Leavenworth Subscriptions Soar in Liberty Loan Drive
Leavenworth joined towns across North Central Washington in meeting and exceeding the 20 000 goal. By Friday night totals rose and Saturday saw unsolicited subscriptions as the Leavenworth State Bank kept hours to serve applicants, with final figures around 28 000 including railroad and Seattle bank contributions.
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Washington
Leavenworth
Leavenworth State Bank
Seattle
The
Club
F. S. Jacobsen
L. W. Woodrow
A. Robertson
D. Rivdel
R. E. Simons
W. Ward
B. Hegler
R. Briggs
C. A. Murcar
F. R. Kohle
Neal Franklin
L. Lancaster
Jacob L. Foss
Arthur C. Barclay
Mary A. Adams
Christian P. Holthusen
John Emig
Wilford William Morgan
John Sitan
George L. Gardner
Mary Ralston
R. H. Henry
James P. Thompson
Margaret M. Maclean
Herbert Allen Batchelder
Charles G- Smyth
Robt. B. Field
Thomas Burke
Walter Harrison Woodrow
William McIntosh
Leonard Wunder
William Jacob Gull
Valentine Hoff
Olaf G. Bjork
F.T. Motteler
Irrigation Bond Initiative Fails in Local District
In Cashmere Dryden and Peshastin district voters rejected a $125 000 irrigation bond to fund a Chinawa river to Chumstick Valley ditch. The proposition went down by 154 to 127.
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Cashmere
Dryden
Peshastin
Chinawa
Chumstick Valley
Change in management at Leavenworth Mercantile Co
A management and personnel shift at Leavenworth Mercantile Co occurs this week. O S Sampson and his son Butler exit to run Sampson Grocery Co, taking grocery hardware and crockery stock and the Winton store. R B Field becomes president with Mrs S R Davidson vice president and Mrs G W Sampson secretary treasurer. Charles Smith becomes general manager, aiming to preserve service and fair pricing as the firm continues its 1905 established mercantile tradition.
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Leavenworth Mercantile Co
O.S. Sampson
Butler Sampson
Winton
Mercantile Company
Sampson Grocery Co
R. B. Field
O. S. Sampson
S. R. Davidson
G. W. Sampson
Chas. Smith
Leavenworth Mercantile Company
Smith
Well Known Young People to Wed in Wenatchee
Grace Aston and Albert Coleman plan to wed in Wenatchee on Saturday. After the ceremony they will travel to the Coast for a honeymoon. Grace Aston, niece of J T McDonald of Peshastin Lumber Co, came from Alabama last March and lives at Blewett with her brother Andy. Coleman, son of Nate Coleman, is in charge of motor transportation for Peshastin Lumber Co and has lived in Leavenworth area over the past decade. They will reside in the McDonald home at Blewett after returning.
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The
Echo
Grace Aston
Albert Coleman
Wenatchee
J. T. McDonald
Peshastin Lumber Co
Washington
Alabama
Blewett
Andy Aston
Coleman
Nate Coleman
Leavenworth
Red Cross Convention to Convene in Seattle
Red Cross workers from Washington Oregon and Idaho gather in Seattle today to meet W D Stimson chair Northwestern division and prepare for visits by Henry P Davison and Harvey D Gibson. Miss C F Bullis travels to Seattle for the meeting as Spokane moves ahead with a moving picture studio project.
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Red Cross
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Seattle
W. D. Stimson
Northwestern
American Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
War Council
Harvey D. Gibson
C. F. Bullis
Leavenworth
Hugo Kringle Injured in Railroad Yard Switch Accident
Hugo Kringle a railroad switchman for the Great Northern Railroad was injured when a switch lever struck him on the head last Wednesday morning. Doctors at Dr Hoxsey’s office treated a fractured jaw and multiple teeth loss and he may require weeks of liquid nutrition and months away from work. Kringle has worked five or six years with the railroad and this is his first injury.
