Improvement plan discussed for Blewett Pass road
Chelan and Kittitas county commissioners plus road enthusiasts met at the summit to decide funding for Blewett pass upgrades. Each county plans about eight thousand dollars this fall with a five percent maximum grade and forestry support possibly matching. Work likely starts next fall with further grade reductions and eventual transmountain road improvements.
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Blewett Pass
Chelan County
Kittitas
Hickey
Parrish
Sylvester
Forestry Department
Kittitas County
Ingles Creek
C grade apples sold in a record annual shipment
W O Dow of North Pacific Fruit Distributors reports the season’s largest C grade apple sale. The deal covers about 210 cars worth over 150000 dollars at 85 cents F O B shipping point with 80 more cars at 80 cents. Wenatchee sub central to receive 100 cars while shortages covered by other affiliates.
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W. O. Dow
North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Dow
Wenatchee
Cashmere Man Goes Over Blewett Grade
J. S. Bennett manager of the Cashmere Lumber Co. was traveling from Cashmere to Ellensburg with his wife two daughters Helen and Charlotte and a young lady guest when the accident happened on the Kittitas county side of the pass. Mrs Bennett suffered multiple injuries including a broken wrist and back injury. Charlotte sustained a back injury while Helen and Mr Bennett had minor injuries. The guest also injured her back in the crash.
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J. S. Bennett
Cashmere Lumber Co
Cashmere
Ellensburg
Misses Helen
Charlotte
Kittitas County
Sawmills Close For Season As Lumber Prices Sink
The Lamb-Davis box mill and planing mill shut down for the season while Leavenworth Lumber Co. box mill remains active. General manager Mr. Gardner says future operation depends on logging and market prices, noting over 150 cars of lumber shipped in August and little profit due to low prices.
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Lamb-Davis
Leavenworth Lumber Co
Accidents Decrease Under State Control
Floyd L. Daggett outlined an accident prevention program at the National Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions annual meeting in Seattle September 30 to October 2. Washington reports 1423 accidents in August including 31 fatalities, marking the highest monthly total this year, while eight months total 8740 versus 10069 in 1914 and 11109 in 1913, showing a downward trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 V. Savidge announces a statewide land sale on October 5 to be conducted simultaneously in 29 counties by the county auditors. State lands valued at 265,276.48 will be sold to the highest bidders in categories including grazing and agricultural lands, tide lands, shore lands for lakes, harbor area leases, and timber.
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Commissioner of Public Lands
Clark V. Savidge
Land Board
Lakes
Washington
Union
Public Library Opens Saturday With New Books
Leavenworth Public Library will open next Saturday with about thirty new books and will then be open every Wednesday and Saturday from 3 to 5 PM.
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Leavenworth Public
Moratorium on Christianity urged during war
A Berlin AP correspondent reports a writer in a leading religious journal calls for a wartime moratorium on Christianity. He argues that in a war marked by ruthlessness religion should not be preached, as trenches erase Christian feeling and war’s bloodlust makes a new, harsher Christianity necessary.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Fatherland
Burglar Captured After Sanitary Market Attempt
William Smith, using the name Bill Smith, attempted burglary at the Sanitary Market last Tuesday around 12 30 am. Mine Host More of the Chinaman hotel observed him near a rear window as he scratched the glass and entered the room. Smith was arrested by the night marshal and later sent to Wenatchee for trial on a charge of burglary.
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Bill Smith
William Smith
Wenatchee
Chikamin
Smith
Couldn't Get Girl of His Choice Joined Army
Wallace Idaho dispatch reports John A Burmeister arrested for making a false oath to Miss Dorris Biles age. After his marital wishes failed he enlisted in the U S Army seeking forgetfulness in soldier’s life.
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Wallace, Idaho
John A. Burmeister
Dorris Biles
Railroads Seek Rate Cuts to Meet Auto Competition
The public service commission reports 22 orders in the past week authorizing railroad and express firms to reduce specific rates without 30 days notice. Some cuts aid fruit growers shipping produce, others aim to compete with automobile transport.
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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 concluded after state examiners approved the transfer of all Tumwater holdings. Combined assets total about 260000 dollars. New officers include F A Sinclair president L F Bullis VP R B Field cashier C A Campbell asst cashier and R F Taylor asst cashier. Bullis has eastern connections enabling a potential investment of up to 250000 dollars for the region.
