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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
5
Local items report frost harmed fruit prospects at Wenatchee area orchards while apple blooms remain resilient. residents travel, businesses advertise, and community groups plan meetings, cleanups, and library fundraisers as D. C. Town and Mrs. J. Wheeler travel and Kumlux club and Red Cross lectures occur.
Fireman Wells and family rent the Dick Simons property on the north side. A Kalispell division wreck delayed No 1 about six hours. Walter Victor returns as engine pilot on Cascade division after 60 days away. A V Jones reinstated and returns to Hill yard. John Castleberry trip to Spokane. Ned Franklin back from Hill yard where he was night yardmaster. Oil storage plant of 10 000 barrels near the round house being erected. Conductor C J McGuire relieves Sullivan on Mansfield branch. W M Kelly visits for master mechanic duties. Engineer Reynolds leaves for Waterville Minn due to ill father. Fireman Ring and family and Fireman Getchman leave for Chicago for two months. Wescott off four days on coast where he bought a new machine. McKinnon laying off seeking shelter for himself and wife. Machinist Goerger moves to Cascade Orchard ranch. A B Gairns laying off for a week. Havre division created with Parker to be Master Mechanic. Montana division split into three districts with Wolf Point and Budoin terminals. Italians at G N yards cause near funeral after switching accident. 15 injured lightly. Dr J Farrow treated scratches and bruises. Hillyard News
A Wenatchee Red Cross Auxiliary is organized with Mrs. Eckhardt as temporary chair and Mrs. F T Mottler as secretary. Miss Clela Bullis is chairman with officers and many local residents present. Weekly meetings set for Thursday at 2 o clock and funds boxes placed around town. Also notes a freight auto truck to Wenatchee twice weekly and a promotional line for 1 000 000 new members.
An notice-like fragment advertises egg preservation services at Keorners. It hints at immediate preservation options but lacks clear dates or full business details.
Mr and Mrs J B Adams returned from Spokane. Adams is vice president of the Fruit Growers Agency a cooperative non profit group of fruit growers and shippers. After Paul Weyrach resigned to join the army government agents urged Adams to assume the presidency for the remainder of the year.
Miss Mildred Adams took a prominent part in a Saturday evening song recital presented by her music teacher Mrs Jessie Nash Stover in the Washington Apartments studio. Adams is slated for a public recital in Seattle during the first week of June. Get Midge to Paint your Screens, Phone 556. 21
The Epworth League monthly meeting elected Minnie Sauer as president and named Annie Martin, Ethel Maston, W F Bickel, Iva West, Ernest Hylton, Helen Moore, and Mrs Violet Hylton to posts including vice presidencies, secretary, treasurer and organist. Retiring president Angus Nicholson presented a pennant. Also notes a Knights of Honor class visiting Tumwater lookout and church notices for Cashmere and Leavenworth services.
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