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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1906.


Eve another copy of the Echo
reac hes it's readers old Father
Time will have checked off an
other year to the credit of the
past.
The hoary old man of the hour
glass and scythe has been busy
the past year gathering unto
himself the old and the young,
the just and the unjust. So has
it always been. So will it ever
be. As your memory dwelIs on
the events of the past year there
will be dark periods but they
will be compensated by bright
ones. We can only express the
hope that the bright spots in the
past year will outnumber those
of the darker hue.
To the American people as a
whole 1906 has been good. Very
good. If we could be assured
that the year upon the threshold
of which we are standing would
be equally good it would not be
necessary to wait until next
November to return our thanks.
Nineteen hundred and six was
good to Washington, it was good
to Chelan county and best of al
it was good to Leavenworth. We
have enjoyed healthy growth
as town. We have prospered,
perhaps, beyond our deserts
Along with this general pros
perity The Echo has enjoyed its
full share. So, with feelings Of
profound gratitude to that grand
and mysterious power thai
guides and directs the affairs OF
this world, we can truly say we
are thankful.
For our friends and readers
we wish that 1907 may be as
good as 1906 has been to us.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
SIDNEY SLOAN Is INSANE

The jury which sat on the case
of Sidney Sloan returned a YER
dict of insanity against the nine
teen year old villain who last
summer, in cold blood, wilfully
and deliberately murdered his
father with an AK while he was
eating his supper, He may be
sent to an asylum for a year or
two and if the authorities of that
institution pronounce him cured
or exhibiting no symptoms OF
arrangement, what law is there
for keeping him there?
The question quite naturally
occurs to us, would the alieni sts
who testified to Sloan's insanity
at the trial for murder have
given the same opinion if he had
been on trial before justice of
the peace inquiring into the san
ity of Sidney Sloan before he
chopped his father to death, and
would this same jury have rem
dered the same verdict?
There is the case of an unfor-
tunate man in LeavenWorth who
has twice been tried on the
charge of insanity at the county
seat and in each case the jury
pronounced him sane. And yet,
to our own knowledge, this man
has shown ten times as much
evidence of insanity as was
shown in the Sloan trial.
Now, if this man killed a fell
low being, the jury would not
hesitate to pronounce him in
sane. OF course not There
would be so much evidence of
his arrangement that he was
twice tried on a charge of lunacy.
The benefit of the doubt is
always against that great body
called society and the unfortun-
ate victim whose taking off was
necessary to prove insanity.
The test of insanity it appears
is. has the defendant ever killed
anybody?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28

During the past week we have
received three very handsomely
illustrated editions of papers on
our exchange list, the Vancouv-
er Columbian, the Brewster Her
aid and the Douglas County
Press. Each is distinctly illus
trative of the interesting and at
tractive features of its surround
ings, and each will do its town
much more good in the way of
attracting settlers and bringing
in capital to aid in developing
natural resources, enhancing the
value of land and in every way
beneftting the community in
which they are published, than
they will the owners, as W"
know from experience. The OK
pense of getting out one of these
illustrated special editions is
such that the publisher is rarely
if ever reimbursed. If the edi-
tor lives long enough he may, in
time, receive some benefit from a
special edition.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
SchmIdt--SonnIchsen

At $3.50 p. m. on Christmas day Her
man A. Schmidt and Mamie Dorothy
Sonnichsen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
M. Sonnichsen, were married at the
home of the brides parents at 207Ferry
Ave, Ballard, Wash.
Mr.. Schmidt is a son of John Schmidt,
who formerly lived here, where he is
remembered as an exemplary young
mai.
Miss Sonnichsen is a most highly es-
teemed young lady of Ballard.
The Echo congratulates the young
people who are just starting out ON the
journey of life and wishes for them hap
piness and prosperity.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
The Law Relating TO Stray Animals

