North Coast seeks franchise extension and timeline
At a Monday city council meeting North Coast By. Co. requested an amended franchise allowing eighteen months to secure 100 miles of railroad within Washington and twenty four months to construct through North Yakima to join the existing line. Failure would forfeit rights. Attorney Henry J. Snively led the appeal amid pending litigation in North Yakima Spokane and the Columbia River area.
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North Coast By. Co
North Yakima
Henry J. Snively
North Coast
Spokane
Columbia River
Superior Court
Supreme Court
North Coast Railway
Washington
Old Maids Have Grit in Wilkes Barre Court
Margaret Farren was arraigned before Alderman Donahue on a charge of calling neighbor Mary Cassidy an old maid. The judge defended old maids, granting bail to preserve peace and ordering costs.
Big auto plan for a children’s industrial school fails
George F. Strong of Houghton Michigan funded a large auto house to transport his wards a band of musical pupils to Seattle seeking funds for an industrial school. After wasting $3000 the venture collapsed and the children were placed at White Institute in Muskegon. The plan’s hopes were shattered as the auto home sells for little use. Meanwhile in Muskegon Albert L. Chittenden and Elsie Hean wed after eight years of romance and years of saving.
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Wabash
Ind
George F. Strong
Houghton
Mich
Seattle
Wash
Howard County
White Institute
Strong
Muskegon
Albert L. Chittenden
Elsie Hean
Money Talks Best Herald Critique of Humane Society
The Yakima Herald criticizes the humane society as underfunded and misinformed. Logan H. Roberts leads the effort with Mr. Watt of Pioneer Lumber as president, urging 500 local volunteers and dues payments to sustain humane work and feed starving animals.
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Herald
Humane Society
Logan H. Roberts
Watt
Pioneer Lumber Company
Yakima
Yakima National Bank
Herald Office
New Colony for Washington Moves From Oregon
The German Colony association plans shifting its operations from Oregon to Washington after years of effort. President H Landwehr cites unfavorable Oregon land policies and Southern Pacific holdings hindering colonization.
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Portland
German Colony Association
Oregon
Washington
H. Landwehr
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Strained Life and Death Orders in New York Funerals
An undertaker recalls shocking requests for speedy burials to avoid delays in travel or news, including a wife seeking swift burial before a separation becomes public and a nephew pressing for a funeral to nudge a will. He notes old vigils and the chilling impression of humane care versus harsh motives.
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New York
Europe
Farmers demand off island deer extermination rights
Farmers on Orcas Whidby Lopez and Mercer islands faced deer overrun that ruined crops. They urge legal privilege to exterminate the pests, arguing current law offers no protection for their homes and farms.
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Olympia
Orcas
Whidby
Lopez
Mercer Islands
Mercer Island
Lake Washington
Mount Tacoma
Negro Escapes Lynching Arrives in Tucson Jail
Baldwin, the Black man accused of killing two women and a child near Globe Arizona, was transported 50 miles by handcar to Rice and arrived in Tucson last night where he is now jailed.
Coal Thief Crew Loots Midland Valley Tender at Foraker
In Guthrie on February 4 a Midland Valley freight train was halted at Foraker as a group of determined men entered the tender and unloaded almost all the coal into nearby vehicles. Foraker residents face a weeks long fuel shortage as coal runs run out.
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Yakimah
Guthrie
Okla
Midland Valley
Foraker
Michigan Society Organizes In Yakima Valley
One thousand Michigan natives in Yakima Valley form a state society following Iowa and Minnesota examples. With at least 1000 Wolverines in the area, organizers aim to formalize after securing fifty names led by C. C Case G. A. McAulay and R. Winsor Jr.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Native Sons and Daughters of
Michigan
C. C Case
G. A. McAulay
R. Winsor, Jr
Sour Town Lemon Club Names and Rules
The Dalles Chronicle reports a satirical lemon club with a chief officer titled Main Squezee and assistants Right Royal Sourface Noble Nobs Juicy Fruit and His Honor Outside Rind. Members must be pessimists as pleasant-looking men are barred and applicants are squeezed until unable to smile.
Epitaph Reminder and Puyallup Hop Pole Sale
An epitaph advises pausing to reflect on effort and plan while likening time to a ticking clock that errs yet guides twice daily. PUYALLUP LAND & LOAN CO. announces 50,000 hop poles for sale in Puyallup Washington, offering yard and acre tract lots.
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Puyallup Land & Loan CO
Puyallup, Wash
Buying Fruit Trees Like Safe Bonds in Investments
A promotional note urges selecting reliable nursery stock over cheap options, arguing that first cost is minor compared to long term value. It highlights Yakima Indian reservation growing conditions, 1 year old trees on three year roots, rapid early Northwest bearing, and large-scale sales including a deal with the Arcadia Irrigation Association in Spokane. It also notes a broad stock of shade trees and ornamentals, and prompts for salespeople.
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Yakima
Northwest
Washington Nursery Co Toppenish Newsroom Listing
Washington Nursery Co based in Toppenish Washington lists A W McDonald C J Atwood and A Wiggins as officers with C J Atwood secretary B A Mitchell of Detroit Michigan as vice president and manager of the eastern office.
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C. J. Atwood
Sec'y
A. Wiggins
Treas
Sales
B. A. Mitchell
Detroit,Mich
Vive Pres
Room details in Yakima bank building notice
Rooms 5 6 Yakima National Bank Building provide office and residence phone numbers 2051 and 2053 for contact.
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Yakima National Bank
North
Yakima
Washington
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Yaki
Ma Valley
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C. C. Case
Case
Brug Store
R Wineer, Jr
North First St
Senator Bailey's
Bailey
Texas
Dennis
Dalles Chronicle
Arcadia Irrigation Association
Rex
San Jose
Agricultural College
Pullman
Washington Experiment Station
Tha ‘Tcher
San &McKaig
Yakira County
Washington Nursery Co
A. W. McDonald
Press
N. J. Damon
Wileen Ridg
Natures
Rebison
Lilly
W.S. Earles
North Yakima, Wa
Redfield
Yakima Avenue
Ralph K. Nichols
Attorney AT Law
Opera House
N. Second St
North Yakima, Wash
Ohn H. Lynch
Mullins Buiding
Guy K. Brewster
Roberts & Brewster
Mc4unay & Meigs
Attorneys AT Law
American Surety Co
Empire State Surety Co. of
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Ditter Block
Frederick M. Rossit
C J. Lynch
M. D
Mulline
Welis & Nagler
Physicians
Sloan Block
Natenes Ave
Res
Nagier
David Rosser
Jane Ck
Offiss Boure
Pension Board
di Monte
Scott
M. W A. Meste Weond
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