Prizes Awarded At Poultry Show Crowd Attends Deal
The poultry show yesterday awarded prizes across many breeds including Dark Brahmas Rhode Island Reds and Leghorns with multiple first second and third placements. Admission reduced to 10 and 15 cents Friday and Saturday and W. C. Denny will lecture to schoolchildren on Saturday afternoon. Separate report notes a political discussion on railroad routes indicating St. Paul line constraints and mileage comparisons among Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Denny
A. M. Cale
Rhode Island Reds
Anthony Krober
L. B. Brooks
J. Wilder
S. C. Brown Leghorn
J. W. Farsell
Walla Walla
Henry E. Scott
F. R. Henry
S. C. White Leghorn
H. C. Webber
J. E. Fitch
Ss. C. Buff Leghorn
Q. C. Wilder
F. W. Bugg
C. E. Zirkle
J. Miller
Houdans
Leon D. Green
Ss. C. Buff Orpingtons
Dr. Cornu
Hamburgs
Rulen Ducks
J. G. Wilder
Stockholders Meeting Notice for New Shamo Ditch Company
Notice is given that the regular annual meeting of the stock holders of the New Shamo Ditch company will be held at the corner chamber of the city hall in North Yakima Washington on Saturday January 5 1907 at 1 p m to elect a board of trustees for the ensuing year and for other purposes. Dated December 17 1996. John J Rudkin Secretary.
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New Shamo Ditch Company
North Yakima
Washington
John J. Rudkin
Hazel Hill
Supreme Lodge
Rebecca lodge elects district officers at Sunnyside meeting
The Rebecca lodge district convention was held last Tuesday evening at Sunnyside with attendees from Isibella lodge including Mrs. Whitehouse and Mrs. Nellie Casseres. Officers elected for the next year include President Mrs. A L Churchill of North Yakima and Secretary Mrs Belle Dale of North Yakima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Lodge
Sunnyside
Isibella Lodge
Whitehouse
D. D
Nellie Casseres
A. L. Churchill
Grange
North Yakima
D. Huston
Granger
Belle Dale
W. A. Pickard
Bert Yakey
Allie Robertson
TI. G
QO. G
Emily Morgan
Angus
Prosser
Nellie Tracy
Sunny
E. Tilby
L. L. Yakey
Minnie Atkinson
Route to Pacific coast line draws battles on western roads
The announced route for the western division of St Pauls new line to the Pacific crosses and parallel shifts with the Northern Pacific from the Montana North Dakota border to Seattle. The plan sparks a big struggle for Hill roads and signals E H influenced moves in Paul plays.
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St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Great Northern
Gma
Paul
E. H
Reward for Brave Sheriff in White House Letter
The White House released a Dec 19 1906 letter praising Carroll county Ga Sheriff J L Merrill for defending a mob to prevent a black man’s death. It recalls Merrill losing re election, a $50 month offer, and Roosevelt’s note suggesting promotion to custodian at Atlanta federal prison at $1200 yearly.
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Washington
White House
Washington, d D. C
Bonaparte
J. L. Merrill
Carroll County
Merrill
Adamson
Atlanta
North Coast and County Reach Agreement on Gap Road
North Coast Railway, Yakima County, and Jay Lynch sign an agreement in Union Gap to allow a new road through the gap for the North Coast line. The county gains permission to use the route if condemnation favors the North Coast, while Northern Pacific's right of way underpins the plan. Assistant Engineer Pitman will supply land‑bound cost figures.
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North Coast
Northern Pacific
Jay Lynch
Yakima
Union Gap
F. L. Pitman
Englehart
Parker Siding
Granger
Pitman
Lynch
Superior Court
State of Washington
North Coast Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Company, Et al
Yakima County
Board of
Union Gap railroad project sets 24 foot road and five percent grades
The document details a 1906 agreement by North Coast Railway to alter and construct a new 24 foot wide road west of the current Union Gap route, with strict slope limits up to five percent and a five foot high fence. It covers approaches from the Yakima river and railroad, conditions for abandonment of the present road, and payment obligations if the county does not require new approaches.
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Ahtanum Bridge
Union Gap
Petitioner
Yakima River
Yakima
North Coast Railway
Robert E. Strahorn
Daniel Sinclair
D. A. M'Donald
W. H. Cline
Anderson-Freeman Wedding Solemnized at Natchez Home
Miss Dilla Alderson and John W. Freeman married by Rev. A. H. Henry at the bride’s Natchez home. Freeman, known as Will Freeman, is related to attorney F. Parker and described as a hustler. The ceremony featured Miss L Briggs and attendant Lizzie Alderson with a grand dinner and lavish decorations.
