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GiIAIHV 5
MAKE IT THREE OUT OF FOUR
FROM CUBS-LOBERT'S DoU-
BILE DID IT.
Giants Made Is Hits in Serios-Braves
Whitewash Reds Twice-Quakers
Beat the Cards.-Dodger-
Pirate Game, Rain.

NEW YORK. Aug. New York
made 1t three out o: four from Chicago
here Today, winning the last game OF the
series. to :. In the NTH inning with
Giant runners on second and third bases,
| .aa.:rnri"r purpuScly passed karidcn. NIL
ing the bases NcGraw sent in LobGrt
to bat for Schupp and he cleaned the
btises wiki q double. Feature OF the Sc
ries just finished is that New York made
only 10 hits III the four games and won
three games III each OF which II Made
only three hits. The score:
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I. st Game.
pH1II1ES HIT AMES HARD
AND BEAT CARDINALS,

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. Phi adel-
phia won today's game from 81. ulS
hw knockinr Ames off the rubber N
four innings. the score being to s..
Manager Higgins put in three pitch
ers in the closing innings. ali of whom
prevented the home team from scoring.
double in four times at bat. Score:
oo"N'' 49, RH.E.
St. Louis ...... 1OOooO11o-2 II 2
Philadeiphia :. o2O20 0x-5~11 l
Batteries-Steel. Lott. Williams, Ames
and Gonzales. Brottem. Snyder; Chal-
mers. Demaree and kiilifer.
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coNFEREEs REPORT OUT BILL S.:
ON PHILIPPINE E4TEN@0Mt

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. -
The Philippine government exten1ioA:
bill, shorn Of the Clarke amendnoents
which would have provided for frcee;
dom OF the islands within four yeefAs
was reported to the Senate from eonff
ference to-day. The conferees VIII
aily restored the language of The:
House bill. which affirmed the pur.
pose Of the United States to withdray,
from the Philippines whenever . ST.
bic government has been establishes:
It is expected that 1t will be accepted
nv both houses In that form. &kss
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SUPERIOR BASE RUNNING
GIVES YANKEES VICTORY

CLEVELAND. Aug 7.-Superior base
running gave Now York TO VIC
Cove Vow York ono Of it's runs. while
bad base running by, Cleveland cost
two rims The winning tally was scored
in the eighth on PecktnpauEhs dounls
and oldrnESe si %S Gox but found Shaw
key pu"'' r. Fl. E.
Sow York oo2Ooo0lo-2 10 2
cInvcland 49,. OO010l0 o o. z
Batteries-Fishcr. Shawkey ana Nuna-
maker. Baeby and Daily.
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Richie County Fair
Opens At E|IenbOro

ELLENBORO. ". Va, Aug. 1.-The
Ritchie county fair begins on TUESDAY
for four-day session. Not in the MS,
tory OF the association has the speed
program been as fine nor the fields OF
starters as large. The starter will be
c, A. Reppert. or Kentoa. o. The speed
program follows: .,oo.
=" Wednesday. August $50 trot. $500;
Thpprs Si; August 1O-2:2f tro. $500:
oIS pace $500; 2:20. trot, $500: 81"
pace. $500: run. tive-eights mile dash.
$780, run. three-fourths mile dash, $lOn:
2:is trot' $500: 2:2E trot. $500; run. five
eighths mile dash. S1QO.
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HUGHES SEES ATHLETICS ..
LoSEaTo THE T1ahhs

a,,,,. ron1n to Detroit, to ,. the
Phi,adciphio club placed itself In
ncsition TO tie Boston's record Of twen-
~ consecutive 'defcas. established years
ago Today's defeat was the nlne'eG Tha
Straight for Connie Mack's team. Inc .
Nhintics had an excellent opportunity
t to end their losing streak as Myers
was very good and Coveleskie baq.
CHARLES E. Hughes. RcPuh lican. presi-
dental nominee. watched Two innings
Of the game. Score: TT
Philadelphia =. 1OO0ooIoo-2 2 !
nntr,ot 020002 90 x-4 l
Batteries--Myers and Haley; Covel-
eskte and Baker.
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INTERSTATE PICNIC OF
ODD FELLOWS AUG. 26

