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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
2
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Leavenworth residents and visitors enjoy coastal getaways and returns. Many listed include Mr. and Mrs. Reardon, Mrs. Babst and children, Mrs. Hagler, and J. M. White. Several plan Wenatchee home moves, Seattle visits, or Spokane trips, with railroad No. 4 and No. 1 noted for travel.
Service and Sunday School next Sunday October 8th at the usual time. Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 10:45. WM Lueckel is pastor. Read the Echo Want Ads.
The Automobile Club of Western Washington argues Referendum No 1 funds 1516 miles of state highways by issuing up to 30 million in bonds. Interest and principal would be paid from motor license fees, not new taxes, with completion expected in about six years and immediate road savings cited.
Local notes report W A Tegtmeier family leaving by auto for Seattle and Mrs Barclay with daughter Edna recovering from illness. Jesse W Major accused of embezzlement at DuBarry Piano Wenatchee vacancy. Gillette and McCauley visit town for political fences. Elks Happy Land event draws crowd and votes for Leavenworth Queen candidate Margaret O’Leary. Sam Daly touted for horse purchasing skill and sheep herders monitor Sam’s hunting trips for horse sightings.
Advance figures from the United States Geological Survey compiled by C. N. Gerry show 1919 output of gold silver copper lead in Washington by county. Values reflect average metal prices for 1919 and 1918 and include placer production where noted.
World dispatch reports A C Barclay owner of the Barclay hotel Leavenworth bought the Wenatchee and Palouse corner lot from the Fergusons and later Mrs KE Mann for 30000. The 50 by 120 foot property houses five businesses and is viewed as prime Wenatchee business real estate. Barclay plans to invest possibly building a skyscraper. he has expanded in Leavenworth with an 80 room addition and new main street stores and cinemas.
Sampson's Specialty Shop promotes new baby goods and hats while G Bohlke builds two Wenatchee and Entiat warehouses. Mrs. F A Blacker returns to Everett after visiting her sister Mrs J W Holloway as Seattle police warn radicals may blow up buildings in twenty days. Joe O'Leary returns to Rutherford Mercantiles from Yakima and Carl T Storre stays busy with work and a nightly letter, as Miss Gertrude Andrus of Frederick and Nelson Seattle plans a Leavenworth visit to discuss juvenile books with the Public Library Board. Friends honor Mrs F T Bethel at her Sept 29 birthday with a surprise party and gifts.
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