Chelan County Values Rise Thirty Percent in One Year
Chelan County Tax assessments jump from 15,208,990 to 19,784,028 dollars an increase near 30 percent. Main drivers include Great Northern line development and fruit tree taxation. County cuts total 51,907 dollars with education receiving 44.58 percent of taxes. Wenatchee's levy drops to 16 mills but raises 2,252 dollars more in revenue.
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Echo
Leavenworth
Johnson
Chelan County
Great Northern
Columbia
Wenatchee
Northwest Apples Parade to East by Dining Car Display
A plan by Gordon C. Corbaley for the Seventh National Apple Show in Spokane sends prize Northwest apples to eastern diners. Each apple in a printed wrapper will travel on Northern transcontinental railroads, displayed in dining cars to publicize the harvest. The program, approved by marketing groups, runs after November 21.
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East
Pacific Northwestern
Middle West
Spokane
Gordon C. Corbaley
Northwest
Corbaley
Distribution finish before Christmas benefits growers
The article notes expectation that distribution will be completed before Christmas enabling growers to gain marketing advantages for their crop this winter.
Scenic Highway progress near Chelan county
F W Easley in charge of Chelan county works closes camp for year after laying four and a half miles of switchback road and one mile of new road. Ten miles of new road planned next spring at about two thousand dollars per mile. King county crews build from both ends. Road to open by June 15 providing Seattle to Spokane direct route via the Cascades.
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F. W. Easley
Chelan County
King County
Tye
Scenic
Cascades
Great Northern
Seattle
Spokane
Record Registration Surge Across Washington State
Reports from towns and counties show the state’s registration closing last Tuesday as the heaviest in history. Voters face a four foot long ballot on Nov 3 with issues like prohibition and the eight hour law. Chelan County may cast over 6,000 votes, with Seattle at 92,000 and Spokane at 36,838.
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Chelan County
Chelan
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Seattle
Bellingham
Tacoma
Everett
Spokane
North Pacific Fruit Distributors Ship 2001 Cars This Season
Pacific Banker reports Spokane correspondence that by September 30 the North Pacific Fruit Distributors had shipped 2001 cars of fruit this season. Of these, payments in full on 1372 cars had been remitted to growers, totaling $629,420, which is $232,057 more than disbursed by the same date last year. Average price per car remains near last year despite wartime market effects and widespread price cuts.
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North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Warning to Mothers on Pink Eye Contagion
Dr. Judah cautions mothers to monitor children for eye inflammation as pink eye spreads among students. The illness is contagious by contact and requires avoiding shared towels or basins to prevent transmission.
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Judah
Cascade O. E. S. chapter invites to Halloween party
The Cascade chapter of O. E. S. issues invitations for a Hallowe en party in the new Masonic Hall on Friday evening October 30. The event features cards and dancing with a light lunch served, priced at $1 per couple.
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Cascade Chapter
New
Masonic Hall
Paul Weigand reports on German war effort and plans
The article quotes Paul Weigand from the Fatherland warning readers about sensational newspaper reports. Berlin papers claim Germans raised 4,389,756,000 marks via voluntary subscriptions for government bonds at 5 percent interest, with 500,000 German prisoners abroad by September. It also notes plans to invade England, supposedly before Christmas, and predicts a German victory by mid next year.
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Berlin
Germany
Teutons
England
Governor Lister Appears in Olympia Campaign Role
Governor Ernest Lister made his first public appearance in the state political campaign in Olympia Monday night speaking with Judge W W Black the democratic senatorial candidate and will limit speeches to fit his duties. Miss Mary Campbell of Seattle appointed superintendent of the state school for girls near Grand Mound Thurston county. Recommendation to amend parole law to allow two term offenders to be paroled to be sent to the next legislature. Carsten test case concerns the department of agriculture entry into infected orchards to clean up and assess costs. Industrial accident claims show 25 percent due to mechanical causes with a drop from 32 percent previous year. labor department reforms cited.
