DROPPED DEAD IN YAKIMA CITY LOCAL MAN CHARLES LEE
Charles Lee a long time Yakima Valley resident died of heart failure near his Yakima City home last Thursday evening. His body found Friday morning in a vacant lot near the station. coroner not calling for an inquest. Survived by wife and four children, funeral held Saturday. Lee born 1844 in Canada, married 1866 in Wisconsin, later moved to Enumclaw and Yakima City. He lived in Yakima the past eleven years.
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Charles Lee
Yakima Valley
Yakima City
Mr. Lee
North Yakima
North
Yakima
Rosser
Thomson
Canada
Wisconsin
Inez Price
Washington
Enumclaw
A. E. Poole
George Wilson
Wide Hollow
R. S. Pedger
Misssouri
Mr. Wilson
Scotland
Knuppenburg
Oakanogan
Shanks Farm Sold to J E Roberts for 6000
D M Shanks sold his 160 acre farm near the Fair Grounds to J E Roberts for 6000 last Friday. Roberts, from Flandeau 8 D, came here earlier, leased the place back to Shanks until October 10 1902, then went to Tacoma and plans to return to make the valley his home.
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D. M. Shanks
Fair Grounds
J. E. Roberts
General Lew Wallace Highlighted by Twentieth Century Club
At a Twentieth Century Club meeting a member portrayed General Lew Wallace with a sketch of his life and work and shared lines from his own writings a note about his Ben Hur quotation and a letter praising active love. The Pacific Hop Growers Association seeks a freight rate reduction for hops shipped eastward arguing the NW hop market deserves fair transport costs.
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Twentieth Century Club
Lew Wallace
Linnie Rowe
Ben Hur
Pacific Hop Growers’ Association
Northwest
Stationer Robert Smith Sells Stock to Jeweler Keene
On Saturday evening Robert Smith sold all stock except some musical instruments to D. N. Keene the jeweler. The move follows Smith’s failure to find a new city location and he plans to relocate to Southern California with his family for health reasons.
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Robert Smith
D. N. Keene
Lewis-Engle
Lombard & Horsley
Wallace-Coburn
Smith
California
City Schools Open After Short Closure
City schools reopened after a little over two weeks of closure. Attendance was small across buildings and is expected to stay light for about a week. Some pupils were sent home for obvious reasons related to the local situation.
Paying Taxes in Early Month Note Delinquency Trend
County Treasurer Dudley reports prompt tax payments early in the year with high settlement accuracy. Most large taxpayers defer to near March 5 deadline and few use half-payment. many pay in full with $20 gold pieces as legal tender, reflecting current payment habits.
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Dudley
Organized Aid Society Formed by Woman's Relief Corps
The Woman's Relief Corps met at Mrs. Allen's home on North Second Street last Saturday to organize an aid society. Members sorted donated children’s clothing for destitute families in tents near Fred Reed place. Meetings are on the second and fourth Saturdays with sewing at low cost. next gathering March 8 at Mrs. Walter J. Reed’s home. Ladies may join for sewing, cake, and coffee.
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Woman’s Relief Corps
Walter J. Reed
Yakima Marble Works Announces 20 to 30 Percent Marble Discount
Yakima Marble Works offers a ninety day sale starting February 1 on all marble and cemetery work with 20 to 30 percent off. Two car loads of Vermont marble in stock. Notes five year success locally with all prior projects praised. Sale each Saturday. shop location given as third block west of the railroad on Yakima Avenue. For Sale Ranch 160 acres five miles north of Prosser listed at office. 11
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Vermont
R. R
Yakima Avenue
Prosser
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Manhattan
Geo. EF
Kieth
Kohls Shoe Company
Hinman & Davidson
South Second Street
North First Street
Jackson
Fulkerson
Crome
Armory
Coffin Bros
Blue Grass Grocery
Fife
Stewart Fife
Savannah
Frank W. Richardson
Richardson
Samuel Cameron
Wool Growers’ Association
Rainier Reserve
Washington Reserve
Carpenters
Shanks Farm
Organized Aid Society
Sunnyside Valley
Sunnyside Canal
Northern Pacific Railroad
Washington Irrigation Co
Hi. B. Scudder
North Yakima, Wash
D. R. Barton
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