Old Timer Uncle Dick Passes After Quiet Life
Uncle Dick born in New York came west in 1856 and mined before homesteading near Leavenworth. He lived alone on Beaver Creek, moved to Leavenworth in 1907, kept flowers, mentored children, and died after his eightieth birthday with funeral in Leavenworth cemetery. Charley Gibbs of Seattle attended the service.
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New York State
California
Wenatchee Valley
Beaver Creek Valley
Leavenworth
Front Street
Charley Gibbs
Seattle
Peace
Anti Enlistment League Near Navy Yard Draws Marines
A Brooklyn group at 61 Quincy Street advocates male abstention from any international war, while nearby Marines insist on readiness. A gunnery sergeant says the Marine Corps stands ready and deems the league opponents of a strong defense. The piece notes the potential move of the league to the Navy Yard if New York were bombarded.
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United States
Quincy Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Navy Yard
United States Marine Corps
Molly
Haiti
Big Colonization Scheme in Okanogan County
Father Thomas E Sherman son of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman passes through on the way from Seattle to Oroville to promote a colonization project backed by the Great Northern railroad. The plan targets irrigation lands in the Okanogan valley and aims to relocate eastern families westward. He held Mass at the Oroville Catholic church last Sunday.
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Thomas E. Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
Seattle
Oroville
Great Northern Railroad
Okanogan Valley
Father Sherman
Washington State Horticultural Meet At National Apple Show
The Washington State Horticultural Association holds its convention in the National Apple Show auditorium in Spokane on November 15 to 17. Secretary R Edward Trumble reports thirty three of forty invited horticulturalists have accepted to speak, promising a strong educational program. He toured Yakima Hood River Wenatchee Spokane and north central Washington to gauge interest in the convention and show.
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Washington State Horticultural Association
Spokane
R. Edward Trumble
Trumble
Yakima
Hood River
Wenatchee
Washington
Butter output rises at Co operative Creamery
A visit to the Leavenworth creamery shows healthy operation with October butter output near 3000 pounds and butter milk sales over 30 dollars. Manager Van Brocklin reports rising cream deliveries as farmers switch from home butter to the cooperative and expects deliveries to double by spring.
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van Brocklin
Leavenworth
Railroad trespass dangers fade as deaths decline
A discussion on trespassing on railroad tracks cites high fatality rates and cites British rail safety as a model. It notes that trespassers faced far fewer injuries in Britain from 1901 to 1910 while U.S. casualties ran high. The piece argues for a trespass law to reduce railroad deaths and mentions local educators and residents connected to Sunny Slope.
Chikamin Hotel to Open About Nov 15th
The Chikamin Hotel in Leavenworth under new management will be renovated with new furniture and fresh paint and is set to receive guests around November 15. Steam heat electric light hot baths and telephones will be available. Mrs F A Loskamp will oversee operations with capable staff.
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Chikamin Hotel
Leavenworth
F. A. Losekamp
F. A. Loskamp
Washington Steel and Iron Co. to Operate New Furnace
Mr. O. C. Moore secretary and Mr. A. McArthur of Coeur d Alene arrived this week with furnace plans and drawings. Clearing of the old furnace will start immediately. The firm has funds to erect the furnace and continue ore reduction with operation expected soon.
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Washington Steel & Iron CO
Mr. A. McArthur
Coeur d’Alene
Moore
School Notes and Local Happenings at the High School
The high school forms two basketball squads from grades 8 9 12 and 10 11 with a seven game series to select the team. New pupils include Harry Woldenburg Norman Nelson and Sam Huston. A library addition and new materials for English History and Science are planned.
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Harry Woldenburg
Norman Nelson
Sam Huston
Dollar Day November 22 Promises Wide Local Bargains
The Echo announces a town wide Dollar Day on November 22 with merchants from grocers to hotels offering bargains to spur buyer seller interaction. Placards will line routes to Lake Wenatchee and surrounding towns. two issues will feature extensive advertising and extra copies will be distributed in the Upper Wenatchee Valley.
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Echo
The
Lake Wenatchee
Tye
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Wenatchee Valley
Railroad Rumblings and Local Appointments
Updates from Spokane area rail yard noting weddings, personnel changes, and new hires. Ben Gritzmacher marries Lydia Page in Spokane. Crews add two machinists two helpers two laborers and a call boy. Fireman Parrish shifts routes. Engineers Meath Cline ill and returning. Ahearn becomes night engine inspector. W. W. Stephens and family travel to Wenatchee after reports of an assault on O. G. Fish. Massie departs Bessemer after brother Joe Massie’s railroad accident. McDonald moves to Blewett to work in new mill venture.
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Parrish
Here
Hillyard
Free-for-All Turkey Shoot at Leavenworth Gun Club
The Leavenworth Gun Club announces its annual turkey shoot for Sunday November 21 1915. Events include a big gobbler handicap with free entrance for trapshooters and 10 cent target fees, plus regular trapshooting events with 70 cent entry and 30 cent duck events. Twenty-two rifles with telescope sights are barred and trap loads are sold on the grounds.
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Leavenworth Gun Club
Leavenworth Apple Shipment Records High Quality Grade
A warehouse check shows 23 straight cars shipped with five more local cars and ten additional cars awaiting dispatch. Apples from Leavenworth district rank high with many extra fancy and fancy grades due to minimal insect damage and well developed color. Exports go to Australia and Europe, with the bulk sent to the eastern market.
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Stephens
Australia
Europe
Leavenworth
Wenatchee Valley
Eight States Hold Elections Last Tuesday
The president’s state elected a Republican legislature. Maryland saw a Republican governor replaced by a Democrat. New York chose one Republican congressman to succeed a Democrat. Ohio’s suffrage vote rose sharply. National chairs claimed comfort from results, hinting at victory next year. Also, J B Adams spoke on good roads in Wenatchee, noting Blewett Pass improvements. A baby’s death enroute to Dayton followed whooping cough and pneumonia.
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Maryland
New York
Ohio
J. B. Adams
Wenatchee
I. A. Dicksen
E. G. Gowing
Dicksen
Ellingers Plan Winter in California and Calaveras County
Mr and Mrs C W Ellinger departed on an early morning train last Saturday to spend the winter in California returning about March first They will spend two weeks at the exposition then visit Calaveras county where Mrs Ellinger's father lives They are accompanied by their son Elwood Mrs Marshal Leonard leaves with her son Walter for Spokane to join her husband for the winter
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C. W. Ellinger
California
Exposition
Calaveras County
Marshal Leonard
Walter
Spokane
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A. E. Dickinson
Uncle Dick
Okanogan County
Washington State
Upper
S. V. Doorn
A. T. Eyckmeyer
E. Mohler
Guy A. Hamilton
Everett Herald
Safety First
Great Northern Railway
Road
Great Northern
Canada
Great Britain
C. W. Moore
Sunny Slope
Clarence Campbell
Kensington
O. C. Moore
Osborn
Joe
Max
Miss Meier
Thomas Mullin
G. N. Power Plant
Mr. Mullin
Dwight Darling
Everett
L. J. Nelson
O. S Sampson
Merritt
Sly Fox
Ben Gritzmacher
Lydia Page
Chicago
Round House
Roundhouse
C. J Carlson
John Yellman
Basil Lang
Frank Erickson
Robert Meath
Engineer Cline
Guy Montgomery
Meredith
Joseph Ahearn
W. W. Stephens
N. D. Massie
Joe Massie
Bessemer
Mich
J. T. McDonald
Blewett
McDonald
Turkey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
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