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Dr. A. G. McKeown,
V. B. Local Observer.
Vol. 10. No. 38
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
LAST TUESDAY EVENING
T. L. & W. Co's Franchise Laid Over
Another Meeting—Committee Re
ports on Building Pest House
The ordinance granting the Tum
water Light & Water Co., a twenty
five year franchise to string their light
and power wires to all parts of the
city, was laid over for another week
by the council at their meeting Tues
day evening. It appeared to be the
opinion of the council that the fran
chise asked for by Mr. Adams, presi
dent of the company was a very rea
sonable one, since it gave the city the
privilege to buy out the Electric Co.,
at any time ♦hey might see fit.
Several of the councilmen believed
that Mr. Adams should make no charge
(or the light and phone service at the
city hall, and to this end Attorney Nel
son was instructed to take the matter
up with the president of the company,
and report at the next meeting of the
council.
Councilmen Shubert, Attorney Nel
son and Health Officer Judah, ap
pointed as a committee to look up a
site for a pest house reported that they
had two places in view. Near Rattle
snake hill on the side of the mountain
they were oSered an acre, by Mr.
Titus for $75, and south of the Lamb-
Davis mill they were offered an acre
for $300. The ofier of Mr. Titus
will likely be the one taken up in case
the city makes a satisfactory agree
ment with the county commissioners
who are expected to stand half of the
cost of the pest house. To furnish
water for the house it will be necessary
to run a pipe 1500 feet at a cost of
about $450. Attorney Nelson will be
asked to take the matter up with the
county commissioners at their meeting
next month.
Regarding the building of cesspools
Health Officer Judah stated that their
dimensions should not be less than
7xßxlo. The city attorney was in
structed to draw an ordinance cover
ing this question. An ordinance reg
ulating noise is expected to come be
fore the council at an early date.
Since many reports have been made
to the council recently regarding the
condition of the sidewalks from the
Overland to the Clifford hotel, the
street and Alley Committee were ad
vised to take the matter up with the
property owners and see that the same
was properly fixed. The clerk was
also authorized to notify the railroad
company that their crossings were in
bad shape, and that it was the wish of
the city that they make the necessary
improvements.
That a person who has had the privi
lege denied him of buying drinks in a
saloon, which is more commonly re
ferred to as being placed on the "si
wash list," cannot be prohibited from
entering a saloon, is the opinion of
City Attorney Nelson. The council
was considering the passing of such an
ordinance in order to give the saloon
owner a little more protection, but ac
cording to the interpretation of the
law by Mr. Nelson he does not be
lieve that such an ordinaece could be
made to stick. In British Columbia a
man who has been defined as a "Com
mon Drunkard" and placed on the si
wash list, is subject to fine 'and im
prisonment if he is caught in a saloon.
A communication from Paul Wei
gand, owner of the Weigand block on
9th and Commercial streets was read
asking that the Mutual Mercantile Co.,
be refrained from blocking the side
walk in front of their store, stating
that it was an injury to the storekeep
ers in his building. The request was
granted.
The following bills were allowed:
Vernie Shore was taken to Wenat
chee last Sunday afternoon by Dr. Ju
dah where he underwent an operation
lor appendicitis. From all reports the
operation was successful and he will be
able to return home in about two
weeks.
ZTbe Xeavenwortb iScbo
Auto Accident at Cashmere
A severe accident took place last
i Friday evening in Cashmere when an
I automobile collided with a two-seated \
I buggy. The occupants of the rig
! were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stewart and
| Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ballou. They were j
i overtaken by an auto driven by Harold
Desso. In trying to pass the auto
caught the hind wheel of the rig
throwing the occupants out, severely
injuring both ladies. Mrs. Stewart
suffered a badly sprained and bruised
back, while Mrs. Ballou sustained a
broken shoulder.
The occupants of the auto were
Donald Nagley and his sister, Miss
Lucille Nagley. They escaped with
but slight injuries.
HOSPITAL MOVEMENT
STARTED THIS WEEK
St. Francis Hotel to be Fixed Up For
Temporary Purposes—Will Work
Toward Something Better
The first move towards the starting
of a hospital for this city was begun
this week by Mrs. E. Crawford, pro
prietress of the St. Francis hotel.
Doctors Judah and McKeown took the
matter up with Mrs. Crawford who is
a trained nurse, several days ago, and
as a result four rooms of the hotel will
be set aside for hospital purposes.
These rooms have recently been rekal
somined and painted, and are light
and airy. One room will be fixed up
as an operating room and will be fur
nished with all the modern equip
ment.
