Yakima Carnival Queen election crowns Miss Schorn
Miss Schorn won the Carnival Queen contest by a landslide over Miss Williamson with a vote total of 254.61 of 321 ballots. She selects Miss Alice Stevenson and Miss Dora Bradfield as maids of honor and will reign over Yakima events with a grand carnival next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances
Miss Williamson
Miss Schorn
Frances Schorn
Schorn
Alice Stevenson
Dora Bradfield
North Yakima
Marshal Mull
New Voting Precincts Created by County Board
The county board created new voting precincts in the city during a recent meeting. Wart No 1 includes presivets 1 and 4 with locations described as south of Yakima Avenue and east or west of First Street. Ward No 2 splits into precincts 2 and 5 with Precinct 2 located north of Yakima Avenue between First Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naches
Yakima Avenue
Naches Avenue
First Street
Board of County Commissioners
Wart No
First
Summer School Closes After Successful Countywide Session
On Friday August 14 the summer school directed by Prof. S A Dickey will close. Attendance was strong, mainly teachers seeking review. Prof. L M Scroggs and Rev C Vail assisted. Pupils came from all county sections, totaling about forty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Dickey
L. M. Scroggs
C. Vail
Young Man Receives County Scholarship to Pullman Agricultural College
The county board annually appoints a youth from the county and pays his college costs at Pullman Agricultural College. This year four applicants competed, and Arthur A. Young of Sunipside was chosen for his good family background and steady habits, expected to reflect credit on the county and its commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Pullman Agricultural College
Arthur A. Young
Sunipside
Remarkable Offer for Daily Tacoma and Yakima Papers
The Herald promotes a clubbing deal offering one year of the Tacoma Daily News and the Yakima Herald for $4.50. Cash must accompany the subscription. Visit to sign up and enjoy a lively, newsy daily paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Tacoma Daily News
Yakima Herald
County Board Rejects Yakima River Bridge Plan
County commissioners met to adjust assessor and taxpayer differences and denied a petition for a bridge across the Yakima at Kennewick. They cited inability to fund the expense this year while noting market slumps lowered last year’s crop value. New city voting precincts were created and W L Wright was named a delegate to the Trans Miss. Congress in Seattle. funding approved for Yakima county product exhibit at the St Louis Exposition and Sunnyside drainage district petition granted for sub irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Yakima
Kennewick
W.L. Wright
Seattle
Yakima County
St. Lewis Exposition
Sunnyside
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yakimatlardware Co
New York
Il Yakima Avenue
Wilson Block
Longuet
J. L. Chamberlain
Fruitvale
Oregon
Mrs. Chamberlain
Train
N. P
Wapato
Johnnie Antelope
Isaac Statham
Frank
D. R. Barton
Varsware Man
South First Street
Board of Equalization
John Ditter’s
Goldman
First National Bank
Macdonald’s
J. J. MacDonald
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!