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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Highland Humor.

Charles Johnston in his book,
@sWhy the World Laughs" tells a
story of two Scotch highlanders,
one of whom observed the other to
be wrapped in impenetrable gloom.
He asked the cause, and the inter-
locutor at last reluctantly replied !:
cts that man MacTavish! He
called me leer!'' His friend tried
to console him, explaining that
many man had been called liar
and had been none the worse for it.
But the gloomy one with some heat
replied: Dammit, mon! But he
proved itw Which showed where
the shoe really pinched.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13

Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dec. 8.-P a st or
RusSell's meetings
were the religious
feature here today.
We report one of
his addresses from
the text: HE shall
be called the Ever
lasting F a t b e r."
isaiah tx. g.
The Pastor said
that Gods people
today have SUI
noriOr 0dvanta pQS
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Easily Understood.

Host-Excuse me. That's my
phone. (At phone) - Oh, yes.
yes. What's that? You can't give
me the hour you promised / could
have tomorrow? Oh, that's all
right. No, no; it doesn't incom-
mode me in the least. Any other
time will do. Don't mention it.
Goodby.
Friend-That must have been
your dentist.
Host-It was.-Cleveland Leader.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
THE MAcHINISrS STORY.
Il Had to Do With the absolutely
True" In Machinery.

True" In Machinery.
The philosopher long ago discov-
cred that there is nothing ~'allso-
lutte" in this world; that every thing
is relative and that pure ideals are
unattainable. Even in the most ex-
act of processes there is margin
If error. If there is any shopman
who still thinks he can make an
absolutely" accurate machine let
him read this little narrative from
Machinery:
"Say, Bill, what was the boss say
ing to the young fellow that just
| left?"
"Well, that fellow came in and
said to the boss, you ought to
plane those plates on one Of our
machines; they plane absolutely
true surfaces And the boss said
to him:
"SYoung man, l want to tell you
something. l had heard one man
say that his machine grinds "abso-
lutely" true, another that his turns
absolutely true and another that
his pulleys and shafting run "abso-
lutely" true, for so long that | got
the disease myself and agreed to
build machine for that old fellow
down by the railroad track who
hammers saws and does blacksmith
ing that would grind saws absolute
ly true.
"sAfter | had built the machine
and sent it down and thought | had
given him about enough time to pay
for it, | called round for the
money. Now | had seen some of
the work turned out on it and had
letter from man who had seen it
and wanted me to build one for
him, so l felt sure everything was
all right.
"'When / had stated my bust
ness the old fellow asked me to look
at the saws that were ground on
this machine. He reached up on a
shelf and got nice new straight
edge and suspended a saw by a
string hooked over the teeth and
held the straight edge against it..
With the other hand he showed the
1000 inch blade of a feeler
through between the straight edge
and the saw. Then he got my con-
tract and pointed to the clause in
which l agreed to produce ma
chine that would grind absolute
ly" true.
81 asked him to put a saw in the
machine and let me adjust it, and l
ground saw. When l had finished
and the saw tailed with the straight
edge | called him over. He looked
at it and then got surface plate
about ten inches square and thinly
covered it with lampblack and rub
bed it over the surface just ground
When he removed it he pointed to
the unblackened patches here and
there on the surface of the saw and
told me that the machine must
grind absolutely true before he paid
the bill.
"'Then it dawned upon me that
/ had used word to convey one
meaning when it really conveyed
another. | could not convince him
of the injustice of his demands, and
we went to law My attorney could
make no impression upon the court,
which held that if | agreed to build
a machine to fly ten miles the sim
pie fact that it was impossible to do
so did not entitle me to receive pay
for a machine that would almost fly.
"'This incident happened many
years ago. We have since accom-
plished what was then considered an
impossible thing-the flying ma
chine-but are as far from produc-
ing machinery that does work abso-
lutely true as we were then.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Jack Tar's Reply.

A sailor was brought before a
magistrate for beating his wife,
when the magistrate attempted to
reach his heart by asking him if he
did not know that his wife was the
"weaker vessel"
eff she is she ought not to carry
go much SAIL" replied Jack.-Lon-
don Tit Bits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
JESUS THE FATHER
OF SAVED HUMANITY
By Regeneration He viii Give
His Children Everlasting Life.

