Harmony at Council as Central Heating Franchise Debated
City council, amid broad accord, approved sewer work for about 16 blocks at an estimated 13000. A Central Heating franchise granted the city free heat from the plant, with bids and sewer issues raised by Pettijohn and Weisberger. Investigations into West Side drains and a sanitary concerns over a near creamery prompted inspection. An ordinance sought to limit city cows, with Mull opposing strong livestock growth. An insurance graft probe into Schively revealed 8000 in excessive fees and calls to forward evidence to Governor Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Pettijohn
Theodore Weisberger
Northwestern Bridge Company
Pettijohn
Hazelwood Creamery Company
Miller
Wise
Fred Parker
A. E. Larson
Central Heating Company
Parker
Weisberger and Pettipohn
Broken City
Shannon Ditch
McCafferty
Miller Building
Mull
Charges Against Schively Highlight Extortion Fees
Spokane June 7 J H Schively state insurance commissioner faces impeachment over a sliding scale of fees charged to newly organized companies. Assistant attorney general George A Lee says Schively billed from 35 to 335 dollars per company with 8000 dollars in extortion fees, sharing surplus with Secretary of State Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
J. H. Schively
George A. Lee
Schively
Lee
Nichols
Portrait of a self captured in a lens mystery
A Kentish town woman reading by lamplight shedding tears before a lamp creates a blur on her eyeglass that shows a clear profile portrait of herself in white. An oculist offered theories but could not explain the phenomenon, denying any tears touched the lens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Milton Wellings
Williams Indian Pile Ointment Ad
Piles cure claim offering Williams Indian Pile Ointment for blind bleeding and itching piles. Product absorbs tumors and relieves itching instantly as a poultice. Sold by druggists price 56 cents and 1.00. Williams Mfg Co Cleveland Ohio. For sale by Fred L Janeck Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Williams Mfg
Props
Cleveland
Fred L. Janeck
Graduates Honored Across North Yakima Grade Schools
North Yakima district marked a full day of graduation activities for 98 pupils moving from grade school to high school. Gifts were presented to each school by departing classes including a rest room at Barge, vases at Summit View, statuary at Columbia and Central, plus paintings by the board at Central Modern Addition and Fairview. Principal Miss Shannon received a hammered metal vase as her farewell gift at Summit View, with Superintendent Reed praising her service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Board of Education
Barge School
Summit View
Columbia
Riverside
Central
Raphael
Fairview
Shannon
Reed
Advertised Letters in North Yakima Post Office 1909
Uncalled letters listed at North Yakima Washington post office dated June 5 1909 include 60 plus names with one cent due per letter. Requestors urged to mention advertised when calling for letters and contact W L Lemon postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Wash
Anelman
Burnham
F. M
Berg
J. S
Beebe
Miss Hazel
Brady
James
Carter
Mr. M
Cavallin
Cooper
Co. A
Ely
Chas
Fails
Tom
Groom
Asa M
Hill
Will
Hullinger
Theodore
Bob
Johnson
J. T
Krause
Knight
Irving
Knowles
Pat
Kenny
Wilson
Lee
John
Larson
Dell
Lieber
Myers
Arthur
McMillen
Elmer
Meadow
McDonald
C. F
Martin
Orpha
McArthur
James J
Morikawa
Micheli
Shai
Marx
Emile
Nelson
Miles D
Owens
Myrtle
Olson
Ochesky
A. J
Parthenary
Alex
Palmer
Nellie
Pressey
Miss Avis
Raines
P. F
Rinek
Cedolf
Strever
J. K
Shaffner
Savanah
Springer
A. L
Shanklin
R. C
Swange
C. Hu
Schott
A. W
Stanton
Sillers
Miss Kate
Law
Mrs
Stuber
Prof
Gust
Tweet
Miss Hilda
Thacker
O. N
Toulee
David
Volkert
Vissers & Stoltenberg
English Engineer Wins Arctic Andes Rail Contract
Sir John Jackson, head of Sir John Jackson & Sons, secures the contract to build a 800 mile line from Arica to La Paz crossing the Andes, at times 12 000 feet high. The labor force will exceed 2000 natives with English engineers, at an estimated cost of 15 million dollars and a three to four year timeline. The project faces desert water supply issues, rugged canyons with 2000 foot cliffs, and a surveying gap awaiting progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir John Jackson
Sir John Jackson & Sons
Arica
Chile
la Paz
Bolivia
Andes
John
York
Edinburgh University
Manchester Ship Canal
John Ward
Devonport
Admiralty
Simonstown
South Africa
Singapore
Sir John
England
Loch Leven
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted for Children
Case's Drug Store advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for children priced at 35 cents in tea or tablet form. The copy claims it aids sleep and growth and shields against summer troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Case
Woman's Work Was Altogether Too Hard
Omaha resident Anna Howell petitions for divorce from Er. R. Howell after two years of harsh rural labor. She describes rising at 4am to milk 18 cows, handle housework, care for three children, and prepare meals while he drove the milk wagon. She recounts cruelty and a plan to whip him into the wagon ending with a staged roadside scene and foreshadowed quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Anna £. Howell
R. Howell
Howell
Swell
Omaha
Howells
South Omaha
Wife ties husband to wagon to curb drinking
In Waterloo Iowa a wife, determined to keep her husband from drinking, tied him to the tailboard of a wagon this week and led him away from the flowing bowl. She used the dramatic restraint to prevent further recourse to alcohol, signaling a drastic domestic attempt to curb his habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Third variety on market
A. T. Richardson of Fruitvale reports early cherries this season and brings a box of Cleveland Bigarreau cherries to town as the third ripening variety. He notes May Dukes were once the earliest but this season shows several varieties ripening sooner. He also says European grape varieties grown in the valley will yield a full crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Richardson
Fruitvale
Cleveland
Foley's Kidney Remedy Endorsed by Indianapolis Jewelers
C R Kluger of 160 Virginia Ave Indianapolis reports kidney trouble relief after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. He says the remedy cleared his complexion cured backache and irregularities and allowed daily business activity. North Yakima Drug Store and A D Sloan promote the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Kluger
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Foley
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
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Dove OF Peace
OVER
Assembly
Central Heating Co
West Side
Hay
Shively
Tam
Legislative Committee
Mr. Lee
Quiz Board
Weaver of Spectacles
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Peru
Tower Bridge
Thames
Dover
Washington
Hanford Valley
Hanford
The
Hmwanford
E. Yakima Avenue
Bonn Bros
Fourth Street
West
Anozzer
Pruitvale
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