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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
$1.5O Per Year
FROM CHAs. HATHAWAY

Frisco, Dec. 26, 1917
Well, we got out of quarantine
the oath and got shore leave that
afternoon. Did not have to report
again until Z o'clock this morning.
went out and located Ellinger's
where l spent most of my time also
had Christmas dinner there, and it
was fine After dinner we went
over to Oakland and visited some of
their friends. We did not start back
until about IL o'clock and as it had
rained all day the bay had gotten
rather rough, but it was fun. Our
boat rocked something awful. The
big waves rolled up and across the
deck until nearly everything was
soaked. I was on the ship detail
all forenoon. We would go over to
Frisco and load up then come back
to the island and unload
1t gets very cold here at night and
everyone has a cold. We are sleep
ing in our hammocks in steam heat
ed barracks and it is quite warm.
By the way there is quite a combi
nation to the hammocks. Every
once in awhile you'll here some one
who has got to rolling around in his
sleep, take a header on the floor.
The hammocks are easily overbal
anced and they turn bottom side up
without any warning. Oh yes, /
forgot to tell you that we are al
lowed Is minutes to get up ana
dress, fold our blankets, roll our
bedding and stow them away. On
board ship we are only allowed sew
en- and one half minutes. They
drill them pretty hard here, but we
are getting it easy at present as we
leave for San Diego Saturday to
complete training. I guess its much
nicer down there although this is a
nice place. We can get shore leave
twice week; Wednesday and Sat
urday until Monday morning. Quite
a number of the boys have gone to
the hospital with the measles. I am
the only one left in our company
out of the original bunch that bunk
ed together.
Did I tell you that I am going to
try out for radio? If you pass, you
are sent to Harvard for four months
When one comes out from there they
are supposed to be full fledged
electrician. I think Meinecke will
go in for it also.
The Red Cross gave each one of
the boys Christmas package. Mine
consisted of one handkerchief, tablet, '
envelopes, pencil, deck of cards, one
box of candy, one box of figs, one
box of cookies, two cans of Tuxedo
package of cigarettes, sacks of
Bull Durham, cigarette papers and
a pipe. am going to sell the to-
bacco to some one who uses it.
Chas. Hathaway
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
GRAssHoPPERs ARE OUT

Mr.. J. S. Quigley said one day
this week that he has seen young
grasshoppers up in the Chumstick
valley. Others tell us that bees are
out and several have seen butterflys.
Tuesday and Wednesday reminded
one of May weather and caused
fruit men no little apprehension
about the safety of peach, apricot
and cherry buds. The mild tenn
perature of the past three weeks has
raised the sap and caused fruit buds
to swell. The temperature is most
unusual in this locality. January
is usually marked by lower temper
ature than has prevailed so far, and
considerable snow fall. Bare ground
at this time is a sight that few can
recall.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
MADE FIELD AGENT TO
ENFORC FOOD LAWS

R. B. Smith. the deputy sealer of
weights and measures from the Of
flee of secretary of state who has
been working in the north central
Washington country for several
months has received notice of his
appointment as field agent for the
state of Washington. This appoint
n1ent confers upon Mr.. Smith the
powers of inquiry and inspection
granted the food administration by
act of Congress. AS he is con-
stantly in the field in connection
with his other work, Mr.. Smith has
fine opportunities to see that the
food regulations are observed in ho-
tells restaurants, stores and other
places.-Wenatchee World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
PIG RAISING PROFITABLE

Two boys and their sister of Sun
ny Slope, near Wenatchee, showed
some old people what could be done
in the way of hog raising
Two years ago Gilbert, Peame
and Blanche Smith, children of Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Smith, saved their
pennies and nickels and bought a
pig. This pig they sold year ago
last fall, and with the proceeds they
bought three pigs, paying only 50
for each. Last week the butchering
of these pigs showed that they av-
eraged 300 pounds each dressed. AS
the pigs will bring at least 20 cents
a pound the total receipts from their
sale will be $780, The total feed bill
for the three animals was about $25.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
COUNTY'S YOUNG FOLKS
BELIEVE IN MARRYING

