Petition Pardon Support Grows For Harry E. Carr
Letters to The Echo gather names from former Leavenworth residents supporting a governor pardon for Harry E. Carr. Recipients include Rev. W. V. Davis of Algona Washington and many Seattle figures. The effort notes 121 signatures from Mr. and Mrs. Walker and the Wettstines plus other notable supporters in the region. Jay Adams, now a lawyer, plans further studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Carr
Echo
Carr
W. V. Davis
Algona
Wash
G. A. Daly
Everett
Lyman S. Ailes
Leavenworth
F. B. Cahill
F. J. Brady
Montana
T. G. Jarvis
Henderson
Mont
J. M. Beamish
Anacortes
Jennie M. Beamish
Alex Service Fairfield
C. J. Sutton
A. M. Applegate
Harrington Mills
Harrington
J. S. McCanna
Fisher Bros
Seattle
Arthur Walker
Ada A. Walker
F. G. Wettstine
Phoebe H. Wettstein
Walker
Wettstine
H. J. Killeen
A. K. Bonnar
Peter G. McGregor
Gratia McGregor
H. M. Wall
Mary F. Dodson
Thos. J. Grant
John Calder
Will Madison
Eva B. Madison
Susie Briskey
L. P. Durand
Chas. P. Durand
B. F. Moore
I. J. Tegtmeier
Irving Tegtmeier
Frank Burns
H. B. Forrest
Samuel Vanderwest
Jay Adams
Old Settler Picnic Promises Local Baseball Showdowns
Deak Brown and wife, Wenatchee valley pioneers, visited their son Dude Brown in Leavenworth after coming from Monitor last Saturday. He boasted of the Old Settler’s three day meeting set for the 18th 19th and 20th this month. Three baseball games slated Wenatchee vs Monitor Friday Cashmere vs Wenatchee Saturday and Leavenworth vs Cashmere Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deak Brown
Wenatchee Valley
Monitor
Dude Brown
Leavenworth
Brown
Wenatchee
Cashmere
Grand Old Man Judge Chase Retires to Cashmere Home
After a long active life Judge Chase moves to a tract along Mission Creek near Cashmere. He plans to write on North American discovery, Alaska conditions, a biography, and a volume detailing pioneer mining and western development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Creek
Cashmere
Judge Chase
North America
Alaska
Mexico
Bering Sea
More Corn More Cows More Hogs More Dollars
C L Smith an agriculturist for the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Co tours Eastern Washington and Idaho lectures on diversified farming and stock raising under the slogan More Corn More Cows More Hogs More Dollars. He plans many farm and town meetings to address individual farmer problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Smith
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co
Washington
Idaho
Smith
Northwest
Double Wedding Party Heads West From Cashmere
A pair of newlyweds from Cashmere, sisters by marriage, traveled to the coast for a brief wedding tour. Leonard E. Schmitten and Roy C. Wilder, both of Cashmere, married Miss Anna E. Mikkelson and Miss Ada A. Mikkelson respectively, surprising bystanders with a shower of rice and hearty congratulations as they boarded the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashmere
Leonard E. Schmitten
Anna E. Mikkelson
Roy C. Wilder
Ada A. Mikkelson
Washington Fruit Crops Forecast for 1915
Washington state reports a smaller overall fruit crop for 1915 than 1914 with better prices likely. The Wenatchee valley is judged overestimated by about one thousand cars, while Yakima and other districts show varied reductions across apples peaches and other fruits. Frost was limited to scattered spots and general spraying continued to combat blight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Middle
Wenatchee
State Department
Washington
State Department of Agriculture
Yakima
Walla Walla
Wenatchee District
Letter to the Editor on Lafret Case and Citizenship Rules
P. H. Graham from Leavenworth protests a June 11 1915 Echo article about the arrest of Martin Lafret by Game Warden Watson. He argues the law does not require an alien with first papers to hold a consul certificate and defends his stance against claims of releasing an offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Echo
Martin Lafret
Watson
Lafret
United States
P. H. Graham
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting in Cascade Orchards
The Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet at Mrs. Stoltze's home in Cascade Orchards next Thursday afternoon June 24. Members wishing to attend should meet at the mill railroad crossing at 1:30 PM sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Ladies Aid
A S Ricker Ships in Dairy Herd
A S Ricker of Michigan has leased Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. hay farm south of town and unloaded ten Holstein milch cows and a high grade Holstein bull. He will operate with a cream separator in a new milk business on a premier Upper Wenatchee valley dairy ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Ricker
Michigan
Lamb- Davis Lumber Co
Wenatchee Valley
Fruit Growers Council Cited For Antitrust Law Violation
Washington reports that fixing a minimum sale price for apples violates antitrust law. The Northwest marketing plan included packing and grading rules and empowered price setting, but the new ruling challenges profits for growers in Washington Oregon and Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Board of Control
Pauthamus
Northwest
Legality of Prohi Law Being Tried in Olympia
The Gottstein liquor suit in Olympia centers on whether initiative measure No. 3 was properly advertised. County attorney Williams is to provide Chelan county proof of compliance with advertising requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohi
