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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Cricket Pest in Grant County

For the past three weeks we have
heard more or less about the cricket
pest in the neighboring county OF Grant
but never with the thot that they were
a serious menace to the crops. Later
reports from that vicinity are to the
effect that the seriousness of their pres
ence has not been exaggerated. The
help OF the towns people and the
school children has been called on and
they responded. The crickets travel
in tremendous number, often covering
an area OF mile or more in width and
a quarter or half mile in depth. The
ground is literally black with them.
Trenches are dug in the line OF their
march, fifteen or sixteen inches deep
and eighteen inches wide, into which
the crickets fall, unable to get out
others fall on top of them and then
they begin to devour each other.
They are destroyed by pouring kero-
sene on them and then setting fire to
the oil. The crickets are making in
the direction OF the wheat fields. In
the path of a cricket army nothing is
left but solid wood, iron and Other
metals and hard substances.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
CONSTRUCTION OF SNOW
SHEDS NOW UNDER WAY
W. J. Hoy & Co. Establish Three Camps
in First Eight MiIes-Hundreds
of Men Employed

w. ]. Hoy & Co., St. Paul con-
tracing firm, who will construct the
snowsheds between Leavenworth and
the summit OF the Cascades, distance
OF 38 miles, this week established three
camps between Leavenworth and Dru-
ry, distance of eight miles. The first
camp is located near the powerhouse Of
the Tumwater Light & Water Co., one
and a half miles west of the town limits.
The other two are respectively five and
eight miles west from Leavenworth.
Three or four other camps will later be
established between Drury and the
summit. Approximately eight thous-
and feet Of sheds are to be constructed.
A reinforced concrete retaining wall
will be put up on the hillside Of the
track. The roof and supports are to be
of heavy timbers. From two to three
hundred men will be employed in the
work from now until next fall, when
the work is to be complete.
The experience of the past winter
made it quite plain that to protect the
road from interruption by snow slides
during the winter it was up to the COM
pany to protect every point exposed to
slides by substantial snow sheds. This
course was determined on and plans
made before the snow disappeared
early this spring. The cost Of this
work is estimated to run over two mil
lion dollars. Hoy & Co. will have
their general Office in Leavenworth,
having rented a building on Eighth
street, opposite the postoffice.
Employees OF the contracting com
pany were busy all week assembling
material for the camps, supplies, etc.
While many of the camp supplies will
be shipt in, such things as meats, veg
etables, fruits and hundreds of other
things will be purchased right here,
and the trade growing out of the en-
ployment of large number of men
will add much to the business Of Leav-
enworth the coming summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
G. n. Settles With Victims of
COrea Slide

1t will be recalled that Ed Batter.
man, wife and three children were or
the ill-fated train that was hit by q
slide near Corea, January %, in which
eight persons lost their lives. A settle
ment was reached with the heirs this
week by which suit will be avoided.
The amount is not stated, but is be-
lieved to be we'll above $4,000. Mr..
Batterman and two children were in
stantly killed and Mrs. Batterman was
slightly injured. One surviving child
of the family escaped unhurt. Batter
man was a fruit grower of East We
natchee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Running Washington"

There is a good deal Of hysteria in
Washington because it is proposed to
establish a government power plant,
with smokestacks, near the center of
its magnificent park system. The "artis-
tic Temperament" has revolted and the
claim is set forth that the buildings Of
American type and chimneys that really
burn American coal will despoil that
section of the city, where there are
statues like those OF Lincoln and Wash
ington, that are absolutely free Of
resemblance to "atrocious American
style" 1t is quite true that there is an
incongruity in the proposition of erect
ing structures out Of keeping with the
general style OF their surroundings,
therefore the objections are really well
founded. However, most OF the talk
about running Washington" comes
from people who have very exaggerated
notions OF the differences in the rights
Of people, and draw their conclusions
somewhat along class lines.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Club Elects Officers