The records show that marriages
in Chelan county increased during
the year of 1917. The number of
marriage licenses issued during 1917
was much greater than any of the
three previous years. The total
number of licenses issued during the
year was 243, against 208 last year,
1873 in 1915 and 211 in 1914. The
banner month was December when
SO licenses were issued. Next in
number comes June, when "a licen-
ses were issued. Ninety six licenses
were issued during the first half of
the year and lat during the last
half.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
BOULDER WRECKS ENGINE

w. J. Barrett, G. N. passenger en-
gineer on the Oroville branch, had
a narrow escape from death or SER
ious injury last Saturday. On the
way down from Oroville near Brew
ster a large stone rolled down the
hill and landed under the engine. 1t
became entangled in the machinery,
and was shot upward thru the cab.
Fortunately the missile missed both
the engineer and fireman. The train
was delayed several hours by the
mishap.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
mike" RAWLINS IN FRANCE

Word reached Mrs. Anna Mercer
last week of the safe arrival in
France of her son Harlan M. Raw
Inns who is in the second balloon
squadron and for some time
had been stationed at Fort Omaha
His trip from the Fort took him up
thru Canada and to New York, from
which point he sailed for France
some time ago. mike" is the sec
ond son of Mrs. Mercer now in
France. "Gabe" Rawlins in the
Engineering corp, arriving several
months ago.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
Guilty OF BOOTLEGGING

Any Anderson who was arrested
here before the holidays was up be-
fore Judge Mccoy last Thursday in
Wenatchee, and plead guilty to the
charge, and was fined 500 and Civ
en- thirty days in the county Jail.
He was unable to pay the fine and
will serve out his time in the county
bastile. Walter Mulligan, also of
Leavenworth is in the county Jail
awaiting trial on a similar charge,
of selling liquor to an indian.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11

A. L. Kempster, manager of the
Puget Sound Light and Power Co.,
says that the government may take
over Seattle's traction system be-
cause of the inability of the COM
pany to keep up service. Men are
quitting the company's employ he
said at the rate of from ten to fif-
teen a day to go to work in the
shipyards.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
SOLD AUTO MEMBERSHIPS

On Tuesday last in the Superior
Court, at Wenatchee, the case of
w. Melvin Dowsing, accused by the
state of obtaining $35 from the pro-
prietor of the Wenatchee Hotel thru
false Misrepresentation came up
for hearing.
Dowsing it is alleged travelled
thru the state last summer solicit
ing memberships and appointing
agents in the Automobile Club which
he claims to have represented in Los
Angeles. He was arrested last No
vember in Spokane and has been
held in the county Jail since that
time in default of $4,000 bond. For
more than a week however, he has
been confined in the General Hos
pital suffering with Typhoid fever
and altho still weak was able to be
on hand when the case was called.
Burt J. Williams and his deputy
N. A. Pearson appeared for the state
while CrolIard & Crollard are de-
Tending Dowsing.
Dowsing on his way to Wenatchee
last summer stopped over here and
endeavored to get the Cascade Ga
rage and the Barclay hotel into his
scheme, but from all reports was
unsuccessful.
Dowsing is reported to have been
ILL =. NArorn4nI,nn rrnctn1daN
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11

Although the Yakima river has
gone down a few inches since last
Saturday it has not materially
helped flood conditions. Both the
N. P. and the Milwaukee railroads
are having difficulty in rebuilding
bridges because the current is so
swift that it prevents the driving of
piles in the streams.
The Bethlehem Steel company
which has a larger capacity for ma
king heavy guns and ammunition
than Krupp's in Germany, has con-
tracts for more torpedo boat de-
stroyers at the present time than
there are in the world.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
EASTERN STAR INSTALLATION

Cascade Chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star, installed their officers
Wednesday evening for the ensuing
year. Francis B. Field, past matron
as installing officer and Effie Heath
erington, Marshall, installed the fol-
lowing officers:
Worthy Matron, Annie Geerds.
Worthy Patron, F. T. Motteler.
Asso. Matron, Nellie Ewing.
Sec'y, Mary Motteler.
Treas. Pearl Wheeler.
Conductress, Clara Blomeke.
Asso. Conductress, Emma Irwin.
Chaplain, Emma Walker.
Marshall Mabel Cline.
Organist, Anna Sampson.
Adah, Ada, Hodge
Ruth, Hattie Stall.
Esther, Jessie Mohler.
Martha, Myrtle Ruth.
Electra, Myrtle Ruth.
Warder, Ida Davis.
Sentinel, A. G. Stage
Mrs. Field was presented with a
Past Matron's pin by the chapter
and a boquet of flowers from Past
Matrons, Annie Sampson, Angela
Gutherless, Jessie Mohler and Mary
Motteler. Following the installation
refreshments were served.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11

