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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
1
A 1900s census style report from Leavenworth notes population figures likely under 900 with 84 families and 100 Sunday school attendees. It lists nationalities, church denominations, and related social data while urging unity across denominations to strengthen community life as voiced by W. S. Bixby.
Weekly court record lists transfers in Chelan County including parcels in Leavenworth Wenatchee and Prowell's and Merriam's additions. Transactions involve heirs, buyers, and amounts from $75 to $5000 along with dates and section town range descriptions. The piece ends with an adage attributed to P. I. on page one.
Government timber testing experts W. C. Hart and L. D. Hunt visited the University of Washington last week. Hunt heads Pacific Coast work from the University of California, Hart oversees national operations from Purdue. They arranged for equipment at the Washington timber testing station and worked with Prof. A. H. Fuller and the Pacific Coast Lumbermen's Association to secure timber for testing. A petrified four foot diameter tree was unearthed near Crater tunnel by a blast, likely tamarack, buried 50 feet deep and 150 feet inside the tunnel.
S C Lawrence state railroad commissioner returns to Whitman county after touring Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Ohio Illinois to collect data on office methods rates and construction costs. He notes high cooperation among commissions and outlines procedures for handling complaints and the national association's plans.
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