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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02
SERIOUS FIRE OCCURS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Leayenworth Building & Loan Association
Loses Residence on North Side
of TraCk-lnsuranCe $400

The first fire in many months occur
red Wednesday afternoon about 2:30.
The house. which is the property Of
the Leavenworth Building & Loan Asso-
citation, was inhabited by Italians and
little is known of the origin of the fire.
Carl Tarlton was the first to discover
the blaze and upon entering the house
found two Of the occupants fast asleep.
The men were under the influence OF
liquor and it was with some difficulty
that he succeeded in getting them out.
By this time the fire had gained such
headway that it was impossible to save
any of the household goods. One OF
the Italians whose loss amounted to
about 500 insisted upon entering the
house after it was enveloped in flames
to bring out his stuff and it was with
considerable effort that his fellow coun-
trymen kepi him back.
One of the most pitiable scenes was
that OF little kitten, which, half baked,
For some time it writhed on the
ground before it was finally put out
Of its misery by one Of the spectators.
Several nearby buildings were in
danger but were saved through the
assistance OF number Of roundhouse
employees who were among the first to
offer help. .7
The insurance on the building
amounted to $400. while the loss to
the Italians is estimated at from 5000
~ G200
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02
S1.5O Per Year

Store in Cashmere. About $4,000
worth Of development work has been
done and another $4,000 worth Of
stock has just been sold in Cashmere.
The next development to be performed
is the construction OF a mountain road
and the erection of an aerial tram. 1t
will also be necessary to put up a
plant in order to do the mining eco
nomically and expeditiously.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02
G. n. AGENTS MEET
AND TALK BUSINESS
Officers of the Transportation and Other
Departments Attend the
Meeting

Some thirty odd of the station agents
from the Spokane and Marcus divisions
met in annual conference last Sunday
and discussed the relations of railroad
agents with the public and the COM
pany they serve. The meetings were
held in the Commercial Club rooms,
the 10 O'Clock meeting beng called
to order by L. w. Woodrow, president
OF the association, and remained in
session two hours. The morning
session was devoted to a discussion of
matters pertaining to the passenger
and baggage service of the railroad
company. Messrs. Medium, Graham
Scherer and Jackson took part in the
discussion. The afternoon session was
given over to matters pertaining to the
the freight department. After lunch
the association held another meeting at
8 o'clock which lasted two hours. At
this meeting some of our local ship
pers should have been present; they
would have heard about some of the
troubles agents have with improperly
marked goods and goods not securely
and properly boxed, Grated and sacked,
not that anything harsh was said about
them, but they would have heard how
railroad agents are trying to educate
shippers to exercise more care and
avoid trouble, delay and those vexa-
tious damage claims that grow out OF
bad marking and packing.
The local railroad men entertained
the visitors at luncheon, which was
served at the Shaver dining room and
prepared and served under the direc-
ton Of manager F. w. Bosworth. Fol-
lowing was the menu:
Cream OF Chicken Soup
Queen Olives Young Onions
Dill Pickles
Hothouse Lettuce, Mayonaise
Dressing
Fried Silver Salmon, Sliced Lemon
Sugar Cured Ham, Capers Sauce
Baked Stuffed Heart, with Brown Gravy
Prime Ribs Beef, Brown Gravy
Young Chicken with Dressing
Mashed Potatoes Sugar Corn
Ice Cream Cocoanut Cake
Pie Assorted Cake
Coffee
The following officials were in at
tendance: c. w. Meldrum, Asst, g..
P. A., Seattle; F. w. Graham, Asst.
Gen'l Industrial and immigration Agt.,
Seattle; ]. ]. Scherer, T. P. A., Spo-
kane, Allen Jackson, Baggage Agent,
Spokane; and the following agents and
assts: ]. H. Mustel, Sand Point, Ida;
Agt. c. o. Bergen, Chief Clerk and
Asst. Auditor, E. B. Weisenfue, Asst.
Chief Clerk, w. D. Stokes, Sta., In
spector, Spokane; Amos Johnson, Ed
wall; ]. A. Rabasse, Harrington;
w. L. Moseley, Odessa; A. C.. Banko,
Wilson Creek; E. J. Hitler, Quincy;
FL. McCrea, Columbia River; A. A.
Piper, Agent, ]. H. Sheffield, Chief
Clerk, D. E. Robertson, Cashier, We
natchee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