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Mr. Kringle
Kringle
Great Northern Railroad
Masquerade Ball Draws Large Attendance And Prizes
The Masquerade Ball by the G I A for the B of L E at the Firemen's Hall Wednesday night drew over 150 tickets and a packed crowd. Prizes went to E G Gowing and H E Osborne as Uncle Sam and Columbia for best costumes, while Aimes and Herman Franklin won for most comic outfits. Dancing continued to 1 am with widespread praise.
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B. of L. E
E. G. Gowing
H. E. Osborne
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Aimes
Herman Franklin
Christmas package deadline for American troops in France set
Postmaster Hamilton tells the Echo that all Christmas packages to members of the American Expeditionary forces in France must be mailed by November 15. The postal authorities aim for delivery on Christmas morning. Packages must be examined before packing and certified by the postmaster, then will not be opened in transit.
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Hamilton
The
Echo
France
Postal Department
Frost Nips Wenatchee Valley Apple Crop
Unusually cold air dropped to twenty degrees as frost harmed hundreds of thousands of apple boxes on trees in the Wenatchee Valley. Winesap may escape damage but many delicate varieties suffered though the bulk of the crop was saved.
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Wenatchee Valley
New Game Law Requires $5 Trapper License
A yearly five dollar license is required for all trappers under the new game law. Licenses must be obtained from the county auditor before trapping fur bearing animals. Wardens report violations as common knowledge of the law is limited. J. C. Davis received a postcard from Claud Hood dated Oct 7 in England stating he is in an American rest camp on the English Channel and expects to reach France soon. Hood serves in Co. E 10th Engineers Forestry Division in France.
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J. C. Davis
Claud Hood
England
Claud
English Channel
France
Co. E. 10Th Engineers
American Expeditionary Forces
News from the Front and Local Births in Echo Files
Mrs E C Booth received a letter from Mr Booth on the fighting front in Flanders indicating improved weather and an expected important development. John Koerner reports his son Walter became a father on October 25 a girl. Walter hopes to return home circa November 15 to join his father in the drug business.
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E. C. Booth
John Koerner
Echo
Walter
Auto Headlights Must Comply With State Law
State designated certain headlights under section 21 of the motor vehicle code after expert testing. The 16 candle power limit is set for lamps ahead of the vehicle and only listed lenses are approved. Installation must keep reflected light under 42 inches at 75 feet or more, with enforcement by police after December 1, 1917.
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Secretary of State
Crew-Levick Fractors
Crew-Levick Co
Philadelphia
Naviol Conafore
Corning Glass Works
Corning
N. Y
McBeth
McBeth Evans Glass Co
Pittsburg
McKee, McKee Glass Co
Jeannette
I. M. Howell
Wenatchee Land Co. Placed Under Receiver in Court Ruling
In Chelan county Superior Court the Commercial Bank and Trust Co. of Wenatchee won against Wenatchee Park Land Co. on three notes totaling 10000 declaring the defendant bankrupt. Evidence shows assets around 100000 plus 35000 back interest to Lamb Davis Lumber Co. of Leavenworth with minimal business activity and only 200 paid on indebtedness. A receiver for the defunct company was expected to be appointed.
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Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Park Land Co
Superior Court
Chelan County
Lamb Davis Lumber Co
Leavenworth
Chewawa
Private Lingleys First Night On The Firing Line
In France Private Lingley from Poetic Boston spends his first night on the line asking about trench life. He urges the sergeant to see that Americans are making history while many at home think of them. Blewett raised $1100 for the Second Liberty Loan.
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Lingley
Boston
America
Durand Dies After Illness at 58 in Seattle Visit
L. P. Durand died last night at 6 30 at the home of H. X. Featherstone. He was born 58 years ago and leaves a wife and three sons Lyman Charles and Inman. Funeral services will be at the Masonic temple next Sunday at 2 pm with full Masonic honors. The body will be laid to rest in Leavenworth cemetery.
