Leavenworth Forms Football Team with Benefit Ball Tonight
Leavenworth organizes a football team with Harrison Woodrow captain and a full lineup led by Wunder Henry or White Wunder Hagler orchestra to provide music. A benefit ball at Firemen's Hall features patrons Mrs. Robi B Field Mrs. J S Judah and Mrs. Geo Stirling as organizers, with a match game planned to end the season.
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Leavenworth
Harrison Woodrow
Wm. Wunder
Bob Henry
Walt White
Ray McKinnie
John Wunder
Ross Monett
Merritt Hagler
Leonard Wunder
Robt. Warren
Walt Koerner
Lewis Arbogast
Firemen’s Hall
Robi
B. Field
J.S. Judah
Geo. T. Stirling
Hagler
Council Adopts Salaries And Pays Tribute At Regular Meeting
Town council meets with full attendance except Snyder. They pass a resolution mourning former member Charles A. Andresen and extend sympathy to his family. Funds are approved to transport B F Hill to Kansas. Ordinances 160 and 161 are adopted. Water service extended to the ball park. bids on old water pipe discussed.
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Snyder
Chas. A. Andresen
Charles A. Andresen
Kansas
B. F. Hill
Warner
Parish
Wenatchee Valley Railroad
Wenatchee River Bridge
Tolbert
Ball Perk
L D Football Opens Valley Match Series at Ball Park
The L D football team will begin a series of games against valley teams on Sunday October 10 at the ball park. The home squad is practicing vigorously and expects to win, with supporters hopeful for a favorable outcome.
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L.D
Ball Park
Will Make Their Home in Seattle
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Wanner will reside at 3221 22nd Ave West Seattle after October 10 following their quiet Sept 21 wedding at the bride’s parents in Leavenworth. Mrs. Louise Mathilde Wanner, a popular Leavenworth girl, will be missed. Best man Rhinehart Simonson of Seattle and bridesmaid Miss Minnie Woldenberg, daughter of Councilman Woldenberg, attended.
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Herbert N. Wanner
Emil David
22Nd Ave. West
Seattle
Louise Mathilde Wanner
Leavenworth
Iuli
Rhinehart Simonson
Minnie Woldenberg
Woldenberg
C. A. C. Shingle Mill Changes Hands This Week
Mr. Kahlhase of the firm Kahlhase and Israel takes over the interest of Dr. Durant and R. O. Newcomb becoming the sole owner. He plans cedar timber harvest on government land in the White River basin and to run the mill to full capacity. East side cedar is superior and freight rates favor eastern markets, promising profit with proper management.
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Kahlhase
Kahlhase & Israel
Oriental Block
Seattle
Dr. Durant
R. O. Newcomb
White River
Ardmore gasoline tank blast kills dozens in yard incident
Ira Woods a car inspector at Ardmore Oklahoma unscrewed a cap on a 3000 gallon gasoline tank in railroad yards on Monday. The gasoline exploded igniting dynamite nearby. Thirty six white men and nineteen negroes were killed with many more injured and over a million dollars in property destroyed
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Ira Woods
Ardmore
Oklahoma
United States prepares for postwar economic adjustments
At the president's direction the department of commerce and the federal trade commission began an investigation to find a means to prevent a flood of cheap products from Europe at the war's end. The president is convinced that extensive economic adjustments will follow the restoration of peace and wants the United States to be ready to meet the conditions.
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Department of Commerce
Federal Trade Commission
Europe
United States
Jitney Opposition Sends Short Line Railroad to Receiver
A small Oregon railroad collapsed under jitney opposition and passed into receivership. The line argued it could not compete with passenger carriers that paid no right of way, upkeep, taxes, or other railroad burdens.
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Oregon
Half Billion Foreign Loan Closed In US War Effort
A foreign loan of 500 million dollars was finalized after two weeks of delay. The five year note carries 5.34 percent interest with bankers receiving two percent for arranging the deal. Funds stay in the United States and will be drawn to pay for goods as England and France require for the war.
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United States
Burglar captured at home of Nebraska sheriff
A burglar went to the home of Postmaster Hamilton last Sunday evening intending to rob himself but found Hamilton at home and prepared to receive him. He was turned over to an officer. The sheriff’s reputation in Nebraska is noted, suggesting the burglar would have faced a tougher target otherwise.
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Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Nebraska
Government aid in the Northwest apple industry plans
A USDA bulletin outlines plans to set temporary northwest offices in Spokane for studying the distribution of the 1915 boxed apple crop. The Office of Markets and Rural Organization seeks cooperation from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana growers and shippers. Data will be collected by mail and weekly bulletins issued on shipments and destinations, with some work extending to Utah Colorado and California.
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Agricultural Bureau
Washington
Spokane
Utah
Colorado
California
Railroad Rumblings Affects Wenatchee Valley Northern Service
Heavy stock business prompts extra crew and reactivation of the night switch engine. Engineers O Hara Keeler McNulty Gritzmaker Wenzloff Johansen Brown Newell, others in town for apple loading and company inquiries. Bulgarians aboard ship to return home for war duty.
