Leavenworth and Blewett Stage Schedule
Leavenworth to Blewett stage runs Monday Wednesday Friday at 7 am and from Blewett to Leavenworth on Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 7 am. E D Shugart, Prop. Also Leavenworth to Telma stage on Monday and Friday at 8 am arriving Telma 4 pm then Telma to Leavenworth on Tuesday and Saturday arriving 4 pm. Mail passenger and express. For details, Joe Massie, Box 71, Leavenworth, Wash.
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Leavenworth and
Blewett
Leavenworth
E. D. Shugart
Telma
Joe Massie
Wash
Local residents and visitors stopovers and trips this week
L J Nelson spent several days in Wenatchee. Mrs Geo Brown from Wenatchee lake visited Leavenworth. L W Bloom and J G Debord made Spokane trips. Miss Alice Rigby of Everett and Worth Durham visited Leavenworth. Judge King attended Wenatchee superior court. Marie Conway of Seattle planned a month with Mrs Bloom. The Lambs Mackays and the Duffy family visited. Mayor Sampson and wife rode to Wenatchee. The Agte sisters visited Mrs F E Smith. Mrs Burbank of Cashmere spent days with the M G Thomas family. Frank Manse returned from Clinton Iowa and plans to stay. Edna Hannibal retires from millinery. E C Booth, Walter Ashman and Geo P Rice served as petit jurors. Gatherless and Fox dissolved partnership. Gatherless to run brick business alone. A E Frost moved to Roseburg Oregon. John McCardell returned from Wenatchee after visiting his mother. A shoe repair shop opened near Big Rock restaurant. Editor Gillespie of Brewster Herald called on state land matters. Ex Senator Baum visited regarding the Pacific Coast Pipe Co contract for the G N Electric Plant. Laura E Nichols and Elma R Turner graduates of Santa Cruz High School noted by Leavenworth residents. The Turner family remembered as good neighbors.
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Santa Cruz
Laura E. Nichols
Elma R. Turner
Local Happenings and Developments Around Leavenworth
Mr and Mrs Joe Mitchell traveled from Red Mountain for the Fourth and report progress on the Chelan Consolidated tunnel with 125 feet driven this month and over 900 feet total. W J Moon secured a deal with Shaver News Co for an addition to their railroad eating house. C L Jefferson from Clinton Iowa plans to settle in Leavenworth as a painter and paper hanger. A F Estes toured here promoting Estes Valley Orchards six miles east opposite Sherman saw mill, selling five and ten acre plats.
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Joe Mitchell
Red Mountain
Mitchell
Chelan Consolidated Tunnel
W. J. Moon
Shaver News Co
Mr. Heydensfelder
Mr. Phillips
Leavenworth House
A. F. Estes
Estes Valley
Sherman Saw Mill
Local Visitors and Notable Exhibits Highlight Week
H P O Reilly of Seattle displayed a telegraphone device at a city drug store, billed as a stock sale agent. Fred Marble showcased two taxidermy mounts in J W Elliott's windows, drawing attention. A wedding tour visit by Jake Bertrum and wife from Mabton and North Dakota connections followed. James Abbott, visiting from Auburn Iowa, praised the area and hinted at a possible permanent move. H B Smith of Merritt lost 65 dollars in Wenatchee after leaving pants with a pillow and finding a missing money return, noting a recovered ten dollar gold piece.
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H. P. O’reilly
Seattle
Paulson Telegraphone Company
H. B. Smith
Merritt
Wenatchee
Olympia
Post Office Notice Ad for Uncalled June 29 1908
Remaining in postoffice uncalled for June 29 1908 Biggam John 2 Campbell Clarence Floyd W B Nichols W J Syris Fred Schnider Lewis Wilson Bob In calling for same please say advertised J C Davis Postmaster
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Biggam
John 2
Campbell Clarence Floyd
B Nichols
J Syris
Fred Schnider
Lewis Wilson
Bob
Progress on million dollar power plant and transmission plans
The article notes rapid progress on a million dollar electric power plant with 200 to 400 workers, about 300 currently, and an estimated six months to completion. Two thousand feet of 8 foot 6 inch pipe line laid, water tower frame rising, dam nearly finished, and talk of additional plants but not confirmed. Transmission right of way 26 miles cleared with a 200 foot strip. plans for a second nearby plant exist but unlikely before the first tests.
