Escaped prisoner surrenders at Sunnyside
R C Bear, an alleged horse thief who escaped Prosser jail on the 10th with companions, walked into Sunnyside on Saturday afternoon and surrendered to a deputy sheriff. He was handcuffed without resistance after walking about 40 miles in cold and hunger. Bear said Kid Barker was last seen fleeing the jail. Bear kept the revolver from the jailer ready to use. Sheriff MecNeil took Bear back to Prosser. capture occurred without bloodshed.
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R. C. Bear
Prosser
James
Sunnyside
the Herald
Kid” Parker
Fred Thomas
George Simpson
iHe
MecNeil
Bear
Tailer Gilpin
Barker
Mak
Edwards
Real Estate Firms Form in Yakima as Market Expected to Rise
The city real estate scene anticipates a busier year with two new incorporations Lombard Land Co and Tennant & Miles joining the field. Lombard aims to handle land under the Union Gap Irrigation canal while Tennant & Miles plan expansive activity, homebuilding, and sales on monthly terms. Meanwhile trades continue as W. Fisher and W. Linbarger sell properties downtown, signaling rising value in Modern addition and surrounding blocks.
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Lombard Land Co
Henry H
Chas. H. Lombard
John J. Rudkin
Union Gap Irrigation
Lombard & Horsley
Parker Bottom
BE. G. Tennant
Murray Miles
North Yakima
T. R. Fisher
Chestnut and
South Second
George Wreon
Fisher
Moxee property sold for 3500 dollars on First Street
H W Hughes bought the lot just south of the Alaska building on First Street through Tehmant Miles. The purchaser remains unnamed and the consideration was reported as 3500 dollars.
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W. H. Linbarger
Lvery
South First and
Chestnut Streets
Inland Real Estate Company
H. W. Hughes
Tehmant & Miles
Alaska Building
First Street
Revival by telephone connects hundreds to Neponset church
Five hundred telephones each evening link listeners to the Methodist church revivals at Neponset led by Evangelists Hicks and Calloway. People from Galva Kewanee Buda Sheffield Bradford Oceola and surrounding towns hear sermons and music despite impassable roads, with reports of conversions by telephone.
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Bloomington
Neponset
Hicks and Calloway
Galva
Kewanee
Buda
Sheffield
Bradford
Oceola
Yakima Boy Arrested for Forgery in Pullman
Clyde Stuart 18, a North Yakima native and college student, was arrested in Pullman on forgery charges. Authorities say he passed checks on the Pullman State Bank drawn on Spokane's Robert Clist. He surrendered after returning to town, wept, and sought to repay the funds.
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Pullman
Wash
Clyde Stuart
North Yakima
Stuart
Pullman State Bank
Robert Clist
Spokane
Finley Released From Pen After Delay
Geo Finley convict No 416 was released from the Washington State Penitentiary after nearly a year beyond his sentence. He planned to return to North Yakima to pursue legal action, claiming he was kept imprisoned past his 1906 expiration and that requests to Warden Keys and Governor Mead were ignored. He said he would seek an attorney in Pasco tonight.
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Walla Walla
Geo. Finley
Pasco
Finley
North Yakima
Keys
Mead
Chronic Constipation Cured by Urino Laxative Syrup
An advertisement asserts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by aiding digestion and stimulating the liver and bowels. It promises immediate relief, notes no nausea or griping, and urges avoiding substitutes from North Yakima Drug Store.
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North Yakima
It Blind Pigs in Granger Washington Letter
A Granger reader asks Deputy U S Marshal Nelse Short to investigate alleged liquor law violations at a prominent store. The writer describes daily drunken customers, urging an undercover sting under the pretense of buying hay to catch sellers. The letter is unsigned and dated January 9 1907.
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United States
Marshall A. N. Short
Railroads Plan Pacific Coast Excursions and Conventions
Railroads announce homeseeker rates beginning February for three months to Ellensburg Wenatchee and Pacific coast territory. Tickets priced as one first class fare plus two dollars for round trip sold on first and third Tuesdays. Three Northwest conventions Spokane Seattle dates in July boost travel. From June 1 to September 15 special tourist rates set one and one fifth fare.
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Pacific Coast
Seris
Coast Territory
Middle West
Ellensburg
Wenatchee
Northwest
Baptist Young People’s Union
Spokane
Christian Endeavor
Seattle
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Good Templars
Pacific Northwest
Northern
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promoted For Pain Relief
By line and ad style the text touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as superior for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains and all pains. It urges trial with prices 25c 50c and 1.00 and cites Colton Fry Drug Co as seller.
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Colton-Fry Drug Co
Shingle staining costs drop compared with roof wiring
A note from Scott's Lumber Yard states carload stained shingles cost less per thousand than staining wires on roofs. The fragment suggests a pricing comparison but lacks full details or dates.
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Scott’s Lumber Yard
Public school funding push for Yakima high school.
I A 8 argues for a $150 000 immediate vote to build a modern high school with space for all grades and integrated facilities. He cites false economy in current buildings, urges centralized planning, site purchases, and permanent expansion over portables to attract business and support science and manual training.
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Federal
Elks’ Hall
Masonic Temple
North Yakima
Columbia School
Business College
Yakima
Central
Columbia
Lincoln
Editorial: Taxing for a new high school
The Yaki ma Republic accuses the board of seeking only 85 000 for grade buildings while voters approve 150 000 in bonds for a combined high school and grade facilities after a mass meeting. The board contends extra needs would rise from any site or expense additions. The mass meeting endorsed building a high school as imperative.
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Yakima Republic
The
Republic
Iff
Hughs
Encourage New Railroads in Our City Comment
Editor Herald urges public support for rail expansion. Promotes Northern Pacific freight access and criticizes delays, backing North Coast road and Inter-Valley Traction. Calls farmers to back new lines to boost shipping rates and regional market access.
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Herald
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Inter-Valley Traction Company
Women prepare banquet for Mrs Bryan in city
The Woman's club plans a reception banquet for Mrs W Bryan Saturday evening in coordination with other city women's clubs. Mrs Bryan will join her husband when he visits to lecture under the M A Church Epworth League course. A three member committee leads arrangements: Mrs W L Steinweg, Mrs Vestal Snyder, and Mrs W A Erwin.
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Woman's Club
W. @. Bryan
The Doctor's House and Mollister’s Tea Sells Quietly
A community note mentions a house built by the Doctor and the popular Mollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea sold at Case’s drug store. No further details or dates are provided.
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Mollister
Rocky Mountain
Case
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North Yakima, Wash
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Triem
Tilly
W.S. Earles
North Yakima, Wn
Hollister
Bewussier Drava Company
Madison
Wis
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Ing
W.D. Ingalls, Prop
R.F.D
Yakima Iron Works
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