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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
1
A congressional irrigation delegation led by Senator Francis G. Newlands visited Yakima on an examining tour. The group toured valley sites, heard water rights talks, and planned a public program including prizes for a Fourth of July parade and racing events.
Preparations for a big Independence Day event include a daytime parade on Yakima avenue with floats and a vehicle show for prizes. Fireworks are bought, and evening entertainment follows. Woodmen groups and Yeomen compete in a prize drill for a silk flag. the fire department stages a timed run for a cash prize. Professor B. F. Barge to preside.
A Sunday accident on the Selah grade left Miss Carrie Hoff man with a deep cut above the eye and two broken ribs after being thrown onto rocks. Her brother Arthur Hoff man suffered head and shoulder wounds, while Fred Blair was dragged by buggy gear and bruised. Nevada Lillie won a land title dispute against Josephine Lillie over eighty acres, with the court noting no valid agreement existed and that a federal patent barred recovery. An injunction in a related case remains in effect pending final hearing.
A masked group robbed Mrs. Sallie Galler of 3800 dollars inherited from Germany and tried to burn her home while her two children slept. The fire was extinguished with little damage, and authorities near a warrant for a suspect were prepared as the case remained unsolved.
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