The Kumtux Club met Thursday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. ]. B.
Adams and the following named Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year: Miss Clela Bulls, pres; Mrs.
E. K. Barnum, vice pres; Mrs. Frank
Carlquist, sec'y.; Mrs. w. A. Hearst,
treas; Mrs. D. H. Magyar, parliament
tartan. Mrs. c. A. Hayden and Mrs.
Barnum were elected delegates to the
State Federation, which meets mex,
month in Everett.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
TUESDAY, MAY 18TH,
IS GOOD ROADS DAY
County Commissioners Will Visit Every
Road District During First
Week in May

By proclamation Governor Lister has
set aside May 10th as day to be OBJ
served in promoting the good roads
movement. 1t is not expected that the
day will be observed in working the
roads. but rather that people will meet
together and talk over road matters and
mutually pledge themselves to do all in
their power to the end that road appro-
priations will be honestly spent, and
that roads will be improved where they
will benefit the greatest number. 1t is
expected OF course that the automobile
associations will observe the day, be-
cause the auto owner more than any
one else is interested in good roads.
From Commissioner Gillette, who
vas in this Office Monday, it was
learned that the county commissioners
plan to visit every road district in the
county the first week in May and will
endeavor to so distribute the available
road funds that the best results may be
had. They hope to have the help and
cooperation OF the automobile organi-
cations in improving the main high
ways, as it is understood that automo-
bile owners will contribute to the up
keep OF these roads.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
CAPITAL BUILDING BONDS
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Chelan County Marble would Have Been
Used in the Buildings Had Their
Sale Not Been Prohibited

The 1915 Legislature provided for
the sale of 81, 100000 worth Of bonds,
as the first part Of four million dollar
issue intended to be used in erecting
needed capital buildings. The su-
preme court, sitting en- banc, three
judges dissenting, held the law author
izing their sale unconstitutional, on the
ground that the public debt could not
exceed the 100000 limit without
submitting the matter to vote Of the
people. A syndicate OF Washington
bankers had already agreed to take the
bonds provided the supreme court de-
cided the law authorizing their issue
was constitutional. The interest was
to be AZ per cent. The matter will
again come before the state Legislature
in January next. The law authorizing
the buildings and the provision stating
they shall be constructed of Washing
ton material is not affected by the de-
cision. The matter is now held up
until the bond issue is voted on by the
people. That Chelan county marble
will be used in the construction Of the
capitol buildings is beyond question.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Activity at the Thomas -CuIrOSS Mine

An article in the April number oil
the Northwest Mining Journal, Seattle,
contains an interesting article on the
Alaska project being promoted by G.
M. Thomas and his son Don, resi-
dents Of Leavenworth. According to
the statement made in the Journal a
government agent has inspected the
property and pronounced the ore body
as indicating great depth. The erec-
ton OF what is known as Lane mill
is now under way by an experienced
mining mill man by the name of En-
erson, who has previously erected sew
eral mills in Alaska.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
TO HAVE
GOOD BASEBALL TEAM
A Left-Handed Pitcher from Knoxville,
Tenn, Looks Like a Winner
Sam Daily, Captain

Almost but not quite was Leaven-
worth to be without ball team this
summer. Sam Daily saved the day.
With Bill lYunder to start with as a
leftover from last year he was so FORUM
ate as to pick up leftpaw from the
south who may develop into veritable
Ty Cobb. Who knows. You never
can tell until you try, and Sam says
his Byrd promises to turn into peach.
At least that is the way it looked in the
first game played last Sunday With the
Cashmere team on the Leavenworth
grounds. Cashmere always did have a
good team and always put up good
game in the years gone by, and yet
Byrd and Wunder kept the bacon at
home. Or, what amounts to the same
thing, they won by 8 to /.
The following report of the game is
furnished by Luke, who promises to
give US report of every game during
the season:
Byrd, the sensational southpaw from
Tennessee, sent Cashmere and Ames
home wondering how it happened. A
few-you notice, said few-of the
fans turned out to the opening game at
the ball park Sunday and enjoyed a
game that was good to watch. Byrd
took care OF Cashmere in their half, re-
tiring the side in order. Daily was first
up for the home club and made things
look rosy by getting hit, then got
stuck in the mud at first and was thrown
out by Nelson. Mahoney, next up,
reached first safely-then the mud.
Mcdowell got him by nice throw to
first. After this the mud dried up and
the boys played a close game until
George lost high one from Wunder's
bat, and we scored two. Smith next
poled one midway between center and
right and Mahoney scored our last run.
Byrd hogged the whole show until the
last, when Cashmere hit safe twice and
Wunder butted into the limelight by
dropping a third strike, then went to
sleep while Cashmere scored their lone
run. The Leavenworth boys will jour
ney to Waterville Sunday and will try
out several new men.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Easter Monday Ball

