The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-04-01

Mrs. }. c. Biles arrived home We'd
nesday from a short visit to Omak.
Mrs. Oliver Swartz arrived Tues
day from Seattle for few days
stay
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Volck and
family have moved to their orchard
east of town, purchased some time
ago from O. S Sampson. They sold
their ranch near Cashmere
Mrs. s. B. Smith returned last
week from Seattle where she had
been house mother at one Of the
University "frats." She decided that
it was necessary to have some rest.
Otto Spromberg, who enlisted last
fall in the tank section of the field ar
tillely and is stationed at Camp Lew
is, is expected home soon on a fur
Tough There is a rumor out that his
outfit will be sent to the Hawaiian
Islands early this spring.
Henry L. Williams writes from
Chicago to have his paper sent to
3051 Darwin Terrace. remarking:
What is life without the Echo once
week ~ Dull indeed. old dear, and
we cannot understand how so many
get along without il.
Dr. HoXsey reports the following
births which occurred recently: To
Mr. and Mrs John Ryan, a daughter:
to Mr.. and Mrs John Bergren of Pc
shaStin, a daughters to Mr. and Mrs..
Ed. Reynolds. a son; and to Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Van Brocklin, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Wescott return
ed to the "other side" on No. 3. Fri
day night, expecting to spend Sunday
in Everett and go on to their home
at Bellingham Sunday night They
will be back here for the commence
ment exercises this spring and then
drive their car over. picnicking on the
way and having an outing.
Theo. Paine is practicing on his
wireless and is now able to send a
little, he and his brother-in-law a.
Cashmere working together He tells
US that they have a wireless phone at
Cashmere and recently heard a call
from the Cataline Islands and were
able TO hear the conversation as
plainly as over any telephone.
Let's do something this spring to
improve our City Park, or Recreation
Park as it has been termed. A small
part of it could easily be laid out and
roses, plants and Shrubbery put in.
The chief drawback would be the lack
of water but some plan may be work
ed out to provide this at a low cost,
perhaps by the employment Of an
hydraulic ram.
Mrs Carrie H. Chapel, En- Sec. Che
lane kanogan Co. Red Cross. and
Miss Rena Myhre, instruction Nurse
for the Red Cross, are in Leaven-
worth organizing classes for instruc-
ton in caring for the sick in the
home. Two classes are being organ
lied, one fo~ the afternoon and one
for the evening. There is still room
for more pupils and anyone wishing
to enter can come to the high school
where classes are being conducted. II
either session. The next city to be
visited will be Cashmere, where the
same work will be carried on. Miss
MYhre is a registered Red Cross
Nurse, who served through the wa
and is well fitted for the position Of
instructor This work is being f.
nanced by the local chapter with
headquarters at Wenatchee. M,
Chapel has been with this chapter
since last July, coming from Salem.
Oregon, where she had been connect
ed with Red Cross work since tn.
beginning Of the war. Both ladie
speak well Of their reception in Leav-
enWolth.
Tom Mullen and Bill Leibole tel
the first, the biggest and the best
snake story 50 far this season. They
were returning to the 6. \. Power
house up Tumwater Canyon Sunday
night about ten after a visit to towr.
As they neared the first snow shed.
Tom glanced down and beheld what
he took for "rattler" striking at his
foot He shook the foot. the snake
hung on. Tom yelled to Bill to lool,
cut and asked for advice. Bill says:
Keep away from me and beat it back
to town Tom turned and tried 10
kick the snake Off. but it had ap-
parently fastened its teeth firmly in
his leg, and as he started to run he
hollered to Bill: Its after melt
got me'-and then he did a hundred
yards toward town in eight second,
o.,