The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-25

who installed our water system was here
Wednesday for short time.
Mrs. Chas. Eckhardt has taken
position in the Palace Store and will
have charge Of the millinery depart
ment.
Gaylord Rawlins returned to the city
Monday from Lake Wenatchee where
he has been on county surveying
job for the past two weeks.
George Siverly and Oliver Bates,
two we'll known Lake Wenatchee
ranchers were in the city the first of
the week trading with local merchants.
Doctors Judah and Newcomb left
for North Yakima last Sunday morning
in DR.. Judah's auto. They attended
the state meeting of the medical asso
citation which meets in that city. They
went by way of the Blewett pass.
P. H. Graham spent several days in
Seattle the fore part of the week buying
new machinery and supplies Tor Roach's
Shoe and Harness Shop which will
open again in few days when the
building which was recently visited by
fire will have been repaired.
H. E. Carr OF Leavenworth, Chelan
county member of the republican
state central committee, has received
notice Of the meeting Of the commit
tee to be held in Seattle October 8, to
elect state chairman and make ar
engagements for the campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Roach, accom-
panied by their niece, Miss Florence
Hohenleitner of Portland, who has
been visiting here the past month, left
yesterday for Seattle for few days
visit with friends. Miss Hohenleitner
will continue on from there to her
home in the Rose city.
The assessed valuation of all prop
erty in this state, it is indicted by com
plete reports from all county assessors,
will be only about So, 100000 greater
than last year. Of the 80. counties,
"a increased their total valuations while
IS returned reduced amounts, Pierce
county reducing its total more than
$12, 100000.
The Dix club met at the home of
Mrs. Robert Smith last Saturday alter
noon. The time was spent in sewing
after which delightful luncheon was
served. Those present including
members and guests were Mrs. William
Brender, Mrs. Alvin Mitchell, Mrs.
Butler Sampson, Mrs. Sam DAILY, Mrs.
Robt. Smith, Misses Myra DAILY and
Susan Smith.
The property known as the Allen
place on Fifth street south, in Kent,
was sold this week by the owner, DR..
Tucker, of Seattle. to DR.. Elmer of
Leavenworth, Wash, and the doctor
and his wife are already occupying their
new home. DR.. Elmer has long made
special study of children's diseases,
and expects to take limited practice
in this line, though advancing years
precludes his accepting very large
practice-Journal, Kent, Wash.
Charley Gibbs, who for the past three
or four years has been living at ease in
Seattle, once a grower Of red apples in
the Upper Wenatchee valley, at which
occupation he accumulated a compe
tence, spent several days here this
week, hob nobbing with old friends
and talking about the growth and de-
velopment Of Leavenworth and the
upper valley. He says his interest in
this section is still strong, tho at present
only sentimental, having disposed of
all his real estate interests.
Roadbuider Easley, who has charge
of Chelan county's work on the Cascade
Scenic Highway, this week finished the
reconstruction OF the switchback on the
summit OF the Cascades connecting
this county with the King county por-
ton of the highway. The switchback
is something over S miles in length
and this leaves only IL miles OF the
road yet to be built by this county,
which will be done at an early date in
the snrino The cost TO this county II