Local Briefs From Central Yakima Area News
Bits from Mabton to Zillah include marriages, new residents, and business notes. C 8 11 reports Charles Coombs weds Goldie Jones April 28, while Harter and Liffel of Indiana eye permanent relocation as cattle producers. Mayor Fechter rehires night policeman Starrett after a brief discharge. Decoration day arrives. several locals attend dances and socials.
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Fechter
A. Starrett
Starrett
Mr. Starrett
Champion Mowers and Rakes Arrive at Perry's Warehouse
A carload of Champion Mowers and Rakes has just arrived. Inspect these machines to confirm they are superior to any on the market. Available in a full line at J. M. Perry's Warehouse opposite the depot. Note.
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J. M. Perry
Visit from burglars at city offices ends without theft
Burglars broke into City Clerk H. B. Doust office last Thursday night using a jimmy to raise a rear window. They unlocked the outer doors of the safe and pried open two inside boxes, scattering papers but taking nothing of value. No clue has been found.
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H. B. Doust
Proposed North Yakima Business Block Likely to Rise
A Spokane man is negotiating to build what would be the city’s largest business block in North Yakima this summer. The 75 by 140 feet three story structure would place six storefronts on the first floor and flats and offices on the upper levels, with central corner location pending final negotiations.
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C. L. Thomas
Tacoma & Seattle Meat Co
Tacoma
North Yakima
Yakima Machine Shops Sale Offers Steam Power and Modern Tools
The Yakima Machine Shops are for sale with a 50 by 140 foot ground space and a main building 24 by 100 feet plus smaller structures. Steam power and several new tools, none second-hand, make this the county’s sole machine shop. The seller cites other business attention needs as the reason for selling and lists contact as Yakima Machine Shops P O box 374 North Yakima.
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Yakima
P. O
North Yakima
The Object of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union
The article extols W C T U aims to protect homes and promote purity through nationwide organization. It traces origins to 1874 crusade, describes departments like Mothers’ meetings and Flower Mission, and cites moral reform and missionary work alongside temperance. It also mentions Newbro’s Herpicide and Foley’s Kidney Cure as product notices.
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W.C. T.U
Modern Water Filter Tested by Puget Sound University
A microscopic test of the Modern water filter shows the fibre disc filtered ten minutes of city water still contained decayed matter and germs while the filtered output was clear. Repeated tests under full pressure confirmed the claim. The report is signed by C. O. Boggr, biology instructor, Puget Sound University. For sale at Yellow Drug Store.
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Prott Lousp University
Tacoma
Wash
C. O. Boggr
Puget Sound University
Yellow Drug Store
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Mason’s Hall
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