Costs of Running the Sheriff’s Office Across Counties
A state Bureau of Inspection report shows 21 counties had higher losses in 1911 than 1910, 14 counties spent a higher percentage of fees, and 23 counties had greater expenses. Yakima had the smallest expense ratio at 2.49 percent while Wahkiakum reached 1,618.28 percent. King County posted a record loss of 32,245 dollars.
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State Bureau of Inspection
Sheriff’s Office
Yakima County
Wahkiakum
Skamania County
King County
Chelan County
Red Spiders and Mites in Plants
The red spider is a mite not an insect and appears in orchards hops raspberries strawberries greenhouse plants and trees. Winter behavior varies with species. some lay winter eggs on bark. Sprays with sulphur are effective against mites. cold water also helps. Blackleaf tobacco extract can strengthen control. simple hose rinses and kerosene emulsions are mentioned.
Tomato Seed Oil Industry Grows in Italy and France
Consular reports show Parma Italy annual tomato processing yields 84000 tons of tomatoes with 600 tons of oil from waste. Classified with cottonseed oil this product will be used in soap making and other uses. Expansion could hurt the American cottonseed oil trade.
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Italy
France
Parma
Washington Wood Tested for Value
Washington men finance university tests to find market value in forest by products. A carload of fir stumps will ship to Cadillac Michigan for reduction and return to the University of Washington for chemical analysis. Dr Henry K Benson plans to prove substances of value could cover land clearing costs and save the forestry industry vast sums.
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The
University of Washington
University
Henry K. Benson
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railroad
Beginning of Forest Fire Season Prompts Caution
The year opens with fires reported mainly in Canada. Yukon blaze scorched timber and buildings, likely set by wood choppers to burn underbrush. Officials urge vigilance to prevent repeat losses from past severe fires in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Ontario.
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United States
Canada
Yukon Territory
British Columbia
Yukon
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Porcupine
Ontario
Advertised Letters at Leavenworth Post Office
Uncalled letters list for June 3 1912 includes Ed Canton W H Denias Frank Gilbert C F Green F J Grady W Lewis G E Matthews J E Paul J C Davis and postmaster name.
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Leavenworth Post Office
Ed Canton
W H Denias
Frank Gilbert
C. F. Green
F. J. Grady
W. Lewis
G. E. Matthews
J. E. Paul
J. C. Davis
Cure for Dysentery Offered by Local Drug Store
Dysentery is serious but curable. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has claimed cures even in malignant and epidemic cases. For sale by King's City Drug Store.
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King’s City Drug Store
Real estate transfers listed for Chelan and Wenatchee areas
A compilation of numerous real estate transfers shows individuals and firms exchanging parcels across Chelan and Wenatchee. Transactions include cash deeds from Joseph W Heacock to Blanche N Russell and W F Whitney Receiver to C A Cushing, with other transfers detailing lots, tracts, and fractional interests in subdivisions such as Stillwell's First Add, Miller's Add, Smith Park, Chelan additions, and Estes Valley Orchards. Names include Russell, Strehle, Fry, Johnson, Sterling, Nichols, Burns, and Miller among others, with prices ranging from $1 to $30,000 and numerous lot designs and sections identified.
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Joseph W Heacock
Blanche N Russell
Stillwell
Chelan H M Luttrell
Jacob Strehle
F Fry
J Garland
H Dickson
Wenatchee
Robt Cochrane
Melissa Johnson
Miller
Wen
Antoinette Brown
Catherine Sterling
Smith Park
Lillian Sterling
Claus A Sterling
F Whitney
Geo W
Milham
Chelan W M Emerson
Frank A Burnham
Chelan
William Butler
Bucklen’s Arica Salve Heals Burns and Wounds Fast
The passage touts Bucklen’s Arica Salve as a quick healer for burns cuts bruises bullet wounds and explosions with thousands saved from injuries on the Fourth of July. It notes uses for boils ulcers eczema sore lips and piles and prices the product at 25 cents at druggists with wrappers available at the Echo office.
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Bucklen
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted at City Drug Store
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a healthful liver and nerve remedy that aids digestion and promotes restful sleep. It emphasizes thirty years as the best and notes availability at City Drug Store with a Butter wrappers note for Echo Office readers.
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Hollister
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Business Publishing Co. Ltd
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St. Louis, Mo
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Washington Wood
Chelan County Abstract Company
Jeremiah Hammer
R W _ Starr
Rufus Woods
Jacob Edwards
Sarah McVey
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J W Elliott
Wm B Simpson
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Clark Co
Darius Miller
W Hasling
Icicle Canal Co
J D Parkhill
Columbia Heights
Orton G Fish
J S Usher
Jesse Peters
Otto A Gordon
Sunnyslope Farms
Echo Office
City Drug Store
Leavenworth
Opera
J. E. Tholin
Washington
Portland Rose Festival
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Centralia
Gray’s Harbor
Seattle
Portland
O-W
Shasta Limited
West
Tel. Main
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Jackson and
Fourth Avenue
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