17 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1905
Page
1
The Leavenworth Logging Boom and Water Power Company mobilizes twenty workers to widen flood gates and add wasteways at the dam. They aim to handle spring log rushes from Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. without failure, noting prior flood resilience and ongoing upkeep.
Local notes report mine and mill closure for a short stretch. Dr Hoxsey visits Blewett for Tilda Fiodin recovering from a grip attack. Several residents suffer or recover from illness. weather records show 11 below zero at 6 30 am. Postmaster change occurs as James Wilder hands office to W H Resburg.
A Commerce and Labor Department bulletin finds working men spend over 90 years of daily food cost for themselves and families. It notes men spend more on their own attire than wives, children’s clothes cost more in normal families with five children, and the average worker spends about 11 dollars on tobacco equal to religion and charity.
The past week saw temperatures eight to twelve degrees below zero for several nights, a rarity since 1895. Locals note only two prior colder periods in fourteen years, while plans emerge to split Douglas County into two or three counties, with agreement on boundaries still unsettled.
Wenatchee reports drawn plans for a stylish hotel on the street opposite the Griggs block to be erected at once. County Auditor G llatl notes an election set for the 28th to choose a joint senator from Kittitas and Chelan counties. The senate has approved a bill that would remove Ferry county from the present district, leaving Douglas Chelan and Okanogan. и
News reports Senator John P. Sharp died at his Ellensburg home after a illness that began at the legislature. The governor set Feb 2 elections in Kittitas and Chelan to elect a joint senator. W. H. Dickson of Kittitas and Walter M. Olive of Cashmere are named as potential successors.
The president urges Congress to fund about 35000 to locate Paul Jones grave and bring his remains to American soil. He notes Jones died in Paris on July 20, 1792 and asks for the body to be properly honored under the secretary of state's direction.
Fraud exposed as counterfeiters sell imitations of Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs. The warning urges buyers to look for Bucklen's name on the wrapper to avoid fraud and protect health. Bucklen's remedies are claimed authentic for over 35 years, with H. E. Bucklen & Co. as the source.
The annual ball on March 17 invites the public with a cordial greeting. Special invites target distant friends of members, while nearby residents will not receive mailed invitations.
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