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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
BACHELOR CLUB Dimes
Hold Annual Christmas Banquet at the
Rainier Cafe

The Bachelors Club met at the
Rainier cafe Christmas eve for their an
nual banquet, and from ten to twelve
thirty they had a merry time. The
elegant repast served by Mine host''
Of the Rainier was spiced with wit,
humor and song, as all such affairs
should be. Dean Moore, by right oi
years, (sufered in single blessedness,
presided and acted as toast master.
Since the last meeting of the club
around the banquet board Sam Potter,
now down in old Mexico on his honey
moon, James Miller, sojourning with
his wife in Seattle, and Charles, better
known as Pick Taylor, who settled
down right here to quiet domestic fel-
icitY, have losts their rights to every
privilege but that of paying for the
score last Sunday evening. Three
vacant chairs draped in black, bore ell
oquent testimony to the backslidine
delinquents who forsook the ranks ol
care-free bachelordom to chase the al
Turing Will o the Wisp that leads tc
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
Mrs. G. ". Briskey Striker With Apo
plexy Dec. %, Lived Here % Years

The subject of this sketch came to
Leavenworth twenty-three years ago,
from Bickleton, coming originally from
the state of Alabama, and settled on the
homestead south of town where the
family has ever since continued to re-
side. Mrs. Briskey was in her fifty
sixty year. For the past few years she
had not been in robust health and
spent much of her time at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Andrews,
who resides on the north side of the
track, where she died Saturday, Dec.
%, at 1880, Of what the doctors pro-
nounce apoplexy. Mrs. Briskey leaves
a husband, two sons, Olin and William,
and three daughters, Mrs. Andrews,
and Mary and Susie, all of whom make
their home here. Mrs. Briskey was a
woman of excellent character, gentle
mother and loving wife, and often
ministered to the wants and sufferings
OF the unfortunates. Having lived here
so long she was widely known and uni
versally esteemed by the whole COM
munity.
Mary Eliza Frances Beard Briskey was
born January /, 1856, at Whitewell,
Georgia. Moved to Alabama in 1872.
Married to G. w. Briskey, December
10, 1880, at Milltown, Chambers coun-
ty, Alabama. In 1885 they moved to
Bickleton, Washington, coming to
Leavenworth, at that time called Icicle,
in the spring OF 1888.
To this union was born six children,
two sons and four daughters. One
daughter preceded her to the great be-
yond.
Funeral services were held in the
Congregational church under the di-
rection of w. H. Hamilton, OF the
Wenatchee Undertaking Co., the Rev.
Davis conducting the religious services.
The remains were buried in the Leaven-
worth cemetery. An unusually large
number Of people attending the SER
vices and accompanying the body to
the last resting place.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
Notes From the Forestry Office

Mrs. E. B. Candy is spending the
holiday week at Wenatchee lake where
her husband is employed in forestry
work.
Assistant Forest Supervisor Blanken-
ship had his father and mother, w. P.
Blankenship and wife, of Wenatchee
Lake, visiting him the past week.
Forest Supervisor Sylvester and his
wife entertained twenty-three Leaven-
worth young people at their home on
Peshastin road Wednesday evening.
Members of the local forestry de-
partment are engaged in making be-
tween four and five hundred signs which
will be put up throughout the Wenat-
chez National Forest the coming
spring. The watering places, forks of
the trail, mountain passes, distances
from one point to another, and much
other valuable information useful to all
who have occasion to travel through
the forest will be marked.
1t is estimated by the local forestry
office that there are one million acres of
land in central Washington that can be
irrigated from waters arising in the
Wenatchee National Forest. A con-
siderable portion Of this million acres
is already under water and in cultiva-
tion, more than four-fifths Of the area
if not in the virgin state is without
water. That which is in cultivation is
worth from $50 to $1,000 per acre,
and with water and in cultivation every
acre of the million is worth easily $500.
Allowing ten acres to the family this
will support one hundred thousand
families. With five to the family this
would mean that the million acres
would provide homes and employment
for half million people.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
KILLED AT THE TUNNEL
Chriss Starr Receives $500 Volts While
Doing Repair Work On Motor

