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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1910
Page
5
Stage line runs from Leavenworth to Telma on Mondays and Fridays with arrival at 4 PM. Returns depart Telma on Tuesdays and Saturdays reaching Leavenworth by 4 PM. Mail passengers and express service. inquiries to Joe Massie, Proprietor, Leavenworth Washington.
Leavenworth locals note social visits in Seattle and Wenatchee Lake. Engineer Bowden dies in Everett. Residents travel to Port Townsend Wenatchee Wenatchee Lake and Easton for recreation and work. Bankers visit forthcoming orchard shipments and charity banquet planned by Methodist ladies for September.
Mrs Bertina Peterson died August 10 after a brief illness. She was 43 and survived by her husband and five children. The family recently moved here where Mr Peterson worked in the mill. Funeral services were held at the home and conducted by Lutheran minister Raasch. Interment followed in Leavenworth Cemetery. Palace of Sweets 27.
Mrs. Della Totten about 45 killed James Sutton in Kicker canyon five miles from Cashmere. She had placed wires across a road and warned him to stop before firing a shotgun blast to the head. Sutton died instantly. Totten surrendered to the sheriff without resistance.
Last Wednesday night engine 1903 with a caboose derailed three and a half miles west of Wellington, plunging into a gulch eight to nine hundred feet deep. Conductor Gillman was instantly killed. engineer Bowden severely hurt and taken to Everett hospital. Fireman escaped unharmed as brakes failed and the engine split from the train.
The Echo will print candidacy announcements for county district precinct offices with a uniform fee of ten dollars for county and district posts and five dollars for precinct seats. The fee must accompany the announcement to secure insertion. Past experience suggests a moral motive supports timely notices.
The Chelan County school district reserves the right to determine paint shades at contract letting and to reject any or all bids. Dated August 10 1910 Guy A Hamilton Clerk of School District 49 Chelan county Washington.
A roller rink event commercials first class music and a guarantee of a good time for attendees tomorrow night. The ad lists multiple local listings from Cox Bros to hardware and livery services with prices and contact notes across Wenatchee and Cashmere, Washington.
Last week's issue announced Dr Darrin would visit We natchee for a limited stay but he has been unavoidably detained. The visit is deferred to a later date and will be fully announced when set.
The clerk of school district 49 invites bids for calcimining the Leavenworth schoolhouse. requirements include one coat sizing and one coat calcimine with Alabastine on plastered walls, water stains to be sized with flat white white lead and turpentine, first class workmanship, completion by September 1 1910, bids due by August 15 1910 at 5:00 p m.
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