The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-10-11

Mr.. w. H. Van Leuven who has
been working at the Sanitary Mar
ket the past three weeks left for his
home in Wenatchee Thursday
Miss Elisha Beardsley, ticket agent
at the Great Northern depot, has
been off duty several days this week
on account of sickness.
Mr.. Ray Greene arrived the first
of the week from Wenatchee and has
accepted position with the Paine
garage.
Mr.. A. Linblom received letter
recently advising him that his son
had recently been transferred to the
spruce timber branch and had been
advanced to petty officer.
Mr.. Lester Turner, Seattle, field
secretary of the Red Cross, was here
last Sunday in conference with Mr.
Len Hart, treasurer of the Leaven-
worth chapter
Mrs. Eta Vessey shipt fourteen
more cars of sheep the first of this
week. They went to Chicago. She
left yesterday for her home in Yaki-
ma, saying the sheep business so far
as she is concerned is closed for this
season.
Mr. w. F. Patterson, who follows
mining as a side line, and almost any
occupation that calls for work, was
here this week, coming from Blewett
mining camp. He says he will put
in the winter in the employment of
the Great Northern as Waterman up
in the canyon near Drury.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wheeler left
in their car last Sunday morning for
Spokane accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Pipkin From Spokane
they will go to Walla Walla and then
to Waitsburg where Mr.. Wheeler's
parents reside, and purposed to re-
turn to Leavenworth yesterday.
Mrs. S. r. Davidson, of Seattle,
one of the stockholders in the Lea
venworth Mercantile company, was
here between trains Wednesday.
Round House Foreman Smith re-
ports the following Great Northern
railroad officials here Wednesday:
Vice President Gruber, Superintend-
ent of Motive Power Deverill, Assist
ant General Superintendent Gavin,
Superintendent of Motive Power Kel-
ley and General Master Mechanic
Clark.
Mr.. Harry F. Giles, from Olympia,
connected with Secretary of State
Howell's office, made the Echo q
pleasant call Tuesday. Mr.. Giles
is collecting statistical and other in
formation about the agricultural,
mineral, numbering and dairy indus
tries of the state with the view of
its use in inducing immigration to
this state Mr. Giles is very pleas
ant gentleman to meet and chock full
of enthusiasm for the future of Wash
ington state.
At the James Caldwell home on
Saturday, October 5, little Miss Eliza
beth Caldwell celebrated her seventh
birthday. There were ten guests
present at the party. The afternoon
was spent in playing games. Those
present were, Ella Rollins, Georgia
Cline, Mildred Cline, Marion Wood
row, Anna Hardman, Florence Hard
man, Bessie Cahill, Ida Cahill, Bar
bara Durrand, Dorothy Mcclure and
Elizabeth Caldwell. At five O'Clock
dainty luncheon was served.
Miss Francis Cameron, represent
/ ing the Home Service department of
the Red Cross, spent Tuesday here
and made a very interesting talk to
the local Red Cross workers on the
part in the war work taken by the
Home Service department. This de-
partment takes care of and looks af-
ter the soldiers relatives, seeing that
they get their allotment, looks after
the soldiers insurance, sees that his
family does not suffer, helps them to
keep in touch and in many ways
smooths the rough places. Mr.. w.
F. Bickle was made Leavenworth
secretary for this department.