Fragmented OCR Note on Local School Realignment
Fragmentary text references Yakima county school realignment and a 18 108 year timeline. Mentions Yaki LASS and a United States national context. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
1
Fragmentary text references Yakima county school realignment and a 18 108 year timeline. Mentions Yaki LASS and a United States national context. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
City notes no extension request filed as of Monday for North Coast railroad. Ordinance requires 100 miles of track by August 4 and operation through North Yakima within 24 months. failure to meet conditions risks forfeiture of rights and privileges.
C A Tønneson reports from the Northwest Horticulturist that Washington faces record crops of apples peaches pears and likely apricots. Cherry yields lag due to late spring, but peaches apples and pears in eastern Washington show strong promise as orchard expansion continues. He foretells the northwest becoming the apple country of North America within twenty years.
Fred Henton son of Mrs Henton of North Seventh street aboard the steamer Ohio reached Nome after an eventful Behring Sea voyage. News said all aboard were safe and well though no direct word reached Mrs Henton. He will join his father in Fairbanks at the Tanana mining district.
Special Detective Maddox handed his star to city authorities and resigned from his North Yakima post on Tuesday afternoon after three cases against Varian Cosy Corner and West Side drug store. Officials showed little interest in his next stop and offered no questions.
Northern Pacific plans to extend tracks in the Northern Be yards to connect with the street railway on Ease Avenue. Part of the crossing is in place, but a heavy frog and iron work must be built in Seattle, delaying work until mid August. General Manager Rankin said legal points prevented a stockholder decision until Saturday.
Local merchant proposals spark plans for a park zoo in Sumach Park. W L Steinweg offers care for animals to attract visitors while H J Rand already holds a bear, wild cat and badger. Suggestions include Chinese pheasants and trout in park lagoons to educate hunters.
The Sunnyside canal broke its banks during heavy rain, flooding between Sunnyside and Grandview. Widespread losses reported include farmhouses, crops, storage sheds, and several canals plus debris clogging, with Hubbard canal and other waterways sustaining major damage. Estimated losses exceed $1600 in Hubbard canal alone as crews prepare repairs.
Washington state Senator Walter J. Reed in Tacoma alleges that Senator Levi Ankeny would pay $50,000 to secure organized labor votes in the coming primary. Reed cites a man identified as John T. McGirl claiming labor leaders would back Ankeny in exchange for cash. Reed warns of influence operations and notes the federation’s stance against bought votes.
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