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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
3
Leavenworth and Blewett stage leaves Leavenworth every Monday Tuesday and Saturday at 7 AM. Carries passengers and express. KE D Shugart operates the stage line.
Leaves Leavenworth every Monday and Friday at 9 a.m arrives Telma at 4 p.m. Leaves Telma every Tuesday and Saturday at 1 a.m arrives Leavenworth at 4 p.m. Mail express and merchandise offered. For details write Joeassie proprietor Box 71 Leavenworth Wash.
Town and County items report Keating's granite ads and sleds, new saloon plans in Bloom building, resignations and appointments in city government, railroad yard office progress, staff changes at Great Northern and Marcus Washington, railway workers’ moves, mayoral and council qualification next Tuesday, Industrial Aid society meeting with officers elected, Rebekah lodge meeting in Cashmere, Spokane business trip by Joseph Jackson, Mrs. Christensen funeral attendance in Wenatchee, and many residents traveling between Everett Cashmere Wenatchee and Leavenworth.
Mrs A J Martin returns from Wenatchee while J H Scott visits Cashmere and Mrs G W Hoxsey with sister C Newman travel Wenatchee. Wenatchee Moving Picture and Vaudeville Co to perform in Leavenworth with two star performers at the opera house.
Services continue in the club house with English services starting January 12 and then the first Sunday monthly. German services on January 26 and then the third Sunday monthly. Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 10 30. An Estey chapel organ from Seattle arrived with Miss Elsie Anderson as organist. Ladies Aid resumes meetings, next Thursday at Mrs Andersons.
Prof Wolf is named Sunday school superintendent. Several new scholars enrolled in the last two weeks as lessons shift to the life of Jesus in John. Ladies Aid Society to host a social at Mrs Stacey's home Wednesday evening January 15. Services in Fraternal hall next Sunday. Pastor to conduct special meetings at Chumstick schoolhouse nightly except Wednesday.
Mrs Carl Christensen dies suddenly in Seattle on Monday shocking friends in Leavenworth where the family lived for years before moving to Wenatchee. The body was taken to Wenatchee on Wednesday for burial.
An old advertisement promotes meals at the Big Rock Restaurant with affordable meat pricing. It lists front quarter, plain steak, round steak, T bone steak, good boiling beef, and pot roast with per pound and bundle prices. The notice includes the name Emil Frank at the bottom.
Acre tracts for sale adjoining Leavenworth Gardens by L. J. Nelson target buyers who value quality and a mature Old Kentucky liquor. I. W. Harper whiskey sold by J. G. Fritz at the Overland Bar. Fresh cow for sale by F. S. Jacobsen. Wenatchee laundry ad promotes Earnest Forbes as new agent with satisfaction guarantee.
The funeral for Mrs. E. B. Norell occurred in Wenatchee Tuesday at E. F. Sprague's undertaking parlors. Rev. M. Rumohr, a church member, led the services with assistance from Rev. Beightal of Wenatchee Methodist Church.
Paul Wiggin was in town Tuesday with plans for a brick block to be built this summer on the Big Weck corner. The two story building is intended as an ornament to that section of Leavenworth.
Eleven Swedish workers employed by L. M. Rice in the Wenatchee Valley & Northern construction project appeared in justice court to answer garnishment proceedings filed by Chipman & Brown. Judgment was rendered against all eleven except one married man likely exempt.
Card of thanks from E B Norell expresses gratitude to friends in Leavenworth for support during his wife’s illness. The Chelan Leader notes a winter project to clear the Columbia between Wenatchee and Bridgeport with about 40 000 dollars. Captain Hansen leads work starting at Methow rapids with major rock pinnacles damaged. The crew will proceed to Chelan and Entiat rapids.
The ladies of the Congregational church will serve a 15 cent lunch in the church parlors on January 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. All Leavenworth residents invited. A colonial dinner at the church parlors on February 21 from 12 m to 6 p.m. A basket social at the church Friday evening January 17 to aid the Christian Endeavorers. All invited.
For sale a nearly new drophead White sewing machine. Inquiries by writing to or contacting A G McCoy in Leavenworth. 52 h
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