The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-10
Eaueust 10 1917
City News

with his wife.
Jimmy Miller and wife left Yesterday
for Seattle where they expect in the
future to make their home.
Mrs. o. S. Sampson accompanied by
Mrs. Geo. Sterling left Thursday for
Seattle and expect to return next week.
Mrs. AL Moon, of Wenatchee, made
a brief visit here this week to her
sisters, Mrs. E. ]. and Mrs. Randolph
Heinrichs.
Road Supervisor Parish has force
of men busy this week building a new
bridge over the Chewawa on the Lake
Wenatchee road.
More than so butchers at the pack
ing house Of Troy Company in Seattle
went on strike this week. They de-
mand hours.
Mrs. E. G. Wheeler returned home
Wednesday morning from Ketchikan
Alaska where she has spent the past
month with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Alice Stady and two sons who
have been here the past two months
visiting her sister Mrs. E. V. Nelson
departed this week for their home in
Stady, NJ Dakota.
Among the Leavenworth registrants
who went to Wenatchee Monday morn
ing to 90 before the exemption board
were John McKinnon, Thos. c. Nc
Kinney, Joe Smith, and Glen Marble.
Mrs. Geo. Atkinson and daughter
Della left Sunday for their home in
Cottage Grove, Oregon after weeks
visit here with the family of her son
Jim Atkinson.
Mrs. E. ]. Heinrichs left Wednesday
morning for Cheney, WASH. where she
expects to make her future home. She
recently traded her Chumstick place
for farm near Cheney.
DR.. Hoxsey was in Seattle last week
and while there underwent the exami-
nation for the army medical corp.
The doctor is sending one son into
into service and is eager to do bis bit
for Uncle Sam.
In spite of its grades the Blewett
pass road is proving immensely popular
with motorists. Dozens OF cars pass
over the road every day and consider
ing the amount OF travel there are but
few accidents. The road is constantly
being improved.
Lester Hood is at Fort Wright where
he Joined the U. S. artillery two months
ago, tho only 10 years old. His older
brother, Claude Hood, in company
with Bob Hull left yesterday on No. l.
Both expect to join the Forestry
regiment.
Cashmere's north bridge was found
on fire last Thursday afternoon about
/ O. clock. It was first discovered by
a bow who reported it to neighbors and
the blaze was extinguished without
much damage. The day guard had
been dismissed just the day before
Mr.. J. T. Mcdonald, superintendent
of the logging end Of the Peshastln
Lumber Co. at Blewett was here
Wednesday and said things were IN a
normal condition once more up at his
camp, and the Peshastin Lumber Co.
was making fruit boxes to its full
capacity.
Over 100 has been raised by
contributions from the different towns
turnout the county which will be used
as a mess fund for Troop { or the
company organized in Wenatchee'
Contributions were asked on the basis
of $40 for each man. Leavenworth
has three men in the troop and sent
$3.50.
Frank Davis for many years a
resident of Leavenworth but Tor the
past four years engaged in supplying
logs to the Peshastin Lumber Co. was
here Wednesday and said he had again
cast his lot in Leavenworth and would
make his home here. Mrs. Davis has
been in eastern Wash. the past month
but is expected to join her husband
here soon.