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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
The Echo Eleven Years Old Today

This number of The Echo concludes the eleventh
volume. Eleven years ago the present publisher issued
the first number There have been many changes since
January 1904. The population then about 4OO.
The present population is $500. January 1904 there
brick building in Leavenworth. At this time there
forty fifty substantial brick and concrete business
houses Comparativeyfew of those who lived here then
are still with US. Many have removed, and quite con-
siderable number have passed that bourne from whence
no traveller yet returned. Leavenworth is not much
the frontier town it eleven years ago. From the bos
ferrous age of boyhood it has passed young manhood,
and is more staid and sedae We modesdy believe all
the changes have been in the right direction They made
for better living conditions and the welfare and up OF its
inhabitants. The Echo has had any part in the move
ment if it has been help rather than clog in all that
makes for material and spiritual welfare then has full
filled the aims of the publisher and WILL hope, continue
receive that generous support and patronage the u
ture that has been given in the past IT. however, in
the opinion Of its readers has failed in the mission on
which its publisher out then will not deserve, and
can not expect hearty support Having abiding faith
in the discriminating Judgment of readers and in the
ustness of their decision prepared accept the
verdict whatever time may show it to be- is favor
able The Echo will continue prosper and grow Leav
enworth prospers and grows. its efforts along ap
proved lines it should also grow in influence for good
it does not grow and prosper that will be evidence strong
as proof of Holy Writ that it has not met with the ap-
prova of its readers and patrons and does not deserve
support and should pass into nnocuous desuetude per-
haps be handed over to the of the newspaporia
graveyard for interment
With quite as rosy an outlook the future prospects
of Leavenworth as we had eleven years ago. the wish is
here expressed that 1915 the first step of which
stand today, may bring to each and all OF you
YOUR HEARTS DESIRE
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
CREAMERY MEETING
SATURDAY JANUARY 9
Organization Committee Ready to Report
that all PreIiminarieS Have
Been Settled

The creamery organization commit
tee appointed at the meeting held Fri
day, Dec. Is, Messrs. Jacobsen, Nc
Intosh, Rutherford, Elliott and Van
Brocklin, has held several meetings and
will be ready to make full report to
the meeting TO be held Saturday, Jan
uary 9, at 3 p. M, when final action
will most likely be taken. A very
comprehensive plan Of organization is
outlined, 1t is proposed to incorpor-
ate a cooperative creamery with cap
ital stock Of $4,000, $4,000 of which
is to be issued at once, in shaies of $50
each. In order to help finance the
movement lot OF the town people will
be asked to take stock.
Let every rancher who is interested
in the movement to establish cream
cry attend the meeting Saturday, Jan.
9, at Q p. m, in the Scenic theatre.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
.LEAvENWORTH COUPLE
HAVE GOLDEN WEDDING
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Albright We're
Married so Years Last Sunday
Still Hearty and Hale

Last Sunday marked the fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Albright OF this city and on Monday
evening they celebrated their golden
wedding in grand style. Early in the
evening they were surprised by be-
tween forty and fifty Of their friends
who rendered them a charivari. They
were the recipients of many beautiful
and handsome presents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albright came here from Kansas in
1904 and first made their home on a
ranch in the Chumstick valley. A few
years later they moved into this city
where they have since resided.
Mr. Albright, who is 73 years Of age
and his wife 90, were married at Clar-
ington, Ohio, on Dec. 27, 1864.
They lived there which was the home
of Mrs. Albright's parents, for many
years. Afterwards they went to Illinois
from there to Kansas, and then to
Washington. Mr.. Albright was born
in Germany.
The old people VINO have rounded
out their three score and ten years are
still in the best of health and are plan
ming on living many years yet to come.
Six children were born to this union, Of
whom three are now living, two daugh-
tiers and one son. The two daughters,
Mrs. Sexton Carlquist Of Portland and
Mrs. Tom Darling OF Wenatchee we're
here for the anniversary, but a son who
resides in Oregon was unable to be
here on account Of sickness. That
Mr.. and Mrs. Albright may live to
celebrate their diamond wedding is
the wish OF their many friends.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
Good Roads Meeting, Cashmere, Jan.

