Great Northern power plant near Leavenworth ready soon
The Great Northern two miles up the canyon from Leavenworth nears completion with plant buildings finished, turbines and transformers assembled, and electric line and tunnel transmission nearly ready. Electric locomotives will power trains through the Cascade tunnel. a second plant may follow next year to ensure continued power. Also reports grasshopper damage near Wilbur and a fatal accident in Waitsburg.
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Great Northern
Leavenworth
F. M. Baum
Pacific Coast Pipe Company
Seattle
Cascade Tunnel
Coulee City Clipper Debuts with Local News Talent
The Coulee City Clipper debuts under Curtis Bunce featuring five columns of local reporting. A hotel kitchen accident in Harrington, an injured chef, and a captured eagle near Reardan highlight early items. A Seattle-Everett interurban fatality involves Nina Hegman of Ballard. Depot Grill robbery adds a crime note near the central police station.
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Coulee City
Curtis Bunce
Depot Grill
Seattle
Central Police Station
Twenty-Seven Cars of Fruit Shipped from Wenatchee
Last Friday twenty seven cars of fruit were shipped from Wenatchee marking the largest single day shipment from the area. Eight cars were sent west and fifteen went east by freight, with seven express cars affected by a load. The Wenatchee peach market reached a peak while Yakima shippers clash with Seattle commission men over consignments, boosting demand for Wenatchee fruit.
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Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee
Seattle
Yakima
Seattle Commission
North Yakima
Big Sound
Postage Rate Increase Set by Postmaster General
An order issued by the postmaster general on Saturday implements on October 1 a 2 cent per ounce postage rate for letters mailed within the United States to Great Britain and Ireland. Letters unpaid or underpaid will be dispatched to destination, with double the deficient postage collected upon delivery.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Debate Ends With Barroom Accord
Two ordinary men argued politics outside a hotel when one unleashed a grand show of polysyllabic rhetoric. The other, dazzled, replied with eager agreement and headed inside for a drink, signaling a humorous, sudden convergence.
Red Mountain Mining Prospects Highlight Washington District
Pioneer Miller reports strong development at Red Mountain with Lamb-Davis mine producing solid ore. Vein runs 60 feet wide bearing copper and gold with assays from $16 to $20 per ton. Chelan Consolidated Copper tunnels 1000 feet, crossing three veins of gold and copper. Ex Senator Golden notes improving outlook and multiple claims showing rich mineral bodies.
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Spokesman-Review
Elmer
Miller
John A. Miller
Red Mountain
Lamb-Davis
Phelps Creek
Leavenworth
Washington
Idaho
Chelan Consolidated Copper Company
Lamb-Davis Company
Golden
New York
Land sale and transfer news from county items
A. H. Smith sold 214 acres of his 734 acre holding to P. I. Kern for 3500 dollars and plans to build a home. Smith retains 54 acres. Chelan Falls brewery passes to a receiver with assets expected to cover about 75 percent of debts. Washington & Great Northern Ry Co transfers holdings in the state to Great Northern Ry Co for 2 346 718 dollars. Jeff Ross, alias used in Cashmere, captured in Spokane on forgery charges.
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A. H. Smith
Washington Avenue
P. I. Kern
Leavenworth
Republic
Chelan Falls
Chelan
Washington & Great Northern Ry. Co
Great Northern Ry. Co
Jeff Ross
Cashmere
Spokane
Ross
A. S. Page
Wenatchee Fire Dept Seeks Horse Team For Rescue Work
Wenatchee fire department launches a popular subscription to fund purchase of a team of horses. A small fire in Wilt Adams dressmaking on Thursday was caused by an electric iron and quickly quenched. Moses Coulee branch of the G N Ry work has begun. Cashmere branch of Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers nearing 150 car lot of apples with prices expected strong.
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Wenatchee
Wilt & Adams
Wenatchee World
Moses Coulee
The
G. N. Ry
Cashmere
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Association
Washington State Game Laws Open Season Summary
The notice lists 1915 seasonal openings for elk moose deer caribou and other game in Washington State. It outlines license costs for county residents non residents and aliens and bans sale transport storage and certain hunting methods. It also specifies hunting restrictions on specific counties islands streams and species with precise dates and locations.
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Hunter’s
Cascades
Mercer Island
Lake Washington
Okanogan County
National Stock Company Closes Three Night Run at Opera House
The National Stock Company wrapped a three night engagement at the opera house with record crowds on the final Sunday. Every performer was an artist and the shows were first class, prompting a strong recommendation for future visits.
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National Stock Company
Opera House
Ole Olson
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Wilbur
D. L. Cox
Waitsburg
Cox
F. M. Coulter
Tacoma
Columbia River
Kennewick Northern Railway
Kennewick
Snake
Columbia Rivers
Columbia
Chester Randal
Hotel
Lincoln
Harrington
Reardan
Nina
Carl Hegman
Ballard
Wenatchee Val
Ley
England
Washington State
Chelan County
Springdale Orchards
Beecher
Columbia Valley Edison Phonograh CO
Columbia Valley Bank
Louis Michel
Mgr
Wenatchee, Wash
Edison Phonograph Goods
Edison
L. Lamb
Clinton
Iowa
PINE
C. R. Lamb
Minneapolis, Minn
G. E. Lamb
P. Davis
Treas
Leavenworth, Wa
Onli. Byl v
Mt Cue
the Echo
Tumwater Savings Bank
the Bank For Savings Leavenworth
National Stock Company Good
OPERA
King’s Bakery and Coffee House
Rock Meisner & Roach
E. D. Northrup
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