Wenatchee River Bridge Contract Awarded
At an adjourned session of the commissioners court the bridge across the Wenatchee River near Henry's place, seven miles below Leavenworth, was let to J B Tillotson as the lowest bidder for 2682 dollars. Five bids ranged from 2682 to 3685 dollars amid local opposition to location.
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Commissioners Court
J. B. Tillotson
Wenatchee River
Mr. Henry
Tom Henry
Leavenworth
Commissioners’ Court
Tillotson
The Gun Club Shoots Highlight Low Attendance
Attendance at last Sunday's shoot was not large with several members away fishing or resting in shade. Top scores included HH Dean 21 of 25, SH Snook 15, M Fitz 12, J B Adams 12, and H A Moore 10.
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HH Dean
SH Snook
M Fitz
J B Adams
H A Moore
Peshastin Notes On Visits And Railroad Talk
Peshastin letters recount travelers Dr Hoxsey and Miss Esta Milner visiting Wenatchee and Leavenworth, Mrs Jorgensen and Mrs English in town, and Mr Chas Wright visiting. The community discusses a proposed railroad through the wheat country with surveys from Ephrata to Fanslers canyon and potential townsites as survey crews map lines to the river.
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Chas. Wright
Leavenworth
Peshastin
Here
Ephrata
Fansler’s Canyon
Columbia
Coulee
Empire
Waterville
Nebraska Heralds Dairy Expansion for State's Future
A bulletin by Professor A. L. Haecker for a railroad company outlines Nebraska as a future dairy state. It cites creameries paying farmers $1,259,000 in 1903 for butter and another $1,000,000, suggesting much higher future returns as the industry grows. Also touted is Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for wellness with a money back guarantee.
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A. L. Haecker
Nebraska
Korean Curiosities and Customs Highlight Ancient Life
A compact overview presents unusual Korean practices including debt fate, joint marriage certificates, male responsibility for wives, housewife duties, ancestral fire, roof access permissions, and paper construction dominating homes.
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Korea
Pasteur and the Cherries Story Noted by McCracken
The tale recounts Pasteur at a family dinner using cherries to illustrate germ washing in water. He dips the fruit then, absentmindedly, drinks the water containing the germs and later claims feeling well. Also notes Siberia exported fifteen million dollars of butter last year due to rich milk fat.
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W.D. McCracken
Pasteur
Russian
Siberia
Private John Allen recalls a temperate preacher tale
A distasteful Alabama sermon about vanity is recounted with a daughter’s witty reply. An advertisement for Hollister’s Rockey Mountain Tea promotes a cure for waists. Ellen Nickell wins a hundred dollar prize for an essay on Lewis and Clarke in Washington.
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John Allen
Alabama
Ellen Nickell
Conconully
Congressman Cushman
Lewis and Clarke
Washington
Italian commits death by own action in Thurmond incident
A man of Italian background leapt into the river near Thurmond, West Virginia, and died. The mayor posted a $50 reward for recovered remains, which a river captain later claimed. The body bore $130.50, of which $50 paid as reward and the rest kept as a fine for death by own action. The deceased’s father, arriving from Pittsburg, faced a $17 fine over related issues.
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West Virginia
Thurmond
Sariti
Pittsburg
Marys night routine at City Drug Store
A fragmented note describes Mary and a routine involving a redrink of Rockey Mountain tea at City Drug Store, with unclear surrounding context or dates. The readable portion centers on a nightly scene and a product reference.
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Mary
Rockey Mountain
City Drug Store
Leavenworth Sees Steady Growth Amid Boom Rumors
The town exhibits rapid new residences and brick business blocks yet shuns a boom fearing unstable growth. Hotels crumble while others rise expectations hinge on a first class inn. The Lamb-Davis mill and railroad work drive employment, with water mains expanding to service the town.
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Leavenworth
Russell
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Tumwater Light and Water Co
Wenatchee River
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Grain and Feed
Plisch & Bliss
General Merchandise
R. R
Fruits and Vegetables
Per W. Hoxley
Leavenworth, Washington
P* W. M. McCoy
Leavenworth Hospital
Cre
Don
Crass
Attorneys At Law
Wenatchee
Moody
Seattle
Leavenworth, Wash
King
Secretary of the Interior
Wis J
Nelson
Ohn B. Adams
de Griffith
Wenatchee, Wash
Frank Reeves
Chelan County
Wash
Court House
ED Reeves
Smith
Lew Monger
P. H. Tomlinson
U. W. Tumwater
U W
U. H Laden
M.W
John W. Laden
G. Bjork
A. OO
U. W. Leavenworth Lodge No
Amanda Martin
H. Lottie Doyle
Louise McGuire
I Co
Lb.c
Independent Order of Forresters
Forresters
G. English
C. R
C. B. Turner
R. S
Imp. C. R. M
Tumwater Tribe
Improved Order of Red Men
A. E. Downing
W. Walker
E. A. King
Hobson Yard
J. F. Hobson & Co
Eer
Henry Bridge
Engle
W.T. Wright
Blewett
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Isabella
Spain
Narvaez
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