The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-07

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Mrs. Augusta Bryant arrived here
Sunday, from Everett, on a weeks
visit to her son, Harry Bryant.
Miss Maud Hall, chief clerk at the
post Office for the past six months, re-
signed her position the first Of the
month and left Thursday morning for
Los Angeles, California, where she will
remain indefinitely.
J. G. Fritz, who has been at his
home in Seattle for the past three
weeks, suffering from stomach trouble,
is reported to be recovering and in all
probability will return to this city the
latter part OF the month.
John A. Vanasdlen, one Of the old
est citizens of Monroe, Wash, and
mayor of that city, died at his home
last Sunday morning. Mr.. Vanasdlen
was the first postmaster Of Monroe and
opened the first business house there.
Judge Arthur of Seattle stopped off
here Tuesday and spent the day with
Chas. Smythe. On Wednesday morn
ing the two gentlemen motored to We
natchee in Mr.. Smythe's car where the
Judge will attend the State Bar Asso-
citation which is meeting there this
week.
Not one arrest was made in the city
of Wenatchee last month and not one
cent was collected in fines, which is a
record, says Chief of Police Bartlett, of
that city. The chief says that his men
have been as watchful as ever but
found no occasion for making an arrest
in the past thirty days.
Every man who is looking for job
can find it now in the harvest fields in
Eastern Washington. 1t is estimated
that the harvesting of the big wheat
crop will give employment to between
5000 and 10000 men and already
the farmers are calling for help. The
wages are said to be good.
w. E. Moore and Cameron Squires,
of Wenatchee, we'll known here, COM
menced construction this week on a
big dancing pavilion in that city.
The Pavilion. 50x120 feet, will be
known as the Wenatchee Hippodrome.
It will be an open air amusement hall
with canvas sides and dome. Dances
will be given every Saturday night and
thru the week Of the Fair Hesperides.
An excursion of Seattle business
men bound for the upper Columbia
river country will pass through this
city next Monday and are expected to
make a short stop here. The party,
numbering about Zoo, hopes to ex-
tend Seattle trade into the newly
opened country. On their return trip
the excnrsionists will be banqueted at
Wenatchee and given ride thru the
valley.
Okanogan, Wash, has deposited
with the county treasurer of Okanogan
county $4,000 to be used by the
county to defray the expenses Of NOV
ing the county seat from Conconully
to Okanogan, in the event the change
is made, which will be decided at the
November election. The citizens Of
that section are very much excited
over the question of removing the
county seat and much enmity has been
aroused.
In Chelan last week w. A. Robson
was found guilty Of offering an insult
to the national flag of the United
States and fined 81 and costs, the
total amounting to 5000. He will
appeal his case to the Superior court
Robson was arrested on the 4th of
July for raising a large red flag on the
shores OF Lake Chelan, beneath which
he placed a very diminvtive American
flag. The Citizens of Chelan became
incensed and his arrest followed.
A camping party consisting Of Rev.
Davis and family. Mrs. Inez Williams