CLARKSBI-RCi,. w. Va. Aug. -
4 Fred Wagner of this city. chairman
Of the committee on arrangements. TO-
day announced that the int"rStatS p.s pr
NC Of West Virginia and MARYLAND Odd
Fellows that WAS postponed from July
- because the baltimore and OHIO
railroad needed it's spare coaches for
,rnGSn movements would he held August
aG at Mountain Lake Park. Md. as
previously planned. Special trains will
bc oprratcd through both states.
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Two-base hits--Carcy, Jacobs. Miller
Sacrifice hit--Alcock.
Sacrifice nies--Gosh'rn. Stewart.
Double plays--Alcncl<. Irrormer Ed
inp,on: Rrant, Carey and EdtnGton.
Base on balls - on Goshorn. :; Oft
Struck T. out-By Goshen. ). hy ROW
hit by pitched ball-Ncc iby Cos
horn).
stolen hasc--DcvnrIncr.
ninc< mon. uur in til" ciSthi.
Left on hascS--Iirand Rapids. i; Day
ton. ..
Time-l.39.
Cmpirc-Jcnsen.
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PRINTERS TOURNAMENT IS ON.

indianapolis, Ind. Aug. T.--FoOr
base running was responsible for the
elimination OF Washington from III"
championship contest ~ the union print
ers' baseball tournament here this after
noon, when that club lost to New York.
to 2 Tho St Paul-Cincinnati gam"
was called by the umpire at the end OF
thc,,hird finning this afternoon OF nc
coGft of rain. with the scor". ST. P2pi:
6: Cincinnati. !" This gam" pr%bahiy
and St. Louis also are scheduled 10
Philadelphia was defeated this morn
ing BY Cleveland. II To .. iittshQrSh.
Boston and washington nave $" lar Deem
Stimulated in the tournament
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New York

Two-baSe hits--Xcidcr. HerZos, lohcrt.
stolen bases-Saicr. MnllwIt%, Burns.
Sacrinc hit--Fle;cher. Sacriicc n.y.
Mnllwltz D"uhl" pla%-H"rzog 10
pOvl. Left on huScS-Ncw nfk' .
,"hicaro 1. First on crrurs--Ncw York.
,. Bascs on baIls-Ott schurg. !: or
Tesrcau. /; off Lavender. !; OF Seaton:
Hits and earned runs--ON Scnupp. .
hits and .,ry}a in innings; OH teSTGau'
ve nd ; hits and 2 runs, in 49, in
nings: Oft rrendtrgast . hits ana runs :
in 32-3 innss: off Seaton. O. nus ana a., y
rims in ! inning. Hit b. pltThcr-TBE
Srhnnn ,Zridcrl; hy Lavender tMerkie).
Siruck out-Ry Schupp. .: by Tesreau;
?; bv Lavender. 5. Um2ircs-klem ana
I'm Sic Time 40.
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. Left on baSes-South Bend. T. Terrc
Haute. ). ,,
stolen bascs--(irodlck. Holdernan
LlRnss. Collins. -
Sacrit,ce h!ts-Grav. Holderman. Gro
drck.
Home run--Wagner. 49,.
Double plays-Mathes to Mitchell 70
GygIi: Grodick 10 Beail; Anderson To
Watson 70 Tannchill. 20,
Strike vut--By' Anderson. j; oy Gli-
Bases. on bails-Off-c Anderson, .: off
Gilbert. 2.
Hi, by pitcher-By Anderson tshafer.
Maches).
UmplrG-Daly.
Time-1:30:
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POSTPONE OPENING
OF GRAND CIRCUIT

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Aug. Tho
Grand circuit races which were TO
have been started here this afternoon.
have been deferred one day. Torren-
iial rains an hour before the first race
was set. caused track too heavy TO
The races on today's program will bq
run tomorrow.
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cHcKER TOURNEY is SLOW.

CEDAR POINT O.. Aug. IL. F.
Goldsmith. of Columbus, Is leading at
the conclusion Of the first Of tho climi-
nation contests Of the Ohio Checker
Tournament Association's annua! meet
begun at Hotel Breakers yesterday. To-
days play was SLOW. on account the
players said of the intense neat. Less
Than half uf those entered responded
when called
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TRIM SENATORS
AND TAKE SIXTH PLACE

ST, LOUIS, Aug. 7.-st. Louis took
sixth Mace from Washington by defeat
Ing them in ten innings today, ; to =
Sislcr's double in the tenth scored Shot
ton. who had singled, with the winning
Until the eighth Weilman allowed
hut three hits and but one man reached
third Maelicr in the first on an err
TOT y! R. II. E.
Washington oonO0n0e o. Q
G, II n,is 1910 o 0 q 0l-S z
. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ayers. Johnson and
Henry, Ainsmirh; Wcilman. Groom and
Snrcrcid Hartley.
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BABE MYERS LEAVES
VIII Start This Morning for Bellefon-
tame, O.-was Called There by
Death OF His Mother.

