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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25
Somerset Real Estate Transfers

Following are the recent real estate
registry of deeds:
Highland Plantation-Nancy r.
Fish to Obed Allen.
Mercer-Ansel Nickerson 10 Addle
NJ. Nickerson, home farm on Beach
Hill Rome road.
Bingham-George l.. Baker to John
Mahoney. cemetery lot.
Solon-Lottie A. Moore to William
H. Soper, land in village.
The funeral of the late Miss Pearl
Jewett. who died Monday of ptomaine
poisoning, will be held at II A. NJ.
THURSDAY. Rev George Merriam OF
the Bethany church officiating Bear
ers will be from the class of 1871,
Skowhegan High school, of which she
was member.
Prof. Henry w Brown of Colby
College is expected to preach at the
First Baptist church Sunday morning
and evening. In the evening he VIII
deliver a lecture prepared especially
for young people and the members OF
the High school have been invited to
attend in body.
Mrs. ]. B. Davis is just beginning
to get out. after being confined to the
house by sickness since November
Gus Pooler is moving his boot and
shoe repairing business to the Went
worth & Bison block on Water street.
A rather one-sided basketball game
was played Tuesday evening in Arm
DRY hall, Colby D. U. team beating Co.
E team with a score Of Al to 10.
Howard L. Jewett, travelling sales
man of Boston, is in town. called by
the death of his daughter, Pearl Jew
EFT.
Mrs. c. NJ. Lambert is In Lewiston.
where she was called Monday by the
illness Of an aunt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25

s H s. Marden Of South Vassalboro
has returned to his home after
short visit in the city as the guest OK
his brother, Harold Marden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25
LONDON REPORTS LOSS OF
ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER

ed that she was lost during the bsi
weather which prevailed az that tina
Two hundred and eighty men lost t.s,
lives when the Clan MacNaughton Tes
down.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25
Thursdays Concert Program

Thursdays Concert Program
March-''Columbian Grand" Brook
Observation-Disclosures, Noon and Night
Suppe
Waltzes-"Amelia," Rosas
Selection from ..Somnambuia.' Belini
Fluttering Fancies.' Foss
Galop-"Etincelles" {Sparks). Nezzacapo
Medley-"No. Sunny Sings" Afford
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25

From the fact that there is no rg
ular cruiser in the British navy nans
Clan MacNaughton and that there is ,
merchant steamer Of that name il ca.
safely be assumed that the British M
val authorities have taken the merchaa
vessel and made use of her as an su
iliary warship.
The merchant steamer Clan Mac
Naughton was built at Glasgow in M
and was of 1855 tons gross. FLsy lsngl
was 429 feet. beam 50 feet and dept
"a feet. She has been in the Indian SER
vice. for she reached London rom Cal
cutta Nov last year. She vas owas
by Cayzar. Irvine {, Co. Of Glasgow,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25

The death Of Edwin P Hatch occurred
In the hospital here Wednesday while
temporary-at-post awaiting readmission.
he vas born in Orono about 50 years
ago He enlisted in Co. B. 18th Me.
I'M, July I. 1863. and was discharged
sept. q. 1866. He was first admitted to
this Home from Eassalboro Dec. "a. 1885,
ana granted a discharge in April. 1897.
daughter. Miss Josephine l. Hatch.
clerk in the New Age office in Angus
ia. survives. The funeral will be held at
P. NJ. Friday and the remains taken
TO Riverside for internent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25

One OF the most enjoyable social
events of the past week took place
Saturday evening when NJ. and Mrs.
~ y Mason enTcrtained the members
If Capital Come ard visiting men,
thers Of the Legislature at their horne
n North Belfast avenue. The part"
sras met by a double team and en-
eyed straw ride TO and from the
Mason home. Il was lively combina-
ION numb ering 40. The evening pass
cd most leasantly. several fine selec-
tons. both vocal and instrumental, be-
ing given by the young ladies pres
ent. The comic selections by Repre-
sentatives Smith and Mullen also
proved highly amusing. Refresh
ments of cake and coffee, confection
cry and cigars We're served. AS a
token of remembrance Mr.. and Mrs
Mason were presented with a fine ber-
~ set Of old ivory china. At a late
hour the guests departed. all deela ring
it to be one of the best times Of their
lives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25