The road was opened for travel on
May 26, and closed Nov. goth
Numerous changes in the road and
improvements are planed for this
summer and in all probability there
will be even greater travel this
summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11

The high water of December
washed out fourteen bridges on the
Blewett road between Ingles creek
and the summit. They were all
wooden and none of them very large
yet the cost to the county of replac-
ing them and making repairs will
cost between 81 500 and $4,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
THE "wOBBLIEs" STRIKE

Sine twenty men employed by the
Great Northern Lumber Co., in the
Chumstick valley at a logging camp
known as the I. w. W. camp, struck
yesterday and came to town. The
pretext was that the company did
not furnish them with the brand of
groceries they preferred. The COM
pany buys Everett Best" by the
car load and supplies all the camps
with this brand. They notified the
company that they wanted Wenat-
chee's Best. Also they objected TO
the brand of meats and seme other
goods supplied them by the com
pany. Failing to have their de-
mands complied with the whole
camp struck and came to town.
Fruit trees in the Yakima valley
will escape taxation next year under
ruling of the county assessor.
Heretofore it has been the practice
to add $40 an acre to the land value
of an orchard with six year old
trees. For trees older $50 an acre
was added. This year owing to the
fact that appraisers for the federal
farm loan banks make no allowance
for orchards and farm loan banks
will loan no money on them, the as
SCISSOR is exempting orchards.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11

1917 TRAVEL ON BLEWETT PASS
Road Supervisor Parish sends the
Echo the following statement of
travel over this popular route the
mast year
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11

Ask the first ten people you meet
what Uncle Sam pays his soldiers.
1t will be safe to bet they don't
know.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
MISSION EAND IS
TO ENTER SERVICE

Sioux Falls. 5. D.. juno l.-Bishop
pHorman has granted permission to
has mission band 20 enter The service.
SUNDAY marked The close of the nth
successful year OF the nand under the
leadership OF Rev. II. r.. Monaghan, OF
Parker, $. -.
Fathers Monaghan and Brady have
departed for New York city TO report
10 Bishop Hayes. bishop ordinary of
thc chaplains, and it is expected tina
bon priests VIII be sent to France ut
an early date.
Rev. John r.. o'Mahoney. another
member OF the band. has been at the
chapiain's training school. Louisville,
lSN. for several weeks and recently re-
ceived his commission rs lieutenant
and is awaiting assignment to duty.
The mission band has been doing val
liable work in South Dakota and
1elghboItHS states for more than 10
years. and its work is now tenn
porarily suspended for the duration of
the war. The priests are widely
known among both Catholics and
Protestants. Rev. Father Monaghan
celebrated mass and preached in Park
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
PROTEST THE USE or
GERMAN nv CHURCHES

Howard S. d.. June THAT pro-
vision in ne order of the council of
defense prohibiting the use of the Ger
man language in public which provided
a loop hole. whereby it can be used in
cllurch services II other public meet
lnss, has resulted in considerable fric-
,ion mere. Rev. Mr.. John, pastor of
me German Lutheran church of this
city. immediately after the publication
OF The order circulated Il petition ask
ING 'hat the use of the German Ian
suage be allowed IN his church. aud
went TO Pierre 10 present it to tho
councl': AS soon as this became known
Ia'rlotlc citizens who do not believe
mat use of the German language is
necessary or desirable. today got busy
am hombarded the council with ,ele-s
grams protesting against the modifica-
lioh or the order. and ii is believed
mat the council will ignore the petit
,iun presented by Rev. MIR. John.
Miner county is loyal to the core and
there is widespread feeling that the
German language and German puhli-
cations should be dispensed with dur
ing the war. at least.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
MYSTERY IN ARREST
OF SIOUX FALLS MAN

