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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
DROWNED IN MOSES LAKE
Grover Mccormick Loses Life While Duck
Shooting with His Father and
Companion Last Sunday

Grover Mccormick had lived here
with his father for the past two or three
years and was well known as a sober
and industrious young man. The past
few months he has spent near Ephrata,
where his father owns a homestead.
He was twenty-three years old and was
engaged to be married to a young lady
in Wenatchee in the coming spring.
Last Sunday, in company with his
father and a young man by the name
Of Harold Deweese, who is well known
here, he was hunting ducks in what IS
known as the pot holes around Moses
lake. These pot holes are small bodies
of water from IS to $50 feet across and
sometimes are quite deep. The ducks
were quite thick on these pot holes
and sometimes two or three were
killed at one shot. Several shots had
been made and four or five ducks were
in the water. Young Mccormick, who
was a good swimmer, volunteered to
90 after them. He had gotten three
out and went back after one or two
more, remarking that the water was
cold. He had the ducks and was com
ing to land when he was taken with
cramps. His father heard him cry
Obj and noticed that his features
were distorted with pain. Mr.. McCor-
mick, who had his arm broken some
time ago, and young Deweese tried to
help him, but with no means at hand
they could not reach him in time to
save his life. He was drowned about
10 o'clock in the forenoon.
A message was received here last
Sunday evening by his mother to come
to Quincy. G. w. Hathaway and
Mrs. ]. G. Debord, members of the
Fraternal Brotherhood, of which young
Mccormick was also member, accom-
panied Mrs. Mccormick to Quincy
where the remains were inferred on
Monday.
This is the first death in the ranks
of the local membership OF this order,
in which Grover Mccormick had pol
icy for $1,000. After attending the
funeral Mr.. Hathaway and Mrs. Debord
returned last Tuesday morning.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL
Appoint a Councilman and Approve a Lot
of Bills

The Town Council met in Special
session Wednesday night. The rules
were suspended and the appointment
of ]. c. Ruth as councilman to take
the place of G. w. Hathaway who was
elected mayor, confirmed.
The bill of D. NJ. Thomas was cut
down to $40, and the clerk instructed
to make tender of this amount in
settlement of the bill.
Freight bill on Jail iron ordered paid,
$3.50.
Joe Massie, blasting rock and haul
ing rock and dirt, $500.
D. R. Ramsey work on street $3.50.
G. E. Moore, meal ticket for board
ing prisoners, S5.25.
E. Forbes, stone and pipe for Coun-
Gil chamber, 1920.
F. ]. Brady, boarding prisoners,
$1,000.
Ordinance No. Sc, providing for a
health officer and fixing his salary was
read the first time.
The following resolution was read
and adopted:
Whereas the town building in
Leavenworth has just been completed;
and while not an imposing structure, it
represents the first attempt of the town
of Leavenworth, as a Municipal Cor
poration, in the way of buildings; and
its completion marks the first anniver-
sary OF the towns existance as a cor
poration" and whereas, it is the opinion
of our town officials that it is advisable
to know the wishes of the people, who
pay taxes and thereby make public i'm
provement possible, and whereas, we,
the Council believe that the opening
of the town building would be an OPP
portue time in which to have public
meeting for the purpose of discussing
the immediate needs OF the town and
any other questions OF interest bearing
upon the future welfare OF this munich
pality.
Therefore be it resolved that the
mayor appoint committee to prepare
and submit for discussion at the next
program for public gather
ing and setting time for same. And
also suggest the manner in which the
meeting shall be called and conducted.
The clerk was instructed TO have the
city hall insured for $500 and the
bill presented to the Council.
Councilman Edwards and Ruth were
appointed a Committee to have cess
pool made for the city hall.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
NEW SUPERINTEN DENT
[ eft For Chelan Consolidated Mines With
Large Force of Men Last Monday
Morning

