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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22
CAN THE OLD STRAW
BONNET.

with apologies TO the authors OF
a popular song.l
Though the mercury be eighty
And the sky be clear and blue,
Though the suns rays beat down
fiercely
And your face is purple hue,
It's the middle of September,
And tomorrow it's "A sin
To be seen without a derby.
For straw cadies are ''called in"
CHORUS.
Can that old straw bonnet,
With the blue ribbons on II,
If you don't want TO look like jay.
Chuck IL IN the clover.
Don't you hold Ii over.
For it's nix on straws today.
New York Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22

n FTER hearing the news from
N Maine Champ Clark was so
RA certain Of being the next speak
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22

The following is the apportionment
or delegates to the several counties of
the Eleventh Congressional District,
on the basis of the total vote cast for
the Republican candidate for Secre-
tary Of State at the last election, viz:
one delegate for each two hundred
and fifty votes and one additional del
egate for a moiety of one hundred and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22
MAINE RESULTS SHIFT HOROSCOPES
Champ Clark Sees Himself
Speaker--Asher Kinds fOrgets
Parliamentary Lore In Close
Contest In Portland.
900.

and whose chief feature is an eye that
Is always open. Kinds used to be a
newspaper man and reported the do
ings of the Maine Legislature. He was
not born parliamentarian, but had 1t
rest he acquired by thirteen years
hard study
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22
Democrats Predict Sweep.

What is the significance of the Maine
election for the country at large? The
Democrats are naturally some tickled"
and are burning bonfires in advance
The Republicans reply that their op-
ponents usually carry the elections
about two months before the dates.
However, most of the Republican
statesmen are frank and admit that
they are not hilariously happy over the
Maine result. Coming so close after
the special elections in Missouri, Mas
sachusetts and New York and the
slump in Vermont, it SEEMS TO indicate
q general trend. Even though local
conditions may have been a determin-
ing factor they could not have been
responsible for all of the change. Like
wise the Maine election Is not only an
indication. but will itself become an
active influence. Those voters who
go with the crowd and who rush to
be on the winning side may conclude
that Champ Clark and his mule team
are leading the winning procession and
fall in line.
In their jubilations Alton Il. Parker
and other Democratic statesmen as
cribed the Maine earthquake TO Roose-
velts speeches. Why not charge it to
Peary or DR.. Cook? Were the special
elections in Massachusetts and New
York, which were held before the
colonel emerged from the African jun
gle. also chargeable to Teddy? The
goose bone prophets are predicting a
long hard winter. and presume that
somebody will say Roosevelt is respon-
sible.
Insurgents Big Factor.
There is now trife over forty Re-
publican majority In the house. A
change Of twenty-five would give the
body to the Democrats. Two OF the
twenty-five have already been elected
In Maine. Chairman Lloyd Of the Dem
ocratic congressional committee counts
on making up the balance. with a con-
siderable margin to spare. In the east
and central west
There is one factor that enters into
the situation, however. that should not
be neglected. The progressive Re-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-09-22
PICK PEARLS IN C0COANUTS.
Malay Peninsula Finds Gem Equal to
Oysters.

Pearls are growing on cocoanut trees
In the Malay peninsula. The discov'
cry has been made the subject Of a
special report by Consul General Du-
bois to the department Of commerce
and labor.
The pearls are said to be not I'M.
like those of the oyster, containing
calcium carbonate and a little organic
matter. Concretions form just beneath
the stem of the cocoanut shell, and the
result Is pure white pearl. which
brings q high price.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
Growth of Post Office Receipts

The following figures, showing the
growth of the Leavenworth post office,
were furnished to The Echo by Post
master Davis:
The Leavenworth post office was
raised to the third class on the first OF
January, 1905, and for the first quarter
the receipts were $4,000. For the
first quarter ending March 81, 1910,
the receipts were 81 ,448.50.
For the year ending March 81,
1906, the receipts were $2,526.44,
and for the year ending March 81,
1910, they were $5,237.25. Showing
that in four years the receipts have
more than doubled.
The quarter which closed with the
last Of March this year shows the
heaviest receipts which the office has
yet had. Mr.. Davis says the receipts
show a steady increase ever since he
has been in the office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
Walter Vandegrift
erS

