The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-25
CITY NEWS

Mrs. Fred Reeves of Wenatchee,
is here on a visit to her mother.
Mrs. S. A Potter.
Mrs. Frank Jobson left Thursday
for a visit with friends on the
Coast.
Conductor N. r. Stephens leaves
this week for a visit with his par
ents in Tampa, Florida.
Louis Lancaster has been trans
ferred from Tumwater to Everett
Junction as operator.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Town went to
Wenatchee yesterday to attend the
marriage of Mrs. Ella Galloway and
Mr.. o. P. Darnell.
Fireman Jas Hoffman left this
week for Los Angeles, Cal, where
he is to be married, says dame
rumour.
Brakeman Mcdaniel had the mis-
fortune to have his foot badly
crushed Monday at Winton, and is
now in the Emergency Hospital.
Mr.. C. X. Couchman, recently
from Wenatchee, came here last
week to take the place of Mr.. Gil
bert as manager of the Golden Rule
store.
J. E. Gutherless returned from Sc
attic Tuesday afternoon after spend
ing month there, where his wife
is spending the winter with their
son who is attending school there.
The month old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Stafford, the former an
old time G. N. engineer, died this
week and was taken to Cashmere
Wednesday for burial
Oscar P. Darnell and Mrs. Ella
Galloway were united in marriage
at Wenatchee this week. They
will make their home in Mansfield
for a time and then return to Leav-
enworth to live.
The Catholic Ladies will give one
of their popular card parties at the
Masonic Hall next Tuesday evening,
January 10Th for the benefit of the
Red Cross. Everyone is urged to
attend.
The condition of Attorney W. F.
Whitney, suffering from Typhoid
pneumonia, is not so favorable the
last few days according to the We
natchee World. He has taken
turn for the worse and his relatives
are much worried.
Valentine Franklin, Geo. Stahl,
C. M. Mcclure an Ernest Swenson
are training with the aviation corp
at Camp Arthur, near Waco, Texas.
Operator Bryan and wife, of Tum-
water, have returned from visit
among their children at Havre and
Missoula Montana.
Men who have married since May
10, 1917 can not hope to escape the
draft according to a ruling given
out this week by the provost mar
shall general. They will go into
class as others without depend
ents.
Attorney L. Nelson is at his
home suffering from an attack of
Uremic poisoning. He went home
from his office earlier than usual
Wednesday evening and yesterday
afternoon was still not considered
out of danger.
Mrs Reginald Bowden returned
from Tye last Saturday where she
was detained the past three weeks
by the interruption in train service
due to washouts, slides and high
water. She says the Boy scouts
gave a dance at Tye last Friday
evening which proved great sue
cess in numbers and enthusiasm.
w. F. Blankenship tells the Echo
that his son Howard, who enlisted
in the aviation branch of the army
several weeks ago, is now at New
port News on the Atlantic Coast and
expects to be on the other side in a
very short time. AS Howard is a
skilled auto mechanic he will not be
detained long in this country.
Mr.. R. B. Smith, State Sealer of
Weights and Measures, and whose
added duty it is to see that the Food
Administration laws are observed,
was here yesterday. To a reporter
for this paper he said the food reg
ulations were quite generally OBJ
served by the people of Leaven-
worth. The scales and measures
all passed inspection.
F. A. Loskamp got in from Idaho
Wednesday afternoon. His wife
having preceded him by several days,
coming from Seattle, where she
spent several weeks with relatives.
Mr.. Loskamp says his mining prop
critics in the Elk river country are