County Real Estate Transfers Week Ending June 17 1911
The Chelan County Abstract Company records transfers including F A Reynolds to A Brown, E Wright to F R Kist, and many others across Chelan and nearby parcels. Notable entries include J Shelton to F S Hull valued at $8200 and F A Rogers Jr to R B Whitmarsh for $12500, with multiple tracts, lakeshore and canal company parcels cited. The list spans properties in Chelan, Belmon,t Riverside Fruit Farm, Icicle Canal Co, Lake Che Land Co and Wapato Irrig Co, among others. The column ends with a Civil War note about Sergeant A T Kendall of the Orphan Brigade and a reflection on postwar prices and supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Whitson
Florence Whitson
Riverside Fruit Farm
Lamb-Davis Lbr Co
Cromwell
Fyan
Mills
Corcorans
W Hoffman
Gellatly S
Gellatly
Adams Inust Co
C Scass
L Brown
Matilda Thompson
L E Prehle
Lucy Nason
M Bartholet
AC Dallach
Icicle Canal Co
J L Foss
J Shelton
Hull
L Bardin
Hattie O Bardin
F A Rogers Jr
R B Whitmarsh
Alot
Wapato
John
Boetzes
Lake Che Land
H Wayland
McMillan
Blankenship
Nichols
Telma
Reynolds
Cascade Gardens
J Albin
Wen Val Gas & Elec
Gunn
Lake
Pehnell
A. T. Kendall
Orphan Brigade
Louisville
Johnson
Lee
Boykine’s Mills
Camden
S. C
Potter
Thompson
Kendall
Washington
Mackerel Decline Sparks Oceanic Debate and New Fishing Tech
A century ago mackerel fisheries plunged from half a million barrels to about twenty seven hundred, sparking calls to adopt beam trawls seen abroad as boosting supply. Experts note natural marine fluctuations with few human links, while advocates push gear changes to widen domestic access and lower prices.
Senate Debates Canadian Reciprocity and Wool Tariff
The piece reports Senate debate on the Canadian reciprocity pact and the wool tariff dispute. Taft administration voices victory while Democrats spar over wool schedules. Warburton challenges tobacco tax and tariff revenue arguments as Heifner cites Alaska coal land delays and tariff questions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Taft
Warburton
Washington
House
Congress
House of Meeting
England
France
Voters split on reciprocity treaty and Alaska policy
The passage reflects that many West voters care about other issues while a large majority favor reciprocity treaty. It also notes an overwhelming opposition to the president's stance on Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Alaska
School Savings Banks and thrift education
A discussion on spending versus hoarding by children. The piece praises School Savings Banks as a tool to foster thrift and unselfishness, notes growth from 1885 to 1905 with deposits rising from $350,634 to $2,782,012, and stresses the value of teaching money earning ideas to the young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
United States
France
Postoffice Monday Uncalled List and Poem Notice
Remaining in postoffice uncalled for Monday June 19 include Ackers Mr Roberts Ira Cooper T J Rennie Robi Carey John L Schaal Otto Huffman Marvin Weaver C Helga H Webb Mrs Hattie Leland A Welsh H B McKinney C W In calling for same please say advertised Postmaster J C Davis An Old Man I know by signs that cannot fail He'll not much longer stay His eyes are dim His ears are dull His hair has long been gray Read the Echo and keep posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackers
Mr Roberts
Ira Cooper
T J Rennie
Robi Carey
John L Schaal
Otto Huffman
Marvin Weaver
C Helga
H Webb
Hattie Leland
Welsh
H B McKinney
J. C. Davis
Revival of White Hose Sparks Fashion Debate
Fashion journals warn that white hose may regain popularity, provoking strong reactions. Critics plea for mercy while supporters push for a revival of the white stocking trend despite objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven Save
Topeka Writer Harmon Wilson Weds Unlikely Bride
Eccentric Topeka newspaper writer Harmon Wilson announces his marriage to a petite partner. He quips he wed the first girl who would have him, while Mme Teresia stands 34 inches tall and weighs 26 pounds, per the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Wilson
Topeka
Kansas
Sunflower State
Mme
Teresia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chelan County Abstract Company
Brown
E Wright
F R Kist
Chelan
E B Novell
SS Gaines
J N Adams
M S Henderson
W J Malloy
GS Merriam
Belmont
Kinscherf
F Forsyth
Millie Grene
Johan Hjort
North Sea
Arctic Ocean
Norway
Shetlands
Europe
Atlantic
Fisheries Bureau
Cape Cod
Cape May
C. N. Heifner
State of Washington
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Seattle Commercial Club
Seattle Rotary Club
Seattle Arctic Club
Alaskan Committee
American Mining Congress
Heifner
Ways and Means Committee
K. D
O'B, Williams CO
Seattle
Leavenworth Furniture
Leavenworth Wash
New York
F St
Washington, D, C
Varney
Ball Park
Cascade
L. J. Nelson
Wenatchee
Hotel
Leavenworth
J. E. Grant
Commercial St
Echo Office
Golden North
Curtiss, Ely
U. S
Ellery’s
Opera
J. E. Tholin
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