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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1904
Page
3
Blewett to Tam departs Mon Wed Fri and Leavenworth to Tam departs Tue Thu Sat. Stage carries passengers and express. Helmsman H. S. Irwin, proprietor.
Town and County report clerks, residents visiting Seattle Wenatchee and Spokane, property deals, and social events. Mayors, lawyers, and railroad workers are cited with resignations and replacements. Chelan County Fair dates set September 21 to 24 with horse racing as main attraction and ample purses.
Leavenworth public school opens with Prof. C E Green leading grades seven through ten and 106 students. Report urges parental support and facility improvements including two sheds. Echo debunks Wenatchee move rumors for Great Northern division, noting possible yard expansions instead.
About a month after La Rica mines faced a clash with stockholders and a rejected set of checks, a new manager was appointed and entrusted with operations. Last winter the mine expanded equipment including a water power system to replace steam. The plant aims to operate the twenty stamp mill at full capacity once affairs are straightened.
The Lamb-Davis Mill Company works to seal leaks and raise the dam on the Wenatchee river. Logs on hand will sustain production for six weeks to two months as saw ing begins. Also two marriages reported: Howard Nichols and Laura Turner wed, Clyde Newland and Nancy Brewer married. A help-wanted notice seeks a companion for Chiwaukum duties.
The Woman's Twentieth Century Club met Sept 7 at Mrs. Thomas Coleman's home with new officers. A program and ice cream treat followed, and the next meeting is set for Sept 21 with Mrs. Springer. County Auditor issued a marriage license for John Brender and Elizabeth Emig, who wed at the Baptist church with Rev. J. W. Tanner officiating.
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