Chriss Starr, an electrician at Cascade
Tunnel was instantly killed last Friday
afternoon when he received charge of
$500 volts of electricity. The acci-
dent occurred on the east end of the
tunnel, in the repair shop.
Mr.. Starr. who operates one of the
motors, was On top of the car at the
time of the accident doing some repair
work.
The current was turned off while
he was repairing the motor, but as it
was necessary to move the car before
finishing the work he had ordered it
turned on again. He evidently knew
the current was still on when he climb
ed back on the car, but thought he
could finish without coming in contact
with the wire.
G. B. Stoops, one of the helpers,
was the only one who witnessed the
tragedy and saw him throw up his
hands and fall to the concrete floor.
The fall to the floor would have been
fatal, even though he had not got
mixed with the live wire. He lived a
few minutes but never regained con-
sciousness.
Coroner May was called to the tun-
mel but decided that an inquest was
not necessary. The body was taken to
the Wenatchee undertaking parlors
from where it was shipped to Dayton,
Oregon, the home of his mother and
brother.
Mr.. Starr was we'll known in this city
and was member of the Masonic and
Odd Fellows lodges.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
CHANGE IN BIG BUSINESS
J. B. Adams Owner of Tumwater Light
&Water CO.-TakeS Charge Jan. 1St

Messrs. ]. B. Adams and F. S. Jac'
OLSEN returned from a conference with
the owners of the Tumwater Light and
Water Co. at Clinton, Iowa, Tuesday
afternoon. The following typewriter
statement from Mr.. Adams is self ex-
planatory, and indicates the improve
ment he intends to make as soon as
building operations can be carried on.
while at Clinton, Iowa, during his
recent trip east. Mr.. Adams purchased
from the Lamb interests the entire
stock of the Tumwater Light & Water
Company, which company owns the
electric light system, water system and
telephone system that supplies the city
of Leavenworth and the Lamb-Davis
Lumber Company's big mill with light,
water and phone. The deal was made
for delivery of the business January 1st
1912. In making the deal the timber
holdings Of J.. B. Adams and Mary A.
Adams were surrendered to the Lamb
Davis Lumber Company, Mr.. Adams
receiving a deed from that company
for the two lots back of the post Office
and theatre buildings and fronting on
Commercial street, upon which lots he
will erect brick building, as early in
the spring as it is possible to build,
sufficiently large to give plenty of room
for operating the business Of the COM
pany, and including private Offices in
which his others lines of business will
be conducted; possibly an automobile
garage will be installed. Applications
from parties wishing to lease space in
this locality will be considered between
now and spring and if a reliable party
can be found wishing to use sixty
square feet of space in the front of the
building, the building will be erected
to cover the entire two lots.
1t is understood that there will be
no immediate change in the working
staff of the company"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
MRS. SARAH X. PARKER
Died in Seattle - Formerly Lived il
leavenWOrth

Her health failing rapidly after the
death of her husband, August 2nd last,
Mrs. Parker died in Seattle and was
buried in Crown Hill cemetery beside
her husband on the Goth inst. The
family lived here five years and remov-
ed to Seattle six years ago, where they
had since resided.
Mrs. Sarah Kirlin Parker was born in
Quincy, ILL.,. where she married Mr..
Parker. The couple afterward made
their home in Fort Scott, Kan, for a
time. Mr.. Parker was veteran of the
civil war, serving with Shermen on the
march from Atlanta to the sea. Thirty
one years ago the Parkers came to
Washington, living variously at settle
ments which are now North Yakima,
Wenatchee and Leavenworth. They
were one of the first builders of the
latter city. Six years ago they remov-
ed to Seattle and had since made their
home there.
Mrs. Parker ;leaves five daughters,
Mrs. Maggie Williams, Mrs. Matte
Barrett, Miss Alice Parker, Miss Julia
Burch, all of Seattle, and four sons,
Fred, Joseph, James and Charles
Parker, all of Seattle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
WHITE STAR MARKET SOLD
Little -Wetsel Co., of WenatChee Take
Charge, January 1St.