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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
Leaven
One-Armed Lumberman Killed By Rolling Log Near Cashmere
Earl Johnson a 40 year old one armed worker at Swakane sawmill near Cashmere was crushed to death when a log load on a wagon broke loose. He attempted to jump but was struck by the rolling log and died instantly. His mother Mrs A Marsallis, 78, depended on him.
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Earl Johnson
Swakane
Cashmere
Johnson
A. Marsallis
Past and Present Tax Comparisons in Chelan County
The article critiques tax costs in Chelan county between 1909 and 1914, noting expenses rose four times as fast as population which grew 16 percent. It questions land values, real property worth, and apple orchard profits, urging taxpayers to consider these figures carefully.
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Chelan County
New York Convention Votes to Retain Death Penalty and Set Jury Role
The New York constitutional convention rejects abolition of the death penalty. Jurors in first degree murder cases will decide between death in the electric chair or life imprisonment. The body also approves raising the governor’s salary to twenty thousand dollars a year. A Wenatchee man shows a nineteen ounce peach. Governor Lister, during a swing through the East, secured a statement that the Colville reservation will be opened to settlement soon.
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New York
Wenatchee
Lister
Swing
Interior Department
Colville
Briskey-Clark Wedding Silent but Joyful in City
Miss Alice Briskey and Mr. Harrison Clark of Cashmere wed Friday night at eight in the Presbyterian manse with Rev. J. A. Laurie officiating. Bridesmaid Miss Mabel Tedford and groomsman Clair Preston, both of Cashmere, witnessed the ceremony. The couple will reside in Cashmere and the wedding came as a surprise to friends in Leavenworth and Cashmere. Mrs. Clark is well known here from her public school days and friends extend congratulations.
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Alice Briskey
Harrison Clark
Cashmere
J. A. Laurie
Mabel Tedford
Clair Preston
Clark
Leavenworth
Forest Fire Crisis Eases After Rain In Northwest
State Forester E. W. Ferris returns from Skagit and Whatcom counties where danger was greatest. A large force of extra fighters remains and 30 county wardens plus 51 federal patrolmen stay on duty until danger ends. Get butter wrappers at Echo office.
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E. W. Ferris
Skagit
Whatcom
Blow Your Horn on Blewett Pass Suggestion
Wenatchee World columnist Wilbur Little urges all drivers crossing Blewett Pass to blow their horns continuously to alert others. He argues the route is safe with prudent driving and that horn use can save time and trouble by prompting turnouts when heard.
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Wilbur Little
Blewett Pass
Autos Wrecked In Head On Collision Tuesday Night
Two autos collided head on on the Cashmere road near the Capt. Graham place. A Ford driven by an Ephrata man bound for Leavenworth and a Reo driven by a traveling man from Leavenworth with a young woman passenger. Both turned toward the bank and struck with force. Ford axle damage and front end damaged, Reo lights knocked off. None of the drivers or the lady were injured.
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Cashmere Road
Capt. Graham Place
Leavenworth
Reo
Rich copper and gold ore strike near Chewawa River
Joe Massie renewed work on a longheld Chewawa River claim about 50 miles north of Leavenworth. Assays run from 150 to 200 dollars per ton in copper and gold. The four foot ore body has clear walls and a wagon road reaches 15 miles to the property. Massie plans to move several tons to Leavenworth and ship to Tacoma for testing and smelting if needed.
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Joe Massie
Chewawa
Chelan Consolidated Venture
Chelan Consolidated
Massie
Leavenworth
Tacoma
County Assessor classifies watches as household furniture
Spencer notes Chelan county lists all watches as household furniture and not by themselves for 23 years. He recalls only one man who ever paid taxes on a watch when listed. In Wenatchee, Wm Young and wife arrived from Peshastin with children Lee and Grace who planned to take the afternoon train to Seattle to attend Broadway High School.
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Spencer
Chelan
Wenatchee World
Wm Young
Peshastin Valley
Lee
Grace
Seattle
Broadway High School
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N. P. Fruit Distributors
F. C. B. Wenatchee
Wheeler's
L.D
Leavenworth 10
Charles Hartshorn
Pacific Ocean
Centralia
Spokesman-Review
E. D. Cowan
Briskey-Clark
Echo Office
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