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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
Alleged Excessive Rates Charged

The interstate commission will take
testimony in regard to the alleged ex-
cessive rates charged on shipment of
Epson salts on July IA, in Spokane.
The complaint was filed beford the in
tsrstate commerce commission by the
state railroad commission. The car OF
salts was shipped by the Spokane Drug
Company from Okanogan Valley to
Spokane, and on the way from Oroville
to Spokane passed through British Col
umbia and the state railroad commission
lost Jurisdiction of the case as it was
interstate business.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT
Norih Yakima viii Vote on Proposition tt
issue $500, 900 in Bonds

Neither pleas for harmony nor implied
threats OF the withdrawal of capital from
the development of the Yakima valley
availed the Pacific Power and Light
Company. The council on June Sd
rejected the reduction of rates to II
cents a kilowatt hour made the day pre-
vious, and agreed that it will call an
election on a bond issue of $250,000
or $500, 1000 to build municipal power
plant.
After hearing the edict Of the council,
although they had previously declared
their announced reductions were the
last word, the officials of the Pacific
Power and Light Company held hur-
ried conference and agreed to make a
maximum rate Of 10 cents by June II
if the city would abandon its project.
The council declared it would take
no further action until June S, when it
authorized the vote on the issue. The
election will probably be held June 26.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
BIG CROWD AT AVIATION MEET
Several Hundred People Go From Here
Marriage Ceremony fails to Take Place
On Account of Accident

Marriage ceremony ! ais TO ] axe Place
On Account of Accident
Those who went to Wenatchee to
witness the aviation meet Sunday were
disappointed when Aviator Walsh ran
his machine into a telephone pole,
thereby putting an end to the marriage
ceremony, which was to be performed
in the air.
Two perfect flights were made Satur-
day afternoon, when the weather con-
ditions were ideal. The machine rose
to heighth OF about 800 feet and
circled around over the field several
times.
Sunday afternoon a strong wind was
blowing. The machine rose gracefully
and started southwark travelling at about
sixty or seventy miles an hour. At the
mouth Of Squillchuck he made the
turn on his return trip, which was di-
rectly against the wind. When about
half way back to the starting point the
machine began to lurch, gradually des-
cending. In trying to land he got
mixed up with telephone pole, and
the machine dropped to the ground.
The impact threw Walsh to the ground
but fortunately his injuries were not Of
a serious nature.
The next flight was to have been
the bridal trip, when Judge Grant and
Mrs. Mabel Bowen were to have been
united in marriage in mid-air. On ac-
count OF the accident it had to be
given up.
1t is safe to say that no one among
the crowd was more disappointed than
Mr.. Grant. 1t took considerable
coaxing to persuade Mrs. Bowen to
consent to the ceremony being per-
formed in the air, but she finally gave
away. Then to have the machine run
into telephone post, ending their ex-
pectations, was too much for the Judge.
And he sometimes believes the whole
thing was put up job. The marriage
has been postponed for awhile, as both
parties are intent on having the cere-
mony performed in the air.
There will be several aeroplanes in
Seattle during the week Of the Golden
Potlatch and it is very possible that
the marriage will take place at that
time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
FOURTH or July CELEBRATION
Movement to Hold Celebration at This Place
-Wenatchee VIII Not Celebrate

Whether Leavenworth will celebrate
the nations birthday has been under
consideration for some time. 1t will be
decided within few days. AS Wenat-
chez has decided not to celebrate it
seems there is a prospect Of getting the
patriotic spirit sufficiently aroused to
pull off celebration here.
So far Chelan is the only town in the
county that has made preparations to
hold Fourth OF July celebration. The
time is short and if the decision is
reached to hold celebration here the
matter will have to be pushed with
much vigor. 1t is now two years since
the last celebration was held in
Leavenworth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
Council Buys Road Grader

At an adjourned meeting Of the town
council, held last Friday night, road
grader and pillow for the use of the town
was purchased.
The only other matter of importance
to come up was the qualification Of G.
A. Hamilton as councilman, vice w.
w. Rice, resigned at the last meeting.
A regular meeting will be held next
Tuesday, at which time considerable
new business is to come up.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
"A TWENTY MILLION LOG DRIVE
Thirty Men Engaged for Six Weeks-Make
Clean Sweep Mishaps-This Years
Drive Successful One