Several hundred men are now at
work on the entire high line OF the
G. N. completely over-hauling the old
snow sheds and constructing new
ones. A tunnel from Alvin to Tye
will also be made; preliminary work is
already going on.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

DR.. ]. S. Judah, who was taken sud
denly i'll Wednesday forenoon, was re-
moved to the Wenatchee hospital
Thursday morning; where he was op-
Grated on the same day by Dr.. Mccoy
for appendicitis. The operation was
successful and it is expected that he
will be able to return home in a few
weeks.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

Twenty-three votes were cast in the
school election last Saturday to author
ize the issuance Of bonds for the pur-
pose of paying teachers salaries. Only
two voted against the proposition.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

A. F. Duley, a cousin Of James
Mcdaniel, recently from Oklahoma,
bought three acre tract Of land in
the Darling Land Co.'S addition. The
land was formerly the property Of F.
w. Hoffman, Of Wenatchee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

The Columbia Engineering & Con-
struction Company having the lowest
bid by $711.o9 will receive the con-
tract for the work. The difference be-
tween the lowest and highest bid was
$1,712.22.
The contract will be legally awarded
to the lowest bidder next Tuesday.
Mr.. Weiland Of the Columbia Engineer
ing & Construction Co., who was here
this week states that his company will
begin work by May IS and they ex-
pect to finish the job by the latter part
of June. Mr.. Oberg Of Wenatchee
will be in charge OF the work and will
employ from thirty to forty men.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

H. F. Hartman, of the Wenatchee
Meat Co. was here yesterday looking
around. He says the town looks
mighty good to him. With him was
Walter Plough Of the Plough Hardware
Co. They came up in Mr.. Hartman's
new Buick car.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

N. R. Lloyd, Of Seattle, arrived here
yesterday and will superintend the
erection Of the Barclay building.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02
CONTRACT TAWARDEDFOR
Street IMPROVEMENT
Columbia Engineering and CoonstmctiOn
Co. will do Work for $10,28.65
Three Bids Submitted

The special meeting of the Council
held on Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose OF opening the bids on the three
improvement districts found three
councilmen present, Featherstone,
Sauer and Schubert.
City Clerk Hamilton announced the
following bids.
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. Q
Seaman & Quigg - 50, 1884
Berry & Monary --- 7,209.12
Columbia Eng. & Const. Co. 6,818.28
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 8
Seaman & Quigg ---- 81, 383.08
Berry & Monary ------ 2,622.l2
Columbia Eng. & Const. Co. 2,364.02
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 4
Seaman & Quigg ---- 81 ,461.45
Berry & Monary - 1,164.80
Columbia Eng. & Const. Co. 1,102.35
TOTAL BIDS
Columbia Eng. & Const. Co. $40, ,284.65
Berry & Monary --- 1926, "a
Seaman & Quigg g--.11,o9 ,o96.87
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

As an advertising med
ium this paper is unsur-
passed.
1t is read every week by
5000 people In the Wenat-
chee valley.
Others are usinig II and
getting results. So Will
you. Try 1t.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-05-02

DR.. A. G. McKeown.
L. :. Local Observer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
RECITAL. ON THURSDAY
Second Number of Lecture
Course will be Won Geltch-
Bassett Program.

Waldemar Won Geltch, violinist,
Harry Kendall Bassett, reader,
and Irving Willard Jones, pianist
will be the entertainers for the
second number of the lecture
course supplied Eagle River by
the lecture department of the ex-
tention division Of the University
of Wisconsin. The trio is billed
to appear at the courthouse
Thursday evening, Feb. 9th.
Public comment is loud in its
praise Of the Won Geltch-Bassett
company and without doubt
Eagle River people will be given
one of their most pleasing pro-
grams. 1t is hoped that it will
come up to the high standard set
by the first number of the course
given some weeks ago.
Season tickets can still be pur-
chased for the remaining three
numbers. Adult season ticket 81;
student season ticket soc. Single
admission 35c.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26

