Leavenworth Council Meets Amid Mayor Gatherless Controversy
Regular council session in Leavenworth with Mayor J E Gatherless presiding. Oath of office readings, committee changes, street lighting amendments debated, and a contested bond for poles proposed. A roll call vote on the mayoral legality was forced, amid out-of-town residence questions and street line adjustments.
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Gatherless
Hamilton
Woldenberg
R. T. King and
Wheeler
Cheel McKinsey
Hoxsey
J. J. King
Peter Sauer
Vine “Street
Birch
George Hathaway
Birch Street
John F. Hartman
Leavenworth
F. S. Jacobson
Lighting Company
R. T. King
A. E. King
Wash
L. J. Nelson
J. E. Gatherless
Bell
E. A. King
Europe
Wolderberg
McCoy
Twelfth Street
James
Shooting affray in Leavenworth leaves Henry Miller wounded
Henry Miller, a drunk African American resident of Leavenworth, was shot Thursday night by J G Fritz owner of the Bank Bar after an altercation at the saloon. Miller was treated at city hall and hospital. Fritz was arrested and bond set with hearings postponed to Saturday.
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Henry Miller
Leavenworth
J. G. Fritz
Bank
Miller
Fritz
Elmer
Hoxey
Smitty
Hoxsey
Justice of the Peace
Geo. P. Rice
Peake brothers buy Chumstick ranch for 15000
The Peake brothers closed a deal with Charles Albright for his 198 acre Chumstick ranch eight miles from Leavenworth. 85 acres are cultivated with abundant irrigation water and a sizable eight room house. The sale price is around 15000 and buyers plan to plant trees and possibly subdivide for market. The Wenatchee Valley and Northern railway runs nearby and may place a station in the area.
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Peake Brothers
Charles Albright
Chumstick
Mr. Albright
E. D. Northup
Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway
Leavenworth
Huffmaster right of way case headed to Supreme Court
Case from Chelan county united in two superior court trials over a railroad right of way in Chumstick valley. Plaintiff Wenatchee Valley and Northern railway appeals a $1,758 verdict after a prior $2,000 ruling. Reeves & Reeves and Martin & Barrows represent sides.
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Jacobsen
Lamb-Davis Lumber Company
Huffmaster
Chelan County
Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway
Leavenworth Booze Case Leads to Sheriff Detention
Leavenworth man Gus Johnson arrived with about a dozen beer bottles several whisky bottles and a bottle of alcohol surpassing legal limits. Sheriff Ferguson and Chief Insche detained him for examination by Judge Palmer this afternoon. Harry Krokpfeiffer Chelan Consolidated Copper Co. superintendent reported tunnel work progressing with foreman F C Buckingham visiting last week.
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Gus Johnson
Leavenworth
Sheriff Ferguson
Chief Insche
Palmer
Wenatchee World
Harry Krokpfeiffer
Chelan Consolidated Copper Co
F.C. Buckingham
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Hub
A. Brown
Hub Clothing
Capital Stock
Harper
Pacific Beer
P. J. McGuire and
P. N. Nielson
Leading Brand
Old Crow
Taylor
Hermitage
Buster Brown
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L. H. Turner
A. E. and
R. L. Peake
Everett
Albright Place
Supreme Court
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