The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-20
Epril 70 1917
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

was III TOWN. the nrSt OF the week trad
ing with local merchants.
The house Of ]. A. Hearst rejoices
over the arrival of boy last Monday.
Mother and babe getting on fine.
John Byron Jr. left for Seattle last
Sunday after concluding ten days visit
with his father, John ST., ofCascade Or
chards.
DR.. Hoxsey reports twelve pound
girl at the home of G. N. Fireman Paul
Sontra last Friday. Mother and babe
receiving congratulations.
Mrs. Warren Reid of Wenatchee
spent several days here this week with
her mother, and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. X Featherstone.
Mrs. ]. C. Parsons and children lett
Monday afternoon for Brewster, where
Mr.. Parsons has located on ranch,
and where the family will in the future
live.
The Kumtux Club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon, April "a, with the
President Miss Clela Bulls. All
members are urged to be present as
officers will be elected for the ensuing
year.
The Hillyard city council, last week
voted to raise the scale of wage OF
Hillyard common laborers from 80
cents per hour to 371a cents per hour,
or $500 for 8 hours-the same as
Spokane pays.
Mrs. Hugh Stewart was up from her
Peshastin ranch Tuesday accompanied
by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Morris
Stewart, who took the train for home,
Seattle, and was accompanied by Mrs.
Marvin Stewart OF Monitor.
Mr.. R. c. Leslie. who has made
Lesvenworth his home for the past
eight years left last Monday for Mon
tana where he purposes to take up a
homestead. His son, he says is in the
navy and on the u. S. battleship |
Missouri as midshipman.
Mr.. J. B. Best, of Everett, editor
and publisher OF the Herald. was here
the first OF the week on one OF his
periodical visits. Interest in very
nice young orchard north OF town is
the loadstone. He says he found
everything in good shape.
Geo. Siverly the pioneer resident OF
the White river valley above Wenatchee
lake was here several days last week
and the first of this week. He says
the spring is more backward up in his ,
part of the world than usual, all due to
the great amount Of snow fall in March
which was more for the entire previous
winter.
The Great Northern has been ad-
ding to their force Of workmen in their
shops, round house and yards. Every
available machinist is being put on
The shops are swamped, we are in
formed, with work in getting running
equipment in shape to handle the rush
Of business which the road expects to
be called upon to handle during the
war.-Hillyard News.
H. A. Anderson was here from Eagle
creek Monday. He said at the head
of the creek, where w. P Van de Crit
lives there was fully two feet OF new
snow last Sunday morning. A few
miles farther down, at the old Smith
place there was thirteen inches. He
also said that last week himself and
Mr.. Christensen were blowing and SOW
ing spring wheat. He thinks the snow
will benefit the wheat.
w C. Smith was down from the
Wenatchee Park country the first OF the
week. He says there is still one and
a half foot Of snow on the ground in
the park. He and wife returned from
British Columbia about ten days ago,
where he says the evidence OF war is
seen. One sees quite frequently
man with an arm or leg off, or scar
on the face. He says tho this does
not deter others from enlisting. New
recrits are being organized in every
village.
Gen Kugelman who has presided |