The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-14
LEAVENWORTH AND VICINITY

Miss Mary Ralston has gone to
Dalles, Oregon, to spend the winter.
Mrs. Donald Mackay left last week
for Minneapolis and will be gone for
several months.
M. F. Peake returne Thursday after
an absence of a month spent in Idaho
and Montana.
Miss Ada Bartlett and Miss Minnie
Shrader of Wenatchee were Leaven-
worth visitors last Saturday.
Among the Peshastin people who
have been here this week we met Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Stage, E. K. Harvey
and Commissioner Kinney.
You bet it's cold, but if you will
step into the Palace Of Sweets and get
one of those hot drinks at the soda
fountain you'll not notice it. 52tf'
F. S. Jacobsen left last Sunday for
Tacoma. From there he will go to
Clinton, Iowa to be present at the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co.
Have you given Hills Bros coffees
a trial? Nothing better in the coffee
line. D. NJ. Thomas, Quality Grocer.
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Mrs. G. W. Sampson entertained
the Christian Endeavor Society at her
home last Friday evening. Those
present report an enjoyable time.
The pool room and confectionery
store which has been conducted in the
past by Mahoney & Salick was taken
over the first of the week by Geo.
Blocksedge.
Ed Mahoney one of the chosen
jurors from this place, went to We
natchee the first of the week to be in
attendance at the jury meeting which
convened on the 18th inst.
Blue Can coffee, per pound Csc; g.
pound can 81. D. M. Thomas,
Quality Grocer. l"
The following Leavenworth people
went to Wenatchee yesterday afternoon
having been subpoenaed as witnesses
in the Fritz case: J. D. Wheeler,
Cheel Mckenzie, DR.. Hoxsey, Ole
Sands, Mrs. Clara King and Miss A. A.
Tholn.
J. C. Presnell who has had charge
of the river gang for the Lamb-Davis
Lumber Co., for several years went
to Index, where his family resides, for
the the purpose Of spending a few
weeks until work on the river opens up
again.
Joe Peltier and family departed for
Index last week where it is said he
will open a barber shop. Some time
since he bought box ball outfit and
ran it for short time, but the patro-
mage did not seem to justify main
tanning it any longer and he also re-
moved this outfit to Index and will
probably set it up there again.
F. A. Reynolds passed through here
yesterday on his way to Wenatchee.
He tells US he recently sold five-acre
tract in the Cascade Gardens, at Ma
son creek, for $3.50. Less than four
months ago these tracts sold for $275
per tract. He also tells US there is a
move on foot to get a depot and
change the name of the station from
Mason Creek to Cascade Gardens.
A. Austin and family arrived here
the first Of this week and are at present
occupying the Adams residence dur
ing the absence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
1t is Mr.. Austin's intention to take
charge of the Overland dining room
until such time as he can secure a
suitable place to open first class res
taurant. Mr.. Fitz owns a lot on Front
street on which he intends to build a
two story brick in the spring, and
Mr.. Austin will likely occupy this
building. Messrs. Meisner & Roach
have under consideration the building
of a second story on their brick build
ing which adjoins the Fitz lot in which
event the upper floors in the Meisner
& Roach and the Fitz building will be
connected.
G. NJ. Luther and Harry Nichols,
both OF Leavenworth, arrived today to
attend the horticultural lectures. Mr..
Luther states that the coming lectures
are attracting much interest in the
neighboring city. AS the lectures will
last for several weeks not everyone
will be able to come to Wenatchee to
stay, as Messrs. Luther and Nichols
have done. Mr.. Luther owns ranch
at Leavenworth and Mr.. Nichols is a
new arrival from Wisconsin who will
own one pretty soon. -Wenatchee
World.
w. F. Blankenship, who has lived
on the shores OF Lake Wenatchee
since a time when no mans memory
runs to the contrary, was here the first
- 4h;s ,,ask He said the lake region