The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-07-08
STATE AND COUNTY ITEMS

STATE AND COUNTY ITEMS
Wenatchee is spending about $780,
900 this summer in the improvement
OF streets and in sewer extensions. At
the last meeting Of the city council
bids were received for sidewalking and
grading Okanogan street. One sewer
contract on which work is now being
done amounts to $4,000. Cement
walks with a parking strip and uni
form system OF shade trees is part OF
the improvement scheme. Besides the
municipal Improvements there are pri-
vate enterprises under way which call
for large outlay of capital. A new
$85, 900 hotel is nearing completion,
as we'll as several two and three story
business structures. Plans are ready
for the construction of $35, 900 Y. M.
c. A. building and the Farmers 7. &
T. Co., with wires extending over the
entire orchard district, have started the
erection of new central Office and
station,
For the second time in six months
Mrs. Rosander Hendryx, living on
ranch two miles north Of Husum, Wash,
has been robbed of money and other
valuables. She is 76 years old, lives
alone, and prefers keeping her cash
hidden away about the house rather
than in the bank. Tuesday evening
when she opened her cache she dis
covered she had been robbed of sos
in cash, besides $14 check and sew
eral important papers.
Edward Mass, Of Spokane, while
working in an elevator pit in the Denny
building in Walla Walla, last Friday,
was struck by 1900 pound counter
weight machine and instantly killed.
The last issue of The Coast has an
illustration OF what is claimed to be
the largest apple tree in America. 1t
stands on the farm of Cantrel R. Fra
zier near Dixie, in Walla Walla county,
Wash, where it grew from Seeding
) planted by him in 1866. 1t has had
no irrigation, and has attained height
of 40 feet, with a 57-foot spread of
branches; its trunk is feet in circum-
ference at the base. 1t produced in
1907 1861 boxes, and it has borne a
total of over 1000 boxes. This years
crop is estimated at between $50 and
200 boxes. The variety is unknown,
but the apples are sweet and keep
) juicy thruout the winter.
Waterville's three games with the
White Bluffs team were concluded Mon
day. The last game was won by Wat
erville, score to l. The first game
was 10 innings, to S in favor OF White
Bluffs. The second game Sunday re-
suited in a score of 8 to in favor Of
White Blufts-the honors of the series
going to that team.
Track construction on the railroad
into Waterville is about finished and in
short time trains will be running into
that city. The contract has been let
for the construction of a depot to cost
about $4,000.
James Silvey of Palouse was shot by
Lester Blaine, rancher, on Sunday af-
ter he had broken bottle of whisky
from which Blaine had been giving his
16-year-old son whiskey. The wound
may prove fatal. The shooting occurred
at the N. P. depot at about II o'clock.
Silvey had been told that Blaine was
giving his son whiskey, and came over
to the depot to investigate. When
he made certain that the rancher had
been giving the boy liquor he went
up to him and took from him quart
bottle. He walked to the edge Of the
platform with the bottle and broke it by
throwing it against the railroad track.
When Silvey again turned toward the
depot Blaine drew revolver and shot
him, the bullet penetrating the stom-
ach. The rancher, who is about IS
years old, Immediately gave himself
up to the authorities. Silvey was taken
m Hein's hoSDital He is now in a