Any person losing an animal shall
register the same with the county aud
itor of his county under "estrays lost, =
for which the auditor shall collect fee
of 80 cents and give receipt for same
ANY person about whose premises
any animal may be in the habit OF run
ming at large at any time between the
first day of October and the first day OF
March, may take up such animal, and
shall within ten days thereafter cause
the same to be registered with the
county auditor, giving place taken up,
date, kind of animal, age. color, brands,
ear marks and any other marks OF iden-
tification. The auditor shall charge a
fee of so cents against each animal so
registered. Breechy and vicious ami
mails may be taken up at any time.
If the owner of the animal appears in
the record of "estrays lost" the auditor
shall Immediately notify the owner by
mailing him notice addressed to the
post Office desig mated opposite his
name, and the owner shall be required
to appear within twenty days from the
date of such notice and pay all charges
and take said animal.
The owner shall pay the auditor the
fee for registering and shall receive re-
ceipt for the same. Upon exhibiting
receipt, paying the finder 81 for taking
up animal and the further sum OF III
cents per day for keeping estray from
the time of registering, shall be given
possession said animal.
Any taker-up of an estray who snail
work such animal, or otherwise use the
same so as to derive benefit therefrom,
shall forfeit all pay for the keep there
of.
If the owner of an estray shall not
appear within twenty days from the
time of registering same the auditor
shall publish notice once week for
two consecutive weeks in the paper do
ing the county printing, giving name
of finder, date taken up, place kept de-
scription, and state if the owner does
not appear and pay charges and claim
animal, same will be sold, giving day
and hour of sale, which shall be not less
than fifteen or more than twenty days
from the date of the first publication.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
"RING OUT THE OLD :
RING IN THE NEW
@NMC~ w.

lust a dayo NOR the most prosperous ye0 ~
history will have passed away ana we WI" "
better prepared before to start upon the ne"
in of the word, with mammoth STOCK Vi w.
thing to eat and to make oo p'7oe
your headquarters.
THANKING you all, for past favors ana so''"s
YOUR future business wish you happy ana prosperous
New Year.
Friends
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
Cashmere Wants Fish Hatchery ana
Newspaper

The Cashmere correspondent of the
Spokesman Review writes that paper:
can enthusiastic meeting of the Cash
mere Commercial club was held in c..
A. II. hall with an attendance of 80
members c. Nj. Banker was elected
secretary to succeed =. Bellinger, re-
signed. A resolution was adopted
pledging the support of the club to an
effort to secure the establishment of a
state salmon hatchery at Cashmere. E..
Z. Long, j. NJ. Francisco and A. A.
Wright were appointed by President
Bollman IA committee to draft method
of procedure and raise funds. it was
decided to send representative to
Olympia to lay the matter before the
legislature, and purse of 800 was
raised to defray expenses. PROPOSE
ton was presented to the club by A. H.
Mailer to establish weekly newspa-
per in Cashmere. The proposal was
accepted with great enthusiasm and f..
c. Long, A. $ Burbank and &. M.
Banker were appointed to canvass the
town for advertising contracts The
only paper which Cashmere has is The
Press, which is edited and printed by
[ leonard Fowler in connection with The
Republic at Wenatchee. 1t is bright
and ably edited, but the
feeling is general that Cashmere should
have paper solely devoted to the in
terests of this town"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
TRIAL FOR MURDER

The defendant is proven guilty
of the most atrocious crime OF
killing his own father, a most
unnatural crime, and admits that
he could and would just as delib-
erately kill his mother.
Horrible, horrible! He is sure
ly insane.
Acquit him of the crime oil
murder.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28

The Commercial club shipped to the
president quantity of Wenatchee APP
piles for Christmas present The APP
pies were carefully selected, wrapped
and packed and go direct to Lieutenant
Commander Key, special aid TO the
president, and will be presented by
him to the nations chief executive,
with the compliments OF the Wenat-
chez Commercial club. The apples
we're packed by the Wenatchee Fruit
Growers Association and consisted Of
the varieties of Spitzenberg, Winesap
and Newton Plppin. -Wenatchee Daily
World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28

The Echo-twelve months for sl.OO
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28

Special Notice--Hereafter all resolutions OF
coincidence, cards OF thanks, notlces o. enter
tainments where an admission fee is charged,
and all notices of any kind intended to promote
somebody's business must be paid for at regu-
lar advertising rates when printed in the Echo.
If you expect this paper to help push some
thing to make money you can afford to contrib
ute TO its support. All free entertainments OF
whatsoever kind, or movements to promote the
welfare and prosperity of the community as a
whole will be given the free use OF It's columns.
No deviation will be made from this rule.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28

A Wenatchee restaurant ad
vertises "Pies that cannot be
beaten" Perhaps the maker of
them ought to be.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-28
TRIAL FOR LUNACX

Has the defendant ever com
mitted murder?
No.
Acuuit him. He is sane.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-11-15
BOB TO FIGURE IN MATRIMONIAL
MILL
Young Bride demonstrates Against the
Articles of Agreement and Seeks
to Have Them Called OF.

