The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-07-28
friday July Is 1915

day before Magistrate Graham to the
charge Of giving liquor to a minor and
was fined $40 and costs.
An effort is on foot, originating in
Spokane, asking congress to make OF
the upper part Of the country around
lake Chelan, a national park.
One car Of Wenatchee valley apples
734 boxes, was sold in New York city
for 81 per box, S2396. They were
kept in the Hygeia Co.'S warehouse at
Elmyra, N. Y. and every apple was as
perfect as when it came off the tree.
L. w. Bloom, one time resident
Of Leavenworth, for the past ten years
resident Of Wenatchee, was here this
week with a gentleman whose name
we can not recall he is now selling a
fetching life insurance policy.
Vice President Gruber of the Great
Northern was here last Saturday and
looked over the work going on up the
canyon and in company with Mr.. Geo.
L. Gardner made an auto trip up the
Chumstick valley as far as Beaver creek
hill.
Mr.. S. R. Davidson, Seattle, one Of
the stockholders in the Leavenworth
Mercantile Co., spent several days
here the first of this week. He says
business on the Sound is fairly good,
the export business lively, and every
body is looking to the future with
confidence.
Mrs. Mabel Hutchings will present
her Juvenile Co. in an olio of vaude-
vile composed of eight acts, including
the Oriental Dance" The Death Of
NADIA" and three reels Of pictures, at
the Scenic Theatre, Thursday evening,
Aug. 8, at popular prices, 25c and 15c.
go
Mrs. ]. V. Manure left last Sunday
on her two weeks vacation which she
will spend at Kalispell, Spokane and
Glacier Park, Montana. Mrs. w. w.
Rice will take her place behind the
counter at the store of the Leavenworth
Mercantile Co., while Jim, her husband
well, jim will just rawhide around
any old way, the best he can.
Harry Westland, an orchardist living
near Cashmere, an occasional visitor
in Leavenworth was here Wednesday
and met an old friend from Portland,
Mr.. J. c. Bloomer, who came here on
his way from Wenatchee to visit Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Roach, Of whom he is
an old friend. Mr.. Westland left here
yesterday for the west side where he
will inspect copper mine near Silver
ton.
Mr.. N. A. James, owner of val
liable homestead in the Wenatchee
river valley above the lake of that
name, spent several days here this
week. Until the past few months Mr..
James made his home at Lyle, Wash,
but recently determined to again take
up his residence on his homestead.
He says there is still lots of snow above
the lake and high water is not entirely
over.
Mayor Day in company with Bobby
Smith of the Mutual Mercantile Co.
was up on the Chewawa river last Sun
day fishing and Bob tells how Leaven-
worth came near losing her chief exec
utive. He slipt off a rock into the
raging river and but for timely aid
might never have gotten out. His
avoirdupois is against him in a battle
with water but added some to his
bouyancy. Anyway he got out nothing
the worse beyond a cold bath in the
icy water of the mountain stream.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Roach accom-
panied by Mrs. Fred Shackler brother
of Mrs. Roach, and Mr.. Fred Weigelt,
friend of the family, left for Seattle
Sunday morning by way OF Blewett pass
and Snoqualmie route. The latter two
are on their way home TO Portland
from a visit with relatives and friends
in Chicago and Milwaukee Wisconsin,
and other towns of that state stopping
at St. Paul and Spokane on their way
back. They visited week in Leav-
enworth.