Election Day Engagement Builds Across the City
Voters show strong interest in the struggle with steady electioneering throughout the day. A large majority backed the main contest as supporters gathered at polling sites and sealed early preferences.
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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
10
Cull Wins School Director Seat With 584 Votes
Jas O Cull defeated W M Watt by 124 votes to win the three year term as school director in district No 7. A total of 1044 votes were cast with 584 for Cull and 460 for Watt as polls stayed open 2 PM to 8 PM at Central school. The election drew large turnout including many women voters and high public interest, with results awaited into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. O. Cull
W. M. Watt
Cull
Watt
Herald Office
OO E Accepts Challenge From Woodmen in Drill Event
OO E accepts a Woodmen of the World challenge for a drill to be held soon in North Yakima. Two 18 man teams will compete plus a joint dance. Company E splits into two man teams each to recruit a new member within three weeks. Twenty teams total target a full roster. failing teams face a banquet. Banquet committee: Corporal J A Kinyon, Sergeant H R Humphrey, Private H E Hecoz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oo. E
Company E
Woodmen
Yakima
J. A. Kinyon
H. R. Humphrey
H. E. Hecoz
Hungry Constituent Sows Seeds Then Seeks Milking Underwear
A Yakima county reader praised Representative Jones for garden seeds but requested a "milkin manhoes" and underwear in a humorous reply. The exchange shows local color and political charm from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Yakima
Deer Jones
Plese
Elleosburg
Councilmen Visit Pacific Cities to Study Paving Methods
Councilmen Henry H. Schott E. O. Keck and A. B. Weed returned from a multi city trip to Portland Seattle Tacoma and Walla Walla to inspect pavements. They gathered data on contracts supervision and methods for North Yakima paving plans. The forthcoming report to the council will cover all aspects of paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Schott
E. O. Keck
A. B. Weed
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Walla Walla
North Yakima
Yakima Horticultural Union Plans Stock Increase and Reforms
The Yakima Horticultural union seeks to raise capital from 5 000 to 40 000 to accommodate more fruit raisers. A first meeting in April will decide the increase and issue new stock to current holders. The group will also select uniform packing and hire expert packers to improve fruit quality and compete with California and Hood River. The union, four years old, recently built a large warehouse at Selah and A streets under manager Mr. Samson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Horticultural Union
Yakima
Yakima Valley
California
Hood River
Selah
Samson
City to install waste receptacles in business district
A sanitary inspector will oversee new heavy metal waste paper and fruit peel boxes placed in the business district. Pedestrians must dispose of refuse in the receptacles, with boxes near the post office and along East and West Yakima avenues. Additional boxes may follow as decided by the health committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Yakima Avenue
West Yakima Avenue
Local notables visit Yakima region and Outlook aims for newpaper
North Yakima guest C W Liggett met A M Jewett in Outlook to discuss launching a local newspaper. Visiting North Yakima and Mabton, residents include Misa Rosa Perusse and Mrs H Morgan. Meetings cover real estate plans and preparations for spring, with several social events reported in Sunnyside and Yakima Valley papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Liggett
North Yakima
A. M. Jewett
Liggett
Outlook
Misa Rosa Perusse
Belma
O. R. Ferrell
Riverside
Frank Snipes
E. L. Siggins
F. M. Siggins
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Yakima
F. H. McCoy
Treasury Secretary Cortelyou Replaces Shaw After Swearing In
Secretary Cortelyou resigns as postmaster general and is sworn in as secretary of the treasury to succeed Leslie M. Shaw. Former Ambassador Meyer will take the post. Garfield will replace Hitchcock as commissioner of corporations tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cortelyou
Ambassador Meyer
Paving bids and military drills at state college in Washington
W B Chase of Portland will be hired to draft estimates and plans for city paving, expected to visit soon, with work likely ten days at $20 daily plus expenses. Basalt is urged for Front Selah First Second streets and gutters, asphalt elsewhere. Inter-Valley Traction tracks to be discussed. In Pullman cadets at Washington State College receive Krag rifles, 420 cadets trained in military science under Captain Kimmel, with ongoing dry farming experiments planned with Wheat Growers and experiment stations across Eastern Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Chase
Portland
Ore
Chase
Seattle
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Front
Selah
Yakimat Avenue
Inter-Valley Traction Company
Pullman. Wash
State College
Benecia Arsenal
San Francisco
Edward Kimmel
United States Army Artilley Corps
E. E. Elliott
State College Department of Agriculture
Wheat Growers’ Association
Spokane
State College Experiment Station
Big Bend
Washington
Central Washington Railway
Northern Pacific
Local notes from Fergus Falls to St Paul
Fergus Falls farmer Harry Peck hanged himself in his Scrambler township barn by a halter on a rafter. Princeton blacksmith Frank Peterson was kicked by a horse and badly hurt but expected to recover. Mankato city council limits saloons to 28 existing. St Paul temperance workers crowd public hearing on the Rachie county local option bill. St Peter Fred Rabins resid...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falls
Harry Peck
Scrambler
Princeton
Frank Peterson
Mankato
ST. Paul
House
Rachie County
Peter
Fred Rabins
Minnesota News Roundup From Cities And Courts
A Minneapolis man was fined for abusing fourth class mail privileges after a child’s letter led inspectors to hold parents responsible. Minneapolis teachers won a $5 salary advance with superintendent C M Jordan’s pay rising to $5280. In Mankato an infant died en route home. the mother concealed the body from the cold. A ferocious animal attacked a three year old steer near Columbus Ballard’s farm. In St. Paul a $2 million capitol approach bond bill received a public hearing. Stockyards issues near resolution with a new terminal railway formation. The Hyser hotel saw a bold daylight cash theft via a duo distracting a stenographer. A heated house debate attacked a senate bill raising judges’ salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Paul
St.Paul
House Committee On Public Buildings
St. Paul
Commercial Club
The
Real Estate Exchange
Stockyards Company
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Road
Inver Grove
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road
Pigs Eye
South Park
Hyser
Senate
Minnesota
House
Fred B Phillips
Committee On
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James O. Call
Coungilmer
Horticultural Union
J. R. Thomas
Granger
Benedict
E. M. Churchill
Pendleton
Pat Jordan
Wapato
Will T. Dixon
Wapato Independent
State College Notes
England
France
Ing At
Winthrop
Minneapolis
Mill City
C. M. Jordan
Angerd
Ofi Co
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