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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1913
Page
3
The legislature pushes bills amid friction with Governor Lister on economy and higher education consolidation. Deals include a Cheney normal school administration building bill and recalls on judiciary measures, with party lines and procedural tensions shaping weekly votes.
R Angeloff of Manchester recalls his Bulgarian grandfather who died at age 132 or 133 after living largely on sour milk. The diplomat notes his ancestor was a stern yet kind man who joked he hoped to see all his family die first, and outlived many of his twenty six children.
The Sun is a new local daily in Seattle led by E. H. Wells former editor. It began Feb 3 with 24 pages and will settle at 12 pages each issue. Seattle now has four dailies, only one of them morning edition.
Clark V. Savidge, state land commissioner, refused to file an application from a Seattle company for leasing 1200 acres of kelp grove off the Straits of Juan de Fuca due to absence of applicable legislation. He likewise halted other oil lands leasing applications for lack of laws. Echo noted as preferred by others.
Real estate transfers list numerous deeds with amounts from 1 to 4700 dollars among individuals and companies in Chelan and surrounding areas. Included are transfers involving Otis Orchards, Leav Leavco, and Gibbs Ditch Co among others. The article also notes introduced bills in Sumner and Flummerfelt’s assembly regarding herd sheep, minimum wage, recall of officials, and water site districts. It also highlights a garden growing contest for Chelan county schools with prizes from state officials and the State Grange.
C B Rader of Lewisburg West Virginia thanks Electric Bitters for curing a ten year stomach trouble and rheumatism. The testimonial claims the tonic fits his case and aids digestion and kidney detox. A bottle costs 50 cents and is guaranteed to satisfy.
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