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

indefinite length.
Mrs. Jas. Miller and little son,
Melvin, arrived last Sunday after
noon from Seattle, on visit to her
mother, Mrs. S. P. Bethel.
Mrs. j. B. Woodcook, of Everett,
mother of Mrs. H. G. Apologize is
here on a visit with the family Of
her daughter.
Mrs. Will Brender was reported on
the sick list the first of the week
Later report is to the effect that she
is in no serious danger.
A group of ladies of the G. l. A.
of the B. Of L. F. and E. surprised
Mrs, A. B. Westcott this afternoon
by taking her sleigh riding after
which there was a social meeting
and refreshments.
A group of Red Cross ladies, COM
posed mostly of railroad mems wives
met at the home of Mrs. Paul Hodge
Wednesday afternoon for work.
These meetings are held every week
at the home of some one of the rail-
road men, and much good work is
being done.
J.B. Adams was here this week
coming Tuesday night and leaving
on the afternoon train Wednesday
for Wenatchee. He has spent much
of his time in Seattle the past
month and like everybody else who
has been there reports unusual &C
tivity and a great future for our lar
gest city. He also remarked that
his daughter Miss Mildred, has not
been well and recently has been I'M
der the care of a physician.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buchanan, died
last Saturday at the home of her
son James Buchanan, from the eff
fects of stroke of paralysis, aged
rs years, and was buried in the To-
cal cemetery Monday. The first
symptoms of the fatal malady made
it's appearance last Wednesday and
for a time hopes of her recovery
were entertained. Her advanced
age, however, overcame medical
skill and attention
That the Sunset Highway thru
Snoqualmie pass may be open to
travel from six weeks to two months
earlier this spring as result of
the warm chinook winds and rains
melting the snow in the pass is the
prediction made by Geo. Cottrell
chief engineer for the state highway
board.
Mr.. E. Mohler has resigned his
position with the Tumwater Light
& Water Co., and with his wife will
leave for the west side of the noun
tains to accept position with the
otOHe WeUStSI w., diu Will DS
stationed at Electron, near Tacoma.
He has been a resident of Leaven-
worth for the past nine years during
which time he has had charge of
the T. L. & w. Co.'S plant in the
canyon. Mr.. and Mrs. Mohler will
leave a host of friends who regret
their departure but rejoice at his
promotion.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Jacobsen, and
their daughters Mary and Jean, re-
turned from the Sound Sunday af-
ternoon last, after spending week
there. Mr.. Jacobsen visited the ship
yards and says he witnessed the
launching of three steel ships of
$500 tons capacity launched togeth-
err last Friday at the yards of Skin
ner & Eddy. He says until one sees
what is going on in the shipyards at
or near Seattle they can form no
comprehensive idea of the magnitude
of the work being done and the num-
Der of men employed. He expected
from what he had been told to see
big things going on, but what he re-
ally saw exceeded his expectations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Snoegenbos, from
Hammond, Wis, on the way to Cali
fornia, stopped off here last Sunday for
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
Meath, OF whom they are old Wisconsin
friends.
The Cash Store will move into its
new quarters, corner Of Front and
Ninth streets, the last OF this week.
The store room has recently undergone
a general overhauling and received a
fresh coat of paint Many improve
ments and additions to the stock are
planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Coleman re-
turned this week from long visit
to friends and relatives in Mis-
souri,, Alabama and Texas. They
left here in October last for the
east and visited Mr.. Coleman's
father at his old home in Alton,