The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20

Superintendent William Esalhos,, Of
the Cashmere water and light depart
ment, has resigned. His successor mas
not been appointed.
When the registration books closed
Friday at Wenatchee, S34 voters had
signifed their desire to vote at the
boose or no booze election August d.
In the land drawing at Occur d'Alene
last week Scott Kirkland, Leavenworth,
and John Greenwich Of Peshastin were
lucky ones, besides those heretofore
mentioned.
A county teachers institute will be
held at the county seat Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, September 8, g
and 10, at which all teachers Of the
county are required to be present.
Only two marriage licenses in the
last three weeks is the record Of the
auditors Office of Chelan county, and
these two permits were issued last
week. County Auditor John Godfred
is in the slough Of dependency.
Mrs. Cynthia langley sold her ten
acre orchard tract near Wenatchee to
c. L. Apwood for s27, 900. The place
is all in good variety Of seven-year-old
apple trees. Two years ago Mrs. Lang
ley bought the place of E. Messerly
for $4,000.
Wenatchee has population Of SPAS.
At.the expense OF the order Of Elks
the census was taken by the Polk Di-
rectory Company. This number insues
a charter for the Elks' lodge, and the
organization expects to be formally
instituted within six weeks.
To Cashmere belongs the credit Of
shipping the first full carload Of fruit
and produce out Of the valley this
season. The association and union
pooled their shipments and made up
car that vent by express to Seattle, con-
tanning summer fruits and vegetables.
S. H. McCarl OF Bookings, S. D.,
Tuesday bought the E. H. Talcot five
acre orchard tract near Wenatchee for
s11, 900. This place is one Of the
most handsome in the valley. 1t con-
tains neat bungalow, has attractive
grounds and the orchard has been
kept in perfect condition.
1. E. Delong, deputy fruit inspector
for the Wenatchee district OF Chelan
county, says the valleys crop Of apples
this season will equal in quantity the
yield Of last year, and the quality will
be better. He declares the fruit Of
new bearing trees will make up any
damage done to old orchards by the
cold weather of last spring. He looks
for no deterioration under favorable
conditions between now and harvest.
T. Gagnon, a photographer OF Wen
atchee, has recently finished two large
panoramas for exhibition in Chelan
county's booth at the A.-Y.-P. expo
sition. The pictures are eight feet
wide, twenty six inches high. One of
them is view OF the Wenatchee valley,
taking in the city of Wenatchee, and
the other view OF Peshastin. Both
the productions are works Of art, and
are certain to attract the attention of
visitors at the exposition.
The earnings for Peshastin station
for 1908 were approximately as follows:
Received from freight forwarded, 3d.
10000; received from freight received,
$1,418.71; received from sale Of pas
senger tickets, $412.28. Upon this
showing the state railway commission
ordered that care taker be provided
by the Great Northern within twenty
days from the service OF the order upon
it, and maintained at Peshastin, whose
duty it shall be to open the station
building thirty minutes prior to the
scheduled time OF arrival OF trains due
to stop at Peshastin, and keep the
same open until at least half an hour
after the departure Of such trains, dur
ing which time he shall deliver to con-
signees freight consigned to them; and
that. during such time he shall keep