Commissioners' Work Includes Alfalfa Bridge Bids and Tax Adjustments
County commissioners adjourned then met to award the Alfalfa bridge project on the Yakima at Simcoe, with bids from six firms. James Stewart won the wood and steel structure contract at 4 400, and for all wood bids 4 200 led by Stewart. The session confirmed H P Simpson as sheep inspector and approved five tax adjustments and multiple bill payments for labor and bridge work.
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Yakima River
Simcoe
Puget Sound
Natchez
Dus Sours
A.W. Webster
Ian Ee Eer
A.C. Zimerman
W.H. Hoop
Pat
H. A. Labber
B. H. Allen
Simcoe Bridge
Dan McDonald
Leonard Goldsmith
James Stewart
James Baker
Og. Gilmore
Erulon
Good Roads Club Forms In Yakima Valley
A meeting at the courthouse led to adopting the Good Roads Club name to promote cycle paths and broad road improvements in the Yakima valley. By laws not yet adopted, membership reached about 90, with committees for by laws, nominations, and officers. Next meeting set for Tuesday night June 4.
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Court House
tGood Roads Club
Yakima Valley
W. 5. Dudley
George N. Tuesley
A.J. Willis
Decoration Day Observed by North Yakima Residents
A large crowd gathered as the G A R led Decoration Day events. At 4 a.m. volunteers decorated Tahoma cemetery graves with flowers. A 2 p.m. parade concluded with a program at Larsons theatre where Hon. W J Jones delivered the oration and Mrs Woodcock and Miss Barnett sang recitations.
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North Yakima
Tahoma Cemetery
Larson's
W. J. Jones
Pocketbook Lost With Thirty Dollars In West Side Wood Yard
J A Handley reports a pocketbook containing $30 and papers missing after placing his coat on a wood pile in the yard on Tuesday. He suspects the theft occurred while he was in the yard.
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J. A. Handley
Coat Clue Points to Theft at Quiet Yard
A man notices a coat left in a yard and later discovers the pocket book missing along with other items. The incident appears to have occurred quietly with no witnesses visible at the time. Police may investigate the unattended location for further clues.
Little Girl Drowns After Ditch Fall Near Selah
Pearl Stump three years old of Selah valley fell into the Selah ditch Tuesday while playing alone. She slipped on a narrow board near the house and floated ten miles downstream after the family placed a flat gate across the canal. The body was recovered and funeral services were held Wednesday at Natchez cemetery with interment there.
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Pearl Stump
Selah Ditch
Pearl
Elmer Stump
Selah Valley
Selah
Mr. Stump
Natchez Cemetery
House Burned on Seventh Street Loss About $400
The residence of Peter Martin on Seventh Street burned to the ground at 3 p.m. Tuesday with nearly all contents. It was a one story building with a rear kitchen shed and likely caught fire from a defective flue. No one was home, firemen arrived after it was well underway. Two trunks of clothing and a stove were saved. Loss about $400 with small insurance.
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Peter Martin
Seventh Street
Ferry Boat Breaks Away on the Yakima
A dozen picnickers near Alfalfa ferry on the Yakima tried crossing to the west shore when the overhead rope broke and the boat drifted. A young man leapt in, swam toshore with a rope, and rescued the entire party and the ferry. They reached shore in a smaller boat, shaken but safe.
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Yakima
Central School Entertainment at Mason's Opera House
Professor Plumb of Central School plans an evening entertainment in Mason's Opera House on Friday June 7. The program has two parts with pupil exercises followed by Longfellow's Miles Standish Courtship dramatized featuring Walter Rowe John Alden Priscilla Marjorie Moran Elder Bremster Edward Cleman Messenger Albert Arendt. Funds raised will finish paying for the organ with a small admission charged.
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Plumb
Central School
Mason’s Opera House
Miles Standish
Longfellow
Walter Rowe
John Alden
Virgil Dudley Priscilla
Marjorie Moran Elder Bremster
Edward Cleman Messenger
Albert Arendt
Wonder Store Announces Special 30 Day Sale On All Items
The Wonder launches a 30 day sale offering every article at reduced prices. Shoppers are invited to visit the store to take advantage of the nationwide price cuts and save on their purchases.
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Wonder
Weather Returns to Normal After Sweltering Weekend
The city endured two hot days last Sunday and Monday with temperatures near 96 and 98 degrees. A hot dry wind and clear skies kept residents uncomfortable until evening prayers for relief. A cool front arrived Monday afternoon followed by a brief storm outlook and localized rain that night.
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Cascades
Columbia River Conference Session Set At Walla Walla
The Columbia River Conference of the M. E. Church will meet in Walla Walla on September 4 with Bishop Mallalieu presiding. The Northwest district spans Idaho Panhandle and Washington east of the Cascades plus eastern Oregon, divided into Spokane Walla Walla Moscow and The Dalles presiding elder districts.
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Columbia River
M. E. Church
Walla Walla
Bishop Mallalieu
Northwest
Panhandle
Idaho
Washington
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Spokane
Moscow
Dalles
Mallalieu
Auburndale
Mass
Rose carnival at the armory and town notices
City brief notes report a Rose carnival at the armory on Wednesday evening June 5 and local updates on residents, public school exam dates, new hires, and visits. Also mentions a hay stacker advert and a small opera house audience for Gavin Spence and Grace McDonald.
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Armory
C. P. Wilcox
Nob Hill
Mason’s Opera House
Gavin Spence
Grace McDonald
Sunnyside Sun Debuts With Plans for Eight Pages
The Sunnyside Sun issue dated May 24 1901 arrives as a five page four column paper. Editor Wm Hitchcock notes delay kept it from eight pages and praises the paper’s promising leadership and business support.
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Sunnyside Sun
Wm. Hitchcock
Sun
Hrrato
Local Ads Highlight Goods and Services at Coffin Bros and Yakima Market
A 1900s style advertisement listing pickled pig feet at Yakima Cash Market 13 41 Bee supplies at Pioneer Lumber Co spring suits at Coffin Bros saving $3 to $4 top Buggies for $65 two weekly ladies shirt waists priced at cost Mrs Dr Adair offers women and children care over Coffin Bros office for sale Guinea eggs at $1 per fifteen orders filled by J T Rains with cash accepted at the 34 mile power house
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Yakima
Coffin Bros
Dr. Adair
J.T. Rains
Power House
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the Good Roads Club
Central School Entertainment
Columbia River Conference
City News
W. H. Wright
Frank M. Martin
Mabton
J. L. and
Allen Hodges
Kiona
Georgia Peck
Tacoma
D. Hines
Marshal Boyle
Stubblefield
Yakima Hardware Co
Nick McCoy
Paris Green
A. D. Sloan
Prop
Grand Lodge
Dr. P. Frank
Frank Winchell
I. Kussmaul
J. P. McCafferty
G. L. Allen
C. E. McEwen
Lee Cody
Dr. Frank
Cowychee
E. W. Rocket
Lince & Liggett
Robert Waterson
Waterson
Klickitat County
H. B. Scudder
R. N. Gordon
Bride
Abilene
Kan
Christian Church
Clint Kelso
Walter Fayille
Kiowa
A. P. Oliver
Jane Wilson
Ahtanum
C. E. White
Seattle
State Board of Dentistry
Burlingame
Yakima Avenue
Frank Spain
Buffalo
N. Y
Grand Lodg
Supreme Lodge of the United States
A. B. Weed
Sound
Joel Shomaker
A.J. Shaw
Geyser
George Barrick
Mr. Shaw
Barrick
The
Pioneer Lumber Co
Sinema
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