Chelan County plans bond at 1.6 million for roads
County Engineer Berry urges a 1.6 million bond to fund a comprehensive concrete highway system in Chelan County. The plan seeks to replace the 800 000 proposal by outlining full county road construction and a graded gravel network. The Wenatchee Gun Club schedules a May 25 registered trap tournament with a trophy by the ASA. Valley Title Co. organizes Wenatchee abstract and title company with Frank Bottom as manager.
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County Good Roads Committee
Wenatchee
Berry
Chelan County
Mr. Bohlke
Dryden
Precinct Two
Leavenworth
Build now should be our slogan
The excerpt urges immediate construction to sustain employment in lumber and mining during an uncertain market period. It argues that work will uphold payrolls until world markets recover and normal business resumes.
Blewett Pass Road Opens Early After Snow Clearance
County Road Superintendent Parish announced Blewett Pass opened to traffic on Wednesday after ten days of clearing. Several cars had already crossed the mountains, with contractor Hansen ready to begin an eight mile summit stretch project at an early date.
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Parish
Blewett Pass
Hansen
Pioneer Resident S A Potter Dies in Wenatchee
Mary Ann Nelson Potter a longtime Leavenworth resident born April 27 1862 died last Tuesday in a Wenatchee hospital from paralysis after wintering in California. She married John Tholin in 1878 and later S A Potter in 1911. survived by children Anna Reeves and John Edward Tholin, both of Wenatchee. Funeral held at Episcopal church with burial in Wenatchee Mausoleum. Mr Tholin’s body to be moved to join his wife. Pallbearers named Wm McIntosh A B Westcott Chas Eckhart L J Nelson Dr Hoxsey and Chas Buttes.
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S. A. Potter
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
California
Mary Ann Nelson
Albert Lea
Minnesota
John Tholin
Rochester Minn
Anna A
Fred Reeves
John Edward Tholin
Scandinavian Lutheran Church
Chelan County
Episcopal Church
Wenatchee Mausoleum
Tholin
Wm. McIntosh
Concrete garage planned on Eighth Street opposite Echo building
The Scenic Garage plans a sixty by sixty foot concrete garage on Eighth Street opposite the Echo building with floor and walls of concrete J D Wheeler may join as coowner on a partition wall The move follows removal of two old Front Street stores and a surge of new and expanded residences yet to be rented in the spring real estate boom
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Front Street
Eighth Street
J. D. Wheeler
Wenatchee Eyes Bond For New County Courthouse
In Wenatchee residents move toward a new county courthouse and may seek a $250,000 bond issue to fund it. Chelan County plans a $1,600,000 road bond as part of the tax impact, likely prompting taxpayer opposition as road bonds add at least four mills in tax.
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Wenatchee
Chelan County
Coleman Leaves Blewett for Soap Lake Health Trip
N Coleman traveled from Blewett on Wednesday afternoon by train to Soap Lake seeking relief from rheumatism after weeks of illness. He hopes the lake waters will prove beneficial.
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N. Coleman
Blewett
Soap Lake
Dr A G McKeown Trip to Spokane with Family
Dr A G McKeown traveled to Spokane with his family last Sunday and returned Wednesday evening.
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A. G. McKeown
Spokane
Blewett Pass road improvement contract awarded
The Forestry Department will spend 168000 on eight and a half miles of Blewett Pass road improved by Otto Hansen of Spokane. Work on Chelan and Kittitas county sides will create a minimum grade road aiming to match top mountain routes. Contractor camp will be at Ingalls creek under federal supervision.
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Blewett Pass
Otto Hansen
Spokane
Powers
Leavenworth
Chelan
Kittitas
Ingalls Creek
Nigger Creek
Chelan County
Shazer Creek
Kittitas County
Mountain Home Ranch
Blewett
Agricultural Department
Federal
Office of Public Roads
Leavenworth Tops Victory Loan Drive with Record Total
Leavenworth defeated the final Victory Loan drive, raising 58 200 toward a 39 875 goal plus 26 000 from Great Northern railroad subs, with ten percent cash upfront. Scouts contributed 5 000 led by Orvil Dahlgren 3900 Leonarr Brender 1400 Clinton Couchman 800, earning medals. 52 pledges secured. Leavenworth gains district high honor flag.
