Wenatchee River claims another victim near dam
Report: a 19 year old man named Fred Nelson, last seen leaving the Lamb-Davis Co dam restaurant hours after noon, disappeared after attempting to swim a fast icy current below the eddy. Witnesses say he sat on a bridge before entering the rushing water. Parents in Michigan and a sister in Idaho notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb-Davis Co’s
Fred Nelson
Galloway
Nelson
Michigan
Teton
Idaho
Local Japanese Typhoid Victim Dies After Short Illness
Tommy Fugita known as Tommy Roach, long employed by Wm. C. Roach, died Sunday at 3 am after a three week typhoid fever siege. Dr. Judah fought to save him but perforation of the bowels caused death. Funeral held Sunday afternoon with many local Japanese in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Fugita
Tommy Roach
Wm. C. Roach
Judah
Escaped prisoner recaptured in Gold Bar
Roy Taylor who broke out of the city jail last Saturday night was recaptured in Gold Bar last Friday. Marshall Bohnsack brought him in and he pled guilty to grand larceny in Wenatchee. Taylor had escaped by tearing a ceiling hole and leaving the city hall through a window. He faces sentencing in Wenatchee this week with potential transfer to Walla Walla penitentiary. Mrs. More and daughter returned from Seattle. Contractor Speidel began a four room cottage for Jerry Goerger on the north side of the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Taylor
Gold Bar
Marshall Bohnsack
West Side
Wenatchee
Taylor
Carl Fagnstrom
Al.Finch
Great Northern
Grimshaw
Walla Walla
Speidel
Jerry Goerger
Leavenworth Lumber Co Plans Two Story Fruit Warehouse
The Leavenworth Lumber Co announces a two story warehouse to be built this spring on its Front Street property. It will be concrete stone or brick and serve as a cold storage facility with modern handling for the local fruit crop. This replaces the need to ship fruit to Peshastin for storage and aims to route shipments through the local firm.
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Leavenworth Lumber Co
Jacobsen
Front Street
Peshastin
City Council Proceedings Summary
The clerk was ordered to summon former city engineer Cook to return and finish assessment rolls for improvement districts 2 3 4 and 5. Tumwater Light & Water Co franchise accepted. Ballots for the November 4 primary election awarded to Echo. Replat of Leavenworths Land Co addition accepted and old plat cancelled. Marshall to notify S E Ritchie to build a sidewalk on Summit Avenue. Clerk to verify sewer connection payment and arrange repairs. Cluster light at 8th and Commercial failed on one dissent.
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Cook
Tumwater Light & Water Co
Echo
Leavenworth’s Land Co
Leavenworth
Marshall
S. E. Ritchie
Summit Avenue
Commercial
8Th Streets
8Th
Commercial Street
Advertisement Logic Assumes Hen Eggs Sell Better
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes the hen’s egg attracts attention while a duck egg goes unnoticed, highlighting why advertisers favor hen eggs over duck eggs. The line uses humor to reflect market demand and consumer perception.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lutheran Church Announces No Services Next Sunday
The Lutheran Church reports no services next Sunday led by Pastor L. J. Ave Lallemant. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Eckhardt traveled to Wenatchee on No. 4 to attend the Fair Hesperides. Mr. Eckhardt had been bedridden with a serious fever but has recovered enough to resume duties as manager of the Leavenworth Meat Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Ave Lallemant
Chas. Eckhardt
Wenatchee
Fair Hesperides Draws Big Crowds at Valley Fair
Attendance surged at Fair Hesperides with about 2400 paid admissions over two days as judges weigh prize district displays. Contenders include Methew valley Lake Chelan Beacon Hill Rock Island Okanogan and East Wenatchee. Doctors Warren and Baker won best float with a sick horse on an operating table. Thursday marked Railroad Celebration day with L C Gilman and Great Northern officials as guests. Spokane bankers toured the valley boosting interest in the Sixth National Apple Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methew Valley
Lake Chelan
Beacon Hill
Rock Island
Okanogan
East Wenatchee
Warren and
Baker
L.C. Gilman
Great Northern
Exposition Company
Wenatchee Commercial Club
Spokane
Great Northern Paid for Blockaded Spokane to Vancouver Run
Great Northern incurred about 21 130 dollars for running trains over the Spokane Portland and Seattle line from Spokane to Vancouver during a contractor blockade October 9 to 15. The railroad moved 55 trains, 10 freight and 45 passenger, with detours and extra water and oil costs. The line stayed closed roughly six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Spokane
Vancouver
Wash
Great Northern
Sheep Peril as Tollgate Snow Rises in Wenaha Reserve
Wenaha sheep graze in Tollgate reports show three feet of snow and daily falls. Efforts to move flocks fail as hundreds of miles stand between owners and Tollgate. Early mountains snow threatens thousands of sheep with abandonment of grazing season and scarce forage.
