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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
1
In a sunlit Wenatchee stadium crowd including families and locals watched Wenatchee and Cashmere split the action in a hard fought Olympian contest for Che lan’s championship. The game featured strong pitching by McLean and Harris, steady defense, and late scoring tension as night fell.
Miss Marie Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Brown united with Mr Lawrence Dickinson at 5 pm in a ring ceremony officiated by Rev Frank F Beatty. Mrs Brown served as matron of honor and Lester Brown was best man. The bride wore white satin with crystal trim and a tule veil, carrying Ophelia roses. They will live on the Dickinson ranch at Crescent Beach. Mrs Dickinson has taught in Chelan and Grant counties, Quincy this year. Attendees included Mrs George Brown, Mr Lester Brown, Mrs George Shugart and family, Mrs Floyd Blankenship, Miss Martha Brown, Mr and Mrs Fred Searles, Mrs Taylor Yocom and Miss Evelyn Yocom.
A brief London dialogue features an elder's thanks and a pharmacist-like inquiry about whether a lotion should be used before or after meals.
County agent Mickles led a thinning demonstration with Mr. Peters of Monitor, who shared forty years of apple growing experience. He showed removing most small apples to leave a few large red fruit per tree, a method he says ensures yearly bearing and greater value for the apples. The event attracted a large audience and was seen as valuable for the local industry.
W. J. H. McIntosh of Leavenworth marries Miss Inez Bartlett in Ballard Washington last Friday evening. The ceremony was at the bride’s mother home with a wedding supper and reception in the M FE church basement. The couple plan a California honeymoon sailing from Seattle on the Admiral Farragut Wednesday.
A reader asks the editor to announce that he cannot yet say how he will perform a Saturday concert. He seeks a light and seats and offers to play if informed by Friday evening. He suggests fixing the bandstand with lighting and seating in the park east of the stand for public attendance.
Vernon Staples, age one, son of Mr and Mrs William Staples of Burch Flat, leaned his arm on a gun muzzle while rabbit hunting Sunday morning on Burch Mountain. The shotgun discharged, breaking the bone below the elbow and tearing muscles and vessels. Brother George carried him to Wenatchee General Hospital.
In Eagle Creek Mr and Mrs Heath visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Curtis Chase. Families including the Fredricksons and others motored to Winton. A three year old girl burned her hands on an oven door last week. Haying is underway as residents prepare a bumper crop. Several residents visited the Bjork home and attended lodge in Leavenworth Tuesday night.
District engineer J. A. Elliott and officials reviewed Blewett Pass and ordered detours where needed to keep traffic moving daily through the summer. Contractor supervision by A. H. Sylvester and county official Cadman confirmed extra costs will be covered by the government, ensuring permanent open status.
The tail of the Pons-Winnecke comet was expected to swing by on June 27 and pass near Old Mother Farth but observers found no sighting in this area. Sky sharks warned the display would not be visible on this side of the globe, though Asia was forecast to see the fireworks.
William Walton owner of the Pas Time pool room to broadcast and post the Dempsey Carpentier fight results as they come in The report says the bout starts around 5 PM eastern tomorrow with dispatches arriving about 11 to 12: hours due to time differences Readers are invited to attend for live updates and preliminaries.
Government wage reduction order affecting 210 roads from July 1 imposes an average 12 percent cut. Many roads plan larger cuts, unions consider striking rather than accepting. Leavenworth workers back a strike if road cuts exceed the labor board. Vote suggests a possible tieup, with shop and office staff targeted and train crews not yet touched. L. J. De Rosia recovers from a broken arm.
William Moss of Sunnyslope debuts a buried piping system to spray his orchard. A 1000 gallon concrete mixing tank and electric pump feed 2700 feet of one inch pipe with standpipes every 150 feet, delivering steady pressure and reducing labor and equipment wear. Neighboring growers plan similar installations next spring.
Treasury ruling says Ellison-White Chautauquas are educational and not taxed like before. Leavenworth Chautauqua runs July 24 to 29 with local committee urged to act now to organize. Lois Austin arrives for a visit with her grandmother, Mrs Eckhart.
Emmet L Barkse and Miss Gladys Stafford wed at Wenatchee on Tuesday June 28. Attendants included Mr and Mrs George Hilton and Mr and Mrs Thos Cannon. After a coast wedding trip they will live in Leavenworth with Barkse employed by Leavenworth Supply Co.
A father scolds his daughter Dorothy for a behavior she dislikes. The dialogue shows the child pointing out parental double standards as she cites the father’s own actions. The exchange captures a domestic moment of disagreement and parental correction.
Hazel Laughlin of Hillyard visits J. H. Mitchell home. Mrs. Laherty of Seattle stays with Kaith Pitschow of Drury. The Geerds family depart for the East on No. 4 for two months. Krondak leaves for Wenatchee after a city stay. Mrs. O'Brien of Evans Iowa visits Stella Shipley. illness calls father A F E Shipley to Leavenworth. Clendenning of Spokane visits F B Slavin. heads to Gearhart then returns soon. Frank Gibson travels to Denver to visit relatives. Billings, Mont. trip for farewell. Ed Reynolds seeks medical aid for son in Spokane. Drake, depot night clerk, ill. Maloney and Carp cover shifts. R J Triplett of Wenatchee visits Monday. Mrs. Carr leaves for British Columbia. Mrs. Hanson escorts her mother to Spokane.
World Grazing Examiner Frank N. Lenzie and Ranger R. E. Nickles haul a 12 by 12 foot lookout house to the top of Dirty Face Mountain north of Lake Wenatchee. The slim climb uses pack horses, the structure holds 4,000 feet of lumber, and all parts are cut before transport. The roof doubles as an observatory with windows around the sides to survey the territory in all directions.
Advance information outlines Leavenworth schedule from July 24 to 29 with the Mary Adel Hays Grand Opera Singers led by Mary Adel Hays. The ensemble includes Ruth Pearcy Claude Schell and John Wainman. Lucille Collette and Lula Root also appear with other musical groups. Lecturers include Dean Ellwood Perisho E L House Robert Parker Miles and F B Fish. It Pays to Advertise will be staged by the New York Players and Electra Platt joins the Stone Platt Bragers Trio.
School notes show high school enrollment 89 this year up from 7 last year and eighth grade total 46 promoted by state exams. First eight grades total 460, overall 549 with 276 boys and 278 girls. attendance 427 daily, 97.2 percent, 30 neither absent nor tardy, eight in night school for five months. Shorthand proficiency awards go to Lois Ruth Clara Schneider Neta Tyler Inez Ewing Mary Nelson Mary Reynolds Mildred Liehti for Gregg Shorthand mastery approved by The Gregg Writer.
R. L. Sparks, formerly with the Great Northern Lumber Co., returned here Saturday on a brief business trip.
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