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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17
p Drug Store Changes Hands

The postoffice drug store changed
hands this week, the new owner, Mr..
w. A. Pfeiffer, from Seattle, taking
possession Tuesday. Mr.. Pfeiffer is a
licensed and experienced pharmacist,
having been employed for six years in
the large drug house Of Stewart q
Holmes, in Seattle, and assumes his
Leavenworth connection with unim-
peachable vouchers as to his ability,
carefulness and character. Filling
prescriptions carefully, from the best
and freshest of drugs, at reasonable
price," said Mr.. Pfeiffer, will be the
leading feature Of his drug business.
Mr.. Pfeiffer is married man, having a
wife and two children, boys, who are
yet in Seattle, but will join him here
shortly.
The retiring owner, DR.. ]. E. Shore,
will remain in Leavenworth, and in
tends to fully devote his time to the
practice of his profession and in look
ing after his property interests here
DR.. S. is an old resident of Leaven'
worth, having located here in 1899
and is honorable and upright in his
business dealings, and Leavenworth il
fortunate in retaining him as citizen
The Echo wishes both gentlemen al
success in their new departure, anc
congratulates Leavenworth in the pos
session OF both in its business commu
nitv.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17
JAIL DELIVERY AT WHNATCHEE
Somebody Opened the Door, and Two
Walked Away and Two Remained

The door of the county Jail at We
natchee was opened by someone about
9 o'clock Tuesday night. Two men
sent from Leavenworth for robbery,
Schonihan and Gimble, about two
months ago, made their escape, and so
far have not been apprehended. Sheriff
Webb is in Montana, and the Jail is in
charge of Deputy Simmons. Clark, who
was also sent from here for assault with
deadly weapon, and Iverson, charged
with attempted rape, refused to leave
the Jail.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

Commissioner Otis does not come to
our town so often since he was elected
county commissioner. Having to go
to the county seat or the new depot at
Peshastin, is responsible for the infre-
quency OF his visits. However, he was
here this week, and told US he was very
busy on the ranch. Some people will
wonder what man can do on a ranch
at this time Of year. You point out
rancher that has nothing to do, and
we'll show you a man that's hard up
and has poor horses.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17
Do Not Leave Your Happy Home

When an Index citizen visits any OF
the neighboring towns and hears and
sees the quarels and petty neighbor-
hood rows that seem to be constantly
going on, he is glad to get back to
Index, where such a quarelsome con-
dition of affairs does not exist. Index
is the most peaceful and harmonious
town along the line. News.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

Mrs. Paul c. Buehring, from Ana
moose, N. D., has been here for the
past three or four weeks visiting sis
ter, Mrs. Earl Simmons, who has re-
Gently recovered from a severe spell OF
typhoid fever. Mrs. Buehring likes
Washington, and may induce Mr.. B..
to locate here.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

G. S. Merriam came up from the
county seat Tuesday afternoon, on bus
mess matters connected with his Pc
shastin orchard property, on which he
is building great hopes. Not without
good reason, either. No better fruit
land than this, which is three miles
from Leavenworth, as the crow flies,
can be found in the state OF Washing
ton. The time is not far away when
the fruit grown in the valley Of the
Wenatchee river will be best known by
the distinguishing name, Peshastin
Fruit"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

The following were among the num-
Der of Leavenworth friends who at
tended the funeral of the late Mrs.
Carl Christensen at Wenatchee Sun
day: Mrs. DR.. Hoxsey, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. S. Sampson, L. P. Durand and wife,
Postmaster Davis and wife, c. E. Ham
ilton, Jack Smith and Frank Losekamp.
Mrs. Christensen remains were in
tered in the cemetery at Wenatchee
on Sunday afternoon, being followed
to the last resting place by large
number of sonowing friends. Rev.
Hilton, of the Wenatchee Episcopal
church, conducted the funeral services,
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Congregational Church Notes

The services at the Congregational
church next Sunday will be as usual.
Sunday-school at 10 a. M, followed
by sermon at II O'Clock. Young
Peoples Society at $50, followed by a
sermon delivered by Rev. Hales at
7:30 D. m. Everybody welcome.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

The members of the Order of Owls
have decided to give their first annual
ball on February D., Washington's
birthday. Dancing seems to surpass
all other diversions in this burg, and
the Owls will expect a large crowd at
their first ball.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

]. H. Bohnsack left Eudora, Kan.,
the fore part Of the week, on his return
to Leavenworth. He left here about a
month ago, to visit his father, who was
very sick, but is recovering.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

Mrs. DR.. w. w. Elmer, her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gaspad, and Mrs. Gaspard's
little son, arrived Monday from Seattle,
and will probably remain in Leaven-
worth for some time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17
Committee

