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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
2
The Tumwater Light and Water Co lowers lighting charges benefiting residents and reflecting a broader trend of cooperation between corporations and the public. An Everett logging camp accident claims R L Paine, 33, a former Great Northern brakeman from the area, leaving a widow and two children.
City council discussions muse on creating a nose inspector to ensure people keep their noses clean and to keep meddlesome individuals out of others affairs, with the deputy sharing duty.
Last Tuesday session had full council except Jane. D S More protested relocating the popcorn wagon near Chikamin hotel. debate ended without action. Wm Payne may dig 600 feet of old pipe under standard conditions. Stoltze bond on sewer work shown. F H Hutchings may use Front Street sidewalk for a temporary building to be removed in ninety days. An initial petition to vacate a Wenatchee river bridge area was presented with land rights tied to Lamb-Davis Lumber Co on agreed lots.
J A Robasse, station agent for the Great Northern, reports a Kansas sender sent $16 to cover a fare from Harrington to Seattle eight years past. The remitter, a former employee of a man named Haines and his son Earl, seeks to square a past wrong by supporting the conscience fund in Spokane.
J. C. Davis foreman of the Great Navigery roundhouse left Wednesday on No. 44 to Spokane to be absent several days. He has been suffering stomach trouble for some time and will consult a physician there.
Multiple property transfers listed with buyers and sellers including Adams Inn Co to Mildred A Meek for 470 dollars on It 18 block 6 East Leavy and Amelia B Doyle to O V Clement for 10 dollars on It 8 block 1 Ralston's Add to Leav. Other transfers include Andy Anderson to Henry Kohlman on It 8 block 2 Replat of portion It 1 block 5 Leav and Douglas Mackey et al to Chas A Fox on It 1 part It 1 section 8 24 18 plus OV Clement to Frank H Hutchings for 1 dollar on It 8 block 1 Ralston's Add Leav and Jno H Heerman to Jos M Gangler for 1 dollar on Part lt 16 block 58 Replat Ist Add Wenatchee. Also 1 dollar on It 12 block 7 Col Bridge Add Wenatchee.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs D H Moore on June 1. Miss May McClure goes to Burlington for the summer with relatives. C W Ludwig leaves for North Yakima to attend as State Grange delegate. A heavy rain storm greeted the valley upsetting farmers with newly cut alfalfa. An eight and a half pound girl born to Mr and Mrs Al Darlington on May 30. Al smiles broadly. A G Stage family depart for Nebraska in a Ford with camp outfit for about three months. A nine and a half pound boy born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Curtis in Snohomish on May 29. Ralph reports mother and child well. Friends mourn Rev Henry Robinson’s sudden death. funeral held in Cashmere last Monday with many from this vicinity attending.
The W C T U will hold its annual County Institute in Leavenworth starting at 3 30 p m on June 9 with an 8 p m program featuring A Silver Medal Contest. Visitors form a strong class and five minute speeches on public school needs will be given with music between talks.
Gus Durbin of Arlington was arrested on a manslaughter charge after an assault on Charles Armstrong of Rainier beer, who died 23 days later. Durbin posted $2,000 bail and was implicated by Rainier sub-agent Al Roy. The incident occurred May 4 amid a chair-throwing altercation and Durbin had recent ties to Mrs. Durbin, owner of Armstrong’s Seattle residence.
In Chelan County Washington the County Commissioners order the creation of Herd District No 1 following a petition by E. Ritchie and others Hearing held May 5 1914 protests represented by E K Fox and L J Nelson. The district bounds run from Section 1 Township 24 N Range 17 E W M across Icicle Creek to Section 18 and back to Section 1 with four weeks publication in Leavenworth Echo.
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