Retrench Plans Ahead for City Council Transition
The incoming commissioners plan retrenchment to curb spending after the election. They will canvass Monday’s vote, appoint a city clerk, and assign three departments including public safety, with Wilbur Crocker as finance and accounting head and W H Redman as streets and public improvements chief. The mayor leads the commission and oversees all departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schott
A. J. Splawn
Wilbur Crocker
W. H. Redman
Department of Public Safety
Department of Streets and Public Improvements
Department of Finance and Accounting
Yakima Grapes Seen Big Crop with Carlot Shipments
Yakima valley anticipates a record grape harvest this fall with 180 000 baskets already shipped and 540 cars of fruit including melons. Most growers expect higher prices, while shippers predict a 15 to 20 cent basket range as cars move to market. Deputy Morrison notes growing activity in Sunnyside Grandview Zillah and Selah areas as Grandview stands out.
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Yakima Valley
Express
California
Morrison
Sunnyside
Grandview
Zillah
Selah
Tieton Orchard Company Incorporation Filed
Articles filed in the county auditor office by Galloway Floyd K Galloway and J B Bannerman to form the Tieton Orchard company limited with capital stock of 86000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Galloway
Floyd K. Galloway
J. B. Bannerman
Tieton Orchard Company, Limited
Suicide of W R Patten at Sydney Hotel
W R Patten a 60 year old bachelor and stone mason contractor shot himself in a Sydney hotel corridor about 5 am Monday. A note expressed a wish to die rather than suffer stomach trouble and his body was found near a Testament with his brother J M Patten listed. Patten had lived in the city seven years and was partner in Patten & Kiser. The Elks lodge will direct his funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Rs. Patten
Sydney
Mr. Patten
W. R. Patten
J. M. Patten
Bethel
Plks Lodge
Charles L. Kiser
Patten & Kiser
New Harmony
J. S. Hunter
E. M. Court
Shaw & Sons
Elks Lodge
Masked Robbers Make Big Haul In Cokeville Bank
Two masked men robbed the Cokeville National Bank taking about 500 dollars. Eight officers were lined up and searched, the robbers escaped toward Smiths Fork canyon. A mounted posse hunted them. the crime is linked to Hugh Whitney and his brother who are wanted for horse theft and the Idaho murder case of Conductor Kidd. A list of county officers is filed with the county auditor.
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Cokeville
Wyo
Whitney
Idaho
Kidd
Blackfoot
Wyoming
Rain record for September in North Yakima reaches 2 10 inches
The official rainfall total for September in North Yakima is 2 10 inches, updating the month’s weather record. The measure reflects ongoing precipitation patterns affecting local agriculture and daily life.
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North Yakima
Strike Averted On Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago Sept 11 The strike threatened by Illinois Central shopmen was averted as the executive board of the International Association of Machinists refused to authorize action. Negotiations with the system federation were deemed improperly conducted causing no federation support. The federation plans reorganization and recognition efforts were deemed irregular under the 30 day notice clause.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
International Association of Machinists
Davenport
System Federation
International
Sinois Central
Coach Praises Material for First Football Practice
About fifteen Huskies attended the first football practice after school. The squad worked on kicking and getting into shape. No signal practice for about a week. Coach M B Lyon, a Hamline University alumnus with coaching at Albert Lee High School in Minneapolis, is pleased with the available material.
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M. B. Lyon
Lyon
Hamline University
Albert Lee High School
Minneapolis
Etna Eruption Intensifies Threat Near Catania
The Etna eruption worsens with heavier ash showers and frequent tremors. New craters open as residents flee slopes, hospitals evacuate, and panic grows amid extreme heat. In New Jersey, Spring Lake hosts wardens as fifteen governors arrive for the annual confer.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount Etna
Etna
Severe hail storm sweeps Willamette Valley
Portland reports 40 mph winds with thunder and lightning as a severe hail storm strikes the Willamette Valley. Eugene and Springfield see two inch street hail amid cloudburst rain and flood. A Salem state fair rainfall, Woodburn barn destroyed by lightning, Albany poles toppled, Mrs Rauch struck near Gervais, livestock harmed near Vancouver.
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Portland
Willamette Valley
Eugene
Salem
Woodburn
Albany
Railroads See Value of Operating Property Jump in 1911
Olympia reports the total value of steam railroad operating property in Washington for 1911 at 346 million dollars, up 87.76 million from 1910, according to FE J Koors, secretary of the state tax commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Sept
FE. J. Koors
State Tax Commission
Cows Test Out Finely in Yakima Valley Herd
Thirteen Holstein cows owned by H. C. Davis of Granger underwent official butter fat and milk yield tests by Henry Goemmer of Washington State College. The seven day test produced averages over 15 pounds of butter fat and 56 pounds of milk for two year olds, over 20 pounds of butter for older cows, with totals over 500 pounds of butter per cow per year. One cow yielded 696 pounds of butter and 15,000 pounds of milk last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Davis
Granger
Henry Goemmer
State College
Pullman
Davis
Cover Crop Popular in Yakima Valley Ranching
Fall activity among Yakima Valley ranchers shows strong use of cover crops led by alfalfa and clover. Hairy vetch, Canada and cow peas appear in some plots as favorable weather supports modern horticulture methods. Independent trials and rising demand for soil fertility bulletins mark widespread interest as Miss Sorenson of Albert Lea takes on a new role in North Yakima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley
Canada
Yakimas Push for Water Rights in Irrigation Talks
Secretary Fisher faces Yakima Indians at Toppenish seeking full water access for 80 acre allotments. Leaders argue treaty of 1859 and land rights give them priority over federal reallocations and reclamation surveys.
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Lancaster Spencer
Yakimas
United States
Ted You
Reclamation
Wenatchee
Reclamation Service
Horse Heaven
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Best
Yakima
W. R Patten
Mason Contractor
Colvile
Jack Splawn
Granger District Fruit Growers Association
B. D. Thompson
D. R. Nugent
F. L. Rineholt
John Ainsworth
van Brown
A. C. Snowden
Hay
Springlake
N. J
Washington
West
Oregon
Willamette
New York
Dixie
Duke of Westminster
Long Island
Frederick K Burnham
Northwest
Miss Sorenson
Albert Lea
Minn
North
Yakime
W. Cla
Walter A. Fisher
Secretary of Interior
Department
Fisher
Rankin
Islotten
Mr. Young
Ton
Yakima Wleer
White Mans
Isaac Stevens
Mr. Fisher
Applaus
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