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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
5
Leavenworth leaves every Monday Wednesday Friday at 8am and Blewett leaves Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 7am. Carries passengers and Saprene. E D Shugart proprietor.
Leaves Leavenworth every Monday and Friday at 8 am and arrives Telma at 4 pm. Leaves Telma every Tuesday and Saturday am and arrives Leavenworth at 4 pm. Mail passengers and express. For details contact Joe Massie, Proprietor, Box 71, Leavenworth, Wash.
Miss Berry of Peshastin visited Leavenworth last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E A King entertained friends at dinner on Thanksgiving day. A. G. McCoy spent Thanksgiving with D. McCoy’s family in Peshastin. Mesdames Featherstone Walker and Nichols visited Wenatchee last Saturday. Mrs Hall of O Neil Nebraska visits. Mayor Sampson and wife had Thanksgiving with daughter Mrs Miller. The Masquerade Ball on December 5 advertised.
The community is reminded of the Masquerade Ball at the Opera House on December 5. Other notes include Emmet resuming school duties after a six week sickness absence and Miss Anna Tholin returning from Sound last Friday in better health.
Mr. Pfeiffer plans to use the entire front of the post office building. Miss Tholin has occupied half of a store for six years with stationery and tobaccos. Mrs. Irma Payne from Port Townsend Wash arrived for a visit to her daughters Mrs. Pfeiffer and Miss Payne. Miss Anna Tholin moved to the King building and will open a new business with holiday goods arriving next week.
The Congregational church ladies plan a dinner in the church parlors on December 8 and will also host a sale of fancy Christmas gift articles. The Industrial Society meets this afternoon with Mrs. E A King to plan the December 8 bazaar and dinner. The L D Store displayed an abundant Thanksgiving window, drawing strong public interest.
William Snodgrass of the Frye-Bruhn packing company shipped nearly twenty thousand sheep from this place to his firm last summer. Mrs. G W Hoxsey traveled to Spangle on Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with the Doctor’s mother's family, where the Doctor also spent his Thanksgiving.
Michael Kane a Ballard newcomer died Saturday evening at a Wenatchee theater while attending a moving picture show. He was with his daughter when he suddenly lurched and collapsed, dying before they could reach an exit. Local authorities reported no further details.
Joe Edwards of the Wenatchee Heating and Plumbing Co led two workers this week in overhauling the Losekamp building heating system. The project replaces hot water with steam heating.
Adolph Roth recently from Natches Miss arrived this week and accepted employment with the Leavenworth Mercantile Co. His specialty is window dressing and ad writing which will form part of his duties at the large store.
Prof Daggy missed his Saturday lecture at the opera house while cashmere reported his talk a success. He is said to visit again in December and a due notice will be issued. Harry Krollpfeiffer reports from Index that his work for Chelan Consolidated Copper Co is finished and he plans to go to Seattle then New York for the winter returning early spring.
W. O. Platt, Dr. Langdon and Ole Sands fished Twin Lakes for brook trout the past week. Dr. Hoxsey showed eight catchers, twelve to sixteen inches long, meant for his mother in Spangle Wash.
County commissioners last week voted to solicit bids for a new steel bridge at Peshastin to replace the condemned wooden structure. The contract will be let December 58. The court also raised the treasurer’s bond from 60000 to 75000. Local residents Frank Ott and D W Fowler from White River valley visited, noting light snow at Chiwaukum and none at the lake. An elderly Aldridge, nicknamed the old bee man, was taken to Spokane with kidney illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Del McCoy of Peshastin were visitors recently. Mr. McCoy noted the Evenson place sold again last week. Seattle’s Mr. Berry bought it last spring for nine thousand dollars and sold for twelve thousand, buyer unsure. He notes daily buyers eye land there.
E Gaunt of a Cashmere orchard brought a hundred or more boxes of fancy apples for holiday consumption. The Echo editor, with a fondness for apple pie, took four boxes.
Mike Horan plans a carload apple exhibit for the national show in Spokane starting December 7 to lure attention to Washington fruit. A. H. Sylvester and A. A. Parker from the local forestry office traveled to Ellensburg to join stockmen in grazing allotment talks, then Sylvester to Seattle for a forest conservation congress. He reports stockmen and forestry staff enjoy good relations and the Seattle gathering endorsed conservation.
The report shows the Republican State Committee with receipts of 392 319 dollars and disbursements of 318 283 dollars, filed today with the secretary of state by treasurer George J Smith. The Democratic State Committee reports receipts of 206 360 dollars and disbursements of 204 892 dollars, filed by treasurer Arthur McLean.
The notice lists Nickell's stock of post cards for Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year plus fresh candies nuts and fruits. It also mentions eye exams by E Abbott in the Hathaway building and an inquiry for a four room house for rent at the Bloom residence. It ends with a question about a watch and E Abbott offers to diagnose it.
Edison fans can find two and four minute records now available with a new attachment at Nickell’s store. E Abbott’s shop remains the place to buy holiday gifts including the latest releases.
A promotional notice from We Natchee laundry advertising Ernest Forbes as the agent. It touts top equipment and quality work in central Washington and invites customers to try the service with a guaranteed satisfaction. The message promises superior results and urges a trial.
Grandfather recommends Harper whiskey as the boy's choice and a local dealer promotes Harper at the Overland Bar. J G Fritz sells it while Vienna Bakery offers baking bread tickets 24 for $1.00 or 12 for 50 cents or 6 for 25 cents.
Horses wintered will be kept at Kenyon's Eagle Creek Ranch also known as the old Smith place and 401f. The notice indicates flexible numbers for wintering at the property.
Sewing available at home or at Mrs. Ritchie premises and on-site for day work. Short order meals served at the King Bakery. Contact Mrs. J. D. Langdon for arrangements.
Local ad offers well digging, stone or brick laying and other odd jobs. Also promotes King Bakery fresh bread cakes pies and Vienna Bakery line of can dies cigars and soft drinks. Hotel Franklin hosts eye care by Currys on Saturday December 5.
Mr and Mrs H C Curry, Seattle eye sight specialists, will visit Leavenworth Saturday Dec 5 at Hotel Franklin. Eyes examined and glasses fitted with guaranteed work. Also listed items include pigs pure white wyandotte hens and pullets winter laying stock for sale from F L Brender.
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