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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
The c. W. B. M. Meeting

The C. w. B. M. Society met with
Mrs. Anna Sampson Saturday at 8 p.
m. Opened by all joining in singing
More About Jesus Would I Know
The Bible lesson was read by Mrs.
Agnes Moore from Matt. 25th chapter
Led in prayer by Mrs. Pinch. Song.
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead U.s."
Business period followed, in which
outlines of lessons for the coming yea
were distributed and arrangements made
for an extra progrom to be given il
December, having some specially in
vited guents.
1t was voted to accept our apportion.
ment of SIS for the share of this aux
Hilary.
At roll call each member responded
by giving a quotation from Messages
from 112 of Our Orphanage Girls al
Mahoba, India"
Mrs. Pinch recited upon the topic,
The Place of Orphanages in Our For
eign Missionary Work"
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. w. B. Simpson
upon, "Women's and Children's Home,
Kulpahar, India"
Mrs. Noble npon Our Children il
the Orphanages."
The society wa dismissed by all re-
peating the benediction, after which
the social hour followed, accompanied
by refreshments.
Media Noble, Secretary.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
PhiIOsOphiSing Over the Election

Let US take stock, US republicans,
and see what comfort we may extract
from the result of the election just
held. Some of our democratic friends
find much in the New York state result
to be elated over. On the face Of the
returns it does look a bit discouraging
for the admirers of Theodore Roose-
welt. Let US see. Mr.. Dix is reported
to have some sixty thousand majority,
but does this fairly indicate that repub-
licans have voted the democratic ticket?
1t does not appear that the democratic
vote is materially increased, but it does
appear that the republican vote is very
materially reduced. This shows, then,
not that republican voters have changed
their politics, but that they stayed
away from the polls. They were dis
gusted with the way in which their
party fixed the tariff, or they were dis
gusted with Boss Cannon's rules, or
yet they may have been d~ispleased
with the strife going on within the
party and resolved to withhold their
support while a beating was admins
tered to the discordant elements by
the enemy.
Before another two years have rolled
around this same element may decide
to again take an active part in politics.
The enemies of Mr.. Roosevelt, those
who rejoice over the result in New
York, and see in it a reputation of his
new policies, are sure to be disap-
pointed. Mr.. Roosevelt is a political
force to be reckoned with. We do
moi hesitate to predict in the fall of
1912 Theodore Roosevelt will be lead
ing a republican column into a winning
fight.
The result in Ohio, from a senti-
mental point of view, is vastly more
prejudicial to the political interests and
future of President Taft. The repub-
lican party in Ohio was practically
united with the added interest of state
pride in upholding the hands and for
tune of a distinguished citizen. The
vote in Ohio practically puts Mr.. Taft
out Of the presidential race in 1912.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
WATER FROM SNOW CREEK
Company Organized to Supply Towns and
Lands on WenatChee River

The Echo is reliably informed that a
company has recently been formed to
take water from Snow creek, a trib-
utary OF the Icicle river, to
supply ranches, towns and farm lands
with water for irrigation and domestic
purposes.
Seattle capitalists are interested in
the enterprise, and a short time ago
the Mountain Home ranch, consisting
of $40 acres, lying on the head of Snow
creek, was purchased. The water will
be conveyed at a very high elevation
along the hillsides south of town, and
in stepping it down to a lower elevation
for irrigation purposes it is figured out
there is a possibility of developing sew
eral thousand horsepower of electricity.
In other words, first using the water
for developing water power and then
conveying it to land for irrigation pur-
poses.
The parties who are behind the
enterprise have had engineers making
figures on the proposed enterprise and
they say they have a most economical
method of developing power and fur
nishing water for domestic and irriga-
ton purposes, and will be in a position
to supply ranchers as well as towns in
the Wenatchee valley with light, water
and power.
The intention is, we are told, to
supply water and power on both sides
of the river. The parties who are be-
hind the scheme are we'll supplied with
money and will begin in the spring to
mature their plans.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Strong and Weak Railroads

