North Yakima Plans Rapid City Growth With Paving Projects
The North Yakima city engineer Harold James Doolittle leads a staff expanding the town from a country settlement to a growing city. Plans include bitulithic paving across Pleasant and West Yakima avenues about 200000, Modern Addition sidewalks near 100000, Eleventh Avenue paving around 25000, and storm sewers over 190000. A new light and power plant could add 200000. The force includes Sharkey, Barr, Wilson, Fairchild, Thompson, Bailey and Arentz, all charged with paving, drainage, and sewer projects with long term impact.
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North Yakima
Pleasant Avenue
West Yakima Avenue
Eleventh Avenue
Boulevard Addition
Yakima
Harold James Doolittle
Washington
Colfax
Washington State College
F. J. Sharkey
Washington University
Greater North Yakma
Sharkey
W. FE. Barr
Ohio Engineer Society
Columbus
Ohio
United States
FL Wilson
Ottawa
Ilinois
Illinois
C. D. V. Fairchild
Canadian Society of Civil Enginers
Klondike
Northern Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Port Arthur
Fort William
Ontario
Isle of Pines
L. D. Bailey
University of Minnesota
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Duluth
Lynch Elected Third Ward Councilman in Unanimous Vote
John H. Lynch a former partner of Judge Grady was unanimously elected to the Third ward city council. A petition backed by Third ward voters favored J W Adkinson a real estate agent, but Lynch was nominated by Dr. Carver and seconded by Councilman Wenner and approved by all.
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John H. Lynch
Grady
J. W. Adkinson
Adkinson
Carver
Wenner
Cemetery Lots in Ta homa Need Early Communication
Notice to parties desiring cemetery plots in Ta homa for 1911 season. Contact the sexton at once to arrange help and prepare lots and graves before Decoration Day. Service must be prepaid.
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Tahoma
Fall of Moscow guest visits Tieton hotel during suit
A Moscow figure involved in a federal building case is staying at the Tieton hotel while the lawsuit proceeds. The visitor is connected to the construction project and related proceedings against the local superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Idaho
Shey Federal Building
Tieton Hotel
North Yakima health group presses council on sewer plan
A health committee from North Yakima asks the city to fund and reorganize the health department and to hire a full time health officer. They call for hiring expert engineers to design a citywide sewerage and drainage system and for immediate garbage collection reforms. The council instructs City Engineer Doolittle to report next meeting on progress and estimated cost, with the health board to supervise sanitation efforts.
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North Yakima
Ira P. Englehart
Washington
Commercial Club
Business Men’s Asociation
Anglehart
Dreglehnit
North
Yakima
Niches Avenue
Milter
Mullen
Panama
Inglehart
Carver
Doolittle
Shaw
Englehart
Pacific Power & Light Company
Taylor
Pacific Light & Power Company
Schott
Carrero
Health Board
Trapshooters Truesdell and Pennington Hit Spokane Seattle
North Yakima trapshooters Messrs Truesdell and Pennington visited Spokane and Seattle on the last two Sundays to compete with city experts. Truesdell tied in the medal event but lost in the shoot off. Local gun club members continue weekly shoots as the season gains pace and seasoned shooters warm up their aim and eye.
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Messrs
Truesdell and
Pennington
North Yakima
Spokane
Seattle
Truesdell
Holden to Build Fairview School and Desks
Holden awarded the Fairview school contract for the building at 8950 dollars with bids from Mead & Faw, Bergeron & Paile, KE. McWilliams, Corbett & Raymond, and Charles Hatch. Heating and plumbing bids went to Yakima hardware and related firms. desks will be supplied by Coffin-Rundstrom for Andrews.
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Holden
Fairview
Mead & Faw
Bergeron & Paile
KE. McWilliams
Corbett & Raymond
Charles Hatch
John Sawbridge
Yakima Valley Hardware & Plumbing Company
Yakima Hardware Company
Yakima Valley Heating & Power Co
Yakima Valley Heating & Power Company
Coffin-Rundstrom Company
Richardson
Meikle
Richie
Day
Reed
Garfild School
Summit View
April Weather in North Yakima Shows Warm Spells
April in North Yakima brought a mean temperature of 51.7 degrees with a high of 84 on April 24 and a low of 24 on April 13. Precipitation totaled 0.1 inch with 21 clear days, 3 partly cloudy and 6 cloudy. hail occurred on the 11th and the opening day featured a 80 to 84 degree swing.
