Amalgamated Gold Mining Co to Produce in Blewett
Arthur Brown of San Francisco arrives in Leavenworth and outlines plans to rehabilitate the Amalgamated Gold Mining Co property at Blewett. He details road work, hotel repairs, a new mill and flume, and expects 50 plus workers once material can be moved.Leavenworth also sees orchard sales with E. J. Hughes selling seven and a half acres to William Grieg and Charles S. Simpson selling 11 acres to Wenatchee Valley Fruit Exchange for about 22500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brown
San Francisco
California
Leavenworth
Echo
Amalgamated Gold Mining Co
Blewett
CleEllum
Blewett Pass
Cle Ellum
Kittitas County
Chelan County
Brown
Company
Amalgamated
E. J. Hughes
William Grieg
Mr. Greig
Charles S. Simpson
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Exchange
Mr. Simpson
Old Diamond Tract
Orondo
Oroville
Cashmere Record
Two Car Loads of Cows Expected for Leavenworth
J M Amundsen of the Leavenworth Purity Creamery says two car loads of high grade cows will be shipped to Leavenworth soon. A recent dairy owners meeting favored expanding herds if stock is good. Local suppliers report strong butterfat returns and plan to buy more cows, with a local man possibly sent to Montana to arrange the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Amundsen
Leavenworth
Liklihood
Montana
May Tie Up Railways Strike Seen at Union Convention
The International United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employes and shop laborers opened its convention with a claim that a strike could halt railroad transport in the U S and Canada. It notes 25 percent of workers earn under $2.50 daily and calls for a $1 daily wage increase. Kellogg Oregon logan berry patch yields 5870 pounds dried berries at 40 cents a pound, $700 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
International United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Kellogg
Oregon
Constitution Day observed in Leavenworth at Grand Theatre
Residents plan a Constitution Day program in Leavenworth with readings from the declaration and reflections on liberties and progress. The event aims to highlight law and order and to involve children for future generations to value government by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
United States
Double Wedding in Herington for Smithson Daughters
Claire and Reva Smithson wed Daniel Nicholson of Leavenworth Washington and Mont Norman of Latimer Kansas in a simple ceremony on August 27 1919. Rev Arthur Norman officiated with about twenty guests. the couples served lunch and planned a month long honeymoon touring Colorado points.
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Herington
Kansas
Echo
Herington and
Claire
Reva Smithson
W. J. Smithson
Daniel Nicholson
Leavenworth
Washington
Mont Norman
Latimer
Arthur Norman
E. M. Demaray
Maxine
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gladys Garvin
Perkins, Okla
Dorothy Tompkins
Ray Dix
Mendelsohn
Minerva Jones
Delavan
Rip van Winkle
Colorado Points
Reception for Teachers in Leavenworth W C T U event
The Leavenworth W C T U plans an informal reception for public school teachers on Friday evening September 12 at eight o'clock. All high school students and school patrons are invited including parents. Light refreshments will be served. A B Secretary.
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Leavenworth W. C. T.U
A. B
Cranberry Harvest Set for North Beach Peninsula
South Bend reports the cranberry crop on the North Beach peninsula is estimated at 50 000 barrels and will be ready for harvesting early in September.
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South Bend
North Beach Peninsula
Chelan County budgets near five hundred thousand dollars
Chelan county plans a 1920 budget close to $500,000 with only modest tax rate changes due to a $656,850 rise in assessed valuation. Key increases include $4,300 for a soil fertility station and $10,075 for a county horticulturalist, while state pay limits hinder deputy horticulturalist staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelan County
Sunnyslope
Spencer
Wenatchee
Warning on Denatured Alcohol Misuse and Poison Labels
A federal warning from DAVID J. WILLIAMS, Collector, warns against use of completely denatured alcohol for bathing or ingestion. It cites illegal sales by unscrupulous dealers and details required poison labeling under Treasury decision 2914 from August 30, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Treasury
David J. Williams
Spokane Votes Down Wage Hikes for City Workers
Spokane rejects a 15 percent wage increase for all city employees and a 25 percent boost for firemen and police. Meanwhile Spokane interests plan a nitrogen plant at Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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Spokane
Couer de Alene Lake
Coal Miners Push Wages And Shorter Work Week
The United Mine Workers of America convention opened in Cleveland with demands for a sharp wage rise for all US and Canadian miners and a six hour day and a 30 hour week. Recommendations urge presenting these demands to operators at Buffalo on September 20, with a continent-wide strike planned if not granted by November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Buffalo
New Garage and Repair Shop to Be Built Within 60 Days
Mr H C Bohlke announced that he and associates J L Maxwell and Ray Woodruff will erect a fireproof hollow tile garage with an attractive front on an as yet unspecified site. Contractor Speidel to construct a first class repair shop with auto accessories and popular car lines ready before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bohlke
J. L. Maxwell
Ray Woodruff
Speidel
School Notes Indicates Staffing Changes and High School Enrollment
The second week of school proceeds with most teachers in place except the grade principal. Miss Rose Brown joins the staff, Mr. H. N. Bakke resigns for a position at State College in Pullman, and Mrs. Maston substitutes in eighth grade. Carl Curtis leads science and coaching PE. plans move commercial studies to the second floor to create separate rooms for typewriting and bookkeeping. High school enrollment reaches about 70 with more students expected. total grades enrollment around 225.
