Last drive ends era of Yakima cattle pioneer Jack Splawn
Hon. A. J. Splawn will drive his whitefaced Hereford herd from Cowiche to North Yakima stockyards on Monday to sell to W. P. Duke of La Trobe California. The sale marks Splawn’s retirement after decades building Yakima’s cattle reputation with champions Bright Hope and Beau Donald and stock spread across North America and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Splawn
North Yakima
Northern Pacific
W. PD
Duke of
Yakima
Lewis & Clarke Fair
Splawn
Bright Hope
Canada
King Edward
England
Hudson's Bay Company
Yakima Valley
China
Sandwich Islands
Japan
Alaska
Nevada
California
Idaho
Montana
Beau Donald
Northwest Livestock Association
Actress has only what husband gives
Creditors of Mrs. Carter the actress elected Sidney J. Loeb as trustee after questioning her assets. She testified she has had no jewelry for five years and no bank account for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carter
Sidney J. Loeb
Actress details finances and failed play losses in court
The woman testifies she has no stage rights or royalties and no money, with expenses covered by her husband Dudley Payne from the manager. She admits a $82,000 personal loss on the failed play Kassa and cannot recall many owed sums. She paid $490 to Charles Nird linger for dramatization, which was not delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Payne
Kassa
Charles Nirdlinger
Gates Family Released From Jail In Quiet Legal Dance
Judge Preble released Mrs Gates on 1000 dollar bonds and her husband on habeas writ. B M Gates was rearrested on a adultery charge brought by his wife and freed again on 1000 dollar bail. Cresap urged bail reduction while Prosecutor Ward urged cause for continued detention. The judge hinted the case may never reach trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates
Judge Preble
Sunnyside
Northern Pacific
Preble
Rightmire
Cresap
Justice of the Peace Hunt
Very Heavy Fleece From Ahtanum Sheep Sets Record
A Cotswold sheep owned by BE Marks of Ahtanum produced a fleece weighing 24 pounds, well above the flock average. At over 12 cents a pound the fleece is worth about $300, with potential extra profit as it reaches the manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. B. Marks
Washington
Union
Marks
Offin Bros
Frightful wreck of an excursion train in New Jersey
An excursion train carrying school teachers from Utica and Syracuse to Washington, D C wrecked on the Belvidere Delaware line near Martin's Creek New Jersey. Eighty nine passengers are missing along with several dead and many injured. the wreck at a curve caused by track repairs led to fire and cars burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falton
Belvidere-Delaware
Pennsyvania Railway
Martin's Creek
N. J
Here
Charles M. Person
Eleanor F. Rutherford
Utica
William Vanney
Marion Brown
Bessie Walker
Susan Session
Sarah Jones
Mary Allen
Sophia Kroukt
Louisa Linesman
Harry Wilmer
Wilmer
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
N. Y
Syracuse
Washington, D. C
Stroudsburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Devastating Delaware Valley Train Crash Triggers Fire
A springtime ride ended in disaster as a sudden jolt hurled passengers from seats. Fire erupted within minutes, likely burning some victims alive, after a tank of oil ruptured and fed the blaze. Doctors rushed from miles around, using farms as impromptu hospitals and wagons as ambulances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware Valley
Good Roads For Yakima County
Northern Pacific delivered two traction engines to Yakima County along with a rock crusher and six dump wagons from Buffalo. County commissioners and the county engineer return from a western trip to study road improvements and plan permanent war on road problems. Fiscal 1910 road and bridge expenditures totaled 216450 with 124989.45 spent across six districts and 91461.30 on general roads and bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Portland
Buffalo
Yakima County
Lemay
Olson
Lancaster
Marble
Western Washingon
Hatchling Triumph After Egg Break Opens New Orpington
Dr. F. M. Rossiter in North Yakima reports a remarkable white Orpington chick hatched from an egg dropped during incubation. He repaired the broken shell with adhesive plaster, incubated it anew, and the chick eventually pipped the plaster and emerged healthy and promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Rossiter
Yakima
Rossiter
The Consumer's Dream Ends in Wakeful Realism
A Denver Republican poem reports a dream where the narrator imagines all life necessities free from coal to breakfast, clothes, shoes, and goods. He awakens to find no one will grant such gifts and notes the dream exposed as a natural fantasy rather than a real conscience.
New Orchard at Wenus Valley By Yakima Valley Orchards
Eugene Zirkle, a leading tree planter for H. M. Gilbert, works one month with Yakima Valley Orchards to plant 200 acres of fruit trees on Wenus valley land. Deputy horticultural inspector T. O. Morrison visited the tract Thursday and praised the stock as first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Zirkle
H. M. Gilbert
Yakima
The Keys of Death and Hades: Resurrection and Triumph
Pastor Russell in Brooklyn Tabernacle speaks on resurrection and the destruction of death and hades. He argues death as the penalty for sin, Christ’s redemptive work, and the future thousand year reign to release all from the prison of the tomb, culminating in the Second Death for the unrepentant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Sheol
Hades
Eden
St. Paul
Christ
Adam
Jesus
Grave
Sheo
Chas
Messiah
Bedy
Satan
the Apostle
Redeemer
Apostle
Hell
Calvary
Tsatah
Isaiah Ixi
Lukely
the Redeemer
Abraham
Valley of
Hinnom
Jerusalem
New Jerusalem
Gehenna
Adamiec
God
Theatre moves on West Yakima and new hotels rise
West Yakima Avenue plans unfold as Fred Schaefer shifts his avenue theatre to the Davis building near Fourth Avenue. Davis leases add hotel space and Means-Graham buys a corner store as new ventures, including a possible West Side laundry, are negotiated with Mr. Armbruster for a South Third avenue site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schaefer
Davis
Cit
Avenue Theatre
Yakima HuVenue
Yakima Hotel
West Yakima Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Davia Mies
Schaefer
TA. Davis
Clithera
Schaefer Theatre
Wistiam Company
Mes Wines Lniding
Alldouent
Continuety Hottel
Warfield
West Side
M. Armbruster
South Third Avenue
Armbruster
Polk's 1911 12 Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer
Polk & Co announces the 1911 12 edition of the Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer a complete directory with business listings for North Yakima Ellensburg Topnish Seattle Spokane Portland and all towns. It includes government officers postmasters hotels newspapers and a rich place sketch covering population shipping stations trade and services priced at 9.90 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Oregon
Washington State
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Topnish
Seattle
Spokane
Portland
Washington
R. IL. Polk & CO
Wash
Notice of Public Claim For Land in Washington
Under the High Line Reclamation Project the Department of the Interior announces land office proceedings at North Yakima Washington The notice names Lance Runninghans as the homestead entry claimant for the NW SE and other fractional parcels in section 6 township 14 north range 20 east Willamette Meridian He files to prove final five year proof before the United States Land Office official in North Yakima on May 24 1911 The list includes Vandeville Henderson Van Doutsen Yin Stalleworth and Richard Pleasant as witnesses and claimants Harry Y Sain Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
North Yakima
Washesington
Lance Unninghans
Washington
Nia
Township 14
Wile Lamette
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Splawn
Northwest
Cowiche
John Price
United States
Leslie Carter
Cotswold
E. B. Marks
Denver Republican
Wenas
the Keys OF Death
Keys of Death and
West Side Laundry
Restater
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