The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Shelled corn $1.7s per hundred at
F. 7. Motteler's feed store. 48"
Mrs. Ida L. Risk, Gloyd, Wash,
mother of Mrs. ]. A. Hearst, is here on
a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Jacobsen took
the train for Wenatchee Wednesday
afternoon.
County Commissioner Hickey was
here Wednesday doing business with
the forestry Office.
D. M. Farris and wife are guests at
the home of Mrs. Grace Wilson, of
whom they are old Entiat friends.
Miss Bella Mclean returned from
Seattle Tuesday morning after spend
ing Christmas vacation with her parents.
The M E. Ladies' Aid met in the
church parlors Wednesday where Off
GERS were elected for the coming year.
Mrs. M. P. Ring Of Seattle spent
Christmas with her daughter, Mrs.
Lloyd Durand, returning home Tuesday.
Day Parkhill left yesterday for Min
neapolis after a two weeks visit with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Park
hill.
Mrs. G. w. Sampson and little
daughter came down from Winton yes
terday and will remain here over New
Year.
Pearl Bissell, recently in the employ
OF VIM. Brender as a teamster, left
few days ago for Elkhart, Ind, where
he expects to remain indefinitely.
L. w. Bloom, of Wenatchee, was
here yesterday shaking hands with the
Leavenworth people he knew when he
lived here.
Mr.. J. A. Hearst OF the Mutual Mer-
camille Co., who presides at the bust
ness Office of the company when on
duty, has been laid up this week with
a severe case Of the grip.
Geo. Grant and Dan Shaser, two of
the unwashed democrats from our neigh
boring town, Cashmere, were here
shaking hands with friends last Wed
nesday. The former said good dem
ocrat takes his Ticker" and his politics
straight.
Mr.. S. R. Davidson Of Seattle, mem
Der of the Leavenworth Mercantile Co.,
was here between trains Wednesday.
He said in reply to a remark that the
business outlook was improving, Yes,
people seem to think so, and that is
about all that is necessary to bring
about a change for the better"
G. w. Sampson came down from
Winton Tuesday afternoon. He said
things were rather quiet since Christ
mas up in the mountain town. He
said he was advised by wire of the fire
and knowing the Echo building ad-
Joined the burning block did not know
until he got here whether it also was
destroyed.
Mrs. Wilson. wife Of D. c. Wilson,
one of the old residents Of the upper
Wenatchee valley, died at Sans Valley,
Oregon, on the 18th of the present
month. The family lived on home
stead in the Icicle valley, two miles
from Leavenworth, near the Briskey
Mace. for a number Of years and in
1905 removed to Oregon.
News was received here yesterday
that Judge ]. ]. King died Wednesday
morning at Kelso. Wash. We do not
know his exact age, but he had passed
the three-score-and-ten milestone IN
life. He lived here for a number OF
wears and represented Chelan county
one term in the Legislature. He had
many friends in Leavenworth who Will
,.o,s, IN hear of his death. His wife
died about year ago.
A large and appreciative audience
attended the Xmas program at the M
z church Friday evening. The pro-
gram was very good in every respect
taking into consideration that the pro-
gram was arranged on short notice
Much credit is due Miss Annie Martin
and Miss May Hauck, who were In
.,,rm.ntal in making the entertain
ment possible.
Last Saturday evening a crowd OF