Iehovah Is the Father or Life giver OF
the Church, Who Has Already Be
ootten the Church by the Holy Spirit
and Will Perfect Them as Spirit Be-
mos In the Resurrection, but Jesus
Will Be the Father or Regeneration
Of tho WorId-Humanity.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
SEATTLE, WASH. Nov. 9,

Notice Is hereby given that George Doucett,
Of. Waldron. Wash, who on April rs, 1906 made
H. F. 1897? Serial, No. oIIoo, for Lot 5 of Section
=, Township 81, N, Range west w. NJ. has
hled notice of intention to make Final Five
year Proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before the Clerk of the Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor, WASH, on the 2Ist day
of December, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ethan Allen, Ernest Rahorst Ed Gillshannon
John Allen, all Of Wa1dron, Wash
JOHN G. DENNY, Register
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13

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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
Big Rush Expected at Entiat

Indications are pointing more and
more to the probability Of one of the
greatest periods Of mining development
ever witnessed in the history Of the
state during the next summer in Chelan
county. In fact the more enthusiastic
followers Of the mining game are claim
ing that the Entiat mining district will
be the scene Of rush this spring and
summer.
The Wenatchee Gold Mining and
Milling Co. has just received returns
on shipment Of ore representing four
teen days run. For this ore they have
received about $2,050 which repre-
sents total yield of about $50 per
day. They have recently opened up
the old original vein or lead which was
worked when the first tunnel was put
in on their property nine years ago.
The vein is lower down the gulch from
where they have been working just
along the road, and is about four feet
wide. .-Wenatchee World
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
WILL DEVELOP LANDS
NEAR LEAVFNWORTH
Wenatchee Company Contracts Delivery
of Water to lCide Canal Company

AT the annual meeting of the We
natchee Park Land & Irrigation com
pany, held Monday in Wenatchee, T.
F. Lewis resigned as president and G.
S. Merriam was chosen in his place.
Mr.. Lewis has disposed Of his interests
in the company to Eugene Page.
The company, which has its intake
on the Chewawa river, commenced
work last fall on a ditch which is to
water and make productive from four to
six thousand acres of land between
Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee.
The Icicle Canal company recently
contracted with the Wenatchee company
for water to be delivered thru Beaver
hill thru tunnel, and work
will begin soon. The 1cicle com
pany will bring the water down the
Chumstick valley and render productive
much valuable land hitherto undevel-
oped.
The Wenatchee Park Lands & Irri-
cation Company is anticipating an act
i've and successful season in develop
ing their holdings.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
Gets Hit BY Passenger Train

John Savage, night watchman for the
Great Northern company, was struck
by passenger train No. "A early yester-
day morning and suffered very painful
injuries. He was walking very near
the track upon which the train was just
pulling into the station, and when the
engineman called out to him he stepped
the wrong way and for a time it was
thought that he was seriously injured.
He was carried to DR.. Judah's Office
where his injuries, consisting Of scalp
wounds and bruises, were dressed and
reported as not OF serious nature.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
THE BENEFITS FROM
GOOD FERTILIZERS
Pullman College Recognizes Benefits of
Nitrate of Soda

Never have the farmers of the Pacific
Northwest displayed keener interest in
the use of fertilizers. They are COM
ing to realize that no matter how rich
their soil is naturally, it pays to con-
serve that richness. This can be done
by the use OF any one of number Of
fertilizers. But the natural desire is to
get the most economic form.
At Pullman the agricultural faculty
has been conducting some interesting
experiments along this line. Prof. w.
S. Thornber writing on this subject, in
answer to an inquiry, said recently:
The nitrate OF soda received last
year for newly planted apple trees,
nursery stock and bearing trees was
used in the experiment as planned and
as a result of our work l find that from
two to four ounces of nitrate OF soda
applied to the ground from II to 18
inches from the roots of newly planted
trees, that the growth is materially in
creased, especially in raw sage brush
land. I shall recommend this in my
future publications as l have in one of
my past bulletins.
Second, light application of the
nitrate of soda worked into the soil
from to 10 feet away from the roots
OF bearing tree, rejuvenates the tree
materially and increases the size Of the
fruit noticeably. This experiment was
conducted on such varieties as Jonathan
and is especially valuable for that type
of fruit.
Third, that nitrate Of soda used in
connection with the growing or nursery
stock applied as very light applca-
ton from 80 to 40 pounds per acre be-
ing sufficient two OF three times during
the season, we are able to increase
materially the tardy growing sorts and
find it especially valuable for sections
where plant foods are not wholly avail
able"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
PREDICTS A GOOD
BASEBALL SEASON
WenatChee and LeavenwOrth to Have
Good Teams