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Leavenworth
Great Northern Railroad
Orvil Dahlgren
Leonarr Brender
Clinton Couchman
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Roads and forests need men for new work in state
The upcoming road and forest projects will employ over 500 men in Spokane awaiting start. B A Hunter of the U S employment service says contractors are ready to hire farm horses as spring work ends. Forest service jobs will add hundreds more unemployed in Spokane this week.
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Spokane
B. A. Hunter
U. S. Employment Service
Sheepmen Move 2500 Sheep Westward This Winter
Paul Lozier led the first shipment this season unloading 2500 sheep last Tuesday. The flock wintered in the Quincy country. With higher railroad rates some sheepmen plan to drive stock across the country to cut costs.
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Paul Lozier
Quincy
It Pays to Advertise at Scenic Theater Tonight
The Senior Class presents It Pays to Advertise a farcial fact in three acts at the Scenic Theater tonight with curtain at 8 30. Tickets are on sale at the Barclay hotel. The notice adds a note to learn about advertising and also why you eat hen s eggs.
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Scenic Theater
Barclay Hotel
Mrs. S E Ritchie Attends Spokane High Graduation
Mrs. S E Ritchie of Spokane will stay through the high school graduation exercises in which her son Edward participates.
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S. E. Ritchie
Spokane
Edward
Five Million Lady Bugs Released in Fruit Districts
Five million lady bugs were released in the fruit districts to combat opaphis as part of an agricultural pest control effort. The release aims to reduce aphid populations and protect crop yields.
New Building Planned for G N RY Co Facilities
A railroad official visited this week to arrange a wash and toilet room on the roundhouse grounds for railroad men. Foreman R L Smith reviewed the blueprint showing a new twenty eight stall roundhouse, with plans issued last year and likely rapid progress on the wash room though no formal announcement on the roundhouse has been made.
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G. N. RY. CO
Roundhouse
R. L. Smith
Plans Accepted for Leavenworth School Gym and Armory
Architect M A Dean of Wenatchee to supervise the Leavenworth school project funded by a 385000 bond. Building will resemble a drill hall with a gym on the second floor, a 40 by 80 foot handball court, running track, stage for events, banquet hall and baths on the lower floor. Brick work by Bird & Hobson of Wenatchee. Bids sought for a 60 by 125 foot structure.
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M. A. Dean
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Dean
Leavenworth Board
Bird & Hobson
Peshastin Father’s Three Sons in World War Service
Lloyd E. Wilson of Peshastin, chief mechanic, placed 11 points behind the pistol contest winner at Le Mans and also competed in the Springfield rifle event. His brothers George I. and Clarence G. Wilson serve in the Navy and in Germany. All three volunteer service members remain in active duty, with hopes of homecoming someday.
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Associated Press
Lloyd E. Wilson
J. A. Wilson
Peshastin
Wilson
le Mans
France
Oliver B. York
Fifth Marines
Franklin Ohio
George I.’. Wilson
Navy
11Th Field Artillery
Clarence G. Wilson
Treves
Germany
Cash buyers bid record $2 a box for Yakima apples
W. L. Steinweg of the First National Bank of Yakima reports cash buyers in Spokane are offering orchard run Yakima apples at $2 a box for the 1919 crop. The price is a new record and buyers are in the field earlier than usual this season.
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Yakima
W. L. Steinweg
First National Bank of Yakima
Spokane
City Sprinkler Wagon Awaiting Power Source
The street sprinkler wagon arrived this week but lacks motive power delaying its use. There is talk the city may buy a tractor to operate the sprinkler and grader for tasks horses would cover. A tractor is believed to offer better service and, after feed costs, could be cheaper than horses.
