Municipal election filings show several city offices vacant
Filing closed last Saturday with no candidates for city attorney and no filings for councilmen at large and first ward. Mayors, clerks, treasurer and several ward seats listed. others filled by incumbents or caucus nominations. Primary set for Tuesday, November 9. retiring officials include Councilmen Schubert Wheeler Attorney Nelson and Treasurer Koerner.
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First Ward
N. B. Day
A. R. Brown
Jay Buttles
L. W. Woodrow
P. A. Snyder
J. W. Miller
John Hittner
J. E. Schubert
J. D. Wheeler
L. J. Nelson
Koerner
Business Activity Rises Across Nation Says Federal Reserve
A Federal Reserve Board bulletin reports broad recovery in August and September with gains across all trade lines. The Atlanta district notes grain output up over last year by more than 50 million bushels and rail tonnage increases. the central west also shows ongoing improvement.
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Federal Banking Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
South
Atlanta
Central West
Bulletin
Kansas Ducks Strike Gold Field Prospect near Chetopa
Dr J Scott Walker of Chetopa Kansas reports a Denver commission man securing land options around Chetopa and prospecting for gold from duck gizzards. For three years local poultry shipments yielded particles of gold the size of a pin head. Now the mine shifting to the feeding ground of the ducks.
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Cripple Creek
O’leary
America
Kansas Ducks
J. Scott Walker
Chetopa
Kan
Denver Commission
Chicken Dinner Sunday Grand Fair Next Week
Catholic ladies host a chicken dinner in the Echo building beside the post office from noon to evening on Sunday October 17 with a grand fair continuing all next week and special attractions each evening including a musical program Thursday. Butter wrappers available at the Echo office.
Flman Hotel Under New Management
Mr. Willett Tomlinson Jr becomes proprietor of the Elman Hotel in Wenatchee and plans to keep it a favorite stop for Leavenworth residents. The hotel has undergone a general overhaul adding a ladies guest room, with the cafe now under new management promising first class dining.
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Willett Tomlinson, Jr
Elman Hotel
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Elman
Ricker Dies After Cancer Surgery at 62
The Leavenworth area hears of the sudden death of A S Ricker, 62, after a stomach cancer operation. He lived here four years with his wife and six children, formerly worked 28 years for Lamb-Davis lumber, then ran a dairy ranch south of the river. He was taken to Leavenworth hospital last Saturday, operated on Monday, and died between 3 and 4 PM. The body was sent to Minneapolis for burial. He leaves four sons and two daughters. one daughter and three sons remain at home.
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Ricker
Minneapolis
Lamb-Davis Lumber
Leavenworth Hospital
Windom
Wenatchee
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
Mr. Ricker
Novel Auto Lock Cuts Gas Supply to Deter Theft
A new combination lock controlled device is invented to shut off the gasoline supply and deter auto theft, offering a simple security improvement for car owners.
President approves plan to boost army and navy
The president yesterday endorsed Secretary Garrison's proposal to enlarge the armed forces. The program envisions 15 to 20 battleships, swift cruisers, 100 submarines, destroyers, and major coast defenses with annual outlays near 164 million dollars for five years, and roughly 400 million for this year's appropriation.
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Garrison
Boston Leads Again in National Baseball Championship
The deciding ninth inning win by the Red Sox clinched the national baseball title in Philadelphia on Wednesday, crowning Boston as the United States champions.
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Boston
Red Sox
United States
Philadelphia
Six Auto Loads to Wenatchee for Damon and Pythias
A group from Leavenworth Knights of Pythias with 12 members and wives traveled by six autos to Wenatchee Wednesday afternoon to see the Damon and Pythias performance at the Wenatchee theater. The Kid Band led the parade.
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Wenatchee
Leavenworth Knights of Pythias
Damon and
Pythias
Wenatchee Theater
the Kid Band
Leavenworth Citizen At San Francisco Fair
A Leavenworth Citizen correspondent details impressions from the San Francisco Exposition on October 6, praising Canada's display as unique art and advertising, noting Washington state highlights like Wenatchee apples and the Palace of Horticulture, and recounting Ezra Meeker’s Oregon-1852 ox-team journey in the Transportation building.
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Golden Gate
Canada
California
Washington
Washington State Building
Washington Building
Palace of Horticulture
Bank of
Wenatchee Valley
Okanogan
Eccles
Wenatchee
Palace of Agriculture
Washington Good Roads
Ezra Meeker
Oregon
Washington's display surpasses older states
The observation praises Washington for presenting a display that exceeds the quality of states with longer, storied histories. It argues that the current exhibition reflects merit and progress rather than nostalgia for past glories.
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Washington
Rotert Company Incorporates In Leavenworth
Rotert Process Steel is incorporated with 1,000,000 capital stock and shares of 1 each. Articles filed yesterday in the county auditor's office. Home office in Leavenworth. Incorporators include E H Robert J B McNutt N A Pearson P A Snyder of Leavenworth and E F Foss of Spokane.
