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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1916
Page
4
Typhoid fever keeps Peshastin resident E W Hatch under care of Dr Judah while Alice Fawcett recovers from pneumonia at Leavenworth hospital. Local notices describe illness, travel, social visit to the Sussex home, and ranch workers facing winter hardship and tree damage from heavy snow.
Dryden boys lost to Monitor 16 to 12 in a junior night rivalry. A masquerade dance followed with a sizable crowd attending. Local social notes include Miss Kate Patterson visiting and Mrs. J. D. Unger’s Wenatchee visit.
An advertisement touts Dr Hobsons Eczema Ointment as a universal remedy for pimples eruptions and eczema. It claims complete removal of blemishes and scars, restoring natural softness with a money back guarantee. The 50 cent price is noted.
The free employment bureau of Spokane located work for 614 men in January. Davenport serves as the training ground for a new wild west rodeo show.
Services listed for Rev Nicholas O Rafferty include Low Mass at 8:00 and High Mass at 10:00 on the first third and fifth Sundays with sermons at both. Rosary sermon and benediction at 7:30 on the second and fourth Sundays. Sunday School Saturdays at 8:30 followed by catechism Bible history and altar boy instruction. other activities include Junior League Bible Study Epworth League and weekly prayer meetings.
A church advertises a Sunday schedule with a morning service at 10 and an 11 oclock sermon on the subject The Mystic Evening service at 730 welcomes all attendees.
Mrs Hatch aged eighty mother of E M Hatch who worked at the L D mill died at her son's home in the western part of town last Friday at 5 p m after a brief illness The body was sent to California for burial leaving town last Sunday under her son's care
Frank Lowe 40, rancher on the Frank Miller place near Entiat, was killed by a snow slide at the west portal of the Great Northern tunnel opposite Orondo. His body was sent to Everett for burial. Commissioner Matt Hickey visited, urging reopening of the south side road closed by a two week slide.
The Great Northern is rumored to prepare electrification of 340 miles of road. A Russian steamer cargo valued at 4.5 million dollars was seized as the most valuable from Pacific coast ports. Olympia forms a Home Labor League with 600 members. Sumner and Puyallup fruit growers association has 2678 stockholders and 112000 cash surplus. Auburn consolidates plants into Globe-Republican. Catholic college at Hillyard opens costing 500000 dollars.
Markets report rising prices for dressed hogs and live poultry with scarce hog supply. Commercial Creamery Co offers to buy dressed hogs veal hides live poultry ducks geese and turkeys with no commission, at favorable prices and invites written price inquiries.
Five hundred tons of the finest ice are available for delivery in Leavenworth. For service call Pastime Pool Room 43 or 145. orders will be promptly attended to by F. H. Hutchings.
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