads streets homes farms and the local economy.
Congress Considers Rural Mail Carrier Benefit Parity
Idaho's Representative Burton L. French pushes a bill to extend life and disability benefits to rural free delivery carriers, matching the $2000 death benefit for railway messengers. The measure would also cover a year of salary during disability and mirrors debates over post office reforms and pension costs.
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Congress
Burton L. French
Idaho
French
DeGraw
Uncalled Mail List for Week Ending January 22 1912
Postmaster announces remaining uncalled letters at the office for the week ending Monday January 22 1912. Names include Ellingston Ella Miller C P Mansell Mrs W F Simpson James W Mosel Tom McGiverin Fannie In calling for same please say advertised.
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Ellingston
Ella Miller
C. P. Mansell
W.F. Simpson
James W. Mosel
Tom McGiverin
Fannie
J.C. Davis
Cashmere Man Buys Ten Acre Orchard
F A Reynolds closed a trade with J W Treadwell of Cashmere for a ten acre tract on the Peshastin road two miles from town. The land, part of the Stifter place, has one year old apple trees and sold for 500 dollars per acre. The deal signals a hoped revival in land business and fruit growing inquiries for summer.
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F. A. Reynolds
J. W. Treadwell
Cashmere
Stifter Place
Peshastin Road
Prospect of Roosevelt Campaign Dominates Political Scene
The piece notes strong likelihood Col. Roosevelt seeks the presidential nomination. Taft shows no early exit, promising a test of strength between Roosevelt and Taft. La Follette appears poised to lose ground as Roosevelt resurges. Democrats focus on Wilson Clark Harmon with Bryan's influence shaping endorsements. Clark grows, rivals wane amid ongoing contest.
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Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Clark
Annual Meeting of Assessors in Olympia
State assessors gathered in Olympia starting January 15 for the annual convention. Most counties attended except Asotin San Juan and Chehalis. East side members pressed equalization of timber lands and logged off areas. A resolution urged warehousemen to file wheat storage lists by March 1 and I investors and dealers may be included. R C Osborn of Chelan served on legislation and irrigated lands committees.
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Olympia
Asotin
San Juan
Chehalis
East Side
R. C. Osborn
Chelan County
Penitentiary Grain Bag Output Predicted at Two Million
The state expects two million grain bags produced at the penitentiary this season and allocated to counties by the state board of control. Fifteen major grain counties receive most bags. only 140,000 are set aside for remainder counties. Whitman leads with 420,000 sacks, Lincoln 320,000, Walla Walla 240,000, and Whatcom 15,000 as the smallest allotment.
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State Penitentiary
State Board of Control
Whitman County
Lincoln County
Walla Walla County
Whatcom County
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