pered travel of every descrip-
ton. The southbound passen-
ger train came down Saturday
morning with two engines at its
head and returned in the after
noon two hours late with the
same amount of motive power.
Farmers report all roads leading
to town badly drifted.
The fall of snow was welcomed
by the logging camps, many of
which until a few weeks ago,
were thinking of suspending
operations owing to lack of
snow. Following Saturdays
storm the mercury dropped and
has been dropping ever since.
Sunday morning it registered 10
below; Monday 90 below and
Tuesday 27o below. The sun is
high in the heavens however and
soon raises the thermometer well
above the zero mark towards
-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26

even a material fraction thereof.
II seems to me that 100000
acres would furnish an immense
task to the forestry department.
and | believe that the effort to
create solid tract of a million
or more acres is extremely I'M
wise. There are many portions
OF the state in which small tracts
prevail that are utterly unsuited
tor agricultural purposes and
which could be Utilized to good
advantage for timber growing
and with the further advantage
OF reducing the erosion which
prevails there to a much greater
extent than is possible to pre-
vail in your portion of the state.
During recent years we have.
had a mania for forestry that
has contained but a minimum
OF practical sense. For instance,
when | was addressing the state
agricultural society some FIVE or
SIX years ago on the agricultural
possibilities of upper Wisconsin,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
Brick House Sent By Mail.

N. A. Colman of the Eagle Riv-
er Brick Co, sent by parcel post
Yesterday a brick of local manu-
facture to be used in building a
brick house at the Coliseum dur
ing the Cl&y Products Exposr-
ton which is TO be held Feb. '26
to March 8. This brick will be
one of %, GOO sent bvparcel post
from every brick plant iii the
United States to be used in the
const uction of this house, which
will be given away and re-erect-
ed after the exposition. The idea
was originated to test the merits
of the parcel post system and 1t
is certainly a novel one.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26

a quite noted gentleman from
Ohio asked me If it would not be
better to let this upper country
grow timber because as he said,
1--WE need fence posts III Ohio. ;"
| asked him If they could not
grow fence posts on their hills IN
Ohio for less than the freight
from upper Wisconsin and he
said, 81 never thought of that. !"
| asked him furtheN if the refor-
estration of the denuded hills of
a considerable portion of Ohio
would not be largely repaid in
the lessened expense of dredging
the rivers into which the eroded
soil is washed and thus save the
United States a large amount,
and again he said, Il never thot
of that"
| mention the above simply to
indicate that there has been more
enthusiasm than practical Judg-
meut in much OF the "hurrah" re-
garding forestration with which
we have been toasted in recent
years. When we get rid of this
mania, we will get down to logi-
cal and progressive forestration
to the vast benefit of future gen
erations.
I don't Know that | have ans
wered your questions, bat | have
at least relieved myself of some
pent up feelings regarding the
necessity of reforestration and
the great necessity of getting rid
of the fads that prevail IN the
matter
With kindly wishes, | beg to
remain, yours very truly,
\. D. CAMPBELL, Mgr
The Wisconsin Advancement
Association
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
BLIZZARD SWEPT STATE
Worst Storm of Winter Cow
cred Entire State, Delayed
Trains and Did much Dam
age to Larger Places.

Commencing at shutdown Fri
day evening the worst storm of
winter ragged furiously for TWEEN
ty-four hours delaying trains and
traffic of every description and
doing much damage to telegraph
and telephone systems through
out the state. According to re-
ports the snowfall in the south
ern part of the state was much
more than what fell here during
the storm. Frank Dildine, sup
erintendent of dams, states that
the fall in this section was only
3s4 inches.
The strong wind accompany
ing the storm piled snow into
huge drifts which seriously ham
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26

Great Bend, N. Y. in 1910. She
married and had several children
only two of whom survive, Mrs.
E. A. Everett and Mrs. Florence
Taggart, both of Eagle River.
Distant relatives reside in Cali
fornia.
For the past twenty years she
had lived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Everett. Her contin-
ued residence here made her a
kindly figure and known to all.
Deepest sympathy is extended to
the relatives.
According to Mrs. Tascott's
desire the funeral will be private,
from the Everett home Friday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. w.
A. Griffith officiating.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
A BIT o NOTHIN'
seeeseeeeeeseeeesses.as
Come on YOU high school.

