The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-07-14

Deen connected WIN MISS oIdler III tilS
conduct of a restaurant, severed her
connection with the business and left
for Seattle on Monday. She will make
/ her home in Seattle in the future.
Charles Northup left sample OF
wild rye at our Office this week that
measures eight and half feet in height.
1t was cut on his pace in the Chum-
stick valley. Several parties who have
seen it have taken it for sample OF
/ bearded wheat, and were perfectly as
tonished at the length of the straw.
In recent address, Professor James
of Harvard, declared that education Is
conducive to criminality. the distin-
guished gentleman may yet advocate
the closing up of our educational insti-
tutions as being 'derogatory to public
morals (?) Hush. Let us hope he's only
talking in his sleep; don't wake the
philosopher.
While in Wenatchee one day last
week the writer attended performance
in the new opera house which was
opened to the public last Monday. The
town now has what it has long needed,
play house of dimensions equal to her
needs. The Managers Me5srs. Prewitt
and Ferguson will make an effort to
book none but first class attractions,
and should command liberal patron
age.
The court, Commissioner Human
told the writer in Wenatchee last week
| had decided at the meeting last week
to have the bridge which spans the
| Wenatchee river near our town re-
paired and put in a safe condition for
travel at once. Bridge Contractor
Bailey was to be up this week to look at
the bridge and make an estimate of the
cost of repairs.
Roadsupervisor Stein is still engaged
in the good work of improving the
streets of this town. He has just about
finished up on the east end of Front
street and is now turning his attention
to the big rocks that obstruct the street
near the depot and near the Big Rock
corner. These Improvements are
highly appreciated. Let the good
work go on.
Several real estate sales have been
made the past week. Jno. B. Adams
bought eighty acres of land lying across
| the river below the bridge from George
Ingram. Consideration $1,000. w. S.
Newland sold thirteen acres of land
this side of the Chumstick railroad
bridge to L. j. Nelson for $3.50. DR..
Hoxsey bought lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, block
4, Second Addition to Leavenworth.
Consideration, 800.
The following party from Roslyn,
Kit'itas county, passed through town
this week on their way to the head OF
Suiattle creek, on the west slope of the
Cascades, in Skagit county: F. F.
Height, JAS. Wright, Harry Meek, E..
Bostock, Chris Meneghil and Geo. M.
Meneghil These gentlemen are all
interested in the Sampson Mining com
pany and will do assessment work on
their property before returning.
1t is reported that parties have been
engaged in the past week in dynamit-
ing the Icycle river for the purpose of
getting fish. II those who are in favor
of protecting the fish for legitimate
sport would keep sharp lookout these
pirates who are engaged in this most
reprehensible practice could be caught
and severely punished, as they ought
to be. In getting a few fish in this way
they are killing the young and tender
fish by the thousands. We are inform
cd that some persons who are in favor
OF protecting the fish from these mar
anders will take it upon themselves to
watch for vialations.of the fish law.
Forest Supervisor Allen, from Ort-
ing, Wash, examined seven applicants
for the government forest ranger SER
vice last week. Among the applicants
we're D. M. Thomas and Wynne Faulk-
ner of this place, Oscar Blankenship
and a man by the name of Stair, from
Lake Wenatchee; Messrs. Butson and
Pierpoint from Lake Chelan. What
the result of the examination is will
not be known for some time.
Ray Glassburn, who was operated on
two weeks ago in the Leayenworth
Hospital for appendicitis was this week
discharged. He had so far recovered
as to leave the hospital but is not yet
able to resume his occupation. This is
the first operation of the kind that has
ever been performed in the county.
DR.. Mccoy, the operating surgeon, has
a right to be proud OF the successful
termination of the case.
J. A. Miller, who has been working
on prospect about four miles up the
Wenatchee canyon for the past three
months told the writer one day this
week that he had gotten in about thirty