SIOUX rails. s. d.. June 1.-iiela-
yves IN Sioux Falls have been advised
llia julius i'arkow. a Sioux Falls
mum VINO a few days ago was ar
rested ana detained at Portland. ore.
oii tne suspicion tlat he WAS a Ger
man SPY, has been released from cas-
,"uN' ana presumably Is now ON his
return to Sioux Fails. n story from
ot'iala among other things stated
lhat i'ankoW had $4,000 in express
company checks ON him when searched
AFTER being lodged in Jail.
SIOUX rolls relatives and friends as
sert that I'ankow never carried ouch
an amount of money with him. and
mat the claim thai he did is nothing
put a newspaper story 1t is earned
mat when the authorities at Portland
.eieSfaphed to Sioux Falls bankers To
una out something about Pankow
theN Were Informed that he was Il
GOOD cltizen, pays his bills and stands
wen in Sioux Falls. lie is the owner
o! a large machine shop and foundry
III this city.
III Is further stated by local relatives
llat julius i'ankow has been loyal TO
America during the war. that he has
purchased Liberty bonds. aided The
ited Cross literally n has Offered
ms foundry to the government for war
uses. Iankow was born in Wisconsin
II has been n resident and business
man al Sioux Falls for many years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
GUARDsMEN PLANNING
TO HOLD ENcAMPMENT

Mitchell, s.. d., May 3o.-Lieut.
Whitney Morris, of the home guard.
acting %adjutant to Major Mitchell, OF
MITCHELL. visited Woonsocket for the
purpose of inspecting Company X.
home guard. of that city, and also to
look into the possibilities of a success
full encampment of the Third battalion,
Second regiment of the home guard,
at Ruskin park next month.
1t is planned to hold the encamp-
ment on June 9, 10 and IL. and the
companies which will attend will be
Company l of Dawson county and the
companies from Gam Valley, Scot
land and W~oonsocket.
1t will be a military camp in every
sense OF the word with a school of in
%struction in individual tactics and in
maneuvers. supervision of which will
be undertaken by a regular army of
hcer. II one IAN be obtained for that
period.
Adjutant Norris found the Woon-
socket company in excellent shape.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
RETURN GUN MAN TO
SCENE OF HIS CRIME
Sioux Falls Sheriff Goes to
Kansas City to Get Man
Wanted For Holdup.

Sioux Falls. S. ID, june 1-S Sheriff
Carleton. Of this city. has departed for
kansa$ city. Mo. to bring back to
south Dakota Robert Henderson, n
Sunman, who is wanted here for 2hoot-
ing and %Wounding Harry White, a To-
can restaurant man. and firing a shot
at w. r. Mason while he was attempt
ing TO rob the Mason store. Soon after
committing the two crimes Henderson
litd from the city. but was captured at
~. raul. He broke loose from a deputy
sh.rl'1 IN 81. Paul and was a fugitive
'"''l q daN or two ago. when he was
l"'a'ed IN kansas city and rccaptuyed
tnere on Instructions from sheriff
'afle,on. Robert kin2ie. a confeder-
az" "f Henderson in The two crimes
mere WAS captured soon afterward and
entered a plea of guilty and was sen
.ehe"d to = term of seven wears in the
now is.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
SOLDIERS MAKING
USE OF LIBRARIES
Brookings College Professor
Doing Duty at Camp Cody
Tells What They Read.

Pierre. S. d., May 30.-Profcssor
Powers, of Brookings college, who is
doing mi library work for the
summer at Camp Cody, Deming. n.
NJ. writes a friend here the following
concerning the soldiers use OF books:
1t is all very interesting and iecld-
eddy worth while. much more 80 than
| thought. You would be Interested in
special requests we have. I recall two
or three today: Pigeons 1--WE have n
pigeon school in signal h~attalion} polo,
William Hunts essays on art. med
ical use or N-rays and the most sur
prislng request was very insistent;
Iiylor's (never heard of it,, trtnsla-
tlon OF Plutarch's essay on Isis and
osiris. and Il translation of Synesius.
MANAGED to get the youth 10 take
three volumes of Plutarch's Lives.
We are featuring Bader CLARK ,the
Hot Springs. s. d., poet) and the boys
take to him kindly, SO kindly, in fact
that one autograph copy of Sun and
Saddle Leather" disappeared Sunday
! have ordered other Volumes. One fel.
low must have read the lines a dozen
times, and the boys often get off High
Chin Bob
THE mel differ, too. There are AN
sorts. | suppose in a way VIC see the
best of them. Yet the frequonters OF
the library differ as much us mer
.ocfu. mere are fouSh, uncOufn TEL
lows who crave nothing but excite
ment. There are fellows so ignorant
they can scarcely write their oWr
names; there are typical we4terners
alive to their finger tips, Il little rough
but thoughtful, energetic. active
minded. reading with intelli@ence
poetry and prose-: there are srinds
who look at nothing but the technical
books: there are the gentle. quiet fell
lows who read two hooks a day and
look as if they ought to he in Che
ioarlor or school room. / have been
successful in getting boys to read
l1opkinson Smith. who before read
only Harold Bell Wright and Mary J,
Holiness, one of them even enjoyed
Simon the Jester. We have calls for
books in all the modern lansuages and
Hebrew and have even had Il cali for
cooks in Arabic.
The men make themselves perfectly
At home and are absolutely courteous
md appreciative. Some of them ask if
they may smoke. but for the most part
take ii for granted. There has not been
the slightest tendency to disorder of
any kind. | am sure it is worth while
and that time other such influ-
ences are making the soldiers life diff
fcrent from what it once was"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
Believed KILLED IN
ACTION; MUCH ALIVE
South Dakota Man Advised
Brother Thought Dead Not
Vet In the Trenches.

