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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1904
Page
2
The Leavenworth Echo condemns the Spokesman-Review and Governor McBride’s bid for an appointive railroad commission. It argues the paper’s campaign misled voters and boosted McBride’s defeat, urging fair play and voter independence.
The letter asserts the Spokesman-Review under Governor McBride’s influence dodged tax by underreporting Spokane property value. It claims the assessor raised Spokane County’s figure from 17 000 to about 67 000, later cut to 47 000 by commissioners, while the Review refused 500 000 for the property, accusing the assessor of lying and naming other state assessors in the dispute.
Regular correspondent reports Blewett access restored after a three week closure. News lists residents visiting Seattle Snohomish Leavenworth and local deliveries, plus a May 14 schoolhouse entertainment to raise funds for maps. Nina Richardson injures foot. editor association question teased.
The proposal allegedly offered Spokane and Eastern Washington political leverage over McBride’s future railroad commission appointment if he won the election. No direct confirmation of the deal is provided, with details remaining unclear and contested by sources.
Tom Bollman, formerly connected with the Mission Journal, ends his ties and heads to Alaska to work for a mining company. He begins this week with the project described as a brass band effort by the Journal.
Buford Parish son of G W Parish of Wenatchee valley drowned Saturday after being knocked from the forward deck of the North Star steamboat between Brewster and Wenatchee. A swollen Columbia current swept him under the boat and downstream before aid could reach him. A reward has been offered for his body.
An invention from Sweden allows milk to be made into solid tablets for easy transport. Experts note Cortland New York will host a plant for manufacturing milk flour as a dry form of milk, solving preservation and cost issues long faced by the dairy industry.
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