The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-15

the money was subscribed by the bust
ness men of that progressive city.
William Edmund expects to take
ten or fifteen cars of Wenatchee valley
apples to England this fall. The fruit
will be from orchards in the vicinity of
Wenatchee, Cashmere and PeShastin.
On AZ acres ]. c. Fasken expects
to net over $4,000 this year. Mr.. Fasken
has twenty acres west of Cashmere that,
when in full bearing, will be one Of the
best orchards in the lley.--Record.
The Dryden Fruit Growers Union
warehouse is under course of construc-
ton and will soon be ready for use.
The building is made of cement and
has a cellar. The dimensions are 4Ox
so feet.-Cashmere Record.
With the consummation of the deals
now pending between the Wapato Irri-
CATION Company and the Wapato allotee
Indians, approximately 100000 in
cash will have been paid into the hands
of local siwashes, says the Chelan
Leader.
Congressman Poindexter will visit
Wenatchee soon to straighten out the
matter of a postmaster for that place.
L. M. Hull, the present incumbent,
wishes to be relieved not later than
April /, 1910. Terry Ross is the only
active candidate for the position.
The 1910 session of the Presbyterian
synod will be held in Wenatchee the
first week in October. There will be
200 delegates present. The session
usually lasts four or five days. The
Washington State Funeral Directors
will also meet in Wenatchee next fall.
George Brown of the Chelan Falls
Mills Company states he is having
ground prepared for 10000 apple trees
which he will plant in the spring. He
plans on putting out large proportion
of this to Winesaps and Jonathans, with
some Delicious, and nothing but the
best tried varieties.
The Sunset Land Agency has sold
the George Watson ranch, y miles
from Cashmere, for $4,000. The farm
consists of twenty acres of orchard, two
acres bearing and the remainder in 8
and year old trees. The buyers were
I. E. Levitt and Guy H. Burrill of Var
mouth, Novia Scotia.
Three prospective hatchery sites on
the Wenatchee river have been selec-
ted. One at the mouth of Cashmere
creek, one at Chumstick and the other
at Peshastin. Until the river is cleared
of distractions and all fshways are
opened an estimate of the spawn de-
posted in the river cannot be made.
The hatchery will be built next year.
Wenatchee's city election will be
held November g. All filings of can
didates have been made. Following is
the ticket completes: For mayor Zone
to elect), John A. Gellatly, Henry
Grass; city attorney, Louis ]. Crollard;
city treasurer, R. H. Nowlan; city clerk,
S. R. Sumner; councilman at large
Cone to elect), E. S. Russell, A. A.
Piper; councilman Second ward Zone
to elect), c. B. Halbert, R. L. Bartlett;
councilman third ward 1.-TWO to elect),
w. G. Stacy, K. V. Wells, G. F. Begg.
L. Templin, of Cashmere, has 31a
tons of potatoes that he dug with his
hands. 1t wasn't from any desire to
revert to primitive man that induced
Mr.. Templin to adopt this method of
potato procedure. The fact of the
matter is that the potatoes were so
large and so thick that it proved to
be impracticable to pillow them out or
dig them out with potato fork.
Mr.. Templin secured the 81 tons
from one quarter of an acre. They are
of the Burbank variety. Wenatchee
World.
Chelan has cleaned up the platter in
the horticultural exhibit at the Spokane
fair. There were only few scattered
crumbs left for other exhibitors.
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