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Claude Briggs
A. W. Brewer
Edith Boller
T. E. Webb
Walker Moren
Lillian Litton
Freeman
Seattle
Sound
Natchez Road
Natchez Valley
Dilla Alderson
John W. Freeman
A. H. Henry
M. E. Church
F. Parker
Will” Freeman
Alderson
John Alderson
Natchez
Remarkable Return Finds Lost Dime After 65 Years
The Springfield man Frank Bookwalter returns home after 65 years to uncover a dime he lost at age five in a crack on the front steps. The note mocks the tale, noting a millionaire like Mr. Rockefeller would have no trouble recovering such money.
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Frank Bookwalter
Springfield
Rookwalter
Mr. Rockefeller
In Favor of Canteen Beer Halls for Soldiers
The 1919 report by Colonel John Chamberlain shows beer halls at national homes for disabled volunteers yielding 165454 in profits last year. The inspector-general urges retaining the canteen, arguing beer halls aid comfort and welfare and prevent worse spending in saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Home
John Chamberlain
Secretary of War
Mutiny on Steamship Pennsylvania Suppressed by Captain Blain
Thirty mutinous crewmen confronted Captain J F Blain on the Pennsylvania as a gale raged near Cabella. The master ordered a crewman to perform a task, sparks flew, and the mutiny formed near the bridge. Blain stood firm, directing the crew back to posts while armed guards and revolvers protected a $300000 treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pennsylvania
J. F. Blain
Cabella
Blain
Walla Walla Man Seeks Pardon After Conviction
O D Welling, jailed in Okanogan County for criminally assaulting his daughter Flora, seeks clemency after his 18 year old daughter Flora and 14 year old sister Cora testified. Cora now avers her sister fabricated the tale to banish her from the case.
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Walla Walla
O. D. Welling
Okanogan County
Flora
Cora
Father-Discipline Allegations Motivate Testimony
Cora claims she was urged by her sister to corroborate a charge against her father, who disciplined his daughters severely. Friends of Welling suggest cattlemen sought him out because he owned sheep. Flora fled to Canada to avoid summoned retrac tion. Welling previously resided in Rockford, Spokane County, with a decent reputation.
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Cora
Welling
Flora
Canada
Rockford
Spokane County
Tragic electrocution of boy in city lighting accident
Seattle report says Harold Wurster, ten, was electrocuted on his way home from school when a city lighting wire tangled with a line from the Independent Telephone company. His eight year old sister narrowly escaped harm as bystanders kept her from approaching the live wire.
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Seattle
Harold Wurster
John A. Wurster
Northlake Avenue
Independent
Fairchild Scores Northern Pac For Fuel Relief Efforts
In Tacoma on December 21 Washington residents faced coal and wood shortages but were not deemed to be in distress. Chairman Fairchild announced relief plans with O R N to move coal from British Columbia to Eastern Washington and said Northern Pacific executives failed to keep pace with the country’s growth.
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Tacoma
Washington
Tacoma Eastern Railway
Tacoma Railway and Power Company
Fairchild
Northern Pacific
British Columbia
Sleepers Cross Roads hunter bags mixed game spree
In LEEPERS CROSS ROADS Pennsylvania on December 19 Squire Faber enjoyed extraordinary luck. Within minutes he killed a raccoon and two gray squirrels with a shotgun then felled six quails with a single shot. An afternoon rifle hunt yielded a rabbit a pheasant and a 110 pound deer shot through the heart.
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Leepers Cross Roads
Squire Faber
Kauffman Beats Gardner in Fourteenth Round Showdown
In Los Angeles on December 21 Al Kauffman of San Francisco defeated George Gardner of Lowell in the fourteenth round of a planned twenty round contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
al Kauffman
San Francisco
George Gardner
Lowell
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Denny
Harriman
Evarts
James ¢. Hill
Chicago
Burlington
Ereath
Spokane
Minneapolis
Butte
Stockholders’ Meeting
Rebeccas
Hill Lines
Theodore Roosevely
G. H. Tripp
Ellensburg, Wash
Yakima Paint and Wall Paper Co. Co
T. McCalton
Prop
Yakima Ave
North Yakima, Wash
George Donald
L. L. Thorp
J D, Cornett
Cashier
Frank Bartholet
Hazelwoo Co., Ltd
Hazelwood
Union Block
W. B. Newcomb
Audi
Tor
United States
Yakima Indian Reservation
Mott Candy Co
Snk
Anderson-Freeman
Chamberlain
Boy
Northern
PAC
Executive Department
Gun
Gardner
Kauffman
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Denver
Oxer
Colorado
W. C. McBride
Portland, OR
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