Briskey Sues Lamb Davis Lumber Over Damages
Attorneys for Geo Briskey sue Lamb-Davis Lumber Co in Chelan county superior court for damages to land and crops in 1916 due to a dam built across the Wenatchee river. The case follows a prior $7500 judgment against Great Northern Lumber for the same cause and river-ward land near Leavenworth.
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Messrs
O. P. Barrows
A. N. Corbin
Geo. W. Briskey
Great Northern Lumber Company
Lamb- Davis Lumber Co
Lumber Company
Bar
Wenatchee River
Briskey
Leavenworth
Downtown W U Telegraph Office Closed
By government order the downtown Western Union telegraph office was closed last week. Mrs Margaret Hayden who ran it left for Corvallis Oregon last Friday. For wire messages, use the railroad telegraph office at the yard west end. No definite word on a new downtown office near the post office.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Margaret Hayden
Corvalis
Oregon
Henry Smith Recovers From Onsite Injury While Working Mill
Echo subscriber Henry Smith who began reading in 1908 visited the office last Saturday to renew his subscription. He serves as night watchman at the big mill and about ten days ago while walking between two lumber piles in the dark he collided with a truck and suffered injuries that left him unable to work for a week or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Smith
Echo
Why the Public Must Do Its Share
A call urging public donations to fund full paid subscriptions for soldiers abroad. Citing a War Industries Board ruling, the text notes publishers may not provide free copies or subsidized issues as before. Citizens urged to support a locally organized Home Paper Service League to ensure every servicemember receives their home paper.
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War Industries Board
Chelan County
Service League
County Engineer Berry Joins U S Army Training
County Engineer F M Berry has entered military service preparations at Fort Douglas Utah. A Wenatchee Valley figure since 1902 he built a long career as county engineer with multiple terms in office and private practice. He passed the army engineering corps exam in Seattle and will train as first lieutenant.
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F. M. Berry
Engineer’s Corps
Fort Douglas
Utah
U. S. Engineer’s Corps
Berry
Wenatchee Valley
Engineering Corps of the Army
Seattle
Daily World
Women Help Save Grain Harvest Bed Time
Mr O B Robertson returned from Wenatchee lake where he threshed W F Blankenship s wheat with only three men on site. The women of the neighborhood stepped in to load grain and operate the thresher saving the crop before rain began. Mrs Blankenship and three other women filled in as laborers to keep the work moving.
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O. B. Robertson
Wenatchee Lake
W. F. Blankensip
Stalling in a San Francisco shipyard sparks critique
A published letter by a shipyard worker claims widespread laziness and wasted productivity. The writer, denying personal virtue, details shirking, foremen’ s apathy, and $9.90 daily pay while claiming 119 thrift stamps’ value stolen, arguing such stalling would be impossible in private industry.
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Collier’s
San Francisco
Lazaret
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Expressions
A group of denizens thanks friends and members of B of L F and E L S E of L F and E B of L E and B P O E for kindness and sympathy during bereavement. Names listed include Mrs Chas Willman Mrs L F Lomnitz Mrs Jacob Willman Mrs H W Berg Mrs W A Probst Mrs E Flint and manager C K Couchman of J C Penny, who left Thursday on No 26 for Wenatchee on business.
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B. of
L. E
Chas. Willman
L. F. Lomnitz
Jacob Willman
H. W. Berg
W. A. Probst
E. Flint
C. K. Couchman
J. C. Penny
Wenatchee
Flu cases decline as public closures slow spread
Doctors report 48 hour period with fewer new influenza cases in Leavenworth. Deaths remain low though many families still affected. Prompt closure of public places last week is credited with curbing spread while Dr Hoxey and Dr Judah recover from their illnesses.
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Leavenworth
Hoxey
Judah
Flu Rumors Stir Leavenworth Infections And War Relief
Postmaster Hamilton and A A Pinch discuss possible Spanish influenza-like sickness in Leavenworth. Fifty to seventy five town residents reported fever. Mayo brothers warn against assuming flu. Mrs Allison Barry reported Chelan county women’s war relief success and plans to ship local fruit and vegetables to soldiers in France.