Mr.. D. E. Heller the new superin
tendent of the Chelan Consolidated
Copper Co., arrived here last Friday
and at once set about to assemble
force of men and take them to the
mines. On Monday morning several
large wagon loads of supplies, bedding
and necessary material were loaded in
front OF the Moore Co. store. Twen-
ty stout, able bodied men accompanied
the outfit. The superintendent inform
ed the writer that the first work would
be to install an air drill. To run which,
water power will be used. This will
take some time. AS soon as the ma
chine drills are ready for operation the
work of pushing the tunnel, which is
now into the mountain nearly seven
hundred feet, will be resumed. We
understand that work in the tunnel
will be carried on all winter.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
PROGRESS ON ELECTRIC PLANT
Work on Pipe Line Well Under Way-Es-
oaVating for Dam Commenced
This Week

A reporter for this paper visited the
camps Of the workers on the Electric
Power Plant now under construction
three miles west Of town. Six weeks
ago we had occasion TO give a brief
sketch Of the work which had then
just begun. a lot Of stone and earth
has been moved in the last month by
Coughren & Jackson and Heine &
Carleson, the sub contractors. Nearly
three hundred men are now employed
on this part Of the work, and every
thing works as smooth as could be ex-
pected.
The past week the material houses
and the winter quarters for the men
who are to build the dam and do the
cement work were erected. Accom-
modations are provided for one hun
bred men and already about fifty are
on the ground This work will be
done by the company under the direct
supervision OF its own engineers.
The tunnel on the pipe line we
learned will likely have TO be abandon
ed on account of the loose character
of the rock. The pipe will be built
around the point, making it little
longer. but it is believed much stronger.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
OVERLAND TRAIN Blu RNED
Train No. 1, Runs Into Sand Drift Near
Vulcan Wednesday Afternoon

Wrecks with an accompanying loss
OF life have become so common on the
Great Northern railway that they do
not longer attract attention or excite
comment. On Wednesday the Over
land, due here at 2:10, ran into a sand
drift near Vulcan, small station just
the other side of the Columbia river
from here. The engine and two cars
were derailed, the cars turning over.
They caught fire and all but the obser-
walton and the mail car burned. A
wrecking outfit was sent from here.
From the best information to be had
there was no loss of life. The injuries
were only slight. 1t must have been a
difficult wreck to clear up as it delayed
trains almost "a hours.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
Work for a Club = If We Had One

Among our news matter will be
found a statement to the effect that
near the latter part Of this month Leay-
enworth will be called on to entertain,
briefly, no doubt, the representatives
OF Seattle's business interests. Believe
US, the party will be composed of the
city's most progressive business men.
Men who have almost as much direct
interest in our growth and development
as we have ourselves. These men will
be ready and willing to help and CO.
operate with US in any movement that
has for its object the advancement and
development of our resources. The
business men Of Seattle have invested
several hundred thousand dollars in
Wenatchee real estate and Wenatchee
business enterprises. All this they can
do and will do here in Leavenworth
because it is to their own interest to do
it. But we must show them that We
ourselves have enough enterprise and
spirit Of progress to make 1t worth
their while. We must show them that
we are alive to the opportunities that
are offered to Washington towns every
day and that we are willing to do our
part to share in the general prosperity.
When they arrive here, if they have to
ask some one what our source Of bust
ness consists OF, our principal industry,
and what inducements we have to offer
prospective homeseekers-in short, if
they have to resort to a mental suction
pump to draw out what information
they want, they will not be slow to
conclude that we are too dead for busy
men to waste their energy on, and go
to some more responsive community.
Will we be ready to meet them in
proper spirit?
Will we be ready to show them the
best we've got?
We can grow larger, redder and bet
ter apples than are grown anywhere
else in the state.
We have the best water and the best
climate in the state.
We furnish employment to more
men than any town twice the size in
the state.
We have larger payroll than any
town three times the size in the state.
But, we have fewer men here who
will take the time to tell strangers and
visitors what we have got than any
town one-fourth the size in the state.
Shall we wake up, get together, and
do something?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
A Runaway Train

