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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
6
The Chicago August 7 keynote outlines direct primaries federal constitutional revision and recall. It pledges a strong national health service a department of labor and a nonpartisan tariff commission. It calls for campaign finance reform, lobbyist registration and judiciary limits, plus currency reform and national public works.
A long list details filed candidates for numerous Chelan County offices including Superior Court Clerk Sheriff Auditor Treasurer and more with party affiliations. Local notes mention Mrs. W. C. Roach returning from Wenatchee and W. F. Blankenship’s visit, plus a health tip urging outdoor activity and Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion.
Seattle wraps up its second Potlatch with $3,000 spare from a $39,000 treasury and moves to plan a stadium site on West Seattle hills. The Til licums of Eltaes promote the project while a Sept 2 Potlatch for state pioneers awaits. An insurance commissioners convention in Spokane drew assets over $4 trillion across 28 states and may boost Washington investments. J D Farrell's Maplewood dairy offers low cost pure milk forSeattle babies, aiding families in need.
The article highlights Clark V Savidge of Olympia as the most active Republican hopeful for state land commissioner and notes his broad state knowledge from business and fraternal work. It also mentions political tension in Seattle over Mayor Cotterill and Councilman Goddard amid Potlatch week scrutiny and critiques of Cotterill’s administration.
The Board of Directors of School District No. 49 Che lan county Washington invites bids for seventy tons of coal to be delivered to the school house by October 1 1912. Bids due August 31 1912 before 5 pm to the district clerk Guy A Hamilton. Specify coal type price per ton and delivery in the boiler room. The board may reject any or all bids.
The district adopted the catch phrase Home of the Big Red Apple years ago and it has become so well known that a Wenatchee resident could receive mail addressed to that slogan. The text notes the slogan is a strong advertising asset as it remains easily remembered by the public.
A committee led by J. L. Weythman L. H. Titchenal Cap S W Usher and others urged county commissioners last Friday to appropriate funds for a survey of the proposed Scenic highway over the Cascades, according to the Wenatchee World.
Summer advice urges mothers to watch for unusual bowel patterns in toddlers. Prompt care can prevent serious illness. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended and available at King's City Drug Store.
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