Manager Ra,lc Myers. Of the Muske-
con club, will leave this morning Tor
Rcllcfontainc. O., whore he mas oecn
chilled hy the death of his mother Mr..
MYERS received tho telegram Yesterday
Just at tn" start Of IN" game. but was
unable to make train hcfor: his morn
ing Mrs. Myers was ): wears nId. u
n,,ral services Will be held at Lima, O..
Wednesday afternoon.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

At Moble-MobIla 0; Nashville. 3.
At Mobile-Mobhe. i: Nashville, 3
(sevcn innings byi agreement.
At am-Elrm!ngham. J. Lit
tie Rock. !.
At Atlanta-Atlanta. 3; Memphis, 5.
No other games scheduled
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DE LONG IS HERE
Pittsburgh YoungEtsr was ca 01e01A
Yesterday--WM Probably xtbeA $500
Bsfors End Of week ~

Jimmy" DeLong tho PittsDurgAS
youngster that has been recommendeAs
by the Pirate magnates, arrived IN theS
city yesterday. He was accomparied.Sy Pc;
looks he will probably make a oa4E
player. He is said to possess the stun
and will probably be seen pitching tnkS
the Smokes before the end OF the vee2slI
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.,o1.r hases-Crlchlow, Hartle.

stolen bases-Crichlow, Hartle.
sacrifice hits-Caveney.
Tow-base hitS-Spencer 5, Dunn, SHOW
hd.ni" play-Shovlin to Cavency 10
Hits-On Tromholz. s in six innings;
Strike out-By LoudermilN. :; D.
BASES on balls-On Loudermilk. l; on
Fronholz, .; on Wright. 2; =;
Left on bases-Sprngticld, II; Evans
Vile S.
Cmpire-Geisel
Tins-1: AS.
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SPRINGFIELD TAKES A
CLOSE ONE FROM EVAS

SPRINGFIELD, o., Aug. 7.-Spring-
field won the opening game from t.ranS-
vile by the score OF 2 10 o.. troIn1olz
wa hit by q batted ball and retired IN
favor Of Wright. Spencer. the new first
basenan secured. three doubles out Of
as many times UP. Score:
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BENDERS TAKE TOTS
OVER BY 81 COUNT

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Aug. i.--Sputh
Bend took the rirSt game Of the series
today by defeating Terre Naute. ~ :;
this afternoon. GrUdlck's double scored
the trSt run N the sixth. The other two
runs came over on NeuSung's inheld h!I
which Gilbert grabbed II hrst, nut teiL'
nh. Scs.fa.
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VETS. MAKE UPHILL
FIGHT BUT LOSE 4-3

DAYTON, O., Aug. dayton lost m
unhiil game to Grand Rapids here today.
10 8. The fielding of Hobbs and ~
cock featured the game. Two double
plays killed promising rallies for the
Vets in the early innings: Score:
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Home runs-Ness. Two-base hits hits
Walker Jackson. Cady, E. Golllns'
Three-basc hits-Ness. Schalk. HoopGt.
stolen bascs-RusselL j.. Collins Schalt.
Sacrlnce hit. Collins. Double plays
TcMullin to +. Collins to Ness; Weaver
to +. Collins. Left on has"s 5c. piston
Hits and earned runs-Off Leonard,
9 hits, & runs in inning; of Jones !
hits. 2 runs In 3 innings; of russell
hits. / run in innings. struck o9 OWLS
Nv Leonard. 1: by Russell, :. VIZ HIii
nitches-L conarG. Jones. Cmpircs-H''-
drhrand and Owens. Time-l:oS.
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AMATEUR NOTES

The Connorsvile Stars pounded the
delivery Of Woods for 16 hits and de-
fcated the Moose Pool Room team by the
score Of IS to IL. Sunday afternoon.
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HOW THEY STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Boston. .: Cincinnati. y.
''Boston. s; Cincinnati. 0.
fnlladcipnla. y. 81. Louis, 3.
New York. 3: Chicago. ..
BrouklynI lit Sburgh, rain.
First game. '-Second game.
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WANTS MUNITIONS FACTORY.

