City News In Brief From Yakima Area
A stream of notices reports residents visiting Seattle and the Sound for Carnival events and gatherings. Local figures such as George Gandy and Mrs D M Shanks are listed with travels to Seattle Portland and Missoula for short trips and visits to relatives. A. W. Jewett and others plan Elks carnival attendance while business moves include Olof Sandberg purchasing the Fechter store building for 2800 dollars and applying for a saloon license.
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Olof Sandberg
Fechter
South Second Street
Yakima Avenue
Chestnut Street
Sandberg
New York Ham Lure and Bargain Housewares Sale
Six spools Best Cotton and a good toothbrush announced with per yard pricing. Yeas Baby Ribbon plain edge at 25c. Ladies belts and wire clothesline offered, towel roller priced low. A few ladies and children’s Oxfords at half price.
Special Bargains for July 23 Checks
Local ad promises all checks dated July 23 will be accepted the same as cash in one exchange for goods, signaling a limited time sale and equal value on purchases.
Sale of horses and farm equipment at Coffin Bros. sale barns
A public auction will offer a large number of horses and some farm machines at Coffin Bros. rear sale barns on Saturday September 6 with J T Bragg as auctioneer. Also notes on local health, post office petition, campers returning from Lake Caches, Cascade Lumber mill progress, a horse accident, and local advertisements.
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Brady Bros
Coffin Bros
J. T. Bragg
Cascade Lumber Company
Easton
Pennington
Faucet Filters and Water Purifiers for Home Use
Pure drinking water supplies advertised for home use with Faucet Filters fitting any faucet. Includes Pasteur's Porous Stone and Germ-Proof Filters and Chrystal Quartz and Bone Charcoal. Available from T. C. Pigott in Vancouver Washington or Jones in Boston Massachusetts.
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Pasteur
T. C. Pigott
Vancouver
Wash
Jones
Boston
Mass
Democratic Central Committee Sets September Primaries and Convention
The Democratic Central Committee met on Saturday to set the primaries for September 6 and the convention for September 13. Delegates are apportioned based on the 1900 Gov. Rogers vote, one delegate per ten votes and one for any major fraction.
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Democratic Central Committee
Gov. Rogers
They're Off 500 Strong Elks Parade Bound for Queen City
The Elks excursion departed at 9 40 this morning with 500 travelers headed to the Queen City. Local lodge members joined the crowd in uniform and expect a strong parade showing.
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Grand Elks
Queen City
Lodge of Elks
Runaway Horses Cause Alarm in City Alley
A H H Schott & Co delivery team broke loose Monday afternoon in the back alley while loading for a trip. They dashed across First street into the Barthol et hotel alley, colliding with Ward's express wagon tied to a telegraph pole. The driver is exonerated. the horses’ strength and fright caused the escape. The horses are described as wicked.
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H. H. Schott & Co
First Street
Bartholet Hotel
Smithereens Ward
Northern Pacific Held Up at Hope Idaho
Bandits attempted to rob the Northern Pacific express car at Hope Idaho about 11 PM. They cut the blind baggage loose and chased the car down the track misidentifying it as the express car. The train crew locked the express car and when the robbers returned they fled into the woods after a warm reception. Dr White, traveling home from Milwaukee, reports passengers were frightened.
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Northern Pacific
Hope
Idaho
NP. Overland
Deaths and marriages in local notices
Peter J Remy died at his son’s Fairview home of heart failure. James Mockler aged 79 died of cancer. funeral and Catholic interment followed. Eugenia Sandmeyer died of diphtheria. burial by city authorities. Andreas Erickson died near the Selah bridge from liver disease. he was a long-time blacksmith and left ten children. Marriage licenses issued to Gordon and Groshong, Miller and Stevens, Blakely and Hewitt. Legal actions include overpaid taxes suit against County Treasurer Dudley and commissioners, garnishment against Henry Winger, and Dodds seeking divorce from Marie Berthie Dodds for temper incompatibility.
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Peter J Remy
Peter J. Remy
Edward Remy
Fairview
James Mockler
Eugenia Sandmeyer
Andreas Erickson
Selah Bridge
Erickson
Mike Schorn
Harness Offer Promises Durable, Cheap Options
An advertisement touts affordable reliable harnesses, claiming poor harness could cause death under rough treatment. It markets first class, fine custom work, and full stock with inexpensive prices. Workmanship and material are warranted.