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Yakima
Albert Bender
Bewinkleman Sentenced for Manslaughter at Black Rock
Judge Preble sentences Henry Bewinkleman to five to twenty years in the state penitentiary for manslaughter of rancher John Meebour at Black Rock. Defendant must also pay all prosecution costs.
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Preble
Henry Bewinkleman
John Meebour
Black Rock
Death comes sudden to Mrs. Francelia Ridgway at home
Mrs. Francelia Ridgway aged 72 died Sunday morning at her son W. P. Ridgway’s home 408 South Sixth street from heart failure. A North Yakima resident for three years she leaves a daughter in this city and relatives in the east. A Relief Corps member, her funeral was held Monday at 2 pm at the family home, Rev. Alfred Lockwood officiating. Interment followed at Tahoma Cemetery.
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Francelia Ridgway
W. P. Ridgway
South Sixth Street
Relief Corps
Alfred Lockwood
Episcopal Church
Tahoma Cemecry
City Council Grants Savings on Modern Addition Grading Bid
The city council saved six thousand three hundred thirty five dollars and forty five cents Monday night by accepting lower bids on grading in the Modern addition. Pettyjohn Construction Co. bid 16 090 50 the lowest while John F Costello bid 22 415 20 the highest. Pettyjohn also won the Adams Avenue grading at 225 versus 568 by Pettyjohn. Pettyjohn secured the subsewer project in blocks 33 and 34 for 1660 80.
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Pettyjohn
Pettyjohn Construction Company
Demorest Medal Contest Promises Prohibition Themed Oratory
A Demorest Medal declamatory contest will be held at Yakima High School on Friday evening May 5 under the W C T U. The event aims to promote prohibition with a lineup featuring amateur speakers such as Hylas Henry Miss Marjory Gratton Holland Woodruff Miss Ruth Johnson John Hill Miss Inez De Cota Galen Rose and vocal solos by Gertrude Miller and Grace Mesinger. Music will be provided by the school orchestra.
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Demorest
Yakima
Hylas Henry
Uncle Alec
Marjory Gratton
Bull shipment from Todd and Sons to rival Ayreshires
Messrs. Todd and Sons of North Yakima sent a young Holstein bull by express to the west side to invade the country now made famous by J. W. Clise with his Ayreshires.
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Messrs. Todd & Sons of
North Yakima
Express
J. W. Clise
Ayreshires
Waste Water Question Up Fight On Tieton Reclamation System
The Yakima Valley Canal company sues Dr H R Wells and others in a test case to decide if waste water disposal is an essential irrigation right. It seeks an injunction to stop using the Congdon ditch for waste water and to curb water pollution, with $100 expenses claimed.
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Yakima Valley
Reclamation Service of
United States
Congdon Ditch
Tieton
H. M. Gilbert
Tieton Water Users Association
Gilbert
Congdon
A.L Clark Receives Placid Apple Note from Norristown
A letter to Alvin M. Clark of the reclamation service from David J. Leahy of Norristown Pa reports Leahy has eaten no apples since leaving, except Spitzenbergs taken from North Yakima. He notes the local apples are mere imitations and questions the value of staying.
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Alvin M. Clark
Reclamation Service
David J. Leahy
Norristown
Leahy
Yakima
Baldwin of Ellensburg Visits North Yakima on Reclamation Work
E. H. Baldwin of Ellensburg from the reclamation service was a North Yakima visitor Monday and stayed at the Takima hotel.
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E. H. Baldwin
Ellensburg
The
Reclamation Service
North Yakima
Takima Hotel
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Colville Indian Reservation
United States Geological Survey
Northern Pacific Railway
Wallace
Edgeley
North Dakota
United States Reclamation Service
Lewiston-Clarkston Company
Oregon
Johan H. Lynch
J. D. Johns, Sexton
Health For
Egnehart
Mr. Inglehart
Pacific Light and Power Company
Kho
Mr. Doolittle
Messrs.Truesdell
Coffin-Rundstrom
Ward
Bowinkleman
F. W. Ridgway
Coucil
John S. Wert
Herald Building
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