The ladies' OF the G. I. A. rendered
a ball to their husbands last Monday
evening, and thereby hangs tale.
That the reader may the better under
stand the situation we might say that
the G. I. A. is an organization COM
posed of the wives ct the engineers,
who belong to the Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotive Engineers. The member
ship OF the G. I. A. numbers some
thirty or forty women. The ball came
off in the fremen's hall last Monday
evening, on schedule time. That is,
it came off so far as the women were
concerned, but the engineers were
non est combatabus ct swampo.
Which translated means that they
were not there in their proper
persons. They had been called
and had to 60 elsewhere to fill
an engagement with the Great North
ern railroad. This fact developed just
about the time the festivities were
scheduled to begin. 1t also developed
that there was one lone engineer in
Leavenworth. He did not belong
here, was an interloper, so to speak,
without the right to the track, but he
was locomotive engineer and he was
rounded up and brought to the ball to
save the day. 1t devolved on Harry
Geerds to do the handsome for thirty
or forty women who wanted to dance.
It was "our men are out Of town and
you are the only engineer in Leaven-
worth" Oh. if you don't think he was
in demand you have another think
coming. But he did his best. That's
all a Johnny Bull could do. When the
ball was over they carried Harry home
on a shutter and the next morning he
took the first train to Everett.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
17O Boxes of Apples Shipt to Everett

F. A. Blacker, owner of an apple
orchard two miles east OF the town,
loaded the last of his 1400 box crop Of
apples on the cars and sent them to
Everett. He has a large retail grocery
store and expects to dispose of most Of
them to his own trade and sell the bal
ance to other retailers. His apples
had gone thru the winter in first class
condition and were as sound when he
loaded them Yesterday as when he put
them in winter storage last November.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
President Ripley Of the Santa Fe rail-

President Ripley Of the Santa Fe rail
way in a communication to employees
Of the road, commenting on thedemand
for increased pay, said: "All may
BY their efforts contribute to the amount
to be divided, but no amount of quar-
reling as to the terms Of the division
will make that amount larger. If every
body will work for greater earnings he
may be sure he will get his share. But
he cannot increase that share by grab
bing for it."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Advertised Letters

Frank E. Krutz, Beulah Abbott
Mary Lewis Simpson, Agnes Ward
Harry Jones, ]. E. Guile, Olof Lund
John Sussex, James Shuber, L. L. Ter
perning, C. M. Statley, Angelo Salvo
F. Nelson, Chas. Bruger, R, H. Doe,
Mrs. E. L. Miller 8.
When calling for the above please
say advertised"
G. A. Hamilton, Postmaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Prohibition in Yakima

During the first three months o.
1915 there were registered in the
county Jail in Yakima 133 prisoners.
During the first three months of this
year 19 were registered, and on the
first day of April the county Jail did
not contain one single prisoner for the
first time since the county was organ.
lied. Prohibition is credited with the
change in conditions.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Back From the European War

Major Percy Wells OF Cashmere, sent
word that he would return from England
in short time. He left the valley a
year ago to join his regiment in which
he had served half a century. On ac-
count Of his age it is presumed that he
was relieved OF further duty. He go,
married while there and will bring his
wife and settle on the Seal & Coburn
ranch in Brender canyon.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Will Open DreSSmaking ParlOr