Come on YOU high school
Are either and neither pro-
nounced "eether" and 'neether"
or "eyether" and "nyther'? And
how about the word vase? Is it
"vace" or "vaze" or "vawz.'
About the noun "rise'-is it pro-
nounced "rice" or rise" or is it
as the modern dictionaries give
it "rize"? Here's another Is
depot "deepo, ""deppo" or day
POI? Did you know that Jean
Vatican was properly "Zhan
Valzhan"? Is Pierpont Nor
gan a '6nnanseer" or a 'fvnan-
seer? Then for Renaissance do
YOU say "renesans" with accent
on the last syllable or ''renav-
sans? Is the ruler of Japan a
"mikado" with accent on the
second syllable or is he a "micka-
doo"? Is "gibberish' pronounc-
ed ''iibberish'' or with a hard G,
and is 'faccid" "haksid" or is it
''flasid"? Not all at once please.
Is amateur pronounced "ama-
turr," or "amatoor" or anna
choor"? When the wind soughs
through the branche do you say
it "sows" or it ''suffs We've
gotcha goin' now SO here's the
last then we'll quit. Is faucet
''fawset" or "fasset" And
where do you put the accent n
the word mustache? Come on
now, no hedging.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
MRS. TASCOTT EXPIRED
Passed Quietly Away This
Afternoon at Home of E. A.
Everett---Funeral Friday at
Two O'Clock.

Mrs Josephine Tascott, aged
10, passed quietly away this
afternoon at 2:15, at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. E. A. Ever
EFT. Since last fall Mrs. Tascott
had been forced to keep her bed
and during the last week it was
evident to relatives at hand that
death was imminent.
The deceased was born at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26

to take at one gulp. Says that
on the Phelps branch the head
engine tunnelled clean through a
monster drift without marring
the nice white snow. 1t listens
good Want, but we don't quite
get the drift.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
Ate. ded Sisters Funeral.

Alex Higgins returned last
week from Oshkosh where he
was called to attend the funeral
of a sister. While away Mr..
Higgins visited home scenes that
he had nor seen for years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
Lutheran Services Sunday.

a cordial invitation IS extend
to all to attend the Lutheran
services Sunday.
Sunday school at 10-a. m.
No services in the morning.
English services at 7:30 p. m.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
,ppEARS RIDICULOUS

forester EViueitiS
on.-A Convincing Letter
r,on One Who Knows.
=. Villas County News is in
~. y of the following letter
D. Campbell of the Wis
! . .g Advancement Associa-
y IN reference to the proposed
W .s+ reserve and the arid (?)I
ID in its boundaries;
Milwaukee, Feb. Goth.
,r Mr.. Menetee:
Ibave your letter of the 18th
n reference to the action of
|. lorestrv department. toward
As county l have attempted
been out of this matter for
.,sons which l think will occur
rou. but in response to your
.,nirv will say that personally
II that Villas county is being
,,odIed pretty roughly in this
onnection.
! note BY the newspaper re-
arts that it IS proposed to in
.5rJe 100000 acres of Villas
,pntv land in the forest reserve.
!, the land area of your county
1920 acres, this would
,ave q, 100 acres outside of the
5est reserve. The 1910 census
5ows that there, are 10, 269
ares in farms in your county
rFch would leave only 1851
acres open for settlement. These
igures are for 1910 and it is
robable that nearly all of this
ISL acres have been taken
,nce that date.
Now as TO the statement that
80 per cent of the lands in Villas
30d Oneida counties are unfit for
agricultural purposes" it is my
opinion that that statement is
decidedly erroneous. On a chart
prepared by Professors Whitson
and Weidman several years ago
which appears on the 10th page
Of a pamphlet entitled "Sone
Facts, which | am enclosing
YOU will find their esti-
mate of lands that will finally be
as % to 35 per cent in
Villas and 80 to 40 per cent in
Oneida county. These men are
rrv conservative and | am con
iient that if they were to renew
hlS estimate they would raise
ather than lower the figures.
Referring again to the acreage
which the forestry department
sproposing to use in these two
ounties, namely SOC, 900 acres
0 Villas and $4,000 in Oneida,
is apparent that the estimate
lands unfit for agriculture in
laS county must be over 90
er cent. | was told the other
az by lumber man i'll a por-
on of the counties that is prac-
cally unsettled that his tract OF
900 acres cut. an amount of
lrdwood and hemlock that
Ould be utterly Inconsistent;
lat 1t was not only agricultural
nd but land of great fertility.
e know also that there are
any other tracts in Villas coun-
that were purchased for the
lrdwood and hemlock timber,
tact such a large amount as
make the claims of the state
roster appear ridiculous.
Fl
am as strongly in favor OF
Testry as is possible for a per-
N to be, but | want to see this
FRIED iorwardin a rational and
ohtable manner. 1t is pro-
'sed that the state forestry
all contain 1888. 600 acres
Id that this acreage shall be
eeully obtained. | am wonder
g when the state will have es-
bhShed the so-called scientific
reStry on such an acreage or
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
WITH THE SICK

