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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
2
A Leavenworth letter condemns Wenatchee World for a Monday article claiming lawlessness during a strike. It argues the story misrepresented police protection, accused local citizens, and urged retaliation, while detailing officials' denials and urging fair reporting.
The Stevens county press endorses A E Veatch of Colville editor of the Colville Statesman-Index for congress. Veatch, in the prime of life, is supported by many fellow editors and the dry faction will back him district wide as he challenges the current holder Poindexter.
The Western Conservation league launched a nationwide education campaign with 5000 printed copies of resolutions on public lands and resources adopted January 28. Additional editions will follow, aiming to flood the country with circulars promoting state rather than national control of natural resources.
Washington Pa lad 17 years old named He Hath a Way Principal W D Hathaway loses to a student in a snowball trouncing bee. Record shows 101 subjects, 2 hours 30 minutes total time, 22 switches worn out. Principal ends in good shape aside from muscle soreness.
The Wenatchee council passed five ordinances and rejected one while debating fire limits and a heavy tax on itinerant merchants. They adopted bills on street work, sidewalks, overhead signs, wooden awnings, and a double license for itinerant traders, with a plan to test fire hose and pursue sidewalk assessments. Local land sales and fruit grower activity were noted, plus a dance event in Peshastin and arrivals from the East.
Miss Maggie Cahill spent weekend with Ida and Minnie Poep muller and returned to Leavenworth Sunday evening. Chumstick school dismissed due to teacher Miss Beightol illness. Freytag family visited Cromwell home Monday evening. Chumstick ranchers woke to sleigh bells Monday. New free delivery up Big Chumstick. Mrs. E Johnson visiting her father Charles Cromwell. Leonard Brender visiting home folks. Footnote on borrowed airs in national songs and Crusaders tune linked to We Won't Go Home Till Morning.
Wailing greeted a missing third grade pupil marking the first absence in over a month. New entrants Basil Johnson Jessie Fisher Lucia Fisher Bessie Callahan joined, while Bessie and Claude Peake return from visits to Missoula Everett Sultan and Monroe. George Burdette comes back to seventh grade after time at Wilson Creek. Mrs M Farmer formerly taught seven years in Leavenworth schools visited. Mrs Wm Titus visited the primary grades. Teachers and pupils prep for Washington and Lincoln programs to be held Friday February 18 at 2:30 pm. all parents patrons and interested people welcome.
The Degree of Honor ladies hosted a banquet for about three hundred, with twenty ladies performing an exhibition drill in uniform. Toasts by Rev. Davis and others followed a six course meal. Ed ward Tholin supplied the opera house free of charge. Community members and railroad officials discussed the strike calmly amid no hotel admission bias. Subscriptions reminders go to Leavenworth Echo readers.
The article recounts Wu Ting-fang’s theories on diet and attitude to life as described in Juliet Breldon’s book about Sir Robert Hart. Wu boasted of his aim to reach 200, insisting on ox nuts olive oil and salt avoidance with mental affirmations in English and Chinese to stay young.
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