RIO JANEIRO. Aug. THE Minister-
of War today asked the chambers tef
credits for the purpose Of equipptng 9;
munitions factory to Brazil 80
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Growers In the Philippines are be-
ing encouraged by the government 20
give more attention to the production
of@hemp.
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aRAyEs TWICE wRITEWASH

BOSTON. Aug. THE Boston IA
tionals scored double shutout on IN,
cinnati today. winning the first game
To d and the second E TO 0. toneY
ri,ched a great game for tho Reds IN
he tht. first Contest. allowing only two
hits. triple BY Maranrills ana
double BY Without. He received wretch-
Boston connected for only. six sate
drives in the second game OH MosclcS'
but they We timely ana scored runs
The scores:
R.H.E.
Cincinnati ....Ooooo0OoO-O 5 4
BOSTON . DOL l Q "
Battcrios-Toney and NlnEo' BARNES
and Blackburn.
Second Game.
Cincinnati 49,. Q Q 9g ~ Ae n
Enthusiastically and Clarke. HUM;
Allen and Blackburn
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The Standing
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results,

Wheeling, !; Muskegon. 9.
Springfield. q Evansville. 0.
Grand Rapids 4; Dayton. 3.
South Bend. 3; Terre Haute, :.
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The Standing.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

st. Louis. 3; Washington. .
Chicago. {; Boston. /. =.
New York. 5; Cleveland. 2.
Detroit. 4; Philadelphia. 2.
ten innings.
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over, as only three men raced Seibold
in the final round.
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MUST POST $500
Manager Eusicf Says He VIII Take
Club to Battle Greek II Big
YC POSfn6

Forfeit Is Posted.
Mi.,.gcr William Essick. OF the Grand
Rap!-s baseball club. has agreed 70 take
his team TO Rattle Crock 10 hnish me
season on condition that Battle Creek
post a forfeit Of $500 on The, opening
day. it is said that this offc;, hn' been
accepted and that the team WILL bc taken
there.
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South Bend .......U 0 u i u -
r.rr, Hauts ....0 u y . O.
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SeiboId Holds MuskegonHitless andRunles5
DAVE Says

70 take the temper
out of the temperature,
Get into a
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Threc-base hits-Edtngton. Spencer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07
School Notes

About week ago a shy little Soph
omore approached Prof., Osborn and
timidly asked him if he cared if the
class organized. He offered no objec'
tons, hence the result: Wednesday
afternoon, aftera half-hour session be.
hind closed doors, they declared them,
selves organized, with Charles Hath
away as president.
Where are the Juniors?
In Physics: What is the practica
use of a hydraulic press?
A hydraulic press is used to press
water.
The Seniors have started to work on
class play. Mr.. Lancefeld is the
director.
Our basket ball boys went to Cash
mere Thursday to play against the
Cashmere Athletic Club.
Lines from Freshman's essay: The
first thing l thot of was something to
eat; so I went into a restaurant where l
soon satisfied the fangs Of hunger"
Miss Mildred Warren is substituting
for Miss Costello this week.
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Catholic Ladies Meet

The Catholic ladies held the frs
meeting of the year Wednesday after
noon in the sacristy OF the church
The name OF their society was changed
from Catholic Ladies Aid to St. Joseph''
Altar Society, and the officers for the
current year were elected as follows
Mrs. ]. R. Ahearn, president; Mrs. w
F. Crotty, vice president; Mrs. ]. F
Beattiger, treasurer; Mrs. Geo. Bunch
secretary. A dainty luncheon wa
served.
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Dryden

Last Friday evening the basketball
boys played the Wenatchee Methodists
the latter winning the game. After
the game a dance was enjoyed in Sher-
mans Hall.
North Dryden school started again
Monday after a vacation of eight days.
The school was dismissed three days
before Christmas on account of the
Grippe.
Thursday evening, Dec. 80, Mrs. H.
R. Fetters gave farewell party at her
home in honor of Mrs. Joe Fetters.
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Dinner and Dancing Party

Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Marley enter
tanned at dinner at their home Wednes-
day evening. Covers were laid fol
thirty-two. At ten o'clock the dinner
party repaired to the Lamb Davis Club
where they were joined by about fifteen
couples and dancing was INDUCED in
until the wee sma' hours Of the morn.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

Avoid exposure and drafts. Ea
right. Take DR.. Kings New Discov'
cry. 1t is prepared from Pine Tar
healing balsams and mild laxatives
DR.. Kings New Discovery kills and ex'
pels the cold germs, soothes the irri
toted throat and allays inflammation
Search as you will you cannot find ;
better cough and cold remedy. 1T
use over As yeors is guarantee Of sat
isfaction. u
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fetters have moved
to the Methow where Mr.. Fetters is
going into the stock business. The
party to whom he traded his property
is expecting to move to Dryden soon.
A number Of people are beginning
to haul their next summers ice.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

From Seattle comes the report that
there are in that city over thirty thous-
and cases of grip. When complicated
with other ailments many Of them have
resulted fatally.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

Aberdeen-The starting OF Federal
mill, opening Of several large lumber
camps long idle, and beginning work
on Wishkiah water plant will employ
about 900 additional men.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

Starbuck The o. w. R. & N. Co.
is equiping their plant here to do
heavy repair work on locomotives,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