The death of Walter Vandegrift, last
Thursday night, between ten and
eleven o'clock, at the home of his
brother, Paul Vandegrift, produced a
profound shock in the community.
Living here a little less than year,
he had yet established reputation for
genuine manhood that everyone who
came in contact with him respected
and admired. He had gentle man
ner, kindly disposition and pleasant
smile for everyone he met. Small Of
stature and carrying the life burden of
a physical deformity, he was yet one OF
the most cheerful and to all appear
ances one of the bravest and happiest
of men. He had business qualifca-
tions of high order. A. G. Mccoy,
treasurer of the Leavenworth Furniture
& Hardware Co., of which company
Mr.. Vandegritt was secretary and a
stakeholder, says he entertained the
highest regard for Walter and keenly
feels the loss Of friend and business
associate whose place it will be hard to
fill. He went home last Thursday
morning complaing of not feeling well,
and remained away from the store all
day. In the evening he lay down on
a lounge with his clothes on, and his
brother, thinking he slept, did not dis
turb him. Between ten and eleven
o'clock something fell on the floor, and
as the noise did not waken him, his
brother went to him and found that
death had touched him gently while
he slept; even as he had dealt gently
with his fellows, so had the silent
reaper come to him. Without MUIR
muir he passed from life unto death.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
The Federal Census

The taking of the federal census will
begin on the 18th inst, and will be
concluded in two weeks in cities, and
in all other portions of the country in
side of thirty days. From past expert
ence the census takers know that in
accuracies have grown out Of the fact
that many people have failed to give
full and accurate information under the
apprehension that such information
might be used to their prejudice. On
this head the government has under
taken by the widest publicity to let the
public know that all information col
lected by the enumerators will be
held in the strictest confidence. For
giving out information obtained the
enumerator lays himself liable to severe
penalties. The government desires for
statistical purposes the fullest and most
accurate information that it is possible
to obtain. The president has assured
the people in proclamation that their
rights and privileges can in no way be
affected by information furnished to
enumeratorS.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

two other transcontinental trains on
the Great Northern, similar in every
point to the service maintained on the
Oriental Limited.
1t will revuire 25 complete trains to
maintain this triple service, which II
hooked up together would extend for
more than three miles on single track.
Taking engine and cars, consisting OF
one observation, two standard sleeping,
one diner, two day, one tourist sleeper
one baggage and one mail, the total
expenditure of each train is about
$4,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Wenatchee is to have street rail-
way system within the following
eighteen months. The council has
granted franchise to the Wenatchee
Valley Railway & Power Co., which
corporation proposes to build an electric
railway line from Leavenworth to We
natchee, with street system in Wenat-
chez. According to the terms of the
franchise, the company is required to
have the street system in operation
within eighteen months and the inter
urban line within forty-fve months.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
enumerators

In the report OF the meeting of the
Commercial club one incident was pur-
posely omitted for the reason that men
ton OF it would only have a tendency
to retard a movement for which the
editor of this paper has labored in all
seasons, whether with good judgment
or effect, every reader must decide for
himself. Now that the club is organ
lied with a good membership, with the
best business men in the community at
the head of its affairs, there does not
seem to be any good reason why it
should not do much good for Leaven-
worth and the country surrounding it.
Certainly much more can be accom-
plished by working together than pull
ing apart. We may differ about poll
tics, religion and social matters, but
there can be no room for difference
where the good of the town is con-
cerned. On that plane all our interests
are common.
If there is anything The Echo can
do to promote the work Of a com
mercial club that it has not always
been ready to do, it will be pleased to
have it pointed out by any of its read
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
plans have been nrenared nv Raw b

Plans have been prepared by Ray &
Mexican, of Seattle Wash, for the
Brown Electric company, of Chelan,
Wash, for the construction of hydro
electric power plant on the Entiat river
to cost 100000. The work will in
clude the erection OF dam 480 feet
long and SIS feet high, a concrete pipe
one half mile long and 10 feet in
diameter and concrete power house.
About 5000 horse power will be de-
veloped. 1t is said that bids for con-
struction of the plant will be awarded
in April.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
Three Crack Trains For Great Northern

Three crack transcontinental passen-
ger trains, operating from different
eastern terminals and making the most
costly triple service in the world for
any distance, will be established by the
Great Northern this summer.
Orders for the equipment have been
placed, representing an expenditure
Of nearly IS, 100000 which will fit out
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

A great deal Of enthusiasm has been
shown among erstwhile ball players and
fans' and it is quite likely that enough
material can be gathered together for
good nine. People thruout the valley
are encouraging the idea of having
team and are responding in liberal
manner to its financial necessities
Cashmere Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
Mason Greek News

