Otis records disputed in Leavenworth Echo attack
The Leavenworth Echo accuses Commissioner Otis of misrepresenting road and bridge expenditures in the Second District. It cites a Wenatchee World article as fiction and promises to publish county records, including a May to July 1908 road supervisor report for Chiwaukum showing names, days worked, and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth Echo
Otis
Wenatchee World
Mission Creek
Nahahum
Olala
Wenatchee River
Estes Canyon
Peshastin Creek
Deshastin and Vicinity
Leavenworth and
Red Mountain
Wenatchee Lake
Chiwaukum
Estes Canyon Road
Nason Creek
W. W. Thomson
Poindexter Opposes Cannon in Spokane Interview
Judge Miles Poindexter states he opposes Cannon’s bid for re election as speaker and would back any Taft Roosevelt aligned candidate. He defends his positions on postal savings banks bank deposit guarantees and oriental labor, insisting on strict exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Cannon
House of Representatives
Miles Poindexter
Colfax
Judge Poindexter
Inquiry into Chiwaukum road spendings sparks political questions
The Second District Square Deal Club questions road fund records for May to July totaling 611.71 and accuses ch Checks show May 214.60 June 284.60 July 112.51. They allege misrepresentation by H W Otis and charge preference for Japanese workers on county roads, urging voters to seek explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Circle
T. Hongiyo Een el Ohid
Will Thomson
W.w.thomson
Mr. Thomson
Chiwaukum Road
Chiwaukum
Mr. Otis
Nason Creek
Otis
Second District Square Deal Club
S. P. Beecher
J. W. Corcoran
A. E. Dickinson
A. E. King
Ryan Templin
J. J. Griffith
Chas, Freytag
E. D. Shugart
W. E. Meeker
Town Council Proceedings in Early December Session
Council met with most members present except Featherstone. The council debated Mrs. Lindsey fence damage leverage and approved payment if contractor proof emerges. A saloon license bond and $500 check were submitted. license granted pending bond perfection. A $600 funding pledge backed an elevated sidewalk across the gulch to Second Street with survey plans appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Featherstone
Lindsey
J. G. Fritz
F. S. Jacobsen
Clifford Hotel
Second Street
Ralston
Ruth
R. T. King
Gatherless
Tumwater Light and Water Co
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
J. W. Sussex
Geo. Keating
F. J. Brady
J. H. Bohnsack
J. F. Pratt
J. Q. Carroll
L. J. Nelson
Leavenworth Echo
Tumwater Light & Water Co
G. A. Hamilton
Woldenburg
Endorsed at His Old Home
The Oregon County Leader of Koshkonong Missouri endorses O M Brooks former editor of the Oregon County Tribune now based in Cashmere Washington as a Democratic candidate for county clerk in Oregon County. The paper lauds his honor and service and wishes him success in the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon County Leader
Koshkonong
Missouri
O. M. Brooks
Oregon County Tribune
Cashmere
Washington
Brooks
Dockery
M. E. Church Progress and Diphtheria Notice
A strong work crew erected the church frame on Monday and Tuesday with siding underway and plastering to follow next week. Lumber arrived for the Peshastin church and a $250 gift from the Board of Church Extension supports completion, with a similar expected for Leavenworth. Diphtheria likely cancels next Sunday services. a Saturday notice will confirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Church Extension
Leavenworth
Mrs F S Jacobsen and children visit Wenatchee friends
Mrs. F. S. Jacobsen with her children spent last week visiting friends in Wenatchee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Jacobsen
Wenatchee
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.G. Debord
W. P. Clinton
Gen'l del
Res
Bloom
New Castle
O. L. Peterson
J. E. Grant
Wheeler’s
The
Echo
Leavenworth Brick
J. E. Gatherless
Ng Iversheriff NM
Sandy Molasky
C. Murata
T. Hongiyo
Thos. Smith
H. W. Otis
Wm. McLaughlin
Peter Sweeny
Emil Zircle
W. Thomson Jr
M. E. Church Notes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!