w. H. Little, head Of the Little
Wetzel Co., of Wenatehee, was here
Wednesday and said his firm had
closed a deal for the White Star Market,
and would take charge on the first Of
the new year. The Little-Wetsel Co.
has been engaged in the wholesale and
retail meat business in the metropolis
of the valley for number of years and
is considered one of the solid, growing
institutions of central Washington. The
company has one Of the largest retail
markets in Wenatchee. A large sani-
tary abbatoir and large stock ranch in
the Methow valley where most OF their
stock is fattened.
The White Star Market was opened
here nearly two years ago by G. w.
Sampson and by strict business meth
DDS, attention to business and making
the place as near sanitary as it is posi-
BILE for market to be built up a first
class trade. The Little-Wetzel Co.
will put first class, experienced meat
cutter in charge of the business and
hopes by giving the best kind OF SER
vice to merit full share of the busi-
ness of the town.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
LAST MEETING OF OLD COUNCIL
Allows Bills and Comes to Terms With
S. [. RitChie

The old council met in regular ses-
sion for the last time Tuesday evening,
every member save Attorney Nelson
being present.
After allowing and ordering paid the
following bills the council adjourned to
meet Wednesday evening to take up
the matter Of S. E. Ritchie's damage
claim growing out of the exchange oi
an alley in block 81 in first addition in
lieu OF parts OF lots 9 and 10 in block
81, opposite the north end Of the via
duct.
Following are the bills ordered paid:
L. ]. Howerton, work on street $1.50
Id. Lumber Co., lumber 6.10
Shaw & Borden, office supplies 3.13
]. w. Corcoran, printing $500
City Drug Store, election supplies las
M. Fitz, Marshal, Dec. salary $500
]. F. Pratt, $500
L. J. Nelson, attorney, salary 5000
L. R. Hart, clerk, +" 4O.00
G. w Hoxsey, health officer sal. 1000
Leavenworth Echo, advertising
and printing $500
When the council met in adjourned
session Wednesday evening all the
members OF the council and attorney
Nelson being present. S. E. Ritchie
made the following proposition: The
city pay $500 now and if the council
decides to take the property the first
Of May at $4,000 then am to be paid
the balance. The $500 will apply on
the $4,000. Councilman Weigand
moved to accept the proposition and it
was seconded by Councilman Davis
and passed by unanimous vote, pro-
vided the warrant for the $500 can be
legally issued and that contract can
be drawn and the property be bought
for the use of the public.
The ordinance fixing the treasurer
salary at $25 per month came up on
its final reading and was passed without
opposition, after which the council ad-
iourned.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
If Equally Divided Every Person Would
Have Property Valued at $1,757.

OLYMPIA, Dec. 26-For every person
in the state of Washington there is
property with an assessed valuation OF
$711.53, or an actual value of 81, 757.-
10, if the property of the state, which
has an actual value Of $2,393,35O ,074,
or an assessed valuation of $812,5 ,563,
222, according to the last tax returns,
should be divided equally among the
population Of the state, which accord
ing to the last census is 1,141,9 800, ac-
cording to figures compiled by E. J.
Koors, secretary of the state tax com
mission, which also show the assessed
value per capita and the actual value
per capita of the property OF each
county. 1t is shown that in Chelan
county, which has a population OF lo,-
1O4 the actual value Of all the property
is $32,413,o36 and the assessed valua-
ton is 81, 1,449, ,741, which would make
the average amount Of property for each
person in the county $758.06 based on
the assessed valuation and $1,o54.O1,
which is the actual value, which is
somewhat higher than the average per-
capita for the state. The highest per
capita is found in Clallam county where
each person is entitled to $3,35o.42
on the basis of actual value or $1,314.-
21 on the basis of assessed valuation.
The lowest per capita is in Island
county where the assessed value per
capity is $341.73 while the actual value
per capita is $625.3S.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29
Showing Reservoir Se Line of Canal and Body Of Land to be Wated

marriage, and sometimes the divorce
court.
The following members were present:
B. F. Moore, E. ]. Tholin, Pat Gala
CHER, Ed Mahony, Dick Simons, Butler
Sampson, Arthur Pabst, Tom Pipkin,
William Brender and J. S. Moore of
Seattle, and Pick Taylor and Charles
Mischke, invited guests.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

