Poole Appointed Manager for Central Washington Investment
Arthur Poole selected as active head of Central Washington Investment & Power Co. to develop large irrigation projects in Yakima and Columbia valleys and to manage townsite properties. J O Cull to supervise legal affairs. offices planned in Yakima hotel building. George S Rankin and Alex Meredy will direct company affairs.
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Arthur Poole
North Yakima
California
Central Washington Investment & Power Co
George S. Rankin
Yakima
Columbia River
Alex Me €Redy
Four Miles of Good Roads Planned by Yakima County
Yakima county commissioners approve a year long gravel road program totaling about four miles across multiple districts. Projects include a Selah north route, Moxee valley road from Holland church, Mabton corridor, Sunnyside connections, and eastward extensions. New supervisors George Mellis and Nick Orth were appointed, with Orth chosen after a petition from Seis and Wenas valley residents.
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Yakima County
Selah
Schott Hop Yard
Wenus
Moxee Valley
Holland Church Wouth
Glade-Mabton
Mabton
Sunnyside
Ahtchoum
Nob Hill
W. Sincaid
Naches
Cowie
Fruitvale
D. ©. Cari
Northern Pacific
Union Evap
Selah Gap
F. « Graetz
Mo. 1
George Mellis
Parker
Wapato
Nick Orth
Wenas
Mellis
Orth
Seis
County to Build Lincoln Avenue Walk and Bicycle Path
Commissioners approve a four foot wide strip along Lincoln Avenue and the old Power House road for a walk and bicycle path for three quarters of a mile from the city limits. A board walk and cinder path have already been laid in portions of the strip.
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Lincoln Avenue
Power House
Irish Headed Fruit Growers Elect Trish President for 1909
W N Trish, longtime Yakima Horticultural union secretary, was chosen Saturday as president for 1909 succeeding M N Richards. Jm G Peck named secretary with W M Richards as vice president and Edward Remy as treasurer. The board plans stock exchanges and to start an apple packing school under union supervision within 30 days.
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W. N. Trish
Yakima Horticultural Union
Board of Trustees
M. N. Richards
Trish
The
Horticultural Union
W. L. Wright
Jm. G. Peck
North Yakima May Become First Class Postoffice
North Yakima is expected to gain first class postoffice status after July 1 based on projected year end receipts near $40,000. Walla Walla and five Washington offices including Spokane Tacoma and Seattle are also poised for first class designation as postal receipts trend upward month to month.
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North Yakima
United States Postal Service
Walla Walla
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Mammoth Peach Orchard Grower Plans Expansions
J A Piland of Parker district, a leading peach grower, owns about seven thousand trees and plans to plant over a thousand this spring, plus a thousand more next fall and again twelve years hence. He will add two houses and a fine lawn, and notes the winter cold did not injure his trees. Residents await electric railroad connection to North Yakima.
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J. A. Piland
Parker
Foley's Orino Laxative Promises Constipation Cure
Foley's Orino Laxative claims to cure constipation by stimulating digestive organs so they act naturally. It is described as not gritty, pleasant to take, and not requiring continual use after taking Orino. The ad notes it eases constipation without irritating the stomach or bowels and credits Nori Yakima Drug Store with Slean as proprietor.
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Foley
Nori Yakima Drug Store
Whisky Men Smoked Out in Olympia Senate Walkout
The whisky lobby in Olympia secured 21 votes to defeat a local option bill. The list of senators includes Allen, Booth, Cameron, Eastham, Graves, Huxtable, Kline, Knickerbocker, and others.
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Olympia
Allen
Booth
Cameron
Eastham
Graves
Huxtable
Kline
Knicker
Senators oppose local option bill amid liquor lobby pressure
Twenty one senators opposed an honest local option bill and favored a measure shaped by liquor interests, exposing insincerity of pretended support. Republicans and state leaders defended the pledge for a reasonable local option, while critics warn constituents their votes betray the party and public rights.
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Boeker
McGowan
Minkler
Nichols
Piper
Potts
Presley
Roberts
Rydstrom
Smith
Smithson
Whitney
Williams
Ruth
Republican Party
Cosgrove
Hay
House
Spokesman-Review
Central Washington Investment & Power Co to Manage Yakima Valley Projects
A new corporation with Rankin as president and Alex McCredy as vice president is filing officers. It will oversee Rankin and partner projects from Cascade mountains to Pasco, including irrigation in Moxee valley and development work at Wapato and Parker along the Yakima and Columbia rivers.