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Rotert Process Steel Company
Leavenworth
E. H. Robert
J. B. McNutt
N. A. Pearson
P. A. Snyder
E. F.foss
Spokane
U S Farm Land Areas and State Allocations
The document notes total U S land at about 1 900 000 000 acres with 878 000 000 in farms 46 percent and only part improved Oregon has 61 188 000 acres with 11 685 000 in farms and 4 275 000 improved Washington totals 42 775 000 acres with 11 712 000 in farms and 6 373 000 improved In 1906 the first forest income law allocated shares to states Oregon received 7585 69 545 over time Washington 1923 and 52 423 respectively.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Oregon
Washington
Council Briefs Include Assessment Increases And Bills
Full council meeting with agenda light as bills and supplemental rolls are approved. District assessments in Nos 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 receive added charges totaling $2,623.12, while the monthly bills total $367.35. Apple shipments rise to eight cars with expectations for twelve by week’s end, and trade notes from Seattle include Mazurie and Carlquist travel.
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E. K. Barnum
National Apple Show at Spokane November 15 to 20
About fifteen marketing organizations representing thousands of Pacific Northwest growers will compete in the new 100 box contest for shippers at the National Apple Show in Spokane from November 15 to 20. Entries are expected from Okanogan district and several Washington and Idaho locales. First prize carries 100 dollars and a gold medal banner. second prize 50 dollars and a silver medal banner.
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Pacific Northwest
Spokane
D. D. Olds
Omak
Wash
Wenatchee
North Yakima
Okanogan
Cashmere
Brewster
Spokane Valley
Rogue River
Hood River
Idaho
Olds
Okanogan District
Wenatchee Midgets Handily Defeat L-D Club 28 to 0
The Wenatchee Midgets defeated the L-D Club 28 to 0 in a hard fought Oct 10 game. Wenatchee benefited from strong defense and three touchdowns by W Wunder with Meeker kicking all goals.
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Wenatchee
L.-D
Wenatchee Boys
W. Wunder
Woodrow
Meeker
Gordon
Greenfield
McEcheron
Hagler
J. Wunder
McNett
Henry
McKinnie
Jolly Entertainers Perform At Scenic Theatre
An aggregation of twenty four orphans from the Industrial Home Training School Des Moines Washington under J E Ferguson gave two entertainments at the Scenic theatre this week and were liberally patronized by Leavenworth residents. The children are orphans or abandoned and their instructors train them carefully. the performances were very creditable.
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Industrial Home Training School
Des Moines
Wash
J. E. Ferguson
Scenic Theatre
Leavenworth
Croesus of Sheepmen Leaves for Othello Winter Range
Geo. Hendricks, famed sheepman, departed this week for Othello Washington where he owns a large tract of land and plans to winter the bulk of his flock.
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Geo. Hendricks
Wash
Puget Tug Sunk In Wenatchee Lake After Open Sea-Cock
The C A C Shingle Co tug Puget sank in eight feet of water in Wenatchee lake last Sunday. It appears the captain left the sea-cock open after anchoring offshore. The water covers her gunwales, making raising the boat a substantial task. The Puget served the mill company towing bolts from the head of the lake to the mill, and the loss causes notable inconvenience.
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C. A. C. Shingle Co
Forest Service reports vast scope of national forest work
During the decade ending the last fiscal year the Forest Service classified and opened over 15 500 scattered tracts totaling more than 1 700 000 acres. It also eliminated about 15 000 000 additional acres. About 1200 towns depend on national forests for water. Annually 10 000 000 to 15 000 000 young trees are planted and seeds sown. In 1913 conifer lumber totaled over 30 billion feet, Oregon and Washington supplying 20 percent. Wood preserving plants treated enough paving blocks to surface a 36 foot wide street 211 miles long.
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Forest Service
United States
Oregon
Washington
Washington states industrial and tax shifts noted
A series of notes record a $7000 creamery planned for Kendall, tax reductions in Grays Harbor and Yakima county, a $1,000,000 Weyerhauser mill on Grays Harbor, and a statewide tax cut of $1,108,505. Also listed are dairy value, lumber shipments, and a Spokane smelter project. The Puyallup Sumner growers seek European markets. A mining company earmarks $1,000,000 for Spokane smelter plus a quoted tax philosophy from Liven good on taxation limits.
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Yakima County
Washington
Weyerhausers
Grays Harbor
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining Co
Spokane
League of Northwestern Municipalities
L. M. Livengood
Orden
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Echo Office
Flman Hotel
A.S. Ricker
Leavenworth Citizen
State of
Rotert Company Incorporates
Council
F.S. Jacobsen
Lower Valley
Australia
New York
J. W. Mazurie
Seattle
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Frank E. Carlquist
L-D
The
Forestry Service
State Industrial News
Kendall
Chehalis
Grays Harbor Mill
Minnesota
Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers Association
Europe
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