George Siverly, of White river valley,
was in town this week. He says things
are quiet about Wenatchee lake this
winter. Many Of the residents in the
White river valley and about the lake
would make Improvements but so long
as the uncertainty about the big irriga-
ton scheme exists the settlers of that
region will be slow about improving
their land and building houses and
planting orchards.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

-Four suspicious looking characters
were locked up in the city bastile on
Wednesday night to make sure that
they did not commit any depredations
during the night. Marshall Fitz says
he had his eyes on the men all day and
is sure they were figuring on some
thing. The men were released Thurs
day morning and told to leave the
town as fast as possible.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

The report OF the state bureau OF In
spection on the town of Cashmere
which has just been filed shows that
the town is in poor condition tinan-
.cially as its liabilities are $16,822 more
than its assets, which are shown to be
$1,022, while there are bonds out
standing amounting to $17,5OO and
1885 in warrants. 1t was found that
through clerical errors the clerk owed
$26.6O and that $76.77 was due to the
town from the banks in interest, max
ing total Of $103.37 which was paid
in. The audit cost $121.25. The
bureau found very little fault with the
condition of the town except to crlti-
cize its antiquated system OF book
keeping.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

Among the visitors to our town the
past week reporter for The Echo ran
across Grover c. Gaier, civil engineer,
member of the firm of Bellinger &
Gaier, Monroe, Wash. Mr.. Gaier is
quite well pleased with the outlook
here for man in his line and is con-
sidering opening an office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

According to an order made by the
public service commission the main
line tariffs of the Great Northern are tc
apply on the Marcus division of this
line, which is commonly called the
Spokane Falls and Northern. Thi:
means lowering of all rates affected
by the order and the residents of Stew
ems, Pend Oreille, Ferry and Okanogar
counties will have lower rates into Spo'
kane and are not limited to the Spokane
markets but can ship to other town:
and get equal rates.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

that it is not necessary that she sup
port herself full year before she can
convince the courts that she is deserted
by her husband.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

Just before Christmas Councilman
Davis and Dude Brown returned from
Grant county where they are wintering
a bunch of horses.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

Intoxicants cannot be distributed
free in a dry town" by man stand
ing on a street corner and treating
passersby, according to ruling made
by the supreme court which holds that
the present local option law gives con-
troll over the use of intoxicants except
in private homes, as we'll as control
over the sale of intoxicating liquors.
The case arose in Ferndale where a
man stood on the street and distributed
liquor free.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

The newborn child of Evan Evanson
who resides on the north side OF the
track died Tuesday. The same day
Mr.. Evanson received word that his
father had been drowned in North Da-
kota.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

Tom Costello's team hitched to a
sleigh ran away Christmas day and
jumped the park fence, doing some
damage to the sleigh but fortunately
none to themselves.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

In the case of the Farmers & Mer-
chants bank OF Wenatchee, appellant,
against John c. Lilly, as administrator
of the late Jacob M. Tomkins, the SUI
preme court has affirmed the decision
of the superior court of Chelan county.
To collect claim OF $6,340.18 upon
the estate the bank started suit, but
the defendants contended that as the
claim had not been presented within a
ye4r nor suit brought within three
months after the claim was presented,
that the suit was without merit, but the
supreme court holds that the delay was
not the fault OF the defendant but oi
the plaintiff.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

The supreme court has ruled in a
recent case that wife does not have to
be deserted by her husband for full
wear in order to obtain divorce, and
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-29

Oliver Bates, Of Wenatchee Lake,
was in town Thursday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-06-15
Notice Of Sale for DELINQUENT Assessment

