The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07


Mainsprings. rs cents. 43s
A new line of leather goods includ-
ing hand bags and music rolls at Carl
GUSTS. 40"
Rev. J. o. Hawk, formerly OF this
city, who is now located at Almira,
Wash, was here the first of the week
visiting with Rev. Max Jefords.
Mrs. James Miller Of Seattle who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. P. Bethel at Peshastin for the
past ten days was in the city Tuesday
visiting with friends.
Attorney L. J. Nelson was in We
natchee Wednesday settling up the
estate of the late John Spearin who
was killed in logging camp near this
city about two years ago.
John Savage had his hearing before
justice of the peace Rice Monday and
was bound over to the Superior court
to await trial. He was released on
$500 bonds. Mr.. Savage was arrested
last week for making an assault on
Jack Lucy, a logger at the Washing
ton hotel.
Pat Leaey, the young man who was
arrested at Chiwaukum two weeks ago
by Deputy Sheriff Hamilton for ap-
$50 belonging to Samuel
Knowlton was sentenced last Saturday
by Judge Grimshaw to serve from one
to fifteen years in the Walla Walla
penitentiary.
= Ed Tholin informed an Echo re-
porter this week that he is seriously
contemplating organizing business
mems club and fitting up the Opera
house as a club room. 1t is not be-
lieved that there would be any trouble
in getting fifty or sixty members if
such an organization were formed.
The Mac Swain Co. which played
three nights at the Scenic last week
returned to this city Monday and
closed another three nights engage
ment Wednesday evening. The COM
pany drew big crowds every night of
their stay in the city and gave some
excellent entertainments.
Reports from Cascade tunnel are that
the bodies of five laborers who were
buried in the snowslides of a month
ago have not as yet been dug out and
will likely never be as they are buried
beneath thousands of tons of ice and
rock. It is possible that one or two
Of the bodies may be recovered in the
spring when the snow disappears but
at this time it would cost thousands Of
dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Speidel who
spent the past month with friends
and relatives in Seattle returned home
the first OF the week. Mr.. Speidell
states that business is picking up in
the Sound metropolis and that every
one is looking for good times in that
city. The steel frame work for the
AZ story Smith building, he says is up
80 stories, although it will be another
year before it is completed.
The trustees of the Methodist
church, in regular meeting last Mon
day evening, decided to prepare to
build a parsonage, early this spring.
The plan is to use the rear end Of the
lot upon which the church is.built and
erect house, modern in all ways,
which when finished will be valued at
about $500. The church is growing
in many ways and the parsonage will
meet the need for several years to
come.
Work on the city water system
which was closed down several weeks
ago on account of lack Of material
will likely be resumed again next week
Two carloads Of pipe arrived here this
week and another carload of material
is still one on the road which is ex-
pected to arrive any day. Seaman &
Ouigg, the contractors were here this
week and state that when they start
the work again it will be rushed to a
speedy completion.
The train service thru the noun
tains has been open for the past week
but has been very irregular. At pre-
a..