The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-03

and marines during the war is proposed
in bill now before Congress.
A number of local people have
attended the Chautauqua in Cashmere
the past week.
Mr.. VIM. Gilbert a young man who
recently arrived here has accepted the
position Of Cashier in the Great North
ern station.
G. W. Hathaway, manager Of the
local creamery told an Echo repre-
sentative this week that it was quite
likely that butter would be up rs or
80 cents by Christmas.
The Portland Union stockyards
quotes Western Lambs 11.50 "a 1900;
Valley Lambs 1880 "a HOO; Yearl-
ings $50 "a 900; Wethers 500 "a
$50; Ewes $50 "a $50.
Representative Dill OF this district
has introduced a bill in Congress for
the government ownership Of railroads.
Under its terms the Government would
take over and operate the railroads and
pay for the properties out OF the earnings.
L. o. Bowers who has been visiting
here with J. B. Bowers left last Satur-
day for his home in St Cloud MINI,
while here Mr.. Bowers visited in
Seattle and other coasts points
accompanied by Mrs. J. B. Bowers.
George Hoxsey this week took the
examination for enlistment in the
forestry regiment and expects at no
distant day to be called to France
where his regiment will be engaged in
getting out timbers and lumber for use
in the army in building bridges and
defensive trenches in the great war.
J. B. Violette who has been fighting
the insurance companies for the past
two years over his loss sustained in the
Overland Hotel fire, received payment
this week on his last policy amounting
to $3.50. Mr.. Violette has now re-
ceived about IS, 800 which represents
the amount he had on his stock at the
time of the fire.
w. H. Bozart is camping near town
with some Grant county friends and
occasionally taking an excursion to
some Of the nearby fishing streams.
He once lived here and formed the
habit and has never gotten rid of it.
He comes every summer to spend
ten days to two weeks. He left here
twelve years ago and since then has
made his home on ranch near Ephrata.
Mrs. Chas. Eckhart enjoyed brief
visit from her son, Harry D. Austin,
manager OF the Washington Oakland
Motor Co., of Seattle, who motored
here by way Of Blewett Pass Tuesday,
accompanied by his aunt, Mrs. w. D.
Warren and Mrs. M. W. DeForest.
The latter remaining to visit Mrs. Eek
hart, of whom she is an old Seattle
friend. Mr.. Austin and his wife and
little daughter who have been here on
a visit left for home Wednesday
J. w. Elliott who has been devoting
considerable time to his ranch this
summer, says his potato crop is almost
a complete failure. For some unac-
countable reason the spuds have taken
a second growth and he says it isn't
likely now that he will harvest enough
potatoes to pay for the seed. A num-
Der OF those who planted potatoes are
having this same trouble according to
reports.
E. G. Wheeler left Sunday morning
in his new Dodge, for Seattle via the
Snoqualmie Pass. He was accompan-
led By Jay Adams, Miss Mildred Adams
and Miss Bella Mclean. He returned
Wednesday accompanied by his mother.
Mrs. Wheeler who has been visiting in
Alaska the past month expected to
Join him in Seattle but was delayed
for a week.
N. B. Day had an auto accident
while on his way to Wenatchee Mon
day. The steering rod gave way
causing the car to plunge over the side
of the road. Fortunately the machine
landed in soft ground and no serious
damage was done. There were SIX
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