The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-31
Huoust 81 1917
City News

the coast.
Miss Helen Tichacek. Everett, is
here on a visit Of indefinite length to
her sister, Mrs. H \. franklin.
Miss Media Noble arrived from Sc
attic Monday and will be here for
several days visiting with old friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Rollins who
have been residing at Hillyard the past
year have moved back to this city.
Mr.. E. F. Sprague of Wenatchee
spent last Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
D. c. Town Of whom he is an old friend.
Lester Hood came over from Fort
Wright last Friday and spent several
days here with his mother and sisters
DR.. Hoxsey was called to the Guy
Stage ranch Sunday where he reports
the birth Of daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Woods.
Mrs. Art Johnson arrived from Bell
ingham Monday afternoon bent on
weeks visit with Mr.. Johnson's mother
and sister, Mrs. Thos. c. Mckinney
Mrs. w. w. Wilder arrived here
Monday in reply TO advice from her
daughter, that her husband, Mr..
Barnum, was seriously i'll.
Complaints are multiplying about
the condition Of the floor way on the
viaduct. To put it very mildly, it is
in rotten condition.
Up to midnight of July 3lst, this
year, 1897 autos had used the Blewett
Pass. Last summer only 90 machines
had crossed the pass up to the last OF
July.
The wedding OF Cameron Squires,
a former resident of Leavenworth and
Miss Claire Wilcox. will occur in Port
land Sept. 9th at the T. B. Wilcox
country place, Glenwood Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. King former
residents OF Leavenworth, but who have
resided in Everett the past four years,
have moved to Stanwood, Wash, where
Mr.. King is again engaged in the drug
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Hartman and
their son Lonnie and Miss Rachel
Tullis returned last Friday from a
weeks trip on the coast of Oregon and
Washington. They report fine time
and good roads.
Mr.. E. K. Barnum was stricken last
week with typhoid fever and is quite
seriously sick. DR.. Hoxsey is attend
ing him and says he is getting on as
well as could be expected and has
hopes of his early and complete re-
covery.
Eighty-four posts and signs with the
words, School, Slow Down, have been
ordered by the county commissioners
and will be placed turnout the county.
A state law directs this notice to be
put each side of scoool buildings on
the public highways as a warning to
motorists.
Mr.. James Naughton came down
from the hills last Saturday and spent
several DAYS here. He says work up at
the camp Of the Royal Development
Company is progressing very salts
factorily. Now that the saw mill is
running and turning out lumber the
work of erecting permanent buildings
will soon begin.
81 desire to be released, that may
90 to work and remain at useful en-
ployment," reads pledge which every
I. w. w. released from jail at North
Yakima is required to sign. Where
ever I may be I shall so act as not to
excite the people and will abide by
the law" Twenty-one have signed
the pledge and been given their free
dom.
Some six months ago the city
authorities ordered several barrels OF
crude oil to repair the west end OF
Front street where the use OF triangular
piece of ground was given to the city
BY the railroad company. The oil is
going to waste every day. The improve
men, is very much needed and we are
often asked, whats the matter with
the city council, Is it sleeping on the