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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
1
The piece reports Russia's bloodless shift to a republican government based on consent, with the emperor imprisoned near St. Petersburg. It notes Germany unrest rumors, predicts fewer kings after the war, and argues state highway building should expand into new territory beyond rail lines.
Leavenworth attendees include Prof. J. H. Osborne superintendent Miss Mabel Anderson Florence Ball and Prof. A. Meinke. Jay A. Adams elected club president for the coming year. The event was described as interesting and enjoyable.
The Great Northern Lumber Co plans logging operations soon and invites Leavenworth residents to tour its logging train equipment. General manager Geo L Gardner will host a loggers dinner and an informal dance at the club house after the inspection, showcasing onboard dining and sleeping accommodations like Pullman hotels.
Peshastin summer moves include Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Leedy from Wenatchee and Mrs. Chas Maxon returning from Rockford and Spangle. The Icicle ditch crews start April work. Fred Wright elected district director for Icicle canal. Community events include a Grange sheet and pillow case social March 30 and a P L F club gathering. Oregon-Washington Railway offers garden patches to employees along rights of way.
A visit to the State Fish Hatchery near Wenatchee reveals manager S H Prouty and helper E A Jones overseeing almost two million young salmon in thirty three troughs ready for release into the Wenatchee River next month. The article notes careful water management and ongoing spawning and rearing work, with plans for trout spawn collection from Twin Lakes and White River Valley to support summer hatching.
Marshal Teshera raided a railroad area gambling room finding ten or more Japanese players engaged in a game. He issued $120 cash bonds for appearance the next day but the players did not show, bonds forfeited per law.
Professor Helen Don Whitaker and W. K. Whitaker of the State College of Washington explore breeding a turkey that yields high value fluff feathers for boas through selection and feeding. The aim is a bird marketable for both meat and feather use.
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co agrees to furnish 500 skilled employees as naval reserve members and provide a portion of its plant in the event of war.
Last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Sampson a double birthday celebration was held. Mr. Sampson turned fifty on March 18 and his granddaughter Helen Little was six. Family members from Wenatchee, Peshastin, Leavenworth and Winton attended, sharing a social afternoon capped by a generous 3 o'clock dinner.
Deputy E. E. Shotwell is named official County Dog Killer and will patrol for weeks to kill unmuzzled dogs. Dogs without muzzles will be treated as strays or ownerless and may be exterminated to prevent rabies. Authorities cite rampant rabies among wildlife and spread to dogs in eastern Washington counties.
Washington Experiment Station in Pullman releases a 120 page bulletin on potato culture including seed bed prep planting and harvesting by Professor Morris, diseases by Dr Heald, and insect pests by Mr Yothers. It explains cultivation methods, disease control, pest management, and is available on request.
The Seattle News Letter reports a new Washington law lowering delinquent tax interest from 15 to 12 percent and extending sale eligibility to three years of unpaid taxes. Counties may hold or sell delinquency certificates, with pay‑up options allowing continued ownership by partial payments. The piece also notes a broad Canadian drive to plant vegetables to boost food supply amid high prices.
A Southern Democratic senator pressed to publish in the Congressional Record the health address of a magazine figure, but the manuscript was referred to the Printing Committee and shelved. Rep Edward W Gray pushes a $250 Lincoln Memorial tablet bearing the Gettysburg Address, but the measure stalls in the Library Committee at session end.
Spokane growers have signed up ten thousand crates of strawberries for a proposed new cannery. Local cooperative leaders say the pledge tests market demand and could spur construction if approved by officials.
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