Rest for the Weary at T R Fisher Furniture
A store advertising a restful feeling with a line of brass and enameled bed steads in all styles and prices. Emphatic values in reliable furniture. All kinds.
Sunflower Grows to Record Size in Yakima
A Nob Hill resident, H. Zellar, brought a giant sunflower to his office last Saturday. The plant stands about 9 feet tall with a base thickness of 2 inches and a flower 1445 inches in diameter. He says he has more giants and a stranger plans to send some to Kansas to prove the figures.
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Yakima
H. Zellar
Nob Hill
Kansas
Wiedemann Show Opens Week at Larsen's Theatre
The Wiedemann Show opens a week's engagement at Larsen's Theatre on Monday September 1 with the four act comedy My California Home by Charles T. Carey. Admission 30 cents lower floor and balcony 20 cents gallery. children 10 cents. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes the company opened at the Third Avenue Theatre with Down In Egypt praised for acting and clever dialogue and highlights Beverly and Danvers in A Married Man.
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Wiedemann
Larsen’s
California
Chas. T. Carey
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Wiedemann Company
Third Avenue Theatre
Egypt
Old Kentucky
Berverly
Danvers
Mr. Danvers
Seattle
Larsen
Local Round-Up Report From Yakima Area
Read and sister Blanche return from Victoria and the Sound. Regular services resume first Sunday in September at the Congregational church. Various notices include real estate and trade ads, railroad worker Clinton Brewer in Spokane, Miss Florence Gordon hospitalized after Seattle carnival, and staff changes at Coffin Bros. plus a fishing party report with 600 trout caught during a Natchez trip.
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The
Congregational Church
Er. W. Smith
van Norman
MccNeice
Allenbaugh
Loyd Hatfield
Whitehouse
Natchez
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City News
George
Gandy
Mayor Fechter
the Sound
Pieas Bounds
Portland
Rudkin
Marshal Scudder
John Reason
Ashland
Neb
City
Mrs
A. L. Aikens
Mrs. Henry Kohls
Mattie
Nora Preble
Nick Harting
James Greene
James Barnett
James Crane
Tacoma
North Yakima
J. A. MacArthur
New York
Guon
State Fair Commission
Sound
Dr. Burns
Ethel
E. E. Streitz
Yakima Valley Bank
D. M. Shanks
C.F. Lot
Kennewick
A. W. Jewett
Bartholett
Ed Duffy
Topvenish
Missoula Hospital
T. B.gunn
T. B. Gunn
H. H. Allen
James Foster
Mr. Mason
Prosser
Duncan Stewart
Star Clothing Co
Oregon
Clara Storps
Wilson’s Modern Business College of
John W. Sindall
A. C. Wagg
Horse Heaven
W. H. Webber
Mr. Webber
Prosser Buletin
George Taylor
E. W. R. Taylor
Claude Briggs
John Mechtel
Affall
R. Carrasso
Victoria
Thompson
Simcoe
Lake Caches
Geo
Vance
Frank L. Wheeler
Howard
D. A. Fechter
Will Cameron
Frank Sharkey
Mort Martin
Mert
National Homeseekers’ Association
Ditter Building
Jackson
Yakima Bottling Works
G. Macl. Richards
Sloan’s Drug Store
W. A. Erwin
New York Life
Stone's
Peck
North Carolina Optical Society
Hotel Yakima
Frank L. Gordon
Mary E. Groshong
J. F. Miller
Carrie EF. Stevens
Benjamin F. Blakely
Dulsole J. Hewitt
W. A. Hall and Wife
Dudley
F. A. Williams
A. R. Williams
Henry Winger
Wm C. Dodds
Marie Berthie Dodds
T.r.fisher
No. 14
North Second Street
G. W. Cary
R. D. Read
Miss Blanche
Victoria and the Sound
M N. Richardson
Dunkard Church
South Athanum Avenue
City Inquire
North Third Street
Yakima Produce Co
Dr. Baker
Walla Walla
Miss Aleta
Clinton Brewer
N. P
Spokane
Gordon
Florence Gordon
George Stacy
Harvey Congdon
Ellensburg
Paul G. Kruger
Dalles
Ore
the Baptist Church
Brigesk Dam Musical Goods
Seattle Tailoring CO
First Ave
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