Agent L. w. Woodrow is making
to bring his family to
Leavenworth. He will occupy the
house recently vacated by Mr.. Frick.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17
COUNTY NEWS ITEMS

Messrs. ]. w. Hinson and Art
Johnson, OF the Home orchestra, Of
Leavenworth, were in Cashmere Mon
day, making arrangements for series
of dances here this winter. The first
will be masquerade ball on Thursday
evening, January %, in the Frank
Dorm New building. The Home Or
chestra needs no introduction or eu-
logy at our hands, having gained rep
utation that is lasting and travels ahead
of them.-Cashmere Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17
The Best Goods
For the Least Money

It has ever been our aim to please our
trade, not so much by giving them the cheap
est goods, as the best goods for the least
money. We can always defend fair price
for good goods, but no man can successfully
defend, nor can he build up and hold trade
with cheap price for goods of poor quality.
Yours for the lowest price, quality con-
sidered.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

Remaining in postoffice, uncalled for
Jan. Is, 1908:
Brawley, CHI Corneille, Tielennius
Ham, Afford Lapp & Kelly
McKechnie, Dan Kelly, Nellie
Kerker!d, Muligan, Louis
Steuer H Richter,
Sandsmark, Abel St John, Walter
Saker, Mrs Jennie
In calling for same, please say,
advertised" &c. Davis, Postmaster
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

THE big new bridge over the Colum-
bia river will be completed so that
teams may cross next Monday" said
Marvin Chase of the Wenatchee Canal
Co. to the World. The finishing
touches of the big structure are being
put on this week and the weather is
most favorable for work." Mr.. Chase is
of the opinion that the celebration
should be postponed for a couple OF
months SO as to enable those who wish
to attend to be on hand without suffer
ing from the inclemency of the weather.
He thinks the most favorable time
would be in April or May. At that
time the ditch conveying water to East
Wenatchee land will be completed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

Carl Christensen will return to We
natchee to live. He is at present en-
gagged in the hotel business in Seattle,
which he expects to sell soon. The
youngest child is now at the home OF
Frank Reeves where it will remain for
the present. Mr.. Christensen and the
two older boys will leave soon for Seat
tie where they will stay for the remain
der of the winter.-World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

The two cases of smallpox at the
home of Mr.. Puckett, at the Alvy
Warren place, up Mission creek, are
quarantined, and every precaution has
been taken to keep the disease from
spreading. The cases were mild ones
and the victims are convalescent.
They will be kept in quarantine until
all danger is past.--Cashmere Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17

George Rose, the 20-year-old son OF
Conrad Rose, died very suddenly in
Wenatchee last Saturday. He returned
from Fairbault, Mimi, where he had
been attending school, on Friday, with
his parents. Saturday at Q o'clock he
took sick and soon lapsed into uncen-
sciousness and remained so until he
died at 7:45.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Arbor Day Proclamation.

In accordance with the annual Gus
tom, Governor Buchtel has issued the
following Arbor day proclamation:
by law the third Friday in April
of each year is set apart as Arbor
day, TO be observed by the people of
the state in the planting of trees, with
the proviso that the actual planting of
trees may be done on the day desig-
mated or at such other convenient
time as may best conform to local
climatic conditions. Under this law
we name day for the education of the
people which we all Arbor Day, and
then announce that the actual plant
ing of trees may be done when condi-
tions are favorable.
''Arbor day in Colorado should be
one of the most joyous of all jubilee
days. 1t is impossible to estimate the
value of trees in the promotion of
health and comfort, and in ministry
10 the refinement of life. Every school
ground should contain specimens of
all the native forest trees as can be
made to grow here. Boys and girls
should be permitted to live with the
trees and the birds as well as with
the history of dead tongues and dead
kings.
I'm accordance with the Colorado
Arbor Day law, ! therefore designate
Friday, April 18th, as Arbor Day for
the year 1908, and heartily recommend
to all the people of the state, to all
professors and students in the educa-
tional institutions, and to all teachers
and pupils in the public schools that
the day be properly observed with
literary exercises and in the planting
of trees.
'In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal OF state to be affixed at
Denver, this 18th day of February,
1908.
HENRY A. BUCHTEL.
Governor.
Attest:
TIMOTHY O'CONNOR,
Secretary of State"
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Manila Customs Scandal.

Manila.-The complete exposure of
the disgraceful conditions long prevail
ing in the Manila custom house is as.
sured by the court ordering the prose.
cution OF Colonel Mccoy. deputy col
lector. formerly of the First Colorado,
on the charge OF Justification of n pub.
lie document. The minimum penalty
is twelve years. The order follows the
conviction Of custom house detectives
tried upon similar charge and found
guilty OF reckless negligence. Colonel
Mccoy assuming responsibility for
their action. Colonel Mccoy is one of
the most popular officials, but urgent
efforts OF his friends to induce the gov
ernor general to stop the prosecution
have failed.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Northern Colorado Fair.

