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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
6
A community minstrel show planned for Friday December 17 will feature young volunteers under Mr. F S Jacobsen to raise funds for the Congregational parsonage. Rehearsals begin next week as performers donate time.
Mr Myres from Wenatchee visited friend Miss Rees at J H Sharpe home. The H A Anderson and Shiflett families called at Van De Grift home. Ben Norman visited John Bjork ranch. The Andersons hosted a dance enjoyed by all. The Shiflers returned to Wenatchee after a week with the Andersons.
Charles Seaman, a Wenatchee Valley pioneer, died suddenly Thursday afternoon near Cashmere. His funeral was held Sunday at 1:30 p.m., conducted by the Masonic lodge, with interment in Cashmere Cemetery. He settled in the valley 17 years ago.
Sunday morning service at 10 led by Mrs. Sylvester, superintendent, followed by morning sermon at 11 on The Cosmic Christ. Special music by a quartet, young people at 6:30 led by Mrs. Percy Adams, and an evening service at 7:30. Hon. John D. Atkinson traveled from marble quarries to Seattle and plans to return next week.
Dryden school notes show Nov 24 programs in all grade rooms. Prof. Ellison returned from a mountain trip safely. Hiyuskookum society debuts its first literary program this afternoon. Students discuss friction in physics. Ninth grade girls make apple pies in domestic science. Debates move to Waterville Wenatchee contest. Wild Animal Life films inspire students. School sports feature seven-game season with Blacks and Whites.
The O. W. R. & N. Co. secures Naches valley to coast right of way. A candidate questions if he can run his own business successfully. Boston-Okanogan Apple Co. builds a farm club house in Okanogan. School taxes trigger calls to reduce them and boost industrial education. Veness Lumber awards a 100000 foot sawmill contract with a $10000 monthly payroll in Winlock. Spokane reports new match block industry. C M St P Ry freight climbs over sixty days.
J J Hartwell escaped a jail cell at police headquarters by prying a door with a tin spoon and shoestring. A guard used a brass key as a pistol to halt him, and Hartwell, a suspect from Butte Montana, was returned to his cell after Parker Thompson pounced and ordered him to raise his hands believing he was armed.
Mrs. F A Losekamp returned from Seattle this week while O D Reeves traveled to Vancouver Washington to attend the golden wedding of his parents.
The C. M. and St. P railroad management will devote money to promoting manufacturing along its line on the Olympic peninsula. The Radiator Stove Manufacturing Co of Bellingham is organized with $50 000 capital. 37 a Winone on the Pleasant Valley branch of the O. W. R. and N. enjoys a building boom.
This ad touts Harrington's Best Flour made from selected wheat ground in a modern mill by expert millers. It claims suitability for all baking forms and invites Missourians to try one sack to gain a steady customer base.
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