ROK Extension of Franchise For Valley Transport Co
The county commissioners heard an application for extending the franchise of the Yaki ma Valley Transportation Co by two years. The deadline cited is March 12, 1912, to complete the last provision, with a hearing set for December 11. Separate requests included poles on roads near the city by the United States Telephone and Telegraph Co and a franchise for Academy Telephone Co to operate a telephone system in the Alitanum valley. hearing set for January 4, 190%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportation Company
Tite States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Academy Telephone Co
Ali
Sheep Follow Over Cliff in Moxee Coulee Fatality
A flock of 3000 owned by Stanley Coffin and David Ogilvie suffered a 210 head loss when a leading sheep toppled into a canyon in the Moxee coulee near Ran som ranch. The rest followed, piling at the bottom and suffocating. Three men and a woman camped in the coulee to salvage hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Coffin
David Ogilvie
Moxee Coulee
Ransom Ranch
Yakima
Coulee
Adams elected school director in North Yakima district
J A Adams, president of Ad s Shoe Co and Nel Hill rancher, won the North Yakima district school director post Saturday with 148 votes to 69 for Fred E Janeck and 5 for T A Davis. Adams carried five of eight precincts and led narrowly in the remaining three. Vote by precinct follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kidaneck
J. A. Adams
Ads Shoe Co
Nel Hill Rancher
North Yakima
Fred £. Janeck
T. A. Davis
Adams
Contractor Gollnick Accused of Absconding from Firm
D C Gellnick senior member of Gellnick King Construction Co is alleged by junior partner H J King to have absconded Rumors circulate after a letter from Engineer King to creditors claims the senior member absconded misappropriating all firm assets The junior partner aims to settle all bills though immediate payment may not be possible All bills against the Spokane Petrolithic Pavement Co involve Golinick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Gellnick
Gellnick-King Construction Co
H. J. King
Engineer King
D. Gollneck
Spokane Petrolithic Pavement Co
Golinick
Change of City Class Powers on Sewers under 1907 Law
The 1907 session law ties sewer powers for all but first class cities to the 1899 act, allowing second through fourth class cities to build sewers and levy assessments. North Yakima’s class change does not alter sewer authority until reaching first class. The 1899 act lets cities tax to fund sewers, with assessments as a first lien on parcels.
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North Yakima
Ballinger
Gollnick May Have Left Yakima Valley for California
The Yakima valley representative notes that contractor Gollnick, key to local concrete work, may have gone to California and not return. He previously ran projects in North Yakima with Gollnick King Construction and Wenatchee. Rumors claim he collected funds from multiple contracts before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley
M. F. Mendenall
Exchange Bank
Spokane
Gollnick
Toppenish
California
Wenatchee
North Yakima
King Would
Record Duck Harvest at Calispel Lake Exceeds Season
Spokane reports hunters returning from Calispel Lake NE of Spokane describe unprecedented canvasback mallard widgeon and teal numbers. Lake conditions favor easy access and few residents, making it a prime natural preserve though game hogs and pot hunters persist. Officials warn wholesale arrests possible as complaints to Calispel Duck Club and Spokane Rod and Gun Club mount.
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Spokane
Wash
Calispel Lake
Pacific Northwest
Calispel Duck Club
Spokane Rod and Gun Club
City councils empowered to build sewers and compel connections
The excerpt outlines that cities other than first class have power to construct sewers and maintain drains. It allows the city council to require property owners on sewered streets to connect and use the sewers, with authority to complete connections and assess costs against the fronting properties if owners fail to connect within set deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linger
Richardson flees to Soap Lake over alleged bribery probe
Tony Richardson a wealthy rancher is believed to hold information in the Root investigated bribery case. He fled his desert camp near Ephrata to avoid questioning by The Spokesman-Review staff and was found at Soap Lake sanitarium. He refuses to discuss the matter, claiming no recollection of the incidents.
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Ephrata
Wash
Tony” Richardson
Soap Lake
Sagebrush Hills
Spokesman-Review
Root
State Bar Association
Tony” Mack
Alaska
Seattle
Richardson
Mack
Fatally Injured Farm Team Runaway At Selah Station
John E. Larson 23 of Canada was hurled during a hay haul at Selah when the frightened team bolted. Dragged eight to ten blocks, he was struck by a wagon wheel and is in a coma at St. Elizabeth hospital after aid from Dr. Nagler. Cause cited as a switch engine backing against the car spooking the team.
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Selah Station
John E. Larson
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Nagler
Larson
Canada
H. C. Raney
Selah
Northern Pacific
CISTERN RISING PUZZLES SPRINGFIELD RESIDENTS
In Springfield Missouri crowds watch a brick lined cistern eight feet in diameter and twelve feet deep, eight feet of which holds water, rise gradually from a yard at T F Imhoofs home. The top now four feet above ground keeps ascending, a pump atop it being lifted. Nearby pond and well lose no water. The cistern sounds hollow when struck. Rain has fallen for four days.
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Springfield
T. F. Imhoof
Youths Survive Turkey Theft Case With Suspended Sentences
Justice Court Thursday suspended punishment for four youths Jesse Lee Ray Buck George Rothrock and Roy Todhunter charged with stealing turkeys on Thanksgiving eve. Todhunter and Rothrock were fined 99 dollars plus costs while Lee and Buck receive suspended sentences on good behavior after parental support and a warning against bad company.
