Peshastin to Get Extended Telephone Line and Water Power
Tumwater Light and Water Co with M F Gilbert plans extend telephone line to Peshastin three miles from Leavenworth and build a power line to pump water. Gilbert to distribute power to pumps on Lamb Davis Lumber lands near Peshastin. Pumps to be installed for this summer irrigation using a new pump design. Lands border Wenatchee river between Leavenworth and Peshastin with power to lands on both river banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jacobsen
Echo
Tumwater Light & Water Co
M. F. Gilbert
Peshastin
Leavenworth
Gilbert
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Wenatchee River
State press items report mixed public health and crime notes
Michigan enacts law forcing railroads to advertise time cards for travelers while Great Northern is absent. Spokane faces an epidemic of scarlet fever with school closures and bans on gatherings, yet new cases show signs of decline. Justice Bethel fines a freight conductor five dollars for delaying at a crossing during school dismissal. Odessa marshal Milton shoots an armed suspect after a confrontation. the man dies days later and claimed Minnesota warrants. Local notices list uncalled for mail and several residents with brief swaps of travel and family news.
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State of
Michigan
Great Northern
Spokane
Krupp Town Whips Husband for Wife Beating
In Krupp Iowa the town men clubbed P A Surface after he drank and beat his wife for years. Surface was driven from the scene badly bruised and confined to bed under a doctor and nurse. The incident followed a warning by local businessmen and culminated in battered assailant receiving a rough lesson from neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Smythe
Everett
England
Mr. Smythe
Krupp
Here
Dewey
P. A
Surface
Burgh
Wilson Creek
Dedicatory Services for Two Churches in Leavenworth and Peshastin
Morning and evening services outline dedicatory events for two churches with sermons by Rev. H L Beightol and Dr E H Todd plus Mr F W Cooper and O W Mintzer. Subscriptions will be asked to finish indebtedness and a mile of pennies is counted. Choir plans special music and invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
F. W. Cooper
Wenatchee
H. L. Beightol
Peshastin
Epworth League
Miss Kassel
Dr. Todd
O. W. Mintzer
Cubs Triumph Over Skykomish 11 to 1 in Home Win
The Leavenworth Cubs defeated Skykomish at home last Sunday by 11 to 1. Watts and Parsey stood out as key players. Next Sunday the Cubs host Wenatchee at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth Cubs
Skykomish
Watts
Parsey
Cubs
Wenatchee
Great Northern Balled Up Delays Hit Rail Service
Trains across the Great Northern have been late for ten days with washouts slides and wrecks on the eastern divisions. A fatal wreck near Tonga west of the Cascade tunnel claimed Charles Navarre and delayed traffic for 24 hours, followed by another fatality near Scenic hotel delaying arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern Railroad
Tonga
Cascade Tunnel
Charles Navarre
Scenic Hotel
A Talk on Advertising from a Practical Prospector
A practical lecture extols advertising as sane and effective. It stresses persistence, balanced typography, and plain Anglo-Saxon selling talk, arguing ads should present straightforward reasons to buy and to choose the advertiser. It notes advertising is not an exact science and cautions against overcomplication.
Congregational Church Plans Mothers Day Services
The Congregational church will observe Mothers Day with morning and evening services featuring special music by the choir and solo by Miss Davis. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p.m. led by Miss Jewell. A church business meeting follows Friday’s choir practice. Repairs include papering and calcimining the auditorium and adding a Johnston Co piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davis
Christian Endeavor
Miss Jewell
Christian Endeavor Monthly
Johnston Co
Ladies Aid Social in Honor of Rev Davis Family
The Ladies Aid of the Congregational church held a Thursday afternoon social at Mrs. E A King’s home honoring the pastor W V Davis and his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies Aid of the Congregational Church
E. A. King
W. V. Davis
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Just
Geo. Keating
City
Blue Stem Beal Grain Milling Co
Leavenworth, Wash
Edgar C. Booth
Leavenworth, Washington
Woldenberg
C. W. Bethel
Fay
Harrington
Milton
Odessa
A. H. Rogers
Rogers
Minnesota
Bush
Gene Burcha
Frank Cordell
Clint Carlson
Gus Daniel
W J Feagan
W H Hebuck
Lola Krost
Frank Lane
Cornealious E LeLuc
Ed Marvin
Karl Rogers
Vane Ryan
Ray
J.C. Davis
Dalbec, Fred
H. W. Otis
M. E. Dedicatory Services
M. E. Churches
Leavenworth and
Congregational Church
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