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Wenatchee Valley
You Will Want to Vote in Election Day Reminder
The notice urges readers to register before election day since unregistered voters cannot vote. The city clerk’s office is open every day for registration assistance.
Spokane Chronicle Reports Smelter Use Proposed by Spokane
The Spokane Chronicle prints a statement that a steel smelter will be operated in Leavenworth. Spokane parties claim to have invented and patented an oil burning furnace process for iron and steel smelting. Mr. O. P. Moore of the Washington Steel and Iron Co. is cited as responsible for the statement.
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Spokane Chronicle
Spokane
O. P. Moore
Washington Steel and Iron Co
G. W. Sampson
Winton
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Dryden Power Plant Fire Damages Generators
A fire caused by a short circuit last Friday afternoon destroyed three generators and one governor at the Dryden electric plant. Losses exceed $5,000 with Wenatchee Waterville and Cashmere facing power shortages. plant to be rebuilt immediately while concrete walls are thought undamaged.
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Dryden
Wenatchee
Waterville
Cashmere
Geo Robins Killed at Peshastin Buried Last Sunday
Geo Robins 42, Nova Scotia born veteran of the Spanish American War died in an accident near the Peshastin bridge Sept 15. He had no family, was a Grange member, and served under Admiral Dewey. Funeral with military honors attended by supporters from Cashmere and Leavenworth.
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Robins
Peshastin Bridge
Admiral Dewey
Nova Scotia
Kuelles
Cashmere
Rev. Carne
Hatch
Leavenworth
Carne
Convictions and local crime mix in Leavenworth court
In Magistrate Graham's court Jerry Young was convicted Wednesday of taking Charley Anson's coat from his room at the top lodging house on East Front Street. Young paid a $10 fine plus costs and faces links to a parallel theft case with Cahill. The report notes Cahill and Young are suspected in a suitcase theft from the Barclay Hotel auto between midnight and 1 a.m. Wednesday. Charles Cahill was fined $100 and 30 days in jail for sheep theft and willful destruction of property tied to Lauzier Bros. The two men pleaded guilty and burned property from a coat stolen from the tap rooming house Tuesday night.
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Jerry Young
Charley Anson
East Front Street
Young
Charley Cahill
Barclay Hotel
Charles Cahill
Lauzier Bros
Cahill
Charles Anson
Women club meeting to be held in Wenatchee
The first in a series of state civic meetings will take place in Wenatchee at the high school auditorium starting 10 a.m. Speakers include City officials and educators on topics such as civic work, community needs, and town beautification. Luncheon offered at noon for 25 cents.
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Wenatchee
Domestic Science Department
W. W. Gray
Sharkey
White
H. F. Morse
Alta Chambers
G. E. Brown
Jessie Lewis
Wellington Pegg
George Fisher
O. M. Brooks
Menzies
Cashmere
Local School Projects and Staff Changes Highlight Echo Notes
Domestic Science class makes catsup for sale and English class discusses Macbeth. Senior Economics reports a minimum one third rise in monthly work, while Miss Wanda Warren leaves and Miss Mildred Warren takes over. State Land Commissioner Savidge visits to discuss forest reserve land parcels. Mrs. Barrett and Mrs. Mazury host a cards afternoon at Barrett home.
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C. V. Savidge
Land Department
Echo
K. of P. Order
Club Women Meet in Mount Vernon Next Week
Northwestern Washington club women from Skagit Snohomish Island and Whatcom counties gather in Mount Vernon next Friday October 8 for a Snohomish and Skagit federations meeting. The civic institute follows Saturday led by Mrs James Cowan Wilson of Wenatchee as state civic chair. All club women invited to attend.
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Washington
Skagit
Whatcom
Snohomish
Island
Mount Vernon
Snohomish County
Apple Day designated for nationwide observance October 19
The article proclaims October 19 as Apple Day to unify apple interests nationwide. It argues apples are versatile, long lasting, inexpensive, and essential for preserving and general use, urging coordinated plans among apple districts for national benefit.
Rockefeller son visits Colorado coal mines to mend labor relations
John D. Rockefeller Jr. went underground at Rockefeller mining properties in Colorado to see working conditions and told four miners that capital and labor are partners in business. A miner replied that he is not as bad as he is painted, reflecting cautious optimism about improved relations.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Remains of Carl Andresen Laid to Rest
After services at the Lutheran church Carl Andresen was laid to rest in the local cemetery last Friday. The funeral cortege was described as the largest ever seen in Leavenworth and many businesses closed for two hours.
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Carl Andresen
Leavenworth
Class for Women Biography Study at Congregational Church
A women’s class in biography will study Hebrew and Christian heroes from Abraham to modern times with one Sunday per character. Ladies seeking to join should meet next Sunday at 10 a m at the church and bring notebooks.
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Congregational Sunday School
Lewis County Cuts to Pay Off School Debts
In a drive to reduce deficits Lewis County trims district expenses to cover outstanding school debts. The move aims to stabilize finances and ensure continued operation of schools amid budget pressure.
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Lewis County
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