Yakima River Bridge Plan Aims to Save County Piers
C C E Lum proposes an A shaped cribwork at the head of the island to divert Yakima river flow and spare two piers, estimated cost about 4000 dollars. The plan, supported by County Commissioner Meloy, may affect a nearby transportation company project and seeks an early county decision.
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Cc. E. Lum
Yakima River
Moxee
Maple Street
Meloy
Yakima County
Lum
Electric Lins
Transportation Company
Yakima
Juum
Black Man Grows Daily In Jeffries Johnson Fight Sentiment
Tip Wright reports a shift in national mood toward the Jeffries Johnson bout. He notes crowds in cities show growing belief that Johnson is a serious challenger and that Jeffries may be forced to fight hard to win.
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Tip Wright
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Carlsbad
Jeff
Grandmother’s Enduring Health At One Hundred
A century old reader praises Peruna for health and longevity in a letter to the Peruna Drug Mfg Co. She credits Peruna with restoring vigor after a severe cold and grippe, noting she still takes a nightly spoonful. The ad touts Peruna as an herbal tonic and catarrh remedy, available in liquid or tablet form.
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Grandma Sanderson
Peruna
Mfg. Co
Sach
Peruna Company
Preacher Sues Contractor Over Altercation Outside School Project
Rev. Arthur N. Sanford of the Presbyterian church in Wapato sues contractor William E. Devereaux for 5000 damages after a dispute over a 26000 schoolhouse contract. Sanford, a school board member, alleges his earning capacity was damaged by the punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur N. Sanford
Presbyterian Church of
1909 Apple Production and Prices Hit Record Sums
Statistics show 1909 commercial apples totaled 22 735 000 barrels with 2 435 000 barrels marketed by western orchardists. California and Colorado yields stood at 80 and 90 percent, while other western states ranged 35 to 40 percent. Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana crops were short but growers earned more than in 1908 or 1907. Boxed apples sold for 2.50 to 5 per barrel, with high as 7.50 per box including a sale of 10 per box at the National Apple Show in Spokane.
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Spokane
Wash
California
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Boston
New York
Chicago
James J. Hill
Preference Right Held for Reopened Lands
The Interior Department recognizes preference rights for land entrants after withdrawal for reclamation, following Senator Wesley L. Jones’s advocacy. Claimants in Washington state including North Yakima and the Tieton area may regain entry rights when lands are restored to entry after prior cancellations.
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Department of the Interior
North Yakima
Tieton
Wesley L. Jones
Jones
Skin Grafting of 347 Bodies On Reed Crews
In Walla Walla on December 17, 347 skin grafts have been applied to Reed Crews the injured lineman who nearly died after touching two power lines. More than 90 600 square inches are used and grafting continues at about 20 per day with contributions from Whitman College 75 students Walla Walla High School 50 public school students and 25 soldiers from Fort Walla Walla.
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Walla Walla
Whitman College
Fort Walla Walla
Women to Help Take Census Next Year
The article states there is no law barring women from census work and many will be employed as enumerators. It notes the government conducts population counts every decade and that a new census is due, with adults aged 21 and older able to consent to participate.
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United States
Diverse Weal of News From Oregon and Beyond
Oregon City preserves the old home of Dr. John McLoughlin on the public square after a vote, while enumerators for a tax census include teachers and leading farmers. Other items note Lady Frances Balfour on divorce law reform, George Crocker’s cancer fund gift, and notable society news from Paris and New York.
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Erty
Department
Oregon
John McLouglin
Oregon City
McLouglin Memorial Association
Hudson Bay Company
Frances Balfour
Arthur Balfour
Edward
Royal
England
Tyrant Zelaya Insults Wives as Terror Reigns in Nicaragua
In Managua, prominent women petition acting U S consul Henry Calder for intervention after Zelaya loyalists terrorize the country. Torture, imprisonment, and property confiscation target families and dissenters as fear grips the capital amid executions and threats to officials. Anabel Chaves is named among those in chains for actions during executions.
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Managua
Corinto
Henry Calder
United States
Zelaya
Anabel Chaves
Grace
Cannon
Cald
City to spend on river protection near Yakima frontage
City and county engineers report urgent river bank defenses along the east front from Yakima avenue. Recommended work costs about 5000 dollars including willow rock mattress walls and a dike from Stein Thomsen property to the bridge. A ground survey above the new bridge is proposed to assess channel straightening.
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Yakima
Yakima Avenue
Messrs
Harold Doolittle
W. J. McIntyre
Commercial Club
Transportation Company
Messrs. Stein & Thomsen
Stein & Thomsen
North Coast Railway Aims to Build in Columbia Valley
Wenatchee residents report indications that the North Coast railway plans to build through the Columbia valley this season. A fall survey extended to Pateros is followed by a permanent route assessment south of Oronda while Great Northern surveyors shadow the North Coast. The effort appears tied to the Canadian Pacific, with North Coast as a subsidiary, to connect lines along the valley.
