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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
6
A historic notice lists items for sale and rent along with a lost and found section. It includes a stump burner blower for sale, a ten acre tract for trade, three unfurnished rooms for rent, a furnished house with fruit trees for rent, an anti skid auto chain found, and plants and hair services offered by local businesses. It also notes a local distributor's update on Barclay products after a flood.
A 1918 Leavenworth ordinance sets water rates for nonmetered and metered services with minimums and penalties, outlines metering charges and installation costs, and requires monthly advance payment. The notice also lists bakery and shop rate references and includes approval dates by the city council and mayor with publication details.
Ernest Holderby and Glover Williams aged 20 and 23 were bound over to the Superior court after a preliminary hearing before Judge Grant on grand larceny charges. They allegedly took 140 from R. C. Clark while he was intoxicated. Clark and Holderby are Wenatchee natives. the suspects were arrested by Deputy Sheriff E. A. Woods at Goldbar and escorted to Wenatchee by Sheriff Kenyon. Both men deny the charges.
Ordinance No. 121 requires night and Sunday closing for shooting galleries bowling alleys saloons and similar venues in Leavenworth. It limits operation hours for pool and billiard halls to after 6 am and requires card tables to be stacked and pool tables covered.
The ordinance assigns license holders responsibility for venues, authorizes immediate license cancellation for violations, and forfeiture of fees. It prescribes fines up to 100 dollars upon conviction, and details enactment steps including council approval and publication in the Leavenworth Echo. May 20, 1913.
The notice promotes Echo subscriptions to East readers and promises 2500 votes annually in the Prin cess Contest as a benefit. No dates or additional terms are provided.
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