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Great Northern Time Tablet Arrival and departure of trains. West Bound: lEast Bound: No. I No 4 Ar 150 HI Dpts 155 Ar 2» M Depts IMP* No. 3 ! No. ■: Ar 245 DpUS SOwJArt 35 A* Depts 140 HiMVrllllud Lrairuunrlll Stage. Leaves Blewett every Monday, Wednesday I and Friday at '.»». Leaves teavenwortn every Tuesday, Thars I day and Saturday at 8»w. Carries passengers snii express. H. §. IRWIN, Prop. Stage Line. Town and County Hon. Frank Reeves was up from We- 1 natchee Wednesday. HoweU Ralston shipped four cars of wood to Wenatchee this week. Mrs. Homer Smith went to Everett Monday to be gone for a week or ten j days. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Wettstein left yesterday for a few days visit in I Spokane. W. S. Newland, the democratic can didate for assessor, was a visitor to our town lliis week. P. H. Gilbert has trot yet fully decid ed what he will do, but is thinking of going' to Alaska, M. J. Dalton and Ed Tholin left Wed nesday for Wilson Creek to do a few days duck shooting. Mrs. L. H. Bowman came up from Wenatchee Monday and has been the guest'of the Tholin family for the past week.. J. B. Ballou who has been under the weather for sometime left Monday for j Seattle where he hopes to regain his I health. Mr. C. K. Buttles and wife came up from Wenatchee Wednesday to attend j the entertainment of the A O. U. W. In Fraternal Hall. F. A. Losekamp is on the Pike in St. , Louis, observed of all observers Cre- . ating as much of a sensation there as ] he does here at home. . George Siveriy returned from We natchee ' Monday morning. He spent the greater part of last week there hav ing his teeth worked on. .lay Adams was missed ; from school several days last week. He was de tained at home by sickness and has de veloped a well defined case of malarial fever. <»•';-.■ .... •.:,:.. ,•■■. . .-. •>,'. Mrs. S. E. Ratche, arrived last Tues day on a visit to her sisters, Mrs. G. W. Hoxsey and Mrs.. M. .1. Dalton, • Mrs. Halche arrived in Seattle from Dawson, Alaska, about ten days ago. "J^ _. - A sister of Rev. W. S. Bixby arrived from the Sound this week. She will remain here and keep house for Mr. Bixby,,,occupying the Congregational parsonage. Carl Christensen came up from We natchee Tuesday and' was followed Wednesday by his family. - Mr. Chris tensen will t-pend a few days with his friends this week and incidentally do some "electioneering." Mr. Curriden, of the Wenatchee Ad vance, was a visitor to our town one day this. week. The Advance has a j large number of appwiative renders here and Mr.Curriden's business was to add names to the list. H. A. Dotson, who was employed in Bliss Brothers'' store the past summer, quit their store about the first of the month to go back on the road and fire an engine again. He was succeeded at the store by Pearl Bissel. p;~: Dr. Hoxsey received a letter one day this week from W. F. Wright, Ameri can ' Consul General at Munich. Ba varin. asking for a certificate of death | of Afnna Hurtl, who died at. Lakeside, on the 18th of Stptember. James Wright, a carpenter who has j worked about town for sometime, was taken down wiih what threatened to terminate in phoid fever last week. At present he is considerably better. Mrs. A. J. Martin is caring for him. The Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. is grad ing a siding a little over a i quarter of a in, long into their lumberyard. A number of men and teams have been at work on the grade for the past two or j three Weeks. There is considerable : cutting and grading. At one point j there is a twelve foot till. While here yesterday Mr.Christensen J sold nine lots in the, first addition to 11. X. Fealherstone who recently arriv ed .'here from Minnesota. Mr. Feather- j Mono left yesterday for his home where : he wilt close up his affairs preparatory j to moving hero with his family. He j is a relative of the family of L. P. Du-1 rand. . - While-in Wenitchee last week the j writer had a talk with Commissioner I Kosts about opening up Commercial | street to make it passable, for wagons ; coining in from IVahaelin. Chumstick I and the bridge. Mr. Rose promised to lake the matter up with the county j surveyor. Mr. Prowell and Commission er Ulnuian. .!,. J LEAVENWORTH ECHO. THIRTY-SIX YEARS. The A. O. 1 . W. < . I. brut, Hit Anni - ternary with an l.nii riiiin lllcul and Banquet. The members and guests who attend ed the social entertainment celebrating the thirty-sixth anniversary of the founding of the Ancient Order of United Workmen last Wednesday night in Fra ternal Hall numbered one hundred and twenty-five. Quite an elaborate program was ren dered consisting of tableaux, songs, music and recitations. The address of welcome was made by L. H. Laden in his usual happy and fe licitous manner. He reviewed the pro gress of the order, paid an eloquent tribute to the founder of the order, Mr. I Upchurili, and enlightened the public i an to the good work that had been done in the name of the order, and the amount of money that had been paid to the widows and orphans of deceased members, and said a good word fur the noble work done by fraternal