Parasol Shop and Vienna Bakery Ad Brightens Town
Summer parasols at Mrs Campbell s brighten shop windows and fresh buttermilk cools the Vienna bakery counter. The healthiest drink praised by patrons accompanies a real estate note about 21st Acre tracts for sale adjoining Leavenworth Gardens by L J Nelson.
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Vienna
Leavenworth Gardens
L. J. Nelson
Vienna bakery ice cream social and laundry ad
The Altar Society plans an ice cream social at the Bon Ton restaurant Friday July 3 inviting all. Also an ad promotes Vienna bakery goods and Wenatchee laundry services urging residents to use their first class laundry and to send bundles to the Wenatchee plant.
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Ladies of the Altar Society
Bon Ton
Settlers Seek Public Road From Wenatchee Lake to White River
Wenatchee Lake and White River valley residents seek a new seven mile road from the lake's west end to the White River forks. They offer over 400 dollars in labor and report multiple donors pledging days of work for bridges and culverts.
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White River Valley
Wenatchee Lake
White River
D. W. Fowler
Bryan criticizes public ownership of trusts and monopoly
The speaker argues against government control of trusts and warns that regulation of monopolies is likely impossible. He urges strengthening democracy by direct senatorial elections and focusing on regulated treatment of railroads and other natural monopolies until reform proves unworkable.
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Bryan
Local notices and bids amid Vienna shop ads 1908
In Vienna a bakery and houseware notices advertise services from Mrs Posey and Vienna bakery. C L Jefferson offers painting or decorating estimates while Overland Grill interior is finished. A building bid invites sealed bids by July 6 1908 with plans at L J Nelson and right to reject bids.
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C. L. Jefferson
City
Overland Grill
L. J. Nelson
N. Kinscherf
Notice of Dissolution of Leavenworth Brick Co
The partnership of J. E. Gutherless and Chas A Fox dissolved on June 24 by mutual consent Fox retires and Gutherless continues brick manufacture at the same location under the old name Leavenworth Brick Co All monies due payable to J E Gutherless who assumes all obligations of the company 25 J E Gutherless
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J. E. Gutherless
Chas. A. Fox
Leavenworth Brick Co
C. A Fox
J. E. Gatherless
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Lake Wenatchee
Geo. Brown
L. W. Bloom
Spokane
J. G. Debord
Alice Rigby of
Everett
Worth Durham
Marie Conway
Mrs. Bloom
G. E. Lamb
D. Mackay
James Duffy
Howard Bloom
Mayor Sampson
Freda
Anna Agte
F. E. Smith
Chewawa River
Frank Manse
Clinton
Iowa
Edna Hannibal
E. C. Booth
Walter Ashman
Geo. P. Rice
Gatherless and Fox
Mr. Gatherless
A. E. Frost
Roseburg
Oregon
John McCardell
C. D. Shugart
Chewawa River Valley
Crispin
McNulty
Big Rock
Gillespie
Brewster Herald
The
Echo
Baum
Pacific Coast Pipe Co
G. N. Electric
Canyon
Geo. Liverly
Beaver Creek
Fred Marble
J. W. Elliott
Jake Bertrum
F. E. Lee
Bertrum
Jas. Abbott
Auburn
A. L. Mitchell
Eagle Creek
Mr. Abbott
J. C. Davis
Everybody's Magazine
Mr. Forrs
Palace OF Sweets
Front Street
G. W. Hathaway
E. E. Batchelor
Wm. A. Nelson
David J. Nelson
M. O. Logan
A. W. Drum
J. J. Henry
George Dean
J. A. Duncan
John A. Hedin
J. D. Langdon
W. R. Sears
C. B. Sears
Weigand
Vienna Bakery
Will McGlothlin
I. W. Harper
J. G. Fritz
Overland Bar
Manifold Typewriter
Harrington’ Shilling Co
Harrington Wash
Harringtons Best
Harrington
Leavenworth Mer. Co
Big Oregon Nursery Company
Salem, Oregon
I. H. Cook
Don Thomas
Cascade Orchard Nursery
Chelan County
F. A. Drebis
the Opera
Tholin @ Smith
Washington
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