1t is a worthy cause for congratula-
ton, says last Wednesdays Wenatchee
World, that the base ball teams Of We
natchee and Leavenworth have estab-
lished the most cordial and harmonious
relations at the beginning Of the season
and it is to be hoped that such rela-
tions will continue during the entire
summer.
In other words the big chiefs of both
clubs have buried the hatchet and
smoked the pipe Of peace. This does
not mean that the struggle to win
games will not be as fierce as ever, for
both teams are making every prepara-
ton possible to secure the best players
that are not nailed down by organized
leagues in the Northwest. 1t means
that the relations of the two officials
will be such as business men ought to
maintain toward one another.
Manager Moore OF the Leavenworth
team was in Wenatchee Tuesday and
while there he conferred with the We
natchee club management. We are
going to make an effort to win our
share of the games with Wenatchee
this season." said he. But I imagine
we are going to have our work cut out
for US, if Matt Stanley lives up to his
reputation. I hope to see the time
come when we will be able to organize
a nice league here in North Central
Washington under the protection ol
the national commission, but l am
afraid that time is still in the future.
We are shy two clubs at present but
they may show up soon if the present
growth and development keeps up"
A conference will probably be held
during the latter part Of this month al
which a regular schedule Of games will
be arranged between Wenatchee and
Leavenworth for the season.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
$1.5O Per Year
PeShaStin School Election

A stubbornly fought contest marked
the school election held in Peshastin
for the consolidated district No. 100,
Saturday. Two tickets were in the
field.
S. P. Beecher was elected for the
three year term by 133 votes against
90 for G. P. Fryberger; o. H. Green
for the two-year term by 131 against
F. A. Wingate's 70, and J. Q. Gilbert
to the one-year term by 1876 to ! vote
cast for Oliver Bowen, 2 for F. A.
Wingate and 81 for S. P. Beecher,
who protested against the placing of
his name on the opposition ticket.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
School Election Saturday

The annual school election for the
Leavenworth district was held last
Saturday. But little interest was taken
as Mrs. L. ]. Nelson, the former direct
or, had announced her willingness to
accept the position. Mrs. Nelson re-
cived twenty-five Of the twenty-six votes
cast.
The unanimity Of the vote cast was
quite a tribute to the work Mrs. Mel
son has done for our public schools and
shows conclusively that the school
patrons are well pleased with the work
Of the present board.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
DIVISION OF BIG
OkANOGAN COUNTY
Three COunties-Twisp, OreviIIe and
COnCOnulIy Want to Be County Seats

Okanogan county division will be
fought out again at the next session of
the state legislature. Friends of divis-
ion are seeking to cut the county into
three parts, one part to form Methow
county, the north half to form Cosgrove
county, and the third, or whatever re-
mains, to continue to be known as
Okanogan county. A hard fight was
waged two years ago, but the schemes
of the divisionists were defeated in the
legislature.
Opponents of division declare that
the county has not enough assessable
property nor sufficient population as
yet to warrant division.
There is a movement on foot to
place the question before the voters.
Should they poll vote large enough
to show that division is wanted, the
matter will then go to the Legislature.
Twisp is anxious to become the seat
of the proposed Methow county, whi.s
Oreville is anxious to secure the
seat of government for the proposed
Cosgrove county.
1t is also expected that a fight will
be waged to remove the seat of Okla
hogan county from Conconully.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
Upper Wenatchee Orchard-$21,25O.

