The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-07-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM CHILEAN COUNTY
CheIan County is Being Advertised at the
Seattle Observation-Disclosures Troubled
By Seattle Bonding Company


Seattle POtatch-WenatChee Troubled
BY Seattle Bonding Company
The first full carload Of appricots was
shipped from Wenatchee Tuesday, 60
ing to the coast. Several have fol-
lowed since then. The prices range
from IS cents upward.
VIM. Lessinger, formerly marshall
at Cashmere, was acquitted in short
time last Friday afternoon Of the charge
of giving liquor to Indians. After the
jury had heard the evidence they
walked into the jury room, walked
right out and returned verdict Of
not guilty.
c. S. Mantell, Of Wenatchee, is in
Seattle where he will enter decorated
automobile in the Potlatch parade.
The float will advertise the Fair Hes
perides," which will be held in We
natchee this fall. Mr.. Mantel will also
distribute 10000 cards advertising
Wenatchee.
By a vote Of 8 to l the election
held at Quincy last Saturday to decide
on the 100000 bond issue for the
completion of the Quincy Irrigation
project was carried. The district COM
prises about 100000 acres. 1t is I'M
derstood that the railroads OF the state
will take up the bond issue.
The Chautauqua, which closed in
Wenatchee the first Of this week was
very successful from financial and
every other standpoint, says a Wenat-
chez paper. The tickets sold amount
ed to $50, out Of $50 which had been
guaranteed. 1t is planned to hold the
big event in Wenatchee again next
year.
H. F. Davidson, president Of the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors, is in
Wenatchee today meeting the fruit
growers OF the valley. He will deliver
an address in the commercial club
rooms OF that city tonight and explain
the selling methods Of the distributors.
Fruit growers from all over the valley
are urged to attend the meeting.
For improving the road up the Col
umbia River, between Wenatchee and
Knapp's hill, $4,000 is to be spent,
which it is said will make it an ideal
road, County Engineer Warren and
State Highway Commissioner Roberts
inspected the road Tuesday and APP
proved it and it is planned to start
construction work Immediately in order
to have it completed in the next
ninety days.
A. E. Wieland, of the Columbia
Engineering Co.. of Wenatchee, which
company has the contract for Leaven-
worth's street improvement work, has
been selected by the Great Northern
Railway Co. to make survey and es-
innate of the cost OF construction Of
the east and west Okanogan Waller r.
rigation districts. Mr.. Weiland is now
in Oroville making preparations for the
commencement Of the work.
1t is estimated that the loss to fruit
growers in the Yakima valley, due to
the pear blight, will amount to ST.
100000. The department of agricul-
ture is taking steps to do everything
possible to stamp out the infection and
has appealed to the attorney general
for an opinion as to who may assume
the payment for services rendered in
Kidding orchards, the owners of which
have been negligent, Of the blight, in
order that a number Of orchards OF this
character may be treated at once.
Wenatchee is still having trouble
with Tilden & Co., the bond buyers,
who insist on the return of their check
amounting to over $1,000, which that
city is holding on account Of the COM
pany turning down a recent bond issue
which they had agreed to take. Geo.
H. Tilden, Of the company, has made
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