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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
2
A Friday feature titled Editorial FRIDAY presents scraps from the Intellectual Junk Heap dated September 24, 1909. It catalogs short editorial notes and topical observations from the newspaper’s pages.
A subscriber notice warns about arrears over a year risking removal to protect postal privileges. J Sadoske plans a gold ore venture near Leavenworth with a company for railroad workers. Taft Day at the A Y P exposition is set for Sept 30 with Taft week crowds. Wenatchee reports record dry conditions and no arrests in a week, per Judge Palmer.
A horse pulling a load bucked causing parts of the gear to spill near Cascade Orchards. Mr Stevens and a Wenatchee physician on vacation pursued and recaptured the beast near the mill. After the load was lightened the cayuse continued on, displaying a sly grin.
Leavenworth began classes on September 6 with two days of preliminary work and a teachers institute in Wenatchee supervised by E. C. Bowersox. By September 13 teachers were ready to start the year and focus on ninth and tenth grades, improving bookkeeping and experimental physics with a new laboratory. Primary teachers urge new students to enroll by September 27, with Principal C. W. Moore noting strong high school plans.
The new state law imposes a 2 percent mill levy with funds distributed countywide by need. Each district receives ten dollars per child plus a state allocation, with remaining expenses financed locally. Berlin in King County exemplifies current inequities the law seeks to correct.
The Chelan Consolidated Copper Co president and congressman from New York sends thanks for Echo coverage. The message requests 25 copies, expressing goodwill and best wishes. The report notes local homestead proof by C J Reardon and witnesses G F James W F James R Huston, plus Forest Ranger Green’s horse accident and Rush Huston killing a small black bear last week.
The Sherman County Times Independent reports Rev. J O Hawk has been assigned to Leavenworth church duties, marking a parting from current post and greeting the incoming pastor. The note signals a transition in local religious leadership and a community welcome.
Leavenworth audiences welcome the Juvenile Bostonians back after a long absence for a limited engagement on Monday September 27. Babe Mason leads a refreshed troupe with Miss McClair and new acts including Bertha the German girl. P H Graham expands a harness and saddlery store with new electric motor powered machinery and an in store shoemaker.
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