Fort Collins.-SO successful was last
falls fair and race meeting that the
promoters of the enterprise have
started early to prepare their next
meeting. the first step being the incor-
poration OF a Northern Colorado State
Fair Association, with the following
directorate:
w. l.. Carlyle. l. W. Bennett, George
II. Glover w. F. Crossley. J. l.. Gray.
A. b. Ogden and II. r. Garbutt. These
directors will meet Friday to elect OF,
ficers.
The next fair will include in its scope
all territory from El Paso county
north to Wyoming, with the mountains
as the western boundary. This takes
In the finest irrigated sections OF Colo
RADIO along with the bulk of the dry
farming country. The Legislature at
It's next session will be asked to aid the
association, as 1t did the Pueblo state
fair at the last session. A. committee
Is already at work on the premium list,
which will be out by March 1st.
The fair will be held in August. or
the first week in September and will in.
clude not only a large stock exhibit,
but agricultural products as well. Tents
will be used this year for housing agri-
cultural and horticultural products and
the range of exhibits will be wide be.
cause of the great territory to be GOV.
cred by the fair. In addition there will
be the usual race meet, invariably the
best In northern Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
STORM RACES IN CHICAGO.
Windy City in Grasp of Old Fashioned
Blizzard.

Blizzard.
Chicago.-The most violent storm
that has visited Chicago in many years
commenced at O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing, and at night is raging with in
creasing violence, with no prospect of
lessening of it's force before morn
ing.
By 4 o'clock in the afternoon seven
inches of snow had fallen, and it was
still coming down heavily. The wind
at frequent intervals blew with We
locity of fifty miles an hour, and it
hurled the snow through the streets in
such binding clouds that it was impos-
sible to see for a greater distance than
a half square, and often the range of
vision would be limited to a few feet.
A great number of accidents of a
minor character were caused by COLI
siOns between wagons and street cars.
Up to 6 o'clock at night no serious cas-
ualties had been reported, although
quite number of people had been in.
jured by wagons and by falls on the
pavement.
At o'clock, when the home-going
crowd was thickest. the wind was
blowing so heavily and the snow was
falling in such binding sheets that it
was positively dangerous to attempt to
cross Michigan avenue and its inter-
section with either Jackson boulevard
or Van Buren, street.
The crossings are used by thousands
of people every night to reach their
homes in the southern part of the city
and in the suburbs by means of the
Illinois Central railroad.
1t was found necessary to station a
large number of city and park police
at those corners to assist women, and
often it was more than one officer
could do to pilot a woman across with
out assistance. 1t was out of the ques-
tion for a woman to cross the street by
herself
An officer was stationed a half
square west of the crossing of Jackson
boulevard and Michigan avenue. with
orders to send women back or to bring
them through the Stratford hotel, by
which means the worst portion of the
crossing was evaded.
The street car companies ane the
elevated roads Jared well throughout
the day, but the heavy increase of
snow that came late in the afternoon
made desperate work for them. Every
available man and all the snow plows
were constantly at work in keeping
the tracks clear.
In the suburbs the trolley lines were
operated with great difficulty because
of the constantly increasing drifts and
locomotion became constantly more
difficult.
1t was estimated at the weather bu-
reau that the fall of snow would
AMOUNT to one foot or more by morn
ing.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Miscellaneous,

The council of administration of the
New York State Bankers association
passed resolution "unequivocally dis
approving" the provisions of the AL
drich bill.
The jury in the Smell will case at
Clinton, ILL.,, after being out 46 hours
failed to arrive at a verdict and was
discharged.
Seventy-one of the ia counties of
Missouri have voted in local option
elections to Danish the saloon.
A negro attorney of Muskogee, Ok.
has filed suit in the United States
court to test the constitutionality of
the Jim Grow" law.
Army officers on duty at Washington
are excused from duty two afternoons
each week so they may acquire the
art of horseback riding.
One man was killed and two Others
seriously injured by runaway street
car in Omaha. Neb.. recently
The indictment charging the pad
ding of payrolls against the superin-
tendent of the st. Joseph, Mo-, light
plant has been dismissed for lack of
evidence.
The battleship fleet under Admiral
Evans passed through the harbor Of
Valparaiso. Chile. recently. each YES
sci saluting the Chilean president as
it passed in review.
A report prepared by Admiral Con-
verse to satisfy the president as to
the exact facts concerning the eff
cheney of United States battleships
states that our navy is not inferior to
those of foreign countries.
The Wisconsin democrats have
chosen three delegates to the Denver
convention. They are instructed to
vote rs a unit for William j. Bryan,
first. last and all the time.
Charles Walkenwitz, a joint keeper
at Leavenworth, Kan, was recently
held up and robbed of $500 in his
place of business.
A mortgage for s50vv0.0OO was filed
Mt Wichita. Kan, against the property
of the Colorado Pacific Railroad com
pany.
Ihe Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
put into effect the "nine-hour law" linn
iting the hours of service of all classes
Of train operatives to nine hours in
each "a
The Kentucky Legislature has spent
one month in fruitless effort to elect
United States senator.
Okahoma's Jim Grow" law requr-
ing separate coaches and waiting
rooms for negroes is now in effect on
street cars and railroads.
Tho ..unffra ntf nf Maui ynrl,
paraded the streets and Joined the
socialists in mass meeting where
speeches were made for five hours.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
ATTEST:
Canon City Water System.

