Northern Pacific in Rural Phone Line Fight Sparks Court Bid
Leavenworth Echo reports a Pullman to Palouse line cut by Northern Pacific section men amid a looming legal clash. Farmers vow to press charges under state law, seek Supreme Court review if needed, while county officials condemn the move and defend rural telephone access as vital.
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Pullman
Washington
Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Palouse
Northern Pacific
F. L. Titus
Fallons
John S. Kleingard
Second
Whitman County
Hell
Supreme Court of the United States
Pacific States Telephone Company
Local politics and community notices mix in Wenatchee area
Chelan town readers hear talk of Rep Field seeking another term amid editorials. A school director election prompts turnout and a new teachers corps. Tin wedding aid given to C W Gibbs after a fire. A Cheerful Helpers club forms to support the Ladies Guild. Wenatchee river dam creates a summer resort prospect with rail access and church singing noted at the Congregational church.
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M. E. Field
Chelan
Wenatchee Republic
The
Republic
Fields
Waterville Press
Spencer
Cheerful Helpers
Ladies Guild
Ada Treadwell
Zora Abbot
Dora Craig
Verna Blair
Rissa Hood
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Lake Wenatchee
Lake Chelan
Mr. Gove
Miss Abbot
Mesdames Mackey and Barker
Megers
Walker
Gilbert
Unnamed letter writer speaks of shame in unsigned note
A reader reflects on the act of sending letters without signatures and admits feeling ashamed for revealing thoughts anonymously. The piece weighs privacy versus accountability and hints at regret for concealed identity.
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Leavenworth Echo
Goldthwaite
Texas
Eagle
Echo
Leavenworth, Washing
Deed H. Mayor
L. Lamb
BR. Lamb
G. E. Lamb
Sec
Davis
Treas
Mel Clinton
Minneapolis
Minn
Clinton
Wash
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
S. C. Waldenberg
L, Lamb
P. Davis
Tumwater Savings Bank
Leavenworth, Washington
P.I
the Echo
Violet Oats
Malta
Vita
Old Orchard
New Orleans
Wisconsin
Heinz’s Dill Pickles
Heinz’s
Swift
Chase & Sanborn
Leavenworth Mercantile Company
C. W. Gibbs
Mr. Dibbs
Tumwater Cafe
E. H. Wilson
Leavenworth, Wash
E. F. Sprague
E. C. Graham
Undertakers
Flora E. Chase
C. BE. Graham
H. A. Graham
E.F. Sprague Co
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