Harmony Closes Meeting at Southwest Washington Convention
Harmony wraps up the Southwestern Washington Development Association convention. Delegates commend State Good Roads work and back the State Highway Commissioner. Funding set by club assessments. total about 3500 dollars. J. E. Barnes of Centralia reappointed secretary at 1800 annually. Seattle Chamber of Commerce sends 1000 dollars. Hoquiam selected as next meeting site for August 6 and 7.
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Harmony
Raymond—Harmony
Southwestern Washington Development Association
State Good Roads Association
Good Roaders
Southwest
J. E. Barnes
Centralia
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Hoquiam
Franchises Fight For Spokane Railroads Reaches Decisive Stage
A long battle in Spokane over franchises for the North Coast and Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound Railroads nears a conclusion as the City Council likely approves terms without the terminal rate clause. The unresolved issue is whether the franchises should go to a popular vote before validity.
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Spokane
North Coast
Chicago
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
Canal Receives Setback In Lake Washington Project
The State Supreme Court invalidated the $1 075 000 assessment for the Lake Washington canal project. The ruling, signed by five justices with two dissents, ends a long debated effort that has shaped Seattle politics for decades.
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Olympia
Lake Washington
State Supreme Court
Seattle
Democrats Set Tacoma for State Convention in September
Date announced for the state Democratic convention to nominate five Supreme Court justices in Tacoma on September 27 at 1 PM with 627 delegates. Delegates allocated one at large per county and one per 100 votes or major fraction of Bryan’s 1908 presidential tally. Primary elections on September 13 will elect county committeemen to meet September 24 to organize county committees and choose a state central committee representative.
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Tacoma
Supreme Court
W. J. Bryan
Boundary Arbiter Seeks Fee Over Boundary Dispute
Colonel C. C. Dalton of Seattle sues the state in Superior Court for 5000 dollars claiming 1905 services as boundary arbitrator between Washington and Oregon were reasonably worth that amount. He seeks payment after deducting a 200 dollar previous payment. judgment to be presented to the next legislature.
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Olympia
Washington-Oregon
C. C. Dalton
Seattle
State of Washington
Reservation Land for Reds Opens Allotment Roll
Yakima Indian Agency at Fort Simcoe announces an allotment roll under a May 6 1910 act. All children born on or after December 21 1904 on the Yakima reservation will be allotted lands. Children born before that date will be allotted under a different authority.
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North Yakima
Stolen Bronze Plate From Hill Statue at Exposition Grounds
A bronze plate from the base of the $8000 James J. Hill statue at Kfondike circle Exposition grounds has been stolen. The missing plate is one of four and the final plate bears the State of Minzenota coat of arms.
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Seattle
James J. Hill
Washington Supreme Court summons in Watts heirs case
Henry Prang sue against John S Watts Lena Watts Guarantee Loan and Trust Company Samuel S Calderhead receiver George F Fay assignee Guilielma M Howland Lottie Wentzel Annie Watts and unknown heirs for claim to real estate referenced in the complaint. Defendants are summoned to appear within sixty days after the first publication of this summons and defend the action or judgment will be entered.
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W. M
N. County
Washington
Frank Bixby
Lynden, Wash
John S. Watts
Lena Watts
Guarantee Loan and Trust Company, &® Corporation
Samuel S. Calderhead
Above Corporation
George Francis Fay
Saidceiver
Guilielma M.howland
Lottie S. Wentzel
Nee Watts
Annie Watts
State OF Washington
Guarantee Loan and Trust Company & Corporation
Samuel S. Caterhead
Juilielma M. Howland
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