The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Local Happenings

to be dedicated Nov. %.
Now is the time to poison mice i,
the orchards, according to VIM. Neil
Ike, county agent.
Mrs. Joe Stafford and little dauph-
ter have both been quite i'll this week
having had a touch of typhoid fever.
An earthquake in the Pacific off
the coast of South America. followed
by tidal waves, did great damage TO
coastal towns Sunday.
Mrs. j. l.. Maston, accompanied nv
her little grandson. Master Brown 70.
turned to Wenatchee Tuesday. having
put their house here in order for the
winter.
Harry Holtz, of Spokane, chief
special agent of the Great Northern
Railway for this district. was here
Tuesday in consultation with Special
Agent c. W. Bentley.
}. A. johnson and family, who had
been on the Chumstick orchard since
last March, moved back to Everett
the first of the week. Ward Rasmus.
who comes from Walla Walla. will
manage the orchard the coming year.
Peter Gallant had his shoulder in
jured while working in the woods up
near Plain and was in town for sew
eral days while recovering. The lig-
aments were torn and it may be
considerable time before he can do
heavy work
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maston are
leaving Leavenworth this week for
Seattle and their many friends here
extend best wishes for their future
welfare and happiness. Mr.. Maston
had not yet decided where he would
eventually locate.
Harry Geerds and John Ewing were
down in Grant county last week on
duck hunt. They brought back the
limit of ducks and Mr.. Ewing also
rad the limit on Chinks. Mallard
ducks were found to be more plenti-
full than in years.
VIM. Watson, who for couple
years had been employed by Ed Tho
lin in his billiard room, left yesterday
for Seattle where he expected to stay
for time. Just what he will do in
the future he had not decided. but Bill
will not have to look long for an
opening.
DR.. C. A. Laws arrived home Sun
day from Seattle, where he had been
called last week by the illness of Mrs.
Laws. He states that they changed
doctors and found that Mrs. Laws
ailment was intestinal and that she
is improving under the treatment out
lined by their present physician.
Mrs. Chas. Wallace, who was in
iured some time ago in an auto acct
dent, was taken TO Seattle Saturday
by Mr.. Wallace He returned Mon
day and we understand that Mrs.
Wallace is improving. Paul Wallace,
who also sustained injuries in the ac-
cident, is quite recovered and has
gone to work at Peshastin.
Tuesday morning a locomotive of
the Mallett type was somewhat dam
aged here by a fire. A considerable
quantity of fuel oil on the ground
where the engine stood took fire and
the flames rose about it and had it
not been for some quick work by Sec
ton Foreman Frank Piperno and his
men the engine would probably have
been greatly damaged.
Ranger John S. Brender was or
dered to take a bunch of horses and
mules, belonging to the forestry de
partment. to Wenatchee last Satur-
day( Armistice Day., and he complied
with the order, Notwithstanding that
he was kicked and nearly put out of
business by one of the mules, which,
probably due to having so many rel
atives in the Army. knew
that mules and men should celebrate
the day Mr. Brender and his family
missed celebrating the great day.
Someone in the forestry office at
Wenatchee seemingly overlooked the
fact that Saturday was Armistice
Day. a day when federal office hold
ers, at least, ought to be out with the
glad-hand supporting the colors.
Harry Mortimer, one of the old
miners who makes his home out at
Old Blewett, was considerably bruised
Up last Friday morning when unhitch-
ing a team. He had been preparing
to haul some wood and when his pre-
parations were completed he started
unhitching to feed the team with the
intention of getting an early after
noon start and hauling in a couple
loads. One of the horses was a bit
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