The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-08-05


on the Northern Pacific, spent a por-
ton of last week with his mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Phelan.
Mrs. C. N. Nolan, wife of Roadmas-
ter Nolan, left for Seattle Monday after
remaining two weeks with Mr.. Nolan.
Mr.. Nolan would keep his faulty here
permanently if he could rent suitable
house.
DR.. Gilchrist was called up from We
natchee last Monday to consult with
Dr.. Hoxsey in the case Of the little
Davenport child which was brought
down from Blewett. last week and is
suffering from an abcess on the lungs.
]. M. Townsend left last Friday for
Boomers Ferry, Idaho, which will be
his future home. Mr.. Townsend will
engage in the harness business. His
wife left Tuesday of this week for Spo-
kane and will join her husband in u few
days.
Frank Sutton has resigned his pos
ition as machinist with the Great Nor
thern and accepted the position of chief
engineer and machinist for the Lamb
Davis Mill Co. taking the place former
ly held by Chas. Bergler who resigned
to go to Winona, MINI.
Tuesday last A. M. Phelan, the round
house foreman, accompanied by his
wife, and daughter, Miss Bertha, took
the west bound for few days vacation
on the Sound. If anybody deserves a
vacation it is Mr.. p as few men stick
closer to job than he.
J. C. Johnson cashier of the Amira
State Bank stopped off, in our town
yesterday on his way to Lake Wenat-
chez where he will spend two weeks
vacation. Tom Howerd, from Cash
mere, his brother-in-law, accompanied
him. Mr.. Johnson's family will join
him in a few days.
Ever since the wreck in which John
McGourty was killed, diligent search
has been made for the body, but so far
it has not been found. 1t was thought
the body would be found under the
wreckage, but now that it has all been
cleared without finding the body the
conclusion is reached that it must be in
the Wenatchee river.
A man who was working for the mill
company, engaged in removing the
drift that had caught against the dam,
last Tuesday fell into one of the sluice
ways and was carried through and into
the river below the dam. He caught
on to some floating logs in the water
and was taken out by John Carstens.
1t was narrow escape from drown
ing but beyond few bruises he es-
capped uninjured.
Charles Bergler and family departed
last Monday by way of Seattle and San
Francisco for Winona, Mimi, where
they will make their future home. Mr..
Bergler was engineer and machinist
for the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. at this
place, and was regarded rs a fine me-
chanic with whom the company was
we'll satisfied. He leaves host Of
friends who hope to sec him return
after he has had touch of Minnesota
winters.
B. c. Collier, the Wenatchee photog-
rapher, and Howell Ralston went up to
Mount Stewart last week and spent two
days taking pictures. They secured
some good views of the big mountain.
They camped eighteen miles from here
and last Thursday four inches of snow
fell where they campcd. Mr.. Ralston
says If you want to escape the heat GO
up in the region of Mount Stewart and
| you can wear your overcoat.
| The Blewett stage team ran away
yesterday morning. Mr.. Irwin left the
team near the depot to attend to some
business and the horses became fright
ened at a passing engine and started
down Front street at lively gait. The
hack struck the big rock and turned
upside down, spilling the load and do
ing some damage to the hack. Fortu-
nately no one was in the vehicle at the
time, otherwise some one would have
been hurt. To put it mild, it is unwise
TO leave team of horses unless they
are tied or someone holding them, par
ticularly near railroad track. Mr..
Irwin procured another hack and the
mail left on time.