Blewett Pass road improvement outlined by county officials
Chelan and Kittitas counties discussed Blewett pass upgrades at a summit meeting. Funds depend on next year’s budget with an $8,000 allocation from Chelan and a matching amount from Kittitas, plus possible forestry support to equal or exceed these sums. Road work may begin this fall on easier grades with steeper sections targeted for reduction.
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Blewett Pass
Chelan County
Kittitas
Hickey
Parrish
Sylvester
Forestry Department
Kittitas County
Ingles Creek
Biggest sale of C grade apples by N P Fruit Distributors
W O Dow, general manager of North Pacific Fruit Distributors, confirms the season’s largest C grade apple sale. The deal covers about 210 cars valued above $150,000 at 80 85 cents F O B per shipping point, with 163 size and larger at 10 percent split. Wenatchee sub central to receive 100 cars. rest filled by affiliates.
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W. O. Dow
North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Dow
Wenatchee
Cashmere Man in Accident on Blewett Pass
J. S. Bennett of Cashmere Lumber Co. was traveling with his wife two daughters Helen and Charlotte and a young woman when a crash occurred on the Kittitas county side of Blewett Pass. Mrs Bennett suffered multiple injuries including a broken wrist. Charlotte and the guest sustained back injuries. Helen and Mr Bennett had minor injuries.
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J. S. Bennett
Cashmere Lumber Co
Cashmere
Ellensburg
Misses Helen
Charlotte
Kittitas County
Both Sawmills Shut Down for Season
Our two sawmills ceased operations last week. The Lamb-Davis box mill and planing mill continues busy, with uncertain plans for next year. Leavenworth Lumber Co. box mill shows no immediate shutdown. Executive Gardner notes profits squeezed by low lumber prices despite August shipments of over 150 cars.
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Lamb-Davis
Leavenworth Lumber Co
Gardner
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Accidents Decrease Under State Control
A program by Floyd L. Daggett outlines accident prevention, first aid, and merit rating for employers at the National Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions meeting in Seattle. Washington reports 1,423 accidents and 31 deaths in August, with eight months totaling 8,740, down from 10,069 in 1914 and 11,109 in 1913, signaling a declining accident rate.
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Floyd L. Daggett
Industrial Insurance Commission
Seattle
National Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
Washington Industrial Insurance Commission
State land sale set for October 5 across 29 counties
Commissioner Clark Savidge announced a statewide land auction to be held October 5 in 29 counties by county auditors. State lands valued at 265,276.48 will be sold to highest bidders, including grazing and agricultural lands 158,013.63, tide lands 3,401.99, shore lands 19,962.0, harbor area leases 128, timber 83,770.36.
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Commissioner of Public Lands
Clark V. Savidge
Land Board
Lakes
Washington
Union
Leavenworth Public Library Opens Saturday
The Leavenworth Public Library will open next Saturday with about thirty new books and then will be open every Wednesday and Saturday from 3 to 5 PM.
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Leavenworth Public
Moratorium on Christianity Urged Amid World War Warfare
A Berlin AP writer in a leading religious journal argues for a wartime moratorium on Christianity. He claims trenches erase faith, urging churches to suspend preaching during combat as countless soldiers at the front witness a changed form of Christianity upon returning.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Sanitary Market Burglary Foiled by Host and Law
William Smith attempted burglary at the Sanitary Market last Tuesday around 12 30 AM. Mine Host More witnessed him at a rear window as he broke in and fled. Smith was captured by the night marshal and later held in Wenatchee county jail awaiting trial for burglary and later charged with attempted burglary.
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Bill Smith
William Smith
Wenatchee
Chikamin
Smith
Couldn't Get Girl of His Choice Joined Army
Wallace Idaho dispatch states that John A Burmeister was arrested for making a false oath to the age of Miss Dorris Biles. Having his marital wishes foiled he enlisted in the U S army seeking forgetfulness in soldier life.
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Wallace, Idaho
John A. Burmeister
Dorris Biles
Railroads Seek Rate Cuts to Compete with Auto Transport
The public service commission issued 22 orders authorizing railroad and express companies to reduce specific rates without the 30 day notice period. Reductions aimed to aid fruit growers shipping produce and to meet competition from automobiles.
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Public Service Commission
Railroad and Express
Leavenworth 10 Have But One Bank In The Future
Negotiations to consolidate Tumwater Savings Bank with Leavenworth State Bank reached fruition after state examiner clearance. The merged institutions, totaling about 260000 dollars in assets, will place R F Taylor as assistant cashier and expand executive leadership under F A Sinclair L F Bullis and R B Field. The move stirs broad consolidation talk across the banking field.