Mrs. D. c. Town will open a dress
making parlor on Front street, directly
opposite the viaduct. A fact which
will no doubt be pleasing news to hel
many friends in Leavenworlh. Mrs
Town followed this occupation here
and was the leading dressmaker for q
number of years. She will be asso'
ciated with Mrs. Mehlhorn, who has
had years Of experience in this line.
11M
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

Some white ash from Tennessee, re-
Gently tested at the Madison, Wis,
Forest Products Laboratory, was sold by
the lumber company producing it tc
an aeroplane company for $500 pei
thousand feet. This is said to be the
highest price to which ash has as yet
scared.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

Prof. ]. H. Osborn, who has been in
charge Of our schools for the past two
years, was recently employed for the
the two coming years. The board
made no mistake. Under the guidance
Of Prof. Osborn our school has made
commendable progress the past two
years. So far only three teachers have
been engaged for next year. When
the list is completed, which will be
soon, we will print the full list.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

Will Brender made trip to Seattle
this week returning Wednesday night.
He says his brother Lou, who is under
the care of a physician, is getting on
all right and will be back in a week or
ten days.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
viOIette Wins in Superior Court

In his suit against the Queen Insur-
ance Co., on trial IN the superior court
at Wenatchee last week. the jury gave
Mr.. Violet a verdict for S1568. The
amount sued for was S1864.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

The Pacific Northwest contains prac-
tically half OF all the standing timber in
the country, but furnishes only one
sixth Of the annual cut. The Southern
pine region is the present center of the
lumber industry, furnishing about As 70
OF the annual production.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
Rutherford Mercantile Co. Moves May

The Rutherford Mercantile Co. will
move about May first to location on
Front street adjoining the Leavenworth
State Bank, known as the Roach build
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

Baseball goods at Wheeler's drug
store. IT.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
ReOpening of Canal

BY Special Correspondent ]. e. Jones
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

Our Job Printing
department Is COM
plete. If you want
High Glass printing
at reasonable prices,
come to this office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-04-28

The Echo has a
reading circulation
of over 1000 per-
sons who trade In
Leavenworth. Ad-
vertise and increase
your business.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17

dust mulch, the bust being an adj
ditional means of killing weevils.
Success obviously depends upon doing
the work when the ground IS dry
and the weather warm and bright.
The second crop may also be pro-
tected by spraying the stubble.
Spraying may also be resorted TO In
the spring From so to 100 gallons
per acre OF n mixture of arsenite of
zinc and water in the proportion OF
four pounds OF powder TO 100 gal
Ions are used for the purpose.
Up TO the present. however, more
farmers are concerned with prevent
ing the alfalfa weeyil reaching their
fields than they are with controlling
II in them No one knows exactly
how the weevils spread, but certalr
fu,ts In regard TO this matter have
been ascertained.
II Ia known. for example. that the
insects are often found in green al
falfa fresh from the field and In nec-
hay and among potatoes
which have been in contact with H. |
They are found also In cured alfalfa 1
hay, especially that OF the second cut
ting. Potatoes often are hauled In .
cars upon a bedding of green alfalfa
hay and there Is danger that the wee
VII may be transported in this way
On the other hand. however. there IL
no evidence TO show that the weevIl
spreads more rapidly along railroads
han elsewhere.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17
PARENT TEACHERS
CIRCLE LOSE LEADER
Mrs. VIII Roberts Succeeds Mrs.
Tom Lowe In Executive office.

owyhee, ore, Aug. 16.-The mem
bers of the Parent Teacher Circles In
Malheur county will be sorry to learn
that Mrs. Tom Lowe will not be with
them in the work this year. She IL
to be away from home.
Mrs. Lowe has been one OF the
strongest workers for Parent Teacher
Circles and Boys and Girls Industrial
clubs In this part OF the state. II re-
quired faithful work and time before
the first Parent Teacher Circle was
permanently organized and affiliated
with the state association. The work
is now progressing rapidly and the
state board has appointed Mrs VIII
Roberts OF White Settlement to con
tinue the work. This is an excellent
choice, since Mrs. Roberts and Mrs.
Lowe find their ideas along progress
sive educational lines are very much
the same. both standing firm for
well attended Parent Teacher circle
in every district. This will greatly
help all good schools and be the sal
walton OF poor ones especially In rur-
al districts.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17
NEW SCHEME FOR KILLING
RABBITTS,

