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Local Happenings Auto for Hire-anywhere, anytime. Ufa traveling. Phone .041, Le- avPn worth- (lMtpd) . If you want good seed you had better get in on those Netted Jems before they are all gone. Government Inspected Rutherford's Inc. Where A Dollar Buys A Dollar's Worth LEAVENWORTH, WN. Phone 626 How About Those TIRES? BRING THEM IN My Vulcanizing Shop is now completely equipped and ready for business. Leavenworth Tire Hospital E. L. BARKEE, Proprietor Located in Leavenworth Supply Co. Garage Trip No. 5 Tumwater Mountain Lookout 200 a month is the record for last summer of the number of peo ple that made this trip to the summit of Tumwater Mountain whir.' tlie Forest Service maintains a lookout through the lanuner month. to guard against forest fires. Drop round and gas up an.' mean while we will direct you to drive the short mile and a ii-df tc the Lea\enworth Ranger Station where you will leave the car and lake •lie trail. The trail to the summit il well defined and mod of ti.e way is an easy grade while the complete trip is an easy day.- out ing. From the summit, the Columbia River and mo<: of the loner part of the Wenatehee valley can be seen, and a short tr»|i along the ridge brings Tumwater Canyon and Drury Falls into view. The guard at the Lookout Station will gladly explain how they locate nrc and can give you interesting information about the country helow. The station is an an elevation of about 4500 feet and from there you can SEE US riRST! Leavenworth Supply Company 9th Street—Phone 222 L U. Hart wu at Wcnatchee last I riday, returning Saturday, Buy your seeds at Motteler'-. Full line in bulk and packages. untf) Three hear were seen Wednesda) on the mountain side nr-ar town. Attorney Howe attended ti matters at the county seat Sal irday. J. T. McDonald came in on No. 39 yesterday to attend to business mat ters. I'en sets of China Cups, one set to leach customer, at $l."> 0 per set.— X. A. Nelson. Mrs. T. 11.I 1. Rarrii and children went to Seattle last week to \is:! for several Weeks. A card from I!. K. Blower an nounces that they are Williams. Ariz., and will reman for some time. Mrs. Albert Letting visited friends at Seattle a few days last week, but was Rlad to get back hero when th( sun shines. Dr. Leasing arrived home early this week from his trip to Chicago ami Rochester, Minn., where ho at tended the Mayo clinics. The Kumtux Club will meet Fri day.May 12, with Mrs.F.L.Barkee. Na tional Parks of the Northwest bj Mrs. R. B. Field, and National Char j arters of Note by Mrs. J. L. Maston, I will he the topics. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Bryan left last week for Seattle. They had not de cided where they will locate, but were up to Omak before leaving here to look over propositions. They also had propositions on the Sound to in vestigate. L. W. Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the G. N. Railway is coming west and will be in the valley the 9th. He is to be met at Wenat chee by a delegation of their Com mercial Club and brought to Leaven worth by auto. From here he will go to Seattle. Mrs. Elberta Williams, of Wenat chce, tried last week at Spokane on v charge of trafficking in narcotics, was found jruilty and sentenced to serve a year and a day in the feder al reformatory for women at Rock well City, lowa. Her husband was also found guilty but was not sen tenced at the time, the sentence be ing deferred pending further investi gation of his case. THE LEAVENWORTH ECHO The Senior Cla.-.- in spoken drama May IS. One 48-piece dinner set at 112.00. K. A. Nelson. (18tf) lh" Cascade Ciaratre unloaded a carload of Fords Tuesday. Jos. McLaughlin went to Seattle last Friday for a week's stay. Mrs. F. K. Carl<|uist writes that she and the children are in California. Mr. ami Mr.-. Roas Irwin and friends were up from Wenatchee \ Sunday. Dwipht Darling came over from Everett Sunday to attend to business matters, Dell McCoy returned last week from Idaho. Mrs. McCoy will return when her school is out. Popcorn, homemade candies and newspaper.-, at Henry Koch.