The most important subject to come
before the annual meeting Of the Che
Ian County Good Roads association will
be, how best and most quickly to COM
plete Chelan county's link in the
Scenic Highway between Leavenworth
and Cascade tunnel. Considerable
work was done on this road last year
but to bring it TO passable condition
for travel when tourists begin to come
this way from the eastern states to at
tend the two California expositions will
require some definite plan and con-
siderable hard work.
The general adoption Of what is
known as the King Drag for improving
our dirt roads will also be discussed.
A movement will also be launched TO
ask the county commissioners to gravel
certain county roads. Those interested
should attend the meeting which prom
ises to be interesting.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
LOST HIS LIFE IN
FIRE TUESDAY NIGHT
John Johnson, Old Time BIewett Miner,
Overcome by Smoke

John Johnson, who came here Tues
day from Blewett after supplies which
were to be taken to his camp the fol-
lowing day, lost his life in the Over
land hotel fire. He was fifty-four
years old and a came from Sweden.
For over twenty years he had been
following placer mining about Blewett,
where he with John Heavier, his part
ner, own valuable property. At least.
it always supplied them with enough
gold to meet all their wants. This We
know because they always had money
and paid their bills. On several occa-
sions Johnson exhibited a buckskin
poke full of nuggets. In speaking to
or of either Johnson or Heavier, people
invariably spoke in the plural sense. so
inseparable were they. For more than
twenty years if you saw one you could
be sure the other was near. Johnson
was a frontier character, and the part
nership between him and Heavier
would have furnished a good subject
for the pen Of Mark Twain. Hard
working, generous and kindly, he and
his partner would come down from the
hills three or four times each year for
change and diversion. They might
even indulge moderately in The cup
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
To Purify Water

II you are not sure about the drink
ing water in a strange place try this
method Of safeguarding yourself. Take
a level teaspoonful Of chloride OF lime
and rub it up until there are no Jumps
in a teacup OF water. Dilute this with
three cupfuls of water and keep this
stock solution in stoppered bottle for
use. A teaspoonful Of this added to a
two gallon pail of water and well stirred
up will destroy all typhoid or other dys
entery producing bacilli in ten min
utes and will make the water safe to
drink.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
Fire Started Wednesday Morn
ing-HOteI and Five Business
Firms Burned Out
ONE MAN LOSES HIS Life
Blaze Started in Rear of Restaurant
But Origin is UnknOwn--VeY Little
of Value Was Saved

A fire, the origin Of which i:
unknown. broke out Wednesday
morning about 3 o'clock ane
completely destroyed the Bjorl
building, which was occupied
by the Overland hotel, the lar.
gest and Oldest hostelry in the
city, together with two saloons
a poolroom and restaurant
which occupied the four rooms
on the ground floor. The build
ing was two-story brick struc-
ture. One man, John johnson.
miner of Blewett, is known tc
have lost his life, and it is
thought there may have been
others.
The heaviest loser was John
Biork, who owned the building
He states that his investment
was $4,000, covered by $17,-
600 insurance.
The Overland Bar, owned
by J. B. Violette, was totally
destroyed, the loss being about
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance,
Chas. Nickel, who owned
the Windmill Pool Room, places
his loss at $4,000. He carried
$1,000 insurance.
F. H. Hutchings, proprietor
of the Lobby Bar, estimates his
loss at about $4,000, with $4,-
600 insurance.
Mrs. Irene Gordon, proprie-
tress of the Overland hotel, loses
$4,000, with $500 insurance.
On the Overland Restaurant
which was conducted by two
Japs there was no insurance,
Here the loss was about SZ,-
600.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Arranged With Lam-DaviS Lumber Co to.
Supply the City With Water