Here, says the Saturday Evening
Post, is a well-conducted railroad-the
Louisville & neutrality-suspicious. at
only $4,000 a mile. In the fiscal
year recently closed, which railroad
magnates tell US was so terribly trying
for transportation interests, this road
managed to earn II per cent on its
capital stock. Stated in another way,
its freight earnings might have been
reduced by 10 per cen and it still
would have been able to pay its stock
holders their regular 7 per cent divi-
dends. So, if we were considering
only the Louisville & Nashville, we
might say there was room for an argu-
ment that freight rates be reduced.
Here is another road, physically in
ferior to the Louisville & Nashville, but
with a decidedly higher capitalization
per mile; probably with a less able
management. 1t failed to earn the full
dididend on its preferred stock, and
has never been able to pay anything
on the common. So it might be held
up as an argument that freight rates
are already too low. Cut down its
freight revenue 10 per cent and it
would not earn fixed charges.
This creates a difficult problem. If
rates are high enough for the poorest
roads to earn a fair return upon their
capitalization the best roads will GER
tainly earn more than a fair return.
Professor Adams, chief statistician of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
has suggested that roads so fortunately
situated as to be able to earn a large
surplus over a fair return might be in
vited to turn that surplus into the
national treasury. Railroad organs rage
at the suggestion, but it is one that
may come up for serious consideration
by-and-by.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Why Observe Thanksgiving?

Whatever may be the feeling Of the
average citizen, the country at large
certainly has a great deal of cause for
thankfulness. l. is not plunged in
costly wars; it is enjoying a large meas
ure OF business prosperity; most indus
tries are in a condition which enables
them to keep a full force busy at salts
factory wages, and the stocks are so big
a mere statement OF their size in terms
of bushels or dollars conveys an made
quate impression Of their value.
Standing out large in the totals is
the corr crop of 5000, 600, 900 bushels
and corn has been selling lately in
New York at 90 cents a bushel. For
once the axiom that big crops mean
low prices does not hold good. 1t
would seem as if the farmer, of all
people, had a right to be thankful.
And he has; but he would have a
still better right if the proceeds of his
labors were not so inequitably divided.
Too many non-producers take toll till,
when the crops reach the consumer,
they are marked up to figures which
appal the humble w~age-earner.
The farmer is the most prosperous
man in the country today, and the rush
of pupils to the agricultural schools and
colleges proves that many are going to
seek on the farms a portion of the pros
perity which every one attributes to
the farmer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Highway Commission and State Aid Roads

We have never had a high opinion
of the state aid road law and the high
way commission. The first is of doubt
full benefit to the public and the latter
is an expensive official appendix manip-
ulated in the interest of and for the
benefit of those who own automobiles
and want a few very fine highways
one east and west and one north and
south across the state.
To draw attention to the state aid
road law and the highway commission
in one and the same breath we shall
here refer to the south side road be-
tween here and Peshastin. On the
petition Of the citizens living on the
road and to be benefited by its con-
struction, the commissioners court
decided, more than a year ago, to
build this much-needed and perfectly
practicable road. Under the law it was
surveyed by the county engineer; a
profile drawing and careful estimate of
the probable cost, together with all
other facts relating to the same were
made; waivers obtained from property
owners of the right of way, all at the
expense of the taxpayers Of some $1,000.
The matter, with statistics and figures,
was then referred to State Highway
Engineer Bowlby for his approval.
Disregarding all that had been done
by the county, MI. Bowlby sent his
deputy engineer with a crew Of men
here the past summer, who did exactly
what the county engineer was paid for
doing some ten months previous.
Making slight changes in the route
and grade, Of doubtful benefit, that
look as if they were made more with a
view of ultimately defeating the build
ing of the road by making it cost so
much that the commissioner could not
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11

Undes the pure food laws Of the
United States it is as much a fraud on
public to give an incorrect impression
regarding the origin or place Of produc-
ton Of an article for human consump-
ton as it is to give a wrong impression
regarding the contents, nature, or COM
position of such an article. Foreign
governments have been ocoperat-
ing with the government Of the
United States to prevent the misbrand-
ing and incorrect labelling Of food prod
ucts originating in those countries
France has been active in this respect
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
Pssse $ Ordinance Raising Clerks Salary
ane Allows Some Bills

When the council met wednesday
evening. o which night it adjourned
Tuesday night on account Of the cleo
ton being held in the city hail. the
mayor and Councilman Weigand' Hart
man and Mccoy were present.
The police justice filed a report
showing he had deposited with the
town Treasurer $3.50 for the month OF
October, including November =.
The bill of the Tumwater Light and
Water Company, for $123.93, for in
Sailing a police fire alarm, was referred
to the police, fire and water committee
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Be it resolved by the town OF Leav-
enworth that no permit for building,
repairing or altering shall be granted
under Ordinance No. So, by any per
son or committee, where the expense
of said work shall exceed SIS, without
first submitting the same to the council
in regular session for approval, md that
no permit shall be permitted to do
such work in the event the expense OF
same shall exceed 500; or on any
such buildings as prohibited in Ordi-
nance No. SO.
Councilman Hartman moved the
reconsideration of a resolution passed
at a previous meeting providing that
the funds of the town draw interest on
a daily balance. A committee was APP
pointed to wait on the banks in regard
to paying town warrants.
The ordinance raising the clerk,
salary to $4,000 per month was read
the third time and passed.
The contract of the railroad company
granting right of way for sewer was
accepted.
After ordering paid bills to the sum
of $243.40 council adjourned.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
M. E. Church Notes

