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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1910
Page
1
At a special council meeting on Tuesday the 1911 budget was estimated totaling 14 465 with revenue projected 11 100. Levy decided is ten mills for corporation purposes, nine for general and one for park improvements. Weigand Carlquist and McCoy attended.
The Bell Company returns to Wenatchee on Sunday October 9 with the famous comedy drama Zeke the Country Boy featuring Kate Claxton. Prices 25 35 and 50 cents with all scenery and two special Pantages acts promised. Seats on sale at Koerner's Pharmacy. The C W E M society met October 1 with seven members present and elected officers.
Hon J J King his wife and their son R T King depart Leavenworth for Kelso in Cowlitz county to make their future home. Judge King has served in the legislature and the family are longtime business leaders, with R T King resigning from council after three years as a top merchant manager leaves.
Governor James H. Brady notes Idaho’s experience with woman suffrage has not altered home life. he says political life improved with purer governance and diminished saloon influence. The article contrasts Idaho’s example with Washington’s upcoming vote on granting full citizenship to women.
May Stanley of Wilson Creek Washington endorses broader women’s voting rights. She argues justice elevates citizenship standards, attracts capable candidates, improves administration, and yields reform laws. The west leads in granting women justice, she notes in support of suffrage expansion.
Scientific American reports Prof Trilbert of the Pasteur Institute in Paris demonstrated that burning sugar in a closed vessel produces formis acetylene hydrogen, a strong antiseptic gas. In tests, five grams of sugar under a glass bell killed typhus, tuberculosis, cholera, and smallpox microbes within half an hour. The article notes the odor of rotten eggs also disappears when sugar is burned with spoiled contents.
Cascade orchard land sales continue with several five acre tracts trading hands this week. OD Beall of Wenatchee exchanged an auto for a five acre lot then swapped that tract for wheat land in Douglass county. C W Hastings sold another five acres for 1250 dollars and F A Reynolds received 1200 dollars for five acres in the orchards. A Riga consul notes no American cars on the market due to payment issues, while a Dominican consul reports only 300 of 12000 dollars in imported wines coming from the United States.
A church meeting sermon rails against unholy behavior and hypocrisy including a warning to Jack Johnson. The piece blends a ribald tale of a Western gentleman with a sharp moral sermon about divine judgment and a forthcoming church fair ending with a local bidding hat. An England note follows on proposed changes to sheep branding to cut $3,000,000 annual losses across wool, hide and skin trades.
Unclaimed mail items appear in the advertised list for the Bell A H Brann Chester Clark David Dunn Ray E Stanley Guy Ward AM In calling for uncalled for Brann Claude Curtis Ada Erickson A E Dahlquist S E Smith JG Webb GN Please respond to DAVIS Postmaster to claim these letters.
The Attorney General toured Alaska with the secretary of commerce and labor. He called Alaska an empire, sparking national amusement and calls for enlightened legislation to benefit both Alaskans and the country.
The government employs over 800 veterinarians in the bureau of animal industry and the war department. A five member board studied veterinary colleges and issued exam regulations to raise standards. Only graduates from colleges with satisfactory courses will be permitted to take civil service exams.
The popular May Roberts company will open a four night engagement at the opera house next Thursday. The troupe, a frequent visitor, draws solid crowds and presents a fresh bill each evening. Reserved seats are on sale at the post office with popular prices.
Fruit growers in Wenatchee closed a deal for 450 cars of apples as Winesaps sold from 1.75 to 2.25 per box. The valley’s entire crop is estimated at 3000 cars and a pooling plan reportedly worked well for growers. Next year promises the largest apple pool yet in the west.
A meeting of the Lutheran ladies aid is set for Thursday October 14 at the home of Mrs. N A Nelson in Mill Town All members are urged to attend.
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