Moree High Line Ditch Promises Benefit for North Yakima
Great Benefits will be Reaped by Yakima in the Building of the Moxee High Line Ditch. The proposed irrigation canal will reclaim five to six thousand acres of Central Washington lands, creating employment and boosting the mercantile sector. Propritors Rankin and Clarke remain non-committal, while engineer Webster Brown reports favorably and departs with W T Clarke to Seattle to brief capitalists.
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Yakima
Moxee High Line
Moxee
Messrs. Rankin and Clarke
Webster Brown
Seattle
W. T. Clarke
Moree High Line
Washington
North
Graham a Gay Deceiver Marries Yakima Girl then Flees
Spokane drummer H H Graham posed as a traveling shoe man and married Gertrude Morrison of Wide Hollow. He cashed a $100 Spokane drawn check at First National Bank and vanished with Mrs Graham to Seattle. A warrant was issued, she returned with her father, and Sheriff Tucker arrested no one yet. A S Paul tried to aid, was knocked down by O Connor who threatened with a hatchet, as Yakima police vow strict action against roaming hobos and threats.
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Spokane
H. H. Graham
Gertrude
A. W. Morrison
Wide Hollow
Graham
First National Bank
Seattle
Tucker
the Sound
Alaska
A. S. Paul
Mulligan
Mr. Paul
O’connor
O'Connor
Yakima
Woodcock Academy Opens Ninth Year Under New Lead
The Woodcock Academy will inaugurate its ninth scholastic year on October 2 with Miss Rosine M. Edwards as principal and a full corps of teachers. The Yakima school seeks broader support and invites regional families to enroll their children for English branches or preparatory college courses, with affordable expenses and favorable surroundings.
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Woodcock Academy
Rosine M. Edwards
Miss Edwards
Yakima
Ahtanum
Wash
Constable Rescues Squaw as Hobos Earn Charges
Constable Paul rushes to aid a distressed squaw but falls to the ground in a rough clash. James O Connor faces a $25 fine for assaulting a squaw after arriving in Yakima with hobos who sought to beg, rob, and drink. Officer Mulligan clears himself of duty with distinction.
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Mulligan
James O'Connor
Durance Vile
O'Connor
Yakima
Local Round-Up Highlights and Community Notes
Mrs L B Rinehart visits son in Seattle this week. Marriage licenses issued to Charles H Whitney and Czeria Clare Martin, and to Marritt Longmire and Anna Shanks of the Venas. Mrs L S Howlet leases her residence as a boarding house. C G Hoyt back from Westport. Yakima colony outings noted. Indian commissioners McNeely and McIntire visit reservation for land purchase talks. Photography sale at Gallery east of School Section 36. cabinet prices listed. Jas Williamson of Hoquiam plans to move to North Yakima with family. Mrs L Coffin dies in Portland aged 72. funeral held. Coffins return from Alaska trip.
Spokane to Priest Rapids railroad survey amid town talk
H J Saively claims a Spokane to Priest Rapids line is being surveyed by a company led by Paul Mohr at the beach. Ellensburg discussed the project as Mohr planned a route via Moxee Sunnyside Horse Heaven and Kiwkitat to a portage at The Dalles. Rev R E Dunlap of Seattle spoke on Civic Righteousness at the Christian church, noting his A P A connections. C B Livermore and Bruce Waring of Seattle visited, eyeing an enterprise for Moxee. Myrtle Singer, from Spokane, returned home after visiting Hilda Laubach. A Japanese woman died in the town’s lower end and was buried after services by Rev Condit. Miss Rhorer cut her Seattle trip short due to her sister Mrs G J Hill’s illness.
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H. J. Saively
Spokane
Priest Rapids
Paul Mohr
Ellensburg
R. E. Dunlap
Seattle
Prohibition Central Committee
Christian Church
Dunlap
A. P. A. Matters
Joel Shoemaker
Lexington
Condit
Gratitude to City Osteopaths Luesing and Ely for Care
A. Forni writes to thank Drs. Luesing and Ely for osteopathic treatment of his wife, who had been ailing four years. After three weeks of care she is nearly well, and he wishes the public to know of the improvement.
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Clair Sie
Batisfactory
Reley
Yakina Hardware Company
Robt
E- Smith
J. J. MacDonald
Old Postoffice Bldg
Yakima Ave
Gay
THE
Paul
Charles H. Whitney
Czeria Clare Martin
Marritt Longmire
Anna Shanks
Venas
C. G. Hoyt
Westport
McNeely
Mclntire
Jas. Williamson
Hoquiam
North Yakima
Mr. Williamson
Gray’s Harbor
Wo Barton's Hardware
D. R. Barton
South First Street
Sunside
Land
Sunnyside Valley
Sunnyside Canale
Northern Pacific Railroad
Washington Irrigation Co
H. B. Scudder
North Yakima, Wash
Wallace-Coburn Hardware Company
T.G. Redfield, G. O
C. B. Livermore
Bruce Waring
Myrtle Singer
Hilda Laubach
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