Canon City.-An ordinance authoriz.
ing and enabling the city to construct
gravity system of water works at a
cost not to exceed $225,000 was passed
upon first reading in the city council
without dissenting vote. Four per
cent fifteen year bonds for the amount
have already been negotiated to fur
nish the money for the construction OF
the system next spring. The issuance
of these bonds was authorized by the
voters in a special election in April,
1907, but not until now has the coun-
Gil been able to agree upon n PROPOSE
ton. According to present plans the
water will be taken from the Arkansas
river Mt point eight miles above the
city.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space Tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Congressional.

The nomination of Col. w. w.
Weatherspoon as brigadier general has
been confirmed by the senate.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Arthur G. Fisk to be post
master at San Francisco.
William Sells, son of one of the
brothers who organized the Sells
Brothers circus, died of gastritis in
New York.
The president has sent to the SEN
ute the name of Charles P. Granfield
to be first assistant postmaster general.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill as it passed the
house called for $32 2,336,573.
The army appropriation bill as re-
ported to the house by the military
committee provides for 81 per cent in
crease in the pay enlisted men and
non-commissioned officers.
Representative Charles Scott, of
Kansas, has novel plan to give prac-
tical instruction to the farmers of the
country His idea is to establish small
experimental farms in each county on
which the farmers will do the work
under the supervision of the govern
ment's agricultural experts.
The house committee on military af-
fairs has decided to recommend 27
per cent increase in the pay of en-
listed men in the army and marine
corps.
Senator Long has introduced bill
of land outside the soldiers home
near Leavenworth, Kan, known as the
"Klondike." This land is now devoted
to disreputable buildings.
The president has sent to the senate
recommendation that the govern
ment be given control of the wireless
telegraph in order to insure non-inter-
ference with official dispatches.
A new employers liability bill, in
tended to meet the requirements of
the recent decision of United States
supreme court has been INTRODUCED in
both the house and senate.
Senator Owens bill to establish a
government school in Oklahoma for
the teaching of Indian arts and crafts
has been reported adversely to the
senate.
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, entertained the house for an
hour and a half recently with char
acteristic talk on the president and
his recent message to congress.
A complete agreement has been
reached by the conferees on the urgent
deficiency bill.
Senator Raynor of Maryland, re-.
Gently made a strong speech in the
senate in opposition to the Aldrich
financial bill.
The house has passed the Indian ap-
preparation bill practically in the form
it came from the committee. The
measure carries an appropriation of
$4,000. 900
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20
Our Merchant Marine.

The total merchant tonnage
launched in the United States in the
calendar year 1907, O2,5OS gross tons,
has been exceeded in twelvemonth
but twice in our maritime history, de-
clares the Boston Transcript. In the
fiscal years 1854 and 1855 the aggre-
gates were respectively 536,046 and
5S3,450, the latter figures remaining
still the record The difference be-
tween now and then is that very little
of our new tonnage is for foreign
trade, whereas so years ago American
ships were found on every sea, and
the Stars and Stripes was familiar in
old world ports where it is now a
stranger. Last year but two steamers
of any considerable dimensions were
launched from American yards for for
eign trade, and these were for Cuban
service which has the benefits of the
postal subsidy Without some such
measure of federal assistance there is
no inducemet- for Americans to build
steamers to go foreign"
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-20

The argument advanced against ''fe-
male education" from the standpoint
of higher womanly, feminine and lady
like education in Godfrey, ILL.,, is un-
answerable from one standpoint. 1t is
undeniable that horses, cows and pigs
are females. But they are also males.
They are no more Objectionable ZOO
logically on either account than hu-
man males and females are on the
same account. Several years ago
higher education in New York re-
solved that ladies ought not to be
classed with cook ladies'" Accord
ingly, the public waiting rooms for
ladies were changed to waiting rooms
for women. In Godfrey. however, ed
ucated women are authorized to be
ladies and feminine, provided they
avoid being females as far as possible.
This shows that, though it has cut
loose from zoology, the ethical view
point OF Godfrey is ascending toward
the heights.