The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-04-23

'hNhS' winch lsCaNcIlWOllH Will CO11l-
plete the coming summer, will be the
new auditorium, gymnasium and as
sembly room in connection with the
Leavenworth High school, The COM
pleton of this building is assured by
the recent bond election at which the
proposition to issue additional bonds
was carried by vote of 1874 to g.
:, The new auditorium and gymnasium
will be one of the finest structures of
the kind to be found in north central
! Washington, and will be equipped
with shower baths, one of the essen
tial features of a modern gymnasium.
1t will also be available as an audi
forum for public meetings, ban
quets, etc.
Better Dairy Cattle.
Ever since F. A. Sinclair, president
! of the Leavenworth State bank, NOV
ed here from North Dakota, he has
been vitality interested in the work of
improving the herds of stock and
dairy owners in this part of the coun-
try. Mr.. Sinclair believes that the
Chumstick valley is one of the most
ideal locations in the country for the
raising of cattle and hogs In orde,
to improve the herds of the surround
ing territory, Mr.. Sinclair recently
imported number of registered
Shortholn cattle from Cooperstown,
North Dakota. He went back to
North Dakota and personally saw to
the shipment of the two carloads of
stock.
He also brought in a few Holstens
for the VanBrockln dairy. All of'
these have been readily placed and it
is probable that still another ship
ment may be brought in later in the
season. R. B. Field, vice president Of
the Leavenworth State bank, has
just returned from a trip to North
Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
during which time he investigated the
possibility of securing new registered
stock for the farmers of the Leaven-
| WI I'll NiClHitH.
Real Estate is Active.
| Real estate has been unusually ac-
tive in Leavenworth and vicinity dur
| ing the past year and a great many
houses that have heretofore been
rented have been purchased for occu-
pancy by the owners. 1t is believed
that this is one of the most favorable
developments of recent years, as it
will mean that a majority of the
houses will be owned by people living
in them, hence they will take greater
pride in improving the appearance, by
keeping up the lawns, planting flow
ers and shade trees.
New Editors Progressive.
Among the recent arrivals in Leav-
enwolth are H. S. Rearick, w. G.
Schannach and O. A. Lee, who have
become the new owners of the Leav-
enworth Echo. They are progressive
and public spirited citizens who are
giving Leavenworth very interest
ing and satisfactory weekly paper
devoted to advancing the interests of
the community in every respect.
There are many developments of
the future which will probably vital
ly effect the progress and prosperity
of Leavenworth, among them may be
mentioned the building of the Steven,
| Pass highway. sometimes called the
Scenic highway, which will place
Leavenworth upon the shortest and
most slightly automobile road between
| Seattle and Spokane. The United
| States forest service has already an
propriated money for the purpose or
completing this road. with the CO.
operation of Chelan, Snohomish and
King counties through which it pas
SEES. 1t is doubtful, how ever, if this
work can be done this year, but it
will be the next in line for improve
ment next year. The Stevens Pass
| road will cut down the auto distance
between Wenatchee and Seattle BY
many miles and will also provide
much more scenic road for tourists.
Many New Developments.
The irrigation and settlement of
between two and three thousand
| acres in the Chumstick valley is only
matter of the next year or two. De-
velopments are now in progress
which will make this realization pos
sible, and many hundred additional
settlers will thus be brought into
territory tributary to Leavenworth.
An active and interesting season at
Lake Wenatchee is forecast for the
coming year. The popularity of this
resort is increasing both among
campers, sightseers and sportsmen.
The hotel will be greatly improved
for the coming season, and it is only
a question of time when additional
facilities will make Lake Wenatchec
| one of the favorte resorts of this
part of the state.
During the past winter. W. Bates.
proprietor of the Bates hotel and J.