The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-02-12
Town and County

William Briskey, of Mission, was here
on Friday last on visit to his daughter
Mrs. George Beam.
: AIRS. F. Wettstein and Miss Bertha
Phelan graced the Echo sanctum by
their presence this week.
Anthony Sheridan. who was taken
down with diphtheria about ten days
ago, has entirely recovered
W, w. Walker has commenced a
franz buildiug on the lot where his sa-
Egdn was located before the fire. 1t will
be completed in about week.
Frank Shotwell from Mission, passed
through town on his way home Saturday
He had been up to his ranch at the head
of Mud creek. "A portion of the way he
made on snow shoes.
The west bound trains have been late
almost everyday the past week. The
delays have been caused by extremely
cold weather and heavy SHOWS in the
Dakotas. and Montana.
MISS Craig, who has been absent from
the sixth grade school room the past
week on account of sickness. was back
in her old place Monday morning,
much to the satisfaction of her scholars.
Building will commence in earnest as
soon as the weather is settled. Several
business houses arc talked of, some will
be brick and others of wood, but there is
sure to be considerable activity in this
line.
The frame building formerly occu-
~ I'd by the Mercantile Company has
4, en- moved onto the vacant lot ad join
ing the Leavenworth Mercantile Co.'S
brick and will be repaired fOr Mr..
Dwight Darling's drug store.
A. J. Linyille and son PhiIhp, o. We
natchee, spent several days incur town
last week and made trip up to lake
Wenatchee before returning. Mr.. Lin
vile said the timber around the lake
impressed him as remarkably fine.
L. w. Bloom will commence building
operations Just as soon as the weather
will permit of his quarrylng and hauling
rock for the foundation Hewill build
"a brick ON the lot adjoiningethe one on
(which the Adams & Burke hall stood.
F. A. Losekamp, Leavenworth's gen
eral storekeeper, has been suffering
from severe attack OF toothache for
several days and on Monday went down
to Wenatchee to have the offending
member extracted or at least rendered
harmless.
Mrs. J. M. Beamish left on the west
bound train last Monday night for two
weeks absence from home. She will
visit in Everett, Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland, before returning. On Tues
day she was joined by her daughter,
Mrs. Wettstein. While in Portland,
aars. Beamish will buy her spring stock
Nsnillinery.
Mrs. Nancy Johnston, mother of1.E.
Johnston, came in on the belated Great
Northern train last Monday evening
svpm Genesee, Idaho, where she has
i..lil for the last twenty years. Mrs.
J6 is SO years old. She will
sI.au the remainder of her days with
her son on his ranch about four mi es
down the river. A brother of Mr.. l. N.
Johnston accompanied her and may also
conclude to stay here.
Mr.. Waldenberg, the local artist to
whom the Echo made the suggestion
a few weeks ago that he try his hand on
some of our mountain scenery adopted
the suggestion and showed the writer
nicture of lake Wenatchee. The pic
ture was, however, made from photo
graph. Had the scene, which is very
pretty one, been sketched from nature
it would no doubt have been much bet
ter.
A special with four coaches came In
last Monday evening from the east and
remained in the yard over night. The
following Great Northern officials were
on the train and on Tuesday morning
resumed their journey to the coast Tor
the purpose of inspecting lot OF termi-
al work which the road is having done
n Seattle in connection with the new
aergpot which is to be built this summer;
q. T. Slade, General superintendent;
,FE Ward, General Manager; H. A.
Kennedy, Assistant General Superin-
tendent; George Emerson, Superinten-
anH ~ 7 (NQ1Sg