A~ccordingto the Sacramento Bee
Bob Fitzsimmons and his young wife,
who married him for fame, which he
lost about a month after the wedding,
are having trouble again, and the once
renowned scrapper may get another fit
ting grip on fame by figuring in a SEN
sational divorce case.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons alleges, and is
| prepared to make out a prima facie
case, that Bob is .distressingly made
quate in personal appearance. He has
freckles; his nose is BEN and broken;
his ears are displaced and look like
puffballs; his face is red and SCARED
He has a hand like a ham, and his
fingers like sausages.
Besides, Fitzsimmons, where he was
admired, is now pitied. Furthermore
he is a little near with the money-bag.
All these separate complaints are
grouped under the single head Of
cruelty and backed up by many a
grievous specification. Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons stands ready to prove on reliable
testimony that Fitz baked at mort
gaging his home to purchase a blue
ribbon bull terrier; that he refused to
yield up his bank account to the fur
rier for a variegated sheathing of
crmine and seal; that he denied her
the right to battle her pet poodle in
champagne, and that, on one occasion
when she was absent, Fitz had fed it
IN milk that was cold.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-11-15
GENERAL GRATING IN LINCOL>
COUNTY
Caused the Debt Which Now Hang
Pall-like Over Taxpayers-Many
Mistaken Stories

There has been much said of lat
concerning the debt of Lincoln coun
ty, and many mistaken stories are cur
rent concerning it's origin, says the
Searchlight Record.
Furthermore some Of these storice
are such as to cause ultra scrupulou
persons to oppose any plan which pro
pose a compromise. Those familiar with
the true facts have no such qualms, thu
conditions being as follows:
In the year 1863 the county WI
formed with Elko a sthe county scat.
The first five years was a period Of
great depression an1 annually II.
county treasury piled up an ever in
crcasing deficit. There being no funds
warrants were issued In payment of
debts incurred. These warrants seldo.a
brought more than fifty cents on the
dollar, and as a result all bills were
made out against the county according
ly. 1t is a matter of record that lea
pencils were sold to the county at the
rate of $40 a dozen.
Then, too, there was a great deal
of grating mixed up with the admins
~tration of affairs. 1t is related tina orr
sheriff, taking advantage of an exis
ing law governing the attachment Of
property of delinquent tax payers
served some forty attachments on o
single trip and charged the county
NTH NO manu- csnnla frtnc He hi
amounted to $4,000 but the commits
s%ioners, in a spasm of economy, cut Il
to SIS, 900.
Then came the building of the cour.
house, another pieve of big grating
Affairs went from bad to worse unit Z
finally the county was unable to eve;
secure credit a any price. In 1875 leg
islative authority was given for tn
county to issue bonds with which /,
take up the outstanding warrants, and
this was lone to the tune $1S1 900
These bonds were to run for ten year
and to bear interest at the rate of te ,
per cen annually. The bill authoriz
ing the issue having provided a tax
cdfculdCeu 10 care Iof the iHteieStS anu
to provide for the payment of the
principal. This, however, it failed to
do and as a result very little interest
was wei paid and not a cent of thu
principal To date the total indebted
ness in round numbers amounts tc
about 100000.
When it is understood how the O
ty was frauded into debt no one should
oppose a compromise settlement.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-11-15
WH|SKEY,
LIKE THE DEW OF
DEATH VALLEY
SOON vANIsHES AT THE CAMP
OF POWHATTAN
Silver State Correspondent In New
Mining Camp Tells of a Chicken
Dinner at Brown-Palace

