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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

dream, but an actual fact and easily
proven to anyone who will take the
time to investigate it.
For the past eight years the tide OF
immigration has been moving slowly up
the valley. Starting in Wenatchee, it
gradually pushed out into the valley
surrounding that now fruitful little city.
AS the country settled up the land be-
came too high in price fol. the ordinary
man with small capital and he pushed
on up the valley in search Of something
cheaper. This ground was just as
fertile as that which was left behind
and only wanted some energetic man
to develop it and make it worth as
much as the land lower down, which
finally became the case. And so the
story goes. Two years ago the wave"
struck Peshastin, small town a few
miles below Leavenworth, and a boom
started. Orchards that had hitherto
sold for 5000 and $500 an acre i'm
mediately jumped to 5000 and $500 an
acre, and buyers focked to Peshastin
by the score. The result was that
many hundreds of acres were sold,
mostly unimproved. This land was
Immediately cleared, plated and sold
in small tracts. Today it is covered
with growing fruit trees, and impossible
to buy short of seven or eight hundred
dollars an acre. Next year this will
strike Leavenworth and the men who
are wise are those who have bought
the land.
You can find hundreds of men who
will tell you of the fortunes they could
have made in Wenatchee had they had
the foresight. They are now investing in
Leavenworth land. The same oppor-
tunity presents itself to you. Will you
accept it?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Notice To Contractors

Office of the County Commissioners OF
Chelan County, Washington, December H.
1911.
Sealed bids will be received at this office
until 2:30 O'Clock p. NJ. January End, 1912, and
then opened for building six short span
bridges: Three across Ohumstick Greek and
three across Mission Greek in Chelan County
Washington. a.
office of the County Engineer atWenatchee,
Washington. -.
Date of completion of work May l, 1872,
The right is reserved to reject any ana all
bids. ,,, -,
Bids will be made on forms furnished by
the office of the County Engineer and must
be sealed and marked Proposal Tor snort
span bridges Chelan County, Washington.
No hid will be considered unless accom-
panied by certified check payable TO the
order of the Chairman of the county Com-
missioner of Ohelan Go. Washington for at
least five (5) per cent of the amount OF the
bid cr .rrv
ExOfficio member Board Commissioners
Chelan County, Wash. Dec I9z-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
The Native Daughters Organize

The Native Daughters of the Pioneers
of the State of Washington have re-
Gently organized and the charter men,
bership roll is still open.
Any woman, eighteen years old,
who was born in the state Of Wash
ington. whose parents, or grandparents
we're living in the state in 1870
or prior thereto is eligible for member
ship. 1t is the intention to make this
a state organization, with headquarters
in Seattle.
The next meeting will be held jan
uary Q, 1912, and applications for mem
bership may be sent to the secretary,
Mrs. Thos. c. Fields, 1888 Boylston
avenue, Seattle, Washington. The
dues are 81 year and initiation fee ST..
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
NORTHWEST THE MOST FAVORED FRUIT SECTION
Wenade Valley Leads in Quality and Quantity and Knows Not
Failure of Crops

The orchards and vineyards of the
great Southwest have been portrayed
as the place where lands reach theil
highest cultural development and the
most astounding value. AS against the
eastern farm worth one hundred and
fifty or two hundred dollars an acre,
choice orange land in southern Cali
fornia is valued at one thousand dollars
and even fifteen hundred an acre. And
this does not seem SO highly unreason-
able when it is remembered that
oranges, figs, almonds, pomegranates
and other tropical iproducts cannot be
grown anywhere.
Yet there are orchards in the great
Northwest which are esteemed as high
ly and yield as golden stream from
apples, peaches, apricots and cherries
and other common fruits, as has ever
been claimed for the orange. Take
Wenatchee vale or the Yakima vally
or a dozen other mountain valleys in
Washington. There you can find men
growing wealthy on returns from five
and ten acre orchard tracts. The
Wenatchee valley in central Washing
ton, affords one Of the best examples
of the fruit possibilities of the North
west.
In the first place there is the splen-
did water supply. To the west are the
cleaning snow-felds of the Cascade
mountains whose glacial streams feed
the swift running Wenatchee river,
which as it emerges from the valley
becomes tributary Of the great Co.
lumbia. The valley is sheltered from
the bleak winds by surrounding hills so
that fruit trees have never been known
to be damaged by cold. There are no
great farms on the Wenatchee. The
entire valley is not so large as some OF
the vast bonanza farms OF the west,
every acre is made produce its ut
most, and land values reach $1,000,
$1,000 and $1,000 per acre, not based
on the value of houses and improve
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