Fred Rayson, a member OF the
Northwest Redmond Improvement
club, has been experimenting with
poisoned stakes for the destruction
of rabbits. He took i50 small pine
stakes. boiled them In an ounce OF
strychnlne and stuck them around
where they would do the most good.
In five nights he killed 500 rabbits.
lie uses an ounce OF stryohnine. a
OF soda. a pint OF vinegar.
a quart OF water and enough salt TO
make a thick paste. The total ex-
pense OF this formula was 80 cents.
At five cent bounty his kill would
have cost the county s25.-Redmond
Spokesman.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17

Sheep shipments are heavy from
this section. A train OF 20 carloads
OF spring lambs. drawn by two en-
gines. passed through town Sunday
afternoon from Smiths Ferry. The
shipment consisted OF approximately
1900 head, and Is the property OF
the VanDeusen Bros. This firm had
previously shipped eight carloads this
season. Lambs are quoted at sii per
hundred pounds.
Walter Little has shipped three
carloads, Sam Little will ship seven
carloads this week and Andy Little Is
preparing TO ship out 20 carloads In
the near future. Emmett Index.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17
DRAINAGE IS SALVATION
OF IRRIGATED REGIONS
CONTINUED from page one)

$40 per acre. The Boise district be-
ing larger the cost per acre will be
about 1916 per acre. II Is an ak
ION OF such work that the larger the
district the lower the cost per acre
to drain the lands.
"In conclusion let me say that we
are very anxious that this smaller
district be put thru along the right
lines 10 that II may serve as an OBJ
ject lesson to other lands in the state
which may now or will In the future
require drainage"
The directors OF the Malheur dis
trict are John Weaver. Berwick
Wood, Thomas Claggett. G. Il Emil
son is the secretary OF the district.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17

During this hot weather when we
have nothing to do but to work let
us figure on your printing. Every
rancher and farmer needs and should
have some good letter heads and en-
velopes. He can have them with his
name printed on them and the name
OF his ranch or business for what Il
Will cost TO buy the same quantity
and quality OF paper In the tablet
form. Tell us who you are and
what you want. The Argus will
print H. That is our business.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17
BAPTIST


One has not found himself until
he has found Christ.
A religion that is good enough for
the week day will do for Sunday.
The heart is not a fit place to put
grudges in.
A smile never wears out il II is
worn pleasantly, and it is always in
good style.
When ! read that Jesus was only
carpenter from Nazareth, l became
convinced that there is no honest
calling too humble for me. nor in
which may not honor His name.
The creates gift that a man can
give to the world is life. This life
can only be great as we get above
the trivial things of this world. We
learn that the disciples after the as
sension of their Lord into heaven,
went to "The Upper Room" This
will be the topic for next Sunday
service. This address will
be OF special interest to every Chris
tian. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to one and all to attend this
service.
Union service in the evening at the
Presbyterian church
ID. q. BAKER, Pastor.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17
CONGREGATIONAL.

The Rev. +, L. Cook. pastor OF
the Christian church of Vale, will in
the absence of the pastor. Rev. Phil
Up Koenig. occupy the pulpit OF the
Congregational church ON Sunday
morning, August 20 and 27 at IL
O'Clock.
The Congregation will Join with
the other evangelical churches in the
regular union services in the even
ing.
REV. PHILIP KoENIG, Pastor.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17
NEVER SAW RANGE BETTER.

The range is said to be better than
II has for years. In many places the
tall bunch grass reminds one OF the
good old days when everybody owned
everything in sight, In those days
grass was aid for Il was free and
as abundant as salvation. And so to-
day is like yesterday OF 40 years ago.
Blue Mountain Eagle.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-08-17
WITH,PULpT AND PEW
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN.

Bible school at 10 a. m. Preach
ing by the pastor at II a. m. The
union preaching service will be helC
here at D, m.
w. N. BROWN, Pastor.