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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
3
Leavenworth to Blewett departures on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 8 am. Blewett trips run Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Carries passengers and express. K. D. Shugart, proprietor.
Lake Wenatchee stage line leaves Leavenworth Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m arrives Telma at 4 p.m. It departs Telma Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1 a.m arriving Leavenworth at 4 p.m. Mail passengers and express available. For details contact P. W. Van De Grift Prop Leavenworth Wash.
Keating's range and town sale mentioned alongside a flurry of visits and travels. Residents such as Grandma Glaeser in Everett, Mrs. Mills visiting from Seattle, and others are cited with trips to Ephrata and Omaha. The Fraternal Brotherhood reports its first death loss and Grover C. McCormick's death claim paid in Moses Lake.
Two young ladies from Isenlahn Westphalia arrive in this place last week. Miss Helena Siebenschuh and Miss Clara Siebenschuh are nieces of Grandma Glaeser and daughters of her youngest brother who may become a U.S. citizen later.
A public meeting at city hall drew a large crowd. L. J. Nelson chaired, H. E. Moore elected chairman, M. A. Marley secretary. Nominees for mayor were O. S. Sampson and G. W. Hathaway. Sampson won the first ballot 90 to 23. Council nominees: F. S. Jacobsen, J. Ruth, E. A. King, R. T. King, S. C. Woldenberg, O. L. Peterson, J. W. Elliott, J. G. Fritz. top four were King, Elliott, Fritz and Jacobsen. H. E. Carr named treasurer by acclamation. The Granite sale at Keating's followed.
The national forest supervisor Mr. D. B. Sheller leads crews in constructing trail networks through the Merritt timber area to reach ranger camps and key ridges. Planned routes extend toward the Icicle river head and Little Wenatchee, with corduroy for boggy spots and multiple bridges. The project aids protection, mining, stock use, and tourism across eastern Cascades timberlands.
The Cashmere Lodge Degree of Honor celebrated its fifth anniversary last Monday with members from Leavenworth lodge attending. Duffy Andrews Mc Cloud Featherstone Anderson Glasier Hood Davis Heagler Walker Sutton Adams Nannie Sparks Gena Peterson Helena Sieben schuh and Mr Manson were the attendees. They were royally entertained by Cashmere members and served a delicious chicken supper.
Local listing announces quartz blanks and placer blanks for sale at The Echo office. Details unclear in the fragment but indicates availability from a named office.
Mr and Mrs H C Curry eyesight specialists of Walla Walla will visit Leavenworth Saturday November 30 at the Hotel Overland for one day only. They offer professional eye examinations and services to locals and nearby residents.
Registered Jersey dairy stock and Scotch collies for sale. R L Ludlam, Peshastin Washington. 22tf
The town council of Leavenworth Washington enacts ordinance 36 to provide notice of elections by newspaper publication for 30 days, appoint election boards and judges, set poll locations, require oaths, and fix compensation at 3 dollars per day with adherence to state election laws. The ordinance was approved November 12 1907 and published November 16 1907.
An ordinance grants the Leavenworth fire department right of way on all town streets and alleys to respond to alarms. Citizens must yield to clear paths for apparatus and keep horses or vehicles out of the way when fire units operate. Violators face fines from 10 to 100 dollars plus costs and damages to the department, with no claim against town or department. The ordinance takes effect seven days after passage and publication in the Leavenworth Echo.
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