The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

/ 49, - - SlOIC TINS AFTERNOON. 1ley
the Kids, being the benefciaries in tn,
cake baking contest to take place there
Mrs. E. o. Herring, from Wallace
Idaho, mother Of J. S. Love, and Mrs
Frank D. Zeigler and Warren Shaw, o
Helena, Montana, mother and brother
OF Mrs. Love, are here on a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Smythe came
over from Everett last week and will
occupy their cottage north of the rail
road the balance of the summer. Mr..
Smythe is the lucky owner of a young
apple orchard to which he is devoting
his attention.
James Southland arrived from Seattle
Wednesday. Mr.. Southland returned
rom Alaska about a month ago after
spending several years there. He
formerly lived here and worked in the
big lumber mill.
H. M. Starkey and family arrived
here this week to take charge of the
Wright & Day ranch, one of the largest
and finest fruit ranches in the upper
Wenatchee valley. Mr.. Starkey comes
from Seattle and is not without exper-
fence in the fruit business.
The new hook and ladder truck ar
rived this week and is quite an addi-
ton to the towns fre-fghting appar-
atus. 1t is quite gaudy with red paint
and gold stripes, but as that will prob
ably not impair its usefulness it fur
nishes no cause for complaint. 1t is
a combination affair and is supplied
with reel for carrying an additional
supply of fire hose. The town now
owns two chemical engines, a hose
cart and hook and ladder wagon sup
piled with axes and other useful i'm
plements at a fire.
Last Saturday afternoon the Apple
ton ball team played against Foxey's
Leavenworth team and defeated them
in a score Of seven to twenty in favor
of Appleton. This was the third game
played, the Foxeys winning the other
two. The feature of the game was
the brilliant pitching Of Charles Chap
man. Lyle Stockwell made long
peg from the right field to the home
base and shut Lee Mayhem out. The
umpiring of 0. B. Hayes gave general
satisfaction. The Appleton team has
been strengthened lately and there is
talk of challenging the Leavenworth
league team.
J. Q. Gilbert came up from Peshas-
tin Wednesday. He came here to
take the train for Seattle where he
goes to purchase a stock Of goods for
his Peshastin store. He owns a splen-
did building in a good location and
will doubtless build up a good trade.
The Peshastin Valley is the richest and
most prosperous section of the Wen
atchee Valley and is developing by
leaps and bounds. The class of peo-
pie who have settled there have means
and the intelligence to use it wisely
and well. Not a day passes but we
hear good words spoken of the future
in store for that section.
Rev. Mr.. Hawk who came up from
his Peshastin ranch Wednesday tells
US in thinning the apples on his trees
he picked eight Doxes OF apples on
one ten-year-old tree which he sold for
IS cents per box. How many boxes
he left on the tree to mature he did
not tell US, but as it is not customary to
take more than one-ffth of the trees
in thinning out he must have left Is
or 80 boxes on that particular tree,
which when fully matured will be worth
at the very least $3.50 per box. The
apple crop in the Peshastin valley is
unusually heavy and those who are SC
fortunate as to own bearing orchards
are to be envied.