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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
6
An unusual OCR fragment mentions a corporate notice involving a company and a regional office with unclear details. The readable portion hints at an agency or firm and a date context. Further readable entities are insufficient for precise names or actions.
Daw Lambe arth of H tice ton th is listed in the local notices archive with unreadable OCR fragments. The readable portion references a town matter and a public record entry without clear names, dates, or actions.
A Spokane backed plan to divide Washington into three congressional districts would endanger W L Jones by placing his Yakima home in an eastern district dominated by Spokane County. The move is portrayed as a political trap aimed at reducing cross-state influence and preserving incumbents Cushman Humphrey and Ankeny.
The article outlines Washington state politics on congressional districting with factions leveraging eastern and western regional interests. It notes Seattle hosted conventions and platforms favoring division, while letters from figures like Cushman and Cushman provoke debate on party pledges and potential defeats for eastern lawmakers. It also includes a testimonial ad for Foley’s Kidney Cure from North Yakima Drug Store.
Citizens meet Saturday to form the Nob Hill Improvement society electing W. M. Nelson president S W Hand secretary and C B Shoupe treasurer The executive committee includes E J Haasze J A Adams and P D Babcock The group aims to improve property care and local roads with grading and graveling of View school road planned before spring.
Puyallup Land & Loan Co offers 50 000 hop poles for sale in Puyallup Washington. The firm advertises purchasable lots and acre tracts on a large Klaber yards project.
W H Hatfield and wife sue the city for 2000 for personal injuries and 15.25 for damage to the survey plus 5000 for both, alleging a November 3 1906 incident on a bridge over Union ditch left wheel over unguarded edge and caused injuries. The couple, through H J Snively and Floyd A Hatfield, seek action to be heard at the next term of the superior court. Mrs Hatfield says she was thrown from the surrey into the ditch waters with no lights or guard rails on the bridge.
Claim touts Bailard's Snow Liniment as superior for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains and pains. Advertises trial bottles 25c 50c and 1.00 from Colton Fry Drug Co.
A North Yakima resident argues for clean water from the Natchez river, an updated sewer system, and comprehensive street paving. He favors vitrified brick on heavy traffic streets and asphalt elsewhere, warns against experimental materials, and urges careful selection of a city engineer.
Yakima Valley Nursery advertises the largest valley stock of home grown peach trees and strong apple growth. It urges customers to visit before ordering and notes its R.F.D. No. 4 Yakima location.
A speaker argues the next city engineer should have deep street and sewer building experience and strong sanitation knowledge, with compensation as a secondary concern. The discussion notes some men are costly at any figure while others could be cheap even at twice the suggested pay.
Yakima lodge No. 24 A F and A M met in Masonic hall and discussed a possible hall site on Fourth street and Yakima avenue. An option to buy for 10500 was noted, with 12 members backing funds for about 90 days. Installing officer J D Cornett presided and a banquet followed at Calumer restaurant.
Relief spreads among officials as Martin Cameron withdraws from the race for Yakima land office receiver, paving the way for A C Steinman’s likely appointment. The Ellensburg Capital notes the long contest ends with congressional reassembly and resumed business after H F Nichols’s death.
Dr Hall the veterinarian can be reached by telephone 2183 or by calling at 1 South Selah Avenue.
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