MINING DISTRICT OF ROSEBUD
Nov. 13.-At Blooms Brown-Palace,
the last, but not least Of Nevada'a
great strikes of gold and silver-This
camp will demonstrate to the world
that the values of the Sagebrush State
do not only lie in the Tonopah and
Goldfeld districts, but are distributed
over the entire state. The Bloom strike
is one of the phenomenal strikes of the
state, as demonstrated by assays which
from the surface, run into the thous-
ands Of dollars per ton. The camp, al
though only three months old, has at
tracted the attention of investing cap
~italists who are already on the ground
developing, and certifying an increase
of values with depth. There is no
doubt that this camp has a great flu
ture and will prove a credit to the
state. The strikes, not only of the
standard metals, but of almost all rare
and precious metal, in the state, has
demonstrated to the world that the
state of Nevada will justly rank first
of the great mineral states. Captain A,
0. Girard and j. H. King of Bernice
in the Bernice mining district, another
creditable camp of this state, were in
the Bloom Brown-Palace on the 18th
inst, and the camp was treated to its
first chicken dinner, served in the
"maple rooms. Captain Girard acted
as the chef, and w. Calvin as head
waiter, the dinner being served on the
front door of the "grill." Phil Blume
acted as "toastmaster.' with a bot
tie of imported Scotch whisky in one
hand, and a quart of the first pure wa
ter from the Rosebud spring, in the
other.
The water lasted throughout the
evening, but the Scotch whisky vanish
ed like the "Dew in Death Valley
Several toasts appropriate to the even
ing were offered, and responded to in
a most fitting manner by ]. H. KING
superintendent of the Bernice mines
Later the party was escorted to the
apartments of d. Fitzpatrick, by Mr.
Blume, where the party spent the re
mainder of the evening in the enjoy
ment of a box of cigars, with compli
ments of w. A. Calvin. After the smo-
ker, the party retired to their respec-
tive rooms, consisting of 1000 acres,
which Mi. Blume mas recently located
with a s'side center monument Of
the townsite for a pillow.
Captain Girard and Mr.. King return.
ed to Bernice early in the morning
none the worse for their experiment.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-11-15
In the Fifth Judicial District Court Of
the State Of Nevada, in and for the
County of Humboldt:

In the matter Of the estate Of F. Fl.
Long, deceased.
Notice of hearing of petition to sell
personal property:
Notice is hereby given that F. F
Martin, executor of the estate of F. III.
Long, deceased, has applied to the
court above named, on the 14th day of
November, 1906, for an order to sell
certain personal property of said cs-
tate. to-wit: About S5 head of cattle,
and that his petition therefor has been
set for hearing at IL o'clock a. m, Of
the Goth day of November, 1905.
Dated Nov. IA, 1906.
GEORGE o. HILL,
MA Clerk of Said Court.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-11-15
sToCh MARKET REPORT

There has been good tone to the cat
tie trade during the past, week, more
especially the steer end. Prices have
changed bul little during the past ten
days, although the supply has been
liberal. wen at this season os tie wear
when the uns usually are getting
lighter. Good to choice killing steers
have sold up around $50 the past
wePek, good kinds, $500 to $4.25, with
the common end at $500 and .lown.
The COW market was very literally
supplied last week and prices declined
on Monday Toe to 15c. Packers held
prices on this basis throughout the
week and with the liberal run If 1000
cattle here yesterday the COW trade
was none too active, but prices NOT
materially different. Choice heifer
stock is in good demand and selling at
$3.50 to $500; choice cows around 1929
to $3.50; good kinds of cows, $500 to
1925; fair, 1925 to SO. 100; Gamers and
cutters, $1.75 to $3.50.
The tone to the stocker and fee.ln
trade has also been strong. CornisIls
are being cleared and this has given a
better feeling to the stocker trade.
No doubt this inquiry will continue
throughout the winter; in fact there
is little prospect for lower prices anv-
where. Prices have generally held
strong, good to choice heavy feeders,
$4.25 up to % 90; fair to good, $500
to $4.25; good to choice light and me-
dunn weights, $500 to $4.25; fair to
good, $40 to $500.
There has been a liberal offering il
the sheep division. While the trade was
slow yesterday with a run of $1,000
the market today is steady and quite
active. Good killing lambs are selling
at 81 90 to 1925; good yearlings, 1913
ee 20. Good wethers. $500 to 1925;
good ewes, $4.s5 to $5.15; good feeding
lambs, 1915 to 1925; good yearlings,
$500 to $5.35; good wethers, $4.75 to
45.I5; good ewes, 1915 to $500.
CLAY, ROBINSON 4 co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-11-15

JOB PRINTTNG-The Silver State
Office is prepared for higb-class com
mercisl printing at reasonable ratea.
Give US q trial.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-11-15

Job Printing at the silver State
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-04-25
PAYABLE on Demand.

