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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
3
The legislature tightened the noxious weed statute including Canada thistle Russian thistle Jim Hill Mustard and cockleburr. Landowners and road supervisors must cut weeds or face misdemeanor fines up to 100 dollars with costs as a tax lien if not complied with within ten days.
Wayne McVeagh, Garfield era Attorney General and brother of Treasury Secretary Franklin McVeagh, recalls a nouveau riche lady at dinner who questioned if he had ever eaten at the White House. She pressed for the year, and he said Pierce as the first president he ate with, prompting her to challenge that there was no such president.
Senator Taylor relates a Tennessee backwoods pension tale where an ex examining surgeon finds no scar on a man claiming a gunshot wound. The doctor asks where he was shot during the war and the man replies he was shot as a substitute, provoking the humor.
Speaker Clark recalls the Solomon baby dispute as a legal precedent, noting a Montana suit where one side claimed Washington rendered the decision while the court credited Napoleon. The defense cited Andrew Jackson as the decisive figure in a witty courtroom exchange.
Public notice reports two real estate actions in Chelan County and Wenatchee National Forest. Administrator F S Jacobsen announces private sale of Lots 9 and 10, Block 4 Merriam Addition Leavenworth at 10 am July 12, 1911, bids sealed with the Clerk or administrator. A second notice outlines restoration to entry for 214.69 acres in Wenatchee National Forest with homestead preference rights, listing several sections and surveys in T 28 N R 16 E and T 25 N R 17 E, with applicants and dates of approval May 12 and June 2.
Public notice lists lands totaling several hundred acres within Wenatchee National Forest to be opened for settlement and entry July 31, 1911. Eligible prior agricultural claimants retain a preference right if not abandoned and exercised before date.
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