The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-23

The ladies Of the Congregational
church will serve a ten cent luncheon
in the church parlors next Thursday
afternoon, January 2oth. 50
Among the Peshastin people who
we're here trading last Tuesday we
ran across ]. L. Arbogast, Mrs. Charles
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Wright
and Mrs. Jennie Morley.
E. H. Rothert, manager Of the
Washington Steel and Iron Co. re-
turned from the east Wednesday after
an absence Of two weeks. He visited
Denver, Pittsburg and Superior, Wis
consin on his "trip.
Raleigh Mccain. manager Of the
local Western Union Office is the
proud father of a baby girl that ar
rived at his home Thursday morning.
DR.. McKeown reports mother and
daughter doing nicely.
Volly Franklin. Herbert Foulks,
Wayne Bo!lman, and Dick Howerton
composed rabbit hunting party that
went to Winchester the first Of the
week. They report a great time bag
ging about thirty rabbits.
The following members of the local
lodge went to Wenatchee Monday af-
ternoon to attend the Wenatchee lodge
of the order of Knights of Pythias: F.
M. Lee, Len Hart, Arthur Brown, Lee
Thornton, DR.. Judah, B. c. Ruther-
ford and Dick Simons.
Guy Stage and wife, of Peshastin,
arrived here Tuesday aftereoon from
the coast where they have been for
the past three weeks, visiting among
friends and enjoying a change. MIR.
Stage said high water was in evidence
everywhere on the coast.
Mrs. H. L. Hart, OF Peshastin, had
the misfortune to break her arm last
Saturday by falling on an icy step. DR..
Judah attended her and says the frac-
ture was an aggravated one but has
hopes no complications will arise and
that her recovery will come about in
due time. Her age, being past sixty,
makes the accident quite serious.
N. Patterson returned from Oregon
Monday, whittier he went before the
holidays on visit to his old home at
Salem. 1t mad been several years
since he was last there and he says he
noticed many Improvements in the
Willamette valley which he takes as
evidence that the Oregon country has
had its era Of prosperity as well as
Washington.
P. F. Conley, for many years an Off
cial OF the G. NJ, stationed here, but
for the past year located at Spokane,
has received the appointment of gen.
eral roadmaster on the w. P. Railway,
and will make his headquarters at Salt
lake, where Mrs. Conley has joined
him to make their future home. Mr..
and Mrs. Conley have host of friends
here who will be glad to hear Of Mr..
Conley's promotion.
M. F. Peake, who is spending much
OF his time these days on the Coast in
the interest of his mica mine, came
over from Seattle Tuesday on business.
He says they have found good mar
ket for their product and will have the
mine on paying basis in few
months. Mark Bartlett, also heavy
stakeholder in the company, came
over with Mr.. Peake from the Coast
and is very enthusiastic over the future
OF the mine. The company's claims
are located near Mad river, about
twenty-five miles from this city, and it
is their intention to commence ship
ping ore next summer.
The new airline toll rates author
lied by the state railway commission
for the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph company, which went into effect
at midnight Tuesday, raises the rates
materially between Wenatchee and the
big cities. The rate between Spokane
and Wenatchee has been raised from
so cents to 80 cents. The same rate
is charged at Cashmere. The Leav-
enworth-Spokane rate has been raised
from so cents to IS cents, There