Traction Company Seeks Major Route and Franchise Change
The Yakima Valley Transportation company petitions county commissioners to alter county road strips from six to twelve feet on one side, affecting areas including Moxee Wide Hollow Fruitvale and lower county. It seeks 40 foot roads and a new line from section 26 to the west, plus relocation of a proposed line to center Park and Chestnut streets. The Inter-Valley Traction Company requests transfer of franchise to Yakima Valley Transportation Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wide Hollow
Fruitvale
Traction
the Traction Company
Township 12
Range 18
EB. W. M
Park Street
Chestnut Street
Inter-Valley Traction Company
Yakima Valley Transportation Company
Convention Opens with Delayed Delegates Attend
The Columbia Baptist association opened its session Friday with fewer attendees due to late trains. The women’s society postponed its missionary program to Sunday afternoon. An address Friday night was delivered by Rev. Willis Pettibone of Spokane. Several named ministers and local residents attended from Spokane Ellensburg Prosser Cle Elum Goldendale Sunny Side and local cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Baptist Association
Willis Pettibone
Spokane
Frank Thompson
Robert A. Thomson
Sarah McEwen
Cora
Martha
Charles H. Clark
Ellensburg
A. H. Rogers
Prosser
Bardge
M. Bridgham
Cle Elum
Nels Sturgaard
Columbia
J. Kesterson
Herman Weis
C. Haley
Celestia Higdon
Goldendale
Dora Bissel
W. R. Brown
S. W. Bruce
George C. McClure
A. H. Lyon
Sunnyside
B. F. Barge
Allan Jeffery
J. O. Jeffery
Harry Cook
Elsie Huxtable
Anna Whitney
F. C. Whitney
F. Ellis
Charles Jones
W. S. Huxtable
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana says Foley's Honey and Tar cured his summer cold after three months of hay fever symptoms and ineffective medicines. He notes his wife also had success using the remedy. North Yakima Drug Store advertises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Ind
Foley
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Pavement Plans Advance as Councilman Promises
Councilman Philip Armbruster says pavement will be placed this year despite bid readvertisement disputes. Attorneys for paving firms led by Judge Brown and Shackelford discuss whether re advertising is needed. If bonding company word is favorable the project will proceed, with potential delays avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Armbruster
West Side
Brown
Shackelford
Yakima Avenue
Inter-Valley Traction Company
Denny Clay Company
Commissioners Maintain Higher Rail and Telegraph Valuations
The board of equalization on Friday raised the valuation of 2.5 miles of the North Yakima and Valley railroad from 25 to 40 cents per foot and increased Sunnyside branch valuation from 90 cents to $1.50 per foot. They rejected petitions to lower Pacific States Telephone Company from $50,000 to $20,000 and Western Union property valuations. Decisions rested with the board, as personal property was the main assessment this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Equalization
North Yakima & Valley
Suninyside
Northern Pacific
Pacific States Telephone Company
Western Union
North
Yakima & Valley Road
Sunnyside Road
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Free Methodists to Hold Tent Meetings in Sunyside
The Free Methodists will conduct tent meetings in Sunyside starting August 21 led by ministers from across the state and pastor Rev. Mr Smalley. Also note Paris Green 30c per pound at Coffin Bros and watch repairs by Otto Nelson at 7 North Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunyside
Free Methodists
Smalley
Paris
Coffin Bros
Otto Nelson
North Second Street
Croyle Survives Hold Up Claim After Five Masked Men
L C Croyle of Morgan Mill at Green River Hot Springs limps to the Hot Springs hotel claiming five masked men held him up on the railroad track and took 750. A posse including Irving Bounds and others pursued the attackers but found no trace. Croyle says the money was payment for log crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Croyle
Morgan
Green River Hot Springs
Hot Springs
Secret of a Beautiful Complexion Ring Offer
An advertisement promises a flawless complexion via a studied secret from Orientals and Greeks, claimed to be used by Europe’s fairest women. The offer bundles a rose cut diamond ring with Tiffany setting and the complexion recipe, priced under $2, urging immediate orders before supplies run out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Contradictory Accounts of Croyle Attack Near Depot
The narrative split between a version where Croyle was beaten and robbed after leaving a saloon and another where railroad workers say he provoked a fight and drew a gun. A posse of Yakima men favors the latter account, with Croyle knocked down and his weapon taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croyle
Yakima
Women Pay More for Life Insurance Says Medical Experts
Medical examiners attribute higher insurance costs for women to indigestion and stomach troubles. They claim weakness, headaches, and chronic stomach issues contribute to mortality more than acute diseases. Mi-o-na promises relief, marketed as a safe, total stomach remedy with a 50 cent box, guaranteed refund if ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Case
Stinson Praises Yakima Valley Jail Project And People
Lee W. Stinson of Champion Iron Co praises Yakima County residents for hospitality and describes the new jail project. He says the county offers bright prospects and that the jail contains five ply steel cages, with a safety system of outside levers and reinforced old cages for female prisoners. He notes the county officials and contractors provided value and security, and declares the jail capable of preventing escapes.
