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Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1920

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Official Count Confirms Chelan County Primary Results

Chelan County canvassing board finalized the primary vote tally Thursday morning with little change from the prior announcement in the Daily World. Governor totals show Gellatly 2747, Hart 719, Hartley 148, Coman 155, Lamping 15, Stringer 48, MacKachren 40. other candidates 1559. Webster leads Congress 2, i to 1,882 by 1,061. Jones 2601 for U S Senator, Hudson 494, Inglis 481, Erickson 291, Jones ahead by 1,835 over all others. State and county results list Supt Public Schools 23K8 and 1579. County Engineer. Democratic Ticket totals include U S Senator Cotterill 288, Representative Fleming 271, Governor Black 174, Mathes 94, Judd 51, O Hara 25, Hart 3, Gellatly A. Lieutenant-Governor Bohlke 200. Secretary of State Hazzard 281. State Treasurer Gibson 202. Attorney General Hanna 308.

Daily World Gellatly Hart Hartley Coman Lamping Stringer MacKachren Congress Webster U.S Jones Hudson Inglis Erickson Cotterill Fleming Black Mathes Judd O’hara Gellatly A Bohlke Hazzard Gibson Hanna

Special Meeting of K P's October Sixth

A special meeting of the K P lodge is set for next Wednesday evening October 6. Grand Chancellor Howard Patience and other officers are expected to attend. Members and brothers in town are urged to attend as discussions cover projects plans and grand lodge instruction plus entertainment for visitors.

K. P K. P. Lodge Howard Patience Thos. P. Pinkerton Lra K. Pw’s Grand Lodge

Reception to Teachers in Leavenworth Auditor ium

Citizens held a teachers reception Friday evening in the new Gymnasium Auditorium. The event featured a welcoming address by Mrs. L. J. Nelson and remarks by Supt. Sutton, a guitar quet by Professor and Mrs. Curtis, songs by Ethel Codd and Mrs. A. C. Johnson, plus pantomimes. Wine and wafers were served and guests stayed until ten thirty.

Leavenworth L. J. Nelson Board of Education

Scarce City Office Candidates File on Citizens Ticket

Three candidates have filed for city offices on the citizens ticket A C Barclay for alderman at large R F Taylor for treasurer and E G Gowing for city clerk The Echo urges nonpartisan city matters and calls for mayor and ward aldermen candidates to be announced quickly with filing closing tomorrow for the city primary on November 2 and the general election same day

A.C. Barclay R. F. Taylor E. G. Gowing Citizens The Echo

Locomotive Blocks Turntable Delays Eastbound Local

Last Friday morning a locomotive moving onto the turntable at the roundhouse derailed from the rails and blocked engine movement for several hours. Train No. 10 the eastbound local was held at the station until 9 oclock due to the obstruction.

Roundhouse

Ministerial Cinch and County Vote Totals Mentioned

The passage notes Martha’s engagement to a young parson is off amid jealousy and rain prayer. It lists public offices and names Schooley Montgomery Murphy Ferry man and Carroll as officials, plus vote tallies for sheriff and Democratic nominations with Cannon and Richardson named for assessor and district commissioner respectively.

John Martha Maude Carroll Lemmon Sheriff Forsyth Miller T. J. Cannon G. L. Richardson

Local Mothers Organize Child Conservation League in Leavenworth

Mrs. S. M. Conley serves as national field organizer forming a Leavenworth circle to study child life. The movement, active in many states for seven years, broadens from moral training to community health, sanitation, cooking, clothes making, and vocational and citizenship education. Dr. Winfield Scott Hall leads as national president with a 24 member advisory board.

S. M. Conley Mothers of Leavenworth League Winfield Scott Hall Northwestern University Medical School Chicago Ilinois America

Leavenworth School Notes Report Enrollment and Projects

Total enrollment reaches 469 with 381 in grades and 85 in the high school. Seventeen Leavenworth High School graduates expected this year if current students complete the work. Football practice under Mr Lindall with gear on hand and more games planned. Miss Winifred Barr unable to teach music due to her threat. Four hundred folding chairs received for the new building and one hundred eighty lockers installed.

Leavenworth High School Mr. Lindall Winifred Barr

Democratic Speakers Tour Northwest Counties

A party of Democratic speakers will tour Kitsap Jefferson Clallam King Chelan Douglas Okanogan and Ferry starting October 1. Included are U S Senate candidate George F Cotterill Spokane’s C C Dill and F Chester Seattle. Chelan schedule shows events in Leavenworth Dryden Cashmere Monitor Wenatchee and a night meeting in Wenatchee.

Kitsap Jefferson Clallam King Chelan Douglas Okanogan Ferry Geo. F. Cotterill United States C. C. Dill Spokane F. Chester Seattle WW Gwin Hicks Chelan County

County Candidates Run Very Thrifty County Campaigns

County candidates in Chelan County filed campaign statements showing total spending of 1106.55, barely above filing fees. Leading expenses included D S MeKinstry 237.20 FE M Gillette 179 G W Milham 67.50. Sam R Sumner spent 70, J L Campbell 86.50, Matt Hickey 16 with chocolates.

Chelan County D. S. MecKinstry FE. M. Gillette G. W. Milham Stewart Johnson T. H. Atkinson Sam R. Sumner J. L. Campbell F. C. Bowersox Judge Grimshaw C. FE. Battles A. A. Stevens John Duff BK. A. Carroll R. A. Scheble A. Jay Templeton F. C. Long Matt Hickey

Service Club Discusses Nine Mills Tax for Courthouse

A Service Club meeting last Thursday with about thirty members debated a proposed nine mill levy for a new courthouse. The county budget includes 200000 for the project, but members favored raising roughly 50000 annually and formed a committee to coordinate a protest with other clubs before the October 4 commissioners meeting.

