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Newspaper

Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1921

Page

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Leavenworth Rivals for Strong High School Football Season

Coach Lindahl led spring practice as Leavenworth High eyes improvement after last year’s first gridiron campaign. Wenatchee and Cashmere prepare with new coaches and extended training. Cashmere coaches statewide while Wenatchee rebuilds with fewer stars. The team gains size and speed, offering a chance to challenge nearby towns.

al. Hoffman Leavenworth Leavenworth High School Lindahl Walla Walla Washington Cashmere Pullman Wenatchee

Quaint Outfit Stirs Up Old Memories

An old prospector with wheel-barrow and pack carries bed tent cooking gear and tools through town. He wandered from Idaho Bitter Root Buffalo Hump range toward Thunder Mountain in 1900 and now heads toward California Nevada and perhaps Old Mexico. The piece honors pioneers who helped open the West.

Bitter Root Idaho Buffalo Hump Clearwater Thunder Mountain California Nevada Old Mexico West

Poem From Leavenworth Man Targets The Girls

A Leavenworth resident sent a poem to the Echo addressed to The Girls of Leavenworth. The piece accuses them of vanity and airs a plea asking that when wearing rolled hose they should wash their knees, framing the note as a base insinuation.

Leavenworth Echo Office South Sea Island

Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Notice

Sunday school at 10 with The Golden Calf lesson. No services next Sunday due to the pastor attending a Tacoma conference. Next service on September 18. Rev Wm Hoskins reassigned to Leavenworth by the M E conference following Spokane meetings.

Tacoma WM. Lueckel Wm. Hoskins Leavenworth M. E Spokane

Chelan County Game Preserves details and boundaries

The document outlines Eight Mile Nason Creek and Emerald Park Game Preserves in Chelan County. It lists acreage from 21,100 to 48,000, describes boundary lines and ridges, and specifies that driveways for livestock movement must be maintained. It notes closures to grazing for most stock, except saddle and pack animals of tourists and miners or transport crews. A. H. Sylvester, Forest Supervisor.

Nason Creek Game Preserve Coulter Creek Whitepine Creek Jim Hill Mountain Mill Creek Stevens Creek Nason Creek Emerald Park Railroad Creek Lake Chelan Deep Harbor Creek Chelan Range Copper Creek Wilson Creek A. H. Sylvester

Kazee Sues Sheriff Forsyth for False Arrest

J P Kazee through Corbin and Easton files in Chelan county superior court alleging false arrest and cruelty by Sheriff E Q Forsyth on July 21 1921. Complaints say Kazee was seized at his Douglas county business and jailed overnight without warrant. American Surety Co. joined as party. damages unspecified.

Preacher-Detective and Foxy Worker in Rhythm

A minister questions a Sunday School class asking who makes the sun shine. A bright boy answers God and then jokingly credits Sever Johnson with the moonshine, leading to Sever’s brief detention. Mrs. E R McClain returns from Wenatchee after a week away.

Sever Johnson Sever

Serious Accident on Commercial Avenue injures two men

Early Wednesday around 4 a m John DeBord and Jim Cahill, traveling east on Commercial Avenue, hit a gravel pile set for sidewalk construction near the old livery barn. Their Ford rolled, windshield and radiator damaged, DeBord trapped briefly but released. Both were said not badly hurt and no suit planned.

John DeBord Jim Cahill Commercial Avenue Lou Brender Ford DeBord Cahill

Chase descendant linked to Lexington gunfire hero in Cashmere

The Cashmere Record notes Judge James H. Chase is a direct descendant of Ebenezer Locke, the min ute-man who fired the first shot at Lexington. A planned G. A. R. ceremony at Goodale Cemetery in Deering New Hampshire on May 50 commemorates the memory of the hero.

Cashmere John C. Chase New England Historic Genealogical Society Boston Seattle James H. Chase Ebenezer Locke Lexington Mass Massachusetts Goodale Deering New Hampshire Judge Chase

Dryden School Opens Amid Renovation Delays

Dryden schools start Tuesday in old buildings as the new campus won’t be ready until winter. Staff listed include Mrs. Helen Ross and Miss Anna Hartherson among others. Summer flu hits families. Percy Burrow among late victims. Leavenworth Library hours updated with Saturday and Wednesday openings.

W. B. George Howard Wenatchee Mr. Umbarger Scheble Dryden Harlan Kinney Geo. Loudenbeck Bohlke Co-operative Percy Burrow

Thieves Steal Three Guns From W enatchee Man

Between 7 30 and 8 45 Saturday evening thieves forced entry into Dr J H Blake’s King Street residence and stole three guns valued at 275 dollars. They ransacked the house, broke a silver chest, used a meat cleaver to pry it open, and left scattered belongings. The guns included an Ithaca 12 gauge trap and two Winchester 16 gauge repeaters in leather cases. All arms bore Dr Blake’s initials and are identifiable.

J. H. Blake King Street

Local School Opens As Enrolment Reaches Fifteen

Tuesday saw Mis Trinna King start the term as teacher with an attendance of fifteen pupils. Local families travel for fairs and harvest work as residents visit Wenatchee and Leavenworth.

Mis Trinna King J. E. Craney Edmond Spokane Raula Hertzog Entiac Titank KE. Knapp O. M. Probst Leavenworth C. L. Hallock

Committee Adopts Season's Wage Scale for North Central WA

Growers' committee of the Commercial Club with farm bureau adopts a standard wage scale to balance fairness for growers and laborers. Rates include 40 cents per hour for picking and sorting, 5 cents per box for picking by box, 5 cents per box for packing apples sized and graded, 84 cents per box for packing graded apples from bench, and board from $1.00 to $1.25 per day. Adherence for all parties is urged.

Washington Commercial Club Farm Bureau

Be Sure to Send Tender Words Before It Is Too Late

A poetic plea urges readers to express love now before tomorrow brings regret. It highlights unspoken words and unread letters as missed opportunities.

Mrs Frank L From Visits Seattle Leaving Frank Single Life

Mrs. Frank L From has visited Seattle for a couple weeks and left her husband Frank to enjoy bachelorhood, which he did not.

Frank L. From Seattle Frank

Dr Lessing Addresses Peshastin Parent-Teacher Meet

Dr Lessing speaks to the Peshastin Parent-Teacher Association addressing illiteracy rates and education funding. He questions fundamentals, contrasts rural and urban schooling, and argues for improved resources, teacher pay, and access to education for all children.

Burglars Loot Mutual Mercantile Store For Pistols

Last Sunday night burglars damaged the east door pane of the Mutual Mercantile Store and stole three automatic pistols. About $125 in goods were taken and ammunition likely gone. No clues to the offenders as yet.

Mutual Mercantile McIntosh

Rural Child Health Crisis Highlights Urban-Rural Gaps

A speaker addresses rural health and education deficits. He cites longer urban school years, better sanitation and oversight in cities, and higher rates of tooth and tonsil infections in the countryside. The talk notes widespread childhood ailments and calls for preventive care and improved schooling.

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ST. Paul's Evang. Lutheran Church Chelan County Game Preserves Eight Mile Icicle Creek Snow Creek Mt. Stuart Jack Creek Eight Mile Creek Eight Mile Lake Kazee E. R. McClain Commercial Dryden Doings A. Lessing Europe America United States Mutual Mercantile Store
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