The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-06
July 6 1917
City News

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Constable had
for guests over the Fourth Mr.. and Mrs.
Albertson from the Big Bend country.
Several auto loads of Cashmere
Masons were in the city Monday even.
ing visiting at the local lodge.
Mrs. John McKinnon returned from
Everett Tuesday where she spent
several days with friends.
Miss Isabelle Ouren with her little
nephew left last Saturday for Seattle to
visit month with her sister Mrs. A
c. Ross.
Mrs. Hugh Dotson was Leaven-
worth bound traveller on the afternoon
train Tuesday from Seattle and spent
the Fourth with old Leavenworth
friends.
Mr.. J. T. Mcdonald came down
from Blewett last Saturday and took the
afternoon train for Everett where his
wife recently underwent an operation
in hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Otis came up
from Peshastin Tuesday to meet Mr.
Otis mother who arrived on No. 43
from Seattle and will spend the summer
with her son and his wife.
Miss E. c. Ryan came here last
Saturday to take the train for Seattle
where she expects to be for the next
six mopths taking a business course in
one Of the business colleges.
There is a state law prohibiting the
carving of passengers by automobile
and the collection OF fares from same
unless drivers have a regularly issued
fos hire license. violators Of this law
are liable to prosecution. The law also
provides that no one under the age OF
81 years shall drive car for hire.
On July /, the sign up protection on
the Cascade and Spokane Divisions OF
the G. N. Ry. was transferred from the
Boulvarde Cafe to the Rainier Cafe.
This means an additional business OF
from $500 to $500 per month. 1t is
the policy of the railroad to contract
with the restaurant which is less liable
.t..n. hands 26s
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Rollins arrived
from Hillyard last Sunday with the
purpose of visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Rollins and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Gowing. Mr.. Rollins is
now located at Hillyard and running
out of that place east on the Great
Northern.
The c. A. C. Mill Co. which
onerates the single mill at the loot OF
lake Wenatchee is busy place these
davs. The mill is now running night
and dav and employs between thirty
and FORTY men. Mr.. Peterson one OF
the managers states that the
biggest trouble they are having at
present is in getting bolt cutters.
SEVENTY million bushels is the first
estimate of the grain crop of Washing
ton, Idaho and Oregon as made by K
]. Lord representative OF miiling
company, who has just returned after a
visit to the principal grain growing
sections He believes his estimate is
fair one under present conditions
Mr. and Mrs. Geyer, arrived here
from Roy, Montana, Monday MIS-
Geyer is daughter Of Mr.. and MIS-
Charles West. Mr.. and Mrs. Geyer
have under consideration locating some
where in Washington. Mr.. Geyer has
followed wheat farming in Montana ano
saws it proved quite profitable tho he
did not like the climate there
Because he stands around and don''
say much you might conclude that j.
w. Elliott's gray matter is not working
bu, that's where you would make
mistake. Meeting him one day tins
week he said: 80 far as l can SEE
Leayenworth is pretty we'll hooked VI
inst now in all lines OF business th'
there is still a good opening here 10
another real estate agent and goo'
newspaper. To the latter end oil tn
coniunctive proposition we can hearth
agree, about the former We are not s.
we'll posted.