The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-06-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

and spent last Sunday with his parents,
E. H. Rothert returned from a bust
ness trip to the coast Wednesday alter
noon.
City Clerk Brown had occasion to
make trip to the county seat this
week.
M. A. Marley made a trip to the
coast this week on matters of business
for the big mill company.
Mrs. Walker OF the Style Shop,
spent several days in Seattle this week
returning Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. E. Mohler left Monday for Ia
coma to attend the grand lodge of the
Masonic order as delegate from Leav-
enworth.
The eighth grade pupils who failed
in the state examinations given in May
are taking them this week in the High
school building.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Osborn and Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Ellison attended the
Flag day celebration in Wenatchee
Wednesday evening.
The smoky atmosphere of the past
few days was caused by forest fires
west of the Cascades. There is no
forest fire in the Wenatchee forest.
The warm weather of the past few
days is causing the Wenatchee river to
rise and if it keeps up week longer
the highest water for many years may
be expected.
Contractor Speidel has his help
matilaed and gone to work rebuilding
the Peshastin school house. He will
probably get his building sand in the
vicinity Of Leavenworth.
Father O'Rafferty attended the rose
festival in Portland the past week and
says he found it very interesting and
that there will likely not be another,
according to general report.
Forest Assistant Ramsdel, with ten
men is engaged in reforesting on White
Pine creek, several miles west Of Mer-
rift. He will plant $4,000 douglas
fir trees and $500 western white pines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Patience Of
Wenatchee were week end visitors at the
w. w. Rice home and on Sunday to-
gether with Mr.. and Mrs. Belser OF
Wenatchee the party made trip to
Wenatchee lake.
Supervisor Sylvester in company with
a member of the state highway board
met Road Overseer Parrish at the sum-
nit of Blewett pass highway yesterday
to 20 over some preliminaries before
work begins next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Mcdonald, for
merly residents Of this city now living
at Blewett, where Mr.. Mcdonald is
interested in the saw milling business
were here last Saturday and spent sew
eral hours with old friends.
Geo. Ingham who has had a rather
severe and protracted spell of illness,
having been in a Seattle hospital sew
eral months from which he returned
month ago has so far recovered that
he is able to be out on the street.
Mrs. F. A. Losekamp returned Mon
day morning from Elk River, Idaho,
where she left Mr.. Eosekamp. She
left Tuesday for the coast on matter
of business and will return the latter
part OF the week and then again go
to Idaho.
The following Leayenworth parties
motored to Lake Wenatchee last Sun
day: Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Krollpfeiffer,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Barnum, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. A. Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
quist, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Adams,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
King.
Mr.. E. S. Sutton who is associated
with his son-in-law, Geo. B. Deering
in the cultivation and development oil
fine orchard tract mild west oil
town has invented press to put the
covers on the filed boxes that is per-
haps the best thing so far brot out. II
is made entirely Of pine, no springs OF
ratchets, and so simple to operate that
an eight year old child can easily put
the lid on.