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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
3
Train schedule notes arrivals and departures with times such as 15 PM 2 25 PM 2 35 PM and references to West Beene East or No Ar2 15 PM. The readable parts indicate platform or train codes and times for departures and arrivals on the Great Northern line.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe weekly train and express schedules with Monday Wednesday or Tuesday Thursday Saturday departures. Names appear garbled but indicate routing to Leavenworth and Blewett with early morning 7am timing and mixed remark about arrivals and services.
The ad highlights Blocksedge's near the Big Rock selling magazines and a wide range of goods. It promotes I W Harper whiskey at Overland Bar and Palm ice cream from Blocksedge’s. George Blocksedge stocks fishing tackle and offers memoranda pass books at Leavenworth Mercantile Co. Echo accepts butter wrappers orders with name or ranch printing.
Miss Mattie Rawlins visits from Wenatchee to see her mother while County Clerk Christensen stops in for a brief visit. Coffin Brothers, longtime Yakima valley merchants, purchase the Babcock and Benson ranch spanning 100000 acres in Chelan, Douglas, and Kittitas counties for about 300000, including 14000 sheep and stock.
The show arrives next Saturday evening July 1st at the Opera House. Presented by the leading high class colored organization in the United States, it features singers and dancers of notable ability. Miss Mamie Blanton is the prima donna with Arnold and Blondy providing comic relief.
Louie Hauck filed a complaint against Ray Chapman for killing his dog. Judge Taylor fined Chapman $25 plus costs after a last week trial. An appeal was noted to the Superior Court as acts showed the killing was wanton and unprovoked.
Town and county updates note Mrs. Davidson leaving for Butte Montana last Monday and Mrs. Bloom visiting Everett this week. Visitors include Miss Lulu Hunt at S B Snook’s, Miss Catherine Clark from Roslyn visiting James Clark, and Dr. Cameron in Leavenworth. The Wenatchee cannery started with cherries first and rainfall over the past week surpasses local memory.
The Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. log pond fills with logs, ensuring steady mill supply for the year as river flow rises after heavy rain. A large crew remains at work loading logs, with a new brick dry kiln nearing completion.
Bliss Bros. interest in the firm is sold to Petrel Davis of Lamb-Davis Lumber. The new firm will be The Moore Co with G H Moore as general manager. Charles D Bliss may move to Spokane or stay in Leavenworth after settling up the business. Surveyor Navarre reports progress on the Red Mountain road with seventeen miles located and brush as the main obstacle.
Mary J. Jorgensen and Edward F. Nemeyer were married June 28 at 7 P M in the home of Mr Wright near Peshastin Rev W S Bixby officiated The bride has lived in Leavenworth for years the groom came from Yakima county about a year ago He is the brother of Mrs Charles Wright of Peshastin The Echo sends its congratulations and best wishes.
A B Shortly former conductor on the Great Northern railway dies in Livingston Montana on the 20th inst. After illness his mother Mrs Sussn Shorty and father in law A A Bryan reside locally. Burial will be in Spokane and Shortly was known among veteran railroad men. He was last employed on the Northern Pacific at the time of death.
Two doughty champions of the manly sport clash Monday night at the opera house to decide the champion with a $250 side wager. An advertiser seeks free Echo exposure for his venture while a caller leaves notice of lost nickel glasses in a case with the Echo office.
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