City Council Holds Regular Session And Debates Night Marshal
The city council examined appointing a night marshal with S H Delemater as a suggested candidate. Mayor Woldenburg proposed a volunteer fire department funded by business leaders. Other actions included bridge repairs, street paving, sewer issues, and handling Improvement District No 8 bonds. Ordinances cutting salaries for the treasurer and clerk were read and passed. Secretary-legal notes awaited.
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Woldenburg
S. H. Delemater
Miller
Delemater
Hamilton and
Wheeler
Barnum
West Front Street
Great Northern By Co
Eschiow
Massie
Fox
Improvement District
Police Department
Legal Department
Eae
Expense
LipPovementss
Srs
Treidentals
Park Expense
Council plans unified salary post, likely veto risk
The mayor may refuse to sign the ordinances, requiring a majority council vote to enact. The council proposes reducing both officials' salaries and appointing one man at about $100 a month to handle duties.
Doctor Hoxsey Made Honorary Member of Old Veterans
Dr Hoxsey received word from St Paul that he has been elected an honorary member of the Old Veterans Association of the Great Northern Railway. He has belonged since last November and will not pay dues. Membership requires 25 years of railroad service. Many veterans gathered in St Paul for James J Hill birthday party, but Hoxsey could not attend due to other business.
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Hoxsey
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill
Forestry Office Notes Highlight Firefighting Costs
C P Willis, formerly with the local forestry office now in Portland, visited this week. Julius Kummel, a restoration expert from Portland, joined Sylvester for a Wenatchee forest excursion. Forest Supervisor Sylvester cites fire suppression expenditures around 12000 since August, noting more could be saved with forest fire caution.
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C. P. Willis
Portland
Julius Kummel
Mr. Sylvester
Wenatchee Forest
Sylvester
Rainfall totals and snow reported for Leavenworth area
Weather notes show Dr. A G McKeown reporting nearly an inch and a half of rain since a long dry spell. Specific daily amounts: .37 on the 7th, .31 on the 14th, .22 on the 17th, and .37 yesterday, with September last year totaling .65 in seven days. Cascade Tunnel records four inches of snow on Wednesday.
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A. G. McKeown
Jupiter Pluvius
Leavenworth
Cascade Tunnel
Silver Fox Mentioned In Leavenworth Region
A Swede named Ole, a silver fox prospect from Sweden based in Leavenworth for over ten years, arrived with a silver fox he trapped a week earlier in his namesake region. Fox pelts can fetch 200 to 1000 dollars, with higher values possible. A pie social at the Methodist church aided Epworth League funds, while M L McCormac resigned as depot telegraph operator to relocate to Spokane. Raymond Chiles fills the vacancy.
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Red Mountain
Ole
Sweden
Leavenworth
Methodist Church
Angus Nicholson
Epworth League
M. L. McCormac
Spokane
Raymond Chiles
Leavenworth City Tax Hearings Planned for October 1914
Notice to taxpayers from Leavenworth City Council outlines a detailed income and expense estimate for the ensuing year. The City Clerk S A Potter announces a public hearing on tax levy proposals on Monday October 19 1914 at 8 pm at City Hall.
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City of
Leavenworth
S. A. Potter
Novel Experiment Conducted by Citizens of Nebraska Town
David Powell chronicles mail order woes in the central west as catalogue houses transform retail and push merchants to educate the public. He notes towns decimated by the lure of catalogs, few recover, while a few adapt and survive.
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Nebraska
Prosperity through united merchant action in Nebraska town
In a southwestern Nebraska town of about 900, merchants faced bold mail order campaigns that urged cutting out the middleman and buying direct. Three or four persistent local merchants, led by proactive wives, rallied others to counter the invasion with truth, grit, and collective effort. The piece notes a dramatic struggle and hints at an eventual victory.
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Nebraska
Roach Buys Residence Opposite High School Site
W C Roach bought the R J Smith house opposite the High School building now under construction. Contractor Wm Smith will complete the house and Roach will occupy it.
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W. C. Roach
R. J. Smith
Wm. Smith
Mr. Roach
Heavy Sheep Shipments Planned From Wenatchee Valley
The Leavenworth region prospers with large sheep movements as weather prompts early snow. Geo Hendricks loaded 1200 head near Shugart place in the Chewawa river valley and ferried them to Leavenworth via the Wenatchee Valley Northern for Great Northern routes. About twelve thousand more sheep are to be shipped in the next two weeks to eastern markets.
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Geo. Hendricks
Chewawa River
Shugart Place
Prohibition Efforts Highlight W C T U Visit
Mrs Elms state organizer spoke on State Wide Prohibition on Sept 9 and addressed students at the High School on Thursday. She and Mrs Emma Franklin recruited ten new members and secured funds for state work. Lydia Walker hosted the visitor. a Flower Mission meeting was planned for Friday afternoon in the M E church basement with all ladies invited.
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Elms
Uts
Osborne
M. E. Church
Farm leadership and ethics for rural progress
A call for intelligent leadership in farming communities frames the farm as the engine of progress and civilization. It urges pastors and rural media to promote home ownership and equal opportunities, stressing the triad of rural press pulpit and school as essential influences for farmer empowerment.
Death of Jack Nelson After Brief Illness
Jack Nelson died at Leavenworth hospital yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock after a two day illness from pneumonia contracted while working on the Cascade Scenic Highway near Scenic. He was an early Leavenworth resident of fifteen years with many friends. Funeral arrangements are pending, with burial expected in the local cemetery on Saturday.
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Jack Nelson
Leavenworth Hospital
Cascade Scenic Highway
Scenic
Leavenworth
Mr. Nelson
Hugo Kringel Buys Bryant River Tract for Home Site
Hugo Kringel closed a deal last week to purchase Harry Bryant's land on the south side of the river. He plans to build a home there in the future.
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Hugo Kringel
Harry Bryant
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Dr. Hoxsey
Forestry Office
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David Powell
Middlewest
Northwest
Five States
Wenatchee Valley
W.C.T U
Virgie Bundy
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