A. S. Huffmaster's ten acre orchard
tract mile and half east OF Cashmere
was sold last week to R. B. Griffith OF
Osnabrook, North Dakota. The con-
sideration was $21,250. The tract is
planted to the best varieties and nearly
all Of it is in bearing. Mr.. Griffith
closed the deal last week and returned
to North Dakota to close out his hold
ings there after which he will return to
Cashmere to make that place his per
manent home.-World
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
WENATCHEE VALLEY PIONEER
MEANS TO QUIT THE RANCH
Settled In This Valley rs Years AgO-72
Years 0Id-Has Plenty

Realizing that he had plenty to live
on the balance of his days, A. P. John
son, better known as Rye Grass John
son, made up his mind the past month
that he was getting too old to lead the
active life he has lived since coming to
the Wenatchee Valley twenty-six years
ago, before there was a railroad. Yes,
when there were very few white people
in the valley and raising stock was
about the only occupation, and at
time, too, when a great many people
thought the country never would be
good for anything else. Mr.. Johnson
says when he came here if anyone had
said Wenatchee valley land would sell
for one thousand dollars per acre those
who were then here would have called
him crazy.
Asked how he came by the name OF
Rye Grass, he said, well, some time
after I landed here others came, and
the locality seemed to have a peculiar
attraction for Johnsons, there was Cy-
clone Johnson, Whiskey Johnson,
Windey Johnson, Road Johnson, Church
Johnson and Rutabaga Johnson. The
flat on which I settled, about ten miles
down the valley from Leavenworth, was
covered with wild rye grass, which
grew tall enough to cut for hay in those
early days. I used to cut this grass
and cure it, and sold some to travellers,
in this way I was given the name OF
Rye Grass Johnson. I would rather
have been given this name than Whis-
key Johnson. You can guess why one
of the Johnsons was called Whiskey
Johnson. Cyclone received his name
because he talked politics and always
became stormy when he got excited.
Windy was adden to one Johnsons
name because people said he talked
all the time and never said anything.
Road Johnson worked on the railroad,
and Church Johnson was very religious.
1 don't remember how Rutabaga got
his name unless it was because he was
short and stocky and made somebody
think of that vegetable. 1t may have
been just because they wanted him to
have different name from the other
Johnsons. There were other Johnson S
but it is so long and 1 have not thought
of them for years and can not call their
names. There were sure lot of John
sons here in the early days. wonder
where they all are. Cyclone died a
few years ago at the soldiers home"
II am seventy-two years DID, said
Mr.. Johnson, and came to this country
from Sweden in 1866, and to the We
natchee valley 26 years ago."
Mr.. Johnson has advertised sale Of
all his personal property which will
come off on the 23rd of this month at
his place near Dryden. He has refused
$4,000 for his ten acre fruit ranch.
Besides his land he has several thous-
and dollars drawing interest, so that he
is not likely to come to want. For q
man of 70 he is in the best of health
and bids fair to live many years.
J. c. Davis went to Waterville Mon.
| i.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08

George A. Wedel, who has charge
of Koerner's Variety Store, has leased
the Frank Brady ranch, for two years.
Mr.. Wedel came here from Litchfeld
Maine, about a year ago and his family
is expected here soon to take up their
residence on the ranch. Mr.. WedePs
boys will raise chickens and garden
but he will continue as before in charge
Of the Variety store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08

Dave Ramsey left last week for the
Topenish country where he expects to
make his future home and engage in
raising alfalfa. He made. the trip over
land by wagon.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
Advertised Letters

Remaining in postoffice. uncalled fol-
week ending Monday, January %,
1912.
Harlow, Mrs. Josephine; Jarvis. T. G.
Sheldon, Mrs. Blanch; Nelson, Mrs. S. P.
Terrell, Miss Ustan.
In calling for same, please say ad-
avertised." ]. c. DAVIS. Postmaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
STATE CAPITAL
alfWS SERVICE
Only Seven and a Half People to Square
Mile In Chelan County

The supreme court has reversed the
superior court Of Chelan county in the
case of Wells & Morris, APPELLANTS,
against J. T. Brown, and wife, and has
ordered a trial by jury. The suit was
brought by Wells & Morris to recover
$348.10 of Brown and wife for the
plumbing of two buildings which they
were to build under a contract with E.
D. Utter. The appellants claim that
Brown promised to pay them for the
plumbing shortly before the lien was
filed, but when the time for fling a
lien had expired he refused to pay the
amount. The lower court directed a
verdict against Brown but the supreme
court says that the question is one for
jury to decide.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08
time contracts,

The decision Of the superior court OF
Chelan county in the case of Gustav
Ulrich against the Pateros Water Ditch
Company has been reversed by the su-
preme sourt which holds that Ulrich is
entitled to water agreed on in the con-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-08

tract. The company is also ordered to
put in measuring box and pay Ulrich
damages at the rate Of six per cent on
$500. during the time he received no
water.