orders in general. After the quite' long and unusually i interesting program prepared by the committee the members and their guests Eat down to a banquet prepared by Mrs. Phe!an of the Degree of Honor, which is the womans auxiliary. This feature, say the guests, has never been excelled in the history of fraternal entertain ments in this town. - So enjoyable did all find the enter j tainment that they were loth to take i their departure, and it was long after i the usual hour when such gatherings break up before the last guest and member departed for home. The Editor of the Echo regrets that sickness prevented him from taking ad vantage of a very kind invitation to be present. • The family of Emii Frank had a gen uine surprise last Saturday night when a parry of twenty-five or thirty drove up to his home in the Chumsiick valley just after dark. It was a jolly party on amusement, bent. They rode in wagons, the bottoms of which were well covered with hay. Several staid old fellows like Mr. Phelan and Mr Bottsford got quite young and gay again and joined the young folks in singing on the way out. We have not the names of those who were so fortunate as to be of the party, but we are assured it was a most enjoyable affair. Mr. Frank put his large and elegant homo at the pleasure of lii's guests and an old fashioned good time was had by all present.— ' '"'—' A surprise party at the. home of Geo. Biiskey, across the river, last Wednes day night joined in by eighteen of the young people from town was one of the pastimes indulged in this week. ' Miss Susie and Mary Briskey were the vic tims of the well meant joke. Music, singing, games and then luncheon were indulged in. The party broke up at one o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic S. Jacobsen have issued invitations for a Hallowe'en party to be given at their home Mon day evening, October 31st. The affair promises to be one of enjoyment lor those who attend. - Some time in the near future the ladies will give a leap year parly. The Forresters are talking of giving an entertainment on Hallowe'en night. The Ladies Guild will meet witL Mrs. Hansen Thursday afternoon. A brother of E. G. Spencer from Nova Scotia is here on a visit and will remain for some lime. : L. G. English returned from Wenat chee yesterday and has developed a se vere case of malarial fever. When you go down to Wenatchee stop at the Elberta, It' doesn't cost any more than any other lirst class house and its always the best place. F. A. Luklns, the Pesh&stin saw mill I mail was in our town last Saturday. He tells us he has added box making equip ments to his plant and will from now on turn out all kinds of fruit boxes. ' Tom .1. Henry was brought up from his ranch last Monday suffering from appendicitis, and put under the care of Dr. Hoxsey. He had so far recovered on Tuesday that he was taken home. . .J.G. Black "ho took J. A., Gould!* place us storekeeper's clerk at the Great Northern store ■ had the misfortune to sprain his foot very badly last Monday while loading a car of scrap iron. Mr. 11. S. Steiner of Watorvillo the democratic candidate for judge of the district composed of Okanojjau, Douglas, Ferry and (Jhelan counties visited L**f* worth yesterday. Mr. Sileiuer is an exceedingly clever and pleasant gentle man to meet and will make a favorable impression wherever he goes. He i one of the oldest of the old timers in Douglas County and enjoys the confi dence and IX sped of men v! all parties* | NEXT WEEK IT IS SOMETHING ELSE THIS WEEK IT IS : ; ; "~ : BLACK CAT HOSIERY , fit .• f.y r. I * ■• ■•» ■ .... .;.. Two Hundred Dozen at Prices That Defy Competition - All Sizes for Men, Women and Children The Best Black Goods on the Market i Known the World Over ?: I; '•' i'j ',*•* *< * - ' ' "' i^^^^^^^i^ ...-,,.<.■--.■> k ■ #• -V £ - ■» r ; ; F. A. LOSEKAMP ''■! Leaven worth, Washington. HOLMES FOR ASSESSOR llrl.l Skrtrli <>f ltrpiibllrall \..nilif • Fur Impormut «><Hi. .1. B. Holmes, the republican nomi- j nee for assessor of Chelan county, came to Washington from liis native Mate of Michigan in 188H and settled in the ' Waterville country, lv 1896 he Oeeid-' ed to changed his location and Mttted In the Wenatctiee valley, near what was then called Mission, but is now called Cashmere, and has"l iMI ■ there !: 'ever since. Mr. Holme- D :i fruit grower and farmer, of which;wcupatwo.' he has nrnde a splendid sucuvss. sy?, his i home place will, testify, },!.r. Holmes j has never been an office seeker, and the present nomination came l<> him with out solicitation on his part, By way <if ' recognition of his sterling 'quaiilleVas' a citizen and tax payer an<l:l>ecuuße lie was thoroughly qualified tn (HI the j»o-. sition of assessor of this county. His warmest ami best friends are those who have known him the longest. An old acquaintance of his in this town is Mr. Emil Frank, to whom he sold and de livered stock while he lived In Doug-1 lass county. Neither he or his <>pp»-! nent. Mr. Newlaml, have made an active canvass. Mr. Holmes says if, as he believes, there are more republicans than there are democrats lie will be the noxt nnniinr If republicans follow the advice of this paper he certainly will lie. ,—-—. The Leavenworlh Mercantile Compa ny is having a wood burning furnace installed in their cellar aud will heat their store room with hot air tliis wjn- j ter. Eil Ferguson has the contract to j put in the furnace and pipes. John Brender and wife came back from Kansas last Sunday. They left ' hero about a month ago with the inten- j tion of making that their home but I changed their mind and ""cattxfbadc to ! Washington. :••. t'i ■-■■•. • :.