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Hamilton
A. A. Pinch
Leavenworth
Mayo Brothers
Allison Barry
Wenatchee
Council of Defense
Belgium
Everett
Chelan County
France
Rough Riding Nightmare on Public Ownership Debate
The piece argues that strong private industry under government control raises Liberty bond funding and taxes, warning that municipal ownership would shift tax burdens to the public. It critiques socialism and asserts war-time reliance on private enterprise shows its value in a free country.
Royal Development Co opens mine at Red Mountain
Mr James Naughton reports progress at the Red Mountain mining camp near Leavenworth Washington where the Royal Development Co has built a mill flume and a 36 by 40 foot building. The mine extends twelve miles long with a main ore ledge twelve feet thick and ore values of copper silver and gold. Work will pause around early November with plans to resume next spring on a larger scale.
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James Naughton
Red Mountain
Chaffeur
C. S. Cook
Naughton
Royal Development Company
Chelan
Leavenworth
Lamb-Davis
Butte
Mont
Suggestions Concerning the Storage of Potatoes
A summary of storage methods for potatoes highlights temperature and humidity control to maintain dormancy, edible quality, and seed vigor. It notes light exclusion, proper moisture balance to prevent losses, and the value of pits and dugout storages, with extension service contact at Pullman Agricultural College.
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Pullman Agricultural College
Okanogan Ranchers Build Silos Amid Rising Profits
Ranchers in Okanogan County invest heavily in silo construction this fall as profits rise. The movement reflects a shift toward stored grain value and enhanced feed security for the region’s cattle and farming operations.
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Okanogan County
Monument to Harrison Amos of Dryden Dies in Washington Camp
The Cashmere Record reports Harrison Amos, son of A J and Mrs Amos of Dryden, died at the engineers training camp hospital in Washington DC after a several day illness with Spanish influenza. He was born July 29 1888 in St Paul Minnesota, lived in Cashmere, Colfax, and Wenatchee, married Nettie Duncan, was a civil engineer, and his body will be shipped to Colfax for funeral with military escort.
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Cashmere
Leavenworth
Ray Sharp
Eagle Creek
Harrison Amos
A. J. Amos
Dryden
Engineers Training
Washington, D. C
Colfax
Amos
Engineers Corps
Washington
Whitman County
Harrison
Wenatchee
Pullman College
Baptist Church
Nettie Duncan
Best Big Sister in the World inspires war workers
The YWCA war workers are hailed as the big sister to soldiers nurses and munition workers both in France and the U S. The slogan by Mrs J T Lemos of San Francisco captures their aid to women in plants hospitals and cantonments. The Ordnance Department has asked the YWCA to oversee recreation and welfare for thousands in war industries.
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France
United States
Western Department
J. T. Lemos
San Francisco
U. S
Ordance Department
Connecticut
Long Island City
Red Cross Manages Soldiers Christmas Cheer Plan
The government assigns Christmas parcel delivery to the Red Cross for overseas troops. Each soldier receives one 3 by 4 by 9 inch cardboard box, with a single label, packed under weight limits and no perishables or glass. Boxes go to Hoboken after Red Cross inspection and post, with no parcels accepted after November 20.
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Red Cross
War Department
United States
Post Office
American Red Cross
Hoboken
N. J
YWCA War Worker Lifts Women Busy With War
The YWCA war worker is praised as a Good Samaritan who helps women serving soldiers and sailors. She brings homey warmth and sunshine to those with little time for themselves, fulfilling a noble role as the Best Big Sister in the World.
John Doe Arrested for Drunk and Disorderly Charge
John Doe was arrested early this week on a drunk and disorderly charge. He was fined ten dollars and costs, but had spent his money on drink and had to sober up in jail.
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John Doe
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W. U. Telegraph Office
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Royal Development CO
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