The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-06-27
LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND WHEREABOUTS
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NEWS ITEMS
See Carlquist's Ad.

piled certain in action. Kings Phar-
macy. 25#
National Committeeman John Pat
tison has recommended J. R. Duncan
for postmaster at Peshastin.
R. E. Simons disposed Of his home
on the North side last week to Henry
Treadwell, the sheep man.
Eastman kodaks and supplies. De-
veloping and printing. Wheeler's
Photo and Art Shop. 13*
A boy made his appearance at the
home Of A. G. Jones Tuesday after
noon. DR.. Judah reports mother and
son doing nicely.
George Deering and wife arrived
here last week from Everett to spend
several weeks on their orchard tract
north of the city.
Miss Alta Castlebery, Princess to
the Spokane Pow Wow returned Sun
day from the big show and reports
most enjoyable time.
Mrs. AL Meisner came over from
Spokane Wednesday afternoon to spend
few days with friends and look after
her property interests in this city.
Mrs. D. c. Town and daughter.
Mrs. Dale Marble, were in Wenatchee
Tuesday and witnessed the perform
ance Of the Pollard Opera Company in
'Mikado.'
w. A. Decker who for the past year
has been employed as a switchman on
the Great Northern in Everett returned
to this city last week and has accepted
a position on the w. V. & N. Ry.
J. B. Violette accompanied by J. E.
Grayson left last Sunday for Seattle,
from where they went to North Bend,
Wash, where Mr.. Violette had deal
on for the sale of some real estate.
F. A. Reynolds transacted business
in Seattle several days the first of this
week. He also went as far as Portland
where he closed up a real estate deal
which will probably net him $4,000.
H. B. Smith, OF Merritt, passed thru
here Sunday on his way home from
Wenatchee. where he attended the
circus. He reports that he is making
good progress on the Scenic Highway.
having already completed two miles Of
the road.
The seventh carload OF Ford autos
arrived in Wenatchee last Saturday and
the eighth carload is now enroute from
the factory to Wenatchee. There are
eight machines in each carload, which
means that "a Fords will have been
distributed in the Wenatchee Valley in
the first half year of 1918.
Joe Massie accompanied by Mrs.
Massie left this week for Red Noun
tain where they will remain for the
next two weeks, putting in their time
fishing, hunting and prospecting. Mr..
Massie owns some valuable mining
claims in that section and will do some
assessment work on his properties be-
fore returning. He says it is the first
vacation he has taken for five years and
for the next couple of weeks he is go
ing to forget business and take lie
easy.
John w. Mclean, the well known
sheen man who annually ranges nu-
merous bands Of sheep in the forest
reserve adjacent to Leavenworth' is in
the city to-day. He winters his Hocks
usually on the Urquhart ranch in Grant
county. He states that this year sheep
men have had considerable loss in
driving their bands through the Big
Bend plateau. One band lost 40 head
and another 80 head by someone put
ting saltpeter on the range.-Wenat-
chez World.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Bruner returned
Monday after a weeks absence during
which time they travelled over most OF
the state and as as far south as Port
land. Oregon. In speaking OF the dii-
ferent towns that he visited Nh Brun-
ner remarked that not one OF them
looked as good to him as Leavenworth'
In Portland he said business was very
quiet. and empty store buildings were
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