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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
5
The city reacts to the Monday shooting of Ray Ziegler by Charlie Churchill. Citizens warn that a spate of gun violence in Yakima County demands strict punishment and deeper examination of local social conditions.
Spokane Chronicle reports a plan to invite Booker T. Washington to speak in Spokane to counter Senator Ben Tillman. It praises Washington’s school for colored people teaching practical industrial skills to empower the race and argues his approach could help settle race tensions. The piece ends with a quip about a Reverend Hicks predicting stormy weather.
Local notes record Mrs Harriet Hastings visiting Mrs Dills and leaving for White Bluffs. Prosser residents Hahn and Case with Stewart and Coong are in town proving up homesteads. Numerous arrivals and departures include Gilman joining Fry Drug, the Boyntons of Seattle and others planning stays or relocations. Hunter licenses issued. Miss Violet Ball survives a poisoning scare.
T B Renfrew of Cheschocton Ohio and his brother Alex own substantial real estate in this region and Kittitas counties. They hold a twenty acre tract southeast of the city bought for 1200 twelve years ago now worth many thousands. This western visit inspires Renfrew with the valley’s vast potential as he travels to Ellensburg the Sound cities and home via Kansas City.
Ore from Yakima county mines is reported exceptionally rich and will be sent via Natches City to Tacoma for smelting. Local stockholders anticipate swift returns as shipments begin from the North Yakima point. Uncalled mail at Yakima City post office includes a list of names headed by Irvin Allen and Emma Abrasbrak among others.
The Summit Copper company says mining camps report ore being gotten out. Once the road from Natches City is graded and prepared, ore will be hauled by wagon from that point to Natches City for shipment.
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