New Lake Wenatchee Cutoff Road Under Construction
District Road Supervisor Parish reports Italians are building the new Lake Wenatchee cutoff. The project follows Brender canyon from Chumstick valley to the Wenatchee river valley with a five percent grade. Contracts cover 6000 feet north from Brender canyon, with remaining work by Wenatchee Park residents. completion is hoped by fall.
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Lake Wenatchee
Chumstick Valley
Brender School House
Brender Canyon
Wenatchee River
W. W. Burgess
Beaver Creek
Burgess Place
Parish
Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee Park
Van Epps mining properties touted as rich potential
The Vance Mining Co owned by Van Epps and partners shows over two miles of tunnel work and an estimated 3 million dollars in ore. A railroad to the Icicle region is seen as key, with capitalists planning a line to open one of the state's richest mining districts. John Cullen visited Spokane to see his wife during the weekend.
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van Epps
Julian Mayor
Jack Creek
Icicle Trail
Vance Mining Co
Mence
New Lighting Rates By Tumwater Light & Water Co
The Tumwater Light and Water Company announces new lighting rates effective July 27. The schedule charges 10 cents per kw for the first 60 kw, 8 cents for the next 40 kw, 6 cents for the next 200 kw, 5 cents for the next 700 kw, 4 cents for the next 1000 kw, 3 cents for the next 2000 kw, and 3 cents for any usage over 3000 kw, with a minimum bill of $1.00.
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Tumwater Light & Water Co
Ranch Home Burned in Valley Fire
Last Sunday morning between seven and eight, the Lem Ward residence near Wenatchee was destroyed by fire, with most contents lost. Ward, who bought the place last summer, was away. his brother in law H. S. Peterson lived there but was not home. A worker and another man moved a piano and sewing machine to safety, saving items not covered by insurance. The house carried 1500 dollars of coverage and the contents 500 dollars, with Hamilton and Peake agents.
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H. S. Peterson
Hamilton & Peake
Leavenworth Mercantile to Remodel Store 10
The Leavenworth Mercantile announces major improvements to its state room. A cloak and suit department with mirrors will be added to the sales floor. A balcony rest room for ladies with writing materials and lavatory will be built behind the dry goods area. Sampson, manager, invites out of town customers and locals to use the facilities.
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Leavenworth
Sampson
Cashmere Apples Ship to Scandinavia Markets
Gustav Anderson plans to supply Norway and Sweden next year with Cashmere apples. He arranged shipments to leading produce companies in Copenhagen Christiana and Stockholm and will ship the Premier Fruit Company crop plus about five car loads from growers for Cashmere Record.
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Gustav Anderson
Norway
Sweden
Copenhagen
Christiana
Stockholm
Premier
Cascade Chapter Celebrates Third Anniversary
The Ladies of Cascade Chapter O. E. S. held a birthday celebration Tuesday in the Masonic hall with music and a luncheon. Proceeds fund furnishing for the new lodge room as the hall crowded to capacity.
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Cascade Chapter O. E. S
Masonic Hall
Icicle Ditch Breaks Floods at Leavenworth Mill
The Icicle Canal Co. ditch broke opposite Leavenworth Lumber Co. mill flooding the log pond carriage way and engine room with mud and rock. Damaged machinery will require about two weeks to repair and the mill faced its busiest season disruption.
Dunkard Conference Delegates Reach Seattle With Train Immigrations
Fifteen thousand Dunkard members gathered for the Church of United Brethren national conference in Seattle and will stay through next week. Two train loads of 200 headed east passed through Enroute via Spokane and Wenatchee, offering delegates views of Washington orchards and farms. Local Dunkards near Peshastin and Wenatchee Park lands anticipate large settlement waves to Washington. C. F. Rupel and others from Leavenworth will attend, while Mrs. Arthur Kinghorn traveled from Tye for the Eastern Star event.
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Church of United Brethren
Seattle
Spokane
Wenatchee
Washington
The
Echo
Baptist Church
Germany
America
Pennsylvania
Peshastin
Wenatchee Park Lands
Leavenworth
Three Room Shack Burned in Monday Fire Alarm
A Monday 2 to 3 p.m. fire at a three room shack near the railroad roundhouse damaged a vacant large frame building owned by the L D mill company. Firefighters from the round house quickly subdued the blaze after two water streams. The loss is about 500 dollars and the cause is believed to be children or tramps.
