City Council Weekly Session Ends With Tax Cut Hope
The Yakima city council met with most members present including the mayor. A budget-boosting set of bids for streets was approved while expenses for sewer and funding bonds were authorized. A proposed 3 mill tax levy reduction to eight mills was announced as debates on street work and public health continued.
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Moran
Newal
Yakima
Yakima Water, Light & Power Co
Cherry Avenue
Liggett
Ira M. Kuntz
South Naches Avenue
Switzer
North Sixth Street
B and C
G. H. Moulton
First Street
Pettijohn & Daniels
Wim. McKiver
Dingle & Dimmick
Seventh Street
McKiver
Finance Committee
Council
George Finley
Keck
Botom
Yakima Avenue
Frank
City Board of Health
Hauser
Fire Department
Olympia
Doust
Presbyterian Synod Holds Four Day Meeting in City
The annual meeting of the Synod of Washington western Idaho and Alaska convened at the Presbyterian church for four days with delegates from across the district. Rev Fr L Hayden welcomed attendees, Rev Wm Kirkhope preached the opening sermon, and officers elected include Moderator Elder John Hartman of Seattle and clerks S A George Waitsburg E A Walker Rathdrum C A Phillips Spokane W O Forbes Portland. Several delegates enjoyed the city enough to consider relocating if free to stay.
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Washington
Idaho
Alaska
Presbyterian
L. Hayden
Wm. Kirkhope
Moscow
John 4, Hartman
Seattle
S. A. George
Waitsburg
E. A. Walker
Rathdrum
C. A. Phillips
Spokane
W. O. Forbes
Portland
Mulhattanism dam break rumor unsettles Cle Elum
A sensational circulating report claimed a dam at Kaches lake broke and flooded Cle Elum. W J Reed, returning from the town, says the river rose suddenly but finds no foundation for a dam breach and notes the area above could handle any overflow.
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Kaches Lake
Cle Elum
W. J. Reed
Burg
Mr Cort Entertained After Old Kentucky Showing
Mr and Mrs John Cort of Seattle owner of the Larson Theatre attended a reception at the opera house hosted by Manager Fournier after the cinema of Old Kentucky. The guest list included Senator Kinnear Mr and Mrs A E Larson Misses Ethel and Gertrude Larson Miss Hayward and Miss Gall.
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John Cort
Seattle
Larson Theatre
Fournier
Opera House
Old Kentucky
A. E. Larson
Ethel
Gertrude Larson
Hayward
Gall
Mrs Jennie White And Niece Go To Portland For Art Study
Mrs Jennie F White and her niece Miss Gladys Diteman travel to Portland to study art in the French school recently opened there. Mrs White, a teacher of oil painting, plans a month or two of new methods embroidery lace work and tapestry painting and will open an art studio on return. Diteman shows talent in animal painting and drawing to test if she has marked ability. if promising she will be educated in art when suitable to leave school work.
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Jennie F. White
Gladys Diteman
Portland
White
Miss Diteman
Side street bargain pitch urges early purchase
Local ad urges buyers to act now, promising savings and a timely purchase on a quieter side street. The message emphasizes cost cuts and timely access for shoppers seeking value.
Yakima Woman's Club Holds Fall Meeting
The first fall meeting of the Yakima Woman's Club convened in the Commercial Club rooms last evening. Aside from routine business and reports from delegates to the State Federation, discussion of aiding the Deaconess hospital, little else occurred.
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Woman’s Club
Judge Rudkin and Pearl Morford Wed in City Ceremony
Superior Court clerk announces Judge Frank H. Rudkin and Mrs. Pearl A Morford were married last Sunday at Frank Sinclair’s home with Rev. H M Bartlett presiding. The couple honeymoon in Seattle and court cases in the superior court will be continued until the first Monday in November.
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Rudkin A Benedict
Frank H. Rudkin
Pearl A. Morford
Frank Sinclair
Yakima's New Vaudeville at Edison Theatre
Last week the Edison Theatre in Yakima drew crowded houses with Boyle and Lewis clever sketch artistry and Sam Hood the blackface comedian receiving applause. An illustrated song titled The Blue and the Gray and Mc Dermott earned praise, with a finale of new animated pictures. This week features Walter Orr the trick bag performer and the Morrells in Pastimes along with The Two Congregations illustrated song.
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Yakima Flardware Co
Aclaas
New York
the City Council
E. W. Dooley
the Presbyterian Synod
Mr. Cort
Barton’s
D. R. Barton
South First Street
Yakima Woman’s Club
D.s.johnston Co
D. S. Johnston CO
Arie Hover
North
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