A runaway train consisting of a
caboose and four freight cars was the
cause OF much excitement in this
peaceful burg Monday. A freight
train going west broke in two when
entering the yards at Leavenworth.
The detached section started east,
gaining in velocity as it proceeded
down grade. 1t passed through CASH
mere at about lis p. M, going at
the rate of a mile a minute. When
reaching the reverse grade about two
miles this side of Wenatchee the cars
came to stop.
No damage was done but it was
close shave. If No. had been on
time nothing could have prevented
terrible catastrophe and much loss OF
life.
We feel that the responsibility for
this occurrence rests with the Great
Northern officials, and not with the
crew. The company had required
these men to be on duty for over forty
hours and they were completely worn
out and exhausted. Not even the cry,
The Cossacks are coming" was suffi-
cient TO arouse them.
We daresay, however, that the guilty
ones will escape punishment, and in
order to keep up the reputation of the
road the boys whose lives were in dan
ger will get a lay-off and perhaps a
discharge. -Cashmer Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20

Chelan county's first quarterly appor-
tionment of the 1o078 school fund is
$813427.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20
Small Blaze in Railroad Restaurant

What came near being fire but re-
suited in the serious burning of two
men occurred just before daylight We'd
nesday morning. The night cook at
the Shaver News Cos restaurant was
filing a small gasoline tank attached to
a coffee boiler without first taking the
precaution to put the blaze out under
the boiler. The result was that the
blaze was conveyed to the can he was
holding. He first endeavored to throw
the can down and noticing a patron
sitting close by eating his lunch,
changed his mind, probably intending
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20

Captain Burbank, of Cashmere, who
with Charles Reed represented this
county at the National Irrigation Con-
gress which met in Sacramento, Cali
fornia, last week did valiant service for
this section of Washington. More
than one man who attended that meet
ing heard OF the Wenatchee valley for
the first time Echoes from his good
work have come back to US.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20

to carry the can out of doors, but the
blaze was already running up his arms
and he slung the can around and
scattered the blazing oil over the early
diner, c. F. Miller, fireman. Finally
the can fell on the floor and in some
way was put out, after doing consider
able damage to the paint and some
fixtures.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-09-20

An event occurred this week that we
feel deserves to be mentioned, as it
has not happened a half-dozen times
in the past year. On Monday the
westbound passenger train was almost
IN time
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30
DOUGLAS ON ADVERTISING.

Douglas, the shoe man, one of the
most successful advertisers in Amer
lea, whose business averages $4,000, 900
year. has given up magazine adver-
Using and says he will put his money
in the newspapers. Gov. Douglas
made a careful study Of the advertli-
ing end Of his business-the end to
which he attributes his success-and
recently reached the conclusion that it
is printers ink in the daily and weekly
press that bring results. Here are
the reasons on which he bases his con.
illusions:
"a newspaper advertisement strikes
the eye the moment the sheet is open.
ed. The same advertisement would lie
hidden among the pages Of a mana
CINE until the reader found his way to
it, If he ever did.
Practically every man reads
newspaper. Every man does not read
magazines. Take village, for In
stance, where the one local paper has
perhaps 200 readers. If put an ad-
vertlsement in that paper, 200 people
are going to see IT. No one magazine
not for that matter, all the magazines
combined, will circulate 200 copies in
that same town. The reasoning is very
simple.
Another excellent reason for tne
superiority of newspaper over maya
zine advertising rests,in the fact that
in those same local papers the reader
sees the lad" every day of his life,
while he sees it, at best, only once a
month In a magazine"
1t is to our interest, naturally, to
agree with Gov. Douglas, but we be.
lleye we would agree with him, even
II we were not interested in anegs.
paper. THERE'S one other reason, not
mentioned by Gov, Douglas, watch
strengthens our belief, and that Is q
person has more confidence In an "a,
IEertisement seen in his local paper
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30

FAIR MONT, july 80.
Editor west vgihan
The suggestion that Jndee Mason
made IN Ms ietter II which be aeelins
"a to be a candidate for goses that
here are several old soldiers ia tsie
state that would make excellent gov
ernors, has put the veterans In the
city to thinking and their thinking viii
soon go out "a action They are about
united on one ofstheir number and
they do not need to go out Of Marc.
county for their candidate. They have
one Of the brainy men Of the State In
the person Of Thos. q Miller, theIDres.
emit Superintendent Of Free schools.
The old soldiers are talking up Prof,
Miller's candidacy quite strong and
they will have plenty Of warm sup
porters, for Prof. Miiler,s friends are
legion. READER,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30
Getting stirred Up.
FAIRMoNT, w. Va,

