Leavenworth notices and 1907 public information
Fragmentary text lists notices and references to a Leavenworth posting system. Mentions dates, locations, and names in a damaged 1907 public notice page.
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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
2
Fragmentary text lists notices and references to a Leavenworth posting system. Mentions dates, locations, and names in a damaged 1907 public notice page.
A historic note argues newspapers must publish truth to avoid legal peril and loss of public trust. It stresses that bribery or suppression of news undermines credibility and mail privileges, as business leaders warn against supporting such papers.
In a back and forth since two weeks ago the Wenatchee World editor is mocked as lacking brains and The Echo editor accused of grain storms. The piece notes Thanksgiving publication, a missed local item, and praises J A Swett of the Sultan Star and Index Miner for his visit and influence.
The passage notes a shift in attitudes toward fat money during the panicky nineties. It contrasts earlier derision of such funding with current widespread use among banked individuals who even chide those who resist and try to opt out.
The Youth's Companion continues as the bright magazine for youth of both sexes. Thousands recall reading it in youth and find it just as good now as forty years ago. Subscriptions are $1.75 per year. address 144 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Colonel abandons plans for a second morning newspaper after losing ten thousand dollars per month for eight months, signaling the end of the venture.
A writer notes a renewed Populist surge tied to bankers and money larceny claims. Monday dispatches state the party will nominate candidates in St Louis on April 2, with Rooseveltism cited as a strong element in the lineup.
O S Sampson appeared elected mayor while Charles Anderson won treasurer and Rafe T King EB A King and S C Wooltenberg were chosen councilmen for two years with C Ruth elected for one year. Citizens ticket results show Sampson 103 Carr 87 Hing 104 Fritz 39 Jacobson 72. Independents tally Nelson 33 Anderson 97 Woltenberg 90 King 90 Harrington 33 Ruth 107.
The Schoolmaster's era of Chelan at Wenatchee meets to boost county educational interests. The group reports $40 in cash and $15 in subscriptions for a piano fund and aims for at least $100 initial payment. Attendance drops with snow, affecting younger pupils.
A Star wired domestic recipe describes preparing a chicken with corn peppers olives raisins and lard. The method calls for scraping corn from the cob, chopping the chicken, mixing with ingredients, wrapping in corn husks, and steaming or boiling until just done.
Fruit growers advocate a packing school to teach fancy packing techniques. If approved, it will likely be established the coming summer to improve fruit presentation and market value.
Bert Kennedy attacked Matt Greenwald with a knife in the rear of the Tumwater saloon last Saturday night. Greenwald sustained wounds that may prove fatal. Both men worked on the bridge under construction at that location and had a prior dispute.
Seven miles of grade for the Wenatchee Valley and Northern Railway will be ready soon with about seven hundred feet of trestle nearly finished. A week more should complete the trestle work while two to three hundred feet of cutting remains near the Lamb bungalow. Chumstick valley work is nearly done though the Beaver Creek divide section will take longer. Winter labor will continue for rails in spring. steel shipments are delayed. Logging has grown in the Chumstick valley with several million feet stacked awaiting mud clearance.
A dynamite blast in a tunnel two miles west of town killed Join Haesgedal instantly and fatally injured Frank Hill who died about ten hours later. Frank Ryan was not seriously hurt. Hill died at about 10 pm after doctor Hoxsey could do no more. Undertaker Sprague prepared the bodies for burial and they were taken to Wenatchee for interment in Potter's field.
Article recalls 1667 London banking panic where many could not meet demands and four bankers were hanged at their doors amid crowds of creditors. It also notes the Davenport Tribune on legislative salary hikes and a supreme court ruling backing the state auditor in Governor Mead’s constitutional dispute.
Gimble and Charlies Schomeham were arrested Monday for robbing Wm McCann near Belvil three miles from town. Detectives say the two, long viewed as robbers, drugged McCann then ransacked his pockets and kept a Seattle ticket, leading to their examining trial in Superior Court. They failed to post $500 bond and were moved to Wenatchee for further action. Police suspect ties to box car robberies and describe them as desperate criminals.
Mrs. I. Miley of Wellington Washington purchased the Big Rock restaurant at the start of the week and plans to take it over as details remain unsettled.
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