Valleys of the Yakima to Attend Seattle Event
The Valleys of the Yakima plan a September 22 Seattle visit for the Livestock exposition and Odd Fellows Sovereign Lodge meeting. Northern Pacific train No 19 will carry the Yakima contingent with a Juvenile band, one fare round trip for a week. W P Romans leads planning and three counties pledge funds.
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Yakima
Seattle
Northern Pacific
Oddfellows
Soverign Lodge
Mississippi River
Kittitas County
Ellensburg
Benton
W. P. Romans
Russian irrigation expert praises Yakima project
E Snorniakoff of St Petersburg Russia, in the United States since last March studying irrigation, toured the Tieton project Thursday. He praised its difficult aspects and the Yakima valley soil, predicting a bright future similar to other Pacific Northwest regions. He noted Russia’s interest due to arid regions and planned more study before returning to Russia via Manchuria.
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E. Snorniakoff
St. Petersburg
United States
Yakima
Yakima Valley
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Okanogan
Seattle
Okanogan District
Snorniakolff
Russia
Turkestan
Asia
Russie
Hanford
Kennewick
White Bluffs
Manchuria
Siberian
Romance claim linked to Orville Wright surfaces in Portland
Ada Miller Carson tells of a lifelong romance with Orville Wright claiming a 14 year old marriage in 1887 and a son Lester born during that union. She says Wright expressed willingness to share schooling costs and recalls a two year marriage before their separation.
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Portland
Ore
Orville Wright
Lester
Wright
Orville
Ada Miller
Central City
Neb
J. A. Carson
Glenn Avenue
Alberta
J. R. Carson
Vancouver
Wash
Carson Brothers Split as Orville Faces New Life in Wyoming
Mrs. Carson Wright speaks of her ex-husband and Orville Wright, mentioning a year-old pledge to watch over their son Lester. She notes Orville’s fame contrasted with her own struggles and hopes for continued care of their boy. Lester is described as bright and taciturn.
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Carson
Wyoming
Orville
Wrights
Wright
Lester
Dimnock Buys More Land in Mussel Shell Montana
W L Dimmick returns to North Yakima from Mussel Shell valley Montana with new land holdings. He notes wheat yields around 50 bushels per acre with both irrigated and non irrigated lands available cheaply. He says rainfall averages 17 inches yearly and calls the area fast settling as Bolles brings five men to view homesteads.
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W. L. Dimmick
North Yakima
Mussel Shell Valley
Montana
Limmick
Yakima County
Mr. Dimmick
Mr. Bolles
PAY RECORD PRICE FOR PRUNES IN YAKIMA VALLEY
Italians prunes draw top market attention with a Saturday price of 40 dollars per ton the highest in Yakima valley history. The prune crop nears full size at ninety percent with the Redman ranch and Olson Royce property in Parker as the two largest orchards. About 200 pickers work at Olson Royce while Horticultural Union crews handled night shifts. Fair prices historically reward growers as this season’s crop and prices boost earnings.
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Yakima Valley
Redman Ranch
Olson- Royce
Parker
Sheriff Nabs Boy Burglars In Naches Hardware Theft
John Brown aged 17 and George Shelley 19 were arrested on a Naches ranch shack charge of breaking into Treat Raynord hardware in the city on August 22 stealing hardware valued at 500 dollars. Shelley confessed taking all blame amid differing stories in Sheriff's custody.
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John Brown
George Shelley
Rueben Morton
Naches
Treat & Raynord
Webber and
Kauffman
Seattle
Shelley
Lancaster
Badges and Medals For EF EE Marksmen Earned
Badges for Company EF and medals for good marksmanship in the past year go to Captain J. M. Curry and are ready for distribution. Forty of Company E qualified as experts, 13 as marksmen and two as sharpshooters. The badges use bronze material and a design similar to regular army badges with a wreath crossed guns for experts a bar for marksmen and a bar with Maltese cross for sharpshooters.
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Company
Man Zan Pile Remedy Promoted by C. C. Camp
An advertisement touts Man Zan as a cure for piles, claiming it acts on all affected parts. The product comes in a tube with a nozzle and is sold by C. C. Camp.
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Man Zan
C. C. Camp
Allen
Stampa
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Fruit Display for President to Boost Yakima Exhibition
A Yakima business man urges a September display of local farm and orchard products in shop windows to welcome President Taft and accompanying newspaper men. He calls for prizes from the Fifty Thousand or Commercial clubs for best fruit and vegetable windows and a general exhibit to impress visiting media and spotlight irrigation progress.
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Yakima County
Taft
North Yakima
Fifty Thousand Club
Commercial Club
Power Arises for Valley Towns With New Transmission Line
Northwest Light and Water completes a 100 mile transmission line delivering electric power to Mabton Wapato Granger Sunnyside Grandview Kiona Kennewick and Pasco. The project includes a telephone and telegraph network and is expected to attract settlers and support small factories and irrigation.
