Conscience Fund Receives $3 from Anonymous G N Rly Letter
Spokane reports the Great Northern railroad conscience fund gains $3 from an unsigned Los Angeles postmark letter. H H Wallace, depot ticket agent, will forward the amount to Seattle passenger offices. The note dated December 19 1908 admits a past error in buying a return ticket from another man instead of the office.
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Spokane
Great Northern Railroad
H. H. Wallace
Los Angeles
Cal
Idaho Town Settles Long Drawn Out Water Fight
SANDPOINT Idaho Dec 29 The water controversy is settled by a 3 to 2 vote. The city keeps the minimum charge at 1 50 a month except three room houses at 1 25. Lawn sprinkling tolls rise from 2 50 to 4 a month. Ewing and Walker pressed for books inspection. Drumheller Whitaker and Weil vote in favor. The vote ends a lengthy dispute with tensions high as officials prepare for upcoming trips.
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Drumhetler
Whitaker
Weil
Ewing
Walker
Messrs. Ewing
Boise
Drumheller
Messrs
Real estate boom spurs subdivision and housing in Yakima area
Subdivision plans unfold on tract graded for market with Rainier and Bonnie Brae additions and nearby Hopdale seeing rapid home construction. Bungalows lead the way among varied homes as Yakima Gas Co. and Northwest Light Water Co. push underground gas and water mains despite frozen ground.
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Rainier
Bonnie Brae
Hopdale
Yakima Gas Co
Northwest Light & Water Co
Northern Pacific to Build $50,000 Ellensburg Depot
The Northern Pacific will start a brick and stone depot in Ellensburg, Washington, costing about $50,000. The current depot will be converted into a freight shed once construction begins early next year.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Northern Pacific
School Board Plans New Ward and High School Sites
The school board votes to buy an acre in the southern city for a ward school and to select a site for a new high school. It will call an election to issue bonds totaling 70000 for the buildings. Superintendent Brown says district valuation has improved credit status and school conduct remains exemplary.
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Brown
Engineer Doolittle Reaffirms North Yakima Home Residency
Engineer Doolittle states North Yakima is his home and legal residence after years of work with the Tieton irrigation project. He notes the reclamation service recognized his home there, provided transport home, and that he did not vote in Oregon or Portland while serving in Port land.
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North Yakima
Engineer Doolittle
Reclamation Service
Oregon
Portland
Institute at Commercial Club Plans Yakima Farmers Institute
Pilots for the Yakima county farmers institute are set for North Yakima Saturday January 2 at the Yakima Commercial club rooms. Speakers include Prof Thornber horticulturalist Prof Melander entomologist and Prof MacDonald animal husbandman from Washington State College Pullman.
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Yakima County
Farmers’ Institute
North Yakima
Yakima Commercial Club Rooms
W.S. Thornber
A. Ja. Melander
W. T. McDonald
State College
Pullman
Wash
Young Boy Hit by Gun Accident In River Bottom
Horace Thompson a 12 year old boy of 614 North Naches avenue was accidentally shot Tuesday morning while hunting with a companion in the river bottom east of town. A 22 Marlin rifle discharged injuring the toe. the wound is not serious and the boys were walking home when the accident occurred.
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Horace Thompson
North Naches Avenue
Thompson
Christmas Tree Friday at Salvation Army Barracks
Christmas tree exercises at the Salvation Army barracks on North First street were postponed to a later date due to Christmas relief work. Captain Jenkins requests donations of discarded trees by phone for reuse in hall decorations. presents Friday evening go to the city’s needy children.
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Salvation Army
North First Street
Jenkins
Irrigation Pumping Plant To Irrigate 1000 Acres
A large gas producer pumping plant is being installed on the Bruce Waring holdings south of White Bluffs Washington. About 1000 acres will be irrigated by more than 100000 horsepower using gas producer gasoline coal oil steam and electric contrivances along the Columbia River between Pasco and Priest Rapids. The Hanford and White Bluffs projects are separate. Ten thousand acres of orchard will be planted in spring.
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White Bluffs
Wash
Bruce Waring
Columbia River
Pasco
Priest Rapids
Hanford
Five Hurt In Pasco Wreck Near Snake River Junction
Engine No. 1388 of a work train plunged down a high embankment seven miles east of Snake River Junction. Engineer W. F. Simms and fireman A. Wicken were badly bruised. Wicken suffered a broken leg. Conductor O Ostermeyer and brakeman W F Eyan were bruised, civil engineer S D Monell injured. Simms, Wicken, and Monell were sent to Tacoma Hospital aboard Northern Pacific train No 15. Pasco wrecker dispatched to recover wreckage.
