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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
2
Special notice details condemnations cards of thanks and paid entertainment notices must be prepaid for advertising. Free community events are given column space with no revisions. The paper urges support and reserves free use for welfare activities for the community as a whole.
The piece notes Leavenworth will be quiet on the Fourth while Wenatchee plans a monster celebration with Congressman Jones delivering the main oration. It urges those craving a crowded display to travel to Wenatchee next Thursday for the holiday spectacle.
Report from railroad employees cites very bad track condition as cause of the Tumwater canyon wreck last Saturday afternoon. Ties rotten beyond hold, rails spread under side pressure letting wheels drop. The piece urges public to avoid riding the Great Northern line whenever possible and warns travelers face grave danger.
Three men proposed funding a trail to the Icicle mining property asking for powder and tools from Leavenworth citizens. The Commercial Club contributed thirty dollars and locals raised over a hundred more, but reports say the work yielded only minor clearing with little powder used and no logs removed. A saloon man claimed more booze than powder was bought with the funds.
A west bound passenger train wrecked six and a half miles up the canyon. The rear engine mail car and part of the smoker left the rails, but no serious injuries occurred. Durand and Kirkland swam to shore, one with minor bruises. track was blamed on poor rails and rotten ties. Wrecking crews cleared the line the next day. A second note says beer undermined a local ball game as players face abstinence rules.
In Seattle on Wednesday June 26 at the bride’s parents home R T King and Miss Maude E Hamilton were married. The groom son of Hon J J King from Chelan county and manager of The King Mercantile Co. He has lived here five years and is regarded as a fine citizen and business leader. The bride sister of Guy A Hamilton and Jean Hamilton. The latter works for Leavenworth Mercantile Co. The couple’s arrival time is not advised. best wishes are extended for their happiness.
The week saw Tom King jailed for drunk and disorderly conduct with a $10 fine plus costs. J F Crandall paid $15 and costs for assaulting Ezra Brushea. A jury failed to reach a verdict in N F Gray fast riding case and will retry. A A Pesch paid $10 and costs for the same offense.
Last Sunday morning T. J. Costello was knocked down when a horse slipped on the cement sidewalk near the Loskamp building. The fall broke his ankle while the animal continued at speed until slowed by the curb. Dr. Hoxsey treated the injury and Costello recovers as well as can be expected.
R S Hall expresses thanks for the sympathy shown after the February death of his son Robert Hall who died in your town. He notes comfort from letters and newspaper notices and appreciates the care in arranging a decent burial and thoughtful writings for the family.
The notice lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning and evening services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Pastor Melvin Rumohr invites all to attend. A separate item recounts a fishing trip on the Icicle river with eleven anglers led by Dr Hoxsey amid an altercation resulting in injuries to Sam Bailey. A warrant was sworn for R C Campbell, who remains at large.
L and G E Lamb arrived from Clinton Iowa on Lamb-Davis Lumber Co business. L Lamb reports feeling better after a quinsey from California trip and plans to return to Iowa tomorrow then visit again in September. W E Gardener of Gregory South Dakota also visited, seeking banking opportunities after selling out in Dakota and noting Leavenworth's large expenditures.
Town Attorney Nelson and Magistrate Taylor spent Monday at the county metropolis. Two dignitaries from Wenatchee on the same day sparked sundry comments as John Smith from Wenatchee claimed they filed a solemn protest against moving the roundhouse and Cascade tunnel from Leavenworth to Wenatchee.
Over the past two weeks three eastern construction firms sent representatives to evaluate building the power houses and dams on the Wenatchee River west of town for the Great Northern electric development. Engineers are stationed on site to supply contractors with needed data.
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