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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
2
In a December 27 1907 issue The Leavenworth Echo notes the US holds large shares of global production from wheat to corn and minerals. The piece argues against alarmism despite economic worries, asserting national strength and output. DEED H MAYAR is editor and proprietor.
The statement argues Roosevelt is not claimed as the only capable man but is deemed better suited than any other named for the presidency, asserting his comparative fitness over rivals in contention.
Daniel Young Lindsay died last Saturday morning after a brief illness from kidney trouble and urinic poisoning. Born February 2, 1863 in Centerville Indiana, he lived here since 1902 with the Great Northern railway where he managed pumps for 23 years. Survived by a wife and seven year old daughter, he lost a leg in a Fergus Falls rail crash. The Odd Fellows prepared his remains for transport to Wenatchee for vaulting and final interment plans. The Echo extends sympathy.
Our Christmas tree entertainment drew a full house with candy and presents for the children. The pastor announced ten Sunday school honor roll students who will receive New Testaments. Next Sunday services are listed with morning and evening subjects and a Monday Epworth league visit to Chumstick schoolhouse.
Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson announced plans to form a new political party. He intends Theodore Roosevelt for president and Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson for vice president, though he avoids confirming their backing of his agenda.
Christmas at the opera house drew about one hundred couples for a long dancing night with a monster clam chowder supper led by Dr. Hoxsey. The Minstrel Maids promise a one night show Sunday, Dec 29, with 25 girls and spectacular costumes. Eagles plan their annual ball and local residents arrive for holidays. sympathy goes to E. B. Norell whose wife suffers a long illness as neighbors bring cheer through heavy snow.
A poem-like note reflects on color and expression, recalling a friend who sent items and greetings. The speaker links memory to a romance from youth, mentioning a tune of December and auld lang syne and praising the sender’s meaning as the ivory, blue, and gold pages suggest. The signoff is Lue F. Vernon.
In Aberdeeen and Hoquiam, the Todd murder case sparks a sensation comparable to the Thaw affair in New York, dominating public chatter and press coverage.
A prison editorial from The Mirror at Minnesota State Penitentiary argues that honesty is sound business and that crime, especially forgery, rarely pays. It cites Emerson on crime and punishment, warns that justice catches up, and urges men to learn the lesson outside prison walls. Miss Edna Zeigler’s night prowler scare ends with shots fired as a neighbor pursues the thief. The Odessa Record notes the judge as a frequent observer of trials and lawyers.
Adolphus Busch of the world’s biggest brewery in St Louis urges saloons to close at 12 Saturday night to allow patrons to attend church on Sunday. He states this in a brewers convention with other leading liquor figures backing temperance concessions to avoid future liquor-restricting laws.
Two colored boys in Seattle planned a block race naming themselves after railroads. One rushed at the start while the other waited. The Southern Pacific runner asked why the other lagged and he replied he was the Great Northern and six hours late.
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