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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
5
Leavenworth stage leaves Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from Sam for Blewett. Blewett departures occur Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 7am. Carries passengers and express. K D Shugart Proprietor.
Leaves Leavenworth every Monday and Friday at 9 a.m. Arrives Telma at 3 p.m. Leaves Telma every Tuesday and Saturday at 9 a.m. Arrives Leavenworth at 4 p.m. Mail passengers and express. For details address Joe Massie Proprietor Hox 71 Leavenworth Wash.
Town column recounts visits and moves of residents including Mrs Frank Brady in Spokane Mrs Johnson fined for drunken disorderly conduct Geo Rice builds a new dwelling near the roundhouse Lawrence arrives from Ephrata buys at Horse Shoe bar Emil Frank and family visit Wenatchee Frank Palmer attends Masonic meeting L W Bloom relocates and renounces Leavenworth citizenship Fred Marble ships mountain goats Miss Kittie Willman to live with Willmans Rumor of a local football team formation J J King and Mrs health trip to Sound country Joseph Massie wife and Miss Swanson hunt at Red Mountain Mitchell Stevens speaks at democratic rally State tax levy lowered Edna Hannibal to spend winter in Omaha Kid Raymond opens bowling alley A Brown arrives from St Joe may start business P I Kern sells Lobby saloon interest to Hutchings moves to Wenatchee
Readers hear of Monroe visitors Mrs. Hoeffer and Mr. Hoeffer, postal rate changes to Britain, Rev. Bloor’s Everett visit, E. D. Northrup’s valve patent progress, Harold DuBois acquittal, King’s new brick store and steam heat, Prof. McDaniels’ band plans, H S Riggins at forestry work, new subscribers, G N railway workers’ gift to E C Carter, Kemp and Campbell’s political activity, cement sidewalk expansion on Front street.
Harry Krollpfeiffer reports water at an abnormally low stage makes continued tunneling impossible for the year with work to resume in spring. Power drills run on electricity generated by water power. In politics, William Goodyear, Colfax newspaper publisher and Democratic congressional candidate, spoke to voters at the opera house. Echo goes to press Thursday night so full report is unavailable. Al Church pleads guilty to cohabitation and is fined five dollars plus costs after a raid on a riverfront house owned by Geo Kounts. officers warn more arrests and prosecution of the property owner.
An effort to form a Leavenworth branch of the County Horticultural Society will be organized in November. The group aims to join with the county society as an auxiliary, following models in Cashmere Chelan and Wenatchee. Mr Horn of Wenatchee will assist, date to be announced next week.
The new railroad suffered its first notable wreck last Monday near the mill. A log train on a raised track tipped as a car’s heavier lower-side load caused it to overturn, plunging into six to eight feet of water. A crew with a pile driver works to lift the car onto the trestle.
Regular services are held in Fraternal Hall next Sunday evening at 9 30. Henry Sauer was elected superintendent of the Sunday school last Sunday. The Epworth League meets next Sunday night with the Y P S C E at the Congregational church. Excavation for the new church is nearly complete.
The Congregational church schedules Sunday morning topic Co operation and an evening talk The Way to Heaven at 7 30 The local young people union meets at 6 30 led by James D Feyter Bible school begins at 10 with preaching at 11 All are invited to attend.
A notice requests the finder of a Lost-A gold nugget pin to leave it at Attorney L J Nelson's office to receive a reward.
A notice advertises free eye examinations offered by E Abbott. The piece also promotes a short order lunch at the Bon Ton and references a whiskey claim by Harper at the Overland Bar run by J G Fritz.
John Teshera of Leavenworth Washington advertises 13 years experience as a fishing guide with saddle and pack horses. He invites inquiries or letters to Leavenworth Washington, promising reliable guiding services in the Cascades.
An advertisement touts the Wenatchee laundry with improved plant and first class capability. It urges readers to mail their next bundle via local agent Mr. Forrs to Wenatchee laundry for better service.
Classified note offers 100 feet of four inch wire bound pipe in good condition with instruction to inquire at Echo office. Also a Bon Ton bread promotion for King’s bread inviting customers to try it next time.
A drugless system claims to abolish chronic nervous troubles including headaches stomach and rheumatic conditions. Cross eyes straightened painlessly without operation and refractive errors corrected. Glasses fitted for school children with liberal reductions. Lady attendant available for consultations.
Daniels and Wallace, Lewiston area farmers, sold 100000 bushels of No 1 blue stem wheat to Vollmer Clearwater Co at 80 cents a bushel in what was described as one of the year’s largest single grain transactions.
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