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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
5
Oscar Kilgore owner of a Brewster area saw mill died in Wenatchee after a bark slip caused him to fall onto a saw. His eleven year old son shut off the steam but could not prevent the fatal injuries to his legs and arm. The report also notes costs for the Union Pacific extension and the Methow Canal project.
William Stage visits from Mount Vernon with his two sons as Mr Gibbs visits the area. The new school house foundation is finished with much timber framing. Mr Jones is the contractor and Mr Allen loads apple boxes from Engals creek saw mill. Apple picking dominates as Wenatchee apples thrive.
L H Bowman of Bowman Realty Co returned from the county seat after bidding 170 acres of state advertised school land in section 17 township 32 north range 22 east. Appraised at 10 dollars per acre, Bowman secured clear title and plans to clear and cultivate this fall and plant Spitzenberg apples next spring with water from the High Line canal. Governor Mead toured Wenatchee, traveling about 275 miles by stage in two weeks, largely in Okanogan county.
Cashmere commercial club delegates report they got a Wenatchee dominated meeting over prize money from Yakima and Spokane fruit exhibits. The Cashmere club plans to present resolutions asserting their claim to a portion of the glory and funds at the next meeting.
An elderly Washingtonian recounts a suburb encounter with a bratty boy of about twelve who demands the location of his dog Bootles a Boston bull. The exchange ends with the boy’s abrupt departure, illustrating what the speaker calls un adulterated impudence.
W H Monroe a gardener spent two nights investigating a supposed East P and Jefferson street haunting. He found Willie Marsh Frank Labreck and Lonnie Friedman three local boys in a vacant store basement using a broken violin to produce eerie noises. The trio laughed at the tales and feared parental scolding more than legal trouble.
The Youths Companion is pitched as a timeless home paper suited for all ages and a valuable Christmas gift. For $1.75 yearly, new subscribers receive remaining 1907 issues and the 1908 Four-Leaf Hanging Calendar in color, with a free illustrated 1908 volume preview and sample copies mailed to any address. The Youths Companion, 144 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass.
A long list records transfers and sales in Wenatchee and nearby additions. Names include L C Hartley, L Myrberg, J C Angstead, M M Renken, D T Fisk, James Clark, Marvin Chase, Joss Hoffman, J Schroeder, E Wallender, W E Morton, M H Stuckey, J Walsh, Irwin L Stuckey, M Searles, Mary Searles, GC Winser, T W Higgenson, Fred Reeves, Peter Wapato, C F Brown, Mary Ralstons, A Rumohr, J H Richardson, Elijah Cox, G R Bradshaw, R M Goodwin, Fred Cleemen, H L Getchell, I M Getchell, Todhy A Pitcher, J W Berger, E G Belser, Ida M Franks, OB Fuller, A McKenzie, 6 W Sheely, LA Rufus, and Wenatchee water and land plat details. Transactions span lots, blocks, garden home and Warm Springs Basin plats with prices from $1 to $13,000 and multiple federal transfers.
Earl Shamburg recalls severe coughing fits in hard times past and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a complete cure after less than a bottle. It is advertised as a safe reliable remedy for coughs colds and lung and throat issues with trial bottles available at King Drug Store for 50 cents and 1.00.
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