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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
3
West Bound trains list vague times with abbreviations and numbers. Rastegal and Aris Mm appear as destinations or stops with departures around 2 25 pm and early morning slots. Details are fragmented but indicate schedule entries for westbound service.
Blewett line departs on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 am. Leavenworth line departs on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 am. Carries passengers and express. H S Irwin proprietor.
Local ads announce discounted suits at Wheeler's, 14th street value items at City Drug Store, and a 60 cent pocket book sale. Rentals and furnished rooms offered by H X Featherstone and near the mill shearing house. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised for children's health and general wellness.
Wheeler sells a dollar fifty hat from Blacksmith's Coal. The Lamb Davis Lumber Co advertises Pennsylvania coal at a reasonable price. Plans for envelopes printed with name and address for return. A five room house for rent. Land for sale near Leavenworth with creek and timber. Alaska excursion rates via Godfrey. Card of thanks from Mrs A J Martin. Fishing tackle by George Blocksedge. Echo office sells 24 pack score cards for parties.
P. J. Lanahan visits sister Mrs L W Bloom. Mrs E G Spencer travels to Seattle and returns. Several residents ill or traveling. A We natehee tailor plans to open here next week. Chinawa River line ends. last trip yesterday. Various local business and civic notes include Masonic lodge plans, bridge safety talk, and a new fire brigade formation.
J A Miller visited Spokane to discuss a siding project three miles up the canyon for the Freburg claim. ore near the track shows rich samples from eight to twenty dollars per ton and, with depth, ore quality is expected to improve. The owners have several ore cars ready for shipment. Meanwhile the post office novelty store sells sporting goods tobacco and cigars.
The Echo office advertises a rooming house available for 30 days at a cheap rate with a good location. The owner seeks a swap or sale due to ill health and invites applications at the Echo office.
Dr W M McCoy founder of Leavenworth Hospital moves to Wenatchee forming a partnership with Dr Wallender. They lease rooms in Ellis-Ford block and install a Roentgen X Ray machine. McCoy will split time between Leavenworth and Wenatchee. Dr Shore joins hospital work in Leavenworth. Two Wenatchee transfers with successful surgeries reported last week.
T A Parish vice‑president of Meteor Mining Co arrives in Blewett from Seattle. W F Patterson returns from Ellensburg. Richard Waite Jr leaves for Seattle after serving as mining engineer and sayer. John Stout and Robin report two feet of snow in the park. Peter Anderson seeks sale of his Blewett property and travel to the Sound. Buford Trenton Irrigation Project receives 5500000 in federal funds to reclaim 18000 acres, with dam reservoir holding 20000 to 25000 acre feet and canals extending from near Buford to three miles east of Trenton, marking the start of wide western irrigation growth.
A mill company announces large loads of wood for delivery, urging readers to lay in a year’s supply now as winter approaches. The message emphasizes abundant bundles and timely purchase to ensure steady stocks throughout the season.
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