The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-06-10
LEAVENWORTH LOCALS

Our ice cream or SODA water Will
please your palate. Try it.
s20f The Palace Of Sweets.
Mrs McClelland, from Missoula,
Mont, is visiting the family Of M. F.
Peake.
At the home OF Machinist Roach a
girl was born last Sunday morning, says
DR.. Hoxsey.
Mrs. G. w. Painter spent several
days here the first Of this week and re-
turned to Everett Tuesday.
The salary OF Postmaster Davis has
been increased from $1,000 per year to
$1,000, to take effect July /.
Miss Sadie Skirving arrived last Sun
day and will resume her old position as
stenographer for the mill company.
Will Greve and wife came down
from their Merritt ranch and intend
spending the next few weeks in town.
E. A. King came back from Seattle
Monday and reported Mrs. King, who
is in Seattle sanitarium, as improving.
At the home OF August Gall, one Of
the prosperous Chumstick ranchers, a
bouncing boy-the first, by the way
arrived on the 9th of April.
Frank Davis closed his livery barn
about the first of the month. Massie
& Shugart became the purchasers Of a
large part Of the equipment.
Ira Holden and wife arrived from
Soldier, Idaho, last Saturday, in time to
attend the funeral OF his father, John
Holden, which occurred on Sunday
morning.
The contractors who have the recon-
struction Of the new bank building in
charge are getting on slowly and the
building is not likely to be ready for
occupancy before the first Of July.
A. L. Mitchell went to Seattle last
Friday and returned Monday. His son
Aaron has been in Seattle for the past
few years and at present is employed in
the office of the Bradstreet Mercantile
Agency.
R. w. Vermilya, of the Wenatchee
Abstract Co., spent several hours in
Leavenworth yesterday getting &C
quainted with the land and profess
sional men. Mr.. Vermilya has been
here several times lately and has worked
up considerable business in the alb
stracting line.
Rev. Davis returned yesterday morn
ing from Seattle where he spent several
days and visited his berry ranch on
Vashon Island. He had quite an ex-
perience on the Sound. The pilot Of
the boat on which he took passage fell
asleep and the boat drifted around for
some time and finally ran aground, but
without doing any damage beyond a
DELAY of some hours until the boat
could get pulled off.
Walter Olive purchased the 90 acres
of land lying just across the river from
town, adjoining the Ralston place, from
the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. A large
force of men are now engaged in clear
ing the land preparatory to its being
cut up into acreage tracts and put on
the market. The land lies under the
new ditch which the Icicle Canal Co..
is now building.
Harry o. Siler, with his wife and
four children arrived yesterday morn
ing from Everett. Mr.. Siler is mana
ger of the Port Blakely mill, one Of the
largest sawmilfs on the Sound. Bush
ness makes it necessary for him to re-
turn to Everett at once. The family
will remain here for some time to enjoy
the invigorating mountain atmosphere,
plus the sun baths, which people from
the west side enjoy so much. Mr..
Siler expects to make frequent visits
while his family remains here and there
are prospects that he may become in
terested in a summer home in this
valley.
If you know of any local news that
ought to be printed in The Echo. that
you would like to see printed, the best
way not to have it printed is to keep it
to yourself. Lots Of people complain
because this or that does not get into
The Echo. Bless your soul, we are