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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-02-05
GROUND UP UNDER WHEELS
Old Man Met Death Near Merritt Last
Friday Night

The following account Of the death
of Samuel Hawkins, an old prospector,
was furnished the Wenatchee World by
H. B. Smith, postmaster at Merritt:
Samuel Hawkins, an aged prospector,
well known in this county, was killed
Friday night near Merritt, by being hit
by the through eastbound freight.
Hawkins had been to Merritt, where
he had purchased some groceries and
was carrying them to his cabin, which
is located between Merritt and the
summit. The railroad, for a great part
Of the distance over the mountains,
runs through great cuts of snow and
ice. The snow is piled in some places
IS and DO feet high on each side Of the
track, and there is just room enough
for the train 10 pass through. Evidently
Hawkins was in one Of these great cuts
when he heard the train coming, and
in attempting to climb the icy slopes
out Of the roadbed he slid under the
train. The body Of the man was
frightfully cut up and was scattered
along the track for a distance Of two
miles. The freight train passed Mer-
ritt about 6 o'clock Friday night, but
the remains Of the man were not found
until about 10 o. clock. County Coroner
Saunders was notified Of the accident at
once and took the night train to Mer-
ritt. No inquest was held.
Samuel Hawkins was one of the best
known prospectors Of Chelan county.
He came here couple Of years before
the completion of the Great Northern
railroad and has been engaged in min
ing ever since. This winter he has
been engaged in running long tunnel
on some property that he has west Of
Merritt. H. B. Smith, the storekeeper
Of Merritt, has been grubstaking him
on this proposition and it was to his
place that Hawkins had been when he
met his death. He had run a tunnel
$50 feet this winter and it is said that
he had a very promising looking
prospect.
Hawkins was about &C years Of age.
There is little known about his family,
though H. B. Smith stated that some
seven or eight years ago he heard
Hawkins state that he had a brother
living at Portland.
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Echo's from ChumstiCk Valley

On last Saturday evening some forty
or fifty friends and neighbors, middle
aged and young, gathered at the Pepp-
moeller home for a pleasant social even
ing. Games were played, dancing in
dulged in and refreshments served.
Besides the old bachelors, and the
younger people who are still unmarried,
Mr.. Rideout and wife, Mr.. Dennison
and wife, Mr.. Nealy and wife, Mr..
Heinrich and wife, Mrs. Sharp and Mrs.
Pauline Sparks were present. Mrs.
Sparks furnished violin music, Mr..
Nealy occasionally taking her place so
that she might share in the dancing.
Mrs. Chas. Freytag is still on the
sick list and does not seem to improve
much.
The warm weather has settled the
snow.
The mail carrier had a new cutter
hitched behind his sleigh Monday,
Ho, for a cutter ride!
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-02-05
Sudden Death of a Well Known Engineer

