Leavenworth Dollar Day Sales Satisfactorily Declared
Despite a ferocious snowstorm with nine hours of snowfall and broken roads, Leavenworth merchants reported strong Dollar Day business. Interviews from O S Sampson to J L Maston praised busy shops, big orders, and effective advertising drawing country customers into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
O. S. Sampson
Wm. MclIntosh
Mutual Mercantile Co
Banks
The
Golden Rule
Mr. Nelson
Eckhart
Carl Albright
Rutherford Mercantile Co
Fred L. Brender
J. D. Wheeler
J. L. Maston
F. T. Motteler
Leavenworth Gun Club Hosts Successful First Turkey Shoot
The Leavenworth Gun Club held its inaugural turkey shoot with broad participation and a balanced prize distribution. Four winners took three turkeys each, six won two, six won one. the event yielded a small profit despite poor weather and modest spectator turnout. Winners list follows.
Wenatche District Apple Yield Near 4000 Cars
Officials report Chelan Okanogan and Douglas counties will ship about four thousand carloads of apples this season. Between two and three thousand have already been shipped, with the remainder stored awaiting higher post holidays prices.
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Chelan
Okanogan and
Douglas
Texas Sends 46000 Turkeys to Northern States for Thanksgiving
Texas shipped 46000 turkeys in the week before Thanksgiving, the largest total from the state, to supply the northern states' demand for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Record Snowfall Surges to Fifty Four Inches in Eleven Days
Official weather data from Dr. A. G. McKeown shows a storm period starting November 14 with daily inches and total 54 inches by November 25, surpassing monthly records. At the Great Northern tunnel known as Tye, snow depth reportedly reaches nineteen feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. McKeown
Government Weather Observer
Great Northern Tunnel
Tye
Librarian Seeks Local History Material at State College
Mr W W Foote librarian of the State College at Pullman Washington urges friends to contribute any local history material such as newspapers periodicals pamphlets or books The library will welcome gifts of books and periodicals of a general nature as well.
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W. W. Foote
State College
Pullman, Wash
Red Cross Seals Offered To Aid Tuberculosis Crusade
One way of raising funds is through the sale of bright red cross seal stickers for Christmas packages. Anyone with time and inclination to sell the seals may obtain an application blank at the office to help the cause.
Stick a Pin Here Mr Tradesman The Echo Ad Pitch
The Echo urges Leavenworth merchants to use its paper as the primary publicity tool for Christmas messages. It argues paid readership proves value and notes an upcoming three week dealer visit. It cites national ad spend and local commerce as evidence that advertisement drives trade. Think it over. it is worth reflection.
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Echo
Leavenworth
The
Prize Winning Record At The Apple Show
Mr. J B Schons of Eagle Creek and Wenatchee orchards has a long Spokane National Apple Show record. Over four years he entered multiple boxes of Rome Beauties Newtowns Arkansaw Blacks Black Twigs Ben Davis and Winesaps, earning several first prizes a second and special awards including a Great Northern silver cup and sweepstakes prizes.
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Rome
Great Northern
Wenatchee
Spokane
Prize Winning Record Highlighted After Four Years
A prize winning record resurfaces after a four year gap, drawing renewed attention to the achievement and its enduring significance. The report notes surprise at the long interval since the last recognition and calls for renewed interest in the accomplishment.
Military Company at Leavenworth Talk of Rifle Club Rise to Federal Reserve Unit
Discussion in Leavenworth about forming a rifle club leading to a regular military organization linked to state and federal forces. Proposed units under federal law could receive guns and ammunition from the government as part of the national reserve.
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Leavenworth
Federal Military Service
National Reserve
Rail Road Men Enlist in Marine Corps in Era of War
A triennial recruiting report shows 813 railroad workers including brakemen conductors engineers firemen and switchmen enlisted in the U S Marine Corps in 1913 14 and 15. The piece notes the Marine Corps employs many railroaders and cites Veracruz operations as evidence of efficiency. Also mentioned are local items about Mr Koerner recovering from typhoid and guests from Everett visiting Mrs Nelson and Mr Nelson for Thanksgiving.
