The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-11-24

naG consented TO make the deed.
Conrad Harding who bought a ten
acre tract of Cascade Orchard land
thr,e weeks ago has very substantial
six room cottage well along towards
completion. Some ten or fifteen houses
will be built on these lands as soon as
spring opens by purchasers of land.
Roy Zahrn and John Miller came
up from Wenatehee this week to sub
divide the forty acre tract of land on
the north side OF the track which H.
C. Peters recently bought. 1t will be
cut up in half acre tracts. and sold for
home-making purposes. The land ad-
joins the old ball ground.
Edward-Eili superintendent of the
North Star Miping Co. left yesterday
for Index where the company has valu-
able mining property. He goes to
supervise the construction of improve
ments which the company has decided
TO make on its Index property and to
put a force OF men to work for the
winter.
Jerry Morarity, one OF the old time
firemen who left here four years ago
for Alaska, came back this week to
visit with his old friends a few days.
He was accompanied by his wife. He
IN, alr nd
quite severely hurt on the White Pass
and Yukon Railroad, where he is pur
suing his old occupation.
Mr.. Simmons says the public school
is growing in attendance very rapidly.
Since the opening of school in Septem-
Der the number of pupils increased so
rapidly that it was found necessary to
employ an additional teacher. Since
then the increase has gone on so stead
lily that it may become necessary to
employ still another teacher.
J. H. Jones, who is teaching the
Peshastin school, called on the Echo
this week. He said he had in his
school six Indian chiidreu between the
ages of six and twelve. He says he
finds they average up fairly well in in
telligence with the white scholars. In
mathematics they are unusually apt
and anxious to learn.
Last Friday night as T. D. Estes was
returning from Leavenworth to his
home with load Of lumber his wagon
upset about one and half miles from
5. P. Beecher's place near Peshaslin.
He was caught under the lumber and
his cries brought Mr.. Beecher who re-
lieved him. He was badly bruised up
and had one leg dislocated. DIR. Hox-
sey attended Mr.. Estes and tells US he
is getting on very we'll.
DeLos w. Fowler, resident Of the
White river valley, three miles above
Lake Wenatchee, was visitor to
Leavenworth last Tuesday, and called
on the Echo. He came down to figure
on some painting and house decorating
for the Lamb Davis Lumber Co Mr..
Fowler followed this occupation for
many years and is quite an expert
workman. Since adopting the simple
life he has not done much in this line
but has not forgotten how.
The Leavenworth Lodge Of the Fra
ternal Brotherhood, met Friday even
ing, November II, promptly at 8
o'clock. Officers ali present. After
initiating a class of seventeen new
mem bers, an hour was given up to
social amusements, in which games of
various kinds were INDUCED. Regular
meetings will be held on the second
and fourth Fridays of each month in
Fraternal Hall. This being the fourth
Friday the Brotherhood will meet to-
night.
w. S. Newland left this week for
KOoskia, Idaho, where he has bought
q home. Mr.. Newland tells us he
lduN6O al 1 SSudobiu lOuFtSSb y6aiS az y
with less than one hundred dollars.
Last week he sold his home of 50 acres
to G. S. Merriam for $4,000 He still
has other property in this vicinity.
We sincerely regret to see Mr.. New
land go away from here and hope to
see him back. He was good citizen
and warm friend of the Echo, which
will keep him posted on affairs in his
old home.
After having spent more than
twenty-one years on the same place,
near Peshastin, N. Nelson left on Tues
day for the east. He will spend a
short time with friends in Wisconsin
and from there go to Chicago where he
will spend month, and then go to
San Diago, Cal, where he will speLd
the winter with brother. Mr.. Nelson
came from Alaska to Washington
twenty-five years ago and in June 1884
settled on the homestead which he re-
Gently sold to a brother-in-law Of Fl.
w. Otis, for $4,000, who now lives in
Sioux City, Iowa, but who will remove
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