On request Of the mayor the council
met in special session Monday at three
o'clock. The matter they were
brought together to discuss and take
action on was the water system, and
buying electric apparatus to thaw out
iron service pipes of water users who
have been without water for the past
few weeks. Besides Mayor Wolden-
berg. councilmen Wheeler, Motteler,
Miller, Hamilton and Sauer were pres
ent. City Engineer Barnum was also
present with sketch showing just
where the supply pipes from the Icicle
river were thought to be frozen. 1t
appears from his statement that some
two or three thousand feet of the
supply pipe is most likely frozen
solid. He made a statement that the
whole pipeline in the canyon and part
of the way down through the fiat should
be taken up and relaid so as to cut
out low places where the water will not
discharge when the water is cut off at
the headgates of the system. He also
advocated putting from three to FIVE
discharge valves at different places
along the line so that the pipe line
could be drained easily and promptly.
The cost of these large valves would
be somewhere about fifty or seventy
five dollars each. After considerable
discussion about the advisability of try
ing to open up the city pipe line from
the intake, and the cost Of this work
during the freezing weather, the matter
was left up in the air. Some of the
councilmen were in favor Of leaving the
pipes until they thaw out in the spring
and take water from the Lamb-Davis
Lumber Co., as it might involve the
city in several thousand dollars ex-
pense and result in failure. Finally
an arrangement was entered into
whereby the city will be supplied with
water from the mill company's system
at cost Of S225 per month. In the
meantime the city engineer will make
plans and present an estimate of the
cost Of putting the system in what he
believes would be satisfactory and
safe condition. On this proposition
councilmen Motteler, Miller and Ham
ilton voted yes and Councilman
Wheeler no.
About this time most startling and
unfortunate condition developed. 1t
appeared that the original plans OF the
water system, which should be on file
with the city clerk, have disappeared
and can not be found, so that it is i'm
possible to tell whether the system
was built according to plans and speci-
fcations. Clerk Potter says he does
not know anything about the plans,
that they were never in his possession
when he took over the Office.
The purchasing agent was instructed
to buy two transformers tor the use OF
thawing out water service pipes, OF
which some sixty are reported frozen
up so that users can not get water.
The two transformers are to cost in the
of SIPS.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

that cheers" but were never known to
offend any one or get into trouble.
He took a room in the Overland
Tuesday night and was assigned to
No. IS. When the body was found
yesterday morning it was concluded
that he must have endeavored to get
out and was overcome by smoke in
one OF the halls.
The coroner took charge OF the re-
mains which consisted Of the skull and
a few charred bones.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

Enormous quantities of ice have been
put up in the past ten days. The ice
is eight and ten inches thick. Never
before has ice formed in December
thick enough to put up.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

The fire, when first discovered BY
some railroad men, appeared to be in
the rear of the Overland restaurant
It had already gained considerable
headway, and after giving the alarm
the men dashed upstairs to arouse the
sleepers. Smoke was already pouring
down the Railways, and the danger o.
suffocation was great. E. J. Vallier,
fireman who came in on No. 25, at 3:1S
was among the first to get up stairs ano
warned a number OF the roomers o.
their peril although he was nearly over
come by the smoke before getting ou'
of the building. On the way out ne
found two men lying in the hallway IN
an unconscious condition and sue
ceeded in dragging them down the
stairs to safety.
By this time it was serious risk to
enter the building, and all attempts to
reach any of the roomers who might
not have been notified was given up.
The two jap proprietors of the res
taurant were found fast asleep by the
range in the rear Of the room and were
awakened in the nick Of time. From
all accounts the fire appears to have
broken out in a small frame building
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

The greatest serial motion picture
ever produced. The Trey Of Hearts"
starts at the Grand Theatre next Tues
day. Don't fail TO see it. 81
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

THE Trey Of Hearts" starts at the
Grand Theatre next Tuesday. The
picture that you will all like.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-29

the jobs that belong by rights to the
American negroes, for the negroes
are American citizens? Why not
treat them as such?
l hope some good people with
Christian hearts will give their opin-
ions. There are other why's, but as
space is limited l cannot tell all
D. M. P.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-29

plants, manufactures of all kinds,
railroad and street railways.
It is the duty of every man to help
his neighbor and not to crush him. J
If all men were to follow the Gold }
en- Rule there would be no need of !
laws to enforce tn rights of man. AS I
there never will be unity in this world
it is time for the working man to !
wake up and vote in a government ]
that will bring in force a system that :
will make the money kings give the !
working class (the real money max
ers) their just dues, which they have =
been deprived of so long. J
Wake up, fellow working men! }
Stand for your rights and bring in the
new system that will give us what
belongs to use. w. E. I
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-29
THE RIGHTS OF MAN.

