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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
5
Leavenworth stage departs Mondays Wednesdays Fridays from Sam location and Blewett stage leaves Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays from Taw location. The line carries passengers and lists E D Shugart as a noted stage operator.
Leavenworth to Telma runs Mondays and Fridays at 4 a.m. arriving 4 p.m. Telma to Leavenworth runs Tuesdays and Saturdays with arrival at Leavenworth 4 p.m. Service includes mail, ere and express. For details contact Joe Massie Proprietor Box 71 Leavenworth Washington.
Town and County items list residents birthdays births visits and travel notes. Joe Peltier’s business trip to Ephrata, a 10 pound baby girl born to John S. Brender, Nellie Anderson’s departure for Marysville, and Miss Magdalena Sadoske heading to Minneapolis are recorded alongside illnesses, court action, and local happenings. An assault case, hotel work, family visits, picnics, stage arrangements, and church services are noted amid community updates.
Dr J J Tilton from Raymond may settle in Leavenworth for practice. A baby’s collarbone fractured. Dr Hoxsey reports no serious danger. Lloyd Hartman injured his foot. several bones broken and weeks of recovery ahead. Apples from Fred Cahill’s ranch praised for size color and flavor. Musical farce A Good Fellow scheduled at the opera house on Sunday. George Brown of Rosalia visiting the Martins for two to three weeks. A E Wolf named Seattle Y M C A secretary. former school principal. Platt’s foot injury after hand car accident. Dr Hoxsey saves the foot. Debs speaks from his red special train in Everett Wenatchee and Harrington stops. A James brings white Burbank potatoes from Kincherf addition. 600–800 bushes per acre. Harry Seaton the walking sailor plans to reach Australia after Seattle, walking 20 miles daily.
Robert Osborn, 15, son of Conductor Osborn, was struck from behind by a moving caboose of a Great Northern train in the yards near Bonners Ferry last Friday evening. He was bruised and taken to Spokane for treatment after Dr Hoxsey dressed his wounds. His home is in Hillyard.
Miss Jennie Otto of Leavenworth married J S Smith of Peshastin at the Christian parsonage in Wenatchee with Rev A J Adams officiating. The bride, highly regarded locally, will reside with the groom on his ranch near Peshastin. Best wishes are extended to the new couple.
Leavenworth faced Wenatchee on Wenatchee's home field for the third time this season and lost 14 to 5 after a 5 to 2 score at seven innings. The Leavenworth team had not trained since July Fourth, and the squad showed signs of rust with pitchers off form. Emberg was out, replaced by a Wenatchee catcher.
The Spokane Interstate Fair wired a contract with New York's Park booking circuit for the Flying St Georges troupe. The two women and two men perform high rigging acts including trapeze and aerial returns. They join nine other acts amid vaudeville features and daily running and harness races during the fair.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition reports six buildings finished and six nearing completion nine months before opening on June 1 1909. Officials and expositors praise swift progress and expect a complete on time fair with government plans near completion and several new structures to begin soon including Washington New York Missouri Forestry Foreign Transportation and Machinery Annex.
In a Sept 14 1908 notice, J C Davis publicizes uncalled items remaining in the post office including Bates Chas Burge W B Durr Ray E Christopher Geo Duncan Mr Gilchrist Geo Martin J H Jungers Mrs Anna Nisponti Mark Palmer Wm Ray F W Smith Agnes Sanford Carl Sledge Lem on calling for same ad vertised. Mrs Mary Wonderlich of Coalburg NY suffered facial and head burns from a doughnut dough exploding during cooking, blamed on a small air escape hole in a lunch counter sinker.
A mixed page lists Vienna Bakery promotions 24 tickets for one dollar and bread ads. It includes a notice from Puget Sound Realty Associates asking bond holders to file names and addresses, plus names and towns of local figures like D A Fluker Seattle and John Teshera Leavenworth.
Local laundry promotes an improved plant and quality service rivaling large cities. Readers are urged to send their next bundle via Mr. Forrs, the local agent, to the Wenatchee laundry for a trial.
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