Notice ls hereby given that on the 9Th day
of June, 1911, n warrant was duly and regu-
larry Issued by the Recorder OF the City OF
Hood River, Oregon, 10 me directed and de-
livered. commanding me TO forthwith adver-
tise the property mentioned and described
therein against which the assessment for the
cost OF Improving Columbia street from the
west line OF seventh street westerly along
Columbia street TO the east line OF Thirteenth ia
street OF said city was made, and To sell said
property or 30 much thereof as can be sold
separately 10 advantage sufficient TO pay said
delinquent assessment, together with In
terest costs and disbursements In the manner
provided by law. and to return the proceeds
OF such sale TO the City Treasurer OF the City
OF Hood River, Oregon. and the following fs q
description OF the property against which
assessment was levied and which Is delin-
quent, and gives the name OF the person to
whom II was assessed, and the amount OF the
assessment thereon now due, to-wit:
Lots l, 2, 8, 4, block 4, Waucoma. Charles X.
Hart, $500, cost 500; lot l6, block 8, River
NOW. therefore, In pursuance OF said warrant
and for the purpose OF satisfying the delin-
quent assessment mentioned therein, / will
on saturday. the I'D day of July, 1911. ct the
hour OF ten O'Clock A. NJ. OF said day at the
front door OF the City Hall, In the City OF
Oregon, proceed TO sell at public auction TO
the highest bidder for cash In hand, the sew
erai tracts or parcels OF land above mentioned.
or 81 much thereof as can be sold separately
TO advantage sufficient TO pay said delinquent
assessment. together with the interest, costs
and disbursements provided by law, and will
continue said sale from day TO day thereafter
until said property is sold, or 30 mucn thereof
as may be necessary TO satisfy said assessment,
Dated at Hood River, oregon, this l2th day
OF June, 1911 ROBERT LEWIS
Marshal OF the City of Hood River, ore.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-06-15
Notice Of Sale Of Bonds.

Notice is hereby given that the Board OF
Directors OF the Hood River Irrigation Dis.
trict, In Hood River County, oregon, will sell
the bonds of said district In the sum OF s70,.
10000, on Monday, the 3rd day OF July, l9li
at the hour OF p. M, at the of1ice Of the
Board of Directors at the residence OF X. w
Kelly, In said district, and that sealed pro-
posals for said bonds will be received by said
Boerd at said place for the purchase OF said
bonds until the day and hour above men,
toned. at which time the board will open the
proposals and award the purchase OF the
bonds to the highest responsible bidder, the
Board reserTlng the right 10 reject any and
all bids.
said bonds shall be issued and dated July
I, 1911, ana shall be payable In United States
gold coin In ten series, to-wit:
AT the expiration OF eleven years, five per
twelve years, six per cent; thirteen years,
seven per cent; fourteen years, eight per cent;
fifteen years, nine per cent sixteen years, ten
per cent seventeen years, eleven per cent:
eighteen years, thirteen per cent; nineteen
years, fifteen per cent; twenty years, sixteen
six per cent per annum, payable semi annu-
ally, on the first day OF January and July Of
each year The principal and Interest shall
be payable at the place designated in the
beads, and bidders are given the option OF
having said bonds payable at Portland, Ore
gon, Chicago, H., or New York, N. Y, and
said bonds will be Issued in accordance with
the election of the successful bidders. Said
bonds shall be each of the denomination of
not less than $1,000 and not more than
81 .00000, at the option of the purchaser, and
shall be negotiable In form. and coupons for
the interest shall be attached TO each and
signed BY the secretary.
B. order OF the Board of Directors.
Jnl ju2s r. w. KELLY.
Secretary
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-06-15
Citation.

In the County Court OF the State OF Oregon,
for II God River County.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF oscar l.. Stran-
ahan, Deceased.
To Ella May Baldwin Jones, Ethel Anderson
May Mottishaw and Hope Mooney, and 10
all others unknown who have or claim In
terest In said estate, Greeting:
In the name of the State Of Oregon, you are
hereby cited and required 10 appear In the
County Court of the State OF oregon Tor the
County of Hood River, In the Court Room
thereof, at Hood River, oregon, on Saturday,
tne Path day OF June, 1911, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
OF that day, then and there 10 show cause IL
any there be, why an order should not then
and there be made declaring the rights OF all
persons In and 10 the property of said estate,
their respective interests therein, and how
and 10 whom distribution should be made.
This citation is served upon you by publi-
cation In accordance with an order OF the
County Court duly made and entered herein
on the 10th day OF May, 1911, directing that
same shall be published In the HOOD River
Glacier, newspaper OF general circulation
once a week for four successive weeks.
Date OF first publication is May 25th, 1911.
Witness Honorable Geo. ID. culberison,
Judge OF the County Court OF the State OF Ore
gOn for the County OF Hood River, with the
seal OF said court affixed. this 20th day OF
May, 1911.
m2SJ2s WE HANSON, Clerk.