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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1922
Page
3
Local notes from Peshastin list visits, moved residences, school events, theater plans, and church activities. The column mentions Mrs. Maude Starks in Wenatchee, the Pendleton purchases, new teacher arrivals, and social gatherings at the M E Ladies Aid. It also notes farming output, a packing school, and upcoming shows The Night Horseman Wing Toy and An Elephants Nightmare.
Henry Schultz campaigns actively for Chelan county sheriff saying he has broad support and would enforce laws impartially. He praises his eight years in Chelan County and his leadership of men, presenting himself as honest and capable. Also notes a USDA extension drive for homemade dress forms for women in Washington state with 2,213 forms made in six months.
Mr. McManus was appointed sheriff on May 5 1922 by unanimous county vote. A local with roots since 1888 he grew up in the Valley and has long served as deputy and four years as sheriff starting January 1917.
A new rock salt deposit is reported near Whycocomagh in Victoria county with a thin upper vein pierced at 120 feet. Several natural salt springs have been found and a Cape Breton company has been incorporated to develop salt production in the district.
The Superior Court of Washington in Chelan County issues a summons to Anna Ness in a divorce case against Harry L. Ness. The suit seeks a decree of absolute divorce for desertion over a year and custody of minor children Esther Evelyn Ness and Marjorie Ann Ness. Attorney Herman Howe, Leavenworth, Washington, handles the case.
A reflective piece on rural cross roads called lovers lanes that connect highways and thread through woodlands and snow. It recalls Abe Lincoln walking with Ann Rutledge in Sangamon County and laments the possible replacement of scenic lanes by arterial highways.
The biographer Albert Bigelow Paine notes Theodore N. Vail’s calm, absent-minded manner and odd habits. Vail would sketch pencil figures while listening, and methodically fold a handkerchief when bored, signaling his inner focus and discomfort in an engaging portrait from Youth's Companion.
Scottish gardeners are in demand around the globe with Scots hired by a United States millionaire for private grounds at a salary of 5000 dollars annually. London park superintendents note many Scottish workers in private estates and public parks, with one claiming to have mown grass in remote South America.
Mrs John DL Rockefeller Jr delivered a late speech at the Grace Dodge hotel opening in Washington. The women only hotel founded with her help features rooms for guests to launder their own linen and other novel comforts. She notes pride deters some women from patronizing the hotel and recalls a story about a swell as a lazy loafer with an ancestor who worked hard.
The Los Angeles Times notes Cow Camp near Tonopah Nevada as the driest point on the Silver Peak range charges 30 cents per gallon for water. The water man holds a monopoly with no nearby competition. the nearest source is 11 miles away. Water travels five miles by buckboard then the road narrows and bags are carried the rest of the day’s trip.
Complete listing of Hillyard residence property with options to buy on moderate terms. Includes a modern bungalow with fireplace hardwood floors corner lot near shops roundhouse and business district priced at 4000 with some terms. Also offers insurance rentals and loans.
G B Woodruff files to foreclose tax lien on real property in Chelan County Washington Lot 3 Block 4 Fairview Orchard Tracts in Wenatchee. Defendants C E Hamilton and unknown parties must answer within sixty days from first publication September 1 1922.
Summons for publication in a Chelan County foreclosure of tax lien against C E Hamilton and P L Gallagher and others. Describes Lot 4, Block 4, Fairview Orchard Tracts. Taxes due for 1919 1920 1921 with penalties interest at 12 percent, and costs. Plaintiff’s attorneys listed in Wenatchee Washington.
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