Coffin Views Sheep Industry Prosperity in Northwest
Lester F. Coffin, leading stock owner in Washington and Idaho, predicts strong profits from sheep grazing and notes Seattle milling could profit from a wool scouring plant. He cites rising wool demand, fashion shifts, and large land purchases, with major markets in Puget Sound and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E*ee Coffin
Northwest
United States
Lester F. Coffin
Washington
Idaho
Seattle
Dalles
Pendleton
Coffin
Lewiston
North Yakima
Rainier Grand
Chicago
Yakima
Oregon
Puget Sound
Sound
Alaska
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Free Methodist Camp Meeting Near Ellensburg
The Yakima district of the Free Methodist church holds its annual camp meeting at Sheldon's Grove near Ellensburg. A large crowd attends daily programs as the gathering continues through to Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima District
Washington
The
Free Methodist Church
Sheldon’s Grove
Ellensburg
Wool stock nearly exhausted in The Dalles warehouses
Wool merchants report storage near fully sold out with only a few clips remaining. Prices this year average around 104 cents per pound, indicating tight supply and quick turnover in The Dalles markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalles
Gypsie Fortune Tellers Target Town in Noted Scam
A band of Gypsies arrived last week and ran a fortune telling racket that swindled many townspeople. One man, George Finley, lost five dollars to a leading medium described as a shrewd woman, who led the scam before he complained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Finley
Eddy family stars in Sells & Gray Ring Show
The Eddy family six performs acrobatics and has toured widely before joining Sells and Grays Shows. The troupe opened in Savannah on April 6 and will appear in North Yakima on Friday August 9 with two performances and a grand street parade. Miss Edna Tybells and the Earl Sisters are among the famous associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sells & Gray
United
Six Eddys
Eddy Family
America
Sells & Grays
Savannah
Georgia
South
North Yakima
Edna
the Tybells
Earl Sisters
Forest Fire Prevention Orders Issued by State Official
Superintendent R B Sheller of the state forestry reserves issues Washington orders enforcing forest fire laws on public lands. Prohibits unprotected camp fires and authorizes removal of violators. Sheller to investigate every fire and prosecute starters, including campers prospectors and settlers, with several fires already reported this season but limited damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Sheller
Washington
Sheller
Local notes on travels and a railway accident tale headline
Pithy paragraphs recount Westport stays by Marshal Scudder and others, summer trips from Bethany to Couer d Alene, and Pioneer meeting attendance. News of John Johnson, a Norwegian railbeat victim, plus a band outing to Soda Springs and a medical testimonial for FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE at North Yakima Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Finn
Lima O
Foley
North Yakima
Copper ore sample rich in copper and precious metals found in claim
John Michels returned from Catches lake with copper ore specimens from a claim he and partners Jacob Korfus and John Nervman are pursuing. Surface assays show 4 to 14 percent copper while nine feet deep yields 40 to 45 percent copper with gold and silver. Ore displayed at the Bartholet. Rev and Mrs Reed and Mr and Mrs McConnell returned from Soda Springs camp. Reed plans Portland visit and revival work in the M E church. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve advertised by Ayres Yellow Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Michels
Catches Lake
Jacob Korfus
John Nervman
Michels
Bartholet
J. F. Reed
C. B. McConnell
Soda Springs
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Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
North Yakima, Wash
VV HuTson & Parker
Jane Whitson
Fred Parker
Rosle & Rigg
Yakima National Bank
Ss. H. Mason
Fish Market
South Second Street
H. R. Wells, M. D
Asbury Methodist Hospital
Minneapolis
David Rosser
U.S
Ayres
P. Frank
Office
A. S. Hayley
Yakima City
J E. Banks
Schindeler
T G., Redfield
Yakima Ave
Tiava
Viavico
North
Alex Bowman
Richardson Collection Agency
Columbia Street
Wash
Sainch
AL Bank OF North
M. Ladd
W. L. Steinweg
Char
Carpenter
H. B. Scudder
W.B. Dudley
Yakima County
J. T. Foster
Yakima Herald
Free Methodist
Marvelous Acrobats
Marshal Scudder
Westport
W. P. Guthrie
Bethany, Ill
Elma Mayer
Little Brother
Couer d’ Alene
Pioneers
Edward Whitson
O. A. Fechter
C. E. White
the Sound
P. B. Jackson
Missoula
Mont
Congregational Church
W.S. Bell
State Missionary Society of the Congregational Church of Montana
Rev. P. B. Jackson
John Johnson
Bergen
Norway
James White
Bryantsville
Ind
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Yellow Drug Store
Blair Business College
Spokane
Portland
Marshall Street
J. W. Hill
M. D
P. O. Drawer
Portland, Or
DeWitt & Co
Botte
Quiett & Ayres
K.J. Wyman
Court House
Libby
Neil
Pearson & Watt
Yakima Avenue
Mumiller
Drayman
Pioneer Lumber Co
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