Local Notes From Leavenworth and Wenatchee Region
Local happenings recount visits, moves, and travels around Leavenworth and Wenatchee. Residents like Mrs. L. C. Brender and Mrs. Will Brender drive to Wenatchee, while Huff’s lunch room leadership changes and nursing training plans unfold. Several people attend school events, court sessions, and Elk’s socials, with multiple readers visiting hospitals, markets, and resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Adams
Seattle
Adams
Elsie Meier
Wenatchee Lake
W. W. Wilder
E. K. Barnum
Clarence Campbell
J. B. Calton
Wilder Home
Hatch
Wenatchee
H. X. Featherstone
George Walker
Warren Reed
A. R. Brown
Peggie
Brown
Leavenworth Lodge of
Knights Pythias
Grand Lodge
Wheeler's
Leavenworth
Elk’s
M. A. Marley
W. O. Atwood
R. F
Local notes from Telma and nearby towns
Saturday travelers include Telma Dr Langdon and wife heading to Waterville while D W Fowler returns from the Sound. Local returns include Harold Horace Merle Richardson Neil Sears and Billy Nelson on plans for Leavenworth. The school closes Friday with a Mother's Day recital featuring students and the school choir. Mail delivery improved with same day service after heavy snow.
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D. W. Fowler
The
Sound
Harold Fowler
Horace and
Merle Richardson
Telma
Neil Sears
Leavenworth
Railroad Personnel Shifts and Track Upgrades
W A Ryan sails on the 21st for a eastern vacation visiting New York Washington D C and Iowa. Conductor Harry Rohrbaugh relocates from Mansfield to the main line and rents a house in town. Conductor Dick Plattner plans to move to Leavenworth and occupy Noble cottage. F J Gavin becomes superintendent replacing F D Kelsey who moves to Minot division. Walter Victor named trainmaster Cascade division at Tye. Knox logging tractors arrive for Leavenworth and Peshastin lumber firms.
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H. B. Ellisom
Leavenworth
Lewis & Clark
Wenatchee
Ellison
Harry Rohrbaugh
Great Northern
Mansfield
Rohrbaugh
Geo. E. Terrell
Roundhouse
Hoxsey
W. A. Ryan
New York
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Howard Hays
St. Paul
G. N. Railway
J. E. Cullen
Investment Co
Dick Plattner
Cascade Division
Noble Cottage
East Front Street
Wm. Hoy & Co
Logan
Elks
F. J. Gavin
Spokane
F. D. Kelsey
Minot
H. E. Purcell
Seattle
Tye
Walter Victor
Cascade
Knox
Leavenworth Lumber Co
Peshastin Lumber Co
Library Notice Urges Return of Overdue Books
The library will close for the summer on June 10. The library committee wants all books returned before closing. Many books are overdue and should be brought back. No loans will be made after May 27.
Spring Cold Warnings and Dr. King's New Discovery
The notice warns of spring cold risks from sudden weather shifts and grippe and promotes Dr. King's New Discovery as a soothing laxative tar syrup. It claims to ease coughs, combat colds, and break grippe attacks with no mixing required, publicized as tested for over 40 years with butter wrappers at Echo office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Revocation of Licenses Tied to Bootlegging Effort
Governor Lister seeks revocation of licenses for bootleggers in cooperation with the State Board of Pharmacy. Seattle sees bold measures by Mayor Gill to curb the trade as arrests rise. The governor asks the board to revoke licenses of convicted druggists selling liquor, arguing such arrests unjustly cloud legitimate drug businesses.
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State Board of Pharmacy
Lister
Seattle
Gill
Women of Scotland Demand Prohibition Demonstration
The largest women’s demonstration in Glasgow history occurred on May 13 as about 30,000 women marched with bands to the green to protest liquor manufacture and sale during the war and demand prohibition through speeches and rallying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Bids Wanted for Peshastin School Building Construction
District No 100 invites sealed bids for the Peshastin school building with separate bids for plumbing and heating. Bids due 1 p m Saturday June 8 1916 and bid envelopes marked Construction Bid. Plans from J W Sussex Architect Peshastin Wash. A 5 percent certified check required. Board may reject any or all bids. Clerk O H Green Directors A G Stage O A Wright. mal-26jon2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Board of District No
Peshastin
J. W. Sussex
Wash
O. H. Green
A. G. Stage
O. A. Wright
Shortest initiative bill filed to repeal prohibition
B L Swezen of Seattle proposes the repeal of the prohibition law with a one sentence bill to be voted on at the coming election. The drive includes brewery operation and hotel liquor sales referendums, signaling a final dry wet showdown for years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Swezen
Seattle
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. C. Brender
Will Brender
Us Swanson
Huff
Coast
Margaret Egan
Providence Hospital
Wheeler’s
J. A. Hearst
Grant County
Leavenworth Public School
Lyman Lamb
Cascade Orchard Fruit Ranch
Charles Mason
Mé& Vernon
Roberts
Daniel
Wheeler
J. D. Cornelius
Cashmere Record
E. P. Murphy
Entiat Times
Echo
I. H. S. Methodist
Paul Weigand
Leavenworth Hospital
F. A. Losekamp
Idaho
Montana
A. C. Daniel
Stars and Stripes
R. F. Taylor
Floyd Williams
Art Wilder
Lake Inn
H. B. Ridgely
Blewett
Superior Court
F. A. Wingate
Wenatchee Valley
Mr. Applegate
Harrington
Echo Office
Roosevelt
Mr. Rothen
Midge Rothen
Woldenberg
Trinidad
Allison
P. A. Snyder
Portland
Oregon
Jos. M. Gangler
Port Angeles
San Juan
Toggery Clothing Co
A. W. Drum
Laurence Dickinson
White River
Lake Wenatchee
Mr. Drum
C. A. Thomas
Pateros
Okanogan County
Thomas
Okanogan
Dr. Langdon
Waterville
Billy Nelson
Hup
Ed Young
Bates Resort
Mr. Harlan
Wilda Batchelor
Bessie Carnahan
Henry Jacques
Andrew Carnahan
Irene Fowler
Ollie Carnahan
Miss Paulsen
Frank Smith
Lake
Manilla Richardson
L. J. Howerton
T.P. Harris
Franklin
Wheeler’s Photo & Art Shop
Florsheim
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth State Bank
Rob’t B. Field
L. F. Bullis
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