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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
1
An eight oclock fire alarm directed firefighters to the Barclay Hotel where smoke poured from the rear basement. Water caused only slight damage to a heap of paper and rubbish, as concrete walls and floor prevented spread, while guests fled in fright with belongings.
A stage coach overturned yesterday morning while traveling from Blewett to the Peshastin village school. All children were spilled into the snow but escaped injury beyond fright and a snow bath. authorities reported no serious harm.
New subscribers can secure The Echo today for $1.00 Old subscribers who are in arrears can, by paying their subscription to date, secure it one year in advance for $1.00 Any subscriber whose subscription is paid in advance can extend it one year further for $1.00 Printed Letterheads and Envelopes 100 letterheads and 100 envelopes for $1.00
The Congregational Ladies Guild plans a Christmas Bazaar on December 10 with a sale of fancy work and other articles plus lunch and food for sale. The group invites orders for sewing at any time. Mrs. F L Brender returned home Sunday from a brief Seattle trip. Get ready for Dollars Day. if you miss it you will miss it.
East end of the Great Northern tested a 900000 pound Mallet locomotive across the Columbia River bridge at Malaga on a trial run with coal cars. Engineers deemed the bridge capable and the engine will be moved to Leavenworth for further use. The engines haul about one hundred cars over the Cascade mountains and use oil as fuel with sixteen drive wheels per engine.
The Leavenworth Gun Club will hold its annual Turkey and Duck shoots next Sunday on club grounds with four events including trap and rifle categories. Entrances range from 30 to 70 cents, targets included, 22 caliber rifles barred, and 9:30 a.m. start. Spectators and shooters from Wenatchee area expected. trap loads sold on site. Mrs. A W Kinghorn guests at J E Gatherless home. Mr. Kinghorn travels from Tye.
L. C. Brender and his brother Will hunted in Swakane canyon Sunday and shot a 3p pound seven prong buck. They spotted a dozen more deer but hurried home with the single buck, planning to return for the rest another time.
An explosion at the Northwestern Improvement Company coal mine in Ravensdale near Seattle trapped 34 miners. By yesterday six bodies were recovered, three men were revived, and rescuers fought a mine fire with little hope for the remaining twenty eight alive.
County Engineer Warren favors a Columbia river crossing for the Sunset highway linking Wenatchee and Ellensburg arguing it is the most feasible and shortest route with fewer engineering hurdles. The plan would abandon Blewett and Stevens passes, cost around 200000 dollars, require twenty miles of new road along the river breaks, and raise the distance by at least 150 miles compared with Blewett pass.
Fred Brender conducted business in Spokane last Friday and returned home Saturday afternoon, concluding his local engagements.
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