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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
3
Leavenworth departures every Monday Wednesday and Friday from Sam stop. Blewett runs Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from Tam stop. Carries passengers and mail. D Shugart, proprietor.
Leavenworth notes report Otis Sampson and others on brief trips to Wenatchee Weratch ee and Seattle. Local officials, business moves, bond vote for a new school building, and several residents changing jobs or relocating are recorded with names and places across the county.
H. E. Carr resigns as cashier of Tumwater Savings Bank and leaves Lamb-Davis Lumber Co to focus on private business. Guy A. Hamilton becomes bank cashier and bookkeeper, with F. S. Jacobson named general auditor. Carr will stay to wind up affairs until Mr. Davis recovers from illness.
Great Northern brake man J W Boyle plotted a joke by attaching a ground wire to a telegraph line causing a day long train halt. He was arrested and held on a thousand dollar bond awaiting superior court action after failing to post bond and was jailed in Wenatchee.
The council met in adjourned session Tuesday night after adjourning on Christmas day for lack of quorum. McCoy and Coleman were absent. The street vacation in Ralston's addition near the mill was approved per neighboring property owners. Licenses granted to Gray & Tolin and J. G. Fritz, with bonds approved. Fire apparatus plans delayed pending volunteer department. Bills approved include Debord 125 dollars for marshal service, prison feeding 2.75, hall rent 30, election judges and clerks 3 each.
Sunday night several intoxicated Indians fought along the river. Sam Miller wounded Willie Bob of Chelan Landing with a fatal-appearing carving after killing Long Jim's brother earlier. Willie, at Pierre Peters on the Antoine, has a chance for recovery per later reports in the Chelan Leader.
Seattle reports from Hanford Irrigation Co offices indicate a plan to build an electric railroad linking Wenatchee and Kiona and connecting Northern Pacific Milwaukee and Great Northern routes. Secretary Haynes confirms contemplated construction to harness Priest Rapids energy for irrigation districts in eastern Washington.
Miners arriving in Seattle from Nome report at least 5000 men work in Nome mines this season. Thawing outfits using boilers and hoses thaw ground above bedrock where pay dirt is richest. Winter mining becomes profitable where thawing allows washing gold from dirt piled near the shaft in spring.
The C H Shafer News Co of Chicago opened a railroad eating house in Leavenworth with fixtures arriving late. J W Towell from Chicago spent several days here. James Folsom appointed local manager and plans another at Skykomish. The Wenatchee style eating house will be matched locally as a convenience for travelers and railroad workers.
I. W. Faulkner and Miss Myrtle Hood were married at the Overland Hotel on New Year’s Day at 8 30 p m Judge Taylor officiated. The couple, well known locally, plan to reside in Leavenworth with many friends wishing them well.
Eldridge S. Laughead of Leavenworth Washington and Miss Louise E. Brown were married Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock with Rev. A W Brown officiating.
A folk technique recommends boring a centered 18 inch deep hole of one to two inches in diameter in a stump. Fill with one to two ounces of saltpeter, seal with water, and plug. In spring remove plug, add about half a gallon of kerosene and ignite. The stump should smolder to ashes.
Local printer promotes its services highlighting quality and reliability for hiring printing work. The ad emphasizes efficient service and competitive rates to attract business customers.
A jumble of old advertisements promotes Cleveland’s Baking Powder and Peach Blossom flour. It touts hotel stays at the Great Northern in Wenatchee and Office of Dr Martin a osteopathic physician in Hotel Clifford while urging readers to buy through Leavenworth Mercantile Co and J G Fritz Overland Bar.
The Wenatchee Steam Laundry, under current management, reports a large rise in business due to superior work and skilled staff. G. W. Hathaway, agent at 43 Leavenworth, urges the public to give the laundry a trial and be convinced.
Twenty tons of carrots available in multiple lot sizes at reasonable prices. Contact Nick Kinchers at Pe oc rr Placer Blanks Quartz Blanks for sale details and purchasing options at this office.
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