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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
2
The Leavenworth Echo editors defend the paper as a town and county news vehicle rather than a source of world news. They joke about editorial vaporings, patent medicine ads, and the value of local over sensational content.
The Echo discusses abandoning silent letters in standard spelling to simplify pronunciation and align with Webster and Worcester rules. It argues the old practice harks to past farming times and proposes a modern reform eliminating superfluous letters from common English words.
AWisconsin dispatch reports a gospel minister was fined for buying liquor on Sunday to create a conviction under the Sunday law. The action is framed as zealous enforcement, asserting that aiding others in Sunday law violations is improper.
F T Sheppard, former editor of the Govan Argus, started a new paper the Deer Park Union after selling the Argus. The editorial critique argues against loopholes that let buyers of illegal goods escape liability while sellers are punished. The Deer Park Union’s first issue is praised as well printed and well patronized.
Debate over exempting denatured alcohol from tax suggests alcohol could rival gasoline and kerosene for light and power. Analysts note nine cent production costs per gallon, strong energy yield, and potential use in farm engines. Reports also mention James Miller of Kalispell returning from Brewett with ore samples showing substantial free gold.
A Chelan County case details a vast mine property 16 miles south of Leavenworth with nine claims, 40 stamp mill, and 6000 foot tunnel plans. The owners seek to incorporate Leavenworth as a municipality, proposing initiative and referendum and recall provisions, with an election requested for July 2, 1906.
Advertisements invite bids to carry the mail twice weekly from Leavenworth to Telma via Shorlea. Bids due June 26. Service: Telma to Leavenworth Tuesday and Friday 8 am, 4 pm. Leavenworth to Telma Wednesday and Saturday 8 am. Distance 25 miles. Contract starts July 17 1906 and expires June 30 1910.
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