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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
8
The passage recounts Senator La Follette in 1906 advocating for rail employees safety. He argued railway work is hazardous and public safety hinges on the diligence of railway personnel. He pressed for limits on hours and for employer liability, detailing roll call battles to advance his bills.
Washington Oregon and Idaho governors meet in Portland at a Commercial Club dinner December 23 after their Governors' Special trip. They will discuss east west ties and how Northwest cooperation can boost the region in the East.
C G France of Wenatchee a wealthy orchardist was detained in Livingstone Montana last week and fined 150 dollars for hunting without a license. J C Lilly of Cashmere set a new Spokane to Cashmere auto record in seven hours and fifteen minutes. The Cashmere fruit crop for the past season is estimated at 470 carloads and Wenatchee shipped over 1700 carloads.
J C Lawrence Republican candidate will seek the governorship at the next general election after resigning from the public service commission effective on or before January 1 1912. He will campaign after a trip to California while Gov Hay pledges business administration and tax cuts.
A long list of real estate transfers features multiple buyers and sellers including G A Cass, B Nichols, Darling Land Co, Leavenworth, W K McKenzie, J N Ryan, Pearl C Puckett, M L Delp, and F C Warren among others with properties in Wenatchee, Cascade Gard, Sunnyslope farms, Chelan, and Cashmere. The segment ends with an old advert for Dr. King's New Discovery extolling its efficacy for coughs and lung ailments, quoting O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama and offering trial bottles.
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