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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1906
Page
2
The Leavenworth council and residents discuss paying for a bridge across the Wenatchee River near Montster. The plan covers construction costs, maintenance, and shared responsibility among nearby towns, with a public vote and future assessments to determine the needed funds.
A 19th century Washington discourse traces fruit yields and land value across Yakima and Wenatchee regions. It cites per acre prices from $36 to highs around $700, notes Pear and Apple crops, and highlights statements by J M Brown, Edward Renes, and Gilbert about well irrigated orchards. It also comments on July 4 preparations and penitentiary statistics from Walla Walla.
An old friend G NS from Puyallup Washington now living in California writes from Echo spot seeking a restful retreat he recalls Dr Johnson’s tale of the Happy Valley and believes he has found that golden haven amid new surroundings.
The readable fragments describe costs and civic concerns near the Wemstebee river, reference to taxes or contributions, and mentions of local people debating rates and possible brides or settlements. Specific names, dates, and places are obscured by a corrupted OCR passage.
The readable text appears as a fragmented OCR scrape with mixed language phrases and garbled names. No coherent event, date, or identifiable entities are extractable for a factual summary.
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