Notice of Short Sale of Real Property No 3474
Chelan County foreclosure notice issued by Superior Court announces sale of real property tied to John J. Thomas v J Louis Phipps et al. under mortgage judgment of 3120 dollars plus interest and taxes. Sale at 10 am June 16, 1917 at Chelan County Courthouse Wenatchee. Sheriff Burt McManus leads. First pub May 11, last pub June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short
Superior Court
State of Washington
Chelan
John I. Thomas
J. Louis Phipps
Ellen A. Phipps
Dan
Coffin
Lillie M. Coffin
Burt McManus
Chelan County
Samuel R. Templeton
Rail Road Army Nine Regiments to Serve in France
Urgent plan by the railroads war board calls for nine regiments of railroad workers to join the regular army for immediate rehabilitation of French railways. Five construction regiments lead with engineer officers as colonels, plus a repair and three operating units. Shop forces to follow, with positions filled by railroad personnel and army officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Railroads War Board
United States Army
Army
Toy Guns Popular In Great Britain
Consul Wilson reports from London that teddy bears and miniature anti aircraft guns are the most popular toys in Britain. Demand for teddy bears has risen with recent events, and military style toys top the sales list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
Wilson
London
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
New Con Game butter tub scam hits Chicago buyers
A confidence scheme sold tubs claimed to hold sixty pounds of butter to Chicago stores and hospitals. Cutting into the tubs revealed only one or two inches of butter with the rest filled by sand. Prices reached as high as 19.50 dollars, equating to about four dollars per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
President backs daylight saving plan amid war session doubts
President Wilson endorsed daylight saving to a Missouri congressman and Marcus Marks of New York, head of the National Daylight Saving association. He questioned if Congress would treat it as war legislation, noting leaders have agreed to limit session activity. The subject will be discussed with leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Representative Borland
Missouri
Marcus Marks
New York
National Daylight Saving Association
Congress
Hero Minus Limbs Saves Girl and Weds Brave Bride
Ludger Gagne Jr. of Boston after losing a left arm and leg in an accident saved Louise King of Winchester from drowning at Revere Beach. The pair, who met during the summer rescue, were engaged and married in Boston, despite parental wishes to wait.
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Girl
New York
Ludger Gagne, Jr
Wesland Avenue
Boston
Louise King
Salem Street
Winchester
Mass
Revere Beach
Gagne
Boston Harbor
Miss King
Louise
Cruise
Nebraska Convicts May Go to the Front in Drill Plan
Lincoln Nebraska state penitentiary to be a daily military garrison with convicts drilled as soldiers if needed. Warden Fenton orders military drill for nearly all prisoners using sham wooden guns. Prison Secretary O Connell to serve as drillmaster in chief. If war with Germany drains the nation, younger inmates may be sent to the front as part of preparedness.
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Lincoln
Neb
State
Fenton
O'Connell
Nebraska
Germany
Warden to Lead Convicts in War Training and Enlistment
The warden will train the prison charges and offer services if drafted. Convicts express strong eagerness to enlist, with about three quarters of the inmate population ready. About twenty former soldiers and sailors will aid in teaching the war game, as the warden ensures adequate knowledge and resources. He also calls on prison cooks to conserve food in line with President Wilson’s food-waste guidance and plans to enlarge the penitentiary farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Connell
Wilson
Hoarding Exposed as Unpatriotic Says Massachusetts Official
Boston Henny B Endicott executive manager of the Massachusetts committee on public safety denounces hoarding money and provisions as traitorous to country and neighbors. He condemns the selfish acquisition of supplies that raises prices for the less wealthy and harms others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Henny B. Endicott
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Food Grown Along Railroads in North Carolina
In Durham North Carolina vegetable gardens along railroad tracks are proposed to boost wartime food supply. The Durham and Southern Railway mainly owned by the Dukes family offers its right of way for planting and provides free seed to encour age growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
North Carolina
America
Durham and Southern Railway
Dukes
New York
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Chelan County Real Property
Sheriff sale notice in Chelan County for Aaron Woolard versus J A Graham and James A Graham estate of Margery L Graham. Foreclosure on Lots 27-30 Block 6 Great Northern Plat Wenatchee. Sale scheduled June 16 1917 at 10:00 a.m. at the front entrance to public auction. Bidders will bid for the plaintiff's interest plus interest costs and attorney fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company
Township
Range
St. Paul
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company
Wenatchee Avenue
Minneapolis and
Manitoba
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Washington
Aaron Woolard
J. A. Graham
James A. Graham
Margery L. Graham
Can You
A compact, playful verse urging readers to test cleverness and wit against a list of impossible tasks while playfully framing the speaker as a self styled solver. It uses humorous contradictions to invite challenge and amusement.
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John J. Thomas
Killen A. Phipps
Dan J. Coffin
Zener- Hill Company
Sam Davis Lumber Company
W. H. Mills
Nettie M. Mills
Albert Kisling
Emma Kisling
Towit
Mutual Merc. Co
Willi
Army—Construction
His Bride
State Penitentiary
County of
Sam RK
Summer Attorney At Law
Columbia Valley Bank Ride
Wenatchee Wash
Loudon
Knights of
Pythias
Masonic Hall
Harry Warner
0.C
A.R. Brown
K. of R. and
Yissing Brethren
Zarthan Lodge No
Masonic Temple
E. Mohler
W.M
A. G. McKeown
Granite Falls
Hartford
Anacortes
E. J. Widby
M. D. Kye
Ear
Nore
Throat
W. W. Elmer
Commercial St
Leavenworth, H
G. W. Hoxley
Leavenworth, Wash
DR. J. Stillson Judah
Leavenworth Hospital
Attorneys AT Law
A.N. Corbin
Burt J. Williams
Central Building
Nelan Co
Reeves & Reeves
Wenatchee, Washington
Www
F. Whitney Lawyer
O. B. Hughes
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
J. A. Adams
Wenatchee, Wash
Fred Kemp
Halbert Block
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
Lewis J. Nelson
Elliott Block
John E. Porter
Attorney At Law Notary Public
Columbia Valley Bank
Undertakers
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
Amanda C. Towne
Cascade Undertaking Co
Leavenworth
John Kuelles
Gires
Sima Enette
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