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North Coast Railroad
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Wenatchee
Strahorn Company
North Coast
Wenatchee World
North Coast Railway
Columbia Valley
Pateros
Oronda
Great Northern
East Wenatchee
Canadian Pacific
Apples Of Yakima Please The Elder
Yakima apples receive high praise in a Whitestown Dispatch item from Boone County Indiana. Elder Preston Smith gratefully received a crate of Spitzenberg apples from Harry Irving of Yakima Washington. He shared one apple with Dispatch staff and remarked on the orchard in Washington state, noting its two acre holdings.
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Yakima
Whitestown
Boone County
Ind
Harry Irving
Indiana
Preston Smith
Big Four Depot
Wash
Spitzenberg
Harry
Mr. Irving
Elder
Christmas Post Cards and Magazine Subscription Offer
Twenty Christmas post cards plus a one year subscription to Home Life, a Chickasha monthly magazine, for 25 cents. Send to Address Agent, BP 9, box 1us6, North Yakima, Washington. Offers appear in local classifieds with postal terms and payment details.
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Chicky
North Yakima
Wash
Birds of Value Says Judge at Yakima Show
Judge Elmer Dixon declares Linse Wyandottes would bring about $100 for a pen as the Yakima County Poultry Association exhibition showcases birds with potential to rank nationally. He notes numerous birds among the exhibit could vie for top honors in wider shows.
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Dixon
A. F. Linse
Nob Hill
United States
Morgan Hounds
Linse Wyandottes
Yakima County
North Coast May Enter Sunnyside with Branch Line
Reports from Sunnyside say the North Coast railway has bought a quarter mile strip of seven blocks along Fourth street from the city limits toward the NPB right of way via Sunny side Land and Investment. The move suggests a Sunnyside entry by the Strahorn road with a branch line, the first North Coast activity here. The main line lies about two and a half miles south, from Grandview to Granger.
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North Coast
Sunnyside
North Coast Railway
Fourth Street
NPB
Grandview
Granger
Topnpenish Review
Toppenish Fort Simcoe & Western railroad bids open
J. D. Cornett, a founder, says bids are being received for the road and work will proceed quickly. The line has secured most right of way from private owners and the Indian department. The plan is to build the first 17 miles as material arrives, weather not slowing progress.
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J. D. Cornett
Toppenish, Fort Simcoe & Western Railroad
Indian Department
Mr. Cornett
Toppenish Canyon
North Coast Road
Williams
Toppenish Review
Loose Admits Pack of Lies in Cook Pole Controversy
New York reports erupt over Dr. Cook North Pole claim. Captain Loose faces offers of 4000 to 5000 to recant affidavits while Dunkle and Osbon dispute the motives behind the sensational letters. The duo say the letters were for sale and implicate others in a plotted pretense.
Confession near in Antarctic doctor money ties
Dunkle the promoter and Loose the workman dispute money and a private confession. Loose claims he was owed and notes he wrote a private letter to Captain Bernier while awaiting signing of the confession within 24 hours. Cook Osbon corroborates business dealings but insists the doctor did not need fabrication for Antarctic observations.
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Dunkle
Loose
Bernier
Cook
Osbon
Antarctic
Cattle from Ahtanum Range Stray into Klickitat County
Mr. Marks of Ahtanum faces two 65 mile trips to recover registered Holstein Friesian cattle that strayed into Glenwood and back to their home stable. Seventeen more head were found and sent for. The pedigree cattle had tuberculin testing and were high value, bought in the east last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. Marks
Marks
Glenwood
Klickitat County
Cured the Release of the Young Man in County Jail
Reports say the boy improved after his release and improved nourishment reduced his hallucinations. Fellow prisoners believed malnutrition contributed to his condition as meals increased.
King Leopold Declares Private Burial In Brussels
King Leopold I I will not have an autopsy and bans attendance at his funeral. He leaves three million dollars to his children. Princess Louise orders banks to hold deposits in Leopold or Baroness Vaughan names and fights destruction of records. The body was moved from Leuken to Brussels by torchlight as Albert I ascends.
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Princess Louise
Emperor
Vaughan
Brussels
Leopold
Prince Albert
Albert I
Leuken
Spokane typist accepts speed contest against Seattle rival
Lottie L. Smith of Spokane has accepted H. B. Press of Seattle’s challenge to a graphophone transcription speed test in the Alaska coal inquiry. The contest, limited to 125 pages at 75 words a minute with accuracy paramount, may occur in Spokane or Chicago in January.
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Spokane
Wash
Lottie L. Smith
H. B. Press
Seattle
Alaska Coal Inquiry
Chicago
Miss Smith
National Irrigation Congress
Pineules Promoted for Kidney Trouble Relief
For rheumatic pains and twinges in the neck of the bladder and fin joints take Pineules the new remedy. They are used by many people everywhere and can be depended upon. Pineules act promptly and are an excellent preparation for kidney troubles. Sold by CW Camp.
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CW. Camp
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Arctic Club
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Willie Curtis
Queer Action
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