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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
4
The Echo states all condolence notes and fundraising notices must be billed at regular advertising rates. Free use is allowed only for benevolent, community welfare activities. Back issues are 25 cents each except for the current month.
Spokane address highlights Franklin D Roosevelt’s support for vast western reclamation. He urges a billion dollar scale program over ten years with a revolving fund to reclaim arid lands, and links national progress to western development and federal planning. He also critiques prohibition and calls for workable liquor controls.
Four aircraft traveled from New York to Nome arriving August 2 after a flight that lasted fifty five hours.
Democratic candidate Governor Cox will visit Washington state on September 11 delivering addresses in Spokane Seattle and Tacoma to rally support.
Ellensburg physician Dr J C McCauley, running for state senate, argues that saving a life may require violating liquor laws. He joins many doctors who favor limited government liquor control, questioning whether government handling is worse than smugglers and moonshiners.
The writer notes public pressure for large bonding to fund reclamation and the good roads program, arguing tens of millions or more are needed for both. If one is questioned as a steal, the other may face the same critique, and unity on either project seems unlikely without agreement on both.
D. S. McKinstry is presented as a candidate seeking nomination for a political position. The item notes his name and the nomination context, highlighting his campaign stance and the party or slate involved.
A humorous verse chronicles a Monday meeting that slips into romance and near marriage. Each night through Friday the couple enjoy seaside outings while a week of flirtation unfolds before a twist ending that the man cannot wed due to a future husband.
The Concordia Press jokes that if taken literally the phrase would fill a day with tasks: one hour digging out a rat, two hours gnawing a bone, one hour waiting for a cat, half an hour begging to enter, and the rest sleeping on a door mat while fighting fleas.
A column of witty quips and light political satire sketches jokes about a future president who is a printer, contrasts in a campaign with Harding and Cox, and observes media and public life with puns. It includes humorous vignettes about editors, cross examinations, and local anecdotes.
H H Mathieson will tour the eastern state safety district presenting logging and sawmill safety films. The lectures and films, free to the public, will occur in Leavenworth on Monday evening September 6 with District No 1 organizers Frank Ross and J J Kennedy escorting the event.
Mrs E N Foster visited Mrs Heath Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ray Sharpe visited at H A Anderson home Sunday. Mrs Larson returned from Seattle Tuesday. Merl Schons and wife visited J B Schons home after traveling from Wenatchee. Mr and Mrs Sparks visit J H Sharpe home this week. Heath Otto Anderson and H A Anderson families called at Christen son home on Chumstick Sunday afternoon.
United States attorney Robert C. Saunders in Seattle on August 20 announced new policy directing prohibition agents to cease private residence searches for liquor unless there is absolute proof of unlawful sales. Home brew for family use and home storage are protected, with exceptions for lodging houses and transient rooms. The guidance cites the Fourth Amendment and Volstead Act limits, stressing the home as inviolable.
There was no quorum at Tuesday’s council meeting and the session adjourned until Friday evening when important business is to come up. It is desired that every member be present.
T. E. Paine of Cascade Garage warns that two stolen hoses will not be replaced and expresses hope the thieves use them for garden sprinkler care. The notice serves as a public admonition to stop taking garden hoses.
Judgment for defendant in a suit over 99.99 for services at Sharpe ranch. Reader’s hogs, seven head, seized by Sharpe were awarded to Reader by a jury of Tom Pipkin Sam Knowton Frank Vare Ross Inwin and A Frank after a Saturday trial before Justice Day.
Mrs. T. P. Stearns of Snohomish visited Mrs. W. W. Elmer and returned home last Friday. The cement walk on the south side of the city school grounds was completed last week, improving the grounds. Guy Wheeler and Tom Pipkin returned from a fishing trip reporting large mosquitoes and decent trout on Lake Wenatchee.
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