The usual services at the M. E.
church next Sunday.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning
service II, The Lost Sheep"
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Theme THE Fathers House and The
Fathers Business"
Evening Sermon 1880, theme,
Ones Viewpoint"
Ladies' Aid at Mrs. F. T. Motteler's
residence on west Commercial ST.,
Wednesday at 2 p. m. A full atten-
dance is desired.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night at
8 p. m.
All are invited to these services who
are not otherwise obligated.
]. Ewart Weigle, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
County Ticket

Following are the successful candi.
dates for county office, all republican
save the treasurer, a gain of one over
the ticket elected two years ago, when
a democratic county auditor was sue
cessful:
State representative, 56th district,
Thos. H. Atkinson.
Sheriff, J. E. Ferguson.
Clerk, David Keith.
Auditor, D. N. Gellatly.
Treasurer, c. A. Battles.
Prosecuting attorney, N. M. Soren-
son.
Assessor, R. c. Osborn.
Superintendent of common schools,
Viletta H. Guthrie.
Engineer, Fred M. Berry.
Coroner, H. N. May.
Commissioner, 1st district, E. M.
Gillette.
Commissioner, 3rd district, T. w.
Cowan.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11

A number of new buildings are 60
ing up in Leavenworth this fall. The
new Lutheran church north of the
tracks, now under construction, will
add a great deal to the beauty of the
north side, and along with the new res
licences being built by Mr.. REYNOLDS
and Mr.. Campbell, besides the other
improvements that are being made in
that part of town, is making it of
the most desirable residence districts
in Leavenworth.
Mr.. Reynolds is building an eight
room residence just west of the school
house, which is to be modern in every
respect, and will be one of the incest
and most convenient homes in the
town. Mr.. Campbell, assistant cashier
in the Leavenwsrth State bank, is hav-
ing a bungalow erected on the lot adj
joining the Reynolds place, which will
be completed in the near future. Jas.
Buchanan is building a house in the
vicinity of the round house, and Paul
van DE Crit has completed his home
Just north OF the school house.
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W~enatchee republicans are not to b.

Wenatchee republicans are not to be
depended upon to do their plain, po-
litical duty. OF this we had another
forcible reminder Tuesday. They will
enter the primary with smiles on their
lips and honey on their tongues, tax
ing part in making a republican ticket
for the balance of US to support; but
when the day of election comes around
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Congregational Church

Subject for next Sabbath morning at
the Congregational church will be
by the Truth"
Bible school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II o'clock.
Christian Endeavor in the evening
commencing at GAS.
Preaching at 1880. Subject, Sell
1t Not"
All are invited to come, and bring
your friends with you.
Rev. w. V. Davis, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Wenatchee is enjoying unexampled

Wenatchee is enjoying unexampled
prosperity just now. Her apple crop,
the largest and finest ever produced, is
practically harvested and is going into
market at the rate Of twenty or thirty
cars per day. This bids fair to keep
up until some three thousand cars Of
apples are shipped out of Wenatchee.
The price is not so good as the grow
ers realized last year, Notwithstanding
the government crop report shows that
there are fewer apples. From the best
information obtainable it appears that
the buyers have formed a close pool or
trust to keep the price down. and SO
far have succeeded. The growers have
set about a counter movement and will
organize an apple growers union and
may establish selling houses in the
large population centers in the eastern
states,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11

Fred M. Berry, county engineer, has
moved into the new office on the second
floor Of the county Jail building. The
new quarters will be much more conve-
nient than the old in the office Of the
county clerk.
The upper floor Of the court house
has now only Judge w. A. Grimshaw
and County Clerk ]. A. Campbell as
tenants. -Wenatchee Republic.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11

they go into the booth with butcher
knives in their boot legs and slash and
slaughter the very ticket they took part
in creating. They remind one Of that
most unnatural mother, the SOW, that
devours her own offspring.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Democratic Ticket

Representative in congress, Harry
D. Merritt: %.
County auditor, H. H. Grant, 90.
County treasurer, c. A. Battles, 90.
County prosecuting attorney, Fred
Reeves, 70.
For county commissioner, first dis
trict, o. B. Fuller, 81.
Justice of the peace, E. c. Booth, 83.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN
Three Congressmen-An county Officers,
Save Treasurer, RepubIican-WO-
man Suffrage Carried

