Leavenworth Council Debates 9000 Bond Issue
Leavenworth council considers issuing 9000 in bonds to cover floating city debt. Members discuss comparable moves by Wenatchee, urge taxpayer input, and plan next Tuesday’s meeting. Other notes include building inspector Barnum’s extended tenure, water bill actions, and a Davenport to Reardon highway project.
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Leavenworth
Woldenburg
Wenatchee
Miller
J. B. Violette
Olympia
Public Service Commission
Flummerfelt
Brown
Koerner
Barnum
Leavenworth Lumber Co
Arrested for Murder Formerly Lived Here in Loomis
Thomas Smith, arrested in Loomis, Okanogan county, last Saturday for a murder in Warrenton, Georgia, was known locally. A. A. Pinch and Mr. Sampson recall him from the L.D. saw mill era and Carr place residence. He had gone to Georgia to farm, quarreled with a blacksmith, and was traced by a wife’s letter. A thousand dollar reward was offered.
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Thomas Smith
Loomis
Okanogan County
Warrenton
Georgia
A. A. Pinch
L.D
Sampson
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Carr Place
Brakemen Arrested in Box Car Theft Ring
Al Gardner and Al Mattos, brakemen, were jailed in Wenatchee on charges of breaking into box cars and stealing merchandise. Gardner was arrested by Great Northern agent Ed Kirk, and Mattos was taken into custody after Gardner implicated him. Detectives believe an organized gang operates between Seattle and Spokane, with more arrests probable. Gardner has a wife and child, while Mattos is single.
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al Gardner
al Mattos
Wenatchee
Gardner
Great Northern Special
Ed Kirk
Mattos
Kenyon
Seattle
Spokane
County Fruit Growers Face Heavy Chelan County Taxes
District Fruit Inspector Clawson reports that fruit lands contribute 34.8 percent of Chelan county taxes, not counting areas beyond Entiat Wahalla and Leaveworth. The Great Northern railroad accounts for 17.6 percent, about one sixth of assessable value. All other property totals 47.6 percent, with taxes from nonrailroad and nonorchard property at $264,382.11.
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Clawson
Wahalla
Leaveworth
Great Northern Railroad
Chelan County
Catholic Card Party and Dance at Masonic Hall
The Ladies of the Catholic church host a card party and social dance at the Masonic Hall on Thursday February 4th with games starting at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 25 cents and all are invited. Ten miles of the Pacific Highway from Salmon Creek Bridge to LaCenter will be improved at a cost of 87 thousand dollars. Plans are underway for a 30 thousand dollar steel bridge at Mayfield.
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Catholic Church
Masonic Hall
Salmon Creek Bridge
LaCenter
Mayfield
Mining man returns from Alaska with big plans
Don Thomas of Everett has just returned from LaTouch Island Alaska. He reports the Thomas Culross Mining Co. now employs three men, has a 350 foot main tunnel, rich ore, and a government mineralogist believes the claims are among Alaska’s best. A mill to handle 50 tons daily is planned for this summer, with 40 to 50 workers and dividends expected within a year.
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Don Thomas
Everett
LaTouch Island
Alaska
Thomas-Culross Mining Co
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
Tacoma
Thomas-Culross
Leavenworth
Railroad Man Finds Business Better in Reconstruction Era
H B Earling vice president of the Milwaukee reports that no railroad group has invested more in Washington’s development than the C M and St Paul Co. He sees reconstruction of U S commerce starting, notes snow from Cascades to Chicago aiding crop prospects, and anticipates possible favorable freight rate concessions from the interstate commerce commission. He says Eastern business sentiment is cheerful and expects Western lines may gain similar concessions.
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Washington
C. M. & St. Paul Co
America
H. B. Earling
Milwaukee
Cascades
Chicago
Earling
Tf Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Advertised letters list from local post office
The notice lists letters as advertised for George Truly O Swanson Hugh Jones Nils Sandberg W E Gilbert A H Hendrick I W Thurston Geo Edwards A E Clark L A Darby Mrs Gust Nelson T F Rear don Mrs Mahala Green. Postmaster G A Hamilton urges callers to say advertised when inquiring.
