Miss Martha Riddell Returns Home After Visit
County correspondence notes Martha Riddell returns to her homestead on the Columbia river after a visit with her parents. City council allocates 500 for street improvements and reports on a new sidewalk on Main street. Fire department sprinkles streets and praises the new machine. Attendance reaches 98.45 percent as W H Clulow leads grammar grades and Sophia Stipp oversees primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Riddell
Columbia River
Mills
Shaw
W. H. Clulow
Sophia Stipp
Blackrock Exhibit at the fair draws blue ribbons
J. C. Berry won two blue ribbons for corn wheat and Swiss peas at the Blackrock exhibit. Boost for Blackrock by commencing now for a large exhibit next fall. Mr. Bidwell opened school with seventeen scholars. more to come after hop picking ends. Arthur Story back from Priest Rapids for school. Mr. Vaughn recovering from a fall when wagon collision threw him. Civil War veteran Mr. Hyde reaches seventy five mile post and gains higher pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackrock
J. C. Berry
Arthur Story
Priest Rapids
B. F. Vaughn
Vaugghn
Hyde
Social Roundup in Wapato and North Yakima
Mr and Mrs John Roberts of North Yakima spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs E S Smith. Vera Campbel visited North Yakima Tuesday. Sylvia Florence and Willie Florence of Seattle visit the Maxwell home this week. The infant of C Beal died Saturday and was buried at Tahoma cemetery. Edyth Bowdish visited Mary Alexander of North Yakima Monday. Pearl McMurry and Loren Groves left for Bickleton. Orvil Elliot of North Yakima visited his brother Clifford Elliot for a few days. Dan McAvoy left for Walla Walla Monday. Cora Groves Minnie Yolo and Grace Gordon visited North Yakima Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Campbel
North Yakima
Sylvia Florence
Willie Florence
Seattle
Maxwell Home
C. Beal
Tahoma
Edyth Bowdish
Mary Alexander
Pearl] McMurry
Loren Groves
Bickleton
Orvil Elliot
Clifford Elliot
Dan McAvoy
Walla Walla
Cora Groves
Minnie Yolo
Grace Gordon
Valley News Briefs On Local Education and Homes
The Misses Pearl Lundahl and Alice Matterson enter North Yakima Business College. Miss Ruth Peck visits relatives near Lake Chelan. Mr Wayne Burg’s new residence is completed. Water in the Selah Moxee canal may be shut off this week, affecting farmers needing water for irrigation and cisterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Lundahl
Alice Matterson
North Yakima
Wayneburg
Selah- Moxee
Clergy Ministers Lead Services in North Yakima Federated Church
The Rev. H A Luckenbach of North Yakima and the Rev. H F Burgess preached at area churches Sunday morning and evening. Mrs Buck hosted a quilting party and dinner for visiting ministers Hedges and Perry. Community updates note travel, visits, and home plans across local families and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Luckenbach
North Yakima
Federated Church
H. F. Burgess
Buck
Hedges
Perry
E. M. Smith
Ferndale
Chester Griffith
Seattle
O. J. Stuart
Guy Huston
Bride
Apple packing and land sales reflect valley activity
Apple packing is in full blast with five packers under W L Wright and three under Walter Rowe for the Union. John Dubois delays packing until his crop is picked. Fechter and Janeck ranch land is sold in 10 and 20 acre tracts at 250 to 300 per acre, with buyers coming daily. Northwest Light & Power extends its pipeline upriver. Cider mill seeks apples. mill runs daily. Lloyd Purdin paints his home. James H Fraser stacks clover hay. W S Smith, 216 85, Ahtanum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wright
Walter Rowe
Mr. Wright
John Dubois
Ed. Kershaw
John Carpenter
Fechter & Janeck
Lloyd Purdin
James H. Fraser
Northwest Light & Power Co
Local visits and moves in Yakima area noted
Visiting residents depart for home while others plan to locate locally. Several Seattle guests register at the Pacific hotel as Yakima Commercial buys land near Summit View Road, paying 1000 dollars per acre for a fourteen acre tract to be divided into 2 1/2 acre parcels. Enthusiasm builds for upcoming Ellensburg game and high school football scrimmage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Commercial Company
