State Fair Opens With Record Exhibits And Alfalfa Palace
Preparations for the Fifteenth Annual Washington State Fair at North Yakima are complete with improved grounds and buildings. Officials promise a record attendance, high quality exhibits, and thrilling races including a six day relay. The Northwest Land Show will feature an Alfalfa Palace illustrating seed hay curing methods and livestock rations, with railroads offering special fares.
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Hop Prices Sky High in Yakima Valley Harvest
Yakima valley hop growers report a planned 12 000 bale crop weighing 200 pounds each, turning away 50 cent a pound offers. Top price this year was 45 cents per pound from North Yakima. About 2 500 workers are picking with green hops paid at 1 to 1 1 2 cents per hundred pounds, potentially 96 000 dollars in three weeks. World crop is about 510 000 bales, 10 percent above 1909 short yield.
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Yakima Valley
Yakima
Indian chiefs grave marked with boulder at Loomis Wash
Arrangements by the Indian department to honor chief Sarsarpkin at Loomis Washington include marking his grave with a large boulder and inscribing the chieftain’s name and a Hiawatha quotation. Judge William C. Brown to give the principal address October ceremonies mark the event.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph
Tonasket
Lott
Loomis
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