FAIRMoNT, w. Va, July 80.
Editor West virginian:
Dear sir:-The remarks copcerning
gubernatorial candidates contained In
the letter signed a Republican which
you published yesterday in the Peo-
pies Forum, are deserving Of no re
ply at all, yet in the cause Of fairness
| wish to supplement your brief re-
Spouse.
1t is only because we know what
this Republican means that We IN
derstand what he tried to say, for
If he had been writing upon a subject
less familiar to all and had displayed
no better use of grammar his remarks
would be devoid of meaning. AS to
great men sometimes differing this
great men of this State in general and
the editors Of Fairmont's daily papers
in particular seem to realize that in
the Hon. Charles W. swisher We have
found our next governor. The PEG
pie OF the State are well satisfied with
him and acknowledge that his success
is merltable. The sore-heads will
soon learn in this, as well as in all
other instances, that every knocks
a boost"
1t is decidedly weak evidence, in
deed bad etiquette, for an eayesdropt
per to mention a conversation, heard
among about five" politicians in sup
port of base desire to influence popu-
lar opinion against a man who alone
by reason of his upward struggle in
life, deserves the highest honors and
commentator of a people he has
faithfully served. 1t is safe 10 say that
before long those FIVE politicians, II
not imaginary, will be found in the
Swisher band wagon.
A man who has the nerve and brains
to overcome the obstacles met by Mr..
swisher since he started life as a
poor trapper boy in the mines has no
need to fear a little thing like fight
for the goyernorship, especially with
the success of his campaign assured.
Arnold scherr is as high as he will
get at present and judging from a
personal acquaintance with both him
and swisher, the two are not even
to be considered in the same day, es-
pecially as REGARDS looks, merit and
brains.
Real Republicans stand ready to
wager that scherr's name will not
reach the convention. swisher will
carry both Marion and the State, for
according to the past, "he cant be
beat, not even If they cheat"
NJ + r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30

We may expect to hear something
concerning another candidate for gov,
ernor about the first of September ac'
eording to the following from the Par
kersburg State Journal:
John Wallace in his Sunday letter
to the Plttsburg Dispatch, this week
says that Arnold scherr refuses to de
fine himself on the matter of running
for Governor. When Mr.. scherr was
in Parkersburg a few days ago, he
seemed to be pretty much in the no
ton of being candidate and stated
he would give this paper a definite
statement Of his decisionEin the matter
by the first of September.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30
4 ROME sAppENEb.

The newspaper IN ernlty ID one
and all ssmpathlze deepiy with Aif:i
Harry II Snyder Of the Shepherds.
town Register; IN the sad accident
#Eich resulted in the death Of his es:
Unable wife on Sunday afternoon.
Truly COD works ira mysterious way
sometimes Here was mother on
the way to sunday school with three
OF her children. A backing strap
breaks and the horse starts to run.
The mother in attempting TO jump
from the blggySto save her children
falls and hsr neck is broken. Such a
tragedy! What heartachesl, What
desolation in the homei Yet, some
how, II our friends have to meet yio-
lent deaths most of as would prefer
that they be5killed on the road to Sum
day school than to some other places
that many Of us could mention. Mr..
snyder's home will be dreary and lone
IL with the wife and mothergone and
the suddenness Of her departure will
add to the sorrow Of It, The West
virginian sends this word Of condol-
ence in Mr.. snyder's time of grief ex-
pressing the deepest heartfelt sym.
pathy for him and his motherless chill
dren.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30