For the last six weeks J. B. Adams,
Of the logging firm Of Adams & Costello,
has given his personal attention to the
big log drive which reached town on
Tuesday last. Most Of the logs in the
drive were delivered on the banks Of
the Wenatchee and Chewawa rivers by
the logging company Of which Mr..
Adams is the senior member.
The warm weather Of the past week
raised the river and, having the logs
assembled in the Wenatchee river from
the various small streams, in which work
the men had been engaved for several
weeks, the work Of getting the huge
drive into the mill pond proved emf
nently satisfactory.
This years drive has been one Of the
most successful yet undertaken. Fewer
logs were left behind than ever before.
The supply of logs now in the millpond
Mr.. Adams says is amply sufficient for
this years run Of the mill. From 80 to
IS men were employed on the drive.
Fully 100000 feet of lumber will
be cut from the logs brought in.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
Cause of Death Unknown

Viola Muse, 41a-month 4 old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Muse, was found
dead in bed Monday.
Dr.. Hoxsey and Coroner May made
a thorough examination, but were una
Bile to discover the cause OF death.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
Now Easy to Register

For the convenience Of the working
men and others who are too busy to
take the time to register in business Oh
working hours, City Clerk Hart has
very kindly consented to keep his Office
open every Saturday night for severa
hours.
His Office is now located in the King
building, over the City drug store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

Under the auspices Of InsuranceCom-
missioner Shively of Washington the in
surance commissioners of Oregon, Cali
fornia. Montana, Utah and Idaho met
in Spokane recently to consider the new
law governing fraternal insurance com
panies, known as the Uniform Bill.
In view of certain antiquities 1t con-
tains the Western commissioners deter
mined 10 construe it literally till future
action by the annual convention OF IN
surance commissioners, working in con-
junction with the National Fraternal
Congress and Associated Fraternitles.
It was also decided to try to get the
1912 convention Of the latter body held
somewhere in the Northwest, so as to
get the directing heads acquainted with
the resources Of this section, to the end
that the companies would invest their
moneys in local securities, thereby pre-
venting the eastward flow OF Western
money, in a measure.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

The following applicants from Chelan
county were granted certificates by H.
B. Dewey, superintendent Of public
instruction: Laura Anvil, Inez Bowie,
Jennie Branham, Margaret Brown,
Ethel A. Chapman, Cornelia E. Col
Inns, Warren o. Dow, Herbert B. Eli
son, Robt. M. Falls, Esther Gahringer,
Cornelia Gilbertson, Mrs. Carl Gusler,
Ethel Hamilton, Ethel F. Horn, Hazel
Johnston, Lulu Livingston, Mrs. Eda
Long, Edna E. Mcdowell, Mabelle
M. Maui, William F. Pool, Jean Skiles,
Mrs. Harriet Skiles, Nettie M. Sutton,
Eta Taylor, Anna M. Vernon, Myrtle
L. Weber, Frances Hainer, c. w.
Moore, Paul H. Peterson, Jessie A.
Warren, Myrtle M. Whaley, Geo. w.
Sewers, Lillian Murray, Sarah Peter
son and Winifred Smith.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

Second thoughts are best in case
OF love at first sight.
The stepping stone to owning other
homes is the acquiring one Of your own.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

The good things Of life are like
laugh which we soon forget, while the
evil things are like a pain we remember.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

According to F. A. Huntley, state
commissioner of horticulture, the Wash
ington fruit crop will be good average
Weld this year. 1t will not be as large
as last years output, for the 1910 yield
exceeded the normal, Mr.. Huntley says
Some parts of Eastern Washington will
have a reduced output Of soft fruits be-
cause of the late frosts this spring, par
ticularly in the open districts. Orch
ards in the foothills and on protected
benches came through all right. Peaches
have been thinned out some and cher
ries have suffered considerably. The
orchards of Western Washington are
said to be in better shape than for
long time. The states apple production
has good prospects for this year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
STATE CAPITAL NEWS LETTER
Apportionment of School fund-CheIan
Receives $22,1S7-35 CheIan County
School Teachers Granted Certificates
Olympia. June 7, 1911.