Olympia
M. K. Gottstein
Seattle
Gottstein
Williams
Chelan County
City selects executive panel for July Fourth events
A meeting in city hall formed a three member executive committee to supervise the Fourth of July celebration. They will appoint sub committees and draft a program within ten days, rejecting an automobile race and considering a motorcycle race. Members are J. W. Elliott, Mayor Woodrow and C. W. Seeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Elliott
Woodrow
C. W. Seeley
Echo big subscription contest standings listed by city
The standing shows Gladys Pinch leading with 64200 points from Leavenworth, followed by Reatha Hutchings 53000 and Laura Hardy 52500 in Leavenworth. Idabelle Kelly and Alice Lingley also in Leavenworth, with scores of 51500 and 48250 respectively. Mildred Logan, Coyle Duncan, Stella Newsham, Mildred James, Lois Ruth, Helen Nicholas, and Minnie Roberts complete the list with smaller totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Pinch
Leavenworth
Reatha Hutchings
Llworth
Laura Hardy
Idabelle Kelly
Peshysting
Alice Lingley
Mildred Logan
Coyle Duncan
Leav. Mill
Stella Newsham
Blewett
Mildred James
Lois
Cashmere Orchardist Killed in Sunday Accident
David West, 60, a Cashmere valley resident for ten years, died after being thrown from a horse on a steep Mission creek valley hill while en route to his ranch for a picnic. His wife is in critical condition, and a son near Seattle and a brother Leonard West survive. West was considered an excellent citizen and owned a ranch and modern home near Cashmere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripp Canyon
David West
Cashmere Valley
Mission Creek
Mr. West
S. Rickets
West
Joseph
Seattle
Leonard West
Cashmere
Forestry notes outline trails and telephones in Icicle region
John Brender and Carl Krollpfeiffer begun clearing the Icicle River trail with work starting after July. A new extension from Wenatchee Lake up Little Wenatchee River to Cady Pass is planned, and a phone line to Cle Elum may be built this summer. Additional crews will push toward Tumwater Mountain top, with a ranger station planned at the summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brender
Carl Krollpfeiffer
Icicle River
Wenatchee Lake
Little Wenatchee River
Cady Pass
White Pine Creek
Cle Elum
National Forest
H. C. Blankenship
Forestry Department
W. F. Willis
Nason Creek
Frank Vare
White River Basin
Robert Nickles
Chewawa River
Joe
Lester Burgess
Floyd Blankenship
Tumwater Mountain
Front Street
Sylvester
New Proprietor Takes Over Wallace Barn Livery
L. F. Pitchow, an experienced Leavenworth liveryman, concluded a deal with C. W. Wallace this week to take over the stock and livery equipment and lease the Wallace barn. Wallace plans a trip to Soap Lake for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Pitchow
Leavenworth
C. W. Wallace
Wallace
Soap Lake
Conductor W. H. Brooks Acquitted After Quick Verdict
A federal court trial before Judge Frank H. Rudkin ended with William H. Brookes of Leavenworth found not guilty on charges of boxcar robbery from 1914 while employed by the Great Northern railroad. Lead witness Alexander Gardner and his wife corroborated parts of the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Rudkin
William H. Brookes
Leavenworth
Great Northern Railroad
Alexander Gardner
Brooks
Icicle Canal Company Seeks Disincorporation
A loud urging in The Echo prompts questions about why the Icicle Canal Company seeks dissolution in King County. The ditch runs in Chelan County and critics question motive and notices, asking if ranchers in Wenatchee Valley know contracts may be void and why Chelan circulation was bypassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Icicle Canal Co
Canal Company
Stit
King County
Chelan County
Wenatchee Valley
Hydraulic Mining at Blewett by Wright Mining Co
Fred Krause, stockholder in the Wright Mining Co, ran a hydraulic plant at Blewett. The firm started about eighteen months ago, spent much time installing, and for two months has washed gravel. They enjoy strong water pressure near 200 pounds but have not yet made a clean-up. They expect a substantial gold haul from coarse nuggets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Krause
Wright Mining Co
Blewett
Reports of Fruit Damage From Frost Hit Geneseo and New York
John Walsh of Wenatchee notes a Geneseo frost report from June 3 describing widespread crop losses after a late May cold snap. The piece cites a frost that formed ice half an inch thick, ending a promising spring for vegetables and fruit across New York. Yakima Valley forecasts 4200 carloads of fruit this year led by 2200 apples and 1000 peaches, with other fruits at 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walsh
Wenatchee
Livingstone Republican
Geneseo
New York
Wenatchee World
Charles Hamilton
Yakima Valley
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A. C. Banko
Ephrata
Fae Banko
Sadye M. Marble
Glacier National Park
R. E. Marble
Glacier Nat
A. C. Ross
Geo. Ouren
Miss Marian
Queen Anne High School
J. H. Chase
O.W. R. and
N. Co
Department
State of
the Fruit Growers’ Council
Thurston County
Forestry Notes
J. P. William
Wallace Barn
W. H. Brooks
Icicle Canal Company
King Co
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