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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
1
A broad survey notes a half million fire loss in Letham and booming wood and fruit sectors across Washington. Minimum wage impact on industry appears mixed while several major projects loom, including a $500,000 cannery at Anacortes and a $300,000 Pantages theatre in Seattle.
Mr. D C Town leads a community effort to beautify the cemetery with a work day. Residents will remove weeds, repair graves, mark paths, and plant improvements. Volunteers meet at 9 am with axes shovels and brush hooks. ladies provide lunch and coffee. water supply repairs expected before Saturday.
Chicago fruit magnate N J Gibson declares after twelve years of study that the Wenatchee district from Leavenworth to Malaga yields the finest apples and peaches. Local visitors Harry Moore and Mrs Coulter arrive. Royal Neighbors hold a social. the Kid Band Dance is postponed for Decoration Day.
A Leavenworth Echo survey shows steady demand for modern four to six room houses with hot and cold water. Hartman McKenzie finish two new homes for E A Neutzel on Ash Street, while William Smith builds a five room bungalow for Lyman Durand on Orchard Avenue. New houses rise across the south side and at the Masonic Hall site, with costs ranging from 1 700 to 5 000 dollars. fish hatchery buildings advance, totaling about 5 000 dollars for the superintendent’s residence.
Secret federal indictments accuse George Nelson and Peter McGregor of smuggling two Chinese men in an engine tool box on the Great Northern. Nelson is in custody. McGregor was arrested after a late-night pickup. Both face charges of smuggling aliens and aiding each other under immigration statutes.
Enworth Lumber Co completed its mill project this spring with the installation of new box making machinery. The upgrade marks a modernization effort at the facility, enhancing production capacity and efficiency.
The U S Forest Service awarded Peshastin Lumber Co of Blewett Wash 4 000 000 board feet of saw timber on Peshastin Creek in Wenatchee National Forest at 2 25 per M for Western yellow pine and 0 50 per M for Douglas and grand fir. All timber must be cut and removed by December 31 1916 and will be manufactured locally mainly into box material for Wenatchee Valley fruit growers.
Delinquent real estate taxes begin after May 31 with 15 percent annual interest. If half is paid by May 31, the remaining half due by November 30. unpaid by November 30 incurs interest from June 1. Properties owing two years may be certified as delinquent and written by the county treasurer on request.
The Mountaineers of Seattle will base from Leavenworth starting June 15 for a climb toward Mt Stewart. They arrive July 15 and camp near Snow creek in Icicle canyon then move to Eight Mile creek and upper Icicle lakes to attempt Mt Stewart before finishing at Chiwaukum July 28.
Mrs R J Smith died after weeks of nervous breakdown and heart trouble. Born Ida May Jenness in Marshall Michigan in 1884, she married Robert J Smith and moved to this city in 1900. She leaves a husband six children two girls and four boys along with four brothers. The Congregational church funeral drew hundreds to pay final tribute.
The service praised a good woman whose floral offering was noted as beautiful. After the rites, her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery east of the city beside her son, who died untimely four years ago.
The public service commission of Washington secured Spokane a rate cut of 25 to 40 percent, saving consumers over 100000 dollars annually. Commissioner Arthur A. Lewis pushed a rate to the city without a formal hearing. The state saved at least 10000 dollars in engineering and accounting expenses to appraise the plant and gather evidence for a hearing.
Ellensburg business men traveling from Wenatchee praised Leavenworth as a progressive city and planned to press railroad rate reduction with Wenatchee officials. The trip included J C Rayner editor E R Record and city officials, with Ex Sheriff J E Ferguson of Wenatchee joining. A separate note mentions orchard prospects, a Great Northern layoff, and several residents traveling or moving for events and family visits.
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