Thomas Culross Mining Company Elects Board and Plans Mill
At the annual stockholders meeting in J. W. Elliott’s office Don M. Thomas outlined new capital improvements including a mill, 200 HP Pelton wheel, and steamship shipment to Culross Island. Ore history shows prior assays from 1910 14 with values up to 140 per ton and a 260 foot drift. Directors elected include D M Thomas M G Thomas N L Thomas and G A Hamilton with officers led by M G Thomas president and D M Thomas treasurer. Don M Thomas departed for Seattle to supervise final loading for next Sundays shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Elliott
Don M. Thomas
J. B. Howard
Seattle
Culross Iland
M. G. Thomas
Tacoma
Thomas Bay
Tidewater
Thomas Culross Mining Co
D. M. Thomas
N. L. Thomas
G. A. Hamilton
Leavenworth
L. L. Bassett
Washtucna
Acquittal of Richardsons in Game Law Violation Case
C L and M A Richardson of Nason creek between Lake Wenatchee and Winton were acquitted of possessing game fish and birds in violation of law. They were arrested and jailed by Game Warden Watson last Saturday and released on bond for Monday appearance before Magistrate Graham.
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Graham
C. L
M. A. Richardson
Nason Creek
Lake Wenatchee
Winton
Watson
Trout Season Opens Early This Year
State Game Warden Darwin announces fishing season starts April 1, earlier than last year when opening was May 1. Anglers welcome the change and seek guidance on early spring trout outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Sunday Raw Meat Ban Under Old Washington Law
A Seattle meat seller faced a fine for selling uncooked meat on Sunday under an antiquated statute. Cooked meat is allowed as a necessity, while barbering and other items like groceries and clothing are restricted. Tobacco milk newspapers may be exchanged but only in an orderly manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Plot Thickens in Old Mexico as Carranza Troops Defect
Dispatches report 2000 trained Carranza soldiers mutineering and joining Pancho Villa. Gen. Funston calls for more troops and US forces planned to the Mexican border. Senate debates 50 000 volunteers as Villa's capture begets months or years of conflict.
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Mexico
Carranza
Pancho
Funston
United States Army
Senate
Villa
United States
Long Journey Ends for Mrs Amelia Bosenberg in Leavenworth
Mrs Amelia Henrietta Bosenberg died at her Leavenworth home last Friday at 11 15 am aged 73 years 7 months and 21 days. Born in Cologne July 19 1942 she lived in Evansville Chicago Seattle Everett and ultimately Leavenworth. Her husband Henry G Bosenberg died June 5 1885 and all but one of their nine children have predeceased her.
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Amelia Henrietta Bosenberg
Cologne
Germany
Henry George Bosenberg
New Orleans
Louisiana
Evansville
Indiana
Chicago
Lindsay
Montana
Washington
Everett
Leavenworth
Rosenberg
Post Office Moves to New Quarters Aiming April Occupancy
The post office plans occupy new quarters around April first. The change increases space for staff and enhances overall layout. The lobby is better finished and presents a neater more business like appearance.
Lang Recovers After Skull Surgery Following Blewett Attack
Roy Lang underwent brain surgery in a Wenatchee hospital this week after a skull piece was removed. He was struck on the head at Blewett on November 20 with a peavey by Burt Hodge, who is serving a two year term at Walla Walla for assault on Lang. Authorities believe Lang’s condition should improve as he recovers from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lang
Wenatchee
Blewett
Burt Hodge
Walla Walla
Lang
Eleven Million Dollar Armor Plant Bill Passes Senate
The senate approved a bill to appropriate eleven million dollars for building a government armor making plant by a 58 to 23 vote. Nine Republican senators joined Democrats, including Cummings, Kenyon, Borah, Poindexter, Works, Norris, Sterling, Grenna, and Clapp. Bethlehem and Midvale steel firms warned they would dismantle plants, risking private supply. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts senators opposed, calling it confiscatory. The measure heads to the House, with expectations of passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Cummings and Kenyon
Town
Borah
Idaho
Poindexter
Washington
Works
California
Nortis
Nebraska
Sterling
South
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Fisher and Berry Seek County Offices in Wenatchee Call
The Wenatchee world reports Geo R Fisher will run for county treasurer and Fred Berry seeks reelection as county engineer. It notes wide local support for Fisher and Berry is praised as a diligent official. Several dozen candidates are mentioned for county tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Geo. R. Fisher
Chelan County
Fred Berry
Berry
Preparedness Conference in Spokane
More than thirty cities indicate representation at the Spokane conference on March 28 and 29. The event aims at patriotic defense, not park division. Army men are among the speakers, with Senator Poindexter and Congressman Dill on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Poindexter
Dill
Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs Jessie Smith in Wenatchee
Mrs Jessie Smith filed for divorce in the Wenatchee Superior Court from Charles Smith whom she alleges deserted her on March 15 1915 after a marriage in Portland on July 19 1910. She seeks alimony of 25 dollars monthly and claims cruelty and threats to shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Smith
Wenatchee
Charles Smith
Portland
Notice to Dog Owners on April Dog Licenses
City authorities will collect a license on every dog within the city limits on the first day of April. Dogs without a license tag will be impounded and may be destroyed if not redeemed within the legal period. Enforcement of dog laws will be strict this coming summer. 12-13 A. R. Brown City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Brown
Oklahoma oil field fires cause extensive damage and losses
Twelve wells in Oklahoma's oil fields are burning with about one million dollars in damage. Mrs. J. S. Brownlow departed yesterday for Eureka California to visit her son's family.
