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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
2
The Leavenworth Echo notes the irrigating ditch for Cascade Orchards is praised by judges as excellent. It claims the system can deliver twice as much water than needed, ensuring ample, always available supply for irrigation. The piece also comments on Wenatchee visitors seeking cooling weather and ice.
A Spokane survey party led by Angel began work this week to chart township 28 range 17, located just north of the Fish Lake township reserved for a fish hatchery. The area is noted for its heavy timber cover.
Deputy H C Keeler toured Sheland County on an annual inspection visiting the Echo and announced John Teshera is appointed to protect forest interests. He urges campers to heed fire law penalties, and notes all saw mills will be checked for spark arrestors on smokestacks.
The university library training school wrapped a six week summer session with eighteen students and aims to expand to meet state needs. Hitt urges broader librarian training and library system uniformity across the state. Dr. Paddleford leaves on leave to research fifteenth century lyrics in Britain and Europe, with works to be published on return. The law school will renovate facilities, add lines, and hire new professors Lantz and Main, while graduates gain state bar admission automatically.
Prof Meany in a summer school lecture divides Washington tribes into horse Indians of the east and canoe Indians of the coast and suggests a possible shared ancestry with Japan. Northwest football notes a new training plan with separate sleeping quarters and strict rules. University plans an annual game with Washington State College at Pullman east of the mountains.
The Waterville Douglas County Court House was entirely destroyed by a fire Tuesday evening around 8 o'clock. Originating from crossed electric wires, the blaze quickly consumed the two story building, with county records largely lost except for the archives. Estimated loss runs about 15,000 with 6,500 insured, as the structure housed offices on the ground floor and a court room above.
Mr A E Knapp and family visited Seattle on Monday. C P Davenport and John Heavener work on the road below Blewett. R F Brown named deputy fire warden. Mrs Robi Stout will stay at Negro Creek park where her husband works mining property. Mr Smith and his wife feel improved since coming to camp, Robi and Smith of Leavenworth are related. Wm R McCrary sails for Seattle after vacation, may visit Lewis and Clark Exposition. W H Rosburg and John Johnson return from Negro Creek Mountain Lion camp. Rosburg holds forty feet tunnel contract and takes Johnson as partner. they need boarding space to work and eat.
The weekly court docket records the business transacted in Chelan County Court House as reported by Chelan County Abstract Co. Abstractors advertise further details in another column.
A series of real estate transactions records transfers of lands and parcels including Entiat Fruit Lands, Prowell's plat Cashmere, Stowell Addn Mission and other parcels. Buyers include DS Farrar Frank Smith Margaret A Savage and Jne Knelles with values ranging from 800 to 1000 dollars and several 20th century lot descriptions.
In the matter of the estate of David M Sullivan deceased a petition for letters of administration is filed. Wen Hardware Co sues J T Gamble and Guarantee and Trust Co for labor and material furnished.
In Wenatchee Dr Darrin offers free private counsel and exam with confidential opinion from the renowned specialist. He treats illnesses at low fees and may arrange installment payments. Word of his rapid deafness cure and wide patient draw spreads as his Wenatchee visit limits approach August 10th.
The article describes the infant incubators at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, detailing care by trained nurses under Dr M A Councy, feeding methods including nasal milk delivery, temperature control, and survival statistics showing 85 percent success for premature infants. It notes the incubators’ glass enclosures, automatic temperature regulation, and staff involved, with a brief social schedule and visits.
An article lauds German advances in infant incubators as life saving, highlighting the German achievement as conquering infant mortality. It cites European and American schools and presents the incubator exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition as proof of these dramatic medical strides saving premature and weak infants.
One lot facing the town near the L. W. Bloom residence is offered for sale. A business house and lot with rent returning 20 percent annually on asking price. See D. H. Mayar for details.
The Exposition showcases incubators as a premier exhibit with tiny mites of humanity demonstrating struggle and life. The notice proclaims racial and social lines moot, praising humanity's nobler impulses. In a separate business notice, Sherwood and Gridley dissolve. W H Gridley assumes authority to settle debts and run affairs from Chiwaukum Washington dated July 15, 1904.
William N. Cromwell of Leavenworth files sworn statement No. 557 for the Wig NW of section 23 township 26 north range 18 east WM. He will prove land valuable for timber or stone not agricultural and will present witnesses William Douglas Charles Cromwell Thomas Darling and Charles Albright all of Leavenworth. Adverse claimants must file by November 13 1905 before U.S. Commissioner J E Shore at Leavenworth.
In Chelan County Washington the estate of Thomas Armour deceased is administered by Katie Armour Administratrix. Creditors must present claims with vouchers within one year to attorney Lewis J Nelson in Leavenworth Washington where the estate business is conducted. Published July 14 1905.
The Lamb-Davis Lumber Co offers a large supply of Pennsylvania blacksmiths coal for sale at a reasonable price. Contact for availability and pricing.
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