The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-02-25
LFAVfNWORTH AND VICINITY

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Last Sunday Engineer Jake Staley
was made happy by the arrival of a
bouncing boy.
The election of a school director for
the Leavenworth district has been
called for March S. George Hathaway
is the retiring director and is likely to
succeed himself
Albert Peake, of Everett, spent sew
eral days here this week. Mr.. Peake
became interested in Chumstick valley
fruit land last year and is one of those
who will set out apple trees this spring.
Splitting mauls the best that can be
made, each, S1.75 at D. NJ. Thomas,
Quality Grocer. T.
Mrs. Coats, formerly Miss Martha
Farnsworth, returned last Sunday from
Idaho, where she has been visiting
with her sister since her marriage in
December last. What her plans are
for the future we have not learned.
The little babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Staley yielded up its life yesterday
morning. 1t was born last Sunday.
Brief religious ceremonies were con-
Quoted at the house by Rev. Mr..
Hawk and the little body consigned to
the grave at i o'clock in the Leaven-
worth cemetery.
During the cold wave of the past
week the thermometer at many points
in Washington touched zero and in
some instances went below. Idaho
and Montana report the coolest weather
for many years, where the weather in
strument recorded % below Within
four degrees of zero was the coolest re-
ported IN LeaVenWOrtn.
Robert M. Jones, foreman in the
mechanical department OF The Echo
received the sad intelligence of the
death of his aged father who resides
near Tacoma, and Immediately left for
that point Sunday evening. Mr.. Jones
senior was an old resident of the Sound
country coming originally from Iowa.
He lacked one year of being seventy
years old.
Don't forget that you ought to try
Hill Bros. coffee if 20 are not already
using it. Sold by D. M. Thomas Quail
ity Grocer. Z
M. F. Peake and family will occupy
the house on Commercial street re-
Gently vacated by the Alsbury family.
His daugeter, Mrs. Carey, will make
her home with them. Mr.. Peake has
frequently found it inconvenient to be
so far from his business, living almost
one mile from town, and living right in
the center of town will be able to give
his land business closer attention.
All the teachers in Leavenworth' S
public school, Principal c. w. Moore
and wife, Misses Florence Payne,
Maud Human, Margaret Candy, Clari-
bel Amos, Media Noble, Katherine
Mcneil and Minnie Jewell, went to
Wenatchee last Sunday afternoon for
the purpose of visiting the public
schools of that place in accordance
with the wishes of County Superin-
tendent Bowersox. They all returned
Monday evening and reported a pleas
ant and profitable TIP.
Tree primers from II inches to II
feet long at D. M. Thomas, Quality
Grocer.
J. E. Gutherless told reporter for
The Echo this week that he was ship
ping brick to Cashmere for the new
bank building which is under con-
struction there. II Leavenworth had
some more manufacturing plants, scat
tering money among the working men,
drawing money from outside points it
would go far toward the general pros
perity OF the town. Can not the de-
velopment club interest some one in a
woodworking enterprise. By the way,
what is the club doing, anyway?
Mrs. Blanche Painter, of Everett,
arrived here this week on her way
home from the east where she bought
a large stock OF millinery which she
will open just as soon as suitable quar-
tiers can be obtained. She has been
in the millinery business for years and
fhorouohlv understands the maDtS of