Seed demand tightens as farmers rush Timothy hay supplies
Ellensburg Washington reports nearly 40 tons of timothy alfalfa and clover seed sold to farmers since seeding began with supply strained. The hay damage from a severe cold spell has unsettled farmers, with clover and older meadows most affected. A fall hay shortage and higher prices are expected as seed and hay markets struggle. Doer man ships eyed as Germans push to push American trade from Liverpool firms to buy or lease ships.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Old Lady Terribly Burned
Muncie Indiana April 25 Mia Trusha Thomas seven years old was badly burned this morning while attempting to put out a fire on the second story of the dwelling where she lives. She had been cleaning furniture when flammable material suddenly ignited. Her clothes burned off her body and severe property loss occurred.
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Muncie
Ind
Je- Trusha Thomas
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples in Tacoma Mt Vernon and Seattle
Licenses to wed were issued to Bart Clifford Taylor 23 of Tacoma and Arabella Virginia Moffat 19 of San Francisco John Clement Parsons 34 of Mt. Vernon and Mary Alice McDowell 7 of Seattle.
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Bart Clifford Taylor
Tacoma
Arabella Virginia Moffat
San Francisco
John Clement Parsons
Mt. Vernon
Mary Alice McDowell
Seattle
Graves smelter site decision likely within a week
Location questions for the Graves smelter move toward a decision as J P Graves of Spokane and his expert Hodges inspect sites near the North Fork of the Kettle river at Pisherman s creek and at Carson two and a half miles up the valley.
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Columbia
B. C
Graves
J. P. Graves
Spokane
Hodges
North Fork
Kettle River
Pisherman’s Creek
Immed
Finpon
Carson
Midway
Unprincipled brakeman vanishes leaving destitute family
In Tekoa Washington a brakeman on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company disappeared after drawing his monthly pay. His wife and children, who moved from Spokane three months ago, are in destitute circumstances and creditors seek his whereabouts. It is believed he deserted them.
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Tekoa
Wash
Spokane
Incorporations of Sunrise Copper Mining and Warrior General Mining
The Sunrise Copper Mining and Melting company is incorporated with capital stock of 410,000. Trustees named are Louis J. Fowler, David Richardson and Fred H. Richardson. Articles for Warrior General Mining Company filed in the county auditor's office with capital stock of 4100,000. Trustees and incorporators include George W. Bragdon A Cronewell BR Nichols J Corm ton L C Mansie and L C Gilman.
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Sunrise Copper Mining and Melting Company
Louis J. Fowler
David Richardson
Fred H. Richardson
Warrior General Mining Company
George W. Bragdon
A. &. Cronewell
Nichols
J. Cormton
L. C. Mansie
L. C. Gilman
Columbia River Flood Fear Grows Along Basin
Local observers warn the Columbia may overflow as signs point to a repeat of the floods from five years ago. This spring the river at the point studied stood much lower than in recent memory, while conditions at headwaters suggest rising flood risk despite snow in the distant mountains north.
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Pend @Oreilte
Ymir
Slocan
Mughes
Columbia River Valley
Weather Bureau
Portland
Columbia River
Rome
Wiliam F. Hughes
Columbia
Log drive begins Palouse Lumber Company boom near finish
Palouse Washington April reports logs arriving from the Palouse River Lumber Company, with about 6,000,000 feet expected in the boom by Wednesday night. The mill starts Wednesday and runs steadily all summer, with factory work progressing to be ready when lumber dries. The mill and factory will employ 40 to 50 workers all season, boosting the town’s prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palouse
Wash
Palouse River Lumber Company
Changes at Ellensburg Normal School Plan Renovations
The Ellensburg state normal school trustees plan extensive building upgrades to handle rising enrollment of 271 students, with an art room and a literary society meeting room on the third floor, two skylights, new furniture, and reconfigured classrooms to create a dedicated physical and biological lab. The library will gain new books and a card catalog. On April 28 the state board of education and school heads will meet to outline a revised two year program and a five year diploma track after eighth grade.
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Ellensburg
Wash
State Normal School
I Physical and Biological Laboratory
State Board of Education
State University, Normal School
The
Agricultural College
Growth in North Yakima with new houses and stores
North Yakima announces active building plans with several new houses and stores. The town has grown steadily in the last two years and the current projects signal a return of prosperity. The lumber market is unusually active for this season.
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North Yakima
Waah
Deputy narrowly survives bear attack over tax collection
Toledo April 5 Deputy Revenue Collector Hogue narrowly escaped being killed by two tame bears after attempting to collect a $10 revenue tax from their owner. The bears were turned loose on him, tearing off a large part of his clothing before he escaped with his life.
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Toledo
Hogue
Indians Troublemakers Near Paradise Utah Oregon
A letter to Governor Geer's office from Paradise in Wallowa county reports Nez Perces and Lapwa Indians returning seasonally with diseased horses that threaten settlers horses and scarce forage. They are said to ruin gardens insult women and may camp near Paradise this season prompting a call for action to stop trespassing.
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Salpm
Ore
Gov. Geer
Paradise
Wallowa County
Sheep-killing dogs torment ranchers in Henton county
Reports from rural South ern Henton county describe multiple flocks losing sheep to wandering dogs. Ranchers report several dead sheep in one flock and a similar tally in another, prompting concern along the foothills.
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Monroe
Henton County
Sullivan Draws Big Crowds at Third Avenue Theater
John L. Sullivan and his company draw strong audiences this week at the Third Avenue theater with many lapsed theatergoers returning. The current specialty bill delights patrons. Tomorrow night Tan Maclaren lectures at Benattle theater as Major Jas J. Pond reports larger business than with any other celebrity on tour.