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Oklahoma
Railroad Contractors Here Monday
Seven or eight contractors plan improvements on the line between here and Tye this coming summer, totaling over a million dollars. They hiked to the summit to study ground and challenges, facing rain wind and snow that made the day thoroughly uncomfortable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Tye
Four State Fruit Growers organize unified market plan
Representatives of fruit selling agencies and growers from four states met in Spokane at government urging to form a single league to standardize packing and marketing, reduce duplicative work, cut local agents salaries, and expand apple distribution. The Wenatchee league model may guide the plan with government aid offering market data and yield estimates. Jack Close is appointed G N trainmaster in a separate note.
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Davenport Hotel
Spokane
Agricultural Bureau
Chelan
Douglas
Okanogan
Grant Counties
Wenatchee Valley
League
Northwest
Bombardment alarms East End residents near Leavenworth
Loud explosions east of town woke residents around four in the morning. A massive rock, the size of a house, loosened on a mountainside near the Chumstick bridge and blocked the Great Northern track. Dynamite charges and a heavy blast cleared the obstruction, delaying trains briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pancho Villa
Canada
Leavenworth
Chumstick Bridge
Important Health Notice On City Cleanup Procedures
Citizens are urged not to throw garbage on melting snow as cleanup will be weeks away. Garbage soaked in water exposed to sun creates an unhealthy unsanitary condition. Burn the garbage. Cleanup day will be several weeks later this season than usual and precautions must be taken to protect city health.
Paris Fire Destroys Central City Blocks
A Monday afternoon blaze in Paris Texas raged six hours, destroying over thirty blocks in a city of 20 000. Five thousand are homeless as provisions stores and key facilities including two banks the post office Lamar county courthouse Paris high school three churches a newspaper and other businesses are lost. The old round house is being torn down for a new wooden but substantial replacement.
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National
State Bank
Paris Post Office
Lamar County
Paris High School
Win ton Man Claiming Garden Has Already Been Made
G W Sampson, who arrived from Win ton yesterday, claims he has already made a garden but on cross examination admits it was only a window garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Sampson
Winton
Tony Richardson Died in Seattle Frontier figure remembered
Tony Richardson, a well known eastern Washington figure, died in Seattle. He arrived from Georgia in the early 1870s, settled in Grant county, invested in land, raised cattle, and later ran a Soap Lake resort after retirement. His estate was valued around $100000 and he was famed as a wholesouled frontier character.
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Washington
Georgia
Grant County
Soap Lake
Social events temper week with bridge dinners and clubs
The community enjoyed a series of social gatherings including bridge parties hosted by Mrs. Clarence Campbell and Mrs. L. O. Taylor, a St. Patrick dance by the Daughters of Erin, and O. E. S. sewing at Masonic Hall. Card games, luncheons, and a two course luncheon followed 500 with prizes among Mrs. Hagler and others.
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Daughters of Erin
Alimode Art Club
Elizabeth Nicholas
Katherine Harding
G. W. Hoxsey
the Maccabee Lodge
Hagler
Dabblgreen
Mesdames Ritchie
C. T. Dawson
R. M. Cohoon
P. Hardy
C. Eckhardt
H. Warner
W. Rice
Bunch
J. B. Violette
C. W. Seeley
H. McNutt
J. W. Elliott
W. Fields
H. A. Franklin
D. C. Town
C. Dahlgren
Blacksmith Announces Move to New Shop Next Door
L. C. Brender informs patrons he will close his current quarters around April 16 and open a new shop one door west of the old stand to attend to all blacksmithing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Brender
Sanitary District 7 Seeks April 8 1916 Installment
Notice to property owners in District No 7 Leavenworth Wash Blocks 2 3 and 4. The second annual installment for the Sewer District is due by April 8 1916 at the City Clerk's office. A R Brown City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth Wash
A. R. Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas-Culross Mining Company
Port Wells
Culross Island
Alaska
Koerner
S. 1
Old
U. S
Bosenberg
Bill
U. S. Senate
Four State Fruit Growers’ Organization
Oregon
Jack Close
G. N
Jack
East End
Villistas
Paris
Tex
Tony Richardson
P. A. Snyder
Clarence Campbell
O. E. S. Sewing Club
Masonic Hall
L. J. Nelson
F. S. Jacobsen
Wm. McIntosh
Minnie
Marian Hagler
Wm. Wunder
Sadie Roth
Verne St. Louis
Margaret Albright
Fern Lynch
Mildred Warren
Genevieve Fitzpatrick
Florence Pinch
Marguerite Frank
Marjorie Horn
Marion Hagler
Messrs
Carl Anderson
Joe Fitzpatrick
George Hoxsey
Jack Roth
Clifford Hagler
Merritt Hagler
Clifford Hayes
John McIntosh
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