The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-06-12

Eastman KodakS and Supplies.
Wheeler's Photo and Art Shop
Orville Bethel left last Saturday fol-
Havre. Montana, where he has &C
cepted a position as Great Northern
ticket agent.
A young rattle snake was found in a
box of strawberries at Waterville last
week. The strawberries were shipt
from the Entiat valley.
Thomas Bollman, of Cashmere, for
eight years postmaster, is reported
seriously i'll. He has developed case
of Bright's disease.
F. H. Hutchings has abandoned fol
the present rebuilding on the lot where
he was recently burned out. The Jap
anese firm that owned the laundry say
they will rebuild.
Conrad Bill, a we'll known character
about Leavenworth for many years, was
brought down from Chumstick ranch
Wednesday and taken down to the
county farm at Peshastin.
Seven old main line railroad men
from the Great Northern have been
detailed to take positions on the We
natchee- Oroville branch where regular
trains will begin running on the first oil
July.
Ben Wilson, a veteran sheep man,
was here this week shaking hands with
old friends and laying in supply fol
his sheep camp. He says change oil
administration would not hurt sheep
owners and vastly benefit lot of other
people.
Deak Brown, an occasional visitor
here, and a pioneer resident OF the
lower valley, living at Monitor, was
here this week. He says whatever
may be said about the apple crop in
other portions OF Chelan county he will
vouch for one Of the biggest crops ever
in his neighborhood.
VIM. A. Reneau, member Of the law
firm of Reneau, Thomas & Hannah, oil
Wenatchee, died in Seattle hospital
last Saturday of cancer Of the stomach.
Before removing to Wenatchee a year
ago he had resided in Waterville. He
was native OF Mississippi, and was
81 years old. He left considerable
property in Douglas county.
Tom Smith left for Spokane last Sat
urday where he will represent the Leav-
enworth lodge Of Odd Fellows in the
Grand lodge which convened in that
city on the first OF this week. Mrs. F.
S. Searles is the representative Of the
Rebekahs as a substitute for Mrs. A.
Brown who was prevented from going
on account of sickness.
Charley Gibbs one of the pioneer
apple growers OF Peshastin, who sold
his place several years ago, and since
then has been spending most OF his
time in Seattle, taking the world easy,
came over the hump last Saturday and
is shaking hands with old friends and
spinning yarns about the early days and
the hardships Of pioneer life.
Jack Ruth, the delegate from the
Leavenworth Masonic lodge, left Mon
day for Tacoma where the Grand lodge
is in session this week. The following
members of the Eastern Star lodge left
for the same place Wednesday night:
Mesdames G. w. Sampson, E. Mohler
D. S. More, and Mr.. and Mrs. F. T
Motteler, to attend the meeting Of the
Grand lodge Of their order, which
meets at the same time and place.
Deputy Assessor Patterson returned
from the vicinity Of Dryden last Sstur
day after closing his work in the west
ern end of the county. He says the
country around Dryden has undergone
great change in the past few years
1t is now well developed orchard dis
trict with some Of the finest country
homes and best kept and most thrifty
looking orchards he has found in hi'
travels thru the Upper Wenatchee val
ley.
The apple yield Of the district tribu
tary to Cashmere is estimated at 1890
cars. This is reduction of 200 cars
from the first estimate. The first esti'