In recent opinion given to the
commissioner of Spokane it is held by
the attorney general that municipal Sc
curities cannot be sold for less than
par. The matter was brought to the
attention of the attorney general by the
state bureau of inspection, who holds
that the city OF Spokane could not dis
pose OF million dollars worth OF water
extension warrants at o6.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

The supreme court has held in the
first of the suits started asIthe result Of
the investigation OF the land Office that
the deed to land sold by the state on
which there is more than one million
feet Of timber as agricultural land can
not be set aside if the state cruisers
have failed to discover the discrepancy,
which ruling is interpreted to mean
that the state must show fraud, before
deed can be set aside and that the
mistakes and discrepancies not discov-
cred by the cruisers cannot invalidate
the deeds.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

Governor Hay has invited the men,
bers OF the Legislature to attend meet
ing to be held in Tacoma, where those
advocating the calling of special
session of the legislature will present
their petitions to him. The Legislators
are invited so that they may express
their views as to whether the session
shall be confined to the presidential
preference primary bill or not.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

Northern Pacific railroad is authorized
to cut the rate from eight to three
cents per hundred.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
friday December Is 1911

Sick headache is caused by disordered
stomach. Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
correct that and the headaches will disap-
pear For sale by Kings City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

The state capitol commission has en-
gagged Olmstead Bros. OF Brookline,
Massachusetts,, to take charge Of the
landscape work for the new capitol and
the work will be Immediately begun.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

j. w. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio, pur-
chased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for his boy who had cold, and be.
fore the bottle was all used the boys cold
was gone. Is that not better than to pay a
five dollar doctors bill? For sale by Kings
City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

Remaining in postoffice. uncalled for
week ending Monday, Dec. 4, 1911.
Blankenship, Ernest Hunier, ]. F.
Caldwell, Mrs. ME-. Hachinson, Chale
Campbell, Guy Iverson, N.
EeLong, Dial Role, F.
Davis, E. M. Traine, G. A.
Gardner, Mrs. L, Wood, A. E.
Gunert, o. E. (2) Weiland, Paul
In calling for same, please say adj
avertised." ]. c. DAVIS. Postmaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

A reduction Of the rate on crushed
rock from the Meskill quarry in Lewis
county to Willapa Habor is authorized
nv the public service commission in
order to promote the Improvements in
South Bend and Raymond and the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
STATE CAPITOL NEWS LETTER
Examination Results in Saving Governor
Will Confer in Regard to
Extra Session

Since the state has assumed super
vision Of the various county offices the
reduction in the percentage OF fees ex-
pended has been considerable as in
twenty-nine of the counties the per-
centages are less in 1910 than in 1909
and many OF the counties run the
clerks Office at a profit, that is, the
fees collected by the Office more than
paid the expenses of the office. -Four
of the counties which showed at showed
a loss in the clerks Office in 1909
switched over to the profit side in 1910
according to statistics compiled by the
state bureau OF inspection. 1t is also
shown that in Ferry county in 1909
was 45230 per cent ofthe fees collect
ed which was the highest percentage
in any county, while in 1910 the high
est percentage was found in Wahkiakum
county and was $3.50. In Adams
county in 1909 it took only $500 per
cent Of the fees collected to run the
Office, which was the best showing
made in any county, while in 1910
the best showing was 1881 per cent
of the fees collected, which was in
Chehalis county. Chelan county was
one Of those which operated the clerks
Office at profit, as the fees collected
in 1910 amount ed to 50, 545.4O while
the expense Of running the office was
s1.o5O.O5, showing profit of.$595.35
or a percentage of 1862 expended for
running the office, which is consider
ably less than in 1909 when the per-
centage expended was $3.50, The
biggest profit in any office was in King
county, where the expenses were S15,-
624.O5 less than the fees collected,
while the heaviest loss was in Jefferson
county where S7o7. IA more was spent
for running the Office than was collect
ed in fees.
noliceman is a public officer and
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

A policeman is public officer and
whoevever attempts to bride him is
guilty of a felony, according to recent
ruling of the supreme court in Seattle
case.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
WASHINGTON STATISTICS.

