The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
s1pELIGHTS FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON

Montesano-The past week has
been a busy one for hunters ana IN
cidentatlly for the county AUDITOR
that official having paid counties on
10 wildcats killed By the hunters
from different par's OF the county
seattle-The onion Pacific an
nounced that With the beginning Of
train serv;4e January l, lumber
tariffs viz the Portland gateway will
becon,, effective over the whole
Southwestern States and California
apa Oregon.
Tacoma D. Warren, who was
in the service of the United States
government for several years hunt
ing Jesse James and his brothers,
died of old age at the residence
pf his son-in-law, County Assessor
Railsback.
Seattle-R T. Phillips, team
ster employed by a local transfer
company, was found dead on Jack
son street, near Railroad avenue.
The body bears many marks OF
I Violence, and murder by thugs is
suspected.
Montesano - Few turkeys were
eaten in Montesano, as local dealers
were obliged to return to Portland
the shipments received from there.
They were mostly cold storage pro-
ducts and their condition was unit
for consumption.
Spokane-Reports are current here
that movement is under way to
hold a mass meeting of Spokane
Republicans next month to indorse
candidate to succeed Congressman
Miles Poindexter, who is to make
the race for the United States SEN
ate.
Walla Wala-One thousand con-
victs in the state penitentiary here
spent Christmas day in a novel
manner, when, after an elaborate
turkey dinner, they witnessed a
minstrel show staged by inmates of
the prison. The principals were at
tired in regulation full dress.
Seattle-Edna May Nelson, the
young authoress and newspaper wo-
man who, in search for a human
interest story, contriyed to get into
the county Jail on the charge of
grand larceny, was allowed to plead
guilty to petty larceny, and was
given a sentence of six months in
the county Jail. The sentence was
suspended during good behavior.
Spokane-The Traders National
Bank, Spokane, which recently in
creased its capital stock from $780,
600 to 100000, distributed divi-
dend of SIS a share to the old stock
holders, to the amount of $l50,0OO.
1t is assumed that the large surplus
that reports have shown has been
! divided and sent forth as a Christ
mas surprise.
Seattle-As a direct result of the
prolonged switchmen's strike, the
| Hammond and the Centennial flour
mills, two of the largest on Puget
Sound, have temporarily closed
| Since the strike began the wheat
supply has been irregular and mil
lers decided to suspend operations
until strike conditions show more
decided Improvement
Tacoma-Harry Hunter and Sam
Burrows, the two Olympia school
boys who found broken rail in the
track two miles east of Olympia
and tagged local passenger train
No. 365, bound from Tacoma to
Grays Harbor, in time to prevent
wreck which might have cost many
lives and much damage, will each
receive a check for SIS from the
railroad
Vancouver-During the year 1910
it is the intention of the St. Helens
Public Service Company to begin
the construction of its projected rail
road between Vancouver and the
copper districts in the vicinity OF
Mount ST. Helens, Wash, 200 miles
Actual construction work will begin
at Castle Rock, and next year it is
expected to complete at least Is
miles of the proposed railroad.
Richmond The lower Yakima
Irrigation company has started men
laying out system of laterals to
water about 1000 acres of land above
the canal Two pumping plants
will be installed with a lift of be-
tween eight and 10 feet. The lower
Yakima project now embraces about
10000 acres. Of this nearly 5000
acres will be in cultivation next
spring.
Elma-Defying flames in his eff
forts to save money and furniture
in the Winston Hotel at Satsop
Charles Potter, lessee of the place,
was badly burned about the head
and barely escaped with his life.
Even after this experience Potter
attempted to return to the build