Real estate deal brings 480 acres under Tieton canal
BE C and E S Burlingame sold 480 acres of prime fruit land near North Yakima to the Yakima Orchard Highlands company. The firm, capitalized at 40 000 dollars, will operate as a real estate business with emphasis on lands it owns. The land, south three quarters of section 17 13 18, lies on the highlands NW of Nob Hill and will be offered in small tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tieton
North Yakima
BE. C
E. S. Burlingame
Yakima Orchard Highlands Company
J. O. Jeffery
D. M. Rand
A. H. Henry
James McNamee
Nob Hill
Deaths Exceed Births in Quarter Ending 1906
Auditor reports for the quarter ending December 31 1906 show 47 births 88 deaths and 83 marriages. October November December births by month are 16 11 11 with a Jap male cited. deaths by month are 34 7 14 (males and females listed).
Oliver names associates for Panama Canal project
William J. Oliver of Knoxville Tennessee announces his group of associates as the leading contractors for the Panama Canal bid. The slate includes John B. McDonald of New York builder of the subway, John Pierce of New York who built major government works, W H Sayre of International Contracting Washington, John R. Garrish of Eastern Dredging Boston, and H L Walsh of Walsh Contracting Davenport Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Tenn
Panama Canal
United States
John B. McDonald
New York
John Pierce
Portsmouth Dry Dock
Chicago
Washington Post
W. H. Sayre
International Contracting Company
Washington, D. C
John R. Garrish
Eastern Dredging Company
Boston
H. L. Walsh
Walsh Contracting Company
Davenport
Iowa
Chief Cayou in Saloon Altercation with Councilman
Police Chief Cayou and Third Ward Councilman Nelson Smith clashed in a West Side saloon Friday night around 9:30. Cayou, with Officer James Miller, confronted Smith after Smith allegedly made insinuating remarks about the chief and the police force leading to a blow that felled Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayou
Nelson Smith
Third Ward
Smith
West Side
James Miller
Conte
Fracas Between Men Ends in a Strike of Temper
A man recounts a quarrel where he praised an artist then was struck in the face. Responding in anger, he struck back and the matter ended. He expresses regret but says any man in his position would have reacted likewise.
North Yakima & Valley Railroad Freight and Passenger Figures
In January the line carried 1400 passengers and 44 freight cars 27 loaded with hay 2 with potatoes and 9 cars of lumber as outgoing shipments. Incoming freight totaled 29 cars with 15 taken up the valley and 60 carloads moved in December. The road suffers car shortages hindering broader traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima & Valley Railroad
Endeavorers to Hold Social and Washington Supper
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor meets in church parlors and plans a Valentine social February 14 at Mrs Hoffman 299 South Natchez avenue with music and refreshments. A memorial window for Hover Washington memorial appeal is started with contributions collected by W R McLean Bert Stewart and Bert W Orr. A Colonial supper honoring George Washington is set for February 22 with further details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Bert Stewart
W. R. McLean
Bert W. Orr
Christian Endeavor
Herald Office
George Washington
Mrs Myrtle Rhodes Dies at 22
Mrs Myrtle Rhodes died Sunday evening from pyelitis at St Elizabeth's hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm at Flint Shaw parlors. She was born in Dakota March 19 1884 and married to F W Rhodes in Seattle July 24 1906. The body will be shipped to Seattle for interment. Mr Rhodes teaches in the city high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Rhodes
Flint- Shaw Company
Columbia School
Henry
M. E. Church
Advertised Letters at Yakima City Post Office 1907
List of individuals with letters remaining at the Yakima City Washington post office as of January 31 1907. One cent due on each letter advertised. Names include Mrs Collin Armstrong Irvin Belt Walter Billy Mrs J Cenedy Mrs J G Conant Mr Wilie Crawford Mr Jetrete Cheri rson William Ge onatianus Trumbul B C MeMiniemee John Wed Mise May West A G B Taylor P
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Yakima City
Washington
City approves W J Marble as city engineer after veto
Mayor Fechter’s veto of the city engineer ordinance is overridden and W J Marble is unanimously confirmed as city engineer under the old duties and salary terms of five dollars per day. The council also revises street vacation hearing schedules and light/city limits and considers a bulky building ordinance.