Theodore Weisberger
Summit View Road
Yakima County Canal Company
B. Draper
Ahtanum
M. L. Matterson
Ellensburg High School
Ellensburg
Central Grounds
Yakima High School
Perley Tells of Weston Wreck
Perley describes a near disaster on a four mile west of Borup run from Stampede tunnel to Borup. Train brakes failed after handbrake use, conductor rode on top to activate brakes, wreck occurred four miles east or west from Borup, Northern Pacific airbrakes praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley
Weston Wreck
Orchard Near Wenus Valley Gains New Bridge Completion
The Wenus valley orchard, organized by Fred Thompson A B Weinmann and Clyde McKee, lies about thirty miles from the city. A new bridge at Anderson’s ford on the Naches river has eased travel, with the completion certificate filed Monday by Deputy State Engineer W F Meloy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Thompson
A. B. Weinmann
Clyde McKee
Wenus Valley
Naches River
Anderson’s Ford
W. F. Meloy
Yakima Markets Close With Little Change Across Commodities
The week ends with oats and barley gaining slightly while prices for most items remain steady. Apples arrive daily but car shortages limit shipments. quotations show $1.00 to $2.50 per box for produce. Wheat and other grains trade near steady, with oats, barley, and potatoes moving at modest ranges.
Runaway Train Run Causes Speculation After Ellensburg Assembly
The report notes the train was brought to a stop at Borup six miles away, proving braking systems worked. Possible causes include an angle cock mishap at Borup, premature departure, or brakes not applied in time as speed increased. With twenty nine cars burned, the exact cause remains conjectural. The Ellensburg car foreman and I inspected airbrakes do date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stampede Tunnel
Borup
Stampede
Ellensburg
Hurried Wedding in Oregon Call
Rev. Hayden rushed from packing to wed Mrs. Anna Foxworthy of Bickleton and Grover Watenberger of Mabton at his residence before departure for Baker City Oregon on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker City
Ore
Hayden
Anna Foxworthy
Bickleton
Grover Watenberger
Mabton
Pursue Farmer Brings Mob Backing in Nebraska
GRAND ISLAND Neb Oct 16 an armed mob pursued Charles Foster a junk dealer who yesterday evening assaulted the 9 year old daughter of farmer Henry Bussler Foster escaped from the deputy sheriff near Cairo and the mob began pursuit. Fresh fish at Nat ches Meat Market Kennedy Shar on proprietors 20 S Second phone 701 shows ad text
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island, Neb
Charles Foster
Henry Bussler
Foster
Cairo
Natches
Kennedy & Sharron
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J. H. Newkirk
Mrs. Moore
Portland
Andrew Green
Parkill
Vancouver
J. Hanson
Mr. Huston
the Sound
John Stigers
Missouri
J. Laber
W. S. Smith
Business College
Elks Building
Oregon
H. W. Beh
I. M. Walker, Prin
R. M. Sturdevant
A. C. Davis
Imperial Hotel
Dayton
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Mr. Sturdevant
M. Sisk
Fred Ackenhausen
John McMahan
Kansas City
Matt Williams
Fred Brooker
James Wright
G. A. Graham
Clara Graham
Harold Curtis
Green River Hot Springs
S. J. Olson
The
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J. G. Morse
L. C. Roabach
W. Mills
Frank Collins
L. W. Vincent
Mitchell
South Dakota
E. G. Vincent
South Third Street
Vincent
George E. Mosser
Spokane
J. D. Nichols
Benton Harbor
St. Joe
Michigan
G. C. Weans
Schott
Seymour
Verdi Spurgeon
Fanny Beardsley
Boston
Frances Ohrsgard
Helen Reyes
Freeport
Ill
Cascade Orchard Company
Yakima Markets
Fioar
Liverpool
New York
Chicago
Northwestern
San Francisco
Listmann Furniture Co
William Corpron
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Yakima Avenue
Rio Grande Building
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James O. Lyle
Montesano
Charles L. Springer
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Springer
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