City council weighs 25 year Tum Water franchise
The Tum Water Light and Power Co received a proposed twenty five year franchise to string electric and telephone lines citywide, with the council delaying action for a week. Officials discussed waiving charges for lights at city hall and arranging a future county split for a pest house site and water needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tumwater Light & Water Co
Adams
Electric Co
Nelson
Shubert
Judah
Rattlesnake Hill
Titus
Lamb- Davis
Cesspools
Clifford Hotel
British Columbia
Paul Weigand
Weigand
Mutual Mercantile Co
Auto Collision Near Cashmere Injures Five Occupants
Last Friday evening in Cashmere an auto overtook a two seated buggy. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ballou were thrown from the rig injuring the women. Mrs. Stewart sprained and bruised her back while Mrs. Ballou broke her shoulder. The auto occupants Donald Nagley and Miss Lucille Nagley escaped with slight injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashmere
Tom Stewart
Fred Ballou
Harold Desso
Stewart
Ballou
Donald Na
Local hospital move gains momentum in city
Mrs. E. Crawford of the St Francis hotel leads a plan to convert four rooms into a hospital with an operating room. Drs Judah and McKeown report current typhoid and appendicitis cases and expect local support from employers and business interests for a hospital building next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Crawford
St. Francis Hotel
Judah and McKeown
Crawford
Wenatchee Hospital
Echo
McKeown
Leavenworth Man Honored at the Masonic Conclave
Charles G. Smythe elected to Knights Templar highest office at state Masonic meeting in Wenatchee. Jacob H. Miller named Grand Sword Bearer. Visitors toured fruit orchards and attended a ball at the commercial club. Next gathering in Walla Walla. Mrs. John Churchill and Bernice to visit Seattle and North Yakima. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Mike McNulty. mother and baby report well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Charles G. Smythe
Order
Knights Templar
Jacob H. Miller
Lower
Commercial Club
Walla Walla
John Churchill
Bernice
Seattle
North Yakima
City Health Officer urges sewerage system plan
Council discussed sewerage needs with Dr. Judah urging cesspools be expanded or a city system built. Plans include temporary facilities for 12 to 18 months while voters consider a spring decision. city engineer A J Cook to prepare plans with an estimated cost around 30000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judah
Guy Hamilton
Freund Estate
A. J. Cook
Unidentified man killed near Cashmere linked to Lennon family coat
James Lennon Jr and his family learn a stranger, not their son, died on a freight train near Cashmere after a coat loaned by Lennon disappeared. The dead man, around 40 to 45 with a tattoo and foreign appearance, bore no clear connection to the Lennon family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lennon
Bridgeport Avenue
Wenatchee
Cashmere
Lennon
James Lennon, Jr
Lennons
Portland Mother Visits Son/Daughter for Winter
Mrs. K B Allison, mother of Mrs. P A Snyder, arrived this week from Portland Oregon to spend the winter with her daughter. She had visited here about a year ago and since then has spent much time with relatives in this state and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. B. Allison
P. A. Snyder
Portland
Oregon
Allison
Cashmere Man Opens Cashmere Apple Stand in Seattle Market
Bert Thayer, Cashmere real estate man, opens a Cashmere apples stand at Westlake market in Seattle. He will sell his own and other Cashmere growers fruit, aiming for a prominent display and high quality. Thayer manages the real estate business himself, leaving the stand to trusted staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Thayer
Cashmere
Westlake
Seattle
Mr. Thayer
Vale of Cashmere
Thayer
Track Walker James Roberts Killed Near Railroad Crossing
James Roberts a track walker with the railroad was struck near the west city crossing last Saturday night and died six hours later from internal injuries. He had an amputated foot and other wounds, was said to be intoxicated, and his relatives are sought in Clinton Iowa with burial planned at the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roberts
Roberts
Roundhouse
Cascade Undertaking Co
Clinton
Iowa
New Sanitary Market Opens Tomorrow in Leavenworth
The Sanitary Market in the New Weigand block will open tomorrow morning to the public. It features a modern sanitary setup with a ten ton meat refrigerating room and refrigerated display cases to keep meat fresh and uncontaminated. Other notes mention local visits by Mrs. Ryan Templin and Mrs. Wm. Dales, and that F. A. Leskamp traveled to Seattle after a few days in town.
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Weigand Block
Leavenworth
City Primary Nears as Voter Interest Remains Low
With the city primary set for November 4 and the general election December 2, few voters are registered and only one candidate filed for city treasurer H G Krollpfeiffer. Speculation centers on mayoral bids, clerk, and ward council seats amid ward 3 vacancy and anticipated socialist involvement led by W C Waldenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Krollpfeiffer
John Koerner
S. A. Potter
Joe Massie
J. E. Shugart
H. X. Featherstone
Charles Anderson
Mischke
W. C. Waldenberg
Wenatchee Man Dies by Own Action In Seattle
Stephen Klein a Wenatchee native shot himself at the New Washington hotel in Seattle leaving a note saying he died because he had no money to marry. He was an eccentric known to Wenatchee neighbors and spent summers in orchards. He registered at the hotel as Cabel Rigel and had been treated for insanity after a prior attempted jump from a hotel window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Klein
New Washington Hotel
Seattle
Wenatchee
Lithuania
Kein
F. B. Utter
Utter
Klein
Fry Hotel
City Hospital
Washington Hotel
Cabel Rigel
Back Numbers Rule at The Echo
The Echo sets new pricing for back issues to 25 cents each or 6 for 25 cents, with current month copies at 5 cents or 6 for 25 cents. Older issues sell for not less than 25 cents to save time spent hunting requested numbers.
High Beef Prices Linked to Cattle Sales in Washington
Fred W. Graham of the Great Northern railway described a Mansfield shipment of 35 head cattle to Wenatchee, noting 25 heifers would have borne calves and boosted supply. He urged state laws against selling breeding stock to slaughter, warning of rising beef prices and potential extinction of local cattle production.
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Mansfield
Fred W. Graham
Great Northern Railway
Graham
Wenatchee
Argentine Republic
Washington
City Hall to Host Organizing Meeting for Volunteer Fire Dept
Mayor Carlquist leads a push to form a city volunteer fire department at the upcoming meeting Monday evening September 29 at city hall. Council plans an ordinance to pay a fixed sum to firefighters who respond to calls, with drills twice weekly and community sport value noted.
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Vernie Shore
The
Mike McNulty
Dr. Hoxsey
City Health
Dryden
Spokane
Cashmere Man
Sanitay Market
Ryan Templin
Wm. Dales
F. A. Leskamp
Alice Weeks
New York City
E. P. Sharman
Joy Sharman
Sharman
Carlquist
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