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Northwest Light and Water Company
Mabton
Wapato
Granger
Sunnyside
Grandview
Kiona
Kennewick
Pasco
Arrowsmith
Yakima Valley
Underground River Hypothesis for City Seepage
An underground current from the Naches river is proposed as the source of seepage troubling property owners. Discovery by Supt. Geo Arrowsmith and Northwest Water and Light Co. workers during pole and main digs. City council to take preliminary steps for a new drain.
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Arrowsmith
Yakima Avenue
Naches
Supt. Geo. Arrowsmith
Northwest Water & Light Co
Supt
Naches River
Naches Gap
Selah
Schana Ditch
YAKIMA YEARNS BRING COAL OFFICIAL BACK TO LAND HUNT
T W Davis of Saginaw Michigan coal commissioner returns to North Yakima seeking land. He once owned 20 acres in Moxee valley sold for 7000 dollars last spring and would buy back at 10000 if possible. He plans to acquire another tract and may return permanently, praising Yakima valley climate while lamenting duties in Michigan. He will visit J D Johns before heading to Seattle and then Michigan.
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T. W. Davis
Saginaw, Mich
Moxee Valley
Yakima
Moxee
Davis
Michigan
Yakima Valley
Mr. Davis
Water Right Clash Seen At Conservation Congress
Adv notice of a likely floor fight at the National Conservation congress was given by former California Governor Pardee who asked time for discussion on a resolutions report. The dispute centers on a Spokane irrigation resolution urging government control of power sites, vs freeing sites for private water rights. Pinchot McGee spoke in the morning and Barrett Pardee Finley in the afternoon.
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Seattle
Wash
National Conservation Congress
Pardee
California
Convention
Committee On
Spokane Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Pinchot
McGee
Barrett
Finley
State fair improvements advance. no fair this season
Secretary H B Spencer says extensive work at the state fair grounds makes a Seattle exposition year impossible. With no fair this season planned, summer improvements proceed, and North Yakima will host the fair again next season as a premier midsummer attraction in Washington.
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Spencer
State Fair
H. B. Spencer
Seattle
North Yakima
Washington
Crop forecast questioned by James J. Hill warning
ST PAUL Aug 27 James J Hill warned that northwest crops may be larger by about 50 million bushels than some years yet a bumper crop claim is not true.
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St, Paul
James J. Hill
Northwest
Testifies After Four Years On Kidney Cure
Carlisle Center resident G B Burhans declares four years after using Foley's Kidney Remedy that kidney symptoms have not returned. He says two bottles stopped brick dust sediment and pain and he remains cured. North Yakima Drug Flore endorses the remedy.
Hog Epidemic Sweeps Yakima Valley
An epidemic of pleuropneumonia is devastating hogs in the Yakima valley with about 250 deaths in ten days. Districts including Wenus Ahtanum Moxee Cowiche and nearby reservations report outbreaks. State and city health officials, led by Deputy Fitch and Veterinarian Nelson, urge inspection of hogs and ban slaughter without approval while authorities warn of potential spread and financial losses.
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Yakima Valley
Wenus
Ahtanum
Moxee
Cowiche
Reservation
Fitch
Nelson
Pullman
Kansas
Pure Food on the Grill and the Roosevelts Referee Board
Dr. Ira Remsen recounts Roosevelt's 1908 request to form a Referee Board of scientific experts to evaluate the Pure Food Law. The board, chaired by Remsen, selected Drs. Chittenden Long Herter and Taylor and conducted long meetings to assess benzoate of soda's safety and impact on food quality. Dr. Wiley later spoke on the chemistry of bleached flour, addressing technical aspects without judging human health or fraud implications.
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Denver
Colo
Ira Remsen
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Drs. Chittenden
Long
Herter
Taylor
Wilson
Wiley
H. W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Peruna touted as relief for long term catarrh and kidney issues
Kentucky resident Mrs Lamaster credits eight bottles of Peruna and three of Manalin with curing long standing bladder and kidney problems after twenty six years of suffering. A San Antonio reader, Mrs J J Kross, also endorses Peruna for catarrh and inflammation.
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Lamaster
Kentucky
Peruna
W. W. Lamaster
McAtee Ave
Louisville, Ky
J. J. Kross
Water St
San Antonio
Texas
Aging and bleaching effects on flour discussed by Dr Wiley
Dr Wiley explains how aging creates whitening in flour and how chemical bleaching can produce an old appearance quickly. He notes atmospheric ozone can mimic bleaching over months, while also affecting perceived quality and suggesting some consumers prefer flour ground from older wheat.
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Wiley
When the Sun Goes Down Poem by Will F. Griffin
A nostalgic poem of longing to travel beyond the familiar world as the great red sun sets. The speaker yearns to see distant lands and starry skies, then returns to the city lights and the comforts of home at dusk.
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Will F. Griffin
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Tieton
Orville Wrights
Dimmick
Illustrated Journals
George Arrowsmith
Washington State Conservation Congress
Ballinger-Pinchot
Dr. Remsen
Dr. Wiley
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