The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-14
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST

The employment agencies of Spo-
kane lost the first round in the fight tc
compel Mayor Pratt to sign their bonds
so they can continue business.
Congressman Sulzer of New York is
fathering bill authorizing the national
government to loan money, not ex'
ceeding one million dollars yearly, tc
the various states for good roads pur'
poses, the states to repay in small in
stallments.
An examination Of the students OIL
Tulane college near New Orleans, re-
vealed that over third Of the 100 stu
dents or more are infected with the
dreaded hookworm.
An immense landslide in Italy is
slowly carrying with it the village Of
Scoipola, recently occupied by 1000
people, who have taken their movable
belongings to safe ground.
Secretary Ballinger has suspended
from Office Supt. John D. Benedict, of
the five civilized tribes Of Oklahoma,
and three supervisors, after an investi-
CATION that had disclosed a disgrace
full condition" affecting the material
welfare of the Indian schools.
Irwin Wallace, a rancher living near
Mt. Vernon, found a small box lodged
in driftwood in the river and opened it
out of curiosity. The tightly-sealed
box contained the corpse of an infant
and it is thought it had been washed
out of an abandoned graveyard near
Avon.
A woman giving the name of Mrs.
Maud Johnson has been arrested at
Vancouver, Wash, charged with at
tempting to defraud the Northern Pa
cifc on fake injury claims. 1t is also
claimed that number of the employees
of the road are also concerned in the
woman's scheme to graft.
1t is reported that the result Of a
vote by the machinists of the north
west showed that 90 per cent have
signifed their willingness to strike
should it be necessary to do so to aid
the switchmen.
Misrepresentation Of funds, graft in
construction of buildings, purchases Of
supplies, and in the sale of products
from the labor of convicts, together
with a shameful victimizing of the
prisoners. are the general charges re-
suited from an incomplete investiga-
ton of the Colorado penitentiary affairs
for the past dozen years.
1t is authoritatively announced that
the Great Northern is preparing to
move its freight division point from
Skykomish to Monroe. Yards mile
long are planned, and it is the inten-
ton of the company to make up all its
transcontinental freight at this point.
Mark Twain, since the death of his
daughter, has decided to make his per
manent home at Bermuda and has
already left for that place.
Everett expects to lead Bellingham in
the matter Of business and population
in year or two. The postoffice bust
ness of Everett is closing up on that Of
Bellingham, while the relative ratio OF
increase is much greater.
The power of party caucus will here
after be invoked in the house Of rep
resentatives in the effort to suppress
the revolt of the insurgents.
1t is now reported that another trans
continental line is planning to get in
to the northwest. The Denver and
Rio Grands is contemplating an ex
tension from San Francisco to Seattle
and Spokane.
Orval Payne, living in the Blue
mountains, had terrible struggle witt
a huge wildcat recently. Payne wa
unarmed, but finally managed to en-
tangle the beast in game bag, ant
there smothering it.
Mrs. Hickson-Why is it that nont