The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-24

nom Wlnton wednesday to attend 10
some business affairs.
Mrs. Chas. Newman arrived here
Sunday from the Coast on visit to her
sister Mrs. G. W. Hoxsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Rice came down
from Winton Tuesday and motored to
the Circus.
DR.. P. A. Snyder will return to day
from Ohio where he spent the past
month at his old home.
R. u. Briggs left Tuesday for St.
Paul where he will meet his wife and
after short stay return to this city.
Mrs. H. H. Carter, teacher OF music
in the public school returned Wednes-
day, having spent her vacation in
Chicago.
After an absence Of month Mr.. l..
F. Bulls returned on the early morn
ing train Wednesday. He visited at
his old home in Decora, Iowa and with
friends in Minnesota.
H. E. Wood who for the past nine
months has been employed in the
machine shop at the round house left
yesterday for Anchorage, Alaska, where
he has accepted employment on the
government road.
Jack Ruth is up at the Red Noun
tain Mining camp Of the Royal De-
velopment Co. operating saw mill.
Water power is being used to operate
the mill. The lumber cut will be
used in erecting buildings for the
accommodation Of the employees.
Prof. William Jensen returned on
the afternoon train Wednesday from
the coast where he has been since
school closed last spring. While on
his vacation Mr.. Jensen was married
and in his return his wife accompanied
him.
After visit of three weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. w. F. Bickle, Mrs.
Wellemeyer left for her home, Garner,
Iowa, on the early morning train
Thursday. Before leaving, in company
with Mr.. Bickle, Mrs. Wellemeyer
spent couple of days in Seattle.
The Leavenworth Ladies on the re-
ception committee in Wenatchee this
week and helping to make things
pleasant for the visiting Elks are Mrs.
Guy Hamilton, Mrs. o. S. Sampson,
Mrs. J. B. Adams, Mrs. Harry Wall,
Mrs. R. B. Field, Mrs. Geo. Stirling
and Mrs. H. Krollpfeiffer,
Miss Alice Luth, OF Mt. Vernon,
left Wednesday for home on No. l.
She is an old Mt. Vernon, neighbor of
Mrs. VIM. Stage and on her way home
from Chelan where she visited friends
she stopped off here for few days.
Miss Luth is connect with the public
schools in Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. Fred Wettstein accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Barclay on their
trip from southern and western
Washington last Saturday. He finds
that Mrs Wettstein has better health
on the east side OF the mountains and
may conclude to again make Leaven-
worth his home.
Ray Brooks was killed at Cashmere
Monday while hauling logs to the Bee
Hive saw mill. He jumped from his
load as the wagon was overturning and
one wheel passed over his head and
shoulders. He was hurried to the hos
piial but never regained consciousness.
He was % years old and leaves young
wife.
A. C. Barclay is back from ten
days motoring trip that took him across
the state and hall way thru Oregon.
He says he found the roads in horrible
condition in the southern part of the
state, and in one stretch Of % miles
was only able to make 5 miles an hour.
The speedometer on his franklin
registered over 1900 miles for the trip.
R. B. Smith State Sealer of measures
and weights, connected with the Office
of the Secretary Of State, was in Leaven-
worth Saturday inspecting scales and
measuring devices being used here.
It is also a part Of Mr.. Smiths duties