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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
1
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A G A R post in North Yakima invites posts across the state to send a full delegation to the encampment on June 28 to 25. The notice urges veterans and friends to attend and enjoy campfire memories while supporting the central event. A second item reports suit filed in New York Supreme Court by a law firm for 2471 dollars against Senator T C Platt over debts tied to Lillian Janeway Platt before her 1906 separation.
Coal shipments arrive as Rose Land Company brings 11 cars from the Roslyn mine. Three carloads daily will total 90 monthly, with a North Yakima office to handle fuel and paving material. New road extensions and fair line route planned, with work starting immediately under President Splawn. Wm. Childers leaves Selah for Burnett Oklahoma.
The University of Washington eight defeated California by five lengths on Lake Washington in a three mile coast race. Washington led from the mile mark and finished strong as 10,000 spectators watched. Arthur Karr, No. 5 on the Washington crew, is noted as a top oarsman in the regatta, the school’s banner athletic event.
Yakima county officials will buy a stone quarry and crusher to be operated by the state with convict labor as part of the good roads movement. The exact quarry site is not yet fixed but lies in Cowiche canyon and nearby rock-rich areas. The plan aims to support state highways through Yakima county with labor provided by the state, and county reimbursement for the crusher and quarry costs.
Ranchers in North Yakima press for hitching racks and iron rings in sidewalks to tie horses when visiting the city. They warn merchants must protect trade by providing permanent, accessible posts near the business district.
Dr S W Robillard of St Paul has chased traces of his brother Amos who vanished in North Yakima in 1902. The physician has offered 20000 dollars for information. Several Robillards remain unhelpful and no clear employment is known for the missing man after years of searching.
Princeton reports former President and Mrs. Cleveland celebrated their twenty second wedding anniversary at home. Cleveland is said to be doing well and has not yet resumed his usual afternoon drive about Princeton.
At a school board meeting the contract for the Summit View school addition was awarded to W. B. Holden for 9500 dollars. The new wing will mirror the existing building in plan and size.
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