The beginning made in the pony con.
test is far more interesting than was
even expected. Since the ANNOUNCES
ment was made much planning and
work has already been done as is
shown by the great bundles Of con:
pons that are shovering into the Of
fice.l Nearly 1000 votes have already
been cast. Most every section Of The
county is already, represented In the
voting although returns from the ont
of town readers have not yet been re.
ceiyed as the time has been too short
for them to get in. The pony outfit is
the principle subject Of discussion now
with the boys, girls and many Of the
ladies'. The contest Is OF most absorb.
ing interest in Warrington and was
the subject of much favorable com.
ment on the streets there Saturday
and Monday and Balrmont promises to
have a sturdy rival for the capital
prize in the second city The hand.
some diamond rings and watches are
being looked over at the local jeweler
and all that have seen them pro.
nounce them even beyond their expec.
tatton in brIlllancy and appearance.
Every coupon has double voting
value. Besides toe votes allowed in the
pony contest you can favor your ia.
yorites in any or all the Ave classes
competing for the gold watches in adj
dition to voting in the main contest.
Read the rules. sand regulations and see
that every coupon does all 1t is posi-
bic to do. Vote for your friends in one
contest and they will help you in the
other.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30
TOM NADINE
ONCE MORE IN THE LIMELIGHT-
ARRESTED FOR DISORDER.
LY CONDUCT.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July SO.-Tom
Nadine, former coachman Of the Hart
je family, who became famous during
the divorce trial claims he has been
unfairly treated by Mrs. Hartje and
threatens the publicity Of a letter al
legged to have been written him by
Mrs. Hartje. Nadine was arrested
and charged with disorderly conduct
with two women. He was fined ter
dollars and given thirty days to-day
One Of the women mixed up in the
trouble declared Nadine made comics
slons regarding the Hartje case.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-30

ing men, assuring them they would be
rescued, consollng them, finally prepar.
ing them for the end that for awhile
seemed Inevitable.
The inspiring presence of Father Por-
cIele and OF Father Parker, his assist
ant, Gained q tumultuous scene. Men
who had been running here and there
wildly, useiessly, uncovered their heads,
and some women dropped on their
knees as the priest blessed the four.
The injured men were Antonio Bal
nero, twenty-eight years old; Gohano
Catlono, forty years old; Antonio Nun
dale, nineteen years old, and Joseph
Slsuppl, forty years old.
Several others were slightly hurt.
Twenty-Five men were digging in the
excavation at Stone avenue and Her.
kimer street, East New York, where
will stand public school No. 11S, occu-
pyine one-fourth of the block. Care
lessly the workers on the excavation
had dug deep into the base Of one Of
its sides, leaving the top oyerhanglng.
Without an lnstant's warning the top
stratum Of earth and stones fell on a
dozen workmen. The others ran. yelling.
Eight men extrlcated themselves and
llmped away. All these were so terri
fed that they gave no help to the four
who we're buried. They struggled as
best they could to free themselves.
Some women hurrylng from the church
caught glimpse of mans head as 1t
protruded from the fallen mass. At the
sight two women tainted and ALMOST
fell into %the excavation Others,
yhriekIng, ran away. Precious little
more would have prec!pitated panic.
Soon Captain James G. Reynolds and
patrolmen Of the Brownsville police
station arrived, tore of their white
gloves, yanked off their uniform coats,
grabbed shovels which the terrified la
borers had dropped, set to work in the
mud and dug, dug, dug, carefully, but
nightly, until they uncovered the four
mems heads. :.
az. am dying" murmured Antonio
Balmero. "Get me priest"
Two men rushed to the rectory OF
Our Lady of Lourdes, several blocks
away. They had not to urge the aged
Father Porciele or Father Parker to re,
turn with them. To reach the suffering
men they had to walk down a narrow
plank to a depth which will be the
schools subcellar. There in the mud
and stony debris Father Porciele knelt
for fifteen minutes. At any instant
more of the overhanglng top Of the
bank might have fallen on him.
The earth that had fallen shifted 90
that the police tied ropes under the
prmplts Of the four men and that they
might not sink deeper again forced the
other laborers to hold the ropes taut.
While the digging progressed Drs'
McMurray and Hart of st. Mary'si hos.
pital and Drs. johnson and Ebersohl
Of the Bradford Street hospital reached
the scene and gave the four sufferers
stimulants. When they were lifted
from what had nearly been their graves
Balmero and Cationo were so nearly
gone that the four physicians perform
ed artificial respiration on them