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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
1
Two men rode the No 2 train into town on Sunday night and, spotted by an engine crew, were chased toward the J C Penney Co store. Police questioned them and released them, noting later that a front door lock had been broken and a crowbar used to try to force the second lock.
Mrs. Harry Burger may spend the winter on the coast while visiting her parents. Mrs. Otto Anderson returned from Olympia after Christmas and New Year celebrations with her mother and sister in Tacoma. Harry Burger visited his mother in Leavenworth, and Mr. and Mrs. H A Anderson and Mrs. Sands attended the Leavenworth Firemen's Hall New Year dance with many relatives and friends.
Velvet beans serve as an autumn and winter grazing crop in the South, valued for cattle and hogs. They mature slowly, resist grazing by horses or mules until frost, and provide feed into early spring. Typical grazing uses one third to one half acre per steer or cow per month, with hogs following cattle to consume remaining beans. expected yields around 150 pounds beef and 100 pounds pork per acre.
A grouchy bachelor denounces profiteering after remarks claim wives in the Fiji Islands are sold for five dollars each. The exchange highlights social fallout and moral outrage in a terse, period voice.
The record provides December temperatures and related observations as recorded by the Leavenworth observer, detailing daily readings and climate notes for the month.
A Tuesday meeting organized the Leavenworth Athletic Association with officers President B C Rutherford Secretary-Treasurer C G Cockburn By Lays L R Hart C S Taylor Harold Woldenberg, and directors Tom Pinkin Sam Daly, L R Hart. Membership includes Robert Smith Joe Smith Al Hoffman. It aims to manage winter sports and basketball, with calisthenics at meetings to promote training and sportsmanship.
The article explains the second-foot as cubic feet per second used to measure stream discharge, plus related terms acre-foot and second-feet per square mile. It notes conversions to gallons and compares with the California miner's inch, detailing practical uses in irrigation storage and flow estimation.
A regular patron, pale and tired, asks for hash instead of his usual steak. The waiter offers a normal menu, and the patron declines his usual choice describing fatigue as the reason.
J H Crothers was convicted and sentenced in Chelan County Superior Court on a drunken driving charge without entering a plea or trial. The case, involving a fatal crash near Dryden, saw Crothers deny driving and his demurrer overruled before immediate sentencing under statute 2107. An appeal was filed with bail set at 1000 dollars.
Justice Robinson of the North Dakota Supreme Court argues the Bank of North Dakota cannot be a success under its current organization. He calls for reorganization into a corporate entity with public and private directors, linking public service to private gain, and suggests a special session to overhaul the bank and public utilities.
A humorous dialogue frames suspicion and mock caution as two speakers discuss signals of gossip. Bacon notes ears reddening signal talk about a man, while Egbert adds a red nose implies someone commenting on him, in a wry exchange about rumor and perception.
A Thursday night break in at K and V B Hardware left two automatic pistols missing from back of a display. A cashiered pistol from a shelf suggests a single thief who observed clerk Roswell McNett. A sleeping employee was away for repairs, leaving the store unguarded.
Miss Wansbrough's room enjoyed The Valley of Giants on Tuesday afternoon with high attendance and punctuality.
The first semester ends on the 14th of this month and teachers will spend time this week and next on review work. Semester examinations are scheduled for next Thursday and Friday.
Examinations for seventh and eighth grade subjects are scheduled for Thursday January 20 and Friday January 21.
The girls resume practice after vacation with coaches and parents watching. Mr Curtis is in Seattle since, now back, drills his team hard for the season. They travel to Cashmere on February 4, then host Cashmere February 18, with more games to be scheduled.
Mr. Wheeler photographed Leavenworth High School’s first football team with coach Mr. Lindahl. The excellent shot will be used for a framed picture to be hung in the assembly room within a day or two.
Two large illuminated transparencies illustrate market grade of livestock carcasses and wholesale meat cuts as part of the U S Department of Agriculture display in the International Live Stock Show at Chicago stockyards from November 27 to December 4. The exhibit supports the live stock market reporting service under the Chicago office of the livestock and meats division.
A guide explains the Grand Canyon took millions of years to form. A traveler quips that it must have been a government job, eliciting a humorous reaction about the origin of the task.
City council convened Tuesday to administer oaths to new officials including Mayor A Blomeke Alderman-at-Large A C Barclay and ward members Katherine Thompson FE Ball N A Nelson S A Potter with Joseph Stelzig as holdover. Committees named with chairs and appointed officials listed for review.
Chelan County commissioners adopt a reduced 1921 road program after budget cuts from the Carlyon bill defeat. County Engineer John Duff orders bids for partial paving on the Wenatchee Leavenworth route and related projects totaling about 5.66 miles of new grading. Remaining $500,000 bond funds to be reserved pending state or federal aid, with a 1922 paving plan to extend from Sunnyslope grade to Monitor pavement.
Frank C. Spalding of San Diego recounts a Missouri editor’s reply to an advertiser about out-of-town circulation. The editor lists cities including Kansas City Chicago St Louis Detroit and adds then I think it’s going to hell.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt shows a city dweller debating with a farmer, Mr. Cobbles, about compensation and independence, highlighting differences in experience with hired help.
Ira Hedge, who arrived with a horse and lodged at the Charley Wallace barn, was taken into custody Monday evening by Officers Pratt and Savage. He was bound over to the superior court on an assault charge after a Tuesday hearing, and Wednesday he was taken to Wenatchee for arraignment due to failure to post a $1000 bond. Witnesses included Olson Connors and Mrs. Wallace. Hedge admitted feeding from their supply and threatened to harm them with a knife. He offered no explanation of his origin or occupation and rumors placed him en route to the Coast or Sound country. some speculated he was a sheep herder or a spotter.
A cautionary tale against relying on an alarm clock rather than self initiative. The piece argues that waiting to be told what to do leads to missed chances and blocked progress. It urges individuals to think for themselves, act decisively, and build character through independent planning and daily effort.
F Nelson of Teaven worth files for divorce from Rose Nelenn on grounds of desertion after their July 7 1907 marriage in Colville Washington. Nelson alleges Rose deserted in December 1912 and has not returned, prompting the action.
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