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Pasco
Snake River Junction
Snake River
W. F. Simms
A. Wicken
Wicken
O. Ostermeyer
W. F. Eyan
S. D. Monell
S. P
Simms
Monell
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Mid winter building rush in North Yakima area
The 1908 winter sees rapid Yakima County development with hundreds of homes under construction. Over 200 projects are within North Yakima or its outskirts, driven by masons carpenters plasterers and painters. Capitol Hill Hopdale Nob Hill see most activity near Bonnie Brae and Alex Miller works on a large project north of Bonnie Brae.
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North Yakima
Yakima County
Capitol Hill
Hopdale
Nob Hill
Bonnie Brae
Alex Miller
Evangelistic meetings planned by two churches
Arrangements are underway for a series of evangelistic meetings at the First Methodist-Episcopal and Presbyterian churches. Dr G R Turk of Toronto will lead the campaign with sessions at 7 30 each evening in the church auditorium. A union prayer service will be held at 7 30 Thursday with Rev S J Kennedy leading.
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Presbyterian
G R. Turk
Toronto
Canada
Methodist Church
Handsome Hospital to Rise in Yakima Valley
Sisters of Charity plan a new $80 000 to 100 000 hospital on the St. Elizabeth’s site in North Yakima. The council will vacate alleys to center the building on the block, with a focus on advanced surgical facilities as the city grows.
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Sisters of Charity
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
North Fourth Street
Yakima Valley
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
North
Yakima
Sisters of Charity of the
House of Providence
State of
Washington
Two New School Board Decision in Wenatchee Meeting
In Wenatchee on December 23 a parents’ meeting of the school district discussed whether the school board should be.
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Wenatchee
Cowiche Athletes to Host Benefit Exhibition
The Cowiche M W A hall hosts January 8 events featuring Charles Mayes, a noted 142 pound wrestling champion, illustrating holds and three boxing contests between Cowiche youths. Proceeds go to the Cowiche Athletic club, with prominent locals attending. doors open 5 pm, show starts 8:30 pm.
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Charles Mayes
Cowiche
Cowiche M. W. A. Hall
Cowiche Athletic Club
Chas. Mayes
Pacific Coast
Dooltale Getd Year Furlough Back To North Yakima Engineer
Harold Doolittle, an engineer with the United States reclamation service, returns to his home after a one year furlough granted by the service. The agency notes his status as a local resident and offers him optimal placement as city engineer of North Yakima once he accepts.
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Harold Doolittle
United States Reclamation Service
Armbruster
North Yakima
Engineer Doolittle
New Yakima Transfer Offices Open in Concrete Warehouse
Yakima Transfer Co to move to a new reinforced concrete two story warehouse on First Avenue North near West A Street with E E Kelso in charge of the new offices. The North Second Street office will remain with Lawrence H Linbarger supervising general business. The building offers about 25 900 cubic feet of storage, can hold ninety carloads, and allows a train of cars to pass through its center.
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Yakima Transfer Co
First Avenue North
West A Street
E. E
Kelso
North Second Street
Lawrence H. Linbarger
Seattle
Linbarger
Big Bend Transit Plans Electric Line From Spokane to Miles
Spokane announces a 3 million dollar electric railway project to run from Spokane into the Big Bend wheat belt to Miles Wash. Financing comes from Spokane and eastern capitalists, with forty miles of right of way secured and amended grants on Indian reservation and government land. Officers include President William A. Nicholls and Vice President Frederick E. Godall. no engineering difficulties reported.
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Spokane
Big Bend Transit Company
Big Bend Wheat Belt
Miles
Wash
Columbia River
Eastern
William A. Nicholls
Frederick E. Godall
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Fry
Lincoln County Bank
Davenport
Isaac W. Anderson
Walla Walla
J. W. Sawyer
W. W. Hindman
Francis J. Finucane
Fitzsimmons and Sullivan Challenge Johnson for Heavyweight Title
Sydney reports Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Sullivan challenged Jack Johnson today to make a defense of the heavyweight title. The pair issued the challenge from the scene in Sydney with both veterans asserting readiness for a title bout.
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Sydney
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack
36 Miners Remain In Death Pit
Roanoke Virginia December 28 coal mine disaster at Lick Branch leaves about 50 miners at work when explosion occurred and 36 remain in the death pit. Fire and smoke hinder rescue. 14 men have been removed and four are dead.
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Roanoke
Lick Branch
The
Norfolk & Western Railway
Many Sets of Orders The Cause of Mid Canyon Wreck
At the coroner inquest into the Mid Canyon wreck three separate orders for one ore train were found. One directed the train to run an hour late, another an hour and twenty minutes late, and a third an hour and a half late. Conductor Somerville testified he overlooked the latter two orders, and Engineer Murray admitted forgetting the last order, causing the collision.