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Government Service
Marine Service
United States Marine Corps
Vera Cruz
Sam
Mrs. Dwight Darling
Miss Dorothy
Everett
Mrs. Darling
L. J. Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Milk cow records aid dairy profits in Washington
Dairy producers can value each cow by milk and cream output with a daily record blank prepared by Washington State College. Owners may determine which cows to keep or cull and improve earnings. blanks and dairy information are available from the Division of Dairying at State College, Pullman, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Pullman
Wash
Division of Dairying
Slate College
Looting of Industrial Insurance Funds Revealed
Fraudulent war warrants tied to county road contractors fund exploited insurance money. A fake warrant claimed by John Stark to be injured near Leavenworth and missing an arm led to discovery that the supposed amputation occurred after Dr. W M McCoy's death.
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County Road Contractors
John Stark
Leavenworth
W. M. McCoy
Snohomish County backs TB hospital plan endorsed by Gorgas
The Snohomish county movement to build a hospital for tuberculosis is framed as both humane and economical. General William C. Gorgas supports hospital care to isolate infective cases, claiming it could stamp out TB, similar to leprosy in 15th century England. The public vote aligns with this preventive strategy.
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Snohomish County
William C. Gorgas
Panama Canal
Havana
England
Snohomish
Gorgas
Thanksgiving Dismissals Highlight School Notes
Students enjoyed Thanksgiving break with Thursday and Friday dismissal while teachers planned vacations out of town. Grade program audiences from parents to friends attended, as the Physics class debated the velocity of sound. A student quipped about the Echo timetable, and the Blacks trounced the Whites as the basketball season began with one win to four losses.
Okanogan to Construct New Episcopal Church
Okanogan plans a new Episcopal church with local officials and congregants supporting the project. The initiative aims to provide a spiritual center for worship, community activities, and church programs in the town.
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Okanogan
Blewett Shooting Scrape Sparks Mine Ownership Row
Last Saturday at the old Meteor mine near Blewett a clash between rival claimants left Ridgley with a scalp wound and two others injured. Five men from Amalgamated Gold Mines Co led by C. R. Heseltine faced Ridgley and two men. a gunfight followed after a quarrel over ownership amid ongoing civil cases. Havesgard was treated at Leavenworth hospital for a leg wound and is recovering.
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Old Meteor
Man with One Eye Seeks Enlistment in Marine Corps
Bernard T. Walters of Nesquahoning Pa. plans to ask Congress to allow one eyed men to enlist after being rejected at Wilkes-Barre recruiting office for missing left eye. He argues his remaining eye is enough to serve, while a sergeant notes it would slow him and limit sight of the enemy. Walters persists with calls for legislation.
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Bernard T. Walters
Nesquahoning
U. S. Army
Wilkes Bare
Congress
United States Marine Corps
Walters
Frank Stubbs
Stubbs
The Kid Band Concert Faces Weather Shortfall
The Leavenworth event proceeded as scheduled but heavy weather limited attendance. The city’s residents normally support the boys’ performances, and vocal and instrumental solos were performed by Dr. Briggs and Mr. Reid.
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Leavenworth
Briggs
Reid
Third suit filed against Queen Insurance over Overland Hotel fire
J. B. Violette started the third suit this week to recover from insurers for the Dec 30 fire that destroyed the Overland Hotel. He previously lost to New Zealand Insurance and has an appeal pending with Pennsylvania Insurance in the Supreme Court. The new suit seeks 2500 dollars from Queen Insurance Co of London.
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J. B. Violette
Overland
The
New Zealand Insurance Co
Pennsylvania Insurance Co
Supreme Court
Queen Insurance Co
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. E. Battles of Wenatchee
Leavenworth Gun Club
J. E. Tholins
Turkey
A. Pinch
J. B. Adams
Maee
Aac
Sara Mands Tals Ee
J. W. Elliott
Turkey IC
Eckhardt
C. E. Battles
C. J. Carlson
J. F. Hartman
H. Baldridge
J. Edwards Ee
PO. McGoy
R. F. Templinee
W. Smith
R/T. Salt inc
Doer J. Battles
H. Blankenship
A. R. Brown
S. C. Richards
Wenatche District
Washington
Red Cross
Mr. Tradesman
United States
J. B. Schons
J.B. Schons
Eagle Creek
Marine Corps
Koerner
Blewett
W. B. Ridgley
Kid Band
Insurance Co
Twisp
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