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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
2
A Lincoln birthday reflection honors his life and claims he saved a nation and welded states. The column also critiques bankers remarks on depositor losses as negligible and questions bank guarantees and bankers responsibility.
Representative Todd of Whitman county pushes a bill modeled on Oklahoma’s experiment to guarantee bank deposits. The Oregon or Washington Post-Intelligencer notes the Oklahoma law is controversial and questions its fairness and efficacy.
The state supreme court ruled that Lieutenant Governor Coon’s ouster proceedings against Hay do not lie. Chief Justice Chadwick held that preventing a candidate from using newspaper advertising to seek office is unconstitutional. The Echo notes its lack of support for Hay but welcomes his victory and urges Coon to step aside.
The Echo urges the state to buy the Columbia bridge with a new price tag of 190000 dollars as Waterville backs the move now while two years of delay could raise costs. The legislature previously considered 170000 dollars for the purchase.
Reported in papers that Waterville agrees to divide Douglas county with Ephrata as proposed south half county seat. Representative Campbell of Ephrata appears to push Waterville father Al Rogers to consent to the division.
The report notes Campbell withdrawing opposition to the Columbia river bridge purchase at Wenatchee. Fruit growers near Wenatchee assess January peach buds and report some injury avoided, with hopes for a full crop this summer. It also mentions a snake-bite medicine being taken on Roosevelt's African expedition, though the brand is unnamed.
The state accepted eighty thousand dollars of Wenatchee school bonds this week at four percent interest.
Last Tuesday morning a Coast Line passenger train between Seattle and Bellingham blew up near Mukilteo. Engineer Jack Lenahan and Fireman Carl Bloom, both residents of the area, were killed. The wreck collapsed baggage and mail cars while the engine was reduced to scrap. the train was moving slowly due to track danger, preventing more casualties.
Bates, recently employed at the Great Northern pump house, was waiting for transport when he offered to start the engine. His coat sleeve entangled on a revolving shaft, his arm was torn and broken near the shoulder. He was dressed by Dr. Hoxsey and sent to Spokane hospital.
The Boston Transcript notices Isaac Basset Choate praising Abraham Lincoln in verse, praising his lasting influence beyond his lifetime. It frames Lincoln as a hero whose deeds inspire future generations and whose memory receives a growing laurel of praise across time.
Tapioca pearls soaked overnight then cooked in milk until clear. Eggs yolks sugar and salt beaten then folded in, thickened, and poured into a dish. Whites beaten with sugar create a frothy topping that browns in the oven.
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