Electric Railway Idea Moves in Yakima Valley
J F McNaught of Seattle proposes electric railway from North Yakima to Sunnyside with capital backers. A Friday meeting in North Yakima included Sunnyside Zillah Moxee and other reps. Requires North Yakima terminals free rights of way a Yakima River bridge and guaranteed two year freight traffic. Construction aimed by June 1 1903 if terms met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. McNaught
Seattle
North Yakima
Sunnyside
McNaught
Zillah
Moxee
Mr. McNaught
Yakima
The Lucky Penny Scheme Abandoned for Memorial Fountain
The sale of lucky pennies to fund a memorial drinking fountain is abandoned after poor public support and business input. Instead, organizers switch to a subscription approach. They must raise $1,000 and have pledges totaling at most $400. The group faces obstacles and may abandon the project without the already signed contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company E
Will Lemon
Captain Lemon
State fair plans progress with premiums and entries
The 1902 state fair moves smoothly as counties inquire about exhibits and send plans to leave entries with the commission for next year's World’s Fair in St Louis. Premiums will equal last year with new offers from Wyman Fraser for a Mitchell wagon. Breeding horses from Thomas H Brents seek track preparation in Seattle races, while May 8 school director elections in district No. 7 near North Yakima proceed, with H M Gilbert touted as a candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Wyman& Fraser
Mitchell
Thomas H. Brents
Walla Walla County
Seattle
The
Sound
North Yakima
A. E. Larson
B. F. Barge
E.G. Peck
R. E. Nichols
Larson
Barge
H. M. Gilbert
Nob Hill
Loss estimate in Ayres drug store fire underway
W. E. Ayres works with insurers to settle losses from his burning drug store. Invoices were destroyed, so duplicate bills from wholesale firms are being obtained to compute the claim. Mrs. Ayres owned a large oil painting of Commencement Bay, Tacoma, insured for 500 dollars but valued higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Ayres
Commencement Bay
Tacoma
Parliamentary Drills Arrangements For Mock Convention
Mrs Lilian Cole Bethel will direct parliamentary drills under the Woman's club auspices at the M E church starting Monday April 28 at 2 30 pm. Tickets for the course including the Mock Convention Friday evening cost 50 cents and are available from Mrs Cary at her millinery rooms or at the church Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Cole-Bethel
Woman’s Club
M. E
Cary
Tunnel Breakthrough Opens Route to Lewis River Lumber
The 300 foot tunnel through solid rock at the falls of Lewis river is finished with light shining after four months of work by the Portland, Vancouver & Yakima Railway. Remaining sixteen miles of the extension are expected to complete next month enabling Vancouver's sawmilling industry access to Lewis river forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Vancouver & Yakima Railway Company
Falls of Lewis River
Vancouver
Lewis River
Early Strawberries Share First Summer Harvest
Miss Mabel Burlingame daughter of contractor F E Burlingame shows a handful of ripe strawberries picked from California settings in the Burlingame yard on North Third Street. The berries are described as the earliest of the season by the local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Burlingame
F E. C. Burlingame
California
Burlingame
North Third Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Electric Railway
J. Jd. Macdonald’s
Eaton and Bolero
SU Tida
Gordon
J. J. MacDonald
State Fair News
Snyder & Preble
Sam Desirous
W. F. Avnes
Sunnysidg Son
Sunnyside Valley
Sunnyside Canale
Northern Pacific Railroad
Washington Irrigation Co
B. Scudder
North Yakima, Wash
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!