The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-08-17
Hueust II 1917
City News

lelt on ScneQule time SUNDAY morning
in Mr.. SIMPSONS car for the coast.
Miss Annie Martin has had charge
Of the Wheeler Photographic studio
during the absence Of the proprietor
on the coast.
Harry Krollpfeiffer and wife left Sun
day for lake Ketchelus on a weeks
camping out tour and had for auto
companions Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Tegtmeier.
Photographer Wheeler with his wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Brown left
here last Friday for the coast country
and expect to spend week or ten
days visiting different points of interest.
E. G. Wheeler and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Pipkin left here Sunday
morning in Mr. Wheeler's new Dodge
intending to visit Seattle and return
the latter part of the week.
John Mcintosh was another tourist
that left here Sunday for the coast ex-
pecting to get back by Wednesday
and had in his car to keep him
company Mob. Graham, Alfred Frank,
and Earl Ault.
Mr.. J. E. Shubert with his son
Hother left for the west coast by way
of Snoqualmie and Blewett pass Mon
day His trip will take him to Seattle
and Everett in both Of which places he
has business matters that require his
attention.
Mrs. M. Johnson was in the Office
one day this week and ordered the
Echo sent to her son, Art, who is well
known here. He now resides in Bell
ingham where he is foreman of box
factory.
Mr.. ]. A. Begg a Cascade orchard
resident has recently closed deal for
the Desmond tract which he says he
intends to seed to alfalfa, considering
this more certain and remunerative
crop than fruit.
Ed Wood, formerly a resident OF
Leavenworth but now living at Brewster
was here several DAYS the first OF the
week leaving for home Wednesday
morning. II we knew just what drew
Mr.. Wood here we would magnify the
loadstone Ed is a good citizen and
we would like to have him back.
A letter from Mr. R. F. Taylor, say
ing he wanted the Echo, also conveys
the information that the U. S. Naval
training station is located on the
university campus, Seattle, and that SO
far he is highly pleased and thinks he
will like the work. Training has
already begun. There are 900 men
in the camp.
Mr.. Julian w. Bradford succeeded
Mr.. Ira Baird as head of the shoe de-
partment at the Leavenworth Mercantile
Co. and is already on the job. Mr..
Bradford was with the Eggert Shoe Co.
in Seattle, previous to coming here,
and is therefore not new to the business
Mr.. Bradford says he thinks he will be
quite contented here and likes Leaven-
worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wilder drove
o--- It i----' clear Lake, Wash,
and arrived here Saturday. After visit
ing among their many old Leavenworth
friends they left for home Tuesday
morning ACCOMPANIED by their
daughter, Mrs. E. K. Barnum, who
took advantage OF the opportunity 10
see the Snoqualmie pass route and will
make a short visit with her parents and
return by rail.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Maston and
their daughter, Miss Ethel, and
Mrs. H. x. Featherstone left the
first of the week for the coast by way
of the Snoqualime route and after visit
ing in Seattle and Tacoma will motor
to America lake cantonment to bid
goodbye to their boys, Harry Maston
and Tom Featherstone, who are IN
training at that place and expect soon
to be assigned to their command and
NAV be called to the front any time
One of our merchants this week re-
ceiyed advice from prominent eastern
mems tailoring establishment detailing
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