City weighs independent power options for Kennewick
The Yakima Republic notes growing interest in moving away from Pacific Power & Light with municipal plant plans at Kennewick. Data on costs for city lights and water mains are being gathered by locals as talks continue, with options at the N P I canal and a Snake River plant for parity with Walla Walla and Pasco. The piece also touches on birds and insect pests impacting fruit regions and the broader Olympia bill debates.
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Pacific Power & Light Company
Pasco
Walla Walla
Snake River
Kennewick
North Yakima
Olympia
Germany
Yakima Republic
Cat Ranch Plan Reveals Million Cats and Rat Farm
H B Scudder of North Yakima envisions a Grays Harbor cat ranch with one million cats producing twelve million skins yearly at prices from ten cents to seventy five cents. He claims daily gross revenue near ten thousand dollars and a self feeding, self running system where cats feed rats and rats feed on cat carcasses. Stock offered through townsite promoters as business picks up.
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H. B. Scudder
North Yakima
Grays Harbor
Yakima Republic
Scudder
Secretary Fisher to Visit Alaska for Remedial Legislation Push
Interior Secretary Fisher will arrive in Seattle on August 14 and confer with the Joint Alaska Committee. He then sails north to inspect coal fields and mining districts as the president’s personal representative seeking to resolve the situation.
Case enters race for governor as Republican nominee
Otto A. Case, auditor of King County, files official candidacy for 1912 Republican nomination. His platform appeals to independent voters and includes state aid for clearing and settling logged-off lands in Western Washington and irrigation projects east of the mountains. Case, elected clerk and auditor twice, is viewed as an effective organizer and is expected to gain momentum in the race.
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Otto A. Case
King County
Case
Washington
Teaching Americans to Shoot Targets for Peaceful Readiness
Collier's magazine urges parental and school authority support for rifle instruction to deter war. It cites Kennewick's underused government run target range and suggests school children would enjoy the idea.
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Collier’s
Kennewick
Judge warns about attire for girls in court
A Cincinnati judge states a girl in a short dress should not wear a low-necked gown. The remark is cited as an example of inappropriate dress policy and perceived bias in courtroom attire.
$100 Cup For Best Display At Spokane Interstate Fair
The Spokane Chamber of Commerce offers a $100 silver cup to the locality making the best all around display of resources at the Spokane Interstate Fair the week of October 2. Ben Burgunder of Colfax notes the cup rewards overall excellence across fruits grains and grasses rather than excelling in a single display. Fair manager Robert H Cosgrove says ample space will be provided for effective exhibits.
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Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Spokane
Ben Burgunder
Colfax
Department of Fruits, Grains and Grasses
Robert H. Cosgrove
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