If you carry money on your person,
or have it in your house, it is ''paya-
BILE On. demand" when the burglar
comes round; you not only loose
your money, but your life is in dan
ger. Fool the burglar and deposit
your money in THE HOME BANK;
your money will be safe and draw
interest. Alfred J. Fox,
Cashier.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-04-25
An Old Soldier Gone.

Mr.. Edwin King, residing near
Macedon, this county, died Saturday
after several weeks illness in the 74th
year of his age. He leaves a wife,
relatives and friends to mourn his
loss. Mr.. King was good man and
kind neighbor. He never interferred
with other peoples business, but
attended in quiet way to that Of
his own. He was member of Com
pany K. Goth Regt; faithful soldier
ever ready to perform his duties
whenever called, but he has marched
to the last tap Of the drum here ard
gone to join those of bis old COM
rades who had preceded him to q
better land where there ale no pesti.
lence and wars, but peace and hap
piness. His remains were inferred
at the Clark burying ground or Sun
day.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-04-25

Gen. Thomas W. Carwile, his staff
and the members of the South Caro-
lima party left Columbia Monday
morning over the Greenville branch
of the Southern railroad for New
Orleans to attend the reunion OF the
Confederate veterans April 25 27.
We have not learned whst members
from our county joined the party on
the trip.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-04-25
Wednesday, April 20, 1906.
The Columbia Record of April %

ll6 Col0mDla hecOEo VI aptN 10,
says:
Representative Lever is in receipt
of letters from NJ. B Edwards,
mayor of Batesburg; S. S. Linder,
intsndant of the town Of Gilbert; >.
j. Taylor, mayor of Lexington, and
r 3. Allen, mayor Of Augusta, COM
mending him for the interest he has
recently been taking in the matter OF
having mail agent placed on tne
train leaving Columbia for Augusta
in the afternoon.
Ali of these letters are to the effect
that the growth Of the section be-
tween Columbia, ard Augusta in re.
cent years has been very rapid and
that present conditions amply justify
the placing of mail clerk on the
train mentioned.
The above mail service which will
add to the business interest along
this road. With the regular pas.
senger train which goes into effect
next Sunday morning instead Of a
mixed train, will be q great convent.
ence to our people.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-04-25

Yes, let Us have the boxes at the
primary polls where the question ct
least can be settled in the Democra-
tic party, whether we have "no
liquor or dispensary. We are salts
fed We can get the sentiment of our
people this way. We have had q
number of our people pro and con to
express themselves as approving of
the plan. It carries no expense and
leaves this all important moral ques-
tion with the people directly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-04-25
irmo Items.
the Editor of the Dis patch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The green trees, the beautiful
flowers and the sweet songs of birds
remind US that we will soon be in
the midst of pleasant spring-the
happiest season of the year. A soul
in which these things cannot awaken
new life and bestir new energies
must be dead indeed.
Cotton planting is progressing
nicely, and if the fertilizer output is
any indication, efforts are being made
for a heavy cotton crop. The recent
rise in the price Of cotton stimulated
sales considerably, but there is more
behind which is being held for twelve
cents. We hope different but we
fear twelve cents price is not very
close at hand.
Town Marshals Boozer and Sheaiy
got move on them Sunday and
Monday and bagged only four. There
are others that should have met the
same fate, but this breaks the recent
record of Irmo. Intendant Sbealy
made an impression On their minds
that will not soon be erased.
Bennie Bouknight climbed up to a
crows nest a few days ago and fell
about twenty feet and was badly
hurt, but he seems to be all right
again.
Capt. j. g. Counts is quite feeble
but able to be out occasionally.
April %. q