Engineer Frank Gerlick, well known
here where he formerly lived, died
from heart disease on his engine last
Friday afternoon at Erby. He was in
charge of one of the work trains en-
gagged in making the repairs caused by
washouts between Wilson Creek and
Odessa. At the close of the day S
work he said to his fireman, Put the
engine on the sidetrack SO the main
line will be clear. My head is bother
ing me, I do not feel we'll" The fire.
man did so and then noticed that Ger
lick had fallen off his seat. On going
to him he found that life was extinct.
1t was the pleasure of the writer to
know Mr.. Gerick quite well. He was
of a quiet disposition, well liked and
highly respected by all who knew him.
AS an engineer he stood high with his
employers. Was considered compe-
tent and very reliable. Peace to his
ashes.
He leaves a wife and grown daugh-
ter who reside in Seattle. He was
about 55 years old and looked to be
good for many years when here last
summer
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edition) would indicate that such is
not the custom. But Governor Mead
was a good friend to Olympia; a good
neighbor, an affable, pleasant gentle
man, who made many local friends
both within and without the party.
Notwithstanding the disadvantages
of long street car ride, Tumwater has
secured the permanent location for
this session Of the Legislative balls, hav-
ing lost sight of her record as the old
est town in the state long enough to
build one of the finest halls in the
state and away ahead Of anything the
capitol city can scare up.
Billy Sunday, baseball revivalist, J."
is filling couple of dates in our city
today in the interest of local option,
having come over with trainload Of
Spokane enthusiasts. It may be all
right to put in pinch hitter at this
stage of the game, but we doubt if the
sticklers for reasonable local option put
anything over the plate that Billy can
make first base on.
Though assured by one who ought
to know that there would be no Friday
adjournment last week, it turned out
that our informant was talking through
his legislative sky-piece. At any rate
l am not going to worry about legisla-
tive overwork till they strike something
more than a fve-day-week and a four
hour-day gait.
The big tempest in this weeks tea
pot was the Poison resolution for a leg
islative investigation, and though it
was severely sat upon the subject does
not seem to accordingly down. The
senate had the grace to greet with the
horse-laugh the suggestion that Poison
should be impeached, but for all that
it buried the resolution. While the
resolution may have been faulty in Ian
guage, the general sentiment outside
OF the senate seems to be that the sub
ject was germane, and the prevailing
opinion is that its early and violent
death was a case OF too much fool
friends. No one doubts the power Of
the combination to hang up investiga-
ton, but its haste in doing so increases
rather than decreases the desire of the
public for a peep behind the official
scenery.
Here is a pointer to which the saloon
lobby is welcome. 1t may, if it has
the power, which now seems likely, !
defeat local option legislation entirely
or allow a bill so reasonable" as to
excite derisive laughter, to pass; but
too much present victory may not be
extra good for future prospects, for if
mockery is made Of campaign pledges
by the senate there is a possibility Of a
political hereafter.
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A number Of the friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs H. x. Featherstone were very
pleasantly entertained at their home
last Saturday night. By a co-incident
it was also the birthday Of J. L. Mastin,
an old friend of the Featherstone fam
lily, and Miss Mcnamara. The even
ing was pleasantly spent at cards, there
being four tables, at which either whist
or five hundred was played, as the
players chose. After cards came lunch
con and the usual farewell greetings.
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summer.

Lyman Lamb, owner of fine fruit
ranch in the Cascade Orchards, has
kept an accurate record of the weather
for the past three years. In converse
ton with a reporter OF this paper he
stated one day this week that the snow
fall for the month Of January, 1909,
was 71H inches, against 81 inches in
the same month in 1908. His record
Of the temperature during the recent
cold weather agrees substantially with
that recently published in The Echo.
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E. L. Stefens, one Of the clerks at
the depot took notion that he wanted
to see the repairs going on in the
washed out district near Wilson Creek
last week. When he got there he was
put to work and kept there for eight
days. He says he has quite enough
Of that kind of railroading.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
CHAMPS AND NEAR CHAMPS

Jeffes coma CAL,
WEIGH WILL probability, the third
within while the 100000 offered by Richard
Gleason will be divided equally between the two
than przeghers
business willing their
this rs talk all bull for the public
that the men will battle for break the
the circumstances different such division of the
would suspicion But
level
fighters their
fight while the photographers
financially Johnson Ketchel
this the Jeffries fight
the offer Richard Gleason
Jeffres the 100000
& that induced them accept This &C 3 cent will
divided equally between ef Johnson
said Wech the ring I say
ability
I'll be surprised another the ring the of
fight
settled! Billy Sunday evangelist declares LII Arthur
has
result What's the arguing further?
Sunday would kick
put According
will
tries mix it.
authorities both evangesic
conclusion means curtains for the Galveston Brunei
the 1909 football rules should be stricken
list.
Players before
blood poisoning scratch
charged the 1909 the hasty advocates
of reform.
Mail of November 20 death
1909 rules five remarkably
number for sport.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
TWELVE BOUTS
FRIDAY NIGHT

Eight preliminaries will probably
be pulled off at the Portland-Spo
kane inter-club smoker Friday
night, two wrestling and six boxing
events. This will furnish the big
gest sport evening of the year, and
give the fight and wrestling fans
m opportunity to witness IL good
bouts.
In order to even up matters in
the boxing preliminaries, Boxing
Instructor Fred Creel has decided
10 pit Lester Ball against
O'Hearn, while Harry Stone will
box Caspar Ellingston, a new 1856
FOUNDER. Another opponent will be
secured for Bob Bracken, the 145
FOUNDER.
A feature of the inter-clut
smoker will be the appearance OF
E. e. Vinson, deaf mute, on the
mat against Chris Gesek in the
15S-pound division.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
Y. M. CA. CIRCUS
COMING TO TOWN