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Leavenworth 10
Tumwater Savings Bank
Tumwater Bank
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
State Bank
Hansen
Moody
Leavenworth State Bank
F. A. Sinclair
L. F. Bullis
R. B. Field
C. A. Campbell
R. F. Taylor
Bullis
Earl Johnson killed by a rolling log at Swakane sawmill
Earl Johnson a one armed 40 year old employee at the Swakane sawmill near Cashmere was instantly killed when a loosened log rolled from a wagon and crushed him. His mother Mrs. A Marsallis aged 78 depended on him.
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Earl Johnson
Swakane
Cashmere
Johnson
A. Marsallis
Past and Present Tax Comparisons in Chelan County
The piece compares 1909 and 1914 county office costs in Chelan County, noting expenses rose four times faster than population, while real property value and apple orchard profits declined. It argues for taxpayer consideration of land worth and tax impact.
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Chelan County
New York Convention Keeps Death Penalty in Reserve
The convention will allow juries in first degree murder cases to decide between death in the electric chair or life imprisonment. It also raises the governor’s salary from 10 000 to 20 000 dollars annually. A Wenatchee man presents a 19 ounce peach. Governor Lister, touring the east, says Colville reservation will soon be opened to settlement.
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New York
Wenatchee
Lister
Swing
Interior Department
Colville
Briskey Clarkes Surprise Wedding In Leavenworth
Miss Alice Briskey and Mr Harrison Clark of Cashmere wed Friday night at the Presbyterian manse in Leavenworth with Rev J A Laurie officiating. Bridesmaid Mabel Tedford and groom’s attendant Clair Preston stood by. The couple will reside in Cashmere. The ceremony surprised friends in both cities.
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Alice Briskey
Harrison Clark
Cashmere
J. A. Laurie
Mabel Tedford
Clair Preston
Clark
Leavenworth
Forest Fire Crisis Dims After Rain Lifts Menace
State Forester E. W. Ferris inspected Skagit and Whatcom counties where danger was greatest and led a large force of extra fighters. Authorities plan to cut some patrols but keep 30 county wardens and 51 federal patrolmen on duty until the danger passes. Get butter wrappers at Echo office.
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E. W. Ferris
Skagit
Whatcom
Blow Your Horn on Blewett Pass Warns Wenatchee World
Wilbur Little, back from Blewett pass trip, urges drivers to honk constantly in the canyon and blow loud. He says the route isn t dangerous with prudence and that motorists should stop at turnouts when hearing a horn. Reasonable care can save time and trouble.
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Wilbur Little
Blewett Pass
Head-on Auto Collision Wrecks Two Cars on Cashmere Road
Two autos collided head on Tuesday night near the Capt. Graham place on Cashmere road. A Ford driven by an Ephrata man headed for Leavenworth and a Reo driven by a Leavenworth traveler with a young lady passenger. Both drivers escaped injury. the Ford suffered broken axles and front-end damage, the Reo lost its lights and needs repairs.
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Cashmere Road
Capt. Graham Place
Leavenworth
Reo
Rich ore strike on Chewawa River confirmed by Joe Massie
Joe Massie reports a four foot wide ore body on the Chewawa River headwaters about 50 miles north of Leavenworth. Assays run from 150 to 200 dollars per ton in copper and gold. Massie, with a workforce, plans to move ore to a Tacoma smelter for thorough testing and potential shipping of multiple tons.
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Joe Massie
Chewawa
Chelan Consolidated Venture
Chelan Consolidated
Massie
Leavenworth
Tacoma
Watches Classified as Household Furniture in Chelan County
County Assessor Spencer notes that all watches in Chelan County are taxed as household furniture rather than a separate class. He reports 23 years with no watch listed and recalls only one payer who later lost the watch listing the next year. Meanwhile Wm Young and wife arrive from Peshastin with children Lee and Grace, who depart to Seattle to attend Broadway High School.
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Spencer
Chelan County
Wenatchee World
Wm Young
Peshastin Valley
Lee
Grace
Seattle
Broadway High School
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Chelan
N. P. Fruit Distributors
B. Wenatchee
Wheeler’s
L.D
Charles Hartshorn
Pacific Ocean
Centralia
Spokesman-Review
E. D. Cowan
Briskey-Clark
Echo Office
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