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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
2
Special notice outlines paid advertising rules for condolence cards entertainments and business notices printed in the Leavenworth Echo. Free community entertainments and welfare movements receive free column use. Subscription is 1.00 per year in advance. FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 1906.
The Echo reflects on the past year noting 1906 was good to Washington Chelan County and especially Leavenworth. It expresses thanks to readers and wishes 1907 to be as prosperous as 1906 with memories of both dark and bright moments. It speaks of prosperity and gratitude toward a guiding power.
A newspaper opinion questions the sanity ruling on Sidney Sloan, a 19 year old who killed his father with an ax. The piece contrasts juries and alienists, cites a Leavenworth insanity case, and argues society benefits from doubt in insanity determinations.
The defendant is found guilty of murdering his father and admits he would kill his mother if given the chance. The response describes the act as monstrous and declares the defendant insane, calling for acquittal on the murder charge despite the verdict.
In a legal remark the defendant is deemed sane and the murder charge is not pursued further. The judge approves acquittal, asserting lack of evidence of criminal intent.
Three handsomely illustrated papers the Vancouver Columbian Brewster Herald and the Douglas County Press were received this week. They showcase local surroundings and are expected to attract settlers and capital aiding resource development and land value. The cost of producing such editions rarely nets publisher profit, though long term benefits may accrue to editors who live long enough.
A Wenatchee restaurant ad boasts Pies that cannot be beaten prompting local chatter over who makes the famed pies and whether the boast is warranted.
A surveying party for the Great Northern last week set a permanent camp at the foot of Big Lake, about 3.5 miles up the Wenatchee canyon. They plan a dam at the lake with an open flume to a power plant two miles downstream, potentially yielding over 100000 electric horsepower for operation through Cascade Tunnel. Engineer Frank Fanning leads the team, with winter work and regular supplies arranged.
At 3 30 p m on Christmas day A Schmidt and Mamie Dorothy Sonnichsen married at the bride's parents home 207 Perry Ave Ballard Wash Schmidt son of John Schmidt once lived here and remembered as an exemplary young man Miss Sonnichsen is highly esteemed in Ballard The Echo extends congratulations.
Spokane papers report President Hill aims to link Oroville Wenatchee with Pasco to form a north bank line to the coast. A 100 mile Oroville to Pasco branch would cost around 6 million and be completed before the Chicago Milwaukee reaches the coast.
Men have returned from a popular camp in Leavenworth where Chelan Consolidated Copper Co leads in work and labor. Other claim owners also hire several men for winter development as a railroad to connect with the Great Northern is expected, boosting mining prospects. Last week the company shipped final wagon loads of machinery. new equipment will be installed soon as an air drill aids tunnel work and spring railroad construction is anticipated.
The Cashmere Commercial Club met at the G A R hall with 60 members. C M Banker elected secretary. pledge to back a state salmon hatchery in Cashmere. committee Long Francisco Wright to draft procedure and fundraise. $100 purse raised for Olympia trip. advocates for a weekly Cashmere newspaper. canvassing for ads planned. current local paper is The Press.
The county auditor collects a 50 cent fee to register lost animals and issues receipts. Persons may take up animals running at large between Oct 1 and Mar 1 and must register details within ten days, paying 50 cents. Owners notified by mail must appear in 20 days, pay charges, and receive the animal upon payment and receipt. Takers may not profit from estrays. unclaimed animals are advertised and sold after two weekly notices.
A fragment notes the last shirtwaist on the street and a winter warning about pneumonia. It reports Wenatchee Commercial Club shipping apples to the president through Lieutenant Commander Key, with Spitzenberg Winesap and Newton Pippin varieties packed by the Wenatchee Fruit Growers Association.
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