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

Mrs. w. B. Patton, of Cashmere,
spent several days here this week with
her daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. Paine.
Engineer Mike McNulty stopped off
here with his family Wednesday on his
way to Hillyard where he has made his
home for several years. He lived here
for number Of years and still numbers
his Leavenworth friends by the score.
Mr.. S. D. Knowles returned from
Iowa, where he has been for the past
year, and Sunday went to Winton to
see his daughter, Mrs. w. w. Rice.
He expects to remain here for the
balance of the summer. He says Iowa
is very prosperous as a result OF the
high price of corn and wheat.
The Order, Knights Columbus, a
fraternal Catholic order proposes to
raise fund of three million dollars to
be used in relieving war sufferers.
The announcement is made that the
fund will be used to relieve suffering
in the widest sense. No discrimination
will be made between Catholics and
non-Catholics.
A. w. Drum and Geo. Likfelt, two
old time residents of the White river
valley above Wenatchee lake were here
on a trading expedition this week. Mr..
Drum said the heaviest crop of pota-
toes, vegetables and hay would be
raised in his country ever known.
Potatoes indicated heavy yield.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Barclay and
daughter Edna started out this morn
ing on a motoring trip that will take
them as far south as Corvallis, Oregon.
They will make the trip over the ia
nous Columbia river highway and stop
at various points OF interest. They ex-
pect to be absent a week or ten days.
Plans are being made for a picnic
up in the mountains beyond Leaven-
worth next Sunday of the owners OF all
Overland cars in the valley says the
Wenatchee World. This will be some
thing out of the ordinary in the picnic
line and it promises to be a complete
success. Details are yet to be ARA ged.
Mr.. A. c. Mccoy arrived here
Yesterday from Sand Point, Idaho, Mr..
Mccoy says it is somewhat dry in
Idaho and crops will as a consequence
be cut short. All together, tho, he
says, he likes the country very well.
He made the trip from Sand Point in
his auto and says he found the roads
very good.
G. B. Kinney, formerly a citizen Of
Peshastin and for four years county
commissioner, visited here last week
with two of his children. For the past
three years he has made his home in
Seattle where he is engaged in the re-
tail mercantile trade. He took the
train for home here last Saturday.
In talking with reporter for this
paper Nate Coleman said the first OF
this week that the saw mill OF the
Leavenworth Box Co. ran on full time
last week and anticipated no more
labor troubles. There is an ample
supply of logs. He also said the
company would rebuild the box mill
ard palmer destroyed by fire on the
Goth Of July.
F. E. Bailey who has been employed
at the Skinner & Eddy shipbuiiding
yards in Seattle for the past six months
was here several days this week tran
sacting business. He says Seattle is
busy place these days especially along
the waterfront. Between four and five
thousand men are employed at the S.
& E. yards and he frequently sees
Leavenworth faces.
Mr.. o. S. Sampson, will leave Sun
day for Seattle by way Of Snoqualmie
pass. He will be accompanied by Mr..
Ira Baird who has had charge OF the
shoe department in the Leavenworth
Mercantile Co. store the past ten
months. Sunday they expect to meet
Mrs. Sampson and Mrs. Sterling at
Lake Ketchelus, a famous stopping
place on the Snoqualmie Pass route,
and take dinner there. Mr.. A. A.
pinch will drive Mr. SamnSon'S car