At present there are three patients
in the hospital, two with typhoid fever
and one case of appendicitis. Almost
every week some one is sent from here
to the Wenatchee hospital and it is
the belief of local physicians that these
patients might just as well be taken
care of in this city, as there would be
less expense incurred, and the sick
would be in capable hands and receive
just as much, or more, attention.
All of the local doctors will doubt
less cooperate with the new hospital,
and in all probability a movement for a
hospital building will be launched next
year.
To an Echo reporter Dr. McKeown
said: "By next year I hope we will
be able to interest loci] people in an
institution of this character, especially
the railroad and mill companies and
other employers of labor where the
work is hazardous.' The town is
badly in need of a hospital, and when
the proposition is taken up next year
it will in all likelyhood receive much
support from the business interests.
LEAVENWORTH MAN HONORED
AT THE MASONIC CONCLAVE
Charles G. Smythe Elected Grand Com
mander of the Knights Templar
at Wenatchee last Friday
At the state meeting of the Masonic
fraternity, which came to a close at
Wenatchee last Friday, our fellow
townsman, Charles G. Smythe was
elected to the highest office in that
particular rank of the order known as
Knights Templar. Jacob H. Miller
of Wenatchee was elected Grand Sword
Bearer.
The visiting members of the order
were treated to an auto ride thru the
famous fnvt orchards of the lower valley
and entertained on the evening of the
18th at a ball in the commercial club
building. The next meeting will be
held in Walla Walla September 17 to
18, where also the first meeting was
held thirty years ago.
Mrs. John Churchill and daughter
Bernice, departed Thursday afternoon
for Seattle from where they will go to
North Yakima to spend a month or six
weeks with friends and relatives.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Mike McNulty Wednesday. Dr.
Hoxsey reports mother and daughter
doing nicely.
Leavenworth, Wash., Friday, September 26, 1913
SEWERAGE NEEDED SAYS
CITY HEALTH OEFICER
Sewer System Will be Up to the Voters
Next Year—City's Greatest Need
Says Dr. Judah
One of the most important matters
taken up by the Council Tuesday ev
ening was the question of a sewerage
system. The question first arose sev
eral weeks ago when Health Officer
Dr. Judah recommended to the coun
cil that they instruct Guy Hamilton
of the Freund estate to put in cess
pools for all the dwelling houses un
der his management. It has since
been discovered that there are many
other families who will have to find a
way to dispose of their sewage, and
in order that the cesspools built may
be adequate for the needs of certain
families, an ordinance will probably be
drafted, setting out the sizes according
to the number of persons in the house.
Dr. Judah believes that much of the
recent sickness, such as typhoid fever
and bowel trouble, is due to the ab
sence of a sewer system, which is of
vital importance to the health of a
community. Many residences in the
city have cesspools dug in their yards,
but they are small, and when winter
comes they freeze up and overflow,
displaying a filthy mess over the top
of the ground when the snow disap
pears. Most of the property owners
throughout the city are willing to in
vest in a cesspool, but the fact that
the city will sooner or later be putting
in a sewer system has caused them to
hesitate at going to this expense.
To avoid this expenditure of money
it will be the advice of the council
that they build temporary cesspools
adequate for their needs for the next
year or eighteen months and be pre
pared to vote for a sewer system,
which proposition will probably be put
to the voters next spring.
In view of this fact the clerk was in
structed to write A. J. Cook, former
city engineer and have him prepare
plans, specifications and estimates for
such a system. From all accounts
the cost will be approximately $30,000.
MAN KILLED AT DRYDEN
IS STILL UNIDENTIFIED
Was Reported to Have Been James
Lennon of Spokane—Father Denies
Statement
James Lennon, 19 years, EISO
Bridgeport avenue, now picking fruit
near Wenatchee, loaned his coat to a
fellow workmen. The coat was never
returned, but was later found along
the railroad tiacks near Cashmere,
where a man was killed while stealing
a ride on a freight train. Near the
scene of the accident was a letter ad
dressed to James Lemon from his sis
ter, and this led to the belief that
some member of the Lennon family
might have been killed.
After telephoning twice to Wenat
chee, James Lennon, sr., the father,
has learned that the dead man is not
his son but was a man of about 40 or
45 years, with tattoo marks on his
body, dark of skin, wearing a mustache
and having the general appearance of a
foreigner.
The Lennon family account for the
letter from tfte fact that it was in the
coat loaned to a stranger by James
Lennon, jr. The young man told his
parents about the coat incident two
weeks ago, when he spent Sunday at
home. While no word has come from
him since the discovery of the dead
man's body, the Lennons are convinced
that their son is all right and that the
victim of the accident is someone else.