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Jesse Lee
Ray Buck
George Rothrock
Roy Todhunter
Justice Court
Todhunter
Rothrock
Pendleton
Ore
Taylor
Umatilla County
Edwards
Doust
Buck
Lee
Mead names Chadwick as Root successor in Supreme Court
Olympia December 3 Governor Mead accepts the resignation of Supreme Judge Root and designates Superior Judge Stephen B Chadwick of Colfax as his successor The appointee is one of the supreme judges elect and will begin his term the second Monday in January An additional justice will be needed to complete the new term for which Root was elected in November
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Olympia
Mead
Root
Stephen B. Chadwick
Colfax
Chadwick
Supreme
Woodmen to Host New Year Eve Mask Ball
The Woodmen of the World plan a mask ball at the pavilion on New Year’s Eve December 31. Prizes will reward best sustained character and neatest costume, with proceeds funding the order’s North Third street lots and buildings.
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North Third Street
Foley's Kidney Cure Ad From A. D. Sloans Drug Store
Every person should know that good health is impossible if the kidney s are deranged. Foley's Kidney Cure will cure kidney and bladder disease in every form and will build up and strengthen these organs so they will perform their functions properly. No danger of Bright s disease or diabetes if Foley s Kidney Cure is taken in time. A. D. Sloan's drug store.
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Foley
Bright
A. D. Sloan's Drug Store
Tifton Canal Half Finished
Official Reclamation Service report shows the Tieton irrigation project at 54 percent complete on November 1, with Sunnyside canal extensions at 26 percent. October brought favorable weather, progress on the diversion dam, nearing completion of two spillways, and water to be turned into the first three miles of main canal.
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Tieton
United Sates Reclamation Service
Northwest
Sunnyside Canal
Tieton Project
Washington
Sunnyside
Ring's Little Liver Pills Advertisement
cure for biliousness and sick headache promises to wake up lazy livers and clear the skin. pack priced at 25 cents and sold by C. W. Camp, West Side Druggist.
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C. W. Camp
West Side Druggist
Okanogan Project Progress Report Indicates High Completion
The Okanogan project is 83 percent complete overall with storage works 69 percent finished and canals 99 percent done. Construction includes wood stave pipe laying Mabton feeder canal and a 55 inch pipe with bids for laterals filed and surveys nearly complete. Hydraulicing paused October 15 to boost next season’s capacity and concrete work advances on the dam gate shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabton
Water Users’ Association
Prosser
Okanogan Project
Washington
Okanogan
Scandal Deepens Over Judge Root Bribery Inquiry
New disclosures tie Judge Milo A. Root to his former partner E B Palmer in a divorce case involving Tony Richardson of Soap Lake. Palmer allegedly offered money to influence the supreme court’s decision. Richardson’s lawyers warned against the offer as Merritt & Merritt testified before the state bar committee. Seabury Merritt condemned Governor Mead for accepting Root’s resignation ending impeachment efforts.
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Milo A. Root
Supreme Bench
Root
E. B. Palmer
Seattle
Tony” Richardson
Soap Lake
Ephrata
The
State Bar Association
Richardson
Palmer
Supreme Court
Merritt & Merritt
Spokane
Merritt Denies But Acknowledges Some Foundation In Bribery Report
Merritt and Merritt admitted a foundation to a report that Tony Richardson was offered a $2000 payoff to fix a supreme court case. They urged openness and said the investigation should reveal the truth, criticizing Governor Mead for accepting Judge Root's resignation.
Pinealve Carbolized Poultice Heals Inflammation
Advertises Pinesalve Carbolized as an antiseptic poultice for drawing out inflammation and poison. Claims use for chapped hands lips cuts and burns with emphasis on healing. Sold locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Camp
West Side Druggist
YMCA to Play Diate College in Holiday Basketball
Members of the local YMCA and Baptist Church Office team prepare for a Thursday practice and a Saturday December 19 game in the association gym. The Washington state college squad on its annual tour will meet the YMCA in a season highlight with several veteran Baptist players and a determined Y office force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office
Baptist Church
Cook
Washington State College
Association
Football Toll Rises as 1908 Season Ends
Chicago reports a brutal football season with ten deaths and 304 injuries. Shurtleff College halfback William Elwell Jr died from gangrene linked to injuries after a game. Illinois Northwestern and Cedar Falls players suffer broken bones and collarbone injuries across multiple matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Elwell, Jr
Shurtleff College
Shurtleff
Jerseyville
Ill
Elwell
Urbana
Railsback
Illinois
Walter Lawrence
Cedar Falls
Iowa
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Ma Valley Transportation Co
Thimense
David Oilvie
Jaeck Adams Davie
Penarth
Myth
Lyth
Sami
Ae - Vairview
St. Louis Reservoir
Tifton Canal
Merritt
Merritt Advised
Tony Richardson
Seabury Merritt
Merritt, Oswald
Mr. Merritt
Mr. Richardson
Judge Root
YMCA
Diate College
Okubatile
United States
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