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Lee W. Stinson
Champion Iron Company
New
Omaha
Stinson
United States
Ocean
Yakima Valley
America
Soa
Yakima County
Illinois Eyes Yakima Fruit to Supply Northern Market
O W Johnson president of Produce Distributing Company of Rockford Illinois, urges Yakima valley ranchers to submit fruit statements as northern Illinois seeks bears pears apples peaches plums and similar varieties. The Rockford firm pays 385 to 4 a box for Bartlett pears and aims to replace Oregon fruit with Yakima supply for the Chicago area and northern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Yakima Valley
O. W. Johnson
Produce Distributing Company
Rockford, Ill
Chicago
Zuppani
Michigan
Johnson
Rockford
Oregon
Railroads Promote Yakima Valley Excursion
W B Brewster of the Chicago Great Western promotes a western excursion as the biggest advertisement for railroads west of Chicago. He travels to boost support, attends Toppenish events in November, and will visit towns along the Yakima to enlist help from commercial clubs and other lines.
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Chicago
West
W. B. Brewster
Chicago Great Western
Brewster
Yakima Valley
Toppenish
Yakima
Seattle
Another Good Man Gone Wrong and Kidney Cure Claim
A Morgantown Indiana man A R Bass suffered frequent nighttime urination and back pain before using Foley's Kidney Cure. The ad warns of kidney disease Bright's disease risk and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a quick remedy. North Yakima Drug Store and A D Sloan promote the product with sale dates tu th sat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
A. R. Bass
Morgantown
Ind
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Bronchial Trouble Treated by Hy-o-mei Medicated Air
Advertises Hy-o-mei as a local remedy for bronchial troubles. Claims inhaled medicated air soothes inflammation and stops cough, with a guarantee refund if unsatisfied. Out fit priced at one dollar, sold by C. C. Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Case
The Vegetable Treatment Blood Purifier Remedy
A dated patent style health advertises Fluid Extract Dandelion and other compounds mixed as The Vegetable Treatment Cyclone Blood Purifier. It claims gentle action to aid blood disorders, rheumatism, and chronic backache with teaspoon doses after meals and at night.
Rainier Saloon Owner Seeks Restraining Order Over Debts
Paul F. Rodenbech, Rainier saloon proprietor, files for a restraining order to prevent Henderic J. Buseman from selling promissory notes tied to debts against the Rainier property. Debts include notes for 1080 1100 1200 and 350 with liens from Kirkwood Distillery 520.25 Seattle Brewing 78 Fox River Distillery 60.70. Rodenbech claims Buseman insolvent and notes were placed with Dr J Nywenning to hinder payment. The case centers on unsettled debts and potential harm to Rodenbech’s property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Rodenbech
Rainier
Henderic J. Buseman
Rodenbech
Baseman
Buseman
Rodenbeck
Kirkwood Distillery Company
Seattle Brewing & Malting Company
Fox River Distillery Company
J. Nywenning
James Donahue’s Kidney Cure Success Story
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports failing health from kidney issues until Foley's Kidney Cure. After two bottles he improved and after five bottles he was cured and passed a strict life insurance examination. The remedy is claimed to cure back-ache and kidney and bladder troubles. North Property store hours Tue Thu Sat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Donahue
New Britain
Conn
Foley
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Darrow Visits Toronto in Caldwell Case Reconnaisance
Clarence Darrow, famed defense attorney for William D Haywood and others charged with Governor Steunenberg murder, arrives in Toronto Ontario August 24 and may visit Harry Orchard’s former home in Northumberland.
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Clarence Darrow
Toronto
San Jose arrest reveals 200 bicycle thefts
Charles Wight was arrested for stealing bicycles and confessed to the Chief of Police Carroll. He stated he disposed of 200 stolen bicycles across San Francisco Oakland Palo Alto and Watsonville during his career.
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San Jose
Charles Wight
Carroll
San Francisco
Oakland
Palo Alto
Watsonville
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Chestnut
Park Streets
The
Yakima Valley Transporta
Armbruster
Sunnysde
Valley Railroads
Methodists
Herald
Yakima Boys
Pearance
Royal Court CO
Fifth Ave
N. Y
Co. W. Camp
West Side Druggist
Mississippi
Great Western
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