The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-10

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Joseph Gangler transacted business
in Wenatchee Monday.
Don Thomas returned Monday from
Seattle where he has been for the past
ten days.
Mrs. Mercer of Wenatchee was here
the first of the week visiting her
daughter, Mrs. c. E. Hamilton.
P ]. Sebneau who was arrested in
this city several weeks ago for issuing
worthless checks plead guilty in We
natchee last Saturday and received a
sentence Of from one to three years in
the penitentiary.
]. P. Vest was here several days the
past week visiting old friends. He
left here four years ago for Oregon but
now resides in Morrison, Wash. He
has hankering for Leavenworth and
may be expected back here any day.
William Renko, aud Leslie Reeves
colored, the two boys seventeen years
OF age. who were convicted of robbing
an old man in this city two weeks
ago, and later arrested in Wenatchee
were last Saturday committed to the
State Reform school at Chehalis.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Coleman left here
last week for Alton, Mo-, where Mr..
Coleman's parents reside, and where
they expect to visit few weeks be-
fore proceeding to Dallas, Texas,
where Mrs. Coleman has relatives,
They expect to be absent month or
six weeks.
Two two-pound specimens of Deli
cious apples grown at Cashmere are be-
ing processed to be sent to President
Wilson. These apples will be filled
with process and the outside glazed.
The glazing, however, does not de-
tract from the natural color or shape.
Quigg & Seaman, contractors, who
constructed the city water system the
past summer and are we'll known in
this city, have been awarded the con-
tract for building a portion of the Sno-
qualmie Pass road, near Lake Keech-
elus. The successful bidders price
was $50, 949,12.
John Stopple was here Wednesday
and said to a reporter that he had
traded his eighty acre homestead on
the Wenatchee river to Carl Christen-
sen for twenty acre young orchard in
the Moses lake country. He says he
intends to remain on the homestead
this winter but take charge of his ap-
pie orchard early next spring.
John A. Gellatly Of Wenatchee will
be one Of three delegates from eastern
Washington to go to Washington, D.
c., December /, at his own ex-
pense, in the interest OF the pro-
posed constitutional amendment to
prohibit the sale, manufacture and
importation Of liquor. 0. N. Bell,
of Colville, Mr.. Gellatly of Wenatchee
and Mrs. Jessie Atkinson Of Spokane
are the three delegates. They will be
part of delegation OF 1000 to visit
the capital at that time and will call on
President Wilson, the secretary Of
state and their respective congressman.
Roy Harris OF this city, carpenter
by trade, returned last week from
Okanogan county where he went to
take part in motorcycle races held at
Riverside. Two races were held. Roy
winning both and capturing SIS prize
money. The Riverside Argus has the
following to say Of the race: There
were but two entries in the motorcycle
race. the others failing to materialize.
These were c. E. Warren of Wenat-
chez, and Roy Harris, of Leaven-
worth. The latter disposed of his COM
petitor handily, tapping him in the
second days race. The boys averaged
better than thirty miles an hour and a
number of laps were done at the rate
of thirty-eight miles an hour. The
time was cut down greatly by one
soft spot on the south turn.