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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
6
In Olympia a looming primary election risked disfranchisement as long lines formed in large precincts like King County. The attorney general noted voters must read ballots and may need 10 to 15 minutes to mark second choices. Poll hours vary by law from 9 am to 7 pm or 11 am to 8 pm, with caps on booth time.
Port Angeles will host surveyors for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad August 24 to assess tapping Clallam county timber and resources. Promoters expect Milwaukee to be first, with Northern Pacific planning a race for entry. Franchise requires building into Port Angeles within two years and spending at least 50000 within one year.
Navy yard crews begin repairs on the Colorado after it struck Lip-Lip Point Saturday morning. Divers completed a hull inspection late Sunday, confirming the damage and sending the ship to a secured berth for several weeks.
Richard Croker former Tammany Hall leader will come to New York next month to back William Jennings Bryan for president. He accompanied Bryan from Ireland and pledged limited involvement to help Bryan win the Democratic nomination and then return home.
Miss Freda Bauer aged 16, daughter of rancher Conrad Bauer, was abducted at gunpoint by two masked men near her father’s ranch east of Billings. Bauer accuses two ranch hands who were romantically linked to the girl. a third suspect aided the act. John Howard has been arrested on aiding Ernst Houston in the alleged abduction as authorities search near Laurel for Houston and the missing girl.
Washington notes Rear-Admiral Robley Evans known as Fighting Bob retires from active duty. Starting as a Civil War ensign at Fort Fisher he commanded a legendary fleet and prompted hopes Congress may honor him with vice admiral rank.
In Washington county Oregon Rob ert Woods was found dying at the barn door of H D Jennings eight miles south of Forest Grove near Gaston The Scotch immigrant aged about 25 to 30 had hauled milk for Jennings two years The coroner s inquest is expected to fix responsibility in this second murder within a month
Andrew Casper, a Nehalem rancher, disappeared from Tillamook after leaving his team and wagon at a livery stable and drawing money from the bank on August 4. Attached property for debt, friends fear he may be lost in the Coast Range after a possible mental lapse.
The Anti-saloon League of Washington asks every Republican gubernatorial candidate for a pledge on a local option bill. The plan allows county city or precinct level votes with 20 percent petition support. If a county votes dry, all subdivisions go dry. if a county votes wet, only some areas may go dry. The act would hold local option votes in special elections and bar liquor sales but not production.
Charles Lewis, a carnival worker, attacked Mrs Jane Lowe at a lodging house near Market street and Riverside avenue. He stabbed Officer E D Bradbury in the neck and shoulder after luring him outside, while rocks were hurled at the officer by nearby witnesses.
In Palouse last week a farmhouse fire killed six children, all four daughters of Mrs. W. W. Fix and the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Schultz. Rose Schultz, 11, heroically entered the burning home to save others and was severely burned. The parents were away at a theater. the cause remains unknown, though suspected to have started by a child near the stove. The wounded are hospitalized and the charred bodies sent to an undertaker.
Dr W G Stimpson head of the United States Marine Hospital service for the district departed for Tatoosh to oversee efforts against a diphtheria outbreak. One death has occurred and the large government employee colony and families stationed on the rock near Cape Flattery are threatened. An attending private practitioner has treated patients using a toxin antidote supply Stimpson carried to curb spread.
A Washington brief notes estimated timber losses of five million dollars in Stevens county. County party leaders promote Ballinger on a new advisory committee. Governor candidates campaign actively as primary interest rises. Local fire destroys a threshing machine at the Kessler ranch with wheat losses. Washougal seeks incorporation as a fourth class city with Septem ber 11 as the election date. Several drownings and accidents are reported including a man who fell from a steamship. Freight-rate hikes for apple shipments take effect Septem ber 13. Ship owners threaten federal court action over strike-related arrests. A Vancouver man faces desertion charges and possible poisoning claims. A clash between Hindu strike-breakers and Italian laborers occurs in Tacoma. A Seattle murder case terrorizes families as a suspect targets Miss Charlotte Whittlesey. Democratic vacancies and primary ballot sticker voting raise party-structure questions.
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