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H. X. Featherstone
Masonic Temple
Lyman
Charles
Inman
Seattle
Adams to Harvest Eight Thousand Boxes of Apples
J. B. Adams plans to harvest seven to eight thousand boxes from his orchard near town after spending days tending fruit. He believes only about one thousand boxes remain on the trees and most can be saved. He has focused much time on Northwestern Fruit Exchange which controls the Skookum brand.
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J. B. Adams
Wenatchee
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Skepticism Over New Pacific Coast Department Store Venture
A slick con artist based in Leavenworth pitches a mail order plan to fund a West Coast department store. He touts profits for investors while citing Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck as giants with no room for another rival. Experts warn a hundred million dollars and a decade may be required, and many past schemes warn against such high gamble investments.
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Leavenworth
Pacific Coast
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sears & Roebuck
Kumtux Club Sets Special Meeting at Mrs McKeown Home
A special Kumtux Club meeting is planned at the home of Mrs. A G McKeown on Friday evening November 2 at 8 o'clock. After the session a social program will follow and all members are urged to attend.
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Kumtux Club
A. G. McKeown
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Leave Worth’s
Liberty Loan
William Silkworth Ward
Ulric Laper Collins
William Beaudry
Carlo A. Erickson
Thos. M. Richards
Albert Edward Finch
J. R. Meath
George A. Blacksedge
Lin R. Hart
Emma Irwin
A. R. Oscarson
Elmer W. Sherman
Besse Orr Cullen
Geo. A. Hauber
K. & W. B. Hardware Co
Thomas George Jarvis
Robert L. Sparks
Lucuis O. Taylor
Oran
Jacob Schmoker
Floyd J
Edward William Lundberg
Ida Haley
Andrew J. Simmons
Wm. Wunder
Chester Dawson
A. B. Longnaire
Warren Shaw
Evan Evanson
F. A. Constable
Geo. Shugart
Cynthia
G. Lingley
N. B. Day
Lottie Love Brown
Max Reginald Andresen
Chester Orin Smith
Carrie Nelson
Julian Robarge
Julian I. Mayor
Jean Marie Roth
Emily Woodrow
Perry A. Snyder
L. J. Nelson
John B. Nelson
A. Tsuchihisa
J. R. Conway
Spencer A. Blankenship
Lela A. Snyder
Lela A. Hutchings
Margaret LaPointe
Evelynn Carlquist
Estella M. Marble
Ruth D. Smith
Phyllis Jacquline Cooke
Agnes M. Nolan
Catherine M. Nolan
Frances Haas
Samuel George Daly
Louis C. Brender
Joseph Albert Hearst
Andrew Lindbloom
Elna Marie Elliott
John W. Burns
Charles P. Howerton
Norman Nelson
Fred Brooks
Elmer E. Hamilton
Joseph William O’larey
Ernest Carl Hylton
L. Ness
Geo. P. Hitchcock
E. K. Barnum
Gladys Louise Wettstein
Maude E
Claude Cooke
Earl N. Burgess
Ernest C. Hylton
Susan Crotty
W. W. Burgess
Albert T. Eickmeyer
Robert Leary
James Henry Leary
E. L. Potter
Willian Payne
Willian
Edward Beasley
Howard Marlowe Blankenship
Doris Biles
John William Burns
Edward Lee Meeker
Charley H. Meeker
Blanche I. Smith
Nellie S. Wheeler
E. R. Aston
Abbie Myette
Walter E. Biles
Christopher Guinness
William Louis Hale
U. Yashimisa
William Francis Crotty
William C. Roach
Napoleon B. Day
Martin Johnson
Albert G. McKeown
Charles N. Carleton
Eva R. Eckhardt
Nicholas Kinscherf
Fred D. Kinyon
Theodore E. Paine
W. T. van Brocklin
H. G. Krollpfiffer
Clarke Fred Marble
Patrick H. Jackson
Clifford Olaf Newdall
Harvey W. Otis
Sarah L. Otis
H. W. Otis
Firm
Grocery
Spokane
Moving Picture Studio
Hugo Kringle
Wenatchee Land Co
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