Sale of Chelan County Machinery at Public Auction
Notice to the public that Chelan County will sell at public auction at the Wenatchee courthouse steps at 11 o clock in the forenoon on June 4 1917 the described machinery led by a three ton Avery truck with heavy rear axle steel dump box a Clyde D D hoisting engine and boiler a double drum friction hoist a No 2 all steel Aurora crusher mounted on trucks with elevator and buckets a Port Huron dump wagon and related gear. T L Ross Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. First publication May 4 last publication May 25.
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Chelan County
Court House
Wenatchee
Washington
Port Huron
Liberty Loan Bonds Why You Should Have One
Public guide touts Liberty Loan Bonds from 1917 urging every man with at least $50 to invest. It explains bearer and registered forms, denominations, tax treatment, and the option to exchange for higher rate bonds if issued later. Emphasizes patriotic duty and broad public participation.
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United States
United States Treasury
America
Ice Cream Tieins At Local Shops Promote Leavenworth Creamery
Local merchants advertise Leavenworth Creamery ice cream at the Club Pool Room Day's Confectionery Hutchings Pool Room. Citizens are urged to try the product and request Leavenworth cream if satisfied.
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Leavenworth
Leavenworth Creamery
Hutchings Pool Room
Hope to Change Classification of Apples
Mr. J. B. Adams tells The Echo that efforts aim to classify green apples as food stuff for export instead of luxuries. A freight blockade could block shipment to eastern states. Experts believe green apples are a real necessity for health across civil and military populations.
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J. B. Adams
The
Echo
Adams
Farmers Seek Expert Help In Spokane County Planning
Farmers in Spokane County have called for expert assistance in farm planning. Two students from the State Agricultural College are assisting County Agent Shinn, using motorcycles to offer free advice to farmers. Three young men started work for two months, with plans to extend county support.
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Spokane
State Agricultural College
Shinn
Wheelers Photo and Art Shop Film Pricing Note
Local listing advertises film development service offering any size film for 10s per roll and prints at 3 4 and 5 cents. Contact Wheelers Photo and Art Shop.
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Wheelers Photo and Art Shop
Reed amendment bars liquor ads from mail in 24 states
Postmaster General Burleson announces a nationwide ban on letters, cards, and publications containing liquor advertisements under the Reed amendment. The ban covers at least 24 states entirely and parts of two others, with full effect beginning July 1 except where noted. Absolute bans apply in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia, with Utah August 1 and Montana December 31, 1918.
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Burleson
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wenatchee Man George Horn Found Dead After Car Rolls Off
George Horn a Wenatchee resident aged 35 was found dead beneath his car after it ran off the grade on Badger mountain last Saturday afternoon near Waterville. J H Witte located the body as Horn was en route home to his wife and five children. Horn worked as an agent for the Rawleigh Medicine Co. The vehicle was only slightly damaged.
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George Horn
Wenatchee
Badger Mountain
J. H. Witte
Waterville
Harn
Rawleigh Medicine Co
Shipbuilding and road projects spark Pacific Northwest growth
Hoquiam clears ground for new shipbuilding at Hoquiam Shipbuilding Co. Vancouver plans a second shipyard for small motor boats and a $20 000 Lewis river bridge. Centralia logs 25 million feet. Vancouver Barracks to add 250 buildings for three new regiments. Various contracts, paveings, and cannery proposals outline a regional push.
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Vancouver—Second Shipbuilding Co
Vancouver
Lewis River
Yacol
Vancouver Barracks
War Department
Grant, Smith & Co
Seattle
Portland
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Wheeler’s
C. R. Rothen & Co
MIDGE
Cascade Undertaking Co
John Kuelbs
T. L. Ross
County Commissioners
F. H. Hutchings
Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Lusitania
Europe
High Seas
New World
Echo Office
Goodyear
Mutual Mercantile Co
State News
Hoquiam
Hoquiam Shipbuilding Co
Centralia—Snow Logging Co
Littell
Sunnyside
Kelso
Kelso Bridge
Mount Vernon
Guemes Island
Here
Anacortes
Union Pacific System
Steilacoom
Raymond
Palouse
Pasco
Pacific Power & Light Co
Enumclaw
Auburn
Menlo
Willapa Valley
Leavenworth Meat Market
Inland Meat Co
Wenatchee, Props
Graham’s Repair & Harness Shop
Kalama—O.w. R. & N. Co. Will
Northwest
Aberdeen
Ferry Service
Anchorage
Tacoma
San Francisco
Walla Walla
Naxle Sales Co
Calder Herring, Mgr
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