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Newspaper

Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1917

Page

5

Local News Highlights From Peshastin And Wenatchee Area

Sunday visits at Lake Chelan and Seattle trips frame a bustling period. Notables include Mr Painter of Everett, A C Barclay on the coast, and Mrs Osborn headed to Kansas for a sick mother. Wagon and auto travelers report Snoqualmie pass in good shape and strong fruit outlook with apples and cherries in demand.

A. C. Barclay Leavenworth J. H. Osborn Kansas Francis Haas Seattle Sound Jack Farrel Dupslach N. Patterson Elkhart Indiana Sam Daly Richard Daly Snoqualmie Pass C. Meyer Spokane County Spokane Walter Koerner Walter Ross Irwin Mead Hillyard Great Northern Yardley Northern Pacific W. B. Payton Cashmere T. E. Paine White River Valley Koerner Judah A. D. Geyer Chas West Geo. L. Gardner Alice Gardner Wenatchee Gardner Wenatchee Valley Jay Vermilya Wenatchee Abstract Co Echo Royal Anne’s Lamberts and Bings J. Hill F. E. French Peshastin Hill French Hill Bros. Shoe Co J. B. Duncan H. V. Love Rosenberger Sunny Side Rosenberger Ranch Derby Canyon Jacob Hill Firm Hill Brosshoe Dealers Frank French Bertha French

Wenatchee Post Office Cornerstone Ceremony Details

Mr C W Finlayson secretary of the Wenatchee Business Men's Association led a group including N A Pearson D A Shiner and E L Baker to support arguments. The cornerstone laying will be directed by the Masonic lodge with the Leavenworth brethren urged to attend the ceremony next Friday.

C. W. Finlayson Wenatchee Business Men’s Association Messrs N. A. Pearson D. A. Shiner E. L. Baker Masonic Lodge Leavenworth

Blewett News Roundup Includes Moves and Baseball Win

Grace Aston returns from Everett while S A Covert and son Jack head to Wenatchee for a few days. A D Gregorie moves to Leavenworth via transfer from Peshastin Lumber to Leavenworth Box Co. A crash halts a city ford en route to Wenatchee, placed in Cashmere hospital. Aaron Cox and wife plan a Seattle trip. Geo Fortner relocates to Leavenworth. J F Howerton moves to Cashmere. Jesse Drake injures his foot. unable to work but progressing. Blewett baseball beats Wenatchee 6 to 2. locals joke about uniforms. Wenatchee plans a $33 000 filtration plant.

J. P. Boyce Grenelle Iowa Jas. McDaniel Minneapolis & St Louis Cashmere Grace Aston Everett Wash Wenatchee Blewett Ford Cashmere Hospital Aaron Cox Seattle Geo. Fortner Leavenworth J. F. Howerton Jesse Drake

Leavenworth Creamery Fight Spurs Local Support

A call to back the home creamery urges customers to order Leavenworth butter to resist a Spokane Seattle Portland syndicate that controls multiple Northwest creameries. The argument warns that big firms freeze out small deciders, raise cream prices, lower butter quality, and hurt consumers if local shops close.

Leavenworth Spokane Seattle Portland Salt Lake Wenatchee Northwest West

Wasteful fashion and the censor's role in conservation

A short, satirical column complains about excess cloth in a man's tattered pants wandering the street. It mocks waste in a time of rationing and urges the censor to act, arguing thrift should guide clothing use and public behavior.

Also Mentioned on This Page

City News Will Brender Lake Chelan Mr. Painter Swartout Place H. C. Rahn Republic Edwin Hoxsey L. J. Nelson Sound Country Louis Lancaster G. N Tumwater Winton L. C. Brender M. E. Ladies Aid Lovell Hendricks Lutheran Ladies Aid Chas. Dahlgren Frank Carlquist Stanley Meredith France Cameron Squires Claire Wilcox Wilcox Squires Lamb-Davis Lumber Co P. R. Bradley the Sound E. E. Pratt Bird and Hobson Tom Cannon Joe Kirby Cliff Swarner Alva Morton Mrs J. E Pendleton J. C. Biles Mr. Biles Wenatchee Boosters A. D. Gregorie Mr. Gregorie Peshastin Lumber Co Leavenworth Box Co Red Cross Dry Goods United States Leavenworth State Bank Leavenworth, Washington L. F. Bullis Rob’t B. Field, Cashier
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