Opportunities brochure highlights Northern Pacific business openings
The Northern Pacific Railway Company under C W Mott releases Opportunities a helpful guide for homeseekers and investors. It promotes Northwest business openings with illustrations and details across Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho and Washington aiming to aid emigration and regional growth.
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C. W. Mott
Northern Pacific Railway Company
St. Paul
Pnte
Northern Pacific Railway
Northwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Post Office Reform and Rail Lobby Rivalry
The Tacoma Ledger urges making the post office department self sustaining, noting a seven million deficit driven partly by rent for postal cars. It questions whether the railroad lobby will allow retrenchment and cites government-built cars as a cheaper long term option.
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Tacoma Ledger
Congress
Post Office Department
Uncle Sam
City Wins Suit in Superior Court Over Pressey Group
In a Superior Court decision the city prevailed against Henry and Mary Pressey and several others with a verdict of 404.56 after a night of jury deliberation. The case about the eight year old Woolery child awarded custody to C. M. Carr. Judge Rudkin received praise for handling the state's interests.
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Superior Court
Henry
C. M. Carr
Natchez
Public Reading Room proposed beside post office
Rev H M Bartlett plans a public reading room next to the post office with funds sought to lease the space. The goal is to stock about 75 dollars worth of magazines and keep the room open daily from early morning until late evening. If the library consolidates with the reading room, a con-
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H. M. Bartlett
New York Cash Store Bargains of Mens and Ladies Wear
Bargain list from New York Cash Store features fast black duck shirts fleece lined heavy domestic shirts cheviot shirts and 50 wool sweaters. Includes 30 percale shirts 50 ladies vests lace curtains double wool mittens white pearl buttons and various small goods with closeout shoe specials and Smyrna jute rugs.
Library hours and reader rules outlined by J A Adams
A librarian will attend daily from 3 to 6 PM and 7 to 9 30 PM. Regular patrons only may take books, while general readers may use the reading room. Mrs Mary A Harris aged 69 died at Medical Lake, widow of Charles R Harris, after a long illness. She was buried from the M E church with Rev J H Wood officiating at Tahoma cemetery.
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Mary A. Harris
Chas. R. Harris
Medical Lake
Wool Growers Elect Officers and Plan Wool Centers
The Yakima wool growers met last Saturday afternoon electing John Cleman president Sam Cameron secretary and Thomas Smith treasurer A resolution backed Senator Foster stock bill for leasing the reserve A plan to establish wool centers at Prosser Yakima and Ellensburg invites wool buyers to oversee a uniform merchandising system and inspect crops when stored The exchange may benefit all parties Also note promote The Serious Family for Woman's Club fund and Yakima Hardware Co offers pruning tools in the city.
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Yakima
John Cleman
Sam Cameron
Thomas Smith
Foster
Prosser
Ellensburg
Grace Della Baker Osteopath opens clinic hours
Dr Grace Della Baker osteopath has located in the Schlotfeldt block and will see patients at her office from 9 a m to 12 m and 2 to 5 p m Treatments are given entirely without drugs.
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Grace Della Baker
Schlotfeldt Block
Tod P
Col Jones Seeks View On Public Lands Leasing Plan
Col Jones considering leasing public lands to stockmen under the Foster bill and has asked eastern editors for input. He warns large owners could dominate land parcels if leasing is adopted and a one cent per acre price is set. A Commercial Club meeting discussed holding a fall fair and formed a committee to pursue a plan for the next board session.
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Col. Jones
Congressman Jones
Washington
Mesers
Shanke
Richards
Shannon
Commercial Club
Messrs. Larson, Horsley & Weed
Real estate transfers reported by Yakima firm
A compiled list of transfers includes Northern Pacific Bay Co to Daniel E. Lesh for lot 5 block 12 North Yakima. George S. Taylor to Rosa R. Brooker. Janet B. Cooper and Thomas S. Cooper exchanging parcels in 10-22. A N Short to Ida H. Mulligan. Yakima Investment Co to Minnie Kellogg. and other deeds with varied parcels in North Yakima and sections 1-13-18 and 20-10-22, with nominal sums and considerations noted.
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Herald
Yakima Abstract & Title Company
Wm. B. Dudley
Thomas Williams
Northern Pacific Ba Y Co
Daniel E. Lesh
North Yakima
George Chapman
F. W. Kayser
Janet B. Cooper
Thos
Cooper
Thomas S. Cooper
Janet Cooper
Nelz
A. N. Short
Ida H. Mulligan
George S. Taylor
Rosa R. Brooker
Yakima Investment Co
Minnie P. Kellogg
Frank F. Frye
Charles H. Frye
Wm. C. Reeves
Charles 8
Wm. McKiver
J. J. Miller
Rosetta Taylor
United States
Richard Morris
W. E. Palmer
Daniel C. Clark
Richard J. Curry
George la Bissionaire
A. L. Flint
P. J. Flint
Eclipse
Gold Medal Cheese Ad and Help Wanted Notice
An ad promotes Gold Medal cheese by Kinsey & Co. alongside a cough cure claim and a job offer seeking a man or woman to travel for a large house with a $65 monthly salary plus expenses. The posting mentions Taft & Taft as sellers and provides a Chicago address.
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Caxton Building
Chicago
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Yakima Herald
Tuesley, McComb & Tuesley
the Herald
The
Oregonian
Sugar Trust
Register
McKinley
Alaska
Trans- How
New York
J. A. Adams
M. A. Harris
Woman’s Club Entertainment Fund
Yakima Hardware Co
Washington’s
Switzer
OPERA
H. L. Tucker
J. Harry Selz
Kinseys
Chicago Dry Goods
Jacob Martin
Utz & Dunn
Price
Whitmore Bros.’ Vici
Dudley Shoe Company
Kinsey & Co
Mull
Taft & Taft
Fred. A. Templeman
W. H. Templeman
Wash
Claude
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