Governing City Officers Change Under New State Law
A new state law changes city officer terms. Councilmen will be elected for four years and mayor, clerk, treasurer, and attorney for two years. Filing opens for city offices. Election in December with three four year council seats and an at large two year seat. Outgoing members Featherstone Seeley Reynolds and Eagleman. City primary November 7 and general election four weeks later.
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Featherstone
Seeley
Reynolds
Eagleman
Dr Hoxsey Attends Veterans Annual Meeting
Dr Hoxsey travels to the Great Northern railroad veterans annual meeting. The event coincides with September 16 James J Hill birthday. Hoxsey has 28 years on the road and Luke Laden, from Leavenworth, is another veteran member guest.
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James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Veterans Association
Dr. Hoxsey
The
Road
Luke Laden
Leavenworth
Entry Opens For Forest Lands In Township 25 North
Department of Interior notes open filing for the survey of sections 1 12 13 24 25 36 Township 25 north Range 14 east Willamette Meridian at Waterville Washington November 10 1916. Lands were withdrawn as Forest Reserve February 22 1907 and remain national forest. Entries allowed only to prewithdrawal settlers who have maintained settlement to date with Ben Spear Register and S S Briggs Receiver.
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Department of Interior
United States Land Office
Waterville
Wash
Willamette Meridian
National Forest
Ben Spear
S. S. Briggs
Washington Inventors Patent Grants Named
Washington inventors received patents with J. W. Codding of Spokane listed for a bench vice and W. A. Day of Elllingham for a composition for soldering cast iron mild steel aluminum and similar. The patents were obtained through D. Swift & Co patent attorneys Washington D C who offer copies of any patent granted for ten cents to readers.
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J. W. Codding
Spokane
Bench Vice
W. A. Day
Elllingham
D. Swift & Co
Washington, D. C
Family auto trip to Montana leaves for two weeks
Mr and Mrs W W Wilder and their daughter Mrs Barnum with Mr Clarence Norburg left in Mr Wilders Buick for Montana Wednesday morning. They planned a two week trip possibly longer and gave no purpose beyond leisure.
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W. W. Wilder
Mrse.Barnum
Clarence Norburg
Well Known Artist and Writer Here
Mr Edward S Curtis a noted photographic artist who covered the western coast from Mexico to the Yukon accompanied Al Van Epps from Seattle to his mining property at the Icicle river. Curtis famed for a twenty volume Indian life work patronized by J Pierpont Morgan now in public and private libraries. He left Thursday morning with Allan Epps by car to Seattle via Snoqualmie pass.
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Edward S. Curtis
Mexico
Yukon
Pacific Coast
al van Epps
Seattle
Icicle River
Leavenworth
Curtis
J. Pierpont Morgan
Allan Epps
Snoqualmie Pass
Federal Officials to Work With Washington Fruit Growers
From the office of the fruit growers agency at Walla Walla the paper is advised that representatives of the federal agricultural bureau connected with the department of markets will cooperate with the Washington fruit growers to keep them posted on marketing. Past troubles included overstocking markets caused by others with market interests. A special effort will inform growers about conditions in eastern Canada where much fruit is sold.
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Fruit Growers Agency
Walla Walla
Federal Agricultural Bureau
Department of Markets
Washington
Canada
Earnest G Spencer Thanks Leavenmorth Voters for Support
Earnest G Spencer expresses profound gratitude to voters in the Upper Wenatchee valley for their backing in the recent election. He notes a campaign charm seen as a rabbits foot.
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Earnest G. Spencer
Leavenmorth
Wenatchee Valley
Electric Sparks and Political Jokes in Asheville
A collation of witty musings on 1910s politics and society. It jokes about Bryan Angora and the silent vote, mocks Wilson campaign images, and riffs on railroad politics, naval gimmicks, and press shortages with a tongue-in-cheek tone.
Fined for Unlawful Selling of Liquor Before Magistrate
Druggist Koerner faced a trial on the charge of unlawful sale of liquor. Evidence showed J. M. Carr bought alcohol without a prescription and no sale record was kept. The magistrate imposed the maximum fine of 250 dollars with notice of appeal. Clarence Campbell and B C Rutherford left for Seattle by auto and are expected back Sunday.
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Graham
Koerner
J. M.carr
Hutchings
Maistrate
Clarence Campbell
B. C. Rutherford
Seattle
Auto
Political Jottings on Hughes Wilson and Reform
The piece contrasts Hughes and Wilson with blunt political jibes. It asserts Hughes would act directly for the public, notes Burleson’s political stance, and claims Hughes’ governorship record guarantees reform, while mocking Wilson and administration style. The tone is partisan and opinionated about the 1916 campaign dynamics.
Red Mountain mining tale and colorful prospector tale
A colorful notice describes F E Carlquist heading to Red Mountain mining district to pursue a property with local prospector Red Mountain Ole. The piece notes Ole’s past claim of a $30,000 ledge, jokes about prospectors’ tallies, cites Mark Twain and Thomas Hood, and ends by acknowledging space filled after an election.
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Red Mountain
Ole
Oregon
Mark Twain
Mark
Carlquist
Trade for 400 acre Lamb-Davis ranch near town
M. O. Van Blocklin seeks a trade for the 400 acre Lamb-Davis dairy ranch located south of town now occupied by the Ricker Bros. The deal is not yet closed and the property is described as one of the finest dairy ranches in the upper Wenatchee valley. Democratic notification ceremonies at Shadow Lawn had Mr. Wilson furnish the lawn and Mr. Hughes the shadow.
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M. O. van Blocklin
Lamb-Davis
Ricker Bros
Wenatchee Valley
Shadow Lawn
Wilson
Mr. Hughes
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Veterans’ Annual Meeting
Township
Washington Inventors
Montana
J. P. McPherson
California
Peshastin
International Bible Students’ Association
Rutherford Co
Rutherford Mercantile Co
Asheville
Mr. Bryan
North Carolina
Angora
National Association of Dancing Masters
Irvin S. Cobb
New York World
Berlin
Heer von Wiegand
Hannay
Bryan
Lusitania
Vance McCormick
Hughes
Mr. Wilson
Burleson
Treasury Department
Charles H. Hughes
New York
F. E. Carlquist
Horan, R
Templeton, R
Mis Berry, R
Sugsex, R
Lake
Teshera
Sorenson
Rocae
McCoy
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Walsh
Nak
Saunders, R
Spencer, R
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Palmer, R
Fisher, R
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