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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
3
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Leavenworth and Shoretea Stage Line operates from Leavenworth to Shoretea with departures on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Leavenworth and Biewess Stage runs on Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays with varying May dates. Carries passengers and express. Wm. Gerfen, Prop.
City Drug Store Library offers reading rights at $1.00 per year or 1 cent per month with access to 100 standard copyrighted books. D. M. Thomas advertises hardware, seeds, Inland cookies, and timothy seed. Model Market showcases a large display of foods and fresh meats. Hagen Anderson of Wellington, Washington sells 1148 new 10 inch Victor phonograph records at 40 cents each.
Local notices include a prepay milk ticket rule after January 2 1906, a demand for work from Nik Kinchers, praise for Keating cutlery, blacksmithing needs, competition among Cashmere Wenatchee shops, livestock feed and oats supply, egg production tips for hens, and a note about new granite at Neatings this week.
Local items report eighteen inches of snow and a cold snap with seven degrees above zero. People mentioned include Mat Hickey of Cashmere, Thad Neubauer, J. M. Cramer of the Meteor Mining Co., and W. H.R. 48 contest notice from the U S Land Office in Waterville. A change request for mail delivery to Tuesday Thursday and Saturday is noted, plus visits by Harris and Linville and a boarding house change at the camp.
Town and County Road updates and weekly visits to Wenatchee. Residents travel to Seattle Spokane Albia and beyond. church plans and Fraternal Brotherhood events noted. Fire alert at the roundhouse. several locals ill and recovering. News on mining, timber, and local business, with plans for a mask ball and upcoming theater performances.
A west side resident writes of Cascade Orchard lands noting frost timing, mild winters, and productive soil. He cites Lake Wenatchee comparisons, says apples near Wenatchee are superior and many local men can aid inquiries. The climate, water and soil entice him to settle here permanently.
A short note suggests the mail line project if pursued may produce notable benefits. Officials weigh potential efficiency gains and community impact as plans move forward.
Postmaster J C Davis received a letter from A J Hammel former head sawyer for Lamb Davis Lumber Co now in Chihuahua state Mi choacan Mexico employed as master of instructions at a saw mill. He notes fine climate strawberries for breakfast eight Americans five English employed with Mexicans, oranges and bananas plentiful, altitude 6500 feet, temperatures 60 to 90 degrees.
The railroad company advances toward finishing new coal sheds and bunkers. Ten dumps will feed engines, with a shorter incline than the old structure. Cars will be drawn up by a gasoline engine at the shed’s east end. Completion and readiness are projected within about thirty days.
Members of the Degree of Honor and Companion Court gathered Monday night January 8 to honor Mrs L W Bloom on her seventeenth wedding anniversary. Progressive whist filled the evening with hand painted score cards and favors by Miss Maud McNeil. An elaborate lunch followed and guests departed with warm wishes for the couple.
Wenatchee lodge of the Knight of Pythias holds a public installation of officers next Monday night the 15th. All members are urged to attend and a sizeable contingent is expected to travel from here to Wenatchee.
Chelan county Washington calls for sealed bids on April 2 1906 for clearing grubbing grading and surfacing State Road No 3 known as Red Mountain road. Work to begin at survey central point and continue until 4500 dollars is expended with 20 foot clearance and 12 foot width graded or surfaced. Completion by September 1 1906. Neighbors urged to act to save funds for the valley.
Light housekeeping may suit a club of four young men. See Mrs Bloom at the candy store for particulars located at 621i.
The Pacific Monthly from Portland Oregon highlights an illustrated January issue with major features on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and topics on California Arizona and Pacific development. Tom Watsons Magazine 1906 edition pushes municipal ownership tariff reform and trusts control as national issues gaining public momentum. I. W. Harper whiskey ad ends the notice.
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