North Coast railroad work to resume this fall
Contractors Case and Eschbach prep to mobilize a large force for North Coast line projects in central Washington as President Strahorn signals start of work in the fall. Survey crews, right of way purchases near Spokane, and extensions for North Yakima work indicate a major regional construction push with new players joining local teams.
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North Coast Railroad
Washington
Case & Eschbach
Strahorn
North Coast
Spokane
North Yakima
Granger
Naches Gap
Kiowa
Walla Walla
Four Team League Eyes North Yakima Games
North Yakima may host exciting baseball as Toppenish enters with strong fast teams. Two years ago Toppenish built a feverish club equal to any in the valley. Mabton also fields a solid summer club and has bolstered its lineup seeking games.
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Halm
Moffat
Ellensburg
North Yakima
Tigers
Northwest
Yakima
Toppenish
Mabton
Miller Buys Land Near Congdon Corner
Alex Miller closed a deal for 10 acres near the Congdon corner from W. A. Bell and plans to plat the property in town lots just outside the city limits in a district already developing. The consideration was 14000 dollars. He sold 300 acres of Tieton land to Dr. Alfred H. Henry for 20000 dollars and purchased eight thousand dollars worth of dry land near Mabton.
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Alex. Miller
Congdon Corner
W. A. Bell
Tieton
Alfred H. Henry
Mabton
Rancher John A Collins Granted Bail After Shooting
John A Collins, the reservation rancher jailed for shooting Pleasant A Bounds, was released Saturday on a $1000 security bond for later court appearance. Bounds remains hospitalized and the preliminary hearing is indefinitely postponed.
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John A. Collins
Pleasant A. Bounds
Bounds
Body dynamite used in Yakima River search for McDonald boy
Mrs. Mildred McDonald arrives from Idaho as deputies and river draggers continue action to locate Harold B. McDonald an 11 year old who drowned Sunday. The effort directed by Deputy Sheriff Grant runs about two miles downstream from where the accident occurred. McDonald mother remains in North Yakima awaiting news while the search continues or ends.
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Yakima
Harold B. McDonald
Grant
Mildred McDonald
Coeur d'Alene City
Idaho
Sleuth Intervenes in Store Theft. Yakima Plans Nears Filing
A sleuth named A. D. Sloan confronted a thief in Barns store on Yakima Avenue. The suspect Jamesison, aided by a companion, fled with a razor but was arrested after Sloan retrieved the item. In other news, Yakima county offices report near deadlines for nomination filings with possible Republican candidates for sheriff and assessor and Democratic efforts unclear after primaries.
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A. D. Sloan
James
Johnson
Sloan
Frank Millican
Jones Urges Direct Primary Reform in Senate Fight
Kent Washington August 4 Congress man Wesley L. Jones spoke to 145 people on the Wyoming race and urged voters to back direct primaries. He warned Democrats to watch the Republican clash as it would signal how the party will treat opponents after September.
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Kent
Wash
Wesley L. Jones
Jones Club
Jones
W. T. Shinn
Jones Boosters
King County
Ankeny
The
People
Aneny
United States Senate
Senator Ankeny
Mr. Jones
Times
Granger Says Zillah Crops Look Strong This Year
Walter N. Granger, Sunnyside canal superintendent, reports an enormous crop outlook for Zillah and a generally strong valley harvest. He notes good canal work, with Mabton siphon progress and government projects advancing, while prices remain a concern.
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Zillah
Walter N. Granger
Sunnyside Canal
Granger
Mabton
Zilla
Churchill Appeal Moves Toward Supreme Court
Judge Preble signed a 45 page statement of facts from the Yakima county trial in the Churchill case. The appeal, to be heard in October in Olympia, is represented by H. J. Snively for Churchill and Prosecuting Attorney Wende for the state. The document forms a thick eight inch volume part of a large collection likely to require extended consideration.