-• Mr. A. Linil Is giving us another 1 evidence! of what he can do In the way j of ornamental brickwork in topping 1 oil j the pillars in the Bjork building.: He ; is this week engaged in putting round cones on each pillar made entirely of brick, i Judge J. J. King has been appointed inspector of elections for this voting box, and has received the hooks, sta tionery and uallots. L. J. Nelson was appointed one of the judges and Howell Ralston the other. The election will be held in one of the rooms of the new Bjork building. Mr. llobert Dye this week closed a deal with P. H. Gilbert whereby he will again take uoeteilpa of his barber shop. He had leased Ike shop for a year but both parlies found it to their interest to cam 1, I tlir taue. Tom Burke returned from the St. Louis fair last Sunday. Ho tays he ! had • good, time . and enjoyed the trip. He intended to devote ten days to see >mc the sitjlits, Nut before the lime was up he had Bccn'go mucli he j;ot tired :ujl 'juil. When Times Are Dull, And Money is Short, you want a dollar to stretch out like a rubber band and get as much as possible for it, go to BLISS BROTHERS. GIVE'EM A TRIAL. The-Echo-had a very, pleasant call from M. H. C00k.., Mr. Cook is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and arrived here six weeks ago,'' spending, his time with a brother in Wenatchee and J. 13.Holmes, of Cashmere, • his'brother-in-law. By occupation Mr. Cook is a railroad man, having spent many years in the motive department of the Big ( Four. . He is very much charmed with this country and will no doubt locate somewhere in the state. '"'■ ' ■■' In belief of the Degree of Honor, 1 wish to thank all who so kindly assisted in making the program of Wednesday evening—the . SBtli anniversary of the Workman — such a ■ success, and more especially,thank those-, who were not members of the order. , - ■■•■■■■ 'Mrs. D. McCoy. Chairman Eutertaiment Com. ! .1. I!. Holmes, of Cashmere, there publican nominee for assessor, made this town his first visit daring the cam paign the past week, and made a brief call on the editor of tb.3 Echo.- This was his first visit in about a year and he noted a number of improvements in tin town. ' " ' A. E. Downing who has been in the employ of the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. for the past year as civil engineer, sev ered his connection with the company last Suturday. He has miule arrange ments for hi* family to spend the win ter In Seattle. jHe left for Wenatchee yesterday, morning and will go from there to Seattle to spend a fear days with his family. . He will continue '." make this his home until after the elec tion. ' Being a candidate on the demo cratic ticket tot county surveyor ho can not say until after the election just what hi* plans arc. for the future. Mr. Downing.is a competent engineer and a thorough gentleman, who has made many friends during his residence here. .Tien.* nothing <HI lor I Ws have an elegant line of clothes and samples to choose from —from the very cheapest to the very best. We simply guarantee prices.— Leaveuwortta Jdtrcftnlllc Co. . M. M. Foote, of Chelan, the demo^ t ; .. ratio candidate tor representative, wan ; a visitor to our town this week. Of course the visit was for tbe purpose of getting next to the voter. Do V»li Haul a Hornet I have some good residence lots for sale at a bargain. Come actl see me. N. M. Soren»enf ■ . : . ll' Fred i'lieap ..,.,. Feel barley is one of the'best ho£, feeds known. We have -sevfin ton for sale at $.'W per ton. D.M. Thomas & Co. Try those King Bros, cakes at Merc.'- j Co. FOR A BARGAIN in a house and,' lot in the new Merriam addition; call '.. on J. J. King. (34tt) Those spice nuts are delicious, at ho Merc. Co. Ask for Royal Crackers at Merc. Co. ■• LOST—Ladies gold watch on Chum stick road. Monogram A, B. S. em lid. j Reward will be' paid. Apply at thi* office. ;' lift <i> to You The question of underwear. We have' all sizes, weights and styles, and tlio little prices make it . needlr»s to patch jup the old ones of last year. You can't . be happy and cold at one and the samo 3 • time. —Leavenworth Mercantile Co. Harmonicas, Mouth Organs, Harps* Big Assortment City Drug Storo j SUSAN SHORTLEY, Healer. Office in Residence. Leavenworth, Wo, Minis Stom. Move* STOVES FOR THE SMALL ROOM STOVES FOlt THE BIG ROOM STOVES FOR THE KITCHEN ' •-> Kverythlog to go with them. , Five j dollars in stovt'4 i> belter than ten dol- - ' lars in doctor's bills.—Leavenvurih• Mercantile Co. Ladle*. Something Chic in -. ,t • stationery. City Drugstore Novelties in Jewelry for Presents City Drug Store See the new Skirt Purses at .. ' . City Dric Stu:"*'' ,