1910 circus the greatest in Y. NJ.
c. A. history in the northwest.
Two rings and a platform--three
acts going on at one time-will be
one of the features of the best
ever show, while the menageries
will contain animals which the
imagination of man never before
contemplated.
Special prizes will be given for
the best specialties, which means
that the Y. NJ. c. A. boys will fair,
ly Guido themselves in their efforts
to excel.
A playlet entitled, The Last
Night at the Circus" written in
San Francisc especially for the
Spokane circus, will be given by
the Whitney brothers. assisted by
a number of the Walton school
students.
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8pas"
S. A. A. c. HANDBALL

After tnoight, three teams, in
stead of four, will be battling for
first honors in the S. A. A. G. hand.
ball tournament, while on Saturday
night the number may be reduced
to two. Tonight Parsons and
Single hok up with Slater and
Phillips, and as neither team has
lost a game this season, battle
royal is expected.
Saturday night Parsons and
Single play Bigelow and Edge, an
other brace of indicated ones.
Should Parsons and Single win
from Slater and Phillips tonight
and again from Bigelow and Edge
Saturday night, the contest will be
narrowed down to two teams, with
twice-winners favorites for the
championship. If they lose one
game and cop the other, the teams
will be grouped in two divisions.
While a defeat does not neces-
sarily mean the loss of the title,
the race is such a close one that
one game on the wrong side of the
score sheet is a serious handicap.
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The Y. M. c. A. circus, bigger
and better than ever. with an un-
equalled aggregation of performers
and the only ring tailed whang-
doodle in captivity, is coming to
town.
Sure it's a circus. A real live
one, with animals, clowns, ring
performers, sideshows, peanut
butchers and everything that goes
to make up that great American in
stitution, the circus"
Physical Director c. Hale Kim
BILE is already busy with plans for
the attraction and while the three
night circus will not arrive in town
before March 10 or Whereabouts,
the association athletes are begin
ming to evolve stunts, specialties.
etc, which promise to make the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
SAUNDERS WINS
!. N. c. A. MEET

The serial Y. M. c. A. indoor
athletic meets were inaugurated
last night at the association with
almost 60 men, divided into the
grand army and recruits" COM
peting in the two divisions. c. l..
Saunders, aquatic instructor, took
first honors, with 10 points, with
r. x. Smith second. nine points.
and Bert Kehoe and H. Merrill tied
for third place and awarded eight
points each towards the John w.
Graham trophy, which is to be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
YOST'S TRIBUTE TO MICHIGAN STUDENTS
BY FIELDING H, YOST

= #. YOST
If had beaten Pennsylvania e
Yale this year and beaten piled
900 points this and held corees
these accomplishments
than felt that night Philadelphia
had just been defeated by Notre Dame awful blow
the night left
Penn o u
cheering display loyalty grand
spectacle have beheld live
and the sight will my memory happy
time think of it, and
future, what victories achieve nothing will
with it, The students Michigan the loyal
of that tohers world
the of
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Bechin the crack 15pound wrestler of the S A A c. will meet
Nose Mulnomah champ the
club smoker Friday Portland sending bull
concerning their Brechn has been preparing
the bout his life A. reported
been grabbed by Portland for the meet
Nose place the Portland preliminary smoker
the other night the confident
of the local lad.
he defeat Breckn he be the best 35ounder
today the A artist takes off his
In this
Breckin his of the handv
n. without
his record for the o
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awarded to the seasons winner.
The novices or recruits held
meet of their own. H. J. West win
ming first place; w. Thmoas, sec
ond; Shoemaker, third, and r.
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Turner fourth.