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Central Washington Investment & Power Co
Yakima Valley
Georg
Rankin
Cascade Mountains
Pasco
Alex McCredy
J. O. Cull
McCredy
Cull
Moxee Valley
Wapato and
Parker
Yakima River
Columbia
Columbia River
YMCA completes gym with new bowling alleys
New bowling alleys for the YMCA have arrived and are being installed, completing the gymnasium and amusements. Work should finish by late next week with matches likely frequent. The gym attracts a wide age range, from youths to gray-haired men, all eager to use the facilities.
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Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium
Three New Fronts Planned Along East Yakima Avenue
Yakima Trust Co J H Weigel & Co and Dean Clothing Co announce alterations to create three new store fronts on the north side of East Yakima avenue between Front and First streets. Changes include a side entrance at the Trust Co, narrowed deep windows at Weigel, and revamped entrances at Dean Clothing with marble and plate glass features.
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East Yakima Avenue
Front
First
Yakima Trust Co
J. H. Weigel & Co
Dean Clothing Co
Bank
Weigel
Baker Haberdashery
Orpheum Theatre
Her Investment Co
Yakima Hotel
Central Washington Investment & Power Co
Curse Fulfilled as Oklahoma Pioneer Flees State
J C Adams, an Oklahoma pioneer who survived a murder trial and a planned hanging, says he prayed a curse on thirty three enemies nineteen years ago. He recounts a frontier feud with Capt W L Couch in the early settlement days, a fatal gun fight, and a life now leaving Oklahoma forever.
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Adams
Oklahoma
Kansas Penitentiary
Grover Cleveland
United States
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. C. Adams
Santa Fe
Winchester
W. L. Couch
David L. Payne
Wags
Frontier
Calumet Fruit Co Formed in Olympia with Van Wert Ties
A new big fruit company the Calumet Fruit Co with 50 000 capital was organized in Olympia. Trustees include F H Sweet Robert Webster and Harry Prinstay with Judge A L Sweet later joining. Judge Sweet reports settlers from Van Wert Ohio will move to North Yakima and nearby areas. A Van Wert Bar banquet praised the judge as jurist and citizen. James L Pierce forwards high praise in a letter from Columbus Ohio. Pineules advertised for back pain and rheumatism with a 30 day trial offer through C W Camp West Side Druggist.
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Calumet Fruit Co
Olympia
Ohio
F. H. Sweet
Robert Webster
Harry Prinstay
A. L. Sweet
van Wert
North Yakima
Judge Sweet
Yakima Valley
van Wert Bar Association
van Wert Daily Times
Sweet
James L. Pierce
Columbus
Widow and brother's heir wed in Spokane ch
Edward Houser of Lind Washington married Mrs Cora Houser in the Spokane county courthouse with Justice George W Stocker officiating They had acquired their late brother's 200 acre Adams county farm and moved to Lind after the ceremony A R Gilliland Grace Loopy and W Watkins attended the license and ceremony
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Spokane
Wash
Adams County
Edward Houser
Lind
Cora Houser
George W. Stocker
County Court House
Bemis
Northern Pacific
Court House
County Auditor's Office
Justice Stocker
A. R. Gilliland
Grace Loopy
Houser
Arnica Salve Cures Spider Bite Sloughing Wounds
Washington states he was bedbound for five weeks with blood poisoning after a spider bite. Doctors failed but Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely cured him. Suitable for eczema boils burns and piles. 25c at C. C. Case's drug store.
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Washington
Bucklen
John Washington
Bosqueville
Tex
C. C. Case
President Roosevelt Notified of Robinson Nephew Death
President Roosevelt learned of the death of Stewart Douglas Robinson at Harvard College today. It is unclear whether the president will attend the funeral.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
Stewart Douglas Robinson
Harvard College
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Poole
Bears
Irish Heads Fruit Growers
E. G. Peck
Lemon
Mammoth Peach Orchard
Yakima Avenue
BIG Fruit Ham
C. W. Camp
West Side Druggist
Levi Strauss & Co
Dr. King
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