The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-06-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

between trains Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. H. B. Ellison left last Saturday
for Seattle where he will attend sum
mer school.
A. T. Eickmeyer has recently ac-
cepted position as saw filer in the
Blewett mill.
Mrs. B. c. Rutherford's sister, Miss
Lillian Ruedesal, from Baker, Oregon,
is here on visit.
Mrs. M. A. Judah arrived here Sat
urday last from Seattle on a visit to
her son, DR.. Judah.
Miss Dolora Wheeler arrived here
the first of the week from Seattle on a
visit to her father, E. G. Wheeler.
Mrs. ]. H. Sharp took the train for
Seattle Tuesday afternoon where she
was called on matters of business.
Art Kringle spent several days here
with his mother and brother last week
and left again for Harrison, Montana,
where he is employed in a mill.
The M. E. Ladies Aid held a bust
ness and social meeting in the church
parlorS Wednesday afternoon. During
the afternoon ten-cent tea was served.
Thos. Nolan, the tailor, caught the
infection and is frightening up his
place and making some changes that
will add to the convenience and attract
iveness of his place.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. L. H. Mundt next
Thursday June o. All members
wishing to go will meet at Koerner's
Drug Store at 1880.
Mr.. L. Day. formerly in charge of
the Golden Rule store at this place
now in charge of the Golden Rule
store at Everett, was here Wednesday
in conference with Mr.. Gilbert Of the
local store.
Mrs. Chas. Eckhart left for the
coast Monday and will attend the state
meeting of the Federation of Women's
Clubs which meets at Everett Wednes-
day, as a delegate from the Kumtux
club of Leavenworth.
Federal government experts, after
thoro investigation, have decided that
static electricity caused the explosions
in threshing machines. Making
ground connection was recommended
and found to give practical immunity.
Mrs. F. A. Losekamp left last Sun
day for Elk River, Idaho, where Mr..
Losekamp is engaged in the develop
ment of a mine, but expects to be
back in a short time and will again re-
sumo the management of the Hotel
Franklin.
Frank Bryant arrived here from Ev-
erett Tuesday afternoon, coming by
way of the Snoqualmie and Blewett
Pass in a Ford machine. He says he
found the road in a fairly good condi-
ton and had no trouble in negotiating
the snoqualmie pass.
The 1916 wheat crop will probably
fall two hundred million bushel short
of the 1915 crop, which was the bumper
weld for this country and totalled over
a billion bushels. The oat crop is
also reported short according to the
latest information.
Mrs. Susan Shortly arrived here last
week and is guest at the A. B. Yves
colt home. For the past eight months
Mrs. Shortly has made her home at
Orcas Island, with her son. She still
has some property interests in Leav-
enworth and comes here occasionally
to look after it.
John Koerner, the druggist, is NOV
ing into his new quarters. The new
place has undergone thoro overhauling
and is admirably suited to his needs.
He will have more room to. display
goods in his new location and when 1t
comes to making an attractive appear
ance no one has anything on Koerner.
The twentieth annual convention OF
the Washington State Federation OF
Women's Clubs met in Everett this
week. Mr.. Scion Shedd Of Pullman,
state president, called the meeting to
order. There were over five hundred
IN attendance representing