City News In Brief With Local Visits And Events
R D Read adds an acetylene gas plant to his laundry. Prosser visitors Mrs. D B Sprinkle and Mrs. Grimes of Portland visit. Thomas Lund and daughter visit the Sound. High school to play the Indians on Saturday June 29. Local merchants promote through patterns and gloves. Bounds returns from California for vacation. M E church ladies host a chicken dinner with ice cream. Miss Flint visits Miss Myrtle Phillips after Ellensburg normal. A Mehenick from New York seeks Central Washington business. State Fair dairy prize donation from Levi Ankeny. Olin T. James, San Francisco photographer, to assist at Beck studio. City ditches require attention to prevent mud and overflow. William Lee Jr. brings strawberries from Fruitvale. Yakima valley quality praised. EK W Smith shows budding wheat samples near town. Yakima hotel to be repainted and beds re-enameled. Rev C F Reed to lead two weeks of revival at the Methodist church. Mason’s opera House stage to host a Queen of the flowers event with ice cream and cake. Presbyterian Endeavorers urged to attend. A child of Walter N Granger suffers a foot injury from broken glass in Yakima City.
Ladies Dry Goods and Accessories Sale Highlights
Advertising list shows ladies muslin underwear window shades fast black hose Dennison crepe paper shoe polish corsets embroidery ribbon and other items with sale prices per yard and discounts during the remainder of the month plus seamless hose gilt edge polish and lace at varying cents and yards.
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Dennison
New York Gash Store and Local Notices
Rev J H Wood wife and Miss Ada Putnam and Miss Anna Bullock returned Friday from Goldendale where they attended The Dalles district Epworth League convention. Slot machines reportedly still in operation amid disputed law. Congressman W L Jones spoke at Washington State College and helped lay a cornerstone. Flower Queen event Friday night touts cantata.
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J. H. Wood
Ada Putnam
Anna Bullock
Goldendale
Dalles
Rev. Henderson
Kittitas County
Yakima
Pedagogues Elected for North Yakima Schools Next Year
The school board elected 22 teachers for the upcoming term. Five are new hires including Miss Tripp, Miss Larson, Miss Long, Miss Pierce, and Mr. McGinnis. Retirements include Miss Meeds and several others. salaries were raised for some staff.
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North Yakima
Ella Stair
Eva C. May
O. B. Heller
N. D. Tripp
Mary Clark
Bessie C. Needham
Ada J. McCarthy
Central School
F. H. Plumb
Lula M. Meeds
Grace Long
Carrie Young
Anna Jungst
Ellensburg
Miss Long
Brownsville
Ore
Pierce
Des Moines
Iowa
McGinnis
Ballard
Wash
Meeds
Wisconsin
Ina Williams
Boggs
Patterson
Miss Miller
Prof
Dixon
High School Picnic by Old Town River
Pupils from the high school enjoyed a merry picnic on the river below Old Town last Saturday. A large hay rack on a wagon drawn by a four horse team served as the conveyance.
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Old Town
Wheeler and Howard Married in Spokane in June 1901
Frank L. Wheeler of North Yakima and Grace E. Howard of San Francisco were married in Spokane on June 12 1901. They are now in Victoria BC and announce they will be at home on July 10.
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Frank L. Wheeler
North Yakima
Grace E. Howard
San Francisco
Spokane
Victoria
B. C
Horse Heaven Pump Delivers Strong Capacity Upgrade
The Horse Heaven well now runs a new pump that has impressed users with good satisfaction. Mr. Tompkins notes it can discharge about 2500 gallons per hour. A 12 horsepower threshing engine powers the setup until the gasoline engine arrives from the east.
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Horse Heaven
Tompkins
Prosser
Campbell Bros Big Circus and Menagerie Performs Here
Campbell Bros Big Circus and Menagerie schedules two shows in our city on Saturday June 22 a matinee and an evening performance. The troupe promotes itself as the largest railroad circus traveling with a vast array of wild beasts high paid performers and trained animals including elephants ponies dogs monkeys and educated birds.
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Campbell Bros
Federated Women clubs convene in Tacoma this week
The Federated Women’s clubs of Washington state meet in Tacoma for a three day convention starting Tuesday. North Yakima sends delegates from the Twentieth Century and Woman’s clubs including Mrs A E Larson Mrs Alex McCredy Mrs H J Snively and Mrs Vestal Snyder. Mrs F C Hall serves as federation trustee. Others join from area clubs. Mrs W L Wright and Mrs Edward Whitison accompany, with Whitison a federation president candidate.
