The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-03
THE NEWS OF CHILEAN COUNTY

year ending last June. Il shows a
bonded indebtedness OF S26,5l3; a
warrant indebtedness Of $40, 300 and a
cash balance of $21,111.35. The re-
sources for the year exceeded the LA
bilities by S12,o81.S0.
Surveyor Mumm, who has been do
ing the surveying for the town Of In
dex, is now engaged upon the survey
Of the big water power project at
Chelan Falls, Lake Chelan, which the
Great Northern Railway company is
preparing to build for the purpose Of
generating electricity with which to
operate trains over the Cascade divi-
sion of that oad.-Index News.
Things political are different at Cash
mere than at Wenatchee. At the lat
ter place two full tickets and a keen
rivalry presage a warm campaign. At
Cashmere not single candidate had
bobbed up at the end Of last week,
while those already holding Office are
loud in their declination to serve
another term. Something's wrong
somewhere when Cashmere can't dig
up citizen anxious for the honor of
office.
The Wenatchee river has been do
ing things at Cashmere. The unusual
high water, according to the Cashmere
Record, loosened much Of the rip-rap
along both banks of the river and
swept away some of it. At the power
plant up the river all kinds OF damage
was experienced. The plant was shut
down and Cashmere went without lights
for several days. The headgates Of
the high line ditch were also swept
away.
Francis A. Stowell, civil war veteran
and pioneer, died at his home in Cash
mere, Saturday. Nov. 20, aged nearly
ga years. Mr.. Stowell was born at
Paris, Maine, in 1916. He came west
when a young man and for number
of years taught school in Ohio. He
resided in Minnesota, coming from
there to Cashmere. Mr.. Stowell had
been a pioneer most Of his life. AT
the time of his death he was the senior
in the state Of Washington
Seven children survive him. The ser
vices at the grave we're in charge Of
the G. A. R.
c. E. Bowersox, county superin-
tendent of schools, experienced hard
trip last week, says the Wenatchee
in inspecting the educa-
tional institutions in the vicinity Of
Weuatchee Lake, Chumstick Creek
and Beaver Creek. He visited the
districts during a time when there was
a fall of six feet of snow, followed by
warmer weather and thirty-six hours Of
rain. He encountered roads covered
with heavy slush, making the journey
on horseback. While away he visited
five schools, two at Wenatchee Lake,
two on Chumstick Creek and one on
Beaver Creek. He found all in a
hourishing condition. The Wenatchee
Lake schools and the school at Beaver
Creek are modern structures, recently
built. The one at the head of the
Chumstick is log building, but com
Portable in every respect. Next week
Bowersox will visit the
schools in the Lake Chelan country and
the following week he will hold an ex-
animation of teachers in Wenatchee.
Recently the superintendent trans
feued a small tract of land near the
boundary of District So to the adjoin
ing district, No. 81. These districts
are north of the Wenatchee river.
Harry Shotwell, who lives near the
boundary Of old district No. 81, in
tends to build a new home just over
the old line, and to enable him TO
keep his children in their present
school the superintendent has extended
the boundary of District 81 to include
the site of the new home, which is
located in what was formerly part Of
District So.
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