Mrs. K. B. Allison, mother of Mrs.
P. A. Snyder arrived here this week
from Portland, Oregon, to spend the
winter with her daughter. Mrs. Al
lison visited here about a year ago.
since which time she has been spend
ing much of her time with relatives in
this state and Oregon.
Cashmere Man Has Novel Scheme
Bert Thayer, the real estate man,
| with headquarters in Cashmere, is
t opening a fruit stand in the Westlake
market, Seattle, for the sale of Cash
mere apDles exclusively. Mr. Thay
er's stand will be one of the largest in
the market. He will sell his own
apples and those of other Cashmere
growers. His intention is to handle
nothing but the finest product of the
Vale of Cashmere, and to make a big
feature of displaying the fruit in attrac
tive and striking ways. Mr. Thayer
believes that he will make a fine profit
as well as give Cashmere valuable ad
vertising. He will prosecute his real
estate business himself and give the
management of the stand to other
hands. —Cashmere Record.
TRACK WALKER KILLED
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
James Roberts is Struck by Train—Dies
Six Hours Later From Internal
Injuries
James Roberts, a trackwalker, struck
by a train last Saturday evening about
8 o'clock near the railroad crossing
west of the city, died the following
morning at three o'clock from internal
iniuries. Roberts was addicted to the
drink habit, and it is believed that he
was intoxicated at the time of the ac
cident. Whether he was struck by a
switch engine or some other passing
train is not known. He was first dis
covered by a Jap working at the round
house who informed the train crew on
the switch engine that a man had been
hurt near the crossing. When the
railroad men arrived on the scene they
found the trackwalker up on his knees
trying to crawl. He was placed on a
flat car and brought to the city. His
courage was remarkable as he re
mained conscious all the time the men
were bringing him into town, and was
continually cussing the railroad and its
employees.
The examination showed that the
mans foot had been amputated above
the ankle and besides several bad
cuts, he was internally injured. Death
came about six hours later.
Little is known of Roberts except
that he held his position with the rail
road company as track walker for about
two years. The Cascade Undertaking
Co., is making a special efiort to locate
the man's relatives who are said to re
side in Clinton, lowa, but in case they
are not found the remains will be in
terred in the local cemetery. Roberts
had cashed his monthly pay check the
same day he met with his accident,
and had $33.45 on his person when
found.
NEW SANITAY MARKET
WILL OPEN TOMORROW
No Better Equipped Meat Market in the
State—Every Sanitary Device
Made
The Sanitary Market, located in the
New Weigand block, will make its
initial bow to the Leavenworth public
tomorrow morning. The company has
installed every modern sanitary device
known to the trade. No expense o
pains has been spared to make it the
equal of any market in the state. They
have one of the latest made refrig
erating machines and besides a large
refrigerating room that holds ten ton
of meat they have refrigerated show
cases in the sales room where all""fresh
meats will be kept cool and free from
possible air contamination and where
flies cannot come in contact with it.
Mrs. Ryan Templin and children
spent several days in Cashmere tnis
week with relatives.
Mrs. Wm. Dales returned from the
coast this week where she has been
for the past month.
F. A. Loskamp was here several
days this week on business. He left
Thursday for Seattle.
CITY PRIMARY NOV. 4
CITY ELECTION DEC. 2
Mayor, Five Councilmen, Attorney, Trea
surer, Clerk, and Health Officer to
be Chosen
With the city primary election only
thirty days off there seems to be little
interest in this important event. Very
few voters are registered and if the
city election were held next Tuesday
not one voter in ten could cast a bal
lot.
So far only one filing for office has
been made. H. G. Krollpfeiffer has
filed for city treasurer. A half dozen
names have been mentioned for mayor
but every one who was approached
positively refused to allow his name to
be used. It is generally presumed
that John Koerner will be a candidate
for re-election to the office of treasurer,
which he has held the past three terms,
and that S. A. Potter, the present in
cumbent of the Clerk's office, will be
candidate for clerk. The retiring coun
cilmen are Joe Massie, who will prob
ably be a candidate for re-election. J.
E. Shugart, and H. X. Featherstone,
were legislated out of office when the
town was divided in wards the past
summer. Charles Anderson who rep
resents the second ward in the pre
sent council has not yet indicated his
intention to stand for election in the
primary. The vacancy caused by the
resignation of Councilman Mischke
from the second ward also remains to
be filled.
There will be no election in ward 3,
as councilman Close and Saver are
holdovers.