Mobridge. S. H., June Almost like
hearing from the dead was the receipt
by Joseph Keller, of Mobridae. of IL
who is serving with the American
army in France. In the casualty lists
printed during the first German drive
commencing March 2l, the name of
JACOB Keller WAS printed in the
papers as among the seriously in
jured.
The letter received from Jacob kel-
Ter is GATED April % and states that
ne has not Yet been in the trenches,
which proves that it was some other
person of the same name who Vas
seriously wounded during the big
drive. In his letter TO his brother
jacob Keller writes in part:
nave not been in the trenches Vet.
but | suppose will le there soon,
and tle sooner the better. as am
getting anxious TO do nay bit | have
n"en transferred again, this time TO
NE infantry Company l., 18TH in
fantrN. Some OF this regiment have
been 20 the front and i'll the trenches,
and they say it is not so bad rs pic
turad out 10 pc. | have travelled over
Il GOOD deal OF France already. and
only wish YOU could experience the
feeling The effects OF TINS war gives
one. Things have commenced TO look
better over here, so l hope if viii not
be loag until it is all over and we viii
be coming back
IaeoD keller was .ln cinploye of tho
Milwau6ee' Railway company in Mo
listed in the national army. Nor q
time ne was "a member OF u machine
sun company, but finally was trans
ierred TO the infantry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-06
BODY
ATTACKED IN COURT
State Council of Defense Of
South Dakota Would Dis
solve Corporation.

Huron. S. ID. May 3t.-The eNecu-
1efcnse, Geo. w. Wright of this city.
hartman, instituted suit, in the name
OF The council, TO dissolve the corpora
tons OF the lfuitcrischc Brethren in
the state OF South Dakota. There are
three corporation tho lIu1terische
Bruder Gemeinde, tie Iiutterische So
eieiy OF Wolf Greek, and the HITTER
ische Gemoindc of Elm Springs.
The suit is The result Of an :nves,i-
CATION made recently in This city by
the committee of the state
council. Representatives OF the three
corporations We're summoned to appear
ana reply to questions intended to de
termine their attitude to the govern
lnent IN the prosecution of the war.
me examination was conducted by A.
Is. Gardner. an attorney. The nswer
We're emphatic 10 the effect that the
la"s OF the colony We're supreme. and
IN The event of a conflict be,Ween these
rules and the Demands of the gov
rrnm"nt. either state or national,
~i.ne'nhels would be bound TO obey the
fofiaer. And il one Should OBEY the
NlNi a~uta"r1tN. in case of n conflict.
iH Would he liable to expulsion, with
~deprivation of all interest," in the COM
mon treasury. Because hey oppose
war they declined to subscribe for
Liberty bonds, or contribute in any
way TO war W9rlf. Tfloy even souch,
20 OBTAIN exemption from liability to
Pay income taxes, ostcnsibiy on this
ground.
SUFFICIENT evidence has been accun-
u,''iSu. IN me Judgment OF The council,
10 Justify tlle present action. In the
event OF dissolution, between So. 900. GOO
,lhN Slo'ooo'co0 worth of property
would he divided among the members.
iiJuS'lcc mas beer Gone tho Mennon-
SahIzaiion With the lEuttcriscne soc;e-
ties' Ihe M%ennonites 40 no live in
eolonieS III this state and they are free
10 tNihf and ACT as individuals. MANY
. mem nav" purchased Liberty bonds.
.'hu othefWlse support the governments
in tho wal.