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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
3
A public notice argues against two proposed constitutional amendments. It warns the changes would allow class taxation and private property taken for private use under public usage. The piece pleads voters to reject both amendments as antithetical to a square deal for all and constitutional equality.
Editor calls attention to dangerous pedestrian crossing near the Great Northern Ry from Clifford Hotel to Second Street in Ralston's Addition. Citizens propose a sidewalk parallel to the railroad for humane and business reasons and offer to start a subscription. County Engineer Navarre reports the Wenatchee river bridge work at the Sherman mill has begun and material for the new state road river route is arriving. Contractor McClimmons plans work to start next Monday.
County notes report apple sales by Jack Lillis and E Wagner trips to Australia with apples. Wenatchee area gains new penitentiary boarders. robberies lead to sentences for G H Baker, Bert Chappelle, and three Leavenworth men. County crime rises with 13 prisoners this year. Chelan walnuts win prizes at Spokane fair, boosting local nut growing success.
Instructions describe making a browning mixture by boiling sugar with water then sealing in a jar with boiling water. Also provides a batter recipe using graham flour corn meal molasses soda buttermilk raisins and baking powder for a steamed cake, plus a confectioners sugar cocoa frosting with vanilla and coffee.
A compact recipe uses one can corn one egg butter parsley green pepper cracker crumbs milk pepper and salt. Mix, place in a baking dish top with cracker crumbs and a dab of butter. Bake thirty minutes and serve hot.
Olympia reports that the state supreme court ruling upholds a non partisan judiciary and sets 34 superior judge candidates plus three supreme court candidates. Ballots will print only these names with a remote chance of opposition by write ins or stickers. Democrats hold three of the 37 judicial posts, with Republicans prevailing in the rest amid a strong GOP plurality statewide.
An electrician, L. L. Boise, is confronted by his gray haired wife while driving to races at the fairgrounds. She angrily tells him to return home with the children and woman, then strikes the rival in the mouth. A crowd gathers as Boise orders the driver to move on, leaving his family behind.
The steamer Cottage City of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company collided with the schooner Blakeley off Jefferson Head while bound for Southeastern Alaska. The Blakeley suffered a large hole and damaged bow while four men were injured, one seriously, and the vessel was towed into Port Blakeley with steering gear cited as a possible cause.
Vancouver private Eugene M. Lyons of Company L First Infantry, killed by Private B. Henderson of Company B while attempting to escape guards Sunday. Lyons, under arrest for desertion from another regiment, faced imminent trial and had a history of disciplinary troubles. Henderson was commended for duty by the post commander.
Spokane based Yakima Valley Power Company presses toward a 90 mile high tension cable line from its Nachez river plant near Yakima to Pasco to supply electric light and irrigation across the Yakima Valley chain of cities. President Strahorn of North Coast railroad has bought the Kennewick and Pasco plants and leads the new system. One detail involves a three strand lead encased Columbia river bed cable.
Port Townsend reports that the deceased known as Pig-Iron Kelley who died at Oak Bay two weeks ago from heart failure is not the famous smuggler. The Nova Scotia native, who arrived long ago, lived a shady life after coming to the Sound and changed his name to James Kelly. He earned the nickname after stealing a sloopload of pig iron from Irondale docks years prior.
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