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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1902
Page
4
Mrs. Andrew Greene returns from Easton. Miss Elsie Morse comes from Ta coma. George Holloway returns from California. Several residents travel, visit, or plan relocation. The Yakima river near Simcoe is at a record low. hop-pickers pass through. potato yield is light. livestock sales planned for the 12th. Rev. Hasking preached at Federated Church.
The article notes the plan to add an extension to the Simcoe school house and lists local residents involved. Miss Julia Smith has returned home to Tacoma after visiting her sister. A basket social at the school raised 22.50 for charity, organized by T A Clark and family.
Hop picking is underway with many yards starting Monday and most yards in the county soon denuded of hops. Potatoes arrive slowly with poor prices, onions near half crop but strong prices expected, alfalfa hay harvests large. Livestock prices listed for steers hogs mutton and dressed beef. poultry and grain prices from Yakima Milling Company. various hay and feed prices. regional farm goods and a testimonial for Foley's Honey and Tar from North Yakima Drug Store.
A column fragment notes painless tooth extractions advertised at Dr Stephenson near Janeck's drug-store with no cocaine and no after effects. It also references local businesses like North Yakima Drug Store and Sloan's Drug Store offering medicines and dry wood delivery.
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