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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
2
The Leavenworth Echo announces a larger weekly edition and pledges to boost Leavenworth's development. Editor H H Mayar urges reader support to address Chelan county road and bridge funding and election of a Teavenworth commissioner.
Mr. H. E. Carr reported to Chelan County Commissioners on Wenatchee last Saturday that the board aims to arrange a fair county exhibit for the Lewis and Clark exposition. The commission will strive to present Wenatchee and Chelan County in the best possible light.
The We natchee Republic declares support for Wenatchee residents over creed or party. Palmer Mountain Prospector calls the stance independent and partisan trouble for Chelan county Republicans. It warns Wenatchee citizens may lose county support and urges Republicans to resist city loyalism.
The Chelan County Abstract Co. furnishes this paper with a week’s record of court business transacted at the Court House. Abstractors advertise their services in another column.
Records show multiple property transfers and a general assignment including J B Ferguson to Clarence Casad for 160 dollars covering lots 1 and 2 in block 8 Am'd Gen Ad, Ed Bossen to W R Cornell for 995 dollars a partial parcel, and other entries involving Kittitas County and an 8– 4 line reference.
A long list shows Wen Development Co and individuals exchanging parcels in Leavenworth Wen notes several lot and block designations with specific sums from 100 to 800 dollars plus patent notices from the United States. Other transfers include Mary Ralston to Frank Burns and various Burrell's Addition lots with modest sums. Several court actions are listed including quiet title action by School District No. 9 against Wilson G Chapman and judgments for Walter E Giman, as well as a divorce suit between Frederick L Brender and Emma Brender.
Mrs. J W Campbell entertained the Twentieth Century Club with papers on current events club life and a library work essay. Mrs Merriam won a floral love tale contest prize of a decorated china place as the meeting closed with a luncheon and a hopeful library fundraising speech dated Apr 10 05.
New and unique twenty four in a package souvenir score cards for progressive card parties offered at the Echo office for thirty five cents per package.
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