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George Truly
O. Swanson
Hugh Jones
Nils Sandberg
W. E. Gilbert
A. H. Hendrick
I. W. Thurston
Geo. Edwards
A. E. Clark
L. A. Darby
Gust Nelson
T. F. Reardon
Mahala Green
G. A. Hamilton
Dover man asks Echo be sent to Idaho unit
Fred Leidinger formerly with Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. now in Dover Idaho requests Echo be mailed to him. He says it is a long way to Leavenworth but his heart stays there.
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Fred Leidinger
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Dover
Idaho
Leavenworth
Lake Wenatchee Freezes Over Entire Surface
Residents report Lake Wenatchee entirely frozen for the first time in living memory. In past decades the lake froze only partly, but ten days of still cold weather allowed a smooth ice sheet seven miles long and two to three miles wide to form across the water.
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Leavenworth
Cuts Down Bee Tree and Arrest on Felony Charge
Mrs. Mary Kellum, a ranch owner east of town, had John Mack arrested for cutting a bee tree on her land. He was hired to cut pine and fir, but felled the cottonwood after seeing honey. A warrant for wilful destruction of property was sworn, but the case was dismissed in justice court.
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Mary Kellum
John Mack
Mack
Leavenworth Debates Bond Issue and Warrants
A council meeting dispute centers on issuing 9000 dollars in bonds to cover last year’s warrants at 6 percent and 8 percent interest. The Echo urges economizing by cutting improvements and salaries to erase debt in two to three years.
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Woldenburg
Leavenworth
Echo
Taxpayer
Two Big Fires Hit Cashmere in One Week
Cashmere suffered two destructive fires within a week. On the 22nd Hallam Birmingham stock and a Mills Bros. building burned for about 40000 dollars with insurance. On Wednesday January 26 the Big Department store had a partial loss around 25000 dollars, protected by insurance. Guy Long led the latter as general manager. Fire started in the rear near the office and water supply hampered early efforts. Wenatchee responders aided, and damage mainly fell on dry goods stock. No cause yet determined for either blaze.
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Hallam & Birmingham
Mills Bros
Guy Long
Cashmere
Wenatchee
Creamery Stockholders Meet To Discuss Valley’s Diversification
A meeting of creamery stockholders is planned tomorrow at the city hall to advance a Leavenworth creamery project. Advocates urge diversification of Upper Wenatchee industries, boosting fruit marketing and milk production to utilize fertile lands and stabilize the local economy. The post intelligencer notes Winlock Cooperative Creamery produced butter valued at 47 364 58 dollars last year to bolster ranchers.
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Leavenworth
Wenatchee Valley
Post Intelligencer
Chehalis
Winlock Co-operative
Cold snap brings bitter nights and bright days in Ellensburg
From Friday January 22 through week's end the locality saw temperatures 5 to 11 degrees below zero each night, mild daytime warming. Clear sun persisted daily and no wind made the extreme cold bearable, a pattern the observer notes as typical for winter. The Ellensburg Democrat asserts prosperity has returned.
The Telephone Girl
A poem describes the telephone girl who hears gossip and gossipers without a word. She observes the joys sorrows and secrets of many people and hints at a private calm behind her quiet appearance.
Government Eyes National Forest Summer Homes for Rent
The National Forest offers half acre lots for a yearly rental from five to twenty five dollars for summer camps. Permits are indefinite with sanitation and fire rules. In Oregon’s Still Creek and Zigzag River area a 31 lot tract is nearly filled with fifteen permits issued. Other suitable sites exist in Washington and Oregon including Klamath Lake and Lake Chelan. Maple Falls needs more services and a local publisher can provide details.
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National Forest
National Forest Manual
National Forest Resources
Forest Service
Oregon National Forest
Still Creek
Zigzag River
Barlow
Portland
Washington
Oregon
Klamath Lake
Lake Wenatchee
Lake Chelan
Lake Keechelus
Cresent Lake Washington
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Congregational Church
A. C. Banko
G. N
Wilson Creek
Ball Park
Davenport
Reardon
G. N. Ry
North
Ellensburg
Maple Falls
H. J. Strickfaden
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