The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-04-14
LEAYENWORTH MERCANTILE CO.

Misses Murdoch and Curry, two young
school teachers from The Peshastin
country, accompanied Mrs. j. j, Grit
fifth to Leavenworth Mol.day and spent
some time with Mrs, Zlnkey. e
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith arrived
here last week from Hanter, Oklahoma
and expect to make their home here.
Mr.. Smith is brother.of Mrs. A. j.
Martin and Mrs. s.. Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hendricks, of
Cashmere, we're visitors to our town
last Sunday and Monday, spending
their time between the family OF 5. P.
Bethel and Robt. Dye. old friends.
Prof. McDaniels dancing class will
meet tomorrow night at the opera
house, but will. netsmeet sgain for three
weeks on account of the eElk's ball on
the 24th inst. and the Foreater,s ibalfon
May 1st. g n.+ito1q en5 $50 ~
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William Barron, Charles tsarron
Fred Barron, Rayfhoid, Barron and
Mrs. Teuch and her husband, returned
to their respective yhoutes this. week
after attending thep fuueralni Of their
mother last, Saturday,. d 5n - s : 80 -
L. ]. Nelson made, a dying business
trip to Everett this weekae Going'oyer
Tuesday and returning, "wednesday.
He is engaged for the defense in the
matter Of number Of claims against
the Frye-Bruhn Co. Of Seattle.
D. Y. Lindsey informsrth Echo that
he has resigned the office Of justice oil
the peace 10 which he was elected last
fall. The town will however not be
WITHOUT MAGISTRATE eas the law was
provided for two in this precinct.
1t is rumored that ere long the run
ming time between Seattle and Spokane
will be reduced by several hours. A
kink is being taken out OF the road near
Trinidad, and at several points the road
is being improved and Curves straight
ened, SO that better time can be made.
We omitted TO make mention last
week that Postmaster, ]. C. Davis took
possession of the postoftice on, April list
with his daughter Miss Anna as his
assistant. The Echo INDUCES the hope
that we will have good service under
Mr.. Davis administration OF the office.
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Let the women of the town form an
improvement club and go to different
property owners and ask them to make
such slight improvements surrounding
their property as will help the general
appearance ofthe town, and mark our
word for it others win take UP the
work without being requested to do so,
in spirit OF emulation, and the end will
be an improvement in the appearance
of the town. -g'..F r-a< H..
Statlon-Agent Long tells the writer
that the Great Northern is expecting
to do record breaking business this
summer The past, four months bust
ness has been somewhat' snort but at
present the road is doing good freight
business. Three and four trains of
thirty cars each have been going west
every day for the week and as many at
night The traffic east, while improved
is not so great as that going west.
Work on the big mill company's
tracks is being pushed 10 completion as
rapidly as possible. There will be two
tracks into the company's yards. One
running TO the planning mill and the
other TO the saw mill. On the planning
mill track is being built monster scale
of eighty tons capacity3 for weighing
loaded cars. 1t looks not unlike dry
dock, for vessels, as the men are now
engaged in building tho foundations
for the scales.