County Real Estate Transfers Week Ending June 24 1911
Chelan County Abstract lists transfers including RD Black to ED Young Maud Howes to RD Black J K Sharp to M Baughman 8695 Sunnyslope Farms and others. Notable values include FS Hull area tracts $? and large parcel N M Hulings sale $45000. Several small $1 transfers appear. dates range 1919 1920 1921 with Wenatchee area references and Nob Hill ad Wen listings.
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Chelan County Abstract Company
J K Sharp
M Baughman
Sunnyslope Farms
Calm Cem Assn
Cash Cemetery
W E Freeman
Wm B Dodd
Prowell’s Orch Tracts
F N Patterson
Mary E Randall
Nina V King
Caroline Mischke
J L Morris
E P Zimmerman
J T Brown
C M Burcick
J H Raymond
J H Minton
P Walker
N M Hulings
E Batterman
R&m Hickcox
Uncalled for Post Office List Adverts Remark
Postmaster J. C. Davis notes remaining in the office for uncalled items dated Monday June 26. Names listed include Paul E Adams James O Keef James Brooks Frank Playford Wm Casey John Hopkins Gus Kelly J B Wenzloff Leo. A request to say advertised in calling for same.
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Adams
Paul E O’keef
James Brooks
Frank Playford
Wm Casey
John 3 Hopkins
Gus Kelly
J B Wenzloff
Leo
J. C. Davis
Summer Trips to the North Pacific Coast
The Northern Pacific railway issues a booster booklet titled Summer Trips to the North Pacific Coast to steer travelers from Europe toward America. It promotes the Pacific Northwest climate with Dr Woods Hutchinson’s tribute and highlights a dozen national conventions planned for the coast this summer.
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North Pacific Coast
Northern Pacific Railway
Europe
America First
Woods Hutchinson
Pacific Northwest
Foreign language editions push settlers to Washington coast
To attract settlers, Seattle papers in German Swedish and Norwegian publish special foreign editions. Land companies plan colonization agents abroad. A large influx is expected toward the Pacific Northwest when the Panama Canal opens.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Panama Canal
Irish generosity linked to fewer millionaires says DePaul president
Rev. Francis X. McCabe argues the Irish heart, not brains, limits millionaire numbers. He cites Irish generosity and optimism as shaping a life focused on others, valuing religious conviction and civilization work over personal wealth.
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Francis X. McCabe
DePaul University
Chicago
McCabe
Misplaced Affection A Snake Charmer and Her Fatal Pet
A well known snake charmer Miss X. trusted a snake she kept as a companion. She fed and slept with it and even carried it under her coat. After the snake struck between her eyes she died within half an hour. McClure's Magazine reports this tragic tale.
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Miss X
A Hasty Marriage in Cromwell's Family Tale
Frances Cromwell, the youngest daughter, wove a tale of romance with her father’s chaplain Jerry White. After a witty exchange, Cromwell urged the waiting maid to call Godwin and the couple married on the spot in a swift, humorous renunciation of propriety.
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Oliver Cromwell
Frances
Jerry White
Jerry
Cromwell
Mr. White
True Eloquence and Its Quiet Emergence
A quote from Webster on true eloquence arising from the speaker, subject, and occasion rather than ornate speech. It cautions that labor and learning alone cannot create it and declares that genuine eloquence flows like a natural fountain or volcanic eruption without artful declamation. Subscribe today for The Echo.
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Webster
Alaska Sentiment Shifts Amid Potlatch Promoting North
A newspaper note reports growing support for Alaska in the United States as northern protests influence policy. Seattle hosts the Golden Potlatch in mid July to mark the first boatload of northern gold, with steamship lines planning Alaska excursions and extensive East Coast advertising to boost Far North benefits.
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Alaska
North
Seattle
German Legal Farces Make Berlin Sighs and Laughter
A Berlin ironworker served a week in jail for laughing at a merrymaker chased by a stout policeman. A man fined for calling a passerby a hen. Claire Waldorf defied warning by singing the German national anthem with police present. no prosecution followed.
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Germany
Berlin
Claire Waldorf
London
Curbing the Kickers at a Mississippi Valley Club
A St. Louis country club enforces an unwritten rule that members fund desired additions they lobby for. One member paying for two Jersey cows led to a $150 bill, illustrating the club’s aggressive “kick” policy. The practice reflects cautious growth as acquisitions decline. A closing jab muses about Mars canal swaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Leavenworth Ordinance Grants Washington Steel Electric Franchise
The Town of Leavenworth grants Washington Steel and Iron Company a ten year franchise to erect poles and wires, construct conduits, and supply electric power within town limits and up to 300 feet beyond main lines. The ordinance sets terms for construction, rates, service guarantees, and municipal protections, with conditions on acceptance and publication.
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Washington Steel and Iron Company
Town of
Leavenworth
New Tacoma Station Opens A Landmark Union Depot
Tacoma unveil a premier union depot completed at about 1 million dollars after nearly two years of construction. The main waiting room spans 11 550 square feet with a 60 foot dome, first floor public space totaling 19 680 square feet, and broad areas for offices, express and baggage. The station serves multiple railway systems and functions as a continental terminus for several lines.
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Union
Tacoma
United States
Wings for the Summer Girl
A portrait of vanity and caution as a summer girl works with a dressmaker to adjust her image and wings while warnings about tempting misinformation and birds echo the theme of appearances versus usefulness.
Weeds and character in the summer garden
Guidance on weed control urges cultivating when sun is hot. A reflection contrasts good men being scarce with bad men making themselves so.
Quick Borrowers Spark Quick Reputations in Town
A terse note about debt and reputation describes the successful borrower as swift and elusive, never striking twice in the same place, implying caution in lending and the sharp wit of creditors as the heat rises.
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RD Black
ED Young
Maud Howes
R D Black
C Soy
F Beezeley
Lucy Nason
Annie L Dudley
W Hday
F E Knapp
Aacase
J Hoffman
The
Echo
Griggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mars
Desians
Ceva
York
L. W. Woodrow
Lin P, Hart
Varney
Ball Park
Cascade
L. J. Nelson
Wenatchee
Hotel
J. E. Grant
Commercial St
Echo Office
Leavenworth Furniture
Golden North
Curtiss, Ely
U. S
Ellery's
Opera
J. E. Tholin
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