Local Fish Hatchery Boosts Chelan County Fishing
Echo visits Chelan County hatchery where about 1.5 million trout fry are on hand for soon releasing into streams. Superintendent Prouty notes eggs from Twin Lakes now hatched, with half a million fry to be released next week and rest ready in 30 days. Local hatchery aims to stay county-owned as sportsmen seek buyout of state interest.
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Chelan County
Echo
Prouty
Twin Lakes
Lake Wenatchee
Mr. Prouty
Snow Lakes
Chelan County Road Bond Plan Submitted By Commissioners
Chelan County commissioners and the county engineer outline a four year program using 830000 bond funds plus federal and state aid to improve Wenatchee to Leavenworth and multiple remote roads including Entiat and Blewett pass routes. A July 24 meeting will finalize the plan and seek voter approval.
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Chelan County
Good Roads Association Committee
F. M. Berry
Chelan County Good Roads Association
General County
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
P. H
Chelan
Manson
East Cashmere
Peshastin Creek
Entiat River
Sunnyslope Road
Ribbon Cliff
Entiat Valley
Wenatche
County Line
Stemnitt
Squillchuck
Permanent Highway Fund
U. S
Extra Navy Pay And Enlistment Options In 1920
Navy personnel may enlist or reenlist for two three or four year terms before July 1 1920 with present war pay permanent through current or future enlistments. Minors under 18 may join for two or three years with parental consent. Seattle to spend 980000 dollars on street car line improvements and construction.
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Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Washington, D. C
Isaac Lawe Dies at Soap Lake Hospital
Report by E R McLain states Isaac Lawe, once with the Great Northern Lumber Co., died at Soap Lake hotel Tuesday after arriving Monday. Lawe, tall and heavy set, was found in a hotel lobby chair, a final sleep from which he did not awaken.
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Isaac Lawe
Soap Lake
E. R. McLain
Lawe
McClain
Soaperific
Great Northern Lumber Co
Camp 16
Lane
Mills and logging camps shut for July Fourth week
Mills and logging camps were closed during the Fourth of July week and will stay closed or operate only partially through July and August to allow necessary repairs.
Fruit buyers bid for 1919 Wenatchee crop briskly
Local and outside buyers quietly contract the Wenatchee district fruit for 1919. Apricots bring 110 to 135 per ton the highest in district history. Pears fetch about 55 per ton in loose boxes. Prices vary by variety with Winesaps Spitzenbergs and others quoted. Principal bidders include Cashmere Apple Co. and Wenatchee Valley Fruit Exchange among others.
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Wenatchee District
Wenatchee
Puyallo & Sumner Fruit Growers Co
C. H. Muirhead
Rome
Cashmere Apple Co
FE. Wagner & Son
Gellatry Fruit Co
Willis van Horn
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Exchange
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
Pacific Fruit and Produce Co
Government losing on airplane sales report shows small returns
Washington reports the government earned only 12 percent of original costs from airplane sales. Eleven hundred Standard J I planes sold for 200 dollars each, sixteen hundred sixteen M 4 planes at 400 dollars each, and 4608 Curtiss motors at 400 dollars each. The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company purchased the entire lot.
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Washington
Curtiss Aeropane and Motor Company
Sheep Industry Drives Wenatchee Forest Grazing
Forest Supervisor Sylvester reports about 175000 sheep graze in Wenatchee National Forest across roughly 70 bands averaging 2500 sheep each. Grazing rights bring about 8000 dollars to the forest, with two thirds of the share to Chelan County for highways maintenance. He warns fires are a serious risk during the dry season and urges thorough extinguishment.
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Leavenworth
Wenatchee National Forest
Wenatchee
Sylvester
Chelan County
National Forest
Slyvester
Cashmere
Massachusetts State Forestry Association
Mr. Sylvester
Seattle
Enroute
Record fines total set by Yakima police court
The Yakima police court collected a record 425 in fines in one day on Monday after Judge R B Milroy tried 85 violators for speeding from 27 to 45 mph in the business district. Special motorcycle cop T R Myers assisted, his arrests funding the new machine and a month's salary.
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Yakima
R. B. Milroy
T. R. Myers
Jury Indicts Judge Over Water Case and Whisky Theft
Seattle grand jury charges Judge Clay Allen with unlawful liquor possession tied to a disappearance of thousands of quarts of whisky. Also indicted are Charles G. Heifner W W Conner and several court officials. Allen previously presided over the Leavenworth water contract case.
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Clay Allen
Seattle
Superior Court
Court House
Old Meadows
Charles G. Heifner
State
Democratic Committee
W. W. Conner
S. A. Martin
J. H. Lyons
Frederick G. Nichols
Frederick G. Nichols. It Was Judge Allen
Grimshaw
City of Leavenworth
Seaman & Quigg
Shoe prices rise abroad spark drive to stabilize industry
Spokane retailers report high shoe prices in Russia and Paris as a nationwide movement forms to stabilize the shoe and leather trades. Frank B. Shockley warns the leather industry faces mounting global competition while hides and calfskin prices surge from 1910 levels to current higher costs.
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Russia
Paris
Spokane Shoe Retailers’ Association
Frank B. Shockley
National Shoe Retailers’ Association
National Association of the Leather Industry
Chicago City
State Officials to Enforce Auto Headlight Laws
State officials announce strict enforcement of new auto headlight and related vehicle rules. Inspectors will verify registration, plates, license status, brake condition, signaling devices, and headlight focus and tilt. violators face penalties. A pamphlet will guide peace officers on adjustments and infractions, including improper focus, misadjusted beams, and unapproved devices. Seattle economic conditions noted. Anacortes paving contract awarded for 244,664.28 dollars.
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United States
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Tumwater Canyon
Wenatchee Forest Reserve
Anacortes
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