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

MISS Esther KOOSIlS, daughter Vi
Engineer Roberts, has gone to Will
man, MINI, to visit with relatives.
Mrs. Peter Sauer and three daugh-
tiers leave on the 18th inst. for Fair
field, Iowa, for an extended visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Hegler and son left yesterday
afternoon for St. Paul, MINI, where
she expects to visit for several weeks
with friends and relatives.
P. H. Graham took the early morn
ing train for Wenatchee yesterday for
the purpose of transacting business at
the county seat, and returned in the
evening.
Charley Durand, who recently re-
turned from Seattle where he attended
one of the business schools last winter,
has taken a position with the Emil
Frank market.
A regular meeting of the CONNER
cial club will be held in the clubs
rooms next Monday night. AS bust
ness of importance will come up it is
desirable that all members be on hand.
G. S. Merriam came up from Peshas-
tin Wednesday He had been visiting
his ranch and found it in fourishing
condition, and came here to take the
train for Wenatchee.
The Icicle Canal Co. has opened an
office in the building formerly occu-
pied by the Orchard Loan and Invest
ment Co., opposite the u. S. forestry
office, and placed James Coulson in
charge OF the Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Smith, from Far
Der, Mo-, father and mother of Mrs. A.
J. Martin, arrived here last Saturday
and seem highly pleased with the coun-
try. They have rented house and
will make their home here.
G. H. Snowdon, who last year oper-
ated placer diggings near Blewett on
quite an extensive scale, was here last
Sunday on his way to that place. He
is contemplating beginning work again
at an early date. Mr.. Snowdon was
married last fall to niece Of the presi-
dent and spent the winter in Europe.
S. P. Beecher was in town one day
the latter part of the week. He told
US that he is engaged in enlarging his
irrigation ditch to five feet at the bot
tom, and that it is practically com
pleted to the Wenatchee river. He
intends to finally extend it to the north
side of the river and take in considera-
BILE land on the benches on the north
side.
R. Edward Tumble, professor Of
horticulture in the Wenatchee high
school and lecturer for the fruit grow
ers of the Wenatchee valley, arrived
here Wednesday for the purpose OF
studying the orchard conditions in the
Cascade Orchards. He will make "a
critical investigation of Mr.. Stoltze's
orchard, which has suffered from what
has sometimes been pronounced ROOT
canker.
Oliver Peterson returned from Seat
tie Wednesday morning. He certainly
has more than his share of ill luck.
He only recently escaped from Sc
we're case of blood poisoning, which
came near resulting fatally. A week
ago. while crossing the track in the
vicinity of the round house, he had a
fall and broke all the ligaments in his
wrist, and had to go to Seattle to be
treated. He has recovered the use oil
his wrist.
Under the supervision of the park
committee work on the parking strip is
going steadily on for the past two
weeks. In grading many sunken rocks
were encountered that had to be blown
out and removed. The leveling Of the
ground will probably be completed
this week. Whether it is the purpose
to fence the ground we have moi
learned. But certainly it should be
fenced after so much money has been
spent in fixing it up.
John Day, of the firm of Wright &
Day, owners OF the biggest fruit ranch
in the upper (the BEST part of the
Wenatchee valley, returned from the