Water Users Demand Reform and Accounting
Grandview Water Users association urges government reform on irrigation and reclamation projects. They seek prior consultation, expense accounting, payroll copies, and one vote per stockholder. They favor improved drainage and local control of operation and maintenance to cut costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Users’ Association of the Valley
United States
Senate Committee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Grandview Water Users’ Association
Water Users’ Association
Girl May Break Strike at American Sheet Mill
A strike at the American Sheet and Tin Plate mill in New Castle Pennsylvania is led by Mollie Braden daughter of former superintendent Dan Braden. She acts as forewoman in the assorting room and travels with armed guards and detectives. Stones were thrown at her car last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Mollie Braden
Dan Braden
Miss Braden
Local News Bits from Vashon and Surrounding Areas
Miss Grace Lachance and Miss Katie McKay return from the summer normal on Vashon Island. H W Powell builds a new two story sixteen by twenty four foot house. Miss Jennie Killian travels to Seattle then Santee California to visit sister Mrs D A Reeves. Second hay crop soon stacked and valued at ten dollars f o b Mabton or Grandview. W C Smith nears completion of a Bethany district farm house costing about two thousand dollars. Frank Delp and George Davenport head to Seattle and Spokane for expos and irrigation congress respectively. Belma school to be taught by Prof Hunsinger Mrs Harry McGaughy and Miss Grace Lachwell starting September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lachance
Katie McKay
Vashon Island
H. W. Powell
Jennie Killian
Seattle
Santee
Calif
D. A. Reeves
Grandview
W. C. Smith
Bethany
Frank Delp
George Davenport
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Hunsinger
North Yakima
Harry McGaughy
Grace Lachwell
Belma
Blondes Don't Survive Here Warning by Army Surgeon
New York Aug 9 Dr Charles E Woodruff a surgeon and U S Army major warns light complexioned blue eyed New Yorkers about hidden dangers after completing a private tour His remarks focus on health or safety risks encountered during travel or public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Woodruff
United States Army
Mummy in a Pine Box Shipped to Chicago Auction Planned
A box labeled Papier Mache containing a life size mummy of an Indian woman was found in a Chicago warehouse. The box traced to J. E. Fisher of Los Angeles and H. W. Kleeb of Battle Creek, with no owner found. If unclaimed after six months it will be sold at auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. E. Fisher
Los Angeles
H. W. Kleeb
Battle Creek
Goose E. Davesent
Richards
Ashes of Mrs. Peyton Cast Into Lake Michigan
In Chicago on August 10 a metal box carrying the ashes of Mrs Rosa Peyton was lowered from an excursion steamer into Lake Michigan. The widow sought the ashes to mark the Alpena wreck scene where her husband disappeared twenty nine years earlier amid the disaster that claimed many lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rosa Peyton
Lake Michigan
Uncle Joe Cannon Signals Readiness to Retire
Danville Illinois August 10 Uncle Joe Cannon says he is still in the ring and ready to retire when his constituents want him to. He denied plans to lecture at Chautauquas and said he will likely spend the summer at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
Joe” Cannon
Cannon
Hoquiam Delegation to Decorate Alaska Exposition
A Hoquiam delegation will visit the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition on Thursday to decorate. The Worcester Newale glee club, a 42 voice group, will start a concert series at the exposition on Wednesday. The club is renowned nationwide and tours extensively with a two special trams. Worcester board of trade Townst ccdy held on Thursday. A large loan from that state will be exercised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Hoquiam
Worcester Ne Wale Glee Club
See
United States
Worcester Board of
Seattle Iowa Society Plans Elab orate Program and A U U Meets
The Seattle Iowa Society stages an elaborate program for the occasion as the Fifty sixth regiment band of Fort Dodge plans concerts August 11 to 13. AuaU U freak and field meet will be held on Friday and Saturday with junior events opening the athletic program. United States athletes and western clubs join in the event featuring Ralph Ro Forest Smithson and Dan Kelly among noted competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Lowa Society
