The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Barnum spent last Saturday in the
county seat.
Charley Smythe went TO Wenatchee
Monday to attend a meeting of the
Commandry Of the Masonic fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lee arrived here
from Spokane Tuesday afternoon on
brief visit to old Leavenworth friends.
Mr.. Dwight Darling was here the
latter part Of last week visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. L. ]. Nelson.
R. L. Taylor left Saturday afternoon
on few weeks vacation which he will
spend at different points on the Coast
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Cullen have
taken possession of the Kugelman
residence on the north side Of the
track.
Phil Bartlett arrived from Edmonds,
Wash, Tuesday afternoon. He says
he will be here two weeks looking after
some property in which he is interested.
A six piece dinner set at the Racket
opposite the depot, for $500. IT.
Mr.. John B. Adams is spending this
week in Seattle where he was called
last Sunday to attend a meeting OF
those who are interested in the Moth
western Fruit Exchange.
Mr.. VIM. Stage, ST., returned from
Mt. Vernon, Wash, Tuesday, where
he was called on business. He still
owns some valuable property in the
condensed milk town on the west side
OF the mountains.
After visiting over Sunday with her
daughter and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Kringle, Mrs. M. Z.
Guesnier left for Seattle Monday after
noon. Mrs. Guesnier is in the notion
business in the Sound City.
Mrs. Orilla Morse left Wednesday for
Sanger, CAL, where she expects to
make her home with her son and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Dunning.
Mrs. Dunning who was called here a
month ago on account of the sickness
of Mrs. Morse. accompanied her.
r. L. Parker Of Tacoma spent Fri
day and Saturday here looking after his
property interests. He says the ship
building activity on Puget Sound is
giving the Coast country something
approximating boom.
Planting gardens is fully month be-
hind in this part OF the state. To be
more exact nothing has yet been
planted and very little can be planted
under two weeks, so that all kinds OF
garden stuff will be about six weeks
behind former years.
Thad Neubauer came down from the
Blewett mining camp Tuesday and
took the train for Wenatchee. He
saws the snow is rapidly disappearing
from the hills. He also reports rock
Glide NJ considerable dimensions on
the grade between Ingles creek and
Niger creek.
Guy R. Osborne, employed in Thos.
Nolan's tailor shop, received notice
Tuesday from Edward Kimmel, Major
Coast ARTILLERY, U. S. Army, San
Francisco, to report for duty May lst'
Mr.. Osborne has served three years
but has been absent from duty on
leave, subject to call at any time.
You can now buy electric globes at
Koerner's Drug Store. IL
1T. Mcdonald member oil the
Peshastin Lumber Co., having charge
of the logging end of the business was
here last Saturday. He says the mill
ran almost every day the past winter
and the present plans contemplate run
ming full blast thru the year. He came
here to meet Mrs. Mcdonald and baby
who have spent the major part OF the
winter on the Coast
Wenatchee Valley fruit growers are
organizing against the proposed fifteen
Der cent advance in freight rates
recently granted the railroads by the
Interstate Commerce commission. Just
why the commission granted all the
railroads asked for is not generally
understood. The railroads followed
the we'll known custom Of asking for
twice what they expected to get and