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Great Falls
Mid Canyon
Somerville
Murray
Births at Fruitvale Signal New Nob Hill Water Co Forming
Three boys born to the Freeman Jickey and Geck households near Nob Hill, Fruitvale. Nob Hill property owners formed a pipeline project to supply ranches with drinking water. They plan a Nob Hill Water Co with $4000 capital and a pumping plant to be built by Northwest Light & Water Co near Summitview school.
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Fruitvale
William Freeman
M. O. Jickey
Joseph Geck
Nob Hill Water Company
Nob Hill
Nob Hill Water Co
Olympia
Northwest Light & Water Co
Summitview
Government invites bids for Lake Dam meat supply
Notice by L G Manny calling for bids to supply Camp at Bumping Lake Dam with about 100000 pounds beef 20000 pork 10000 mutton 16000 veal and by products for 1909. Bond 1000. meat must be approved inspected slaughtered under sanitary conditions ice cooled and delivered on schedule near the pumping lake dam with monthly payments and 70 percent beef to be steers.
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Bumping Lake Dam
L. G. Manny
Unconstitutional Ruling Draws Federation Challenge
New York December 26 comment by former Judge Parker of counsel for the Federation on Judge Wright's sentence. Parker says the decision will be reviewed by a higher tribunal and expresses belief in the appeal.
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Judge Parker
Judge Wright
New York
Wright
American Federation
Parker
Counsel
The
Federation
High School Elects Officers for New Athletic Association
At Tuesday's meeting high school students chose officers for the newly formed athletic association. Earl Waugh won the presidency over Virgil McWhorter in a close vote. Ruby Clift became secretary and treasurer, while George Peautrow was named vice president as the group sets policies for student athletic and financial affairs.
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Athletic Association
Earl Waugh
Virgil McWhorter
Ruby Clift
George Peautrow
Well Test Shows Water Flow At 70 GPM From 575-Foot Well
A well on H. M. Gilbert’s ranch produced an average flow of 70 gallons per minute for six hours during a Monday test. The 575 foot deep well holds 225 feet of water and the water is luke warm. The well was dug by Churchill & West.
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H. M. Gilbert
Luke
Churchill & West
Christmas at Grandview Church Draws Quiet Crowd
Christmas Eve services at the Grandview Presbyterian church drew a large attendance from Grandview and nearby areas. The church was festively decorated with evergreens and a Christmas tree, and the children received candy treats after the songs recitations and dialogues.
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Presbyterian Church
Grandview
Barn and family news from Emmanuel Charvet area
John Qualls Belma built a new barn on his ranch. A baby boy was born Friday December 25 to Emmanuel Charvet and wife. North Yakima visitors Laura Lem Delinia Young Annie Poulin Adolph Lemay and Arthur Young visited relatives. Henry Lachance and wife hosted a Saturday evening for their nephew Arthur Young and sister Delinia. Mrs Harry McGaughy and Miss Katie McKay hosted a Christmas Eve schoolhouse entertainment with candy treats for neighborhood children.
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Belma
John Qualls
Emmanuel Charvet
Simas
Laura Lem
Delinia Young
Annie Poulin
Adolph Lemay
Arthur Young
North Yakima
Henry Lachance
Nice
Delinia
North Yakima and Naches News Highlights
Mabton residents visit relatives in Mabton and North Yakima while Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dunkin join Christmas gatherings with the Trottier family. A wedding occurs in North Yakima between Mr. Jackson Rader and Miss Clara Clark as Christmas festivities continue in Naches City with a grand mask ball.
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M. J. Wigle
Mabton
Lafe Little
Jack Dunkin
A Trottier
Jackson Rader
Clara Clark
North Yakima
Harry Painter
Naches City
Henry Sedge
Callie McKinney
Mrs
Local Preparations as New Railroad Camps Grow
Supt. G W Artesen visits Priest Rapids Hanford and North Yakima railroad towns buying supplies for camps along the new road. Planters Hotel serves a 76 cover dinner with E N Moris of Buffalo as a guest. Bank building work starts January 4 and proceeds quickly. Sheriff Maycumber to reside at Hanford with a 10 acre tract near Pope Avenue. Dwyer of Three Star shingle fame plans 160 acres for fruit trees, 100 acres to Delicious apples. Local merchants supply camps. six wagon loads go out today. Wood for all uses secured from river logs and a small Hanford sawmill may rise if spring logs are favorable.
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G. W. Artesen
Priest Rapids
Hanford
North Yakima
Planters
E. N. Moris
Buffalo
N. Y
Maycumber
Port Townsend
Pope Avenue
Dwyer
Three Star Shingle Fame
Seattle
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G. N
Institute AT Commercial Club
Thornber
Melander
MacDonald
Young Boy
Snake River Line
Union Evangelistic Services
TWO New
Box
Wrestle
City
Yakima Transfer
Wricht
Inquest
Bliz
Bumping Lake
High School
Nacmes City
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