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Walla Walla
Wenaha
Tollgate
Toll Gate
Leavenworth Shoemaker Seeks U. S. Citizenship
Charles Otto Hill a Leavenworth shoemaker filed his citizenship application at the county clerk's office. A native of Finland he arrived in 1902 and has lived here six years. Also, Miss Mary Violette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Violette, is ill with pneumonia per Dr. Elmer.
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Charles Otto Hill
Leavenworth
Finland
Sault Ste., Maine
Mich
Mary Violette
J. B. Violette
Elmer
Ladies Attend Wenatchee Fair Hesperides This Week
Mrs. S A Potter and Mrs J E Tholin travel to Wenatchee this week to attend the Fair Hesperides highlighting social and cultural events in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Potter
J. E. Tholin
Wenatchee
State seeks unpaid industrial insurance contributions
The attorney general asks Wenatchee court to collect $83.82 from Jap employer Frank Yuma for unpaid state accident fund contributions. payrolls from Sept 1 Dec 31 1912 totaled 3536 with eight twelfths used for calculation yielding 58.94 and January payroll 995 yielding 24.88. Judge Grimshaw is petitioned to enter a decree after default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Tanner
Wenatchee
Frank Yuma
Yama
Runaway Wagon Injures Two Men on Beaver Creek Hill
Jack Norton and Frank Kelley were thrown from a wagon when their team ran away on Beaver Creek hill near the Hansen place. They were brought to town by Dr. Hoxsey in Hutching's car. Norton remained unconscious about a day, with improvement by yesterday morning giving hope for recovery.
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Jack Norton
Frank Kelley
Beaver Creek
Hansen Place
Norton
Chewawa River
Kelley
Wenatchee Park
Hoxsey
Hutching
Horton
Severe injuries from logging accident and wreck near Cashmere
Bruce Garten of Water ville suffered a crushed pelvic bone and broken ribs when a log rolled over him at Leavenworth Lumber Co. He is reported resting easily after hospital admission. Marvin Stewart of Cashmere was badly cut and unconscious after an automobile crashed into his horse and buggy. the culprits remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Garten
Waterville
Leavenworth Lumber Co
Judah
Marvin Stewart
Cashmere
Stewart Bros
Stewart
Will Ship Ore From Thomas Culross Mines
Stockholders in the Thomas Culross Mining Co plan to ship ore this winter. President Don Thomas will outfit a four to six man crew, depart for the mines in late week, and ship about twenty tons monthly to a Tacoma smelter. Past small shipments yielded $43.06 $89.00 $77.05 and $79.61.
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Thomas-Culross Mining Co
Don Thomas
Seattle
Mr. Thomas
Culross Island
Tacoma
Old Timer Visits After 20 Years of Absence
P M Solomon of W J Van Schuyver Co Portland Oregon revisits Leavenworth recalling the 1890s mercantile era. He recalls Icicle town near the Icicle river and the Wenatchee Mercantile Co later Leavenworth Mercantile Co. He notes wild lawless days with frequent gunpowder quarrels and Conconully as county seat under Okanogan County. He promises more Echo items in future issues.
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W. J. van Schuyver Co
Portland
Oregon
Icicle
Icicle River
Minnesota Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
W. T. Rarey
Mr. Merriam
Wenatchee Mercantile Co
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Okanogan County
Conconully
Solomon
The
Echo
Bryan claims Poindexter would block Falconer senate bid
Congressman J W Bryan told Olympia listeners last week that Senator Poindexter would oppose Senatorial candidate J A Falconer if nominated due to Falconer voting against the Underwood tariff bill which Bryan and Poindexter support. He added he believes nine tenths of progressives would back their stance.