Fifty-sixth Regiment Band
Fort Dodge
D'Am
United Ss
Wocetern Cubs
Ralph Ro
Take Water From Gutters Causes City Notice
Enterprising residents who tap gutter water risk trouble with the street and ditch committee. A North Second Street man dammed a ditch and built a flume to irrigate lawns, using midnight and post midnight hours. Police and city ordinance threaten penalties for this practice drawn from the Union ditch water source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Second Street
Second Street
North First Street
Third Street
Union Ditch
Ringling Brothers Circus Opens Big In Madison Square Garden
The Ringling Brothers circus announces a mile long train split into five sections and a parade property train of twenty cars. It requires twelve acres for tents and employs 1286 people with 650 horses, featuring Perrcheron stock and a lavish opening in Manhattan with seven thrillers and European comedians. The North Yakima debut follows a grand parade, menagerie, and a world of spectacle promising the most remarkable city event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Brothers
New York
Ringling
Madison Square Garden
Manhattan
North Yakima
Fatal Mabton House Fire Claims Family
A Mabton dwelling occupied by Mrs. Wilfrid Dion and six children burned Sunday night. One child died Monday night, the mother is very gravely burned but may recover. The home, valued at 700 dollars, belonged to S. P. Flower and was uninsured. Local chaos followed a visit by traveling horse traders who sparked fights as authorities rounded up several suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabton
Wilfrid Dion
S. P. Flower
Marshal Young
Miller
Local Industry Expands on Town Outskirts
On Tuesday and Monday, new equipment arrives as a thrashing outfit is unloaded at May Ten and taken to the Glade by the Williams boys. Geo Miller expects a rotary pump and a factory soon. many locals ready to work. green fields appear on the town’s southern edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Geo. Miller
Crop conditions show gains over last year and decade
Washington reports a government review finds winter and spring wheat corn oats rye flax and grapes in better condition than both last year and the ten year average. Cotton rice hay buckwheat and apples trail behind last year and the ten year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Deep Waterways for the Pacific Coast Investment Argument
J M Teal of the Portland joint committee advocates improving waterways as a long term investment. He argues coastal rivers harbors sustain commerce, reduce costs, and boost regional prestige by enabling lumber, wool, salmon, hops and canned goods to move by sea, with growing returns over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Teal
Joint Consultation Committee
Portland
Pacific Coast
Campaign Against Embalmed Cucumbers by Dr. Wiley
Dr. Harvey Wiley, chief chemist of the agricultural department, leads a crusade against embalmed cucumbers and gherkins treated with alum. He argues spoiled pickles are rejuvenated by alum, becoming eye pleasing and tempting to buyers. The board of food and drug inspection has studied alum as a preservative but has not yet decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Harvey Wiley
Agricultural Department
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Grand Jury Probe Considered in Toppenish Death Case
Factional strife in Toppenish, a reservation town, may lead to a grand jury probe into general conditions and the death of town character C. D. Smith on or around July 1. City Attorney Campbell is out of town, fueling talk of official indifference hindering the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Toppenish
C. D. Smith
Smith
Allowmmney Campbell
Toppenich
Fis
Topwreek
Tacoma
Fire Sweeps Monticello Business District
A disastrous blaze tore through Monticello's business section in New York, leaving extensive damage and prompting emergency response. Fire crews battled the flames as investigators began examining the scene for the cause and potential hotspots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Fire Routs Town as 50 Stores and More Burn Down
A large fire destroyed 50 or more stores along with a post office bank two hotels and forced hundreds of summer resorters to flee. Aid came from nearby towns but by midnight the blaze raged with dynamite used to check flames. The town remained cut off as telephone and telegraph lines burned.
