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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
2
A fragment notes weekly Friday issue practice and credits editorial satire titled Scraps from the Intellectual Junk Heap. It mentions addressed communications to the Leavenworth Echo and references the moniker Editorial used by some newspapers.
The Echo warns readers one year behind on subscription will be dropped from the list due to a Post Office Department ruling excluding weekly papers from second class mailing for unpaid full year subscriptions. The note appeals to loyal readers while stating they cannot risk mail exclusion or funding a falsehood.
The railroads plan cheap colonist rates to the northwest with March 1 as the start. Washington attracted fifty thousand homeseekers last year, and Cashmere Wenatchee and central Washington seek to lure more. The region offers fruit land affordable, business chances, and wood-manufacturing potential with cheap power. locals urged not to neglect opportunities and to pursue progress now.
Judge Harlan delivers opinion holding act prohibiting railroad discrimination against labor union members invalid. Adair, master mechanic on Louisville and Nashville, fired employee for joining a union. He argues employment terms would become uncertain if any organization membership could justify dismissal.
A circular letter from N G Blalock of Walla Walla, director of the National Rivers and Harbors congress, urges support for nationwide aims to open rivers and harbors. The focus is opening the Columbia River from its mouth to the British Columbia boundary to benefit farmers and growers across eastern Washington and neighboring states. The paper invites readers to help hasten the open river goal.
Cartoon depicts Satanic Majesty abandoning the plague stricken Wenatchee for Leavenworth, implying even the devil seeks a healthier locale.
A brief protest by Seattle city jail prisoners over soap led to a successful strike and the inmates obtaining soap. No major press attention noted, but the action achieved its objective.
Dispatches from Wentchee report over sixty smallpox cases and school closures, yet local papers have not printed the truth. The writer condemns the press for depriving the public of vital welfare information and comments on a leader overruled by followers.
The speaker rejects Lawson as a false hero and mocks the public for backing him. He questions what the people owe him and derides those who shift loyalties, asserting the American people wisely declined to rally behind Lawson.
About thirty five of three hundred subscribers renewed after a friendly plea. Nearly two hundred seventy five remain in arrears at month end. Law allows mailing until a year behind. after that the paper must stop. If The Echo is worth a dollar annually, pay in advance at that price.
A fatal accident occurred between ten and eleven AM Saturday two miles up the canyon. Lineman Jas Buchanan and helper John Anderson were installing alarm boxes when an engine appeared. Anderson perished after his feet tangled in climber straps and the engine crushed him against an ice bank. Buchanan escaped. Anderson, from Skykomish, Nebraska origins, had five to six hundred dollars in Tumwater Savings Bank. Remains to Denver. Undertaker Sprague traveled from Wenatchee for burial arrangements.
Taxes for 1907 are due Feb 3 and payable Feb 3 to May 31 with 15 percent penalty after May 31. A 3 percent rebate applies if paid before Mar 15. Half may be paid before May 31 with the remainder before Nov 30. Delinquency certificates cannot be issued until one year after delinquency. Personal property taxes are due Feb 3, delinquent March 15, with collection possible earlier under certain conditions.
An amateur minstrel performance is set for Monday February 10 in the opera house. After weeks of preparation the event is expected to be a full fledged show from its opening.
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