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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
3
Timeline of westbound and eastbound train movements lists arrivals and departures with local times. Entries show train numbers, arrival times, and departure times, noting overlaps and minor typos in the timetable.
Biewett and Leavenworth Stage operates from Zimaa and Leavenworth with weekly departures on Monday Wednesday and Pridey while Pridey at Sav Soiree serves as a stop. The Irwin prop stage line carries passengers and provides express service aboard HMS.
Local advertisements tout room rentals at Mrs Shortley and Wheelers store with discounts on suits and menswear. Promotions include five building lots for sale, Optical services, liquor suggestions, hotel praise, and custom butter wrapper orders, all spread across Blacksedge Wheelers and the Echo office.
Four hole cooking stove used four months offered cheaply by P. W. Van De Grift located at 1813.
Four adjacent lots in section seven township twenty four range eighteen lie about a mile from Leavenworth between Mrs Posys place and the river. Creek runs through the property and timber covers much of it. Contact Echo office for details. Palm ice cream on sale at Block Sedges. Fishing tackle available from George Blocksedge with a full line for all fishing needs.
A bookkeeper and machinist demonstrate reviving a spoiled pen by briefly burning it over a flame and dipping in cold water. The pen becomes usable again, eliciting the bookkeeper's joy as the trick is performed. A second piece touts Elliott’s Sanitary Fountain with clear labels, promoting authentic cream and fruit syrups as a cool summer refuge.
Town and County L J Nelson traveled to Wenatchee on legal business. Local irrigation bids, survey plans, and a Red Mountain road project are in discussion as residents note improving prosperity and ongoing community activity.
The town plans a home celebration with cooler temps and shade. Leavenworth and Cashmere teams will play, a band will perform, horse and foot races and athletic events are scheduled, a grand opera house ball in the evening, a basket dinner arrangement awaited, speakers expected, and a patriotic musical program led by ladies.
Seattle manager S J Armstrong plans to attend as his Woodland Heights team will join Seattle to play Leavenworth Sunday morning. The game is set to start at 10 am and Sorensen receives credit for arranging the event. Crawford the jeweler has expanded his stock and Dr McCoy made a business trip to Seattle. Mae McLure to visit Seattle for two weeks. Lost small pass book valued for notes only. Edna Campbell returns home from Spokane for vacation. Prof McDaniel’s dancing class held an evening session at the opera house with a social dance to follow. Jno Bjork reports six weeks on Eagle Creek farm and crop frost damage on fruit. James Edwards builds a cottage in Merriam addition. other homes under construction. Children’s day at Congregational church with talks and program in morning. Wenatchee to host two day Fourth of July celebration with races and fireworks and railroad specials. As Pesch reports promising potato vines with irrigations minimal and rainfall unusual this spring.
County Surveyor Navarre leads a surveying party to begin the Red Mountain Road project surveying the Chinawa river area. The crew includes H C Camp F A McGuin two chain carriers and several support workers. They plan a three week effort starting Monday from section 5 township 26 range 18 east to Buck Creek and Cascade range summit covering about thirty five miles.
Two room house with a 50 by 140 foot lot is offered for sale at a low price. Terms are available. For details call the Echo office.
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