THE RIGHTS OF MAN. - There
should be in this country a system
to govern the rights of man and see
that he receives all that God has Civ
en- here for his use. No man has a
right to live by another mans labor
or on the profit of several mems la
Dor without doing his share of work.
What is there in this life to have
but food to eat, clothes to wear, a
decent place to live in and time for
recreation and sleep? There is
enough in this country for every one
in it, so why should there be so many
starving, unemployed and homeless
people?
The system we live under is wrong
and we are supposed to be free in a
land of liberty and plenty. But are
we free? No, we are slaves to the
money kings. We have to toll to
make their millions greater and get
next to nothing for it. We work year
in and year out and no time for pleas
ure. We cannot ride in autos, but
basque in the dust from the autos of
our bosses. If we stand up for our
rights the things that God has given
us here to use and enjoy, we get cut
off from our meal ticket.
What we need is a government that
will force these money kings to work
their plants to their full capacity and
employ. sufficient men to run them
and grant living wage and at the
end of each year percentage of the
profits, according to their yearly
earnings. If such plants, mills, etc.,
without any special reason do not
run, then the government should re-
yoke their charter and buy them in,
pay them partly in bonds, and run
the plants themselves. This should
be effective in regard to all steel
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-29
WAR AND THE MAJORITY

should not send ammunition to coun-
tries at war, thereby helping them to
prolong and enliven the war. But
what can the majority do when a mi
nority has control Such folks as
Rev. Lloyd Jones, Miss Jane Adams
and the rest are doing all in their
power to keep the United States out
of difficulties and their efforts should
do much toward showing Pres. Will
son and the other great men that the
majority want peace and do not want
war material shipped.
If two men became ehraged and
started to hammer each other, I'd be
in a pretty fix if 1 handed one re-
volver. Any judge and jury would
say, "hang that devil, for he's the real
murderer. And they would have a
right to say it, although I'm opposed
to hanging. ~
If the powder and gun manufacture
ers continue to ship to Europe and
our government won't stop them we
will be the real murderers and will be
responsible for what happens to us.
We cannot be certain of anything
that has not arrived. There is diff
ference between confidence and GER
tainty. Both Jess Willard and Jack
Johnson were confident, but not GER
tain of winning before the fight. Now
MIR, Willard is certain he is cham
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-02
OPEN SENATE EIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec. Pomerene.
of Ohio. became a candidate tonight
for president pro tenn of the Senate i'm
opposition to Clarke of Arkansas. A
lively contest is assured Opposition
to Clarke, smouldering since the Dem
ocratic conference began ON Monday
because of Clarke's opposition in the
last Congress. TO the Administration
ship purchase bill
Administration Leaders, sought to al
lay the opposition in the interest Of
party harmony but an open fight de
veloped The conference acts tomor-
row ON the committees agreement to
vote a cloure rule whenever filibus-
tering tactics develop Democratic
senators opposed to limitation debate,
declared the proposed rule would be
vigorously fought in the conference.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-02
MRS. DENIS REGAIN
DIES At Her HOME
Long Illness Ends in Death, Early
Wednesday Morning; Known
for Her Kindly Acts

Mrs Denis Regan, aged As, passed
away, yesterday moraing at ! o'clock,
al her home in Upper Lowell She
leaves a husband and five children,
including four daughters and a son,
also two brothers John and William
Aylward Funeral services win be
held. Friday morning the procession
leaving the. home at $3.50 and Reqiem
Mass beiug held at ST. Patricks
Church, at 10 o'clock, Rev Fr Mandin
officiating.
Mrs Regal was born u South
Wales but had been o. resident of Bis
bee for eighteen years She was
known for her activities i'm church
work and her deeds of charity. Dur
ing her life i'm B'sbee. Mrs. Began be-
came power for much good i'm the
circles of her activities
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-02
CONDEMNS
ROADS AND RANGES
But PRAISES MINES
DiSCOVerer of Famous Gleason
Property Says Road Between
GIeeSon and Forest Ranch Is
Bad; Range Conditions Poor.

