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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
5
Leaves Leavenworth on Monday Wednesday and Friday at Sam or Leaves Blewett every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at Tam. Carries passengers and express. KE Shugart Prop. Stage Line.
Leaves Leavenworth every Monday and Friday at 4 a.m. Arrives Telma at 4 p.m. Leaves Telma every Tuesday and Saturday at 4 a.m. Arrives Leavenworth 4 p.m. Mail, passengers and express. For particulars address Joe Massie, Proprietor. Box 71, Leavenworth, Wash.
Town notes a steady stream of visitors and residents traveling to Seattle Wenatchee Spokane and Vancouver with several family visits parents and relatives mentioned. The Mono pole Club dance at Odd Fellows hall drew a good crowd. A local election voter and school transport contract are noted alongside a marriage and longstanding orchard claims.
H O Arnold and wife with Mr Coy from Seattle vacationing in the area plan visits to Blewett and camping on Nigger creek. E G Spencer from Lakeside, candidate for county auditor, visited with his daughter Leila. The Coast magazine editor Honore Wilhelm planned Chelan county feature. Chelan candidates crowded Leavenworth. many stopped by The Echo office.
Nels Sorensen shakes hands with Wenatchee friends amid primary campaigns and aligns with Ira Thomas in law. Churchill Bros advertises with a water barrel draw, while E C Busse from Seattle funds local subscription growth. Mrs. Banks relocates from New Brunswick to join Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. Western figures plan homes and reopen Farnsworth Sisters millinery. Don Thomas, defeated in the primary, heads to a ten day Icicle mining trip.
The Vienna Bakery relocates to new quarters offering a convenient location. Mr. McGlothlin announces a handsome salesroom once furnishings are complete. J. N. Burgess opens a barber shop adjoining Mischke & Blake with four chairs and a bathroom. The building will feature hot and cold water and steam heat, with the corner room yet to be decided.
J J Cobbs an electrical engineer at the canyon power plant near lost a hand when he left a cartridge in a Colt revolver and fired it while explaining its mechanism to his wife and a friend Sunday. He was treated by Dr Hoxsey. no bones were broken and his condition improved after blood loss. Cobbs and his wife board with the L W Bloom family.
Reports from Blewett confirm Washington Meteor Mining Company unearthed rich ore near four hundred dollars a ton. M F Peake confirms quality and indicates a large mining force may start soon. Peake notes rapid placer claim progress and plans spring development as snow approaches. He has mined over two hundred dollars in gold this past month with valuable nuggets.
In remarks before the Methodist conference at Wenatchee on Wednesday Bishop Edwin H. Hughes described Wenatchee valley as a Garden of Eden. He recounted telling his 10-year-old son that temptations abound with fruits growing to extraordinary sizes from plums to watermelons and pumpkins.
New fall styles of caps and tams for school wear arrive while fresh millinery opens to the public soon. Farnsworth Sisters displays street hats and caps for ladies and children. Vienna Bakery offers bread and confectionery with 24 tickets for one dollar.
I. W. Harper whiskey leads the show at the St Louis World's Fair with three gold medals and the grand prize noted. Also offered for sale by J. G. Fritz at the Overland Bar and a team of horses weighing about 2,000 pounds for $125 from J. W. Corcoran of Peshastin Washington near Wright's saw mill.
A drugless system claims to abolish chronic nervous troubles including headaches stomach liver kidney female and spinal issues. Cross eyes corrected painlessly without operation and all refractions corrected. Glasses fitted for school children at a liberal reduction with a lady attendant if desired.
John Teshera offers guiding services in Enesworth Washington with 13 years of experience and provides saddle and pack horses for trips in the Cascades. Prospective clients are advised to inquire or write for arrangements.
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