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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
3
West Bound and East Bound train entries list arrival and departure times. No.1 and No.4 986 pointerhand notes indicate soon departures. Entries show Saw Dpts 295 aw Ar 2 as ms Depts 225 aw with ambiguous timings and destinations.
Stage lines announce schedules from Leavenworth to Blewett and Shoreles with departures on select days. George Torrence and Wm. Gerfen, proprietors, state passenger and express service with weekly trips and specified departure times.
A collage of ads lists Keating hardware and D M Thomas groceries and seeds, Hathaway's Valentine display, and local meat markets. Notices invite bids for State Road No 8 work in Chelan county with $4 500 funding and a September 1 1906 completion target.
Town and County W H and G Merriam visited the county seat last Monday. Several residents travel to Wenatchee this week for personal and business reasons. Epistle notes church services, industrial society meetings, and local social visits across Leavenworth Cashmere and Wenatchee. The Echo reports on mining, milling, rail and irrigation projects shaping growth and new business openings including a Leavenworth cafe and Cashmere newspaper plans.
R R Meacham a Great Northern section foreman, loses two year old son who fell into a tub of boiling water brought into the house by a fellow worker. The child died Tuesday morning after suffering severe burns. burial followed in the cemetery west of town with community sympathy.
About 2 o clock Friday morning the home of Mr. Olson between Charles Anderson and Thomas Coleman was consumed by fire. Firemen could not save it. the loss was partly insured and the family saved most belongings. Olson declined subscriptions offered by friends, thanking their good will. He is a mill company employee living here two years, trusted by neighbors.
A historic listing shows items such as The Gordon Hat The Brotherhood Overalls The North Star Shoes The Jefferson River Shoes The Strong and Garfield Hunting Boots made to order by J A Rush Clothing.
The Red Mountain God and Copper Reduction Company secured an option on thirty two mining claims near Leavenworth Washington. The price is set at 385000 with spring work planned to prove the property. Key investors include John A. Miller and Leavenworth principals Dr. Shore Joe Teshera R T King Edward Ellis and A D Frazier. Banking agents are Bowlingreen Trust Co New York and the Scandinavian Bank of Seattle.
George Enniins an Indian resident near Cashmere died after drinking four or five bottles of lemon extract likely for the alcohol inside. Dr McCoy the county coroner found no inquest needed. County Attorney Cross reported nothing significant beyond recent drinking by Indians.
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