The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-05-13
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS

George Therriault, the man who cut
his throat and swallowed earbolic acid
in Wenatchee last week died Friday
night.
The school board has disposed of the
$40, 900 1920 bonds at per cent, which
were issued ten years ago, and have re-
ceived in return other bonds for the
same amount, bearing per cent.-We-
natchee Republic.
Kirk Whited arrived in Wenatchee
Sunday after an extended tour in the
east, having spent last summer in Ann
Arbor, Mich, and the past winter in
Lincoln, Neb. He thinks he will locate
here. Wenatchee Republic.
A Badger mountain correspondent in
the Wenatchee Advance says the snow
in the Big Bend section is gone and
farming is progressing rapidly. He
says the ground was covered with snow
ftom November II to April 20.
E.T. Trimble, OF Wateryille, prose
cutting attorney of Douglass county, has
announced himself as candidate for
district Judge for the four counties of
Douglass, Chelan, Okanogan and Ferry,
subject to the will of the republican
district convention to be held on May
18th at Tacoma, in connection with the
state convention.
Lakeside is now an incorporated
town of the fourth class. The election
held on Saturday for the purpose of vo-
ting on the incorporation being almost
unanimous, the vote standing: for in
corporation, 50; against Incorporation,
| 1. The ticket nominated at the citi-
zens' caucus was elected by large ma
! iority Joe Darnell was elected mayor.
Lakeside Light.
On Sunday last, John Jackson, ty-
phoid patient in hospital at Anaconda,
Mont, crazed by the fever escaped dur
ing his delirium by jumping from
aecond story window, yelling to the
startled attendant that he was pursued
by devils. All night long Jackson
eluded the vigilance of the guards who
searched for him and finally some time
during the early morning hours he
wandered upon the railway tracks
where he was struck by a freight train
and killed. Jackson's body was fright
fully mangled and was cut almost in
| twain.
| The announcement is made that all
Northern Pacific lands in Washington.
Oregon and Idaho, have been with
drawn from sale. This is thought, by
some, to follow the recent heavy sales
of timber lands to the Weyerhauser
syndicate, but by others it is thought
that the Northern Pacific will wait for
the inevitable rise in the value of their
holdings, which will amount to an enor-
nous sum in q few years. Washing
ton is great state and is rapidly filling
up, and the Northern Pacific people
know it. Land values are bound to in
| credse SIeduIly edou year.
a goodly number of citizens met at
the court house to discuss ways and
means to protect the crops against the
ravages of crickets which threaten to
devastate the crops in the vicinity of
Badger mountain. These pests first
appeared two years ago and the farmers
made very good defense against them
but last year they reappeared in such
numbers that the citizens called for aid
which was extended by the county
board of commissioners and this year
they are Matching out in countless num-
| bers TO such an extent as to arouse gen.
eral alarm which resulted in public
meeting last Saturday. Various sug-
gestions were offered for repelling the
devouring army, but nothing was ac-
complished further than to appoint a
committee to examine and report on
the fence last year. 1t is likely the
public will be called on to contribute to
the cause as it seems the county com
missioners are powerIess to appropriate
public money for the cause, were they
| inclined to do so.-Douglass County
| Press.
Bids were opened by the county COM
missiouers Friday for the building of
bridge across the Wenatchee river one
mile above Mission, There were three
bidders in all but only two were consid-
cred, as one was not accompanied with
a certified check for one-tenth of the
amount bid. The contract was let to 1.
j. Bailey, of Wenatchee, for $4,2S5.
The contract calls calls for combina-