Local Notes on Farms and Homes Around Yakima
J E Shannon works the strawberry harvest while Long from Seattle assists Cole with bees and starts housekeeping in Speyer residence. Linse expands his house, Hays brothers plan a summer outing after railroad shop confinement, Reuben Schwartze smiles at the homestead, Taylor family advertises their home for sale, and Crandall stays on with the new Fish and Barge venture as ownership shifts with Groshen seen as a practical farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Long
Seattle
Mr. Cole
Speyer
Hays
Fish & Barge
Mr. Crandall
Mr. Groshen
Fort Simcoe Daily Notes and Local Appointments
A Tampico party visits Fort Simcoe with a Toppenish Trading Co host. Mrs. Thomas Burke of Seattle and others stay at Fort Simcoe this week. A new Indian saw mill near Toppenish nears operation. Dr. Wilgus reports low illness among Indians, mainly rheumatism. Plans for a new water system requested. Redman’s estimates sent to Washington. Mrs. Grindall and son depart for The Dalles. Stobie returns to farm after Euclid. Granger tours with homeseekers. Band instruments arrive as the boys practice for July 4. Mrs. R. D. Young dies at Valley View after months of illness.
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Wilgus
Reservoir plan eyed to serve the Fort area
The committee on appropriations may fund a large reservoir on a hill with springs three miles up the mountain supplying water to the Fort settlement. A new two story school addition led by William Badger is rapidly rising to ease crowding. A North Yakima party including Mr and Mrs W D Walker and others toured the Fort, visiting Mrs Lynch's notable Indian curio collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Appropriations
William Badger
North Yakima
W. D. Walker
George N. Tuesley
Ross
Matthews
Lynch
Tampico News Notes On Sheep, School And Weather
The Tampico Sunday School enrollment reaches forty one for the spring term. Mercer has been shearing sheep here the past week. Cold backward weather persists with frosty nights and cool days. W H Vessey moved sheep to Ellensburg ranges due to feed shortages. Forest reserve opening is delayed until June upsetting local sheep men. Parents hesitate to buy new textbooks for a two month term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Tampico
W.H. Vessey
Ellensburg
Outlook Community Notes and Decoration Day Plans
The local fruit prospects look good. Decoration Day will be celebrated at Sunnyside with Rev. H. M. Bartlett delivering the address. The Ladies Aid Society hosts a strawberry and cake festival at Outlook schoolhouse on Saturday evening May 25 to raise funds for the union church. Mr Jaeger, a prominent Zillah merchant, visited Outlook last week seeking investments in barb wire and grass seed and appears successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyside
H. M. Bartlett
The
Ladies’ Aid Society
Outlook Schoolhouse
Union Church
Mr. Jaeger
Zillah
Dakota residents visit Sunnyside hotel guests
A brief notice notes Mrs. Peterson of Dakota negotiates land purchase in section 15. Mr. Chutle and family, also from Dakota, arrive as guests of the Sunnyside hotel for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Peterson
Dakota
Mr. Chutle
Sunnyside
Illness and Household Updates In Local Notes
John Dillon is quite ill with typhoid fever. Mrs. Chas. Dillon, long ill, is convalescing. Levi Canfield lost a valuable horse Wednesday morning. Spencer Jacobs is repainting his house giving it a handsome look. Mrs. H. F. Rock entertains her cousin John Richardson of Sauk Center Minnesota. For first class undertaking call on L. E. Lawrance Zillah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dillon
Levi Canfield
Spencer Jacobs
H. F. Rock
John Richardson
Sauk Center
Minnesota
L. E. Lawrance
Zillah
Thistles and Dandruff Cure Claim Promotes Herpicide
An article argues dandruff and baldness stem from scalp germs and touts Newbro's Herpicide as the sole product to kill the germ and cure dandruff falling hair and baldness. It urges patronage of Yakima Flour as a local product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Made a Strong Haul After Rooms With Stranger
Tom Berry befriended a stranger calling himself Wilson at a tavern who later accompanied him to a room in the Lowe block. Berry woke to find his gold watch and chain and $69 missing. Wilson, described as a steamboat fireman, had not been found. Police alerted. the suspected thief likely boarded the 2:20 eastbound train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Berry
Wilson
Gilbert
Berry
Lowe Block
East
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yakima AV
Yakima Mill Co
Nob Hill
Mr. J. E. Shannon
Reuben Schwartze
Fort Simcoe
Williams
Toppenish Trading Company
Thomas Burke
J. L. Banks
Steinman
Billensburg
Uncle Sam
Interior Department
Redman
Washington City
W. F. Stobie, Jr
Euclid
Walter N. Granger
R. D. Young
Valley View
Star
S. H. Dills & CO
Outlook
Stewart
Mulhollan
W. A. Gidding
Battle’ Creek
Kinsey’s
Kleis & Bond
Mr. Pierce
Coffin Bros
Rex Brand
Kinaie
Sey’s
Kleis & Bond’s
Yakima Avenue
Clauss
Yakima Hardware Co
Owens Adair
Schorn
Studebaker
Front and
Chestnut Streets
Depot
M. Schorn
Bright
Foley
A. D. Sloan
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