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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
3
Town and county items report visits by residents to Wenatchee Seattle Ballard and Spokane. Local events include Altar Society dinner theater attendance Thanksgiving travel civil projects such as bridge construction and dam repairs. Church topics and a community dance are mentioned along with upcoming services and music by youth groups.
Voters chose a Citizens ticket in a tight Wenatchee mayoral and council race with beer flowed at post election celebrations. Key results include Mayor Frank Scheble 181 votes, Sam Sumner city clerk 239, Burt Williams city attorney 233, and health officer Frank Culp 237.
Mr and Mrs George Briskey will depart next Sunday for a three months visit to their old Alabama home not seen in 22 years. Their youngest son Willie accompanies them. They will stay with friends and relatives in Alabama and Georgia and hope for a pleasant trip.
A local company staged a vaudeville show at the city opera house on Wednesday night to a large crowd. The act featured clever acrobatics and a strong band and orchestra that enhanced the evening’s entertainment. The note urges Echo subscribers behind on dues to remit, stressing collective impact if several readers settle balances.
Leavenworth held its city election with low turnout on the citizens ticket and one independent candidate. Official results show Mayor G. W. Hoxsey with 119 votes, Treasurer H. E. Carr 115, and councilmen including Chris Hansen 118 and H. X. Featherstone 115. J. W. Elliott received 33 votes. others listed with smaller tallies.
Upper Wenatchee country reels from a two hour flood surge. White River rose eighteen feet, inundating valleys a mile wide and fourteen miles long with four feet of water at peak. Residents Langdon Fowler Bates Burns Beligna faced evacuations and property damage as reservoirs overflowed and debris blocked bridges.
New dresser and lunch cloths at Campbell's. Ladies' Day at the Bowling Alley every Wednesday promoting health through bowling. Advertising for discounted dress hats and a full line of china and dolls at Campbell's. A Peach Blossom flour endorsement mentioned in a cook anecdote. I. W. Harper whiskey named in a brief brand note.
Help wanted notice seeks a girl to do housework for a small family at 461 Mrs. O. S. Sampson next to the Echo office. Apply in person.
Office opposite Opera House at 461 Eugenia Ross offers public stenography, typewriting, and reporting services for legal and official proceedings.
The Wenatchee Steam Laundry, now under capable management, reports a surge in business due to superior work and skilled staff. Also advertised, twenty tons of carrots for sale in varying lots, offered by Nick Kincherf.
F A Losekamp states all outstanding accounts and negotiable paper have been transferred to Tumwater Savings Bank after satisfactory arrangements. Debtors are to pay to the bank.
The Dramatic Club plans Rupert of Hentzau for Christmas week with over forty performers. A partial cast includes Rudolph Rassendyl King Rudolph Rex Rupert of Hentzau Col Sapt Lieut Bernstein and more among soldiers huntsmen and townspeople in Leavenworth for the largest local production yet.
Notice announces dissolution of Hathaway and Swank a business firm in Leavenworth Chelan County Washington. John C Hathaway assumes all debts and will receive all accounts due or to become due. Dated November 14 1906. Signed John C Hathaway and Wilson W Swank.
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