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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
4
Special notice policy requires paid advertising for condolence cards fundraisers and business-promoting notices print in The Echo. Free use is offered only for morally beneficial community welfare movements. Back issues cost 25 cents each outside the current month.
A lengthy reflection muses on the rumored Thomas R. Zahn and his lion, suggesting strangers freely pass through Leavenworth and that a hidden mountain valley may host a mysterious inhabitant and contraband activity, including illicit liquor, guarded by a lion. The piece toys with local imagination and frontier curiosity.
The message urges a sane Fourth of July celebration by restricting fireworks to designated persons, urging precautions to prevent fires. It warns that a single fire could cause millions in damage if timber catches, and calls for no act that could start a destructive blaze at any time.
Lenine admits the true Bolshevists who ruled a vast land were fewer than 200,000. Bolshevism is an oligarchy that crushes press freedom, enforces minority rule, and has used labor armies to reimpose slavery, as described in Bolshevist degrees cited by the New York World.
Rainmaker Hatfield appoints Rufus Wood to his staff amid reshuffle signals strategic shift in the operation.
A newspaper-inspired remark suggests an earthquake event would have shaken the Democratic party differently if it struck San Francisco rather than Los Angeles, implying political damage contingent on location.
A harsh drought presses Los Angeles as soil cracks and trembles, prompting calls for a coordinated irrigation plan to protect crops and water supply. Authorities and citizens debate feasible measures and funding.
A editorial argues that the central issue is preserving personal liberty against excessive taxation and government control, urging readers to focus on fundamental rights rather than Republican or Democratic loyalty. It condemns party fanaticism and religious bigotry while defending the purpose of the founding government.
A playful verse narrates a young woman named Bank er who dozes as the ship rests and wakes to the mate’s orders to hoist the top sheet and spanker. The quip hinges on a sailorly mishearing and a lighthearted nautical scene.
The County Board of Education adopted a set of reading and educational titles at an all day session in the superintendent's office. The adoptions are valid for five years and cover readers for grades one through eight, supplementary readers, and basal co obal materials from eleven publishing firms chosen for merit.
Mr and Mrs Ray Sharpe drove from town for ranch work and family visiting at the H A Anderson home. Isabelle Lockwood called at the Andersons after a Sunday visit. Florence Heath, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Heath, broke her arm after a fall from a bridge over the creek but is recovering. Mrs Otto Anderson expects relatives from Olympia next month. Merl Schons and wife from Wenatchee visited the J B Schons home on Sunday.
A Echo reporter spoke with Florida delegates in Leavenworth about the upcoming San Francisco convention. The Floridians, described as white Democrats, favored McAdoo as the nominee despite his stated refusal to accept. They traveled five days and nights, distributing Florida literature and product samples during their stay.
A woman in civilian clothes suspects passersby in a streetcar. She asks a man beside her why he is not in the army. He replies that he is not in a musical comedy chorus due to a physical disability.
In a British American car two U S soldiers stood in the aisle while an English mother and daughter prepared to alight. The mother warned her daughter to imitate her exit and the daughter then learned the soldiers joked about pinching their seats. The piece adds a note about C J McClendon suffering a severe sore throat from standing on his head in a mudhole recently with his jitney.
A quip riddled note compares a lone bottle of liquor to fading companions while a Kansas City Journal cartoonish vignette laments time and illness. The American Legion Weekly adds a classroom joke about Adam and George Washington highlighting holiday humor in periodprint.
A humorous overheard exchange shows a groom and bride in a furniture shop debating bed quality. The clerk insists on product strength while the bride signals caution, delivering a cheeky remark about avoiding a bed purchase.
A humorous verse from Rochester Indiana mocks an elderly man near Fort Wayne who attempts whiskey from Wayne and suffers a busting consequence. The poem ends with the old man vowing never to try Wayne again.
A neighbor recalls Spink Sawney suing the railway after his wife was killed by a train. The court awarded him $600 for the loss, reflecting ongoing tensions in the town from the tragedy.
A Navy examarded student faced a genial admiral who asked him to name the three finest British sailors. The student faltered asking for the name and then admitted he had not caught it. He passed the exam.
The judge notes a heated exchange between a man and his wife after a police confrontation. The prisoner quips he had no chance to use his words, highlighting a volatile moment in the courtroom.
The notice states that the writer will pay no bills contracted by his wife Myrtle Howerton after this date and directs the public to see J. Howerton. Published for public notice on June 11.
Mary A. Adams transfers Lots 21 and 22 in Block 8 Leav. to Harry Krondak for $10. Martin Christenson transfers Lot 10 in Block 11 Ralston Add. to Leav. to J. F. Pratt for $1.
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