A Tacoma firm received an order
from the Poison Logging Co. for sixty
steel logging trucks, price $40, 900, to
be delivered in sixty days.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS

~ ZIG SOuulT seat tnlS week.
Accuracy is our hobby" Wheel
er's Drug Store. l.
L. c. Brender transacted business at
the county seat Tuesday.
Henry Johnson left Sunday afternoon
to spend few days in Spokane.
Lester Burgess left Monday afternoon
for an indefinite visit with relatives at
Entiat.
VIM. Bozarth, rancher of the Eph-
rata country, was a New Year guest OF
Ed Beasley.
Walter Koerner returned Tuesday
afternoon from pleasure trip to Seattle
and Tacoma.
Mrs. Nicholas Kinscherf is quite ill
this week from an attack Of uremic
poisoning.
Mrs. John Bjork is confined to her
home on Eagle creek with serious bron-
chial trouble.
Mrs. Annie Crockett of Everett ar
rived Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Pratt.
Mrs. Ray Runyan returned Tuesday
after spending the holidays with rela-
tives on the Sound.
Ice Cream at Wheeler's Drug Store.
Il
Marvin Stuart OF Cashmere watched
the old year die in Leavenworth, return
ing home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. A. F. Barket arrived here last
week to care for her daud Inter, Mrs. S.
A. Murray, who is quite sick.
R. w. Bryant of Wenatchee is circu-
lating about town this week, soliciting
funds for the Deaconess hospital.
Miss Florence Macleod, OF the Gold
en- Rule dry goods department, was Wis
iting her sister at Hillyard this week,
returning to Leavenworth yesterday.
Mrs. Hayden, teacher in the public
schools who spent the holiday at her
home in Wenatchee, returned Sunday.
Orvil Bethel returned home Sunday
from trip to points in Texas with a
shipment OF Wenatchee valley apples.
Charley Nichols left Tuesday after
noon for Bend. Oregon, where he has
made arrangements to open billiard
room.
The Leavenworth Gun Club will
hold a meeting next Wednesday at
which the annual election of officers
will be held.
A. E. James and family left Monday
afternoon for Vancouver, B. c., where
thew will visit with relatives for the
next two weeks.
Charley Buttles, county treasurer,
came up from Wenatchee and spent
the years end at the home of his
brother, Jay Buttles.
Charley Roach and Neal Sears came
down Friday from the White river
country to celebrate New Year with
Leavenworth relatives.
E. J. Darby, who went to Fl. Worth
and Dallas, Texas, about month ago
with carload OF apples, returned to
Leavenworth last Sunday.
Mrs. C. 1. Williams. who recently un-
derwent an operation in Spokane hos
pital, returned home Saturday afternoon
greatly improved in health.
Miss Mabel Van Brocklin left Mon
day afternoon to resume her studies at
Bellingham after enjoying a ten'day
vacation with the home folks.
Miss Frances Lindsay returned Sun
day evening from holiday visit with
friends in Seattle. She was in the train
wreck west Of Tye, but escaped un-
hurt.
w. J. Watson, who has made his
home in Leavenworth for the past six
wears, pulled up stakes Yesterday and
departed for his old stamping ground
at Shawnee, Oklahoma.
O. C. Hogan, an attachee OF the
Olympia Bar, left Monday afternoon Tor
Seattle where he will scan the horizon
for some live wet town not yet under
the dominion Of anti-liquor laws
Mrs E. N. Burgess and children re-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

The early months of 1916 in Wash
ington will see the gradual departure Of
that freak of the transportation world,
the jitney bus, owing to the fact that
bonding companies will no longer
handle the risks.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

The Whitney election law, effective
Jan. /, reduces expense Of elections
and registrations. 1t also aims to pre-
vent frauds in signing petitions for I'M
tiative, referendum and recall.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

On January Sd two men died from
the effects of drinking wood alcohol.
Both were habitual drinkers and, not
being able to obtain their customary
rotations, resorted to the poisonous
wood alcohol. A woman, also con-
frmed drinker, died from the effects Of
an unsatisfied desire for liquor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

The winter school for farmers opened
at Pullman college Monday with $50
farmers from every part of the state in
attendance. The course lasts six weeks
and is free
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07
STATE NEWS NUGGETS

What is believed to be rabies has
broken out among the dogs Of Ellens-
burg and many have been shot. Com
mencing last Tuesday all dogs found
on the street not muzzled were ordered
shot by the police.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07

A larger death rate for 1915, over
the previous year, is reported from
North Yakima, due it is said to grip
and pneumonia. Deaths among elderly
people have increased.