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


were at Portland to take in the great
annual rose carnival last week.
The Leavenworth hospital announc e
the arrival of an eight pound girl for
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Watson on the 9th
Of June.
John Sto pple gave up the Brender
ranch the first of this week and Wednes-
day took the afternoon train for We
natchee.
Mrs. Lockhart, of Seattle, is mere
visiting with Mrs. T. E. Brown, of
whom she is an old friend, and will be
joined next Sunday by her husband.
c. w. Hastings, merchant and post
master at Dardanelles, was here Tues
day visiting with his daughter, Mrs F.
A. Reynolds, and looking after some
business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thompson, from
Chiwaukum, we're passengers on No.
4 yesterday and came here to do some
shopping and shake hands with old
Leavenworth friends.
The water submitted to the state
health authorities by City Physician
Judah, taken from the city reservoir
and taps throuout the town, has been
pronounced free from contamination or
disease germs.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Sampson left last
Sunday for Spokane and were accom-
panied by Mrs. Geo. Stirling and Mr..
A. A. Pinch. The trip was made in
Mr.. SIMPSONS Cadillac car. The
party will return the last of the week.
Another case of diptheria developed
yesterday morning at the home Of l. c.
Williams, on the north side Of the
railroad. Drs. Hoxsey and Judah have
taken all the precautions possible to
prevent a further spread OF the disease.
Emery Ross, an old time engineer
who was located here for years up to
six years age, was here this week on a
visit to his mother, Mrs. F. A. Lose
kamp. At present Mr.. Ross has
passenger run between Tacoma and
Portland.
An unconfrmed rumor is to the effect
that Red Mountain Ole has sold his
mining claim. located somewhere near
the summit Of the Cascades, near what
is called Red Mountain, for one hun
dred thousand dollars. Five thousand
down and the balance-Well, the bal
apce is to be paid some TINA in the
future.
Alonzo M. Murphy of Spokane, can
didate for congress from the fifth dis
trict on the republican ticket, called on
The Echo last Saturday while the editor
was out. Having previously met Mr..
Murphy we can truthfully say he is
among those who will run at the head
on the first choice votes. Mr.. Murphy
has the endorsement of many of his
townsmen.
Mrs. Beulah Snyder OF Canton, ILL.,,
is here on visit to her cousins, H. A.
and Susan Howard. Mrs. Snyder has
toured Canada, the New England states
the Southern and Pacific coast states
and Cuba and she thinks that the Cas-
cade region is the most beautiful of all
the country she has seen. She says
she has enjoyed the scenic attractions
Of the Cascades, and thinks the sur
roundings of Leavenworth are indescrib-
ably beautiful.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Adams and their
daughter Miss Mildred with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. King, of Seattle who are
their house guests, returned last Satur-
day evening from the Okanogan coun-
try whittier they went with the annual
junketing party from Wenatchee and
spent a week. Speaking of the trip
Mr.. and Mrs. King were enthusiastic
about it and have much in praise
to say OF the Okanogan country and
its future possibilities in an agricultural
line.
Thad Neubauer, a miner and pros
pector who has made Blewett the scene
OF his activities for something less than
thirty years and owns some valuable
property in that oldest Of Washington
mining districts, returned last Sunday