Voice of the People and Local Architecture Views
A reader urges recognition of local architects for future public buildings including a library and courthouse, praising Home product design and civic pride. An undertaker defends himself against adverse notices over shipping a body exhumation citing proper permits and state regulations, clarifying the board found no grounds for censure. North Yakima June 12.
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Herald
State Board
Seattle
E. L. Sessions
North Yakima
Open Letter Proposes Yakima Irrigation Tunnels
A reader urges T A Noble to consider expanding or paralleling the Selah Moxee canal from the Yakima canyon foot. The plan envisions tunnels through upper and lower ridges to gain height above the Sunnyside canal and extend irrigation down to the Columbia, arguing current temporary flumes soon fail.
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T. A. Noble
Washington
Yakima Canyon
Yakima Ridge
Selah Moxee
Moxee
Sunnyside Canal
Lana
Columbia
Heated Yakima plans sparking canal controversy
In a spirited letter, GEO. S. HEATON questions the need for Sunnyside canal and two proposed high line schemes across the Yakima. He argues water is plentiful above and across, and suggests using existing resources instead of costly sibyls or gravity systems.
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Sunnyside Canal
Sunnyside
Yakima Canyon
Moxee
Kiowa
Yakima
Selah
Yakima Ridge
Natchez
GEO. S. Heaton
City News in Brief Highlights Local Moves and Tours
Miss Laura Guy returns to Seattle after winter in North Akima. John Clemens brought horses from Montana at $57 per head. Mrs Clemens and sons Fred and Hd came back from Pullman where the boys attended college. Missionary tea to be hosted by M E church women June 20 at Dr and Mrs Rosser home. Eighth grade diplomas mailed to county pupils. Mrs T R Fisher and Mrs J C Berry leave for Portland to visit Exposition and relatives for a month. Br Packard of Crookston Journal visits with G M Fisk at Fruitvale. J D Stout of Dayton WA tours the state while promoting American Book company.
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Laura Guy
Akima
Seattle
John Clemens
Montana
Fred
Pullman
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. BE. Church
American Book Company
Local market shows strawberries lead. new potatoes crowd in
Strawberries remain the main feature with new potatoes rising fast and cauliflowers and cucumbers arriving home grown. Prices include 10c for cucumbers, 5c per pound for potatoes with a possible drop, and 20c per gallon for fresh peas. Apples fade from market while hay and grain supplies shift, and a Yakima strawberry remark highlights shipping challenges.
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California
Yakima
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
North
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N. Fourth Street
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H. H. Schott & Co
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Robert M. Sturdevant
Myrtal Davis
Walla Walla
Austin Rice
Congregational Church
Elmer Clark
Dayton
R. F. Sturdevant
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City News
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Bel Real
Uck
Hoy Brow
Alaska
H. H. Schott Millinery Department
Yakima Lumber
Cascade Lumber Co
Inland Commercial CO
West Yakima Ave
G. T. Aumiller
City Drayman
Rock and Sand
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Yakima Ave
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North Sixth Street
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