Church Services Next Sunday at 10 45 A M
Services will be held at the Congregational church next Sunday at 10 45 a m led by Rev Farseht. A cordial invitation is extended to all attendees.
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Congregational Church
Farseht
Republicans 10 Consider The League On Its Merits
Washington May 15 Efforts to force partisan votes on the league covenant fail as senators from both parties pledge broad study and frank counsel. The debate promises deep examination, with key fights over territorial integrity guarantees and the Monroe Doctrine.
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League
Washington
League of Nations
Senate
Lodge
Root
Cummins
Borah
Knox
Hiram Johnson
Poindexter
House of Congress
First Car Over Blewett Pass Makes Historic Run
William Doelle a Cashmere hardware merchant drove his Ford over Blewett Pass Sunday in first class road condition. He left Cashmere early, reached the summit near Mountain Home and returned in about five hours. Snow was minimal and the road may be first class in days. Blewett opened weeks before Snoqualmie this year. Snoqualmie reports show snow on the King county side and four feet on the Kittitas side delaying opening. Government state and county expect to spend over 100000 on Blewett pass highway work in two years.
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William Doelle
Cashmere
Blewett Pass
Doelle
Mountain Home
Snoqualmie
Blewett
Snoqualmie Pass
Seattle
King County
Kittitas County
Wenatchee
Notice to Property Owners for Improvement District No 2
The sixth annual installment on improvement district No 2 covering Front street from 14th east to Division, Commercial street segments from 8th to 14th and an extension across tract C, plus 10th 12th 13th 14th streets from Front to Commercial, is due by June 7 1919 at the City Clerk's office.
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Front Street
14Th Street
Division Street
Commercial Street
8Th Street
Leavenworth
Miners Strike Demands Close Park City Copper Mine
Utah miners in Park City district quit work demanding a six hour day five fifty per day and two men on drilling machines. The mine may close indefinitely as copper prices stay low and storage costs rise, with strikes driving up living costs and unemployment.
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Utah
Park City
City of Leavenworth Sues Seaman and Quigg Over Water Plant
The City of Leavenworth sues Seaman and Quigg for breach of contract on the water plant project. The suit, filed about two years ago, cites noncompliance with specifications and charges for unused materials and unperformed work. Lead counsel W F Whitney and A N Corbin gathered evidence as trial nears.
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Leavenworth
Seaman & Quigg
W. F. Whitney
Whitney
A. N. Corbin
Wenatchee
Camp Fire Notes on Hold on to Health and Wohelo
The fifth Camp Fire law stresses health as linked to happy womanhood and youth. Outdoor life and camp activities promote health knowledge and love for the outdoors, guiding girls to avoid health risks. Camp bands bearing the Camp Fire names were begun, with Sorangetaha and Recloset Camps reporting small meetings and productive afternoons.
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Sorangetaha
L. J. Nelson
Julia Biles
Washington wheat prospects for next fall seen strong
A federal crop report projects Washington winter wheat production at 26 846 500 bushels for next fall, surpassing 1918 combined spring and winter crops by over 400 000 bushels. Current acreage stands at 962 230, down % from last fall, with May 1 crop condition at 99 percent of normal.
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Washington
Julius H. Jacobson
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
Early Morning Train Attendees At Wenatchee Funeral
Among those who took the early morning train for Wenatchee to attend the funeral of Mrs. Potter were Mesdames Wm McIntosh H C Percival D C Town Chas Eckhart J C Davis and Messrs Wm Douglas Jas Clark and Mr and Mrs Jas Thompson and daughter.
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Wenatchee
Mrs. Potter
Mesdames
Wm. McIntosh
H. C. Percival
D. C
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Forestry Department
HeadQuarters
Leavenworth School
Armory
the City OF
Scaman & Quigg
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