The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-12-05
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J. E. Grayson was a business visitor
in Wilson Creek Thursday.
Herbert Foulks who is employed in
the G. N. yard office returned Sunday
after months absence spent visiting
his parents at Carlton, Neb.
J. R. Ramsey, ]. H. Wade, Mat
Sunitsch and c. E. Cline have bought
cordwood thru the forestry Office in the
past two months in amounts from 20
to 200 cords.
Among those who left here Wednes-
day morning for Wenatchee to attend
the county Sunday school convention
were Mrs. A. H. Sylvester, Mrs. Geo.
Walker and Rev. Davis.
Mrs. John Bollman and Mrs. ]. D.
Wheeler entertained the members of
the 0. E. S. Tuesday afternoon at the
home Of the former. The time was
spent in sewing after which refresh
ments were served.
Forest Supervisor Sylvester went be-
fore the County Commissioners Mon
day in an effort to get the county to
cooperate with the forestry depart
ment in improving certain roads next
spring. Among the roads to be i'm
proved under this arrangement is the
Blewett road.
The Modern Woodmen held their
annual election of officers Wednesday
evening, at which time one candidate
was initiated into the mysteries of their
lodge. Following the business meet
ing an elaborate banquet was served.
The new officials will be installed after
the first Of the year.
Bert Sparrow, the noted hunter and
mountain climber, left last Saturday for
Seattle, where he will spend the win
ter. Mr.. Sparrow says that he has
been asked to join party of eastern
ers who are going into the wilds of
Alaska to hunt big game, and that he
will likely make the trip.
Tom Burke who has succeeded in
gathering together enough of this
worlds goods to take life easy left
Tuesday afternoon for the east ex-
pecting to be absent for the next two
or three months. Mr.. Burke expects
to visit in Chicago and New York and
will 20 as far south as Florida where
he will spend most of his time.
Misses Genevieve and Erma Lamb
left Monday for Auburn, Wash, where
they expect to spend the winter. Mrs.
L. Lamb and her son James expected
to get away to join the balance Of the
family on Wednesday. They will re-
turn in the spring to again make their
home on the Cascade Orchard fruit
ranch.
The following was taken from the
Spokesman-Review of last Friday in
the Twenty Years Ago Column"
Harry Wraight, stenographer for Super
intendent McCabe OF the Great North
ern, with headquarters at Leavenworth,
is in the city. He was on board the
train that leaped over the embank-
ment into the Wenatchee river few
days ago. Mr.. Wraight says the snow
is six feet deep at the switchback in
the Cascade mountains
Joseph Hale, father Of our local
townsman. w. L. Hale, one of Leav-
enworth's large realty holders after
spending the past summer visiting his
son left Wednesday afternoon for Cali
fornia to pass the winter. Mr.. Hale,
senior, while retired from active bust
ness life believes that Leavenwortn has
most promising future and spends
much of his time here during the
summer months. He has amassed
enough OF this worlds goods to be in
dependent and during the winter
months spends his days in the tropical
climes
The Kumtux Club met last Friday
afternoon with Mrs. w. A. Hearst,
twelve being present. Members re-
sponded to the roll call with quota
tions from different authors. Subject
for the afternoon was Rulers OF
Europe" The following papers were