Community Meeting Backs New hospital initiative
A well attended Friday evening mass meeting at the immunity building promoted furnishing the new hospital. Mrs. Della Durand presided and spoke forcefully on the hospital and city welfare. Speakers included Mr Ferguson Wenatchee Attorney J. T. Lindley Rev Derby and Mr O F Gardner. Musical numbers featured and a committee to mobilize lodge support was named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Durand
America
Helen Hale
Ferguson
Wenatchee
J. T. Lindley
Derby
O. F Gardner
Miss Hale
D. H. Cameron
L. C. Brender
Messrs. Sampson
Howe and Rearick
Mesdames Motteler
Lindley
R. B. Field
Last Dance of the Season at Cougar Inn
The final dance of the season takes place at Cougar Inn Lake Wenatchee on Saturday evening October 14 with good music. Roads are in good condition and a large crowd is expected. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cougar Inn
Lake Wenatchee
Abbott's Neck Broken Tuesday
Andy Abbott, a long time resident, is at Community hospital with severe neck injuries after a fall from a hay load on the I. C. Varney ranch Tuesday afternoon. A broken rope caused the fall, leaving him with head impact and other injuries. His wife died about a year ago and the children are in a charitable institution. He is about 55 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Abbott
I. C. Varney
Mr. Abbott
House Fire Destroys Freund Property on Front Street
A Freund family house on Front Street burned early Wednesday, about 1 a.m., with neighbors noting a second derelict dwelling nearby. Firefighters controlled the blaze, the building is a total loss, and insurance was reported through manager Guy A. Hamilton. No cause is yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Richard Mus
Bert Hagler
T. P. Harris
Harrises
A. J. Hetherington
Guy A. Hamilton
Freund Estate
Leavenworth Hosts Entiat in Friday Football Clash
Leavenworth faces Entiat this Friday October 13 1922 with the game set for 3 30 p m at Leavenworth parents may pick apples at R E Simons ranch if they bring containers and have children with them
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Leavenworth Vs. Entiat
Leavenworth
R. E. Simons
Local Social News and Travel Notes From Leavenworth
City gossip covers illness and visits as residents attend church events, travel to Wenatchee Seattle and Interbay. Housing moves include Davies family to Hillyard and Daniels to Sedgwick Colorado.
Big Bend Farmer Parkins Acquires Kenyon Ranch
C S Parkins of Waterville, brother in law of Frank Heath, buys the old Johnny Smith place at Eagle Creek canyon mouth, formerly Fleming and Morgan. He farms 3000 acres in Big Bend country, grows wheat, and brings stock and goods to the ranch. Parkins and family arrive by auto to start a stock farm on the newly acquired property.
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C. S. Parkins
Waterville
Frank Heath
Eagle Creek Canyon
Johnny Smith Place
Kenyon
Fleming & Morgan
Parkins
Big Bend
Messrs. Fleming & Morgan
Leavenworth to Meet Entiat in Friday Football Test
Leavenworth High travels to Leavenworth city field for a Friday game versus Entiat High with Entiat tipping the scales heavier this year. Local squad, averaging lighter, aims to leverage two weeks rest after Sept 29 win over Chelan. Starting roster includes Jones, Lingley, Wade, Ruth, Crowe, Rea rick, Brender, Kincherf, Brown, Gibson, Gay, plus Hoffman and Burgett officiating.
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Leavenworth
Entiat High School
Entiat
Chelan
Ray Jones
R. E
Leslie Lingley
R. T
Walter Wade
R. G
Fred Ruth
Wallace Crowe
L. G
Floyd Rearick
L. T
Leonard Brender
L. E
John Kincherf
G. B
Robert Brown
R. H
Harry Gibson
F. B
Varnard Gay
L. H
A. L. Hoffman
C. Burgett
Farmers adopt legumes after 1921 soil improvement demonstrations
More than 350000 farmers, per USDA reports, adopted legumes such as soybeans, cowpeas, velvet beans, and alfalfa into cropping systems following 1921 extension demonstrations. Lin Hart returned Wednesday from a brief Seattle visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Lin Hart
Seattle
Civic club event notes and hospital sewing drive
The column outlines a Civic club basket social with unfilled baskets and potential losses to the Commercial club. It records a Maccabees card party at the G W Hoxsey home with thirty five to forty guests and eight tables. prizes to Mrs. Howard Blankenship, Miss Burns, F A Ware, and Earl Harris. Hospital sewing proceeds aid the new nursery, planned with a white pink and blue scheme for boy and girl babies.
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Civic Club
Civic
Commercial Club
The
Maccabees
G. W. Hoxsey
Howard Blankenship
Burns
F. A. Ware
Earl Harris
Lodge
R. B. Field
Armistice Day Plans in Leavenworth
Leavenworth prepares Armistice Day observances led by the local American Legion post. Ex servicemen from other points will be invited for speeches a tournament and a football game between Leavenworth and Cashmere high schools and a grand dance at the Firemen's hall in the evening. The piece notes the day marks a shift from war to peace and references Near East events and hopes for a peaceful settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
American Legion
Cashmere
Reason
Near East
England
Turkey
Masonic Grandmaster Visits Leavenworth Lodge
Most Worshipful Grandmaster McCormick of Tacoma visited the Leavenworth Masonic lodge on a Tuesday evening. About a dozen visitors came from Cashmere. The meeting included a talk by McCormick, remarks by Lodge Master Harry Geerds, a substantial luncheon, and several speeches.
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Grandmaster McCormick
Tacoma
Leavenworth
Masque Ball at Firemen's Hall October 28
The Annual Ball of the G I A to the B of L E will be held at Leavenworth Firemen's Hall on the evening of October 28. Music will be provided and prizes awarded. Admission is one dollar ten cents for dancers and twenty five cents for spectators and children.
