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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1904
Page
3
Arrival and departure times listed for West and East routes with limited readability. Blewett and Leavenworth Stage operates from Blewett at 7 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from Leavenworth at 5 am on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. The line carries passengers and baggage.
Town residents share notes on social visits with Wenatchee and Bellingham, lake trips, building activity, and railroad delays. Reports mention Lyman Shotwell’s mountain fishing, Miss Iva Huntley from Seattle visiting Mae MacLure’s family, and local contractors planning a large rooming house near the Dora constraint. A potential steam laundry opening is touted as promising for the town.
A woman identified as Cora Beckon and man James Ryan died after drowning when Ryan attempted to swim with Beckon across the river near the mill road. Fellow swimmer Bill Mackey and bystanders helped recover the bodies, with medical staff declaring no hope of revival.
The Ringling Brothers circus will halt for several hours next Sunday to water and bathe the elephants in the river, with polar bears iced if the weather stays warm. E. F. Russell of Wenatchee shows a unique one shot portrait machine, fourth in the state, letting visitors receive a finished photo quickly. Frank De Long and wife of Tacoma visited the Corcoran family on the Chewawa river for ten days and may consider relocating to Leavenworth after enjoying the east side of the mountains.
A. F. Estes narrowly escaped death when a passenger train struck his horse near Peshastin after he refused to leave the track. He survived with two broken ribs and a broken collar bone, crawled to a nearby cabin, and waited about seven hours before receiving medical care. The track walker failed to aid him. Roy Estes alerted a doctor, and Estes began recovering.
The editor led a petition drive to win an underneath crossing near the east end of the railroad ice house. The railroad opposed an overhead crossing inside yard limits for safety, and now favors underneath crossings. Sign the petition for women and children forced to crawl under cars. Work begins on the sewer system with tiles arriving Wednesday and being distributed.
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Weilstein last Friday. Nearby, sheep camp visitors were greeted warmly by shepherds. E F Sprague traveled from Wenatchee to prepare bodies for shipment. Smith and Tholin building materials arrived. Ed Tholin hunted grouse and a coyote near Ralston farm. Mrs R H Stearns donated tomatoes to Echo family. Sewer contract awarded to Joe Edwards of Wenatchee. Frank Losekamp fished 125 trout and praised Ike Walton. J B Hathaway began a 21 by 350 foot feed store on Commercial Street opposite the old Congregational church. The Thomas family will stock a full feed line.
Walter M Olive and wife of Cashmere visited the town last Sunday. Olive praised the canal along the We natchee river as nearly finished and among the region’s best works nine miles long promising to irrigate a large area tributary to Cashmere. Also listed are household goods for sale from J S Gove including sewing machine rugs stove lamps and more.
Sunday baths offered 8 to 12 at Bob Dye barber shop rear rooms. Leavenworth Mercantile promotes shooting supplies with ammunition, guns, powder, shot, shells, revolvers and camp gear at competitive prices.
H Ralston advertises Berkshire pigs for sale while Leavenworth Mercantile Co promotes weekly additions to their furniture line. The ad touts iron beds, mattresses and springs at low prices and warns no knocking if you don’t buy.
A pair of shotgun barrels was lost between Leavenworth and Peshastin on August 14. Finder should leave them at F. A. Loschamp's. a reasonable reward will be paid. Contact F. D. Estes.
In hot weather the most healthful food is fresh fruit and Pendleton provides it. A daily fruit delivery to your door is offered by Pendleton. Also advertised are two furnished rooms for rent with bath and lavatory in connection. Enquire of L. W. Bloom.
Notice to Contractors from Leavenworth Congregational Church building committee invites sealed bids for a new church. Bids due by 12 o'clock noon Monday August 22 1904. Plans available at L J Nelsons office Leavenworth Washington. Also offered are choice residence lots in First Addition inquire N M Sorenson Losekaurps store
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