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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
3
Leavenworth and Blewett Stage runs weekly from Leavenworth on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays beginning at Sam. Wedvise Line departs Blewett on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from Tam. The service carries passengers and express goods operated by Shugart, proprietor.
Town and County notes list residents visiting Wenatchee and Portland. Local arrivals include Max Kringle and George Hansel with wedding plans for George Hansel and Annie Burmeister. Business updates note Keating's hardware and a new general agency partnership of J B Adams and Harry E Carr.
County School Superintendent Riste toured the town and the Echo office this week. He criticized the public school as deplorably run and warned truancy reduced public funds. He urged more teachers and a board meeting, noting two teachers might resign. He welcomed Leavenworth’s new brick school planned for this year.
J. B. Adams and H. E. Carr form a partnership to handle real estate investment and insurance with a two room office on the vacant lot beside Leavenworth Mercantile Co. Their building next to the old bank is moved and overhauled. Adams also serves as notary public. Westbrook arrives from the Sound and leases the Losekamp building upper floor to open a rooming house with his wife overseeing it. He plans to Alaska in March, bringing Alaska bear cub skins to Tumwater Bank. O. M. Brooks from Wenatchee praises Chelan county real estate gains and fruit ranch potential. Attorney Thomas of Wenatchee visits Leavenworth. a former newspaperman, now a rising lawyer with Alaska gold fortune dreams.
A Great Northern special halted yesterday at 1 PM with F. E. Ward and others visiting the new round house and machine shops east of town. Work on improvements is expected to start after snow melts. Kennedy and Forest received promotions affecting western district leadership. Seattle trip continued.
Seattle based Seattle Tithe and Trust Company bought $18,000 in District No 49 bonds at 5 percent with a $121 premium. Delegates H E Carr and E A King attended bid opening in Wenatchee. Architects Saxton in Seattle draws brick building plans estimated near $15,000, with community favoring brick construction.
Fireman Frank Searles was shot in the leg by an unknown assailant one and a half miles east of Ephrata while shoveling coal. The 22 caliber bullet entered four inches above the knee and was not located by Dr. Hoxsey. The wound is not dangerous and he expects to return to work soon. Henry Fisher at Emil Frank's ranch was severely hooked by a cow, a horn injuring his groin. Dr. Hoxsey treated him as he bled heavily, though the injury is not deemed serious.
M. F. Peake and his son Francis plan to open a real estate office as soon as a suitable location is found. They are well known locally for fair dealing and four years of residency give them knowledge of agricultural and fruit growing prospects.
Anna Tholin Anna Davis and Bessie Simmons led a Fraternal Hall Monday night party with a green and red banquet setup. Attendees included Misses Nelson Carr Featherstone Sparks Wetstein Rawlins Slater Andersen Coe Hansen Gutschau Navarre Ramsey and others. whist prizes went to Miss Slater and Mr Hake. The article also cautions on mining promoter integrity and supports a national mining bureau.
A collage of small ads lists services and sales including laundry payment on delivery, a small house for sale, two Chesapeake dogs for sale, a folding bed and mattress, five birds for sale, a side saddle, and hat and silk offerings. Community notices include a St Paul Guild supper fundraiser on March 28 and vaccine reminders. Also legal dog licensing and enforcement details from J G Debord dated Feb 5 1907.
In Leavenworth two top cooks chat about bread cakes and pies. The leading cook claims Peach Blossom flour yields superior results and warns against choosing rival brands marketed as just as good.
The Wenatchee Steam Laundry, now under new management, offers superior cleaning and skilled staff. G. W. Hathaway promotes its services from 43 Leavenworth as evidence of a first class operation and invites trial.
An old notice touts the Great Northern Hotel in Wenatchee as the best lodging option between Seattle and Spokane. It invites travelers to stop there when visiting Wenatchee, mentioning Anderson House and Miss Mary Ralston in a historical context.
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