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Federated Women’ S Clubs
State of Washington
Tacoma
North Yakima
A. E. Larson
Alex. McCredy
Twentieth Century Club
H. J. Snively
Vestal Snyder
Woman's Club
F. C. Hall
Woman’s Club
Federated Associations
W. L. Wright
Edward W ‘Hitson
Federation
Birthday Party for Varian Cook at Home
Miss Varian Cook marked her 11th birthday with a party at her home Monday evening. Mrs. Cook, assisted by Miss Daisy Boyle and Miss Gladys Wood, hosted a crowd of friends with ice cream cake and lemonade. Attendees included Varian and Vera Cook, Rene Williamson, Percy Green, Nell Liggett, Vera and Albert Plumb, Anna Coe, Elsie Leeper, Edna Privett, Stella Divon, Mary and Horace Hoyt, and many others.
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Varian Cook
F. T. Cook
Cook
Daisy Boyle
Gladys Wood
Varian
Vera Cookrene Williamson
Percy Green
Nell Liggett
Vera
Albert Plumb
Anna Coe
Elsie Leeper
Edna Privett
Stella Divon
Mary
Horace Hoyt
Roger
Mary Ood
Alice
Bert McKiver
Bessie Goodman
Henry
Madeline Clark
Della
Frances Schott
Florence Stephenson
Marion Whitson
Vivian Englehart
Norvill
Will Obason
Ben
Mary Taylor
David
Florence Erwin
Ina Roth Harrison
Louise Metcalf
Nellie Hansen
Grace Brooker
Susie Boyle
Bennie Sawbridge
Choice suburban lots in Leaming's addition for sale
The northeast corner of 225 acres southwest corner 41 acres and southeast corner 33 acres remain available in Leaming's addition. Will divide to suit purchaser. Very choice property for suburban homes. R Leamine.
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Leaming
R. Leamine
Piles Treated by De Witt’s Salve Claim
An advertisement claims De Witt's Salve cures piles without surgery and warns against counterfeits and cheaper Witch Hazel substitutes. Ayres' tore.
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de Witt
Wind storm injures no one in family near Moxee avenue
Frank Jordan and his family narrowly escaped injury when a wind gust collapsed his new stable on Moxee avenue. He was atop the structure. Mrs Jordan and two children sought safety inside as he fell amid debris but no serious harm occurred. Other notices include store opening by Geo A MacWain next to the Mikado on June 22 for Grand Union Tea Co and a hat sale at Mrs Cary’s starting June 15 through July 4 with hats priced $1 to $5. Also tax sale of sixty seven horses for Henry Gable on June 29 at the stockyards. ads for De Witt’s Little Early Risers and Studebaker wagons. hammocks at The Elite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jordan
West Side
Moxee Avenue
Geo. A. MacWain
Grand Union Tea Company
Dudley
Henry Gable
Music Box in a Ring from London Heirloom
The most charming ring in the world belongs to Mr. Temple of London, nephew of Sir Richard Temple. Inside the gold circle lies a tiny music box whose spring and touch reveal a supernatural sounding tune, a voice from spirit land.
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Mr. Temple
London
Richard Temple
Spiritland
Baptism of Missouri Giant Ella Ewing Described
The Kansas City Journal reports Miss Ella Ewing, famed Missouri giantess, was baptized at her Gorin home. The ceremony featured a clergyman having her walk to the creek, sit in a chair, then submerge her head for baptism.
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Ella Ewing
Gorin
Kansas City Journal
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City News
R.D. Read
Mrs. D
Sprinkle of Prosser
City
Mrs. Grimes of
Portland
Mrs
J.T. Foster
Thomas Lund
the Sound
Indians
Royal Worcester
Coffin Bros
Erving Bounds
California
M. E. Church
Miss Flint
Harrison
Idaho
Myrtle Phillips
State Normal School
A. Mehenick
New York City
Mr. Mehenick
Washington
State Fair Commission
Levi Ankeny
Olin T. James
Beck
Mr. James
William Lee, Jr
Fruitvale
Heravp Force
Yakima Valley
EK. W. Smith
N.S. Johnson
C. F. Reed
Indiana
England
America
Methodist Church
Mason’s Opera House
Presbyterian Endeavorers
Walter N. Granger
Zillah
J. H. Thomas
Akima City
Iroceries
New York
W. L. Jones
Pullman
The
Agricultural College
Prof. Barge
South Sixth Street
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Jomr Ditter
Ditter Bros
Chicago
Federated Clubs Convention
DR. Stephenson
Janeck Building
Yellow Drug Store
Ayres
Studebaker
Yakima Hardware Co
Edward Fournier
Boston
Second St
Fisher’s
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