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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
5
Lake Wenatchee stage line leaves Leavenworth every Monday and Friday at 8 a.m. and reaches Telma by 4 p.m. It departs Telma every Tuesday and Saturday at 8 a.m. returning to Leavenworth at 4 p.m. Mail passengers and express service. For details contact Joe Massie proprietor Leavenworth Washington ex 71.
Names of residents and visitors appear in Leavenworth and Wenatchee notes. Mentions include Jack Horner George Rice Mrs F P Allen A E Motteler D M Thomas Schillings teas Paul Weigand T C Nye and others with references to Quality Grocery Prunes at 75 cents per 10 pounds and notes on Labor Day observance and local happenings. The column also mentions the state board of equalization meetings in Olympia and upcoming events at the opera house.
Mrs. Nichols left for Spokane to visit her mother indefinitely and won’t return to Leavenworth. A freight car theft near the viaduct yielded fifteen pairs of pants, with no arrest yet. Other items note local bets on Mars visibility, school encouragement, power development moves, and melon donations from the Ellengers.
The Leavenworth Public Schools began Monday September 6 with teachers Claribel Amos Agnes M Moore Margaret L Canby Meda Noble Minnie Jewell Alicia Johnston Maude E Hinman Florence I Payne and C W Moore J W Elliott opened a new clothing and gents furnishings store in a nearly finished building praised for its large display windows and oak furniture Mrs Martha Porter died September 5 at age 85 in Leavenworth after a long residency and leaves three daughters a grandson and granddaughter with a funeral held Tuesday led by Rev W V Davis and Mrs A J Martin
A movement plans to relocate the old school house near its present site and convert it into a club house with a second floor auditorium or gymnasium, plus possible library. The aim is to create more space for the ball field and better utilize the building while preventing its ruin.
Notices invite readers to attend next Sunday's services with morning topic The Witness that Won and evening topic The Saints Asylum in Distress. All are cordially invited to attend both sessions.
Rev. Melvin Rumohr returns from district conference reporting unprecedented progress including 1500 added members and $26000 in benevolent missions and church extension. New churches arise and liquor traffic suppression noted. J O Hawk named to Leavenworth. Fred Cooper to lead services in Wenatchee. Rumohr assigned to Chelan with sermons planned at Leavenworth and Peshastin.
A conference will host an evening farewell sermon to close its events. Speakers and attendees are expected to participate in the service marking the gathering’s conclusion.
Special Wireless from Seattle reports the discovery of the Totem Pole and includes a health warning from Captain Amos Ambrose Blake advising rigorous fly control to protect the ill. It urges disposal of refuse, screening of food, cleaning of receptacles, and contacting the health department for nuisances.
A mix of classified items lists I W Harper whiskey sold by J G Fritz, stock sale by Metal Monarch Mining Co, real estate wants and sales, job ads, a millinery display, a Swiss bell concert at the Congregational church, a furnished house for rent, and a school expense estimate for Chelan County, Washington, with dates circa 1909 and contact details.
Being appointed administrator of the estate of John Smith deceased, all indebted to him or the firm Tholin & Smith at his death should pay me. 349 F. A. Losekamp, Administrator.
Classified notices from Leavenworth list items for sale and hire. A piano for use during the school term is offered through Miss Claribel Amos. Two draft horses are advertised by Matt Sonitch. Lumber is offered with a quality guarantee and a new planer and matcher is available through Charles Freytag. Fresh candies nuts and fruits are sold at Nickells.
Joseph Martelle offers two acres in Leavenworth Gardens near the depot. Four room house with cellar and well, 50 fruit trees, 700 feet north of the school. Value $1250 with $800 cash, Leavenworth Washington. Also notices on calendars and novelties pricing from The Echo and timber and tillable land in Chumstick valley near Peshastin.
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