The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-04-16

DR.. McKeown was called to the
home OF Mrs. Hallock the first OF the
week to see Mrs. Will Poepmuller, who
is quite ill.
Elliott Smith, district manager for
the Brotherhood OF Yeomen was here
this week, adding a goodly number OF
new members to the the local lodge.
w. ]. Gull left yesterday on pleas
ure trip thru Adams and Whitman
counties, his objective point being
Garfield and Spokane, where he will
visit relatives.
One of the new Dodge autos was on
the street yesterday. ]. B. Adams has
secured the Leavenworth agency for
this car, which can be seen at his
garage on Ninth street.
Mr.. Harry E. Carr came up from
Wenatchee yesterday and said he had
spent the past two weeks with Mrs.
Carr, in Spokane, for which place he
departed on the late afternoon train.
The fftieth anniversary Of the assas-
sination of Abraham Lincoln was OBJ
served by government Offices lowering
the flag to half mast The forestry
Office employees also took half holiday.
In mentioning the resignation of Mr..
] M. Gangler as cashier of the Tum-
water Savings Bank last week it was
not stated that he retained his stock in
the bank and would also continue as
director and give the bank the benefit
of his business experience.
The Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World will hold their regular review
Tuesday, April 20, 2:45 p. M, at the
home OF Mrs. Bert Hegler. All mem
bers are urged to be present as the
state deputy will be guest. Other
important business will come before
the Hive.
The carload OF dairy COWS unloaded
here last Friday was entirely closed out
before the middle of this week. Among
the purchasers, Mr.. Charles G. Smyth,
one of our most progressive ranchers
and owner of one OF the finest places in
the Upper Wenatchee valley, took two,
one a brown Swiss and the other a
Jersey. We have not been told who
the other purchasers were.
Jay Adams, son Of ]. B. Adams OF
this city won the handicap shoot for
the Sportsman's Magazine trophy last
Sunday, breaking 46 out of SO targets.
The second prize Of three years sub
scription to the Sportsman went to J.
Thompson who broke A out OF SO
targets. A. R. Pinch got Al out OF
so and was awarded 3rd prize. In all
10 prizes were given out.
Mrs. E. G. Wheeler left Monday
for Seattle, where her sister, Mrs. Roy
Hewett, had preceded her on Saturday
Together they will sail for Ketchikan,
Alaska, on the 18th OF the month.
Ketchikan was formerly Mrs. Vince
ler's home, where also she still has
interests which claim her attention.
The date of her return is not known,
much to the discomfort of the proprie-
tor of the City Drug Store.
AL Mattos who has been employed
at the Lake Wenatchee Club House
for several weeks cut his foot quite
badly yesterday forenoon while chop
ping wood. DR.. Judah was called to
the Lake to dress the wound and re-
moved him to the Leavenworth hos
pital. The doctor says he found 1t
necessary to remove part of the bone
and to take nine stitches to close up
the cut.
Contractor L. F. Speidel, who has
been engaged for the past month in
rebuilding the Bjork building which
was destroyed by fire on the 30th OF
last December, says that he expects to
complete the work tomorrow night.
The job is firstclass one in every re-
spect and the building now has much
better appearance than before the fire.
The upper floor which will be used for
hotel has not yet been fixed up, but
there is talk of its being remodelled
this summer and it is not unlikely that
this work will begin in short time.