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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
3
Lake Wenatchee stage line runs from Leavenworth to Telma each Monday and Friday at 7:00 a.m. arriving Telma at 4:00 p.m. Return trips depart Telma Tuesday and Saturday at 8:00 a.m. arriving Leavenworth at 4:00 p.m. Mail passengers and express. Address Joe Massie Leavenworth Washington for details.
Community notes report visits from Spokane and Wenatchee figures, a month of new city arrivals Dr. Coventry's eye and ear work, and a planned masquerade ball by the Leavenworth Band. Local business, trains through the Rockies, and a February Owls ball are also listed along with charitable rides and a sleigh outing by the Ladies Aid.
On January 6 at the Graham ranch in Chumstick valley Mr and Mrs P H Graham hosted a birthday for their son Norbert J Graham turning 21. Family friends attended including Minnie Poepmuller Ida Poepmuller Ruth Sharp Philopena Barts Doris Jeffries Sadie Holden Eva Graham Dora Freytag Maggie Cahill Wm Poepmuller N C Williamson Al Moon Wm Brender Otto Brender Ray Sharp and Ross Ramage. Dancing games and refreshments followed a pleasant evening. Our plain mixed 15 cent candy is 10 cents per pound at Thomas Quality Grocery.
Mayor Nelson and the new council met with all prior members present and set the terms of office. J. J. King declined the town attorney post while W. O. Platt and W. C. Wilcox were appointed day and night marshals. Clerk and police magistrate duties remained undecided as of the meeting.
The Wenatchee city council refused to renew the Pioneer Bar license and signaled a strict dry stance by denying another saloon license as it expired. Cashmere will become dry for a year, with one remaining license due to expire February 13 and closed thereafter.
Services continue as usual next Sunday with morning and evening worship. Ladies Aid gathers next Wednesday at Mrs. Nelson’s home. Prayer meeting occurs every Thursday at 7 30 in the church.
Card of thanks extends gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathies after bereavement and for assistance in bringing the husband’s body home. Also notices a one-year-old setter dog to be given to a good home and offers dry fir and pine firewood for sale with contact details for A. L Mitchell in Leavenworth.
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