State Legislature passes road bills and initiates reforms in Olympia
The Washington House approved thirteen road and bridge appropriation bills totaling 1.523 million dollars after a locked-door session. A one half mill levy funds road work with 100,000 for rock crushers and 275,000 for the Pacific highway. The initiative and referendum bill passed the Senate and House, with amendments pushing higher thresholds. The trial of state road policy and a new county creation were also reported as notable developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
House
State Highway Department
Snoqualmie Pass
Milwaukee Railroad
Joseph M. Snow
Senate
Smithson
Atkinson
Supreme Court
Appleman
Newport
The
Pend d’ Oreille
Stevens County
State Highway Commission
San Francisco
Washington
California
State University
Pupil Attendance Summary from Six Week Period
The document lists students across multiple rooms who were neither absent nor tardy over six weeks. It tracks Miss Hinman, Miss Payne, Miss Jewel, Miss Rhodes, Miss Amos, Miss Canby, Miss Whaley, Mrs Moore, Miss Noble and notes fifth grade A for perfect six week average. It also lists additional students in Miss Noble's room with perfect attendance for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hinman
Mary Sauer
Carl Coleman
Clare Doty
Marian Doty
Marian Ouren
Walter Rollins
Emma Snider
Joe Betz
Frederick Lancaster
Vernon Doty
Helen Carstens
Charlotte Hale
Edwin Shore
Agnes Davis
Hazel Peterson
Olive Blankenship
Emel Snider
Bertrand Duncan
Edward James
Mildred Logan
Ernest Ahlin
Miss Rhodes
Gladys Pinch
Hallie Featherstone
Howard Roach
Daisy McIntosh
Opal Rice
Marie Swartz
Clara Snider
Madeline van de Grift
Wesley van Ne Grift
Esthel Wilcox
Miss Whaley
Harrison Woodrow
Mrs. Moore
Edna Carrell
Margaret Dahlgren
Irene Fullmer
Jack Harris
Opal Mitchell
Gladys Simons
Walter van de Grift
Elva Wheeler
Miss Noble
Mary Carnahan
Alonzo Hartman
Deane Haines
Mildred James
Editor Echo Urges Practical City Sewer Plan
Critic argues for connecting existing culverts to form a single town sewer. He suggests extending lines to the river and North main sewer, sealing the north end after floods, and enabling drainage from multiple street ends. He advocates alley placement and a town map with red ink marks for sewer locations.
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Great Northern
Whitman Street
Fitz Plans New Front Street Brick Building
Mike Fitz will build a two story brick on Front street with full basement. Archi tect Sussex of Wenatchee drew plans for a 30 by 105 foot structure featuring storeroom ground floor and five rooms upstairs, each with hot and cold water and steam heat. Front will be pressed brick and plate glass. construction may start after March 15 with two other brick projects under consideration.
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Echo
Mike Fitz
Front Street
Sussex of
Wenatchee
Empty kettle rattles least when danger looms
A terse warning on staying calm under pressure urges reflection that panic worsens risk, while steady restraint preserves judgment and safety. The saying implies noise and alarm from fear are self-created, and quiet composure minimizes harm.
Peshastin News Highlights Local Ranches and Plans
H M Starkey received five horses from Seattle for Wright Day ranches near town and Cashmere. The company aims to plant about 2000 trees this spring. Many local projects include a new residence, potential seven acre ball and public park, and a slow start to the building season. Community events note a March 11 Gilbert's hall fundraiser, literary debates, and a parcels post discussion.
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H. M. Starkey
Wright & Day
Seattle
Cashmere
Tom Owens
Hal Stark
S. P. Beecher
Jim Smith
G. B. Kinney
Wohler
J. W. Sussex
Baseball fund nears two thousand dollars for summer team
Fans raise between 1700 and 1800 for four months of summer support at Commercial Club meeting. Dr Hoxsey elected manager. Finance committee named J W Elliott Tom Burke and W E Moore. Gate receipts to 25 percent go to ball ground owners. Benefit ball set for April 1 in the opera house with Tholin and Hirsch Titus Orchestra donating. Team selection and practice to begin soon.
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Dr. Hoxsey
J.W. Elliott
Tom Burke
W. E. Moore
Opera House
Tholin
Hirsch-Titus
Lutheran Church Dedicated in Leavenworth
The Leavenworth Lutheran Church was formally dedicated last Sunday after its August 1909 founding as a mission station. Pastor Rausch led the service with Rev. F. E. Stern assisting. the event featured special music, a dedicatory sermon, and multiple gifts from members and local groups.
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Leavenworth Lutheran Church
F. E. Stern
John Koerner
Rausch
Stern
Speidel & Titus
Woldenberg & Rothen
Milwaukee
Jaynesville
Court Removal Sparks Seattle Debate in Northwest News
Seattle lawyers oppose moving the Washington Supreme Court from Olympia to Seattle arguing it would set a bad precedent and scatter state government duties. Discussion includes university campus housing, regent concerns, and maintaining Olympia as the capital in fact and name.
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Seattle
Supreme Court
Olympia
State University
Red Men at Play entertain friends at Odd Fellows hall
Chikamin Tribe No 97 Improved Order of Red Men hosted a March 1 gathering with Rev W V Davis giving a talk on the order’s origin and history. Guests enjoyed dancing cards lemonade coffee cake and sandwiches. The Cashmere Dramatic Club invited all to the opera house for continued amusement after the dance.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Rev
W. V. Davis
Redmen Lodge
Mexico
Cashmere Dramatic Club
Redmen
Opera House
Dramatic Club
C W B M Meeting Reports Sermon and Social
Five of eight C W B M members met March 4 at Mrs. Annie Sampson’s home for a light program led by Mrs. Atwood. Topics included The Southern Christian Institute and The Women of the Bible, with weekly prayer observances and a four week next meeting.
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Good Roads
Sprague
Long
Dan Shaefer
Edward Jordan
Sound
Cashmere
Masons
Redmen
H. E. Hart
Peshastin
George Gavin
Oregon
C. A. Fox
Charles Brender
Leavenworth
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association
Regina
Assiniboine
Canada
Osborne Williams
Sulzer
Alaska
Alaska Industrial Company
Ludlum
Fay Walker
C. W. B. M. Society
Annie Sampson
Mrs. Atwood
Miss Noble
W. B. Simpson
Atwood
Agnes Moore
Southern Christian Institute (Colored
Simpson
Anne
Father
Sampson
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the Echo
State Tax Commission
Chelan County
William J. Burns
Abraham Reuf
Washington State
Hay
Lonnie Hartman
Cynthia Lingley
Gerald McCoy
Hazel Webb
Orriette Peterson
del McCoy
Peshastin Grange
A. A. Hannah
Charles Joy
Baby
J. L. Padfield
Union Warehouse
Grant Paton
Frank Smith
Mosier
Ore
Guy Patterson
A. H. Mohler
Sunset Land Agency
Soap Lake
D. Treadwell
Alice Ouelette
Mayme
Ed Landis
Arden
J. H. French
John Williams
Mae Dorhn
D. E. Graves
Pioneer Realty Co
C.A. Rehmel
D. E. Cromer
Stowell
F. W. Stein
Long Beach
W. E. Hinman
Pasadena
H. J. Whitney
Los Angeles
R. E. Trumble
T. J. Bryan
Olga
Wash
Lutheran Church
E. F. Stern
Mei
Pastor Raash
National Guard
Panama
Idaho
Northwest
Washington National Guard
Goss
Pacific Northwest Commerce
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Hoquiam Commercial Club
G. W. Dilling
Spokane
Seattle Taxpayers League
C. W. B. M. Meeting
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