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Ernest Lister
Olympia
W. W. Black
Mary Campbell
Seattle
State Board of Control
State School For Girls
Grand Mound
Thurston County
Board of Control
State Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Carsten
Yakima County
Department of Agriculture
Industrial Insurance Commission
Commission
E. W. Olson
Safety First campaign expands shop safety committees nationwide
The Safety First campaign, urged by Governor Lister and supported by the labor and industrial insurance departments, reports 423 firms with 25,722 workers on safety committees and 1,285 workmen on committees. Industrial Insurance Commission notes this year’s accident causes and time lost, totaling 12,586 accidents and 357,010 work days.
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Lister
Industrial Insurance Commission
Leavenworth Loses to Wenatchee 83–0 in Season Opener
Leavenworth High School football was outmatched 83 to 0 by Wenatchee last Friday in Wenatchee. Wenatchee dominated with heavy line play and successful yardage on runs and passes. Coach Brown vows progress for Leavenworth as Wenatchee eyes East Western Washington title and upcoming Colfax and Everett games.
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Wenatchee
Wenatchee High School
Leavenworth
Brown
Colfax
Washington
Everett
Cascade Highway Proposal Revisited From 1896 Effort
County records show a historic push to build a Cascade Mountains highway via Stevens Pass. A 1896 survey began near the river forks, aiming to connect Wenatchee valley to Chelan, with King and Snohomish counties later involved. Modern work since two years ago targets 25 miles in King County and related segments in Chelan and Snohomish, moving toward completion soon after.
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Hans Mutnm
Cascade Mountains
Stevens Pass
J. J. Sheehan
King County
Chelan
Chelan County
Wenatchee Valley
Baring
Snohomish County
Washington teachers receive over 7 million in salaries
Salaries totaling 7 077 753 were paid to 8 639 teachers in public schools last year. Women averaged 83 85 monthly while men averaged 105 79. Total enrollment reached 238 663 with 31 321 in high school. 72 percent of eighth graders entered high school.
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Josephine Preston
Farmers Union Leader Backs Quincy Valley Irrigation Plan
L. C. Grow, state president of the Washington Farmers' Union, endorses the Quincy Valley Irrigation project amid public discussion ahead of the November vote. He cites hardship from drought, notes safeguards for the state, and says feasibility depends on lands being irrigated at reasonable cost with costs borne by those lands. The plan could create new farming lands and homes.
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Washington Farmers’ Union
Quincy Valley
State
Crow
John T. Condon
State University of Washington Law School
Quincy
Grange Leader Backs Quincy Reclamation Act at Rally
Walter S. Wright state organizer for Washington Grange urged support for the Quincy Reclamation Act at a Grant County rally in Quincy. He called for a full study, feasibility testing, and safeguarded financing to avoid state cost burdens while urging Grangers statewide to consider the measure.
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Quincy
Big Grant
Walter S. Wright
Washington State Grange
Mr. Wrigh
Auto Train to Protest Prohibition Election
Chelan County Anti-Saloon League plans a 100-car auto train from Wenatchee to Leavenworth on Sunday to urge turnout for the November 3 election. Speakers from The Clarions will join, with stops along the route and a temperance mass meeting at the Methodist church upon return at 8 PM.
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Chelan County
Anti-Saloon League
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Clarions
Mountain goats seized near Stehekin for San Francisco exhibit
Warden R B Wales and county officials with Ross Watson and M E Field retrieved three mountain goats from 8500 feet on the Cascade summit 26 miles north of Stehekin. The billy nanny and kid will join the Washington State display for the San Francisco fair. Officials warn of unlawful Cascades hunting and plan to prosecute offenders. Miss Margaret Roach left for Hammond Wisconsin after visiting the Meaths.
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R. B. Wales
A. G. Gray
County Game Commission
Ross Watson
M. E. Field
Lake Chelan
Cascade Range
Stehekin
Billy
Game Warden
Wales
Cascades
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Pacific Banker
Portland
Paul Weigand
Fatherland
Paul
State Capital News
Red Apple Boys
The
Leavenworth High School
Echo Office
Quincy Movement
High Authority
Farmers’ Union
Grange Organization
L. C. Grow
Margaret Roach
Robert Meath
Hammond
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