Markets Pulse Dealers See Fruit Shipments Boost Prices
Revival in fruit shipments and orders from eastern merchants lifts receipts of apples and pears. Carload fruit shipments planned next week. green products rise with corn and tomatoes. Hay and spuds weak. hops dull with no price until after picking. Pears shipped to eastern and sound markets. butter in demand with strong price. Foreign markets note wheat, lead, copper, and silver variations across Liverpool New York Chicago San Francisco Portland Tacoma. Hops show weakness in New York and San Francisco while London firm on Pacific coast. Wool and hides steady with varied grades in St Louis and New York markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Commission
Liverpool
New York
San Francisco
London
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Colonel Albert Pope Dies After Industrial Setback
Boston reports the death of Colonel Albert Pope a prominent figure in automobile and bicycle circles. He had been in poor health following a nervous breakdown caused by the financial embarrassment of his bicycle company the country’s largest in the field. Greeks Offend Turks in Constantinople a Greek reply to Turkey's note on the Oreste is received and may be discussed by the cabinet with Greece threatening to recall its minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Albert Pope
Pope
Constantinople
Turkey
Greece
Athens
Zeppelin Rumor Circulates on Count Zeppelins Death
The Daily Telegraph’s Hague correspondent reports a rumor of Count Zeppelins death with no confirmation of a Stuttgart dispatch noting he was taken to a hospital at Constance for a neck abscess. Manzan the eat pie remedy offers constipation prevention and piles relief with direct application via a nozzle. Sold by C. W. Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppelin
London
Daily Telegraph
The
Hague
Count Zeppelins
Stuttgart
Constance
C. W. Camp
Ambrose v Ambrose summons issued in Yakima County Washington
In Yakima County Washington Superior Court A J Ambrose sues Lizzie H Ambrose for the case action. The state of Washington notifies Lizzie H Ambrose to appear and respond to the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
Yakima County
A. J. Ambrose
Lizzie H. Ambrose
Absolute Divorce Suit Granted on Grounds of Adultery
The plaintiff seeks an absolute divorce from the defendant on the ground of adultery. The summons requires the defendant to respond within sixty days after the first publication, with notice to plaintiff’s attorney H. J. Snively of North Yakima, Washington, and warns that failure to answer may lead to a default judgment. Dates listed include April 11 18 25 and September 18 15 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear
H. J. Snively
Plaintiff's Attorney Office
North Yakima
Yakima County
State of Washington
Notice to Creditors in Scofield Estate
In Yakima County Washington the estate of Nellie Elizabeth Scofield deceased is administered by executor Frank Robey Scofield. Creditors must present claims with vouchers within one year after August 4 1909 at Lynch and Grady 205 209 Mullins Building North Yakima Washington or be forever barred. Dated July 28 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court of
Washington
Yakima County
Nellie Elizabeth Scofield
Frank Robey Scofield
Lynch & Grady
Mullins Bldg
North Yakima
Notice for Wesley Crews Homestead Final Proof
Notice is given that Wesley Crews of Cowiche Washington filed intent to make final five year proof to establish a homestead claim on lots 3 and 4 section 6 township 14 N range 17 E Willamette Meridian before the Register and Receiver at North Yakima Washington on September 16 1909. Witnesses are Willard K E Thompson William Tetherow William Schenck and Jesse Thompson all of Cowiche Washington. Harry Y Saint Register. Aug 4 11 18 25 Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
North Yakima
Wash
Wesley Crews
Cowiche
Washington
Willamette Meridian
Willard KE. Thompson
William Tetherow
Naches City
William Schenck
Jesse Thompson
Harry Y. Saint
Register
Ward files final commutation proof on homestead land
William Thomas Ward of North Yakima Washington filed notice of intention to make final commutation proof for a homestead entry in section 26 township 14 N range 19 E Willamette Meridian. He will appear before the Register and Receiver on September 14 1909, with witnesses J Dorriers Max J Morgan George H Valentine and John Wilfred Withers all of North Yakima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
North Yakima
Wash
William Thomas Ward
Washington
Willamette Meridian
Register
Rrceiver
J. Dorriers
Max J. Morgan
George H. Valentine
John Wilfred Withers
Harry Y
Saint, Register
Final account hearing for Foiles estate in Yakima County
In Yakima County Washington the court fixes September 7 1909 at 1 30 p m for hearing the final account of L L Foiles administrator of Mary T Foiles deceased and petition for distribution of residue. Notice to be published in Yakima Herald for four weeks and posted in three public places. Court Commissioner RE B Cresap seals the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court of
Washington
Yakima County
Mary T. Foiles
L. L. Foiles
Eclock
Yakima
Notice of hearing on administrator's final account Yakima Wa
State of Washington Yakima County clerk certifies a true copy of an order to show cause why the final amount of the administrator should not be approved and petition for distribution and discharge should not be granted. Hearing set for Tuesday September 7 1909 at 1 30 p m in North Yakima court room. Witness A W Barr county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
Yakima
A. W. Barr
Yakima County
North Yakima
Washington
Superior Court
Wash
J. W. Martin
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Trey Guge
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