- stand. Call around and see him. Thomas Nolan went to Seattle Tuesday night on businesi and to hear a lecture on Ireland. Miss Nettie Nicholson, of Wenat chee. visited her sister. Mr«, H. E, Newell, returning home Saturday. Hemstitching and Peeoting.— Sampson's Shop. If our work pleases you, tell others: if not tell us. (20tf) Mrs. Bert Hagler left last Saturday for Hewett. Minn., in response to in telligence of the serious illness of her father. Philip Schanz, a Wenatchee plumb er, fell from the roof of a house while at work and broke his leg in two places. Six male and four female charac ter! in the cast of Esmeralda, six boys and four girls in the Senior class to play them. Anyone desiring to study vocal cul ture with Mr. Rearick should call either 147 or 511 for appointment. Best of recommendations. (17tf) Frank Gibson, Great Northern brakeman, says that the Big Bend country had a fine rain last Friday and Saturday—the same time rain fell here. At Leavenworth the rain fall for two days wose 57-100 inch. I. C. Varney left last week for hi. farm near Edmondton, Alberta, hav ing rented his place here. Mr. Var ney's many friends were very sorry to have him leave this com munity, but hope that he may pros per in his new home. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Tucker left Tuesday afternoon on No. -1 to attend the convention of the B. of 1.. F. & E. at Houston. Texas, when they will remain thirty day?. Returning they will come by way of San Francisco and visit relatives and enjoy the fes tivities then going on in that city. Henry Koch has purchased Mis. Estebrook's popcorn stand and may be seen plying his trade daily. <m the corner at the I.eavenworth Commer cial Co. store. He will appreciate the patronage of everyone. This will make a nice little business during the summer for Mr. Koch, who lost hi feet a year ago. Jack McCarthy, a cook at Wenaf- chee, shot his wife Tuesday niirht at the Peter Pan restaurant and then killed himself. Mm. McCarthy died a couple hour- :i r the shoo! ing. which occurrc about midnight McCarthy was abo I fifty years o( age and his wife twenty-five. They had been married but a few month? and it is alleged that Mis. McCarth, was under the influence of dope, given her by McCarthy, when they were married. Mrs. McCarthy is survive! by one son by a former marriage. D. H. Cameron, who recently pur chased the interest of C. A. Campbell in the Citizens State Bank, arrived here Tuesday night, driving Ma auto through from Livingston, Montana. Mr. Cameron says that lie found the road.- very poor much (if the way. Coming over the Rockies there was lot- of snow hut the track had been shoveled out. and the going wa> no; so bad as in the low lands through thr timber in the vicinity of Sand Point. He starter] Friday, laid up Monday, and arriving: Tuesday night, made the trip in four day's driving. The total mileace was about 875. Boy Scout Troop No. 2 mot la-t Thursday nipht with Scoutmaster Freeman. A.-st. Sctm. Woldtvet anil 27 scouts present Among the bu»i- 1 Deu matters transacted «rai the elec tion of George Gardner troop scribe 1 and the decision of the troop to Tut p I the Tourist Camp cleaned up during the summer. Joe Stafford's patrol was appointed to take care of it this week. All the -couts learned the scout oath and repeated it. this be -1 ing the first stop leadinir toward the rank of tenderfoot scout. Several of the boys participated in a crab race. Asst. Sctm. Woltvet totd a thrilling, , true coufjar story and Georirr (laid i ncr related one of the exploit* of Sin- ! bad the Sailor. After a fast (ran;. indoor baseball the meetinir anjnurn ed to meet Friday. May .', at 7 dork. Any friends of scoutinir are ' invited to visit our meetings. NO LUNCHEON TODAY. O«:n(r to a |Teal many people of '; desiring to he free to attend t! c Apple Blossom festival at Wen atchee there will be no Commercial Club luncheon today. Next Friday the luncheon will be held at the usual hour. One 42-piece <linner set at $10.00. — N. A. Nelson. (18-tf) Mr. and Mrs. C. T. StOITB were Cashmere visitors Tuesday. Bom, to Mr. ami Mrs. Kal,,Vi Har ris. April 24, a 9-pound Riri. Large stock of bulk and package t'aiclen seeds at Motteler's. (18tf) C. A. Campbell went to Seattle Saturday, returning here