All insurance companies doing busi-
ness in Washington come under the
provisions of the new insurance code
holds the attorney generals Office in
an opinion given to the state insurance
department. The code divides insur-
ance risks into IA classes and the insur-
ance companies are divided into eight
classes, and the opinion says that it
reaches every company boing business
in Washington and outlines the kind OF
risks that may be written. The code
went into effect on June 9th.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

From the state superintendent OF
public instruction, H. B. Dewey, the
state auditor has just announced the
quarterly apportionment of the current
school fund to the counties OF the
state. The sum of 81, AL ITO is to
be divided among the school districts
in the counties and of this amount
Chelan county will receive as its share
the sum of $22,1S7.32. Okanogan
county gets $13, 1922, Douglas county
$13, $50, Kittitas county $22,487,
Skagit county $37, 800 and Snohomish
county $80,06S, while King county
receives the largest amount or $3l4,-
622. The rate for the present quarter
is $.046 and is based on the number
of days attendance by each pupil in
the district. Concerning this Superin-
tendent Dewey says: Since 1897
the state current school fund has been
apportioned on the basis of days at
tendance. The amount apportioned
for each days attendance for the vari-
GUS years commencing with 1878
date is as follows: 1878, S.0858;
1899, SOIL; 100000, $.09054;
1o00-01, $076o; 1901-02, $.o893;
1oO2-03, $.103; 10000, $.0881;
1o04-O5, $.0877; 1605-06, 5000;
l9O6-o7, $.083; 1oo7-0S, $.o92;
10000, S.081; 1o0o-10, S.087;
1901, $.082. In 1899 the per
capita state tax was raised from $6 to
So and in 1901 it was raised from So
to SO. During this period of IA
years the length Of term in the aver
age district has increased from 90 days
to 14o days.'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

Railroad competition in the North
west is steadily bringing about travel
improvements. Not only this, but the
demands of the growing tourist trade is
also having its effect. The latest road
to make notable additions is the North
ern Pacific, whose North Coast Limited
is equipped with barbershop, bathroom,
parlor observation car and recessed plat
form. Eastern trains have had these
accommodations for some time, but they
are new to the Pacific Northwest. Trans
portation men say it won't be long be-
fore the Northwest railroads will be
leading the whole country.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

Stricter rules are to govern national
banks, as the comptroller of the cur
rency has issued new instructions to all
examiners. 1t will be harder for per-
sons intending to start national banks
to get charters. The comptroller points
out that many banks have been started
as a speculation-that is, to sell out.
He disapproves such policy, on the
ground that the only good reason for
starting bank is to fill business need.
Hereafter the financial responsibility OF
all persons subscribing to national bank
stocks must be ascertained by the ex-
aminer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09

Branch offices outside OF Olympia
will not be established, owing to de-
sire for econmy, says George A. Lee,
chairman of the new employees COM
pensation commission. 1t was origin
ally intended to establish Offices at Spo-
kane, Seattle and Tacoma in order to
facilitate the work but this the commits
sion feels would be too expensive at
this time. It has been decided to
abandon the plan OF renting outside
offices in Olympia for the commission
and to crowd the commission and their
employees into the state capitol build
ing. The state house is already pretty
we'll crowded and in order to do this
will have to take the rooms now occu-
pied by the travelling library for their
main office and have rooms fitted up
in the attic for the accountants and
clerks OF the commission. The library
will also be moved up into the attic.
Within a short time the new secretary,
Howard L. Hindley, Of Spokane, a
newspaper man, will report and then
start on tour of the state and will visit
every county in order to get in touch
with the laborer and others affected by
the law, to get their ideas and to clear
up points not yet clearly understood.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
NORTHWEST NEWS LETTER
Fruit Crop Promises Good Average-lm-
prOvements to PaiIrOad TraveI-Stricter
Rules for National Banks-"P-l"-ttc.
Seattle, June 6.

