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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1905
Page
3
A brief item from the Yakima Herald Publishing Co based in North Yakima covers local matters in a concise regional format with emphasis on community updates and public notices.
A Herald letter summarizes North Yakima railroad traffic for 1904 with 58,896 tons shipped in the year. Major items include potatoes 20,504 tons fruit and berries 5,037 tons and livestock 4,550 tons. The note also calculates required cars and miles for county products and adds a family update from Fresno and Los Angeles.
W I Lince, chairman of the old board of county commissioners, says he is relieved by the expiration of his term. He describes the role as thankless with abuse and worry, but says he served the county as he would his own business. The new board finds affairs in first class shape with few items to address at the meeting.
The Sunnyside Sun reports a bold Prosser project to build a dam on the Yakima to enable ocean steamers to reach Tacoma, aiming to make Prosser the region’s export hub. Obstacles include Zeke Thompson’s electric light franchise. Nearby, Sunnyside ships a carload of celery to Seattle as growers gauge market viability. Also notes local civic concerns over county care contracts and looming court terms.
The three county commissioners elect met Monday and organized as the board by electing Daniel Sinclair chairman. The first meeting began at 1 o clock and covered roads and bridges. Bonds for new officers were approved with specified sureties and amounts.
A large stockholder meeting at H B Scudder’s office elected Frank Horsley Henry Lombard and Will Cameron trustees for the coming year. Lombard and Horsley proposed to manage the ditch, repair it, and maintain it at a cost not to exceed 30 cents per acre watered. A committee will investigate the proposal and report at a January 21 meeting in Scudder’s office.
A list of 40 letters remaining uncalled for at the North Yakima post office dated Jan 7 1905 includes Brown E T Cook Mrs Drips Mary Fulkerson Mrs Alice Fauerbush Mr Frezeer Mr Hanan Mr Wm Hennesey E S Hicks Mrs Maria Johnson Walter Johnson Mrs Hattie Kelly Mrs Myrtie Keyser Mr M Moow Gertrude McNary Miss Vinn Page Miss Sarah Porter Miss Ollie Quinn Miss Mary Reed Mrs Eliza Richardson Leland Robinson Mr Clair Rhodes Mr C A Scott Mrs Anna Silverson Mrs Rachel Loven Mr Julus Shepherd J C Taylor Mrs Ethel Wissers Mr James. One cent due on each letter advertised. Also notices for land and farm opportunities from W L Lemon P M and others including Cedar piling and second-hand clothing buyers.
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