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Fechter
Shaw
Ontario Land Company
West Walnut Street
Armbruster
Keck
Forsyth
Reed Street
Northwest Light & Water Company
D Street
Selah Street
Front Street
Hal Webber To Face Thos Sewell In Outlook Show
Lew Buchholtz trained Outlook Athletic Club members for a combined wrestling and boxing event with Sunnyside next week. Three wrestling bouts and three six round boxing matches are planned. Hal Webber, GOP sheriff candidate, meets Thos Sewell in a six round bout. Outlook also touts Art Thornton as a fast amateur, with C M Jewett, Thos Sewell, Wm McCauley, L Mulligan, Mark Schlasser, Benjamin Fessendan and Thornton among in training athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Buchholtz
Outlook
Outlook Athletic Club
Sunnyside
Buchholtz
Hal Webber
Sheriff
Thos Sewell
Webber
Yakima
Art Thornton
Fitz
C. M. Jewett
North Yakima
Thos. Sewell
Wm. McCauley
L. Mulligan
Mark Schlasser
Benjamin Fessendan
Spokane Police Clear Not Kid Barker in Jail Case
Spokane authorities ruled out Ira Brown as the outlaw Kid Barker. Witnesses who knew Barker examined Brown at the city jail and found no substantial resemblance. Detective Hinman noted Brown’s size matched Barker only loosely, and no closer likeness was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Ira Brown
Kid Barker
Kennewick
Prosser
Young Brown
Hinman
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Barker
Judge Acquits Man in Pheasant Shooting Case
Jack Beam of Moxee is found not guilty by Judge Tag gard after claiming he shot a magpie not a pheasant. Prosecution argued it was a pheasant. timing and distance noted. Also mention of Pure Food Law effects on mail order grocery sales and implications for local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Beam
Taggard
Beam
Ira Gano
Gano
Mmabla
Flood Fears Loom As Willamette Flooding Rises
Portland reports record Willamette River rises with snow melt and heavy rains. Flooding threatens lowlands and docks as banks breach and river leaps toward critical levels. Weather bureaus warn of further surges and renewed thaw across Oregon valleys.
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Oregon
Portland
Baker City
Columbia River
Walla Walla
Portlan
Dalles
Willamette Valley
Willamette
Government Weather Bureau
Associated Press
The
Oregonian
Weather Bureau
Chief Hauser Delays in New Fire Dept Storage Battery System
Chief Hauser reports the fire department awaits a storage battery system shipped from the east over a month ago. Officials expect several more weeks before its arrival, delaying planned use.
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Northern Pacific
Upper Newton Falls
Mass
Hauser
Chicago
Olympia
Fire Department
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Quarterly Report of Auditor
Oliver
Chief Strikes Councilman
North Yakima & Valley Railway
Society
Seattle
W. d. Marble
Council
Cation of
West
Walnut—Arm
Bruster
Ing
W. J. Marble
Sunnyside Canal
Yakima River
West Chestnut Streets
Chestnut Streets
Second and
Walnut
Second and Rainier
West A
Rainier
West Walnut
Reed
Mull and Smith
Bert Fletcher
Olaf Sanberg
Hanson
J. J. Miller Ig
American Bonding Company
Iter
R. J. Carvasso
H. B. Doust
H. F Luhman
Hal Webber Wiil
Kib” Barker
Justice Court
Ore
Chief Hauser
Fred L. Janeck
W.D. Ingalls,prop
R.F.D
Yakima Paint and Wall Paper Co. Co
T. McCaLlon
Prop
Yakima Ave
North Yakima, Wash
George Donald
L. L. Thorp
J. D. Cornett
Frank Bartholet
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