The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-25
Town and County

The show windows in the stores are
now dressed in holiday attire.
The Ladies' Guild will meet Thurs
day, Dec. l, with Mrs. Geo. Hood.
Jack Catchadal made a flying bust
ness trip to Wenatchee last Friday.
N. Patterson has accepted a position
with the Leavenworth Mercantile Co.
Miss Maud Merriam will eat her
Thanksgiving dinner with friends in
Wenatchee.
H. S. Irwin, the Blewett merchant,
went down to Cashmere Wednesday
and will spend Thanksgiving with
friends.
Mrs. S. C. X. Graves, of Roslyn,
Wash. an old friend of Mrs. Mary Jorg-
enson, is here on a visit and will re-
main for several days.
Engineer McPheters took the rotary
snow pillow up to the tunnel last Satur-
day night and will buck the snow for
awhile up near the summit.
Our merchants are getting their
Christmas goods in and displaying
them in the most tempting way. If
you don't see what you want ask for it,
When you go down to Wenatcbee
stop at the liberia. 1t is centrally To-
Gated. the best place to stop and costs
no more than any other first-cass
hotel.
The Wenatchee dramatic organiza-
ton will give the initial performance
in the new opera house within the next
three weeks. Keep your eye open for
the dates.
The beautiful snow made its first ap-
pearance in Leavenworth last Satur-
/ day morning and fell pretty well all
day; by evening it had piled up almost
foot in dep tn.
Mrs NJ. Downing, mother of Mrs. j.
/ c. Varney, returned from Wilson
Greek Wednesday, where she had been
hooking after her ranch property for
the past month.
George Siverly left for North Yak
ina last Saturday to visit his old home
and spend Thanksgiving with his
mother. This is his first visit to the
old home in five years.
J. Fl. Denning, OF Seattle, Grand
Foreman OF the A. o. .. w, spent last
Saturday with the members OF the or
der in this town and delivered lecture
to the local lodge in the evening.
G. W. Brown was down from Lake
Wenatchee last Saturday. Mr. Brown
says a rural mail route from here TO the
lake would be great convenience and
all the settlers up in that region are
very anxious to see one established.
Mrs. A. S Hufmaster returned from
Seattle last Tuesday after an absense
of two weeks with friends and relatives
in the Washington metropolis. Her
sister, Miss Ida Veo, accompanied her
and will be her guest on the ranch un-
til after the holidays.
Mrs. John Schmidt, of Ballard spent
several days here last week visiting
the family of A. L. Mitchell on Eagle
creek. Mrs. Schmidt could not resist
the temptation to visit the old home
and spend day with the family OF Mr.
Van De Crit. She left Saturday, 60
ing to Wenatchee.
N. M. Sorensen returned Monday
from duck and goose hunting eXpedl-
ton to Ephrata. He was accompanied
nv several friends from Wenatchee. he
saws the party had bad luck. The
weather. it seems, has not been severe
enough 10 drive the game in from the
north in large numbers.
John E. Porter, county school super
intendent, in making the round oil the
county schools found il convenient 10
visit our public school, and while here
paid his respects to the Echo. Alter
having served the county for two terms
very satisfactorily Mr.. Porter will step
down and out after January l to make
room for Il. Riste, the newly elected
superintendent.
Mrs. A. NJ. I;awlins came up from
Wenatchee last Friday to take charge
of Halston's rooming house, which has
been chrlstened the Clifford HouSe'and
will be thrown open to the public about
Dec. /. Mr.. Ra' ston has spared no en-
pense in making this one of the most
convenient and up-to-daie lodging
houses in the country. 1t is provided
with every modern Improvement. 1t
has hot and cold water, bath rooms
steam heat in every room and IS com
plcfe in every respect