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Churchill
Supreme Court
Preble
Olympia
H. J. Snively
Wende
Yakima County
Brothers Reunite After 28 Years in Yakima Valley
After 28 years apart J. B. George of Sunnyside and his brother H I George of Leachburg Pa met recently at J B George’s home. They are spending a few days in North Yakima. The Pennsylvania man is impressed with the Yakima valley and may consider relocating here.
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J. B. George
Sunnyside
H. 1. George
Leachburg
North
Yakima
Pennsylvania
Yakima Valley
Douglass Sues Insurance Over Wife’s Death Policy
Ernest M. Douglass sues the Supreme Union Order of Washington in superior court for 1500 dollars the life policy carried by his wife Mary A. Douglass at the time of her death in April 1907. Wende Taylor and Delle represent Douglass.
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Ernest M. Douglass
Supreme Union, Order of Washington
Mary A. Douglass
Wende, Taylor & Delle
Douglass
Fire Devastates Hundreds of Acres of Government Timber
G A Dunbar reports a forest fire burning since Monday afternoon between Box Canyon and Little Raches Lake near Kaches Lake. Rangers arrived Tuesday with aid to halt the blaze as campers and fishermen witnessed rapid spread through the mountain area.
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Chnear Kaches Lake
G. A. Dunbar
Hi. A. McManus
Princeton
Kaches Lodge
Karvhes
Box Canyon
Little Raches
Lake
Dunbar
Gale
Underwood
Forest Ranger
East
Officials to Name Inspectors and Judges for Primaries
A. D. Sloan chairman of the Republican county central committee and Al J. Splawn Democratic chairman will be called before the county commissioners this week to name their selections for inspectors and judges in the coming primaries. Thirty one precincts will be represented this year.
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A. D. Sloan
Republican County Central Committee
al. J. Splawn
Democratic Committee
Edward Brulotte and Rose D Puetuh Anne Wed at Catholic Church
Edward Brulotte and Rose D Puetuh Anne were united in marriage at 7 o clock Tuesday morning in the Catholic church. The couple visited the groom's father in the Moxce for supper and a dance followed at the Catholic pavilion with an excellent time. The groom works as a blacksmith in the city.
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Edward Brulotte
Rose Dpuehanne
Moxce
Death of Senator William Boyd Allison in Dubuque
Senator William Boyd Allison died at his Locust street home in Dubuque at 1 45 this afternoon. Physicians cited heart failure as the cause and his death came as a shock to neighbors who had seen little sign of his illness despite a two year decline in health.
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Dubuque
Iowa
William Boyd Alison
Locust Street
Allison
Cummings Announces Senate Candidacy for Iowa
Governor Albert R. Cummings of Iowa declared his bid to succeed the late Senator Allison. He praised Allison's services and said he seeks election by the Iowa legislature, proposing immediate appointment to fill the remaining term.
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Lake Forest
Albert R. Cummings
Iowa
Allison
Congress
Big Walk in San Francisco Army Officers Start 546 Mile Test
Fourteen officers from Presidio and Benicia aged 80 or more, plus several around 60, completed day one of a Roosevelt ordered 546 mile walking contest. They covered 19 miles in six and a half hours from Aus 4. The group included Col J J Clem Col George H Torney Col J Walter Bent Col Adam Slaker Col C L Anderson Maj W A Bethel and Maj J M Kennedy. They said the test proves their fitness for campaign duty and walked into camp briskly.
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San Francisco
Aus
Presidio
Benicia
Roosevelt
J. J. Clem
George H. Torney
J. Walter Bent
Adam Slaker
C. L. Anderson
W. A
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Chas. Carpenter
A. B.cline
C. R. Donovan
Yakima River
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Pat
Crocker
Sheriff
Joe Lancaster
United States
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Hiis
Churchill Appeal
Judge Preble
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H. J. George
Leachburg, Pa
Sues Por Insurance
Ranger
Sloan and
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Moxce Valley
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Cummmings
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