John Gleason, owner Of mining
property at Gleason and for whom the
district was named, was in Bisbee
yesterday driving his big Henderson
car Mr.. Gleason. on his arrival was
so emphatic in his declaration about
road conditions between here and
Gleason that his friends were inclined
70 shy away from him for a time
Tie came over the road that connects
Cleeson with the state hilhWay at
Forest ranch and says that it is all
most impossible He says that lis the
best route, as the Central highway is
ull of bad chuck holes. Air Gleason
says that to make this road so that
it win not give away when Hood wa
ters come against il will cost heavily
He says that the road from Forest
ranch TO Gleason should be completed
for the accommodation Of the citizens
of Gleason and those north OF there
admitting that f. would not be used
by tine ranchers i'm the central valley.
Speaking of the cattle ranges Mr..
Gleason said they are in very poor
condition, worse than for several
years. A good many cattle have been
shipped ont already and more win
have to go, as he views the outlook
for the future.
Speaking of mining he says that
there is no work going on in the
Gieesou district since the Shannon dis
continued work as a result of the
labor strike i'm the Clilton-Morenci
district which closed the shannon
smelter. He recently visited the
johnson district and declares that
many properties there are showing up
fine and that ore shipments are stead
fly increasing. Gleason sold some Of
these producers less than two years
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-02
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry Of thousands since
DIR. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calCmel.
Or. Edwards, a practicing physician for
u years and calomels old-time enemy
discovered the formula for olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic cOnsll-
patton and torpid liVers.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets do not con-
tain calomel, but a healing soothing vege-
table laxative.
No gripping Is the Keynote" Of these lit
tie sugar-coated, olive-cOlOred tablets. They
cause the bowels and liver TO act normally.
They never force them to unnatural action
If you have a Ozark brown mouth" now
and then-a bad broath-a duh, tired feel
ing-sick headache-torpid liver and are
cunstipated, y0ull find quick, sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little Dr.
Edwards olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
Just 10 keep right Try them. l0c and 200
per box All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company. Columbus, o..
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-02
LIGHTS and LICENSES
FOR AUTOMOBILES ARE
SUBJECT OF ORDERS
City Administration viii Enforce
Laws Both on State Statutes
and City Ordinances Pertain
ing to Motor Vehicles.

Automobile owners, and particular
ly those who drive at night for any
cause whatsoever, had best look to it
that there are two license plates on
their machines and two lights, front
and back The county authorities
nave turned the matter over TO the
city police and the edict has gone
forth that this portion Of the motor
vehicle law must be obeyed.
c. A. Bailey has charge of the traf-
dc situation in Bisbee for the city adj
ministration and declared yesterday
that autos from this time on, would
have to carry two lights and two IL
cense plates and observe speed regu-
lations In case they are violated q
fine will be imposed either under the
city ordinance OF the state STATUTES
The laws are necessary and We're
put on the statute books to be OBJ
served said Bailey yesterday. Il am
going to make every effort TO see they
are obeyed. The people of the dis
tricl have had ample opportunity to
familiarize themselves with the sec
tions of the laws pertaining to auto
mobiles and l can see of no plausible
excuse if ] see the law violated
Traffic. at its best in Bisbee is far
from satisfactory We have more CON
gestion I'm this city than i'm any other
i'm the Southwest The manner I'm
which some automobile owners and
chauneurs drive their machines Is
cause for a felony complaint. There
is constant danger i'm the habit and
the city administration intends that
there shall be a stop put to H."