T. w. Greve Of Leavenworth spent
Sunday at this place looking after the
interests of his ranch.
George Siverly made some business
calls around this neighborhood this
week.
A couple of Japanese boys who have
been working for A. A. Brooks left
Saturday for the Sound, where they
will spend a few days and go from
there to Alaska.
Geo. Mead of Woods Spur made a
business trip up here Tuesday.
F. A. Reynolds came up from
Leavenworth Saturday to visit with his
family.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Dryden has been officially designated
as United States postoffice and T. ].
Sherman has been appointed post
master. Mr.. Sherman will conduct the
office In connection with his general
store and there will be a daily mail
service from both east and west
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
ORGANIZATION is PERFECTED
The Commercial Club Meets and Com
pletes Organization by Election
of Officers

Leavenworth's newly organized Com
mercial club met in the opera house
Monday night for the purpose OF elect
ing permanent officers.
The meeting was called to order by
Temporary Chairman Shore and after
some preliminary remarks proceeded to
the election of officers, using the Aus
tralian ballot system. The gavel which
DR.. Shore presented to Mr.. Sylvester,
the newly-elected presiding officer of
the club, was made from wood taken
from the Washington national forest re-
serve and proved most fitting en-
blem of authority in the hands of
Assistant Forest Supervisor Sylvester.
The vote for officers of the CONNER
cial club was as follows:
Presidential. H. Sylvester, Al.
Vice President. ]. King, 43.
Treasurer-Chas. A. Anderson, IL;
H. E. Carr, 80.
Trustees-D. H. Magyar, 10; Mix
Kincherf, II; M. F. Peake, IA; R. T.
King, II; o. S. Sampson, SO; J. w.
Elliott, IS; F. S. Jacobsen, 81; A. G.
McKeown, 30; L. w. Woodrow, 46.
The constitution provides for stand
ing committees to be appointed by the
president, providing that the chairman
of each committee shall be member
of the board of trustees. The follow
ing committees have been named:
Finance-O. S. Sampson, F. S.
Jacobsen, L. w. Woodrow.
Memberships. S. Jacobsen, Fred
Brender, J. E. Gutherless.
Press and Printing!. w. Woodrow,
D. H. Magyar, J. J. King.
House-A. G. McKeown, L. ].
Nelson, M. A. Marley.
Entertainment-O. S. Sampson, +.
E. Carlquist, F. A. Losekamp.
City interests. w. Elliott, W. w.
Rice, c. A. Fox.
Statistics-A. G. McKeown, ]. E.
Shore, E. A. King.
At meeting of the trustees Wednes-
day evening a motion was made and
carried that the president appoint a
visitation committee of seven members,
of which he should be chairman, for
the purpose of securing and entertain
ing conventions of various kinds, also
trips to our city of conventions being
held in adjoining towns. This com
mittee is as follows: A. H. Sylvester,
F. S. Jacobsen, L. w. Woodrow, D.
H. Magyar, M. F. Peake, J. B. Adams,
Thos. Burke.
Before purchasing furniture the house
committee will be glad to receive from
members suggestions as to how the
rooms should be FINISHED and what fur
niture should be bought.
1t was also voted at the above meet
ing of the trustees that the house COM
mittee be authorized to expend not
more than $500 in furnishing the
rooms.
The trustees have elected ]. M.
Gangler temporary secretary and Rev.
w. V. Davis custodian. Dues for
April are now payable and should be
handed to Mr.. Davis, who is authorized
to receive and receipt for them.
There will be a meeting of the club
Friday evening next, before which
time it is expected that the various
committees will have gotten together,
formed definite plans and come pre-
pared to tell the club all about them.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

State OF WashInRtOn,
County of Ohelan, S.
/, Jos. NJ. Gangler, cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
foregoing statement is true to the best OF
my knowledge and belief.
JOS. NJ. GANGLER, Cashier.
Correct. Attest:
f. s. JACOBSEN,
DOUGLAS MACKAY,
Directors.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
9TH day of April, 1910.
j. b. ADAMS, Notary Public.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
Report of the Financial Condition
OF THE
Tumwater Savings Bank

Located at Leavenworth, Chelan County
State of Washington, Mt the close of bust.
ness on the 10Th day of March, 1910.
RESOURCES
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

