The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-16

William johnson, who came here
from Spokane some two months ago to
accept position in the car repairing
service of the Great Northern has re-
turned to Spokane. His family Joined
him last week.
f. Q. Moody an old acquaintance OF
Ihos. Darling arrived this week from
Eudora, Kans. Mr.. Moody is on a tour
of inspection and if he is pleased with
our country may decide 10 locate in
this country.
Mrs. L. Edmonds, of Bremerton, Wn.,
has been here for the past week on a
visit 10 her brother, Bob Dye. Mrs.
Edmonds lived in Leavenworth nine
years up to three Years ago when she
moved TO Bremerton. She has many
friends here who We're glad to see her.
A very pleasant surprise was given
10 Miss Minnie Waldenberg, at her
home, Thursday afternoon, september
oth, IL honor OF her eleventh birthday.
those Present We're the Busy Bees aud
Misses Kate Carstens and Maud Wall.
The Busy Bees presented her with Two
pretty souvenirs.
The past week Mrs. L. w. Bloom had
her mother, Mrs. Lenahan. OF Everett,
and her sister-in-law Mrs. +. j. Lena
han, OF Butte, Mont, visiting her. They
went down to Wenatchee On
Wednesday 10 visit a few days with
Mrs. j. NJ. Duffy, another daughter of
Mrs. Lenahan's.
The Echo had pleasant call this
week from Z. A. SwartZ, a prominent
member Of the legal profession, al Great
Bend, Kansas. He Is taxing a trip
through Washington to LOOK at the
country and may decide TO locate some
where IN the State. He is brother OF
our fellow-townsman, O. L. Swartz,
with whom he visited for several days
1t is reported that the light and water
company will this fall and winter raise,
enlarge and strengthen their flume in
the Tumwater canS on. The wafer will
be taken out higher up the river, thus
giving larger quantity of water to the
and at the same time a greater pressure
for power use in Operating the electric
light plant.
A man by the name of Dorr, an old
typo who formerly published a paper
at Blaine, Wash, but who now devotes
his time to preaching a non-sectarian
doctrine of religion dropped in on US
one day this week and chalted very
pleasantly about by-gone days. He
preached to small audience on Tues
day night in the Congregational church.
On Wednesday he departed for Peshas-
tin and Cashmere where he intends to
hold religious services.
The Wenatchee valley is not the only
place where fine fruit can be raised
One day this week Nix Kincherf, a
prosperous and enterprising rancher
who lives half mile north of Leaven-
worth. left dozen peaches of the late
Crawford variety on our table that for
size and flavor can not be eXcelled any
where in the state Of Washing ton. He
should by all means exhibit these
peaches at the Wenatchee fair next
week. If they did not get prize they
would at least convince people that in
this section fruit of exceptionally fine
quality can be successfully grown.
j. NJ. Hamilton, electrician for the
light and water company this week
completed the job of wiring the John
Biork building for electric lights. The
wire is brought into the building
through an iron conduit to distribu-
ting box from which five independent
SITS of wire will convey the current to
the upper floor. the three store rooms
on the ground floor and the cellar.
Either one of these can be cut out
without effecting the others. The
wiring is considered very excellent
piece of work. In the building will be
IN the neigbborhood OF one hundred
lights.