The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-06-24

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keep it up next Tuesday night. DO not
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H. W. Otis, of Peshastin one of The
successful fruit growers and .ranchers
of that section, left box OF the largest,
and what is not always true of the
large varieties, the finest favored
Strawberries which we have ever seen
in this land of fine fruit Mr.. Otis says
they are of the Kansas variety and
were not picked especially for their
size but were the ordinary run of the
patch. From twenty to twenty-five
berries fill quart measure.
They have demonstrated that it is no
trick at all to cut over fifty thousand
feet of lumber at the mill in run of
ten hours with one saw. When once
they get TO work on the logs that come
from the lake, probably sixty thousand
will be an ordinary days run, and with
both saws in operation the output will
simply be enormous. From 1870 tn $50
logs are cut each day. The machinery
is getting into smooth running order
and eyerythind moves like clock work.
There may be larger mills in the state,
but it is safe to say there is not one
more substantially built, or so well
equipped with labor saving machinery.
This town is sadly in need of a good
hotel. Since the fire of two weeks ago
it has been a constant scuffie for stran-
gers to get Accommodations in this town.
If somebod, with the means would put
up good brick hotel with twenty or
twenty-five good rooms it would be
10 nd TO be a paying investment. AT
pr sent there is not hrstcla-s hotel
10 the town. The two largest hotels in
the town have burned in the last five
months The Bjnrk hotel on the 2ith
of January and the Cascade on the sew
enth of this month. Mr.. Bjork is re-
bui ding brick, but We are told this
will only be rooming house, all the
ground floor to be US d for store rooms.
From twenty to forty ummers stop
ped here every week before the as
cade burned. Now they manage to go
out the same day because there are no
| hotel accommodations.
Two or three weeks ago, in our abb
sence, Mr.. Jacob Foss, one Of the pros
porous ranchers of this valley, left a
sack of very fine potatoes at our door,
| to which his name was attached. We
waited for some time to know what dis
position to make of them. Rather than
see them spoil we made proper use Of
them. They were as perfect and sound
as the day they were taken out of the
ground and of most excel ent quality
When Mr. Foss presents his bill we
know of no way of getting out of paying
for them.
Chas. Albright and son, of Eudora,
Kans., we're brief visitors here the past
week. Mr.. Albright is father-in-law Of
Thomas Darling, the man who recent
ly purchased the Northup place in the
Chumstick valley. 1t was Mr.. OAR
ling's glowing description that brought
Mr.. Wright out here to look at the
country. He has gone back to Kansas,
by way of Portland to visit married
daughter, and will wind up his affairs
in the sunGower state and come back
later, bringing with him several other
families. He is a man of means and
will aid materially in developing the
resources of this country.
The Lea renworth Mercantile Co has
as handsome q store room as can be
found in many town twice the size
of I,eayenworih. The business OF this
firm has more than doubled within the
last few months, since they moved into
their new brick building. They carry a
full and complete line of dry goods and
groceries and in addition line of hard
ware and furniture. The neat and
attractive appearance of their store
room is often the subject of remark
by strangers. So crowded are they
for room 81 ce the burning of their
warehouse, in the recent fire, they con-
template building a thirty foot front,
brick building, on the site of the old,
between thi, time and winter for use as
store room.
Ms. J. Gi-rtsen, wife of Hon. H.
!. Giertsen. State Senator Forty-s ncond
Minnesota district, arcompanied by her
daughter, Miss Beatrice, and Miss
Louise W ttsteiu and Mrs. JAS a. Os-
ira, d. all from Minneapolis, arrived in
! 7, eayenwor h last Wedne sday, and
viii G here will be the guests of Mr.. and