Strahorn Rules Out Return as North Yakima Rail Battle Shifts
Railroad leader Strahorn signals no return to North Yakima, blaming local obstructions for blocking the North Coast extension. He says city council delays, rival interests, and subway plans are obstacles and vows to pursue bigger matters elsewhere while urging citizens to decide on benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
North Coast Railroad
Yakima
Strahorn
North Yakima
Cltizens
North Coast
Coune
Forthern Pacific
On Subway
Iran
Thele
Subway
Orn
Northern Pacific
Winsor Sees Rich Fruit Lands in Michigan Contrast
Richard Winsor Jr and his wife after a 7400 mile two month trip praise Michigan fruit land and living cities like Lansing while criticizing Grande Ronde Valley with weeds and dead wood in orchards He flags lack of promotion for crops over land and notes eastern buyers and canneries as potential markets.
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Michigan
Lansing
R. Winsor, Jr
United States
Winsor
Seattle
Port Arthur
Sarnia
Sault Ste. Marie
Port Huron
Port Austin
Trough Huron
Sanilac
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Charlevoix
Petoskevy
Chi- Caco
St. Louis
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Oregon
the Dales