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Railroad Round House
Round House
L.D. Mill Company
F. L. Brender
Cascade Scenic Highway to Open Soon for King County Section
Bids for the 27 mile Cascade Scenic Highway segment in King County will be opened July 6 after plans were approved. Snohomish and Chelan counties have delayed bids for their portions totaling 17 miles with 7 and 10 miles respectively. The Cascade Scenic Highway Association officials expect a swift fundraising drive once the King County bid winner is named. The route crosses the Cascade range at Stevens Pass.
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Cade Scenic Highway
Snohomish
Chelan Counties
King County
Chelan County
Cascade Scenic Highway Association
Chelan County Automobile Association
Highway People
Cascade Range
Stevens Pass
Great Northern Agents Meet at Soap Lake
A gathering of Great Northern railroad agents from Spokane and Marcus divisions met at Soap Lake last Sunday to discuss traffic handling and service improvements. L. W. Woodrow presided as president and A B Ashley of Bonners Ferry Idaho was elected to succeed him. Attendees from the local area included F M Lee Wally Franklin and L W Woodrow.
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Great Northern
Spokane
Marcus
Soap Lake
F. W. Graham
Western Industrial
L. W. Woodrow
A.B. Ashley
Bonner’s Ferry
Idaho
Mr. Woodrow
F. M. Lee
Wally Franklin
Car crash near Moses Coulee injures party en route to Spokane
John Gull with his brother's wife and baby and Miss Anna Stevens planned a Spokane trip then Adams county. On a long grade the car failed to brake and overturned. Miss Stevens and others were scratched. Mrs Gull and baby and Miss Stevens returned to Leavenworth while John stayed with the damaged car.
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John Gull
Miss Anna Stevens
Spokane
Adams County
Moses Coulee
Miss Stevens
Chelan County Republicans Converge at Wenatchee Convention
Chelan county Republicans met in Wenatchee last Saturday at 2 p m and elected eight delegates to the Tacoma state convention. They adopted resolutions supporting Republican principles, criticizing Democratic and direct primary policies, and urging recall and initiative law reforms. Delegates named include M. E. Field George Brown J C Davis R L Parker J H Miller L H Bowman I P Ferrin and S H Andrews.
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Tacoma
M. E. Field
Stehekin
George Brown
Chelan
J. C. Davis
Leavenworth
R. L. Parker
J. H. Miller
Wenatchee
L. H. Bowman
I. P. Ferrin
Sunnyslope
S. H. Andrews
Cashmere
Bey
Republican Party
United States
Democratic Party
Congress
W. L. Jones
W. L. LaFollette
W. E. Humphrey
Albert Johnson
National Committee
J. A. Gellatly
Fred Ripley
A. A. Bousquet
W. P. Robinson
Chelan County
Old Settlers Picnic At Monitor June 19 21
The Old Settlers Association invites crowds to Monitor for a three day picnic Friday June 19 through Sunday June 21 2021. President Harris arranged with Great Northern for frequent Sunday excursion trains plus dancing ball games speeches reunions and barbecues. Leavenworth residents plan to attend Sunday meetings with trains departing at 10 AM and 1 PM and a round trip fare of one and one half dollars.
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Monitor
Harris
Great Northern
Washington
Leavenworth
Spokane Employment Bureau Reports Surge in 1914 Work
Spokane's free employment bureau reports a 33 percent increase in men given work during January through May 1914 compared with the same period in 1913. City Labor Agent W. D. Wheaton compiled the figures for May council.
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Spokane
Free Employment Bureau
W. D. Wheaton
Petition Filed for Statewide Prohibition Measure
The initiative petition number three with 112101 signatures was filed with the secretary of the state last Tuesday to place the statewide prohibition measure on the November ballot. The requirement was 32000 signatures.
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Secretary of the State
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Vaneo Mining Company
John Cullen
Mrs. Cullen
Lem Ward
Dence
Mr. Ward
Leavenworth Mercantile Store
Cascade
Leayler. CO
Icicle Canal
Dunkard
Arthur Kinghorn
Tye
Eastern Star
Cascade Scenic
Chelan Co
Republicans
OLD Settlers
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