City Council Eyes Reduction of City Marshal Salary
The council unanimously passed an ordinance to cut the marshal salary from 100 to 90 and the chief deputy from 85 to 80, but Mayor Woldenberg has vetoed it and no override occurred. Plans also include spring cleanup April 1, street work, liquor license renewals, and funding from liquor dealers to cover city treasury shortfalls as council debates fire department organization and city hall remodeling.
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Woldenburg
Woldenberg
Miller
Joseph Steinborn
Barnum
Robertson
West Commercial Street
Warren Construction Co
West Front Street
Clifford Hotel
Great Northern By. Co
First Car of Machines for Cascade Garage
The Cascade Garage received eight Ford autos last Friday and stored them in the John Bjork building on Front street. Two are already sold to R B Field of the State Bank and Dr A G McKeown, with three more men engaged. Three or four local agencies, representing different makes, boost hope for summer sales. Tumwater Light and Water Co ends toll charges for calls to Peshastin, dropping from 10 cents.
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Cascade
John Bjork
Front Street
Work progresses on new ball park near completion
Under contractor Wm. Smith the new grandstand bleachers and enclosing fence near completion. Fans helped dig post holes last Sunday, earning coffee sandwiches and local food donations. A kickoff game is set for Sunday with a special train to Wenatchee and a $100 railroad guarantee to boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Smith
Baseball Association
Chas. Eckhardt
Harry Warner
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Jack Mahoney
Jack
Mahoney
Center Garden
Adams
Doctor Judah Involved In Auto Crash On Front Street
Last Monday at about ten the physician named Judah struck a large shepherd dog at the Front Street Eighth Street crossing. His car swerved, hit the curb, and crashed through a plate glass window at Leavenworth Mercantile Co. damage above one hundred dollars. He was unhurt and the dog escaped.
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Judah
Front Street
Eighth Street
Shepard
Leavenworth Morcantile Co
Holiday for Women Proposed as May Second Celebration
The National Women's Suffrage Association urges a state wide May 2 holiday for all women workers to boost votes for women. Mrs Medill McCormick and others have asked governors to proclaim the day as a legal holiday to aid the suffrage effort. M E Brawner, long in Leavenworth, plans to return to Tennessee and to encourage more Tennesseans to move to Washington.
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National Women’s Suffrage Association
Medill McCormick
Leavenworth Sued Over Bond Ordinance Dispute
Contractors claim $10 302 47 earned for Improvement District 2 work. City Council defers passing Ordinance 128 due to objections of property owners contesting the engineer estimate of $8 563 04. Judge Grimshaw orders passage or show cause in Wenatchee Superior Court. Local Masons attend Cashmere smoker. fifteen visitors listed.
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Grimshaw
Wenatchee
Reneau Thomas & Hannan
Columbia Engineering & Constructing Co
Leavenworth
Commercial Street
Mission Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Cashmere
Neghboring
S. Tanner
O. B. Hayes
Burt McCoy
N. Patterson
J. C. Ruth
Prominent Woman to Visit Leavenworth
Mrs J S McKee president of the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs will arrive Sunday afternoon in Leavenworth. She will meet Kumlux Club members at the Gardner home and speak at 10 AM Monday. A luncheon at noon honors her at Mrs J T McDonald’s home before she travels to Wenatchee to visit local clubs.
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J. S. McKee
Karsheim Place
Hoquiam
Washington State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Leavenworth
McKee
Geo. L. Gardner
Kumlux Club
J. T. McDonald
Peshastin Busy Week Adds Cars Construction and Talks
Peshastin sees Chas. Wright start a saw mill and J. D. Day from Seattle inspecting farming interests. The Icicle Canal Co expands their ditch above town while Leonard Harvey owns a new 1194 Buick touring car. A lecture by Capt. J. D. Taylor on a round the world trip comes March 30 with no charge and a moving picture show is planned for Gilbert's hall March 28.
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J. D. Day
Seattle
The
Icicle Canal Co
Leonard Harvey
J. D. Taylor
Chicago
Gilbert’s Hall
Peshastin
Peshastin Valley
Spokane division passes extend tracks to 4000 feet
The Great Northern approves lengthening all Spokane division passing tracks from Yakt to Peshastin to 4000 feet to handle 100 freight cars. Traffic is reported good across the Spokane division.
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Great Northern
Spokane Division
Yakt
Troy
Mont
Peshastin
Leavenworth
Dix Club Social At Mrs Ramage Home
The Dix Club met last Thursday at Mrs. Ross Ramage home where attendees sewed talked and enjoyed a splendid time. Present were Mrs. Hugo Kringle Mrs. John Pardo Mrs. Butler Sampson Mrs. Alvin Mitchell Mrs. Will Brender Billy Dick and Mrs. Ross Ramage.
