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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
2
A compact collection of sharp newspaper notes and editorial asides offering quick jabs at current events and public debates. The tone mimics a newsroom collage of opinions and observations from a historical page segment.
Indications point to a strong 1910 with improved conditions nationwide. Rail wage increases and railroad arbitration calm a major strike threat, boosting demand and money flow. Northwest lumber, fruit, and grain sectors show rosy prospects with rising land sales and homestead activity in Washington and Idaho.
The junior Senator Hon. W L Jones urges a western Washington pick for the Senate while opposing Miles Poindexter. The piece notes Republican insurgent sentiment, Cannon-Aldrich tariff dissent, and predicts Poindexter’s brighter prospects as Jones factors in regional representation.
A brief note touts The Echo as the place to read for current news. The publication positions itself as the go to source for timely reporting and community information.
The article discusses how Iowa and similar states chose senators defying sectional representation, valuing a statesman’s national merit over region. It notes Senator Jones’s solid record and suggests he could relocate to campaign in western Washington if a western seat opens, while Poindexter’s election would not harm Jones’s reelection prospects.
A Tacoma businessman predicts Hon Miles Poindexter could gain a majority of republican votes in Pierce county in the U S senate primary. He cites tariff and trusts as major causes of higher living costs. Clean-up day saw stores close and workers sweep streets to improve Leavenworth's health, prompting talk of an ordinance banning street dumping and urging use of city dumps.
In federal court at Tacoma Wilmot J. Hall and Dr. Louise A. Kortbein sue Pasco Union Land Co and 31 others over 2340 acres of fruit land and 3200 Pasco lots claiming fraud in a judgment recovered by M. W. Olney. The action seeks to set aside that judgment.
The regular council meeting approved J F Pratt as deputy marshal and the Fritz bond. A Turner house move widens a street, alley closures were debated, and a street vacate petition tied to S E Ritchie deeded land. Fire hose bought, several bills paid, and sewer work with Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. discussed. City Beautiful club plans four district clean up contests with judge panel.
County Superintendent E. C. Bower visited the school Tuesday while Mr. Mahar from Wenatchee arrived to improve his ranch. Miss Ina Harkins, from Chiwaukum, visited friends here, and Miss Anna Sumner spent the weekend with family in Wenatchee. F A Reynolds is installing a bridge across Nason Creek. Miss Spellacy of Merritt is sick and cannot teach. Nelson Forsythe traveled from Merritt noting calmer conditions since some belligerent residents left, with locals reporting happiness.
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