Victory Feels Close as Senator Splawn Races Tight
Early returns show the Republican ticket leading with W. L. Jones for Congress and R. A. Grant strong in county races while Lincoln Dilley faces defeat for sheriff. The Splawn Englehart contest remains hair raising with Tampico Red Rock White Bluffs and Mr Adams yet to report.
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Ira P. Englehart
Lincoln Dilley
W. L. Jones
R. A. Grant
Harry Coonse
Splawn
Englehart
Tampico
Red Rock White Bluffs
Mr. Adams
Strawing Roads Plan Faces Local Resistance and Irregular Efforts
The Hart Line Standard reports mixed results from strawing efforts to improve roads across the state. Farmers argue sparsely settled districts cannot bear full costs, proposing a land tax funded system to hire strawing crews. The Standard doubts voluntary improvement can ever be practical with unimproved land between producers.
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Hartline
Douglas County
Lincoln County
Sanford Family Invests in Yakima Valley Property
Newcomers from Coquelle City Oregon join the Yakima valley with plans to stay. R D Sanford senior has acquired the Curry home on Ahtanum avenue and a Venus avenue house and lot from Curry. W C Sanford, nephew from Prineville Oregon, is here to remain and pursue business in the area.
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Yakima Valley
R. D
C. J. Sanford
Coquelle City
Ore
Mr. Sanford
F. A. Curry
Ahtanum Avenue
Venus Avenue
Curry
Sanford
Oregon
W.C. Sanford
R. D. Sanford
Prineville
Rankin Eyes Electric Railway Outcome After Visit
Rankin, active in promoting the electric railway project, returned last Friday night and said the outlook looks favorable though he cannot disclose inside details yet. The report notes discussions with Northern Pacific officials on terminals and tapping the line, while Spokane newspaper cites Seattle and eastern capitalists meeting with J J Hill of Great Northern about a 45 mile route from North Yakima to Sunnyside with NP tapping at North Yakima.
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Rankin
Northern Pacific
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Wilson
Cole
St. Clair
Yakima Hardware CO
MacDonald
J. J. MacDonald
Jack Splawn
Congression Jones
Cushman
Humphries
Cotterill
Holcomb
Jo Hadley
Reavis
Representatare
Dunn
Hedger
Marks
Dilley
Grant
Day
Purdin
Treasu
Rer
Pacific Coast
London
North Yakima
Larson’s
Haviland
Washington
Greene Mercantile Co
POST
D. R. Barton
S. First St
Yakima Property
Mair
South Second Street
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