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B. of L. E
Leavenworth Firemen’s Hall
Weather Bureau Data Aids Salt Lake City Chimney Plans
Engineers in Salt Lake City use Weather Bureau data to adjust chimney heights and openings for new power plants. Due to altitude and lower air pressure, stacks must be 10 to 20 percent larger or taller than sea level standards to ensure complete coal combustion.
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Salt Lake City
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
City Engineering Department
King County backs Stevens Pass road plan
In Seattle R B Field led King County board support for Stevens Pass highway. Cadman and John Gellatly from Wenatchee attended with Booster Smith of Snohomish. The Taxpayers' association approved the project and the road is expected to be built next year as a state road if continued backing.
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Seattle
R. B. Field
King County
Stevens Pass
Cadman
John Gellatly
Wenatchee
Booster Smith
Snohomish
King County Board
Taxpayers’ Association
Jimmie Davis Fails to Appear on Moonshine Case
Officer Brown pursued moonshine activity and took Jimmie Davis to court. Davis posted a hundred dollar bail but failed to appear, costing the city treasury about one hundred dollars. Several witnesses, male and female, were briefly detained until fines were paid, with more arrests anticipated as sources of illegal liquor are traced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dude Brown
Jimmie Davis
Dude
Margaret MacLean Dead After Illness in Seattle
The Leavenworth resident and Mutual Mercantile Co. member died last Saturday in Seattle after months of illness from anemia. She had lived in Leavenworth ten to twelve years and returned there briefly before passing. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 PM from Benny-Watson parlors in Seattle with McIntosh and Hearst relatives in attendance as city businesses closed for the hour.
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Margaret MacLean
Seattle
Miss MacLean
the Mutual Mercantile Co
Leavenorth
Leavenworth
McIntosh
Hearst
Alaska
Nome
Benny-Watson
Wm. McIntosh
Lou Hearst
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Sunday School Lesson
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church hosts Sunday school at 10 with lesson David and Goliath and a sermon at 1. Review of Saul story. Everyone welcome to attend the meetings.
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ST. Paul's Evang. Lutheran Church
David and Goliath
Saul
Railroad Worker Killed in Everett Yards
E. A. Apral a railroad employee was killed in the yards at Everett Tuesday night.
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E. A. Apral
Everett
Seattle Residents and Travelers Noted in Brief Items
Mr and Mrs H McPhee reside at 4114 Interlake Seattle. D H Cameron traveled to Seattle Tuesday night on business for Citizens State Bank. R L Rearick returned Tuesday night from California and came back to Seattle by boat from San Francisco.
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H. McPhee
Seattle
Interlake
D. H. Cameron
Citizens State Bank
R. L. Rearick
California
San Francisco
Auto Stolen From McIntosh Garage Last Thursday Night
A Dodge owned by Wm. MacIntosh was stolen Thursday night with four suspects seen in the evidence. The thieves also manipulated R. F. Taylor’s garage and moved his car before leaving. The MacIntosh car, purchased new last spring and uninsured, was last seen near East Commercial Street and may be a total loss if not recovered.
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Wm. MacIntosh
R. F. Taylor
McIntosh
McIntosh House
East Commercial
Commercial Club Meeting Draws Small Turnout and Budget Talk
The Commercial club met at the K P hall with a fine dinner for about forty to fifty served by local ladies but only twenty members attended. Officers urged every businessperson to join and pay dues, criticizing the low turnout as a waste of effort. R F Taylor spoke on the budget and referendum 13 about public health exams for school children, which physicians oppose. next meeting slated for October 26 urging broad business attendance.
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Commercial Club
K. P. Hall
Mesdames
Howard Blankenship
Roy Holmes
Wm. Brender
Bert Rutherford
L. C. Brender
J. B. DeBlois
Elmer
Hennessy
R. F. Taylor
Lessing
Cider and Kraut Kegs Offered by C L Rollins
Cider maker C L Rollins invites customers to bring apples and barrels for custom cider work. Also offering a few kraut kegs for sale.
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C. L. Rollins
Local notes on trips and ranch activity around the county
Elmer Johnson traveled to Seattle on business Thursday. At Elliott ranch on Sunday workers and the cook tended hay. George Leverly bought Durham stock from Deak Brown for his Lake Wenatchee area farm. Burgetts returned from Methow visit with DeLongs. Dave reports good fishing and bird hunting. Frank Mull came back from California and may move his barber shop to his brother Jess as he returns south.
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George Leverly
Durham
Deak Brown
Lake Wenatchee
Frank Mull
California
Jess
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Abbott
B. C. Rutherford
Mrs. J. Slavin
Dan Stall
J. F. Darmody
Ernest Blankenship
Mrs. Tegtmier
Mrs. Richy
J. F. Carmody
J. R. Cowger
Fred Ward
Ed Reynolds
Mrs. Spiva
Mr. Reynolds
Mr. Spiva
Clifford Hayes
Harold Woldenberg
Mrs. Hennessy
Mrs. Tholin
Genevieve Fitzpatrick
George Hoxsey
University
C. J. Rairdon
Tommy Maxwell
Interbay
Mr. Maxwell
Degree of Honor Lodge
Fred Davies
Hillyard
Davies
H. E. Kilburn
Walla Walla
Tumwater
Gus Harding
J. W. Elliott
Eagle Creek
Mr. Elliott
Martin Johnson
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Jack Johnson
Marion Cannon
Cap” Emery
Tumwater Hotel
W. E. Daniels
Sedgwich
Colorado
Sedgwick
Daniels
Winton
Masque Ball Firemen’s Hall
Jimmie
Elmer Johnson
Elliott Ranch
Dave Burgett
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