Ward one consisting of all that part
of the town lying south of the track
and east of the west end of the foot
bridge over the gulch will elect two
councilmen.
Ward two, is made up of Merriam
addition, Central addition, Ralston,
Bauman, Miller and Stafford additions.
In this ward two councilman will be
elected. In addition to this there is
one councilman to be elected at large,
or a successor to Joe Massie, who was
elected at large a year ago. Quite
naturally the greatest interest will be
taken in the office of mayor and coun
cilmen. They have the welfare and
the business of the town in their
charge.
It is pretty generally understood that
the socialists will put a ticket in the
field, and it is just as generally be
lieved that W. C. Waldenberg will
hold some place on their ticket.
Wenatchee Man a Suicide in Seattle
Investigation shows Stephen Klein,
who shot himself at the New Washing
ton hotel, in Seattle, Saturday night,
leaving a note saying that he died be
bause he had not money to marry, to
have been an eccentric character,
whose peculiarities were known to his
neighbors in Wenatchee. He was a
native of Lithuania.
In his letter Kein asked that F. B.
Utter, of Wenatchee, be notified. A
telegram brought a reply from Utter to
the effect that Klein lived the life of a
hermit, alone in a shack, making no
friends and refusing to mingle with
people. He went to Wenatchee in
the summers to work in the orchards.
He was a student of astronomy, astrol
ogy, mathematics and other scientific
subjects.
Sept. 12 Kleic tried to jump from a
tenth story window of the Fry Hotel
but was caught and sent to the city
hospital, where he was adiudged in
sane. At the Washington hotel he
registered under the name of Cabel
Rigel.
Miss Alice Weeks, of New York
city, daughter of Mrs. E. P. Sharman,
who has been visking here for the past
three months, left Thursday afternoon
for Seattle from where she expects to
go east. She was accompanied by
Miss Joy Sharman who will spend the
winter in Seattle. Mrs. Sharman will
also leave in a few days for the Coast
j to spend the winter.
As an advertising med
ium this paper is unsur
passed.
It l« read every week by
8,000 people in tbe Wi oat
chee valley.
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AN EXPLANATION FOR
HIGH PRICE OE 6EEE
Railroad Man Tells Why We are Paying
So Much for Meat—Offers Solu
tion of the Question
«
A discovery was made at Mansfield
Tuesday, by Fred W. Graham, western
immigration and industrial agent of the
Great Northern railway, says the We
natcbee World. The sight and its
significance made such an impression
on Graham's mind that he will never
rest until a state law provides a severe
penalty for a crime now being com
mitted generally, a crime which men
aces the meat supply and is the direct
cause of sending the Drice of beef sky
ward. It is predicted that porterhouse
steaks will soon reach $1 a pound.
At Mansfield Tuesday Graham was
waiting to leave for Wenatchee. He
noticed a Wenatchee cattle man load
ing a car and inquired about it. The
car contained 35 head, 25 of which
were heifers three and four years old
and not one was barren. The cattle
arrived in Wenatchee the same day
and will be butchered at once, so
great is the demand for beef and so
scarce is the supply.
Every one of those heifers would
bear a calf and double the meat sup
ply, but for their untimely sale to the
butcher. In Argentine republic, where
beef is plentiful and cheap, they have
a law which makes this practice a
crime punishable by severe penalty.
Such a law must be passed in this
country and rigidly enforced, or the
people will be forced to import their
meat or eat something else.
So great is the scarcity of meat that
the Wenatchee meat man told Graham
he was canvassing every farm house
and buying everything in sight, even
down to a suckling calf. He Days
cash. The carload at Mansfield cost
him $2,190, an average of $65 per
head. In addition to the 25 heifers
there were eight steers, one bull and
one old cow This sort of thing has
been going on several years and it is
no wonder that the available supply of
beef in North Central Washington is
deminished now to a point which indi
cates ultimate extinction of cattle pro
duction.
"It was the most impressive lesson
of the year," was Graham's comment
on the observation.
INPORTANT MEETING
Mayor Carlquist is the moving spirit
in a volunteer fire department to be
organized at the city hall next Monday
evening. The many fires of the past
summer and the lack of organization
has prompted the movement and it it
hoped that a large crowd will attend
the meeting, especially those who are
willing to take part. An ordinance
will be passed by the council in the
near future which will allow a fixed
sum for all those in the company who
attend a fire when called out. There
will be two or three drills each week
and it will afford much sport for those
taking part aside from the benefit
stand point. A big crowd will be
present so don't you fail to attend.
Remember the date next Monday ev
ening, Sept. 29.