Mrs. Hartley McGill has been
forced to keep her bed for the
past week, suffering from a
severe attack of the grippe. Her
condition IS improving at pres
ent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-26
Too bad Too bad

Too badI Too badI
Never thought we'd have to
doubt Engineer Vantwoud's YER
acitv but the one he tells about
SATURDAYS storm is too much
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22

les car Each OF the three persons
filed an individual suit for damages
against the street railway conpany
and Murphy, In addition. sued sepa-
raie,S for the loss OF labor of his
children. The aggregate claims
were 100000 No objection VAS
made to joint trial OF the live
cases and the street railway con-
pany admitted It's liability The Jury
fixed the total damages at t1.-Ic.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22

40. 10 FLOUR. at Grl,fins.
94.tf
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22
State MEETING
Of Y. N. c. A.
Three Days Convention of
Texans is Begun in
COrsicana

CORSiCANA. Feb. 2l.-Corsicana
Is entertaining for three days a dis.
tinguished gathering OF religious
workers. the occasion being the an
nual State conenton OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. Dele
gates from every section of the State
reached the city this morning an
we're escorted to the convention
headquarters az the First Methodist
church Several prominent officials
OF the international committee, |
r Brown of Chicago and A G K.1e-
bel OF ST Louis
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22

prietor OF the ST. Regis received
from Sir William by parcels post a
silver spoon which one OF the mem
bers OF the family had carried off by
mistake The spoon made trip
around the world before being re-
turned to the ST. Regis Hotel The
spoon was accompanied by a letter
OF regret and a note describing the
journey IL had made
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22

did the police succeed In making an
arrest or even In finding any clue
TO the perpetrators OF these crimes.
Not even finger prints could be
found and to put an end to this re-
gime Of crime, highly embarrassing
TO the police. the authorities decided
upon wholesale raid and sent out
pictures and descriptions OF seven
noted safe-blowers who are known
to be at liberty. after hayeing served
various terms in the penitentiary.
So far not a single one OF the men
has been obliging enough to surren-
der 10 the police.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22
KANSAS CITY. Grain

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Feb al
Cash Wheat 40 ? red, sSH 1913 =
So 5 red. s9N 100. so. ? hard, 50 ~
30 No. hard. SiNS7.
Cash Corn No white t1ia;
so white. ~ 1iSia
Cash Oats No white. 80 = 70
% Is. No Q white. 32a, asa. no
. mixed. 49,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22
SaiKE SLIPS SKIN TO FLEE

Alexander Dcwsrap % Bristol, Pa
found a b,acksnake summing Itself and
tried - catch The reptile alive Iusi
as he saaSe Owed into a hole Dew
srsr ,u'ched its tail and drew ., oul
again. as he thought Only The skin
however remained IN his hands. The
blscksnake having suddenly dlvested
Itself ~ IT'S clothes In order 10 escape
Deasnap has had tho skin preserved
and Is using " for an uInbel la cover
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22

Gas In the stomach or bowels is a
disagreeable symptom OF a torpid
liver. To get rid OF 1t quickly take
II is a marvellous liver
and bowel purifier. Price
soc. Cold by l.. o. Thompson a Co
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22

When Sir William Mackenzie
with his wife and daughter and their
servants left the St Regis Hotel in
this city last summer they were on
their way to Egypt and a trip around
the world The other day tho pro-