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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1904
Page
3
West Bound and East Bound train times listed with departure 8 am and 7 am for Leavenworth stage connections. Stage line carries passengers and express service. Robert Irwin proprietor notes weekly Monday departures and Saturday runs.
Town and County details daily life with mill activity, dam layoffs, visits from Wenatchee, and plans for new brick kilns. Mentions J T McAneny laid up, Mrs M J Dalton with diphtheria, IH labor shifts, saloon plans on post office lot, and Merriam addition near the roundhouse.
A major early morning fire in Leavenworth destroyed the Leavenworth Mercantile Co warehouse and City Drug Store on Front Street. Firefighters and volunteers saved the post office and Echo office as explosions hurled debris. loss includes stock, building damage, and several local businesses.
The passage urges regular dental visits for health, mentioning cleaning and procedures as needed. It notes fire news crowded out other items like a gun club officer election and last Sunday's shoot results to be published next week. Local social updates report Mrs H E Carr on the sick list and Mrs Al Morris of Seattle visiting due to Mrs Dalton's illness.
Merriam's Addition is platted with prime lots selling quickly. Prices are currently low but expected to rise soon.14 lots sold in the first week.
Local merchants recount a small fire causing glass breakage and a burnt room while stock remains intact. Ads promote houses for sale, fishing gear, cigars, and a broad store offer with new delivery, plus a 195 acre farm and rental property for sale. Excursion rates to St Louis and Chicago tied to World’s Fair are listed.
Choice residence lots in First Addition offered on reasonable terms. Inquire at Losekamp's store through N. M. Sorenson. Also notice of annual meeting for Metal Monarch Mining and Milling Company to be held June 25 1904 at 19 o'clock in Leavenworth to elect officers and conduct business. J. J. King secretary. Dr J E Shore and son Vivian travel from June 4 1904 via St Paul to St Louis then Nebraska and Moline Ill for a fair and visit with his mother in Canada for three to four weeks.
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