Miss Alta Castleberry Crowned Spokane Pow Wow Princess
Miss Alta Castleberry defeated Miss Bernice Churchill by over 240000 votes in the Princess contest, with nearly 2.5 million votes cast. Castleberry will travel to Spokane for a week as representation from Leavenworth. the event drew strong support from railroad workers and local businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Churchill
Alta Castleberry
Miss Churchill
Miss Castleberry
Tumwater Savings Bank
Commercial Club
S. A. Potter
J. B. Grant
A. L. Haines
F. S. Jacobsen
Leavenworth
Spokane
Kid Band Denied Concert Space in Wenatchee
Our Kid Band was invited to Wenatchee for a Wednesday appearance with the commercial club. They arrived at 8 AM for the band concert but were not allowed on the stand nor invited to perform. A boy was told to sit on the curb and not reveal his Leavenworth origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Prof
Liberatti
Leavenworth
O. S. Sampson
F. T. Motteler
Chas. Fox
R. B. Field
W. C. Roach
F. S. Jacobsen
J. T. Costello
Card of Thanks for Henry Synold Bereavement
We thank the people of Leavenworth for assistance and sympathy during our brother Henry Synold’s accidental death. E Synold Fred Synold Jesse Synold
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Leavenworth
Henry Synold
E. Synold
Fred Synold
Jesse Synold
Trip Thru the Okanogan Country by Smythe Party
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Smythe and N. Patterson returned Wednesday afternoon from an eight day motoring trip up the Columbia River visiting Chelan Brewster Okanogan Twisp and Winthrop in the Methow Valley. Patterson spoke of rapid development around Brewster and praised Methow valley roads as excellent. The trip was made in Mr. Smythe's new Ford car and covered over five hundred miles without tire trouble.
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C. G. Smythe
N. Patterson
Columbia River
Chelan
Brewster
Okanogan
Twisp
Winthrop
Methow Valley
Patterson
Wenatchee Valley
New Weigand Building Rented Says Owner
The Weigand building will begin construction no later than the 18th this month per owner Paul Weigand. Two storerooms were pre leased by Wenatchee Meat Co. and Golden Rule Department Store Co. McKenna of Wenatchee secured one room for a bakery and confectionery and the remaining space is leased to an undisclosed party. The bakery room will meet sanitary codes with proper ventilation. McKenna plans auto delivery across the city.
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Weigand
Paul Weigand
Wenatchee Meat Co
Golden Rule Department Store Co
McKenna
Wenatchee
Leavenworth Bartender License Fee Set At One Dollar
City leaders approve a one dollar annual license for bartenders to work in Leavenworth with penalties for working without a license and possible revocation. A prior proposal to tax labor at five dollars a month was rejected as excessive while funds would have backed an extra marshal’s salary.
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City of
Leavenworth
Improvements at Scenic Theatre Highlight Local Manager
Manager Simpson at the Scenic Theatre in Leavenworth orders a new drop curtain and receives a Chickering Grand piano costing a thousand dollars. He plans further improvements to make the venue a favored amusement resort while a visiting underwriters agent calls the moving picture machine nearly fire proof and fully satisfactory to the insurance department.
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Simpson
Scenic Theatre
Leavenworth
Underwriters Association
Scenic Highway work starts as funding grows
Construction of the Cascade Scenic Highway begins with H B Smith in charge for Chelan County. Despite initial funds, expected subscriptions plus the Merritt district’s 15000 and county help will finance the Chelan segment, with King Snohomish counties proceeding and a possible 10000 from Senator Jones to aid forest reserve sections.
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H. B. Smith
Merritt
Cascade
Chelan County
Merritt Road District
S. W. Usher
Wenatchee
Everett
The
Scenic Highway Association
King County
Snohomish
Leavenworth
Seattle
San Francisco
Captain Usher
Senator Jones
Forest Reserve
Jones
Apple shipments in Wenatchee valley forecast to reach 5000 cars
A. A. Piper, Great Northern agent at Wenatchee, projects 5000 carloads or over three million boxes of apples for the 1913 season from Wenatchee valley. He estimates 3800 to 4000 carloads from Wenatchee and upriver points, with about 1000 more from Monitor and adjacent areas, totaling around 5000 cars.
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A. A. Piper
Great Northern
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Valley
Darlington
Piper
Monitor
Mr. Piper
Olds
Malaga
Columbia
I W W Agitator Killed in Labor Yard Fight
A clash between Italian laborers and alleged I W W members in the Great Northern yards left one man dead from a head wound. The injured man died about ten hours after the attack and was buried in the potter's field. Italians refused to name the assailant and the case was dropped.
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Great Northern
Voters Endorse Quincy Irrigation Project Bond Issue
Leavenworth residents back the preliminary bond for the Quincy irrigation project to fund final survey work. With four-fifths of district returns in, support is overwhelming, and final survey and estimates may begin this summer. Directors to be elected include O A Cook A J Ternent Joseph Robinson E R Huffman and F D Kredgley.
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Leavenworth
Quincy
O. A. Cook
Ephrata
A. J. Ternent
Joseph Robinson
Aurora Flat
E. R. Huffman
F. D. Kredgley
Death of Dora Ballou Goller Daughter of J B Ballou
News from Peshastin Spokane death of Mrs Dora Goller formerly Miss Dora Ballou daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Ballou after acute indigestion. She died at Sacred Heart Hospital Spokane June 2. Funeral at Peshastin with burial in Cashmere cemetery. She leaves husband and six year old son, parents and two brothers. She was active in church and missionary work.
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Wm. Goller
Dora Ballou
J. B. Ballou
Peshastin
Goller
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Salary of Marshall Before City Council
The council debates funding an extra police officer with a $25 monthly city share. Deputy Sheriff Woods earns $25 from county and $30 from saloons. $25 from the city is requested. The issue is postponed for final action. Clerk A R Brown resigns. S A Potter appointed. Cascade street contract awarded to Columbia Engineering & Construction Co for 2021.20. Cluster light at 9th and Commercial approved. Water warrants sale ordinance adopted.
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Mischke
E. A. Woods
Woods
A. R. Brown
Guy Hamilton
S. A. Potter
Cascade Street
Columbia Engineering & Construction ,Co
Seaman & Quigg
9Th
Commercial Streets
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. Logs Reach 25 Million Feet On Hand
The Lamb-Davis mill and stock on hand total 25 million feet of logs aided by daily inflows of 150 000 feet from Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway. A 257 000 board foot daily cut set a record last Friday while pay day boosted local activity and commerce in the town.
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Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway
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Miss Alta
Castleberry
City
O. C. Miller
Herrick, Ill
C. J. Kaiser
Chas. Taylor
Tom Mullen
St. Paul
Henry Lynold
Cass Place
Chumstick Valley
Chapel of the Cascade Undertaking Co
Davis
Three Oakes
Mich
Synold
Edward
Fred
Minnie Woldenberg
Maggie Egan
Susan Smith Ee Ewer
Ruth Simons
Okanogan Country
Chickering
Scenic
Wenatchee Man
Wilson Creek
Marshall
Lamb-Davis Mill Pond
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