Fourth of July plans spark Yakima meeting and parades
North Yakima prepares a citywide Fourth of July celebration inviting valley residents. A citizens meeting at the Commercial club will appoint committees to plan a forenoon parade and a ball game at Capital Hill grounds with afternoon racing events at the fair grounds. Also noted are site options for a new insti tution building, a Yakima County Fruit Growers Union constitution draft, and Dr E P Helker opening an office in the Clegg building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Capital Hill Grounds
State Fair Board
Fair Grounds
G. L. Allen
Lester Coffin
E. E. Kelso
I. P. Englehart
W. J. Reed
Harold Thompson
Stephen Schreiner
S. J. Harrison
Namaan Woodin
Robert Dunn
Howlett Building
Charles McEwens
Second Street
Yakima Avenue
Fechter
Miller
W. L. Wright
Yakima County
E. P. Helker
Tacoma
Clegg
Yakima Valley Bank Named In City Meeting
The Yakima Valley Bank was chosen as the name for the new city financial institution. It has a capitalization of 75000 dollars and full subscription of stock. Trustees elected include Miles Cannon Arthur W Coffin H Stanley Coffin C P Wilcox Daniel Goodman J E Shannon and John S Baker of Tacoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley Bank
Valley
Miles Cannon
Arthur W. Coffin
H. Stanley Coffin
C. P. Wilcox
Daniel Goodman
J. E. Shannon
This Place
Johns. Baker
Tacoma
Young Shepherd Killed by Misfired Winchester in Camp
Albert E. McKiver, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. William McKiver, was accidentally shot in the chest by a misfired Winchester rifle while herding sheep at George Harris’s camp on Upper Cowychee. The incident occurred about 10 a.m. last Saturday, and McKiver died instantly. The event occurred during a plan to hunt a coyote with the last cartridge. The tragedy is described as accidental with no foul play suspected. Funeral services were held Monday at the Episcopal church with burial at Tahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. McKiver
Cowychee
Albert McKiver
William McKiver
George Harris
Young McKiver
South First Street
H. M. Bartlett
Episcopal Church
Tahoma
Kennewick Land to be Sold June Twentieth
Land under the Kennewick canal will go to market on June 20. A formal circular with full details will be mailed this week. Price is slated between 25 and 45 dollars per acre, with a 40 acre limit per buyer and a 10 dollar per acre bonus for immediate improvements to discourage speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennewick Canal
Floater Found in Columbia River Near White Bluffs
A body was found in the Columbia River near White Bluffs on May 25. The victim’s identity is not confirmed but believed to be John Peterson of Spokane. Charles McLaughlin located the body, notified neighbors, and Millard Derrymo reported the finding to county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Bluffs
Charles McLaughlin
John Peterson
Columbia River
Spokane
Millard Derrymo
Herato
Yakima County
Cascade Lumber and Box Factory for Yakima Planned
North Yakima to host a combined mill named Cascade Lumber company employing about 150. Located on Springvale dairy farm bought for 14000, it will cost about 75000 to build and equip. Timber will be floated from the headwaters to supply the plant with logs staged in a canal and pool. Promoters include Fred Pennington H P Svendsen E K Hughey and George Rankin with W A Wilkinson drawing plans. Construction to begin within two weeks and run by November 1 with 3,000,000 feet of timber ready for the saws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Cascade Lumber Company
Springvale
Water and Light Company
Yakima
Fred Pennington
Stillwater
Minn
H. P. Svendsen
Hudson, Minn
E. K. Hughey
Bellevue
George Rankin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
W. A. Wilkinson
Minneapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
rPee
Yakima Hardware CO
Commercial Hall
NEW Institution
Thes
Mac
Mains
McLaughlin
Great Northern
Columbia
Wenatchee
Post- Intelligencer
H. B. Smith
Selkirk
F. L. Johnson
Kennewick
Bridge & Beach
Wyman Fraser
Wyman & Fraser
Wallace & Coburn
God
Ric
Wryman
E Fraser
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!