'P-L"-That's the way the town Of
Pc Ell, in Lewis county, wants to be
known hereafter. The change is favored
so that the community will have the
shortest name in the Postal Guide. The
initials represent the way the name is
pronounced, anyhow, so there would
not be any material variation. But the
people believe the oddity of such a
name would give them considerable
publicity, as a result of which they
would attract an influx OF newcomers.
Eight million feet Of fir lumber has
been ordered from one mill on Puget
sound. This is said to be the largest
order ever placed with one concern.
The buyer is the Grand Trunk Pacific
railroad. The Port Blakely Mill Com
pany is the lucky concern. 1t has
farmed the contract to half dozen other
companies in order to make rapid de-
liveries. AS the Grand Trunk is doing
extensive development work across the
border it has need of large quantities Of
ties, timbers and other construction
materials. The lumber market is i'm
proving steadily.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
An Interesting Lecture.

Rev Zensky Hinohara. native
Japanese, spoke before large con-
oregation at the Methodist church
wednesday night Of last week. The
lecture was very interesting and the
sneaker held the close attention OF
the hearers. He speaks English well,
having been educated in this country
at Trinity College. For the past
past five years Mr.. Hinohara mas
been serving church in his native
country as pastor and we under
stand he has done good work for the
cause Of good among his own people.
He is now in this country trying to
raise money with which to better
eo,in himself for work. His stay IN
Scotland Neck was very pleasant ana
our people who met him were
pleased with him.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
North Carolina Printers Are Good, Too.

Sometime ago the papers printed
an article in which it was stated that
there was not printer in the Vir-
ginia penitentiary. The foreman of
The Commonwealth, being curious
to know if any of the boys were in
the North Carolina State prison, adj
dressed letter to Mr.. T. W. Fen
ner, chief clerk, asking him for the
information. A few days ago he
received the following reply from
Mr.. Fenner:
yours of 18th received. l am
glad to write you that there is not
printer in the State prison. l know
one, however, that ought to be in
there"
Perhaps there are those that
ought to be in there" but the rec
ords show that the printers in North
Carolina are good as we'll as those of
Virginia, and, by the way, large
number of the Virginia printers are
North Carolinians.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
NEWS FROM HALIFAX.
Many Personal Notes.-The Farmers
Busy with Their Crops.

Halifax, N. c., July 26.-Mr. and
Mrs. Edward w. Gillian and little
son, of CASTOR, have been here sew
eral days to see Mrs. George Gillian.
Misses Alice and Lizzie Hale went
up to Rosemary Friday to visit reIa-
tives.
Miss Lucy Butts left Friday for
West Point, Va, and will be gone
about four weeks.
Miss Ethel Brown, of Robson
county, has been the guest of Miss
Laura Shaw several days.
Miss Ida Twisdale, of Warren
county, came last week to visit her
father, Mr.. J. F. Twisdale.
Mr.. Billie Neville, of Heathsville,
spent Monday here on business.
Mr.. Walter Bivans, of Enfield, was
was visitors here Monday.
Miss Stella Dickens, Of Weldon,
has been spending some days with
her sister, Mrs. Walter Stephenson.
Mrs. Sterling M. Gary returned
from Wrightsville Beach Monday.
Mr.. Joseph Butts, Jr., and Mas
ters Monroe and Johnnie Jenkins, Of
Rosemary, were here Sunday.
Ex-senator E. L. Travis left for
Raleigh Monday tc resume his duties
as Corporation Commissioner. Mrs.
Travis and Master Louis accom-
panied him to spend the week.
Misses Bessie and Ida Twisdale
left for Enfield Monday to spend the
week with relatives.
Mr.. Musselman returned a few
days since after visiting his parents,
who reside near Washington, D. c.
Miss Marie Partln, of Enfield, is
this week visiting Mrs. Walter
Stephenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Stedman went
to Baltimore last week to carry little
Elizabeth for treatment Mr.. Sted-
man returned Friday.
Mr.. E. w. Foster, of Greenville,
spent Sunday here with his family.
Mrs. T. Walton Worthy and little
one. of Greenville, have been here
for several days with Mrs. W. A..
Safer.
Our farmer friends are now max
ing strenuous efforts to clay by"
though since the rain began to come
much grass is in evidence, and this
will make them little later than
usual. Many are wearing smiles
that does one good to see, brought
about by the very promising crop
prospects. By the way, we have
heard of one prominent farmer that
was afraid so much cotton would be
made that the labor would not be
sufficient to get it out. Maybe it
will work out right though. We
have some moonshiry nights in the
autumn, you know, and we remem-
Der when we were boy of seeing
cotton picked that way. There is Sc
much progress in the way Of inven-
tons these days perhaps Mr.. Price,
or some other will have the cotton
picking machine nearer perfection
nv the time we have another bumper
crop to come round.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
L!GGEisW f!GTS.