The West Coast Trade s New Year IS
annual contains some interesting and
eloquent data showing the progress of
the state of Washington during the
year 1910.
The wheat crop is figured at 27,500,-
600 bushels, of value of $4,000, 900;
other grains are estimated at 10000
900 bushels, worth $9,000,O00; hay and
forage products, 100000 tons, worth
$40 100000; fruits and vegetables, $780,
100000; dairy and poultry products,
$15,OO0,000; livestock, $10,OOO,OOO;
making an aggregate value of farm
products of $106,000,0O0.
The primary industrial output of the
state is figured as follows: Lumber and
woodworking, $11O,000,000; coal and
mine products, $15,000,000; fisheries
$s,5OO,0O0; flour manufacture, 4,25O,O00
barrels, SIT 100000; canned goods
SO 900, 600; making total value OF
$154, 900, 900 for the states primary
industrial output.
Thus the total value of the farm
forest, fish and mine products of the
state for 1910 amounts to $3.50, 100000
or return per capita of population OF
1928.
The recently completed government
census places the population of the
state of Washington at 1,141,99O. This
is a gain of over 1870 per cent for the
decade and exceeds every other state
and is six times the increase for the
nation at large. The population in
1900 was SIS, 103; in 1890 it was 439,-
800, and in 1880 this state could only
count 1876.
The mileage of main and branch
lines of railway trackage in the state
in 1910 was 6,O23, an increase of 1900
miles in the last year. The assessed
valuation of this trackage was $685.
729,726 and of equipment $27,647, 1926
The total actual value of Washing
ton IS real and personal property, in.
GLIDING railway trsckage, upon which
taxes are levied, is $3.50, 1928, &C
cording to the returns of the state
board of equalization for 1910. The
assessed values aggregated $9O6,247,
ga, an increase of $115,0O0,OO0 over
1909.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
UNWELCoME CALLER
DRAWS RAZOR
Sir Thomas Upton Pacifes Him and
Then Sends In Call for the
Police.

London.-Sir Thomas Upton tells of
the attempt made against him at his
country place by man believed to be
a maniac.
st was the most unpleasant surprise
of my life," said Sir Thomas. GA tele-
phone message told me that Chief De-
tective Inspector Wooldon would call
on me to see about some forged CON
tracts that had been passed at the
Euston station. A few minutes later
the alleged inspector came and was
shown into the room. He was well
dressed and well spoken. shook hands
with him and said, How are you, in
spectori' He asked, Are you aloneG'
"Then he told me to sit down, but
insisted upon standing. He said, you
are a rich man and must help me-
"He whipped out a razor. went up
to him and put my hand on his shout
der and said: my dear friend, don t
get excited. OF course shall be pleased
to do anything L can for you He re-
Piled; Thanks, you have saved me
from suicide.
"Thereupon he threw the razor on
the billiard table. L walked to the
door, saying excuse me, there's the
telephones; L will be back in a minute.
L slipped out of the door and sent for
the police. When they came asked
them to pretend to look at the pic
lures. They walked about the room
admiring the pictures until they got
close when they pounced upon the man
and placed him under arrest"
Sir Thomas added that he did not in
tend to prosecute as it was obvious
that the man was lunatic The pris
oner subsequently was removed to the
insane ward at the workhouse.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
CANADIAN POST FOR HARoouRT,
Present Minister for the Colonies May
Be Sent to the Dominion.

Mrs. Lewis II. Harcourt, an American
woman, niece of ]. P. Morgan, may be
the next vicerene of Canada.
The idea. of sending the duke of
Connought, Prince Alexander of Teck
or some royal prince to succeed Earl
Grey as governor general has about
been abandoned and in semi-official
circles it is understood that the post
will be offered to Mr.. Harcourt, who
is now minister for the colonies. If il
is, and he accepts, he will undoubtedly
be raised to the peerage.
He undoubtedly would be very popu
lar and his wife, the daughter of Wal
ter H. Burns (who married sister OF
j. P. Morgan), is a very charming
woman and would make an excellent
vicerene.
Mr.. Harcourt is doubly connected
with America by marriages. His step
mother is daughter of John LothroI
Molly, a distinguished historian and al
one time United States minister t.
England.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
Chinese smugglers Caught.

Los Angeles, CAL, Jan. 23.-Ope Chi
nese was captured and several smugglers
are believed to have been wounded in
revolver fight Sunday few miles
down the coast from Santa Barbara
when immigration officers from Los An
geles encountered what is believed to
have been a landing party from the
smuggling schooner which the revenue
cutters Bear and Orient have been try
ing to locate. Quon Yick, the Chinese,
was brought here, but refused to talk.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
Picks Prettiest Words.

A contest to decide the 25 most beau
tiful words in the English language, con
Quoted by the Y. M. c. A., New York,
was won by John Shea, lawyer.
Twenty-one of the 25 words submit
ted by Shea were accepted. The words
accepted were Melody, splendor, ado
ration, eloquence, virtue, innocence,
modesty, faith, joy, honor, radiance,
nobility, sympathy, heaven, love, di-
vine, hope, harmony, happiness, purity
and liberty.
Three of the words rejected were
grace, justice and truth.
The two former were stricken out, il
was explained, because of the harsh
ness of the "g" in grace and the az
in Justice The word truth was elimi-
mated because of its metallic sound.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
MONTANA.

