The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-11-06


DR.. Newcomb reports nine pound
boy at the home of E. L. Leacock, in
the western part of town.
Holiday goods are arriving at Carl
quists every day. Come in and see
what he has to offer you. 49,
Miss Katherine Harding left for Sc
attic Sunday where she expects to spend
the balance of the winter.
Read The Spoilers" by Rex Beach.
In Okanogan county the county seat
will be moved from Conconully to
Okanogan city. The vote shows two
to one in favor OF removal.
J. E. Grant who formerly made his
home here but is now residing in Seat
tie is the father OF an 8 pound boy
which arrived at his home on the Goth
of October. Mother and daughter
are reported doing nicely.
After a month spent with friends in
Garfield county, John Gull returned
last Sunday but intends to leave in a
few days for Spokane. John intends
to get some use Of his Ford auto before
winter weather sets in,
Mrs. F. w. Clemens entertained
Mondoy afternoon at Five Hundred in
honor OF Mrs. H. Brazell of Alameda,
California. Prizes were awarded to
Mrs. A. A. Richardson and Mrs. T.
Ersch. Luncheon was served to thirty
one.
The Washington Steel and Iron Co.,
thru its trustees, last week filed suit
against E. H. Rothert, the former
manager of the company, to recover
100000 damages and costs and to
have Mr.. Roberts right, title and in
terest in the company forfeited.
Read 'The Spoilers" by Rex Beach.
The attendance at the Fair Hesperi-
des in Wenatchee last week was To-
o1O paid admissions. The biggest
crowd was present on Saturday when
Alb persons passed thru the gates.
The record for the week was much
larger than last year.
DR.. Hoxsey left Tuesday morning
for St. Louis, Mo-, from which place
he intends to go to his old home,
at Edwardsville, ILL.,, where he has
not been for over thirty years. He
graduated from the old Jefferson Medi-
cal College, St. Louis. He expects to
be absent from three weeks to month.
Chelan county in the recent ap-
preparation from the federal govern
ment, received SIS, 584.57, as this
county's portion of the Is per cent OF
the proceeds from the sale OF timber
of national forests within the state for
the year ending June 80, 1914. The
share of each county is based upon
the proportion Of its area in national
forest from which timber has been
sold. Okanogan county gets 81, 794.l9.
A baggage car filled with generous
Christmas gifts for the children OF war
ridden Europe left Seattle last week ar
irving in New York Sunday night, where
its load was transferred to the Christ
mas Ship at Brooklyn, which will have
contributions from other large cities In
America. The car was donated by the
Oregon Washington Railroad & Naviga-
ton Co., which hauled the gifts across
the continent free of all charge.
Last Saturday morning Joe Teshera,
a Chumstick rancher, living about eight
miles from town, saw deer near his
home and was about to take shot at
it when it occurred to him that his wife
might like the honor Of killing it, and
handing the gun to her she took shot
and brought it down. 1t proved to be
a fine young buck and if you don't
think there was some toothsome Venison
in it it is because you were not per-
mitted to sample the same.
The Washington State Federation
Of Women's Clubs, representing H.
600 women in the state OF Washington,
has gone on record as favoring i'm
proved library legislation which will
place the great state library at the
disposal of the people of the state all
of the time instead Of at the disposal
of few for few months year. The