A little vanity keeps man keyed up
to his best, while too much renders him
obnoxious to his fellows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
MAY LOOK FOR AN INCREASE.
Missouri Equalization Board to Pass
on Assessment of Railroads.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. 25.-Mis-
souri, railroads which have success
fully eyaded to this time compliance
with the 2-cent passenger and the
maximum freight law. although the
latter was enacted four years ago, are
likely to have their assessments stiffiy
increased BY the state board of equali-
cation, which just began it work on
real estate and personal property. This
years figures will be based upon the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1909. For
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1908,
the boards valuation of railroad prop
erty in the state was 1922, 1927, $40. This
was an increase of less than $1,000, 900
over the year ending June 80, 1907.
The board organized this morning.
Gov. Hadley was elected president and
John P. Gordon, state auditor, was
chosen secretary, as the law provides.
The other members of the board are
Secretary of State Roach, Attorney
General Major and State Treasurer
Cowgirl.
The assessment of railroad property
does not come up until April, at which
time notices of the hearings are sent
out to the railroads and public utilities
generally to appear before the board if
they SO desire. The railroads escaped
with a comparatively light increase
last year. This was due to the fact
that. they had gone through a panic
and had been operating under the 2
cent law, by which they claimed to
have lost a lot of money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
WILL REJECT THE DEMANDS.
Higher Wage Trouble in East Will
Not Be Settled by Railroads.

New York, Feb. 25.-Unusual activ-
ity among the Brotherhoods of Rail-
way Trainmen and Conductors is an
ticipated for the next few weeks. Dur
ing this time it is fully expected a ma
jority of the 80 railways east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio
river will reject the second and final
demands for higher wages.
Grand Master Lee of the trainmen
and Grand Master GarretSon of the
conductors are now receiving the re-
turns from the Baltimore & Ohio men
and they will come to New York as
soon as the vote is counted.
The trainmen and conductors want
to hear from as many of the railways
as possible before ordering any strike
and it is possible that when the grand
councils of the two orders meet in
Cleveland they may be prepared to
deal simultaneously with a majority
of the roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
SHE QUIT
But 1t Was a Hard Pull.

1t is hard to believe that coffee will
put a person in such a condition as
it did an Ohio woman. She tells her
own story:
L did not believe coffee caused
my trouble, and frequently said
liked it so well l would not, and
could not quit drinking it, but l was
a miserable sufferer from heart trou-
BILE and nervous prostratiOn for four
years.
had no energy and did not care for
anything. Was emaciated and had a
constant pain around my heart until
] thought 1 could not endure it. For
months I never went to bed expect
ing to get up in the morning. 1 felt
as though I was liable to die any
time.
Frequently I had nervous chills
and the least excitement would drive
sleep away, and any little noise would
upset me terribly 1 was gradually
getting worse until finally one time it
came over me and I asked myself
what's the use of being sick all the
time and buying medicine so that 1
could indulge myself in coffee?
80 I thought would see if I could
quit drinking coffee and got some
Postum to help me quit. I made it
strictly according to directions and I
want to tell you, that change was the
greatest step in my life. 1t was easy
to quit coffee because I had the Pos
tum which I now like better than the
old coffee.
lone by one the old troubles left.
until now I am in splendid health,
nerves steady, heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medi-
cine, can do all my housework and
have done great deal beside.
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pigs There's a Reason.
Eve read the above letter? \ new
enc al pears from time to time. They
are aeauine, trnc. and full of human
interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
AN IMPORTANT FACT
GOOD DIGESTION REQUIRES A GOOD
SUPPLY OF BLOOD.
That IL Why the Tonic Treatmenf
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As the processes of digestion are con-
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Mrs. A. N. Gardner, of No. 401 South
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25
ROCK ISLAND PLANS CUTOFF.
Road Is Figuring on Better Time to
West Through Nebraska,


Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 25.-The Rock
Island now faces the necessity of
shortening its main line to the west.
The first move is to be made in Iowa,
just east of Council Bluffs. where Is
miles of distance will be annihilated
by the construction of a new low
grade route. That will put the COM
pany in position to meet the fastest
time made between Chicago and the
river without employing excessive
speed.
Just now Rock Island trains Nos. Z
and are forced to run at an average
rate Of speed of 40 miles an hour for
the greater part of the distance be-
tween the Missouri river and Denver
to make practically the same arriving
time that Burlington fast trains make
at an average speed of 81 miles an
hour. The difficulty of meeting the
competition of the Burlington between
the Missouri river and Denver has
forced the Union Pacific to begin the
construction of a short line between
Dodd, Colo, and Denver. By this near
ly 40 miles will be cut out.
The Rock Island still has one big
cutoff, which if built. would place it
in position to meet the fastest time.
That is the cutoff surveyed two or
three years ago between Rokeby, Just
south of Lincoln to Almena. Kan. 1t
is estimated that this cutoff would
shorten the Rock Islands Lincoln
Denver distance by. 40 miles. With
the Is miles cut out east of the river
and 40 miles west of Lincoln. that
company would then have the Denver
short line. Not only would that re-
duce the Denver mileage but it would
place that company in a position to
make much better time than any other
road in delivering coast mail to the
Rio Grande railroad at Colorado
Springs.