Current Events Club will hold its
regular meeting at O'Clock Friday
afternoon. Feb. &c. with Mrs. Elmer
T. Parkman. x Green street. Quota
ton: Art Is the child OF Nature: yes.
her darling child in whom We trace
the features of the mothers face, her
'aspect and her attitude" Roll call.
items on art. piano solo, Olga Cony;
paii4r. Water Colors." Mrs. F. A. Ten
ney: piano solo. Edith Newman; talk
on manual training Miss Gertrude
Fletcher The pro~ra,n will include
an exhibition OF water colors and nee-
Gle work. All sojourninS club women
are cordiallv invited to he present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25

about go and promises much better
than that with age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25
CHANCE. OF PLANS BRINGS SENA-
T0RS-Y. NC, A. CAME TOWN. c. A.

commodations are limited to about
one hundred it is urged that all who
wish to be comfortably seated will
come early. Seats will be placed up
on the floor as in the game with the
Newport A A.
The line up for the game is the same
as was seen in the last game:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25
Edwin p. Hatch

William Kelley has recovered and re-
turned to Co. c.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Let government both state, national
and municipal, be put under the
spot light OF investigation that pri-
vate business has the past few
years and the results would be
astounding. 1t is high time business
began to investigate the government.
Jan. 8 the Spokane & Eastern Trust
Co. oil Spokane did business amounting
to 1888, $40, the largest days business
in its history. This would indicate a
resumption of business activity.
$685. 900, 900 in gold was produced
in 1914 from the mines within a ra-
dius of $50 miles from Spokane. The
Occur d. Alenes alone produced $24-
10000 while Alaska produced only
$40, 248,O 900. In "a years Alaska
produced 1868, 600, 900 while in 80
years the Occur d. Alenes produced
1886, 000, 900. Some showing for
Idado.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
FORMER LEAVENWORTH MAN
IS HEIR TO LARGE ESTATE
ChaS. Cant Inherits $4,000 Brother
Searching for Him-Has Been
Missing Over a Year

Charles Cant, who left this city a
few months ago. is heir to an estate
representing about 100000, left by his
father in Canada, and friends are max
ing efforts to locate him. He was a
faithful employe of the L%eavenworth
Mercantile Co. store here for a number
Of years, but one morning failed to
come to work, and has not been To-
Gated since. His brother has been
here trying to find him. There are
three other heirs.
The above appeared in the Spokes-
mar Review of last Friday. While in
this city Mr.. Cant was a room mate OF
H. K. Berry. He left here about a
year ago and since that time his wher-
abouts have been unknown. A broth
er OF the missing man was in this city
shortly after his departure and when
he left here told an Echo reporter that
he thought he had located Charley.
From the above report it is quite evs
ident that the man is still missing.
He was an honest, industrious sort OF
fellow and his friends hope that he will
be found and come into his own.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
Cruisers Dead Honored.

On Board U. S. S. San Diego, Quay
mas, Mexico (by wireless via San
Diego, Cal.)-With full naval honors
funeral services were conducted on
board the United States steamship
San Diego for the five victims of the
explosion when some boiler tubes
blew out after the completion of a
steaming trial.
The bodies were transferred to the
United States steamship Saturn which
sailed for San Francisco, via La Paz
and San Diego.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
BRIEF WAR NEWS