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John L. Sullivan
Third Avenue
Sullivan
Tan Maclaren
Benattle Theater
Jas J. Pond
Capt
Manning
Mayo
John Conrad
Thirtieth Avenue South
H. A. Mortrude
Twenty-sixth Avenue North
Edwin Burke
Huy Clipper Bicycles Sold by F M Spinning Agent
F M Spinning, agent at 1022 Second Avenue, promoting Huy Clipper bicycles for business use and personal exercise. The notice urges purchase of bicycles for exercise and routine fitness.
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F. M
Second Avenue
Free rural delivery gains support in Ahtanum valley
North Yakima April 25 reports strong local approval for free rural mail delivery. A petition to Congressman Jones seeks endorsement to expand routes, with Yakima county seen as likely to adopt universal service soon. The article notes cost benefits and broader congressional backing for the program.
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North Yakima
Ahtanum Valley
Congressman Jones
Post Office Department
Yakima
United States
Yakima County
California
Mississippi
Idaho Farmers Jubilant Over Panhandle Railroad Demand
Kendrick Idaho April 2-5 The demand from railroad building in Idaho's Panhandle has boosted farmers profits. Hay potatoes corn and fruit are scarce this spring while potatoes sell for 1.00 per 100 pounds and fowl bring up to 14.4 per dozen. Prospects favor diversified farming and better transport for grain this fall.
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Kendrick
Idaho
Panhandle
Clearwater Basin
Real Estate Transfers Involving Seattle Area Listings
Real estate transfers recorded yesterday include Edwin Hughes and wife to Edward B. Downing for multiple lots totaling 4.40 acres plus undivided halves of another 4 acres. John Corkle to Mathilda Corkle for 4% acres. Histogenic Medicine Co. to Miner va EF Gould for two lots in West Seattle. several transfers in Renton, Denny and Hoyt’s, and Ogle’s Additions with prices ranging from $5 to $320. Abstracted deeds cover quit claims, partial lot interests, and long property descriptions toward several neighborhood additions.
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Edwin Hughes
Edward B. Downing
Nw& See
Oriw
Maorée W
John Corkle
Mathilda Corkle
Rev M
Histogenic Medicine Co
Minerva EF. Gould
West Seattle Land & Improvement Company
Joseph H. Hesterday
J. Et. Knickerbocker
Lote
Ogle
Slaughter
John G. Rample
Joseph H. Keterday
Ellen R. Hathaway
M. D. Murphy
Renton Hill
Seattle and Eastern Trust Company, Ltd
John
Sarah Kyle
Ray JL. Sprague
Great Northern
Hailard
Augustus W. Peterson
John H. Nibbe
South Park
Ole
N. L. Yesler
W. M
Albert
Heck
G. B. Barclay
C. F. Barclay
J. L. Vester
Marie
Bride-To-Be Buried Before Wedding in Kansas
Ebby, an Amstat engineer aboard the Brooklyn, was en route to New Haven to marry Miss Nila Hall. She was fatally shot by her brother on their farm near New Haven while attempting to take a gun from him. She was buried in her wedding clothes. Ebby had left New York for Kansas.
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Wichita
Kan
Amstatant
Ebby
Brooklyn
New Haven
New York
Nila Hall
Miss Hall
Leet
Market Quotations From Seattle Wharf and Market Prices
Tuesday morning market notes show light activity on West Street with weak demand for old potatoes and slow arrivals of new potatoes at 14c per pound. Cabbages scarce, few tomatoes, and prices for California cherries at 2.25 per box. Halibut scarce and shellfish limited. broad lists of grain, hay, and livestock quotes follow for dock delivery.
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West Street
Walla Walla
Steper Ih
California
Market Prices for Groceries and Rural Goods Listed
The listing compiles dense prices for coffee oats tea and grains, dairy and meat items, nuts and seeds, fresh produce, and lumber. It notes varied 100-pound and 60-pound case rates, per pound and per ton pricing, with regional mentions such as Puget Sound, Eastern Washington, and California. A last line notes Dr Minton Warren’s academic appointment at Harvard after declining a Rome post.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Star
California
Farina
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Oregon
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Burne
Nigelow
Loulee KB
Barna
Drexel Avenue
Meighta Add
Chautauqua Beach
West Coast Improvement Company
Jacob Relphold
Lota T
Michael Maries
Sherif van de Vanter
Michael Fories
Lota
Bartle
Sherif Aan de Vanter
Howard Urady
Prospect Terrace
Adda
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William Cheater
el Lamprey
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Garah Hell
James K. Sterrat
Jota Il
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Olympia
Dungeness
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Washington Red Cedar
Minton Warren
Johns Hopkins University
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Warren
Big
Boston Clothing House
Pike
First Ave
Everett
Artive
Japan-American Line
U. & Mail
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Japan
China
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Third Ave
Seattle, Wash
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Occidental Hotel
Third Avenue and
Cherry St
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Elefant Steamships
Queen
Umatilla
Vis Port Townsend
Victoria
Port Townsend
Alaska
Cottage City
City of Topeka
Al-Ki
Beattle
Trowbridge
Puget
Ocean
Beattie
Uptown Ticket Office
Washington & Alaska Steamship Company
Lightning Express Steamship City OF
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Hyea
G. F. Thorndyke
Yesler Way
Empire Line
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Isssu
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Tuna
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