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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
2
City Council Debates Street Work and Taft Support
Regular meeting votes to notify Commercial street property owners of improvement costs and grants front street vacation. submits dispute to Seattle attorney for opinion. A 9-mill hydrant tax is reduced to 6 mills. several bills approved or deferred. A Taft club forms with officers and dues, plans meetings, and seeks auxiliary Taft clubs in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Commercial Street
Division
Paul Weigand
Front Street
Seattle
G. A. Hamilton
F. S. Taylor
O. S. Sampson
M. B. Hake
D. H. Mayor
Oliver Peterson
Joe Teshera
Evans Street
Foster Barn
Turner
Local Taft Club Organized in Taft Campaign Push
City hall crowd gathers Monday evening to form a Taft campaign club aligned with Roosevelt policy. Dr. W. W. Elmer opens the meeting, committee reports approve the club bylaws with minor changes, signaling party unity and campaign organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deed H. Mayor
M. A. Marley
R. T. King
Geo. Blacksedge
J. C. Davis
Shore
H. E. Carr
Elmer
del McCoy
Wm. Roach
W.H. Taft
Chambers
Peshastrn
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Taft
W. W. Elmer
Taylor
Mono pole Club Hosts First Dance Night
The Mono pole Club held its inaugural dance attracting forty to fifty couples as guests checked invitations at the door. A late dinner followed the floor activity, with dancing continuing until midnight. The article notes competing court opinions on labor unions and boycotts, contrasting Illinois and New York rulings.
Local Drugstore Mix Promises Kidney Health Tonic
An ad describes a kidney tonic mixed from fluid dandelion extract, compound Karyon, and syrup sarsaparilla. It claims to cleanse and strengthen kidneys, relieve backache and bladder weakness, and be obtainable from home druggists at nominal cost, with a local druggist as authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodol Medicine Co
Osers
Kinds of patent remedies and public notices in a late newspaper
The passage criticizes patent medicine claims for kidney and bladder relief and exposes Kargon as worthless. It notes New Orleans funding mosquito campaigns, two cent fares affecting travelers, a Buffalo shooting acquittal, a dementia reference, and a Bowery speeding roundup as examples of sensational public notices and urban headlines.
Poultry Station Claims Two Eggs Per Hen Daily In Maine
At the Maine agricultural experiment station scientists report hens laid eggs at the rate of two per day. A satirical note imagines the famed grass grower losing praise, while polar bears roam unthreatened as north pole safety persists for another year and hunters lose momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Polar Bear
North Pole
Chicago rejoices over New York farms within its city limits
Chicago newspapers celebrate the discovery that Greater New York contains several hundred farms. Market gardening dominates labor among metropolitan agricul turists while hay and stock also figure in their outputs. Farm statistics for Chicago are not yet gathered, but outer Prairie City areas show market quotations drawing strong interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Prairie City
Gotham
Special Election on Annexation in Wenatchee Territory
Notice of a special election in Wenatchee on April 2 1908 to decide if a described annexation territory should join the city. Qualified voters in Wenatchee and the annexation area will vote For or Against Annexation at the City Fire Hall and the annexed area polling place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Willamette
Chelan County
Garden Home Addition
Washington
Ninth Street
Columbia River
Fifth Street
City of
Lrs
Wenatchee Annexation Election Notice 1908
The notice states polling places open nine to seven on April 26 1908 for an annexation vote. It names election officers: City of Wenatchee James Duff B A Nichols and A E Thompson. annexation territory H O Bardin Charles Canning and John Bagune. Dated March 26 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bardin
Garden Home
Wenatchee
Washington
James Duff
B.A. Nichols
A. E. Thompson
H. O. Bardin
Charles Canning
John Bagiune
Sam R. Sumner
Leavenworth adopts dog licensing ordinance with penalties
The town council enacts dog licensing for male and female dogs, sets annual fees of 1 dollar for males and 2 dollars for females, and authorizes impoundment, sale or killing after 48 hours. It imposes collars with tags, records keeping, and penalties up to twenty dollars plus costs for unlicensed or in heat offenses. The ordinance takes force seven days after publication in the Leavenworth Echo, March 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Echo
Venworth
Sampson
Guy A. Hamilton
Notice of Receiver Sale of Wenatchee Planing Mills Property
In Che lan County Washington the receiver of Wenatchee Planing Mills Company will sell at public auction on May 2 1908 at 2 PM the planing mill property including boiler engines planer saws belts shafting and miscellaneous lumber. The sale is by order of the Superior Court in the Columbia Valley Packing case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
State of Washington
Chelan
Columbia Valley Nk
Corporation
Wenatchee Planing Mills Company
United States
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Washington
Wenatchee Planing Mills Co
Planing Mill
Wenatchee Avenue
Charles H. Wildberger
Wenatchee Planing Mills
Ge Lil
Public sale of Wenatchee Planing Mills assets in Chelan County
In pursuance of a 1908 receivership, Charles H. Wildberger as Receiver will sell at public auction on April 18, 1908, at 11 a.m. the Wenatchee Planing Mills property near Leavenworth Washington. Items include a small complete sawmill and 800 000 to 400 000 feet of lumber, in bulk or parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
State of Washington
Chelan County
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatchee Planing Mills Company
United States
Chumatick Creek
Leavenworth
Washington
Kelly & Lapp
Wenatchee Planing Mill
Charles H. Wildberger
Wenatchee Planing Mills Co
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Typewriter
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Fire and Life Insurance
Bohnsack Myers
Echo Office
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