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Dix Club
Ross Ramage
Hugo Kringle
John Pardo
Butler Sampson
Alvin Mitchell
Will Brender
Billy Dick
Dr A G McKeown Buys Ford Touring Car Through Cascade Garage
Dr A G McKeown owns a new Ford touring car purchased in the past week via the Cascade Garage agency.
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A. G. McKeown
Cascade Garage
Factory Inspector Miles Visits Local Lumber Mills
H. C. Miles state factory inspector of Spokane toured local lumber mills Thursday and Friday. He is brother of Green Miles and visited him during the stay in the city.
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H. C. Miles
Spokane
Mr. Miles
Green Miles
J L Close Promoted to Higher Railroad Post
J L Close receives word from Great Northern offices in St Paul to report for duty as a member of the railroad examining board. The six month on the road plan includes two private cars and full staff. Close, 34, began as a callboy in 1891 and has risen from brake man to conductor and yardmaster before becoming a councilman here. He departs tonight for St Paul to assume new duties.
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J. L. Close
Great Northern By., Co
St. Paul
Railway Examining Board
Great Northern
Mr. Close
Jack
Monett, Mo
United States
Close
St. Paul, Minn
Local Pythians Confer Knight On H M McGuire Wenatchee Visit
Nine members of Wenatchee Lodge No 164 traveled Monday to Wenatchee to confer the rank of Knight on H M McGuire. A banquet followed with toast master C D Flannigan and Dr J S Judah delivering notable remarks on Damon and Pythias. Attendees included Dick Simons W H Johnson V Franklin H B Foulks B C Rutherford F M Lee J S Judah F B Lenzil A R Brown.
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Knights of Pythias
Wenatchee
H. M. McGuire
Lodge No. 164 of
C. D. Flannigan
Inland Meat Co
J. S. Judah
Damon
Pythias
Dick Simons
W. H. Johnson
V. Franklin
H. B. Foulks
B. C. Rutherford
F. M. Lee
F. B. Lenzil
A. R. Brown
Olympia to host meeting on immigration and tourism plans
I M Howell secretary of state proposes a March 27 28 gathering in Olympia with representatives of various commercial organizations. The aims include planning for immigration linked to the opening of the Panama Canal and boosting tourism during the San Francisco fair. Special reduced fares to Olympia are arranged. Discussions cover immigrant aid land availability and promotional methods.
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I. M. Howell
Olympia
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Stewart Named Superintendent for Spokane Division
George S. Stewart chosen as new superintendent for the Spokane division of the Great Northern to succeed L. W. Bowen. Stewart comes from Havre Montana.
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George S. Stewart
Spokane
The
Great Northern
L. W. Bowen
Mr. Stewart
Havre, Mont
Former resident killed by lumber truck in Seattle
L. L. Guesnier, a former city resident, died when a lumber auto truck struck him near Seattle General Hospital. Driver H. C. Klatt said the man dashed into the street but witnesses dispute the speed. Guesnier had worked for Seattle's street department and once ran a local bakery and hotel with his wife. Hugo Kringle traveled to Seattle to arrange funeral details. Mrs. Kringle recently gave birth and remains at home.
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L. L. Guesnier
Seattle
Seattle General Hospital
H.C. Klatt
Marion Street
5Th Avenue
Guesnier
Klatt
Hugo Kringle
Evangelist Taylor Calls for Leavenworth Meeting Climax
J Dimmick Taylor reports three good audiences and a packed evening at the Congregational church despite opposition. He urges a weekend schedule with sermons on The Second Coming A Stand for God Baptism and The Parable of a Burning Ship inviting all to participate and witness baptism on the river.
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Echo
Congregational Church
Peshastin
God Almighty
Jesus Christ
Evangelist
Secanli
Levenworth
J. Dimmick Taylor
Fish Stock Allocated to Chelan County Rivers
Seventy five thousand eastern brood trout and silver trout fry have been assigned to Chelan county from an apportionment of 1 235 000. They will arrive from the east within a few weeks and be distributed among rivers and streams throughout the county. Mrs W A Tegtmeir returned Saturday after a month’s visit with her parents in Seattle.
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Chelan County
W. A. Tegtmeir
Seattle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bjork
Tumwater Light & Water Co
Ball Park
Leavenworth Mercantile Company
M. E. Brawner
Tennessee
Mr. Brawner
Washington
the Scenic Theatre
Paul J. Rainey
African Hunt Pictures
City OF
Columbia Engineering Co
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chas. Wright
Emma McClure
Mukilteo
Wenatchee River
J. H. Bohnsack
A. L. Haines
Leavenworth Realty Co
Wm. Harris
Earl Harris
Wm. Ryan
Round House
Dick Daly
Potlatch
Idaho
Canada
Bce
Chas. Smythe
Everette
Mrs. Smythe
Dr. Judah
L. Guesnier
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