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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
8
Engineers adapt to Great Northern's fast mail contract while Hill line trains continue on the schedule. Crews train to reduce time, facing high pressure to maintain on time departures and arrivals despite storms and a long 38 mile loop. A wreck at Leavenworth caused a six hour delay.
A freight wreck near Berne last Saturday derailed thirteen merchandise cars after a broken flange. A wrecker sent from here overturned injuring two workers. R. L. Smith had a crushed foot and L. H. Laden suffered minor bruises. Both men were treated.
An unfortunate man named Dan De Long in the western Wenatchee area is said to be mentally affected and destitute. The city has supplied him with necessities for weeks. He has twice been examined for insanity by the county commissioners who found his mind clearer than theirs. Council discussions may lead to action soon and relatives in Spokane are rumored to be well-to-do. Also noted, William Jennings Bryan will address the exposition on Tuesday October 12 and will not speak elsewhere in the Northwest outside British Columbia. Seattle won the 1909 pennant, the first time in ten years, and led all season.
Secretary Halling of the Wenatchee Commercial Club calls a mass meeting in the club rooms Monday night to finalize plans for an exhibition at the National Apple Show in Spokane next month. A large turnout is hoped for.
The Great Northern faces inquiries over ignoring railroad commission orders from a recent inspection tour. The railroad appealed from and enjoined enforcement of orders for Leavenworth and other locations, causing work on the new station to be indefinitely postponed.
The piece notes Birmingham Alabama raised a statue to Mary Calahan a schoolteacher who led Powell public school for thirty years shaping future business and civic leaders. It highlights few female statues nationwide and calls Calahan a model of devotion to education, predicting more such tributes.
Wenatchee producer W. K. Kennedy owns six acres of five year old orchard near Wenatchee. With 140 Rome Beauty trees yielding three to four boxes per tree and 250 Stayman Winesaps averaging five boxes per tree plus 28 Black Ben and Ben Davis trees averaging three boxes, the young orchard should net over 3000 after expenses. Last year with four year old trees he sold 625 worth of fruit, and the age of the trees suggests this record is unmatched in north central Washington.
George H. Farwell oversees the exhibit and urges growers to reserve top apples for the AYP display. The past judging by Prof. Van Deman may be replaced by fair management. Engineer Mike Fitz returns from absence. new railroad work from Columbia Siding to Mansfield enables rail service in three to four weeks to move wheat and grain.
The old Leavenworth schoolhouse will be moved 200 feet north and repurposed. Plans include a gymnasium in one room, band headquarters in another, and an upper auditorium. a ball park may replace the field. Owners aim to maintain the property for years with upkeep funded by modest usage fees.
The note invites all to attend services at the M. E. Church with Sunday school at 10 am and preaching at 11 am on the topic A Model Christian. Evening sermon at 7 30 pm on Loves Supremacy. Prayer meeting Thursdays at 7 30 pm. Cordial welcome extended. Between 1864 and 1873 the 2 cent coin was authorized and later discontinued.
The last payment on the $350000 exposition bond issue was made Monday when President Chilberg signed a $22500 check to Washington Trust Co. The principal had been paid earlier, and the Monday draft covered interest, wiping out the debt. Until accounts balance by midnight Oct 16 the stockholder payout cannot be determined. Chilberg said the fair is in sound financial condition and a substantial payment will be made.
Postmaster Davis announces local business men may use the fast mail. Letters must reach by 6 p m except Thursdays and Saturdays when 7 p m closes apply. The fast rail departs Leavenworth at 11 20 p m. Toppenish Review becomes a daily newspaper in Washington with W A Wyatt as editor and a Republican stance.
Copy for the October term calendar of the state supreme court shows 254 cases to be heard, the largest number in the history of the court. For October 1908 the docket listed 237 cases, marking a rise in proceedings.
Classified notice lists manifold typewriter paper advertised for sale at The Echo Office. Includes price and contact details for interested buyers.
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