Timely Rail Road Travel and Local Visits
Railroad items summarize a week of travel and visits across the Pacific Northwest. Residents such as H Fredrickson Miss Ertel Young and families from Seattle Tigard and Leavenworth are noted for trips to Spokane Everett and the coast. A railroad accident involves Cougar Bill Smith near Chiwaukum with minor injuries. Mrs Fraley's death in Columbia River is announced and health improvements for Dutch Eberhart are reported. Continuous movement includes visits to Seattle Vancouver Astoria and other coastal points with mention of travel on No. 1 No. 3 and No. 4 trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
I. J. Tegtmeier
Seattle
Wm. Tegtmeier
Everett
O. R. Day
A. B. Wescott
Bellingham
Portland
Dutch Eberhart
Leavenworth
Eberhart
Fraley
Columbia River
Rohrbaugh
Dolores Hardy
Pauldie
C. B. Elliott
Neal Franklin
Spokane
Bill Smith
Chiwaukum
W. S. Chemidlin
Claim Department
Fire devastates Tonga town incl mill station and track
A Monday evening fire nearly wiped out Tonga destroying the mill and station and several dwellings. About 500 feet of track and surrounding forests burned, causing substantial delays to passenger trains.
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Tonga
Washington 1922 metal mining output and outlook
Washington mines lagged in 1921 with total value down from 1920 and worse than any year since 1894. In early 1922 output remained unusually low though expectations point to later increases as siliceous ore shipments and revived districts like Boundary Ramount, Old Dominion, and Copper projects push toward higher production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. N. Gerry
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Boundary Red Mountain
Whatcom County
Republic District
Liberty
Northport
Tacoma
Trail
B. C
Quilp
Surprise
Knob Hill
Chewelah
Old Dominion
Colville
Oroville
United Silver Copper Co
King Philip Metacomet Dies in Swamp Pursuit and Scourge
Elmo Scott Watson recounts the waning of King Philip the Wampanoag after years of war with colonists. Philip dies when Alderman shoots him during a swamp chase following the siege near Taunton, ending the savage frontier struggle and his tribe’s resistance.
Canonchet of the Narragansetts Ends in Defiant Death
Canonchet, the Narragansett sachem known as the Great Heart, refuses peace and faces execution after a long, fierce resistance against English forces. Captured in 1676, he stands firm on his honor, accepting death rather than surrender, as his head is sent to Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip of
Pokanoket
Plymouth
Alderman
Philip
Metacomet
Massasoit
New England
Swansea
Mass
Bloody Brook
Deerfield
Wetamoo
Pocasset
Taunton
West Indies
Captain Church
King Philip
Hey
Canonchet
Narragansetts
Miantonomo
Snake Squaw
R. 1
Oneka
Uncas
Stonington
Conn
Hartford
Great Heart
Cause of Hairless Pig Condition Identified
The report notes lack of iodine in sow rations causes hairless pigs with enlarged thyroid glands as a sign. Montana experiment station findings show small doses of potassium iodine to sows after breeding prevent the condition with satisfactory results.
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Montana
Foreclosure of Tax Lien Summons in Chelan County
Great Northern Lumber Company seeks judgment foreclosing its tax lien on Lots 5 and 9, Section 26, Township 27 North Range 17 E W M, against Edward Meeker and unknown claimants. Certificate of Delinquency No. 3371 covers 1918 taxes plus penalties and costs. First publication July 7, 1922 with 60 days to appear or pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Meeker
Chelan
Washington
Superior Court
State of
Sumner & Lebeck
P. O
Wenatchee, Ony
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Fredrickson
Vancouver
Astoria
Miss Ertel Young
FE. L. Tucker
Tye
Mrs. Tucker
Miss Young
Lester Hoffarber
Miss Hoffarber
Tigard, Ore
B. F Gritzmacher
Harry Krondak
Howard
J. Troll
BIG Power
Standard © Oil Company
Elmo Scott Watson
Elmo Scot
State of Washington
Chelan County
Great Northern Lumber Company
Mutual Mercantile Co
Grocers
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Washington
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