Joseph Cavanaugh and Miss Grace
Robinson were drowned in Whitefsh
lake Sunday afternoon while skating,
about four miles up the lake.
A wreck occurred at the east switch
at Lubec Sunday, when Burlington train
No "A, pulled by two engines, Nos. 1411
and 1871, Engineers Fred Kaiding and
Peter Gutensen at the throttles, collided
with rotary engine No. 1905, with Engi-
neer Elmer Schoonover in charge. It
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
Peary Almost at the Pole.

That Captain Robert e. Peary came
within one and six-tenths miles Of the
north pole-near enough to establish his
claim Of having been at the exact spot
is the decision of the house committed
on naval affairs which has been consid
ering the bill to retire Captain Peary
with the rank Of rear admiral.
Representative Bates of TENNESSEE
presented the majority report of the
committee, recommending that Peary
be retired with the rank of rear adj
Dirai
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
No Extra Session.

Washington, Jan. 24.-When repub-
lican leaders in congress were asked if
there is likelihood of an extra session
because of the congested condition of
the calendars in both branches, they in
variably answered in the negative. They
insist that the present short session is
not iammed more than was the short
session two years ago, so far as appro-
priation bills are concerned.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
Historic Elm for Gavel.

The executive committee of the
Southern Commercial congress, which is
to be held in Atlanta, Ca, March and
10, has been informed by Colonel
Spencer Cosby, U. S. A., in charge of
public buildings and grounds at the ma
tional capital, that he win contribute a
piece of the great American elm planted
IN the grounds of the White House by
President John Quincy Adams as the
handle of the gavel which the chairman
of the congress will use.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
REsENTs AFFINITY STORY.
Name of Chorus Girl Has Been Ere
quently Associated With That
of Nat Goodwin.

Mentally exhausted, Miss Maude Ian
non, chorus girl and alleged charmer of
Nat Goodwin, the comedian, being sued
for divorce in New York by his wife,
Edna Goodrich Goodwin, is under the
care of relatives in a village near st.
Louis, according to James E. King, her
attorney. He says that as soon as her
health permits she will probably file
suit for damages against those who, in
addition to injuring her reputation to
further their interests, she charges, at
tempted to bride her into testifying
against Goodwin.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
Lives After 10000 Volts.

Tacoma, Jan. 24.-Bernice N. Mer-
win, lineman of the Pacific Coast
Power company, had narrow escape
recently when he short-circuited 10000
volts of electricity through his body
while working on broken oil switch at
PuYallup.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
Vote Buying in Illinois.

Danville, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-Vote traf-
fckers in Vermilion county, Illinois, the
home of Speaker Cannon, are facing a
situation perhaps duplicating the condi-
tions in Adams county, Ohio.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28

"Here is fine business motto,n said
the sign peddler, as he fshed one from
his collection. " Honesty is the best
polsy' 1t will pay to hang that on
your wall. -
"Well, III try it and see how it
works." rejoined the grocer. "And
you may give me half a dozen mo
Trust notices id big type. There Is
money in them, too
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28
General owen summers Dies.

Portland, Ore.-General Owen Sum
mers of civil and Philippine war fame,
died here Saturday night of pneumonia
after an illness Of two days.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28

is reported Engineer Kaiding, Fireman
Mclaughlin and Brakeman d. Ray were
injured. The cause was binding snow
storm.
The will of Mrs. Anna Mcnamara,
pioneer who died recently at Misscula,
has been filed for probate. BY the terms
of the instrument Mrs. Mcnamara
leaves two-thirds of an estate amount
ing to $4,000 to Catholic institutions.
The greater part of the fortune is to
be used in Missoula, but $500 goes to
the Mount Charles college at Helena.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 goes to rela-
tives in this country, Ireland and New
Zealand.
William Walsh, state mine inspector,
made an examination of the Heating
mine at Radersberg, in which six men
were killed and two injured by powder
explosion recently. All were victims of
asphyxiation. The conclusion rendered
three men helpless and the powder
fumes suffocated them. The other
three, who went to the scene, were over
come. The explosion was caused in the
powder storage warehouse by a spark
from an electric thawing apparatus
The property was owned by Duluth
men.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28

"Georgie, did you know that I was
going to marry your sisteri"
''Well, heard her say 50, but she IS
had that idea about so many other fell
lows that I didn't feel sure about it
till you told me.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28

The Turkish government has estab-
lished wireless telegraphy on IL war
ships and has installed a land station.
There are nearly $500 miles of cleo
trio wires in one New York office
building.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-28

A dynamo, perfect in every detail,
but weighing only quarter Of an
ounce, has been made by a French cleo
trician.