Service Club Wm. McIntosh F. A. Constable R. Bell

Postmaster Receives Letter on Mayor's Real Estate Move

Postmaster Hamilton reports a letter from Deed H. Mayor claiming a spring sale of his prior property at a round profit. Mayor says he has bought a bearing fruit district property in suburban San Diego with a modern house and conveniences and plans to make it his home.

Hamilton Deed H. Mayor San Diego

The Young Lawyer Witnesses and Character

A quip from the Louisville Courier Journal about a young lawyer awaiting help from character witnesses. The chief client is described as knowing only burglars and crooks, highlighting a legal ethics joke.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Married Couple Clifford Hall and Anna Stafford Wed in Wenatchee

The marriage of Clifford Hall and Miss Anna Stafford occurred last Thursday in Wenatchee. The groom works as an apprentice at the G N roundhouse and the bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Stafford of this city. The couple departed for Everett that evening on their honeymoon.

Clifford Hall Anna Stafford Wenatchee Everett G. N. Roundhouse Joseph Stafford City

Senator Urges Dems to Back GOP Ticket in Montana

Washington dispatch reports Senator Myers Democrat of Montana urged state Democrats to support the Republican congressional and state tickets, with a carveout for the attorney general nominee. He warned against letting radicals and revolutionists take over the party, risking a “carnival of recklessness” and similar conditions seen in North Dakota.

Washington Nonpartisan League Democratic Party Montana Myers Attorme Myer Democratic Party of North Dakota

Wasting Apples Critics of Harvest Bruising Problem

A farmer laments continued bruising and stem puncture in harvested apples. The piece argues outside pickers damage fruit during loading and unloading, notes gear choice matters little, and urges hiring leadsmen instead of watching nicking. It emphasizes six months to grow fruit ruined in a second and urges orchard vigilance.

Darlington

Griggs Home Sold to P. J. Lonergan Wenatchee Prospect

The modern J. J. Griggs home at 238 North Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, was sold through Mooney & Co. to Pr. J. Lonergan of New York who plans to locate in Wenatchee. Previously occupied by T. A. Davies, it had changed hands about two years earlier from J. M. Simpson for 4000 dollars and resold for 8000 dollars.

J. J. Griggs North Wenatchee Avenue Mooney & Co Pr. J. Lonergan New York Wenatchee T. A. Davies J. M. Simpson

Bridges Farmer Labor Candidate Speaks at Scene Theatre

Robert Bridges, Farmer Labor candidate for Washington governor, spoke for nearly two hours at the Scene theatre Monday afternoon to a receptive audience. He cited his work as public land commissioner and eight years on Seattle harbor commission, urged public owned warehouses, beet sugar production, and discussed welfare questions and the Plumb plan, urging voters to study records before election.

Robert Bridges Farmer Labor Washington Scene F. H. Ball Joel Shoemaker Bridges Mr. Bridges Public Land Harbor Commission Seattle Public Welfare Commission Commission Echo

Plain Notes Record Regional Travel And Visits

C F Rupel made a business trip to Spokane last week and Paul Rupel heads to Chicago to enter a school. Mr and Mrs Russel Palmer went to Wenatchee for apple harvest while Engineer Sharkey from Wenatchee works in the valley for the Commercial Bank. Mr and Mrs W J Claypool of Ephrata visit Shugart home. John T D Atkinson did days of work in the Chumstick with W 7 Claypool aiding. Arthur Eaton and family return to Monitor after a summer at the Dufoe ranch for health. C F Rupe entertained Wenatchee visitors including Charles Rupe J J Filburn and Grace, Mrs Bastin and Fred.

Mrs. Russel Palmer Wenatchee Arthur Eaton Monitor Dufoe Ranch Mr. Eaton C. F. Rupe Chas. Rupel J. J. Filburn Grace Bastin Fred

Winton Freight Train Derails Slightly Blocking Traffic

Last Friday morning a freight train led by Conductor Bradenback and Engineer Mitchell derailed two or three cars near Winton, briefly blocking traffic. A wrecker was called and the track was cleared with no injuries reported.

Bradenback Mitchell Winton Traffi

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Home County Tieseae Supreme Court Tolman Holcomb Ey Bridges Reals Superior Court Grimshaw Wallace Connor Emerson S. Ludington Fred Kemp Jones Frickson Corkery Lamping Sense Seeedersee McFachran Coyle French Conner Phipps Seuee Sharpstein Hinkle Babcock Murray McKabres Barebutreets Orton Ds Ssieesteee Thompson Ererey Hunt Public Lands Savidge Field Sorenson McCauley Preston Insurance Fishback Dwyer Illette McKinstre Milham Jenner Stevens Shephard Rattles Sumner Scheble Bowersox Campbell Duff Templeton Terry Commissioner of Public Lands Schooley Public Instruction Montgomery Murphy Ferryman Child Conservation League Miss Barkee Miss Conrad Panertee Ie Blewettee Tcata Dryden Cashmere Griggs Home P. J. Lonergan C.F. Rupel Paul Rupel Engineer Sharkey Commercial Bank W. J. Claypool Ephrata F. D. Shugart John TD. Atkinson W. 7. Claypool
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