Monday. Fresh snow showed on the "tops" Tuesday morning, but not much of it. The first run of "Esmeralda" at Madison Square Theatre Wll 360 nitrhts. W. W. Thomson was down from Chiwaukum Monday, returning home Tuesday. W. E. Herriman has closed out his second hand store and is looking for a location for a largei business. W. S. Wheeler returned Tuesday from a short visit to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where he went on business matters. Mr. Will E. West and his mother, Mrs. Anna Steams, of Bellingham, an- visiting at the Chas. West home in Leavenworth. Mi-, ainl Mis. W, 0. Dolsen came over from Snohomish last Saturday and visited until Sunday with their son, It. \\\, and wife. Dr. Myrtle Snyder, of Cashmere, Osteopathic Physician, will be at the Barclahy hotel Monday. Wednesday and Friday morning from !> to 12. (lp The Wenatchee World explains that Sheriff Forsyth will resign about .May 15 or 20, not being able to re linquish the office just now owning to "business that must be cleaned up before he can go out of office." Engineer H. Fredrickapn returned Wednesday from a visit with rela tive! and friends in Seattle. He was at a party where several old friend were present who were leaving on a trip to the old country—Denmark. The secretary of the We.-tern Washington Auto association and his wife have been here this week mark ing official garages, hotels, etc.. and enjoying our fine weather—which has not been as sunny as usual, however. The railroad is making reduced rates to the Apple Blossom festival at Wenatchee this week. $1.30 takes an adult down and back and 65c is the rate for children. Tickets were put on sale for the -Ith. sth and 6th good to return until May 0. The pipe-line of the Tumwater Light plant is being replaced. It was washed out during the high water of last December and the plant has been out of commission since, cur rent being taken from the Dryden plant for Lravenworth. Judge Bridges has been here from Seattle this week with Mrs. Bridges and they have made several trips to view the scenery in this section of the state, among them being to the Blewett mines. Kock Island, and a horseback .ride to the Icicle canyon. W. D. Moore, employed by Billy Moon on the new hotel at Lake Wen atchee. fell while at work on Sunday and was <]uite severely injured, though we understand no bones were broken. He fell a distance of about twenty feet, landing on his head and shoulder. Prof. Fish, head of the history de partment and Director of Summer School at the EUentburg State Nor mal, visited the Leavenwmth Pub lic Schools Tuesday. He spoke to the high school on "The Unspoken Language of the Plains," explaining and interpreting the sign language of the Indians. Mr. Fish also held a conference with the Senior class, and spoke to the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. His talks were very instructive and interesting. For the Shower— Help perpetuate these happy occasions by the selection of beautiful and appropriate gifts. In our carefully you will find GIFT THINGS and GREETING CARDS suitable and appropriate for every occasion. WHEELER'S PHOTO AND ART SHOP f Seni the Children Here. We're glad to have'em come. We keep a mighty good line of school supplies for their benefit. Pencils, pens, penholders, tablets., ink; candy, ice cream and soda, too. We like to serve the children for two reasons first, we like'em; second, they'll be our big customers in a few years. We're building for the future. That's why we're ao Careful to give you absolutely dependable goods. That's why we like to sell Dr. Miles Medicines. We know they're reliable. We know you'll get your money back if they don't benefit you. Let Our Drug Store Be Your Drug Store. Leavenworth Pharmacy THE NYAL DRUG STORE. F. C. Olberg ; Druggist GARTNER'S MILK LOAF Sold in Leavemvorth and surrounding towns. It has become a favorite bread with the housewives. Ask your grocer for it. Gartner's Bakery PHONE 596 LEAVENWORTH, : : WASHINGTON NON-HEADACHE DU PONT PACIFIC Stumping Powder THE NEW FARM DYNAMITE WHICH DOES ONE-HALF MORE WORK PER DOLLAR. XON:-HEADACHE AND NON-FREEZING. BLASTING (APS AND ELSE. Hardware Co. *13r LEAVENWORTH, WASH. NON-FREEZING