Turner, fourth.
The competitions consisted Oh
running high jump, standing broad
jump, hop, skip and jump, pull un
and 100 yard potato race.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

A complimentary reception will be
given in the Brooks House Wednes
day evening by the First Regiment
band and to the members of the chorus
the principals and those members OF
Company |, V. N. G., who contributed
so much to the success of Pinafore.
Will Barron, the song and dance
man, who was to have appeared in
the Nicolet this week, was obliged on
account of illness to cancel his en-
gagement. George Barnes, the "human
horn is booked for next week and
the management guarantees that he will
appear.
The Epworth league of the Metho-
dist church will hold celebration in
the church Sunday evening at 7.30
o clock in honor of the Goth anniver-
sary of the founding of the society.
and the day will also be appropriately
celebrated in all Methodist churches
throughout the country. There will be
a number of speakers, and special sing
ing.
A movement is on foot among the
citizens of Centerville and those on
Western avenue above the Slack estate
to have that thoroughfare sprinkled
during the coming summer and to facil-
itate the movement a subscription pa
per is being circulated. j. G. Stafford
is in charge of the work and his efforts
are meeting with the hearty cooper
alton of nearly every citizen in that
section. Nearly all have subscribed
and the remained will be visited within
n few days
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
The North Woods Indian.

This short, squat, broad-shouldered ma
tive of the North is not elegant perhaps
! but one does not find it in ones soul quite
to despise him. He is good deal of a fel
low, this Montagnais. this Chippewa, this
Woods Cree even, lazy and immoral as the
latter may be. He may like muskrat but
so has many white man. He may like
dog, but let us repeat. dog is not bad when
one is very hungry. He may be silent of
habit. but so would YOU be if you had to
make part of your living by not talking.
He may be lazy and so would you be had
YOU been trained for 2000 years to rest
once in while or die. But. take it all in
all he is a good deal of fellow. We
must admire the man who can do more
than we can. who will run white water
where we get cold feet at the thought, who
can read the tape ticker of the wilderness
better than ourselves. We admire the
man who has prevailed in the physical
world where fate has put him. We ad-
mire the man who has prevailed anywhere
in his environment and is therefore a sue
cess. The north woods Indian is a sue
cess. What are you and I?
1t was the north woods Indian who led
the white race across the upper wilderness
trails and helped that race to get and to
hold its footing there. IF you read the
story of Sir George Simpson, of David
Thompson. of Sir Alexander Mackenzie, of
Harmon. of Hearne, of Alexander Henry,
the younger, indeed, of any of the early
or late explorers of the Hudson's bay. or
the old Nor'west company. always you will
find that the real man behind the pack and
paddle was this northern native.-Emer-
son Hough in Recreation.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
PERSONALS.

c. c. Winchester is housed with illness
this week.
John Dunton has moved from South
Main to Frost street.
L. d. Taylor and G. M. Clay go to Bos
ton today on business.
Frank Brown of Keene, n. H., is among
the out oft town guests this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Wilder of Bristol
Conn, are spending few days in town.
Mrs. w. H. Smith of Canal street, who
has been i'll for several weeks, is improv-
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Hopkinson of Ben
nington are expected tomorrow for a
weeks visit.
Mrs. Ashbel Meacham and family have
been spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Fred Dillback.
Thomas Sears has broken ground for
and will erect a cottage house on his
property on Oak Grove avenue.
Charles Allen moved Saturday from the
Cobb house on Pearl street to the corner
of Central and Prospect streets.
Mrs. F. A. Gehring of Meriden, Conn.
has been in town this week for few
days stay with Mr.. Gehring at The Mel
rose
Frank Bora of Burlington has en-
tered the employ of J. w. lizard. Mr..
Bora has been employed in the first
class tailor shops of Burlington and
comes to Mr. lizard highly recommend
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
Death Of G. G. Miller.

Charles Chester Miller, 81, died last
evening about O'Clock from the effects
of paralytc shock which he sustained
Saturday evening. Mr.. Miller had been
in poor health for four years and unable
to work during that time although he was
not confined to the house until he was
stricken last Saturday and from that
time he never was conscious. He was out
as usual Saturday and spent the afternoon
in West Brattleboro with old acquan-
tances. He reached his home about
o'clock and in less than an hour he was
stricken.
Mr.. Miller was born Feb. 10, ls42, in
West Brattleboro. His parents were
Chester H. and Caroline (Eaton) Miller
who were lifelong residents of Brattle-
boro. His early life was spent in West
Brattleboro and he received his education
in the public schools and BrattIeboro
academy. He served in the Civil war, en-
listing Aug. 25, 1862, in Company E, Fifth
Massachusetts regiment, as nine months
man. He was popular and widely known
in southern Vermont as proprietor of diff
ferent hotels. The two best known
Brattleboro and the American House in
this village. He was past master of Sedg-
wick post, G. A. r. He married Miss
Elizabeth Satwell of Brattleboro, Sept.
26, 1867. After their marriage they lived
in Brattleboro, Wilmington and Williams
vile, the greater part of the time in Brat
tleboro
Besides his wife he leaves one brother,
Thomas j. Miller of West Brattleboro.
two sisters, Mrs. Harriet G.. Selon of
Somerville, Mass, Mrs. Caroline j.
Holmes of Medford, Mass, and a half
sister, Miss Della E. Miller of West Brat
tleboro.
The funeral will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at the home, 10 Main street, at 8
o'clock and burial will be in Prospect
Hill cemetery Rev. R. M. Houghton
will officiate. The services will be in
'harge of Sedgwick post, G. A. R., and
he bearers will be past commanders.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
Col. Goulding Head of Loyal Legion.