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Rose Brown
H. N. Bakke
Peshastin
State College
Pullman
Maston
Carl Curtis
Camp Fire Girls Plan Regular Meetings After Summer
Camp Fire notes resume with the two camps sharing summer meetings. Girls have names symbols and head bands ready while a sunrise climb to Tumwater Lookout drew many participants. The group plans to hold regular meetings now that school has begun and notes will appear weekly.
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Tumwater
Kumtux Club Opens New Year With Home Meeting
The Kumtux Club holds its first meeting of the club year this afternoon at Mrs A G McKeown's home. A planned program for the year is presented by the committee. Officers named include Mrs A C Barclay president Mrs W A Tegtmeier vice president and Mrs Warren Reid secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kumtux Club
A. G. McKeown
A. C. Barclay
W. A. Tegtmeier
Warren’ Reid
Sec’y-Treas
Makers Predict Lower Clothing Prices At National Meeting
Delegates at the sixth annual convention of the National Association of Retail Clothiers foresee a drop in clothing prices. Talks urge partial export embargoes to curb high costs, blaming imports and munitions-backed buyers for current levels while noting labor costs as a primary factor. A Boston retailer’s plea for restraint and a Louisville official’s optimism frame the prospect of relief soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Retail Clothiers
Max H. Friedman
Wholesale Clothiers Association
F. J. Kennedy
Boston
Fred T. Levy
Louisville
Kennedy
Mr. Levy
Centralia Lumber Industry Crippled by Shipping Shortfall
State industrial news notes the Centralia lumber sector runs at 15 percent of required rail cars. Other items report Pacific Steamship Co adding four 9,500 ton ships for oriental trade, wages push for $10 daily, and local agricultural and construction data across Washington state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Seattle
Pacific Steamship Co
Unimportant City Council Meeting Appoints New Marshal
A regular council meeting Tuesday evening handled routine bills and read the resignation of Marshal Pratt. William Gibson was appointed to replace Pratt as marshal.
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Marshal Pratt
Wm. Gibson
Pratt
Pastor Transfers Stir Leavenworth Church Ties
Rev. F L Moore, formerly of Leavenworth Methodist, reports a year at Oakesdale Washington in Whitman county. He notes Rev. Wm Haskins, the new pastor sent there, should prove very acceptable to the Leavenworth church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Moore
Methodist Church
Leavenworth
Orofino
Idaho
Oakesdale Wash
Whitman County
Wm. Haskins
Cooperstown Residents Plan Return to Leavenworth
After a stay in Leavenworth Mr. O A Lee left yesterday for Cooperstown North Dakota and plans to return in late October to make Leavenworth his permanent home. He will be joined by several Cooperstown residents who expect to relocate.
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O. A. Lee
Cooperstown
North Dakota
Leavenworth
Automobile Fund Grows Promisingly Under New Code
The new automobile code aims to fund highway construction and has yielded receipts 2.5 times higher than the previous period. January 1 to August 1, 1919 collections totaled 2,065,863.78 versus 808,699.50 in 1918. Officials forecast an additional half million before year end, with biennial totals near 5,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Howell
Will Mantel and McAdoo in Democratic 1920 tilt
A heated national debate questions a large Democratic fundraising drive of 5 to 10 million dollars aimed at nominating William G McAdoo. The piece notes conferences with President Wilson and internal factional support for Wilson and a possible third term, amid calls for neutral oversight of the funds.
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Democratic National Committee
National Committee
William G. McAdoo
Cummins
McAdoo
Cummings
Rational Committee
Washington
Wilson
Democratic Organization
White House
Palmer
Baker
Daniels
Cox
Ohio
Owen
Oklahoma
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Pomerone
Burleson
Auto Thief Sentenced to Monroe Reform School
Judge Grimshaw sentences William Pressler to one to five years in the Monroe Reformatory for stealing Dr. J. H. Blake's car and taking a trip to Ellensburg. Pressler, 24, pleaded guilty under the new felony law, marking the third auto thief sentenced to Monroe in three months.
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Grimshaw
Wm. Pressler
Monroe Reformatory
Pressler
J. H. Blake
Ellensburg
Monroe
Walla Walla
Wen
World
McClain Custody Case Postponed to October 27
Habeas corpus action brought by Mrs. Rhoda McClain against FE R McClain of Wenatchee over custody of ten year old Eugene McClain was postponed to October 27. The boy remains with Mrs. C F Lodge of Wenatchee while the case proceeds.
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Rhoda McClain
FE. R. McClain
Eugene McClain
Wenatchee
Texas
C. F. Lodge
Alleged Bond Swindlers Nabbed in Nationwide Case
Authorities say several members of a counterfeit gang linked to a nationwide plot were arrested this week. They planned to float more than 1 million dollars in worthless securities, but the scheme was stopped before it matured.
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Band of Band
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Gold Mining CO
Leavenwort
Dan Nicholson
Camp Fire Girls
Kumtux Club Meeting
State Industrial News
Labor and Farmers’ Alliance
Bellingham
Coupeville
Wattsburg
Olympia
Yakima
Automobile Fund
Woodrow
McClain
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