The election in Leavenworth passed
off quietly. 1t began to rain Tuesday
morning shortly after the polls opened
and continued to rain throughout the
day. 1t was not very cold, but disa-
greeable and the roads were in bad
condition: which accounts, no doubt,
for the light turn out of the country
voters.
Out Of over 480 registered voters
only 257 voted, or a little over half.
Probably not over half of the voting
population in this precinct thought
enough Of their privilege to come to
the polls, as quite a number did not
take the trouble to register. Of the
registered out of-town voters, scarcely
one in five voted, making it one Of the
lightest votes ever cast in this pre-
cinct.
The republican ticket received a
practically uniform majority at this
voting box, a practice which has OBJ
tanned here for eight years.
One Of the surprises of the day was
large number of socialist votes cast.
For every office for which they had a
candidate the socialists voted almost
solidly.
Following is the result at this box:
For equal suffrage, SIS; against, IS.
For amendment relating to success
sion to the Office Of governor, 81;
against, IA.
Republican Ticket
Representative in congress, William
L. LaFollette, Isl.
Judges of the supreme court (four to
be elected), George E. Morris, 121;
Frank H. Rudkin, 1872; Emmett M,
Parker, 121; Mark A. Fullerton, III.
Four-year term, Mack F. Goss, 121.
State representative, 56th district,
Thomas H. Atkinson, 1T.
County sheriff, ]. E. Ferguson, 1913.
County clerk, David Keith, 1T.
County auditor, D. N. Gellatly, 1913,
County treasurer, S. F. Gilman, 116.
County prosecuting attorney, N. M.
Serenson, las.
County assessor, R. c. Osborn, ITS,
County superintendent of schools.
Viletta H. Guthrie, 1856.
County engineer, F. M. Berry, ISL
County coroner, H. N. May, ITS.
County commissioner, first district,
E. M. Gillette, 100; third district, T,
w. Cowan, 1853.
Justice of the peace, D. M. Thomas,
153; G. P. Rice, 1873; Ed Tholin, II;
]. G. Debord, 1870.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Lecture Course Proposed

Under the auspices of the Leaven-
worth school plans are being perfected
for a lecture course which will bring to
our town this winter some of the best
high-class entertainers to be had, con-
sisting of concert companies, humorists,
readers and impessonators.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
Socialist Ticket

Representative in congress, David
C. Goats, so.
Judges of the superior court, six
year term, w. E. Richardson, so; E.
]. Brown, 40; Samuel Sadler, At; A.
H. Barth, 40. Four-year term, H. G.
Cupples, So.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11

The Firemen are already making
preparations for their 18th Annual
Christmas Ball to be given in the
Firemen's Hall Christmas eve.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11

Judges of the superior court, six
year term, Charles E. Shepard, 81;
Hans Bugge, 81; w. H. Moore, SIS;
Preston M. Troy, So. Four-year term,
Warren w. Tolman, At.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-11
SOME BIG TOWNS GO DRY
Many Towns Increase Their Dry Majorties
More Go Dry First Time

One of the big surprises OF Tuesdays
election was the large number of towns
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-16
INTERESTING VISITOR

Colonel Holden, editor OF the FL,
Gibson Post, came early to the Re.
rdblican convention He is from
Chairman Harris district and q gren
believer in the destiny ef the Wagner
man. Colonel Holden Is, perhaps. the
hest informed man concerning the
earlier history of the Indian country
IN the state, his long and useful life
pi the historical city on the Grant
having afforded an opportunity he inn
proved TO ascertain much OF legend
lore and facts which surround the
Only point in the state where history
was made and recorded back in the
.triod when Texas was fighting for
liberty aud America was conluering
iae domain between the Missouri riV-
er and the Pacific coast.
BRt recently Colonel Holden dis.
covered the crossing on the Grand
siver. described by Washington iry-
ing in his story about crossing the
great plalns-prairie country 1t was
al this point, now about five niles
cut of TT. Gibson. that irving, after
Journey of many thousands oi miles
out over the plains and prairies, stop.
ped to write a part of his wonderful
description that has lived Though de-
cades and aided much in making the
author take front rank among Ameri'
can literatuers
A monument is erected to Irving at
~. Gibson. dedicated May Sc: the
slone in the cemetery by the testing
lace of many military heroes, not
all of whom have their names enroll
ed on the tablet OF general memories,
but who. in the line of duty, saw the
caravan of empire conquerors across
10 praries aud plains. mountains and
pIateaus, the burning desert, ana ie
itrning ones were at old TT. Gibson
made TO feel welcoming power ct their
country.
No other site in Oklahoma more
.rniy exemplIfies the amalgamption OF
me white and red races. Around
hot arn,v most pafheted the wise men