G.en.ew. y. c., July 24.-The
crop conditions are TIE best we have
sesn in tire years.
Our farmer friends are about
through Iay.re hy. and base ball is
No" the geaersl talk.
Last Saturday two white men at
Sgcamore Ally had an ARRAY, when
dempsey Moore very severely beat
frank Mitchell. No serious injury
Was done.
NE Swift Creek Union will meet
~l'n tae church at Hickory Chapel
. n Saturday and Sunday, and a
''[les Of meetings will follow.
IN last Saturday morning small
IssIo pcy named Lee set fire to the
yarn 81 Mr.. G. n. Melton. The fire
" T"' put out with slight damage.
4Ae negro Vas arrested and carried
tojail. ~
good many Of our people went
~ ~ A"I.eld last Friday,to be examin-
~ ana all except two were found
"'e infected With hookworm.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
Two GAMES OF BASE BALL.
Scotland Neck Loses First And Wins
Second Game.

WILLIAMSON, July 21-The strong
team of Scotland Neck, assisted by
four of the Greenville team (Coast
Line League) lost very interesting
game to the local Tigers by a score
of to 3.
From the beginning to the end of
the game all fans were in great sus-
sense, nevertheless very much in
terested
Both teams played very good ball.
Score: R.H.E.
Scotland Neck 10 01O-3 8
WILLIAMSON 012 10*-4 6
Batteries: Armistead, Riddick and
Paul Jordan; Ward and A. M. Jordan.
HOBGOoD DEFEATED.
In one sided base ball game last
Friday Scotland Neck defeated Hob
good easily by score of 13 to 3.
After the first inning Armistead,
who was pitching for Scotland Neck.
got control of the ball and Hobgood
was unable to score although they
had the bases full several times.
Eure, who started for Hobgood, was
easy for the home boys and was re-
lleved by L. Leggett in the fifth
who held the home boys down to
one hit in three innings, but this
didn't help things any because his
fellow players could not hit Armis-
tead when hits were needed.
The features of the game were
the pitching Of Armistead and L.
Leggett the base stealing of Armis-
tead and the heavy hitting of the
Scotland Neck team.
Score: R.
Hobgood 800 600 00O-3
Scot. Neck $40 O32 O2*-l3
Batteries: Eure, L. Leggetc and
V. Legget; Armistead and Walston.
Umpire, Mills.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
Land Sale.

By virtue Of power vested in me
by that mortgage made to me on
the 26th day Of November, 1906, by
Arthur Reynolds, will sell for cash
at public auction, at the court house
door in Halifax, to the highest bid
der, on Friday, the 18th day of Au-
gust, at IL O'Clock, that tract of land
lying, being and situate in the coun-
ty Of Halifax and State of North
Carolina, and more fully described
as follows: On the north by tie
land of w. A. Wilcox. on the west
and south by the land Of Sherrod
johnson and on the east by Roanoke
river, and containing about forty
acres, more or less.
This the 18th day of July. 1911.
w. A. WILCOX, Mortgage.
S. A. & r. C. Dunn, Attorneys.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
An Anniversary Meeting.

In desiring to give thanks to the
a]l-wise and most merciful God and
Father above for His wonderful
goodness to US in all things, and ess
pecialIy in sparing our dear father
these many days, who On August oth
will celebrate his Goth birthday, we
extend this Invitation to relatives
and friends to call.
RENNETT ALLSBROOK.