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J. W. Bryan
United States
Olympia
Poindexter
J. A. Falconer
Senate
Falconer
Bryan
Himself
Notable visits and health updates at Chikamin area
John D. Atkinson checked into the Chikamin on Wednesday morning and departed the same day for the marble quarry on Chikamin Creek. He plans to return by week’s end to meet a Seattle party arriving next Sunday and guide them to the marble quarries. A cement making plant is being considered. John Kuelles in Cashmere is slowly recovering from a severe bout of typhoid fever after weeks at home.
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John D. Atkinson
Chikamin
Chikamin Creek
Seattle
John Kuelles
Cashmere
Miss Inez Brown Visits Sister in Cashmere
Miss Inez Brown of Cashmere spent last Saturday visiting her sister Mrs. Scott Guest.
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Inez Brown
Cashmere
Mrs. Scott Guest
Real Estate Men Gene Hamilton and Francis Peake Visit Cashmere
Gene Hamilton and Francis Peake traveled to Cashmere last Friday to conduct business with the Cashmere Real Estate Exchange.
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Gene Hamilton
Francis Peake
Cashmere
Cashmere Real Estate Exchange
Sampson Heads to Wenatchee for Hesperides Fair
O. S. Sampson travels to Wenatchee Wednesday with his wife and Mrs. W. W. Rice to attend the Hesperides fair.
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O. S. Sampson
Wenatchee
W. W. Rice
Ranch Home Burns Near Leavenworth
The ranch home of Randolph Heinrichs on the Wenatchee River about eight miles from Leavenworth burned last Tuesday with its contents including canned goods and potatoes. A barn nearby was saved. the origin remains unknown. Mrs Heinrichs was away at the barn briefly, a child inside was rescued unharmed.
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Randolph Heinrichs
Wenatchee River
Leavenworth
Qua Kid Band Plays At Leavenworth Day Fair
Woldenberg arranged with fair management for the Qua Kid Band to perform on Leavenworth day. A large attendance from here is expected for the closing day, with fifty or more travelers daily since opening. The fruit display is the feature, and We natchee has outdone herself with worthwhile attractions.
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S. C. Woldenberg
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Peshastin Residents Depart for Winter Assignments and Travel
Peshastin residents head to Wenatchee for winter. J N Hobson and family move northward. John Q Gilbert and wife travel to the coast for business. Mrs Osborn to Baldwin Kansas for months visiting relatives. A G Stage finishes apple picking and will pack for weeks. W J Duncan and wife visit son J B Duncan in Waitsburg for several weeks. Robi A Wright and wife depart for Seattle to spend winter there and return next spring to their apple tract north of Peshastin. Professor P R Bradley and companions attend a teachers institute in Wenatchee and plan to visit the fair in the apple center.
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J. N. Hobson
Wenatchee
John Q. Gilbert
W. J. Duncan
Waitsburg
Wash
J. B. Duncan
Robi. A. Wright
Seattle
Peshastin
P. R. Bradley
Claire McCoy
Lee Sherwood
Ethel Chapman
Teachers Institute
Apple Center
Rancher Burgess Reports Valley Growth in Chewaw District
W. W. Burgess, a leading rancher from the Chewaw river valley, visited the city Wednesday to trade with merchants. He notes substantial improvement in his district this past summer, asserting greater progress than in previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Burgess
Chewaw River
Seattle Visit Boosts Local Life Insurance Talk
James Smith, now residing in Seattle, arrived from the coast on Thursday to spend a few days in town. He reports he is selling life insurance as usual and notes solid business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Seattle
Jim
Doctor Hoxsey Judges Wenatchee Baby Contest
Dr. Hoxsey traveled by early morning train to Wenatchee as a judge in the Hesperides fair baby contest drawing participants from distant areas.
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Dr. Hoxsey
Wenatchee
Mrs Al Weaver to Exhibit Baby in Wenatchee Show
Mrs Al Weaver travels to Wenatchee to present her baby in the local show. The infant recently earned a high score at the Spokane baby show.
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D. S. More
Chikamin Hotel
Council Proceedings
Lutheran Church
Northern
Beaver Creek Hill
Thomas-Culross Mines
Alaska
P. M. Solomon
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