Woodcock Academy Notes Highlight Faculty Student Entertainment
The Friday night program at Woodcock Academy drew a full church, with a girl chorus, a young ladies quartet, a dialogue, a burlesque oration, and Martha Wiley starring in Grandmother’s Album. The event raised about 40 dollars for the academy paint fund and featured Wiley’s resignation to join Foo Chow China, with duties carried on by Mr. Dawson.
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Woodcock Academy
Jean Ingelow
Martha Wiley
Academy
Foo Chow
China
Dawson
Goose Hunters Attend North Yakima Event at Horseheaven
North Yakima goose hunters from Prosser converge at Horseheaven while geese flock nearby. A Saturday Japanese social at Rich's hall, led by Mrs. Roberts, raised large proceeds for cemetery improvements. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jenson died after a short illness.
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Yakima
Prosser
Rich’s Hall
Roberts
Carl Jenson
Yakima County Sees Broad Agricultural Prosperity
Prosperity grips Yakima County as fruit growers and farmers report strong crops and high prices. Potatoes yield 8 to 12 tons per acre at 10 to 12 dollars per ton while apples fetch fancy prices. Alfalfa yields 5 to 8 tons per acre across three to four cuttings, with markets 20 percent higher than several years. Land under ditch systems attracts new settlers, boosting a boomlike mood across the region. Northwest Horticulturist notes widespread contentment.
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Yakima County
Fiel
Puget Sound
Northwest Horticulturist
Elks Memorial Service Set for Sunday at 2:30
The Elks will hold their annual memorial in the Syndicate building hall Sunday afternoon at 2 30 with addresses and a musical program. Friends of members and the order are invited. Moore and Company report thefts as two men stole pants from the store and fled.
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The
Elks
Syndicate Building
Order
Enrollment Figures and Changes in City Schools
The city public schools report 816 students to date, up from 740 last year, with November attendance at 781 versus 754 average. Fairview leads with 99.3 percent and no tardies, earning the December prize picture. Central has 400 pupils, Columbia 330, Fairview 30, plus about 56 with Miss Carrie Young in the old Congregational church.
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Fairview
Columbia
Carrie Young
Old Congregational Church
Schwarze
Miss Haines
Miss Young
Opal Portraits Highlight James Studio Offers
A jumble of notices from Mabton to Yakima features opal portraits at James Studio and 46 45-41 photo buttons from the same studio. Local business moves include John Miller buying Melrose & Co., and Curt Greene seeking Philippines hospital service. Community items mention holiday goods, local loans, and farm plans.
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James
John Miller
Cleveland, Wash
Melrose & Co
Yakima Avenue
European Wives of Japanese in Subjection to Mothers-in-law
A European wife married to a Japanese officer endures strict control by her mother-in-law in Japan. She must abandon European customs, wear Japanese dress, sit on the floor, and eat Japanese food while the husband is away with his regiment. Life improves upon his return.
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Japan
China
Paris Fair Exposition To Feature Electric Lighting And Tours
The Paris exposition center will be 120 by 1 200 feet with 45 000 steam horsepower and 20 000 electrical horsepower. Two movable platforms will tour the grounds at 244 and five miles per hour on a 21 mile circuit. Costing 1 400 600 dollars, rides will be ten cents each. Open 14 hours daily with garlands of electric lamps lighting quays and avenues. The Eiffel tower will bear thousands of electric lights in height permutations. An international horse fair with 110 000 dollars in prizes will also be featured.
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Eiffel Tower
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Keene
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Woodcock Academy Notes
Della Wiley
Crosno
J. H. Jenks
North
Hiscock & Sons
Prosser Falls Irrigation Company
F. K. Hiscock
H. B. Rige
Sidney Arnold
North Yakima
E. F. Benson
Kingsbury
Thompson
Manila
Billy Wright
Seattle
Mr. Kingsbury
Mike Likeman
Madam Conolly’s
A. D. Sloan
Prop
Elks’ Memorial
T. L. Stevens
Mabton
Madam Conolly
D. Hanna
Monsorr Hanna
Novia Scotia
Mrs. McIntyre
Miss Taylor
Denver
Mrs. Rowe
Natchez
Kelso
James Grant Triplett
Eveline Nemeyer
Lombard & Horsley
Joe Riddle
Curt Greene
Philippines
M. J. Hooley
Shaw Dramatic Company
L. R. Freeman
A. S. Paul
Ad Fire Department
Kinseys
Yakima Hardware Co
Doust & Dam
Buckingham & Hecht
Taylor & Denley
Front St
Coffin Bros
North Yakima, Wash
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