The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-22

to put in three or four electric irons.
Esmeralda"
by Wenatchee high school
at the opera house
Friday, April 2oth. is
Mrs. Mischke sold her rooming
house in the Weigand building to
Mrs. Merwin last week.
M. F. Peake left yesterday for Blew
EFT, where he expects to put force Of
men at work developing his placer
claims.
Mrs. E. A. King left Wednesday fol
Seattle, and expects to be absent until
the latter part of the week.
F. S. Jacobsen is finishing up nice
cottage on his orchard tract on the
south side of the river just opposite
Eighth street.
The T. F. L. club held their regu-
lar meeting at the home of Mrs. G. w.
Sampson Wednesday afternoon for the
transaction OF business.
Will Poepmoeller, living on the John
Emig place just north of town, was
showing alfalfa in town one day this
week that had made a growth of over
twenty inches.
R. S. Van Camper sold his five acre
tract north OF tawn to F. A. Reynolds
last week. This is one OF the finest
pieces OF land north of the track, where
land is selling at four and five hundred
dollars per acre.
Thru misapprehension it is stated
elsewhere in this paper that R. T.
King is one Of the purchasers of the D.
M. Thomas store. Mr.. Debord is the
sole purchaser, while Mr.. King will be
employed as manager.
John Noctor, who has been road
master on the eastern division out Of
Leavenworth for some time and made
himself popular among the railroad
men during his stay, has been trans
ferred to a coast division.
VIM. Rice, formerly in the livery
business here, but at present develop
ing fruit ranch near Malaga, was a
visitor this week. He says the Column
bia river valley is being rapidly devel-
oped. Hundreds of acres in the
vicinity of Malaga have been set out
in orchard the past two years.
o. B. Hays sold twenty acres of land
last Saturday to F. A. Blacker who last
week landed here from Everett. 1t is
Mr.. Blacker's intention to move onto
his land and grow red apples. There
is a good house on the place and some
four acres in trees. The twenty acres
brought $4,000. Two years ago Mr..
Hays paid $4,000 for forty acres. He
has profit of $500 and half his land
left, for which he has already refused
$1,000. The sale was made thru the
Wenatchee Valley improvement Co.
H. NJ. Miller of Denver, Colo, in
terested in mining, stopped off here
the first OF this week on his way to
Alaska, to visit with his brother, ]. w.
Miller. Mr.. Miller is interested in
mines in Alaska and will take one Of
the early boats for the north at Seattle.
Ex-Governor Clough Of Minnesota,
now residing at Everett, and DR.. How
ard of the same place, spent several
days here this week. Both gentlemen
are highly pleased with Leavenworth
and the surrounding country and made
some inquiry about land values.
A. J. Dorman, who last fall pur-
chased 70 acres off the Adam Emig
place from Adams & Carr, is setting
out IS acres of his land in trees this
spring. The land lies just north Of
and about one mile from town.
The M. E. ladies' aid met with Mrs.
L. c. Egan Wednesday afternoon. A
goodly number were present. Re-
freshments were served. 1t was de-
cided to hold regular meetings every
two weeks. and the intervening week,
when there is no meeting, the mem
bers to spend one afternoon calling
upon the sick. Next regular meeting
Wednesday, May 4, with Mrs. Geo.
Rice.
Last Saturday J. B. Best OF Everett