Desertion tragedy ends with two deaths near Seattle
Hazel Lee of Wenatchee deserted by husband and father dies in Wayside Emergency hospital after giving birth to a daughter. Her three year old child Hazel dies in the Washington Children's Home fire at Mortimer near Seattle. Washington Children's Home Society plans to seek arrest of Lee for abandonment. supervisor calls case the saddest he has seen.
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Wenatchee
Seattle
Washington
Hazel Lee
Wayside
Catherine Major
Miss Major
Hazel
Conconully
Washington Children’s Home Society
L. J. Covington
Lee
Mortimer
Little Hazel Lee
Town Council Adopts Explosive Ordinance and Bills
The town council met in adjourned session December 26 and approved paying monthly bills totaling 219.90 to individuals and firms including D. H. Mayor and Moore Co. A second reading failed on Ordinance No. 38 while No. 40 to regulate explosives passed. Edwards and Woldenberg were tasked to discuss lighting charges and printing costs with President Davis of the light and water company. Council set January 2 for the next meeting.
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D. H
Moore Co
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Wm. Harris
Debord & Abbott
J. G. Debord
J. R. Persinger
J. D. Wheeler
Thos. Burke
Bert Coble
Guy Hamilton
Pioneer Bindery & Printing Co
Star Livery Barn
Tum. Light & Water Co
Church Services Schedule and New Year Dinner Total
Services will be held next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 am and sermons at 11 am and 7:30 pm The young people's meeting is at 6 30 pm All welcome Thanks are extended for contributions to the New Year dinner in the church parlor The dinner raised upwards of 50 dollars
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Sual
New York Herald
Times
Justice Court
Mike Brady
Jerry Malone
Shure
Mike
Malone
Hood Said to Take Post on Portland and Seattle Line
Railroad men report J. E. Hood formerly Spokane division superintendent now holds a job on the Portland and Seattle road.
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J. E. Hood
Spokane
Portland & Seattle
Christmas Day Gathering and Community Help in Peshastin
Peshastin residents shared a festive Christmas at the Dist No. 34 schoolhouse with nearly one hundred attendees. The event featured a decorated tree, a school program, and Santa delivering presents, while neighbors later joined in wood cutting for the Widow Love and exchanged greetings during New Year celebrations.
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Messrs. A. Walters
J. J. Griffith
Johnnie Griffith
S. P. Beecher
Chas. Miller
E. L. Nichols
Bert Clark
L. P. Hylton
Mr. Sweely
Mr. Burdick
Love
Peshastin
Dist
H. H. Meeker
Pratt
Leavenworth
Nichols
Santa
Real Estate Transfers in Wenatchee Area Listings
A sequence of property transactions shows transfers from CH Chapman to FC Nielsen for lot 9 in block 51 replat First addition to Wen and other deeds. Notable sums include $18,500 for J A Shotwell to C F Keiser and $9,000 for LH Breese to Helen D Trimble as major single-property moves.
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H Chapman
C Nielsen
Wen
Julia A Bullock
Wolcott
H A P Glover
Cary
J McFarland
J A Shotwell
C F Keiser
el Wit
D Lbr Co
JC Lilly
Wm E Hinman
Wen Dev
C H Wildberger
Nell M Wildberger
Fairview
Buzzard
Wen Dev Co
M K Wilkinson
Carrie B Turner
M Raas
M F Peake
Phillippi
Helen D Trimble
L H Breese
Blanche Leedy
Fragments of City Life and Oddities From an Era
A humorous collection from early Tacoma and Leavenworth scenes includes a lighthouse job inquiry, a coal heating claim, and old-time quips about horse and auto theft. It notes wage and cost trends in Seattle, subscription price hikes for 1908, and a courtroom joke about poultry theft with a wary witness.
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Leavenworth
New Canning Factory Rumor Shakes Leavenworth
Citizens in Leavenworth discuss a proposed canning plant at the Mercantile Co store. They wonder about the project as snow falls and temperatures dip, joking about weather and snow going to Alaska.
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Leavenworth
Leavenworth Merc. Co
Citizen Mo
Advertised Letters Remaining in Post Office
Dec. 30 1907 list of uncalled mail includes Chas Anderson Bennett JS Boyle B M Baillon W Bundy R W Clark Walter Dalton Jas L Dustaugh Dr BT Pauline Hammer Geo C Hill Harold Kom Mrs E McCarty Richard Pembleton Steve Parmeter J R Pinnan Fred Searle Oran Schmaker Oran Tyar FA Wren Lyle Ward Edward Wail Carl Williamson Olaf In calling for same please say advertised Postmaster J C Davis
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Anderson
Chas Bennett
JS Boyle
B M Baillon
W Bundy
R W Clark
Cahem Dalton
Walter Donohue
Jas L Dustaugh
BT Grune
Pauline Hammer
SA Hill
Geo C Kom
Harold Martin
E McCarty
Richard Pembleton
Mr Polich
Steve Parmeter
J R Pinnan
Fred Searle
E Schmaker
Oran Tyar
FA Wren
King of Throat and Lung Remedies Promoted in Empire Ad
C O Eldridge of Empire Georgia touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a superior cough cold and throat remedy. He claims seven years of use proves it best for croup and lung troubles with quick cures for attacks. Sold at City Drug Store with 50c and 1.00 prices and a free trial bottle.
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City Drug Store
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P. O. Building
Manifold Typewriter
Echo
Peshastin News
E. L. Meeker
Chas
Darwin Harvey
E. K. Harvey
Darwin
Oregon
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Pullman
Mrs. J. H. Allen
Mrs. Gallaher
Mrs. Chas. Stage
Mt. Vernon, Wash
Mr. Stage
Chelan County Abstract Company
By Sue F. Vernon
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