At the annual business meeting of the
Vermont Commandery, Military Order of
the Loyal Legion, in Burlington Tuesday
evening, the following officers were elect
ed: Commander, First Lieut.. Joseph H.
Goulding: senior vice commander, Lieut..
Col. A. c. Brown; junior vice-commander,
Capt. w. G. Landon recorder, Capt. FL.
O. Wheeler; registrar, First Lieut.. c. d.
Williams; treasurer, G. E. Beach; chan
cellor, H. H. Hagar; chaplain, J. E. Good
rich; council. Capt. J. A. Sheldon; COM
panions. J. F. Mead and E. L. Kelley Col.
H. S. Foster and Lieut.. G. B. Drury. A
reception at the Van Ness House followed
and later banquet was served, Com
mander Urban A. Woodbury. acting as
toastmaster. Among the speakers were
Mayor J. f. Burke, Commander-elect J.
H. Goulding of Wilmington. Charles E.
Beach of Burlington. commander Yer
mont department, G. A. R.. Edgar Allan,
ir commander-in-chief Sons of Veterans,
Mrs Gilman, national president Woman's
Relief corps, and Mrs. Emma A. Roberts,
president of the Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

A bomb hidden in basket of vege-
tables and placed on the platform of a
street car at Buenos Ayres last week ex-
ploded and seriously injured 20 persons.
1t is supposed to have been done by some
one in sympathy with the May day strike.
In an article in last weeks Outlook,
former President Roosevelt says it is the
duty of America to wait and see whether
japan succeeds in preventing heavy immi-
grafton to this country. If Japan fails, it
is our duty to protect ourselves by treaty
or legislation. but we should do it in a
way to cause the least possible friction.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

Mrs. Victor Caprici, who has been
about the Brattleboro streets for the
past two davs with her husband oper-
ating hurdy gurdv, was struck by an
automobile this noon while standing
in front of the restaurant owned by A.
R. Rice. She had started to cross
Main street and stepped from behind
the hurdy gurdy directly in front of
Ford runabout operated by George
coming down Main street hill at
good rate of speed. and before he
could stop his machine he struck the
woman, throwing her to the pavement.
She was bruised and shaken up but
was not seriously hurt.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14

At the peace congress held last week in
Chicago. with representatives from many
countries participating, Gen. Fred D.
Grant aroused considerable comment by
statement during a speech to the effect
that an efficient army and navy were bet
ter guarantors of peace than all the
speeches of wel-fed delegates. He said
the soldier loved peace so well that when
we were in trouble he was ready to fight
for it.
The so-called Turpentine trust has been
convicted at Savannah. Ga, of conspiring
in restraint of trade. The maximum pen
atty is fine of $4,000 and one years i'm
prisonment for those implicated
At Cincinnati they are agitating the
question of having the government ad-
vance standard time two hours during the
summer so as to get people up and at
work earlier, that they may enjoy more
daylight.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
Wright Brothers Back from Europe.

| Wilbur and OrviIle Wright, the Ameri-
can aeroplanists who have been scoring
great triumph in France, are back in
America They were feted in England on
their way home They will not conduct
any flights in this country. but will short
y return to Europe. 1t is said that Ger
many and Russia are negotiating with
them for airships to use in war. The
Wrights say they do not think that air
ships will ever be practical for carrying
freight or heavy traffic, but may be fit
for war uses. rising above the range of
rifles