The cessation of Russia's a
on Budapest and a renewed Austrian
offensive in Bukovina combine TO pro
vide the most important war news OF
the week. The capture of kirllbaba
pass, leading from southern
into Pennsylvania, and presenting the
choice of two routes to Budapest, pre-
sumably was accomplished at the COST
of leaving other passes insufficiently
defended.
The Austrians have taken advantage
of this condition, and are now back
in the crownland from which they
were driven a fortnight ago. The Ell
feet of Austria's sudden success mas
undoubtedly exerted much influence
on Roumania during the week. p
cial Austro-German emissaries arrived
at Bucharest to persuade the Rouman-
ian statesmen that it is against their
material interests to enter the war.
Russian troops, however, on Transyl-
yanian soil were demonstrating the
possibility that unless Roumania join
ed the conflict quickly, she would be
too late to conquer Pennsylvania, with
it's Roumanian population, for herself.
Probably at no time has Roumanla
been so neal joining the allies as she
was this week.
While matters were developing so
precariously in Bukovina and iran
~sylyania, the Russians began during
the week a new offensive toward
Thorn. Instead of concentrating on
one objective, Petrograd returned to
the policy of a divided forward move
ment. The result at least, produces a
very peculiar strategic situation in
Poland. With the Vistula between
them. the Russians and Germans are
moving along parallel lines in opposite
directions, separated only by the half
mile width of the river, which neither
is able to cross. Toward the west, on
the north bank of the river, the Rus
sian pOSI IL % hliiOo 1HS
German ~entrenched frontier camp at
Thorn; while on the Vistula's south
bank, to the east, the Germans are So
miles from Warsaw.
The German air raid on England
was the most conspicuous occurrence
of the week in the western war area.
No military results of any Importance
we're produced by the raid. A number
of civilians were killed and injured,
and the lives of non-combatants were
again demonstrated to be as much a
hazard under modern warfare as those
of soldiers in the field.
In Alsace some territory was gained
by the French toward Mulhausen dur
ing the week, but the Germans effec-
lively checked the enemy's movement
toward the Rhine. The entire valley
of the river is retained by the imper-
ial troops, while the French army is
compelled to move in a northern di-
rection instead of planting itself at
any point along the coveted waterway.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

The "jitney'' automobile craze that
recently struck Seattle has, it is be-
lieved, reached the pinnacle of its
popularity, and experts in traffic are Of
the opinion that it will not last, owing
to the fact that it will be impossible to
make the game pay those who are in
it. 1t is said that the "iitney" ma
chimes are taking in about $1,000 a
day at present, but as there are six
hundred engaged in the business the
income Of each can only average about
$3.50 a day. Figuring the cost OF
gasoline, oil, upkeep and depreciation,
the "jitney" owner, it is believed, is
bound to soon come to a realization
that he is losing money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
Peshastin Pickups

F. A. Wingate and j. A. Warman
were attending to business in Wenat-
chez Monday.
The Ladies Community Aid Society
held their last meeting at the home oil
Mrs. w. M. Taylor Wednesday after
noon.
On an average two cars Of apples
are being shipped from the Peshastin
Fruigrowers warehouse each week,
mostly to foreign markets.
Miss Gilla Pendleton left Tuesday
for Oroville where she will visit with
friends for several weeks.
Mrs. M. Rumohr was visiting in We
natchee several days this week.
A party was held at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Stage last Friday night.
A large crowd was present and every
one spent a most enjoyable evening.
Gus Groze and family arrived home
from the Big Bend country this week
where they have been visiting relatives
for some time.
w. M. Love who has been visiting
relatives in Kentucky for several weeks
arrived home Wednesday afternoon.
Hugh Stewart returned home Tues.
day from points in California where he
has been for the past two months.
Miss Ida Coons is reported to be
quite seriously i'll.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
HIGH COST OF LEATHER
BLAMED ON AUTOMOBILE
Books Bound in Cloth Now Where Hides
Were Once Used-"Law Sheep"
Said to Be Unsanitary

Automobiles are responsible for the
increasing scarcity and costliness oil
leather-bound books, according to w.
a. wilkins, head Of the Pacific Bind
cry of Seattle, who addressed the
students in the University of Washing
ton department of journalism last week.
The price OF hides has gone up fifty
per cent as a result of the demand for
leather to upholster the pleasure cars,
and the bookworm now has to satisfy
his appetite with a vegetable diet.
But leather has other foes than the
automobile manufact e r. Law
sheep" a binding that is wrapped
about with scholastic tradition and
much talked of by the itinerant book
agent, is under the ban in New York.
It has been discovered that this leather,
in which practically all legal lore has
been bound for generations past num-
Der, is an excellent refuge for germs
and a menace to health. AS a conse-
quence the Empire state has a law
preventing its use. All law books in
New York are now bound in English
buckram.
This material, which is the strongest
and most durable of all cloths used in
binderies, is the only one which has
not been successfully produced in
America, Mr.. Wilkins informed the
students. Silk quite the equal of any
produced in Europe, has, in the past
six years, been manufactured on this
side of the Atlantic, but Yankee bind
ers must still go to England for fine
buckram.
S~eventy-fve per cent Of the leather
bindings now produced in this coun-
try are made from COW hides. Sheep
is rapidly becoming scarcer, and pig
skin is already too expensive for COM
mon use.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Following Governnr Lister'r recon-
mendations in his message, the house
committee on appropriations has auth
orized a bill providing for the transport
tation of alien insane patients of Wash
ington hospitals back to their native
countries. There are $50 of these
aliens, according to Governor Lister,
in the Western institution and $50 in
the Eastern Washington asylum. 1t
requires an appropriation OF $75 900 to
deport them, which is just one half the
amount the state pays to keep them
one year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

To carry out the pledges of the re-
publican party platform, enunciated al
the last state convention, a bill was in
troduced this week amending the cleo
ton laws Of the state Of Washington.
The republican convention in its
platform asked that radical changes be
made, one Of which was that each per
son registering as a voter should ther
and there declare his party affiliations
as one oil the essentials establishing hi:
eligibility to vote.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Resident Engineers Taylor and Mar
tin last week reported the completion
to date of tea miles Of King county's
part of the Cascade Scenic Highway.
The weather conditions have allowed
of the building of several bridges that
it was expected would not be done be-
fore spring.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Another indication Of coming i'm
proved industrial conditions in the
Northwest is contained in the an
nouncement from Washington, D. c.
to the effect that the Electric Boat Co.
of New Jersey has been awarded the
contract for three coast defense sub
marines to be built at the plant of the
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co.,
at cost o f $1,350,000 or $450,00C
each. ]. V. Patterson, president o.
the big Seattle shipbuilding concern,
states that work will be started on the
vessels just as soon as the material is
assembled. A total OF six submarines
costing So, 500, 900, have been built
at the plant of the Seattle Construction
& Dry Dock Co., during the past three
years. The submarine tender Bushnell
to cost nearly one million dollars, is
now nearing completion at its yards.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Judge Grimshaw held last week in
case where Cashmere parties were try
ing to secure a lien on some apples in
exchange for labor for which they had
never received any remuneration, that
they were not entitled to a lien as it
would tend to delay the marketing and
under the workings of the act of 1881
providing for liens on farm products,
that the law does not apply to apple
crops.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS ITEMS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
=.

Of the big railroads of the country COM
peted in an exhibit held at New York.
The Union Pacific showed the best
record for safety to its patrons and en-
ployes. Not a passenger was killed
and only four were injured. The
number OF injuries among employees
was reduced to a minimum.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Governor Lister has received a letter
from President Woodrow Wilson stat
ing that he can not definitely tell as tc
whether he will be able to include
Washington in his forthcoming itener-
ary when he visits the Panama cana
and the Pacific coast.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Representative Lane Of Seattle, a
Bull Mooser, has introduced a blanket
primary ballot bill, a leading feature Of
which is that it obviates the necessity
of the primary voter declaring his po-
litical faith when calling for a ballot.
Ali party tickets, according to the
terms OF the bill, shall be printed on
one ballot, but the voter is not per
mitted to climb party fences, and votes
but n political utilization.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

There is a prospect that the North
west may enjoy the industrial advan-
tages which would accrue to it from
the construction of $4,000 steel freight
cars at a cost of about $10,000.00
for the Russian government. One Of
the concerns to receive a request to
bid On the job is the Seattle Car &
Foundry Co. Mr.. VIM. Piggott, head
Of the company, called the attention Of
the Russian authorities to the shipping
advantages Of Puget Sound, and since
it is likely that the shipments will have
to leave from one OF these ports the
chances are good for the contract be-
ing placed on this coast.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Movie picture men and pool hall
owners are at Olympia in full force
fighting the bill introduced by Senator
French, oil Clarke county, closing Sun
day theaters and p%oolrooms.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

A gang of ten men in charge of D.
R. McCamley left for Chewawa river
Monday morning to clean that stream
of rock and other distractions prepar-
atory to driving logs in the Spring for
the Lamb Davis Lumber Co.,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Returns from state land sales in
twenty-seven counties on January 5
show that less than so per cent of the
property offered found a purchaser, the
total amount for which the property
sold footing $110,52o.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Gordon c. Corbaley, secretary of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce re-
ceives $4,000 a year salary. He has
held the position two years and was re-
Gently chosen for another year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

The Ladies who have heretofore
worked in the interest OF the ConQre-
gational church under the name of the
Ladies Guild, have changed the name
OF their organization and hereafter it
will be known as the Industrial Society.
Mrs. Del Mccoy has been elected
President and Mrs. Geo. T. Walker
Secretary. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. A. ]. Martin, Feb. End.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

A ten year registration law to be
kept alive by voting at every election
is embodied in a measure now being
considered by the senate. Another
registration law provides for absentee
registration intended to benefit travel
ing men and railroad men.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

The boys in Warren's garage in We
natchee have rugged up a motor sled
which they say will make go miles an
hour. 1t will carry four persons and
has no difficulty in climbing the steep
est hills in that city.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Fred Crollard and Arthur Bosouet
came up from Wenatchee Tuesday eve
ming to assist our home talent in max
ing music for the masquerade ball
Wednesday night.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

B. ]. Williams, prosecuting attorney
for Chelan county has appointed John
H. Dunbar as Deputy prosecutor. Mr..
Dunbar is a son of the late Justice
Dunbar of the State Supreme court,
and only recently located in Wenat-
chez.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

A far cry, back to the old conven-
ton system of party nominations is
being fathered by Senator Sharpstein
and half a dozen members Of the leg
islature. The bill they will submit
provides a combination OF the conven-
ton and primary system.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

A. B. Lind, a brick layer and con-
tractor from Spokane, who worked here
the past summer, is here this week
looking after some work in his line
which is to be done as o as spring
opens.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

The 1914 American Museum of
Safety medal, for both safety in opera
ton and for sanitation, has been award
ed to the Union Pacific system. Many
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

A universal 8 hour law will be intro
duced before the end Of the present
legislature. The State Federation OF
Labor is fathering the measure having
appointed a committee Of five to for
mulate it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Prof. McDaniels dancing class at
the Opera House last Saturday night
was augmented by a considerable num-
Der OF new members. The class was
fully twice as large as at any time here
tofore.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

The Yakima Valley is the one best
bet OF the Northern Pacific says Judge
Geo. T. Reid Of Seattle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29
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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Uncle Tom Hendricks came up
from Cashmere this week to spend a
couple Of days with his old Missouri
friends of which there are several in and
around Leavenworth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

Resolutions have been passed BY
county commissioners to proceed with
plan for the Deer Park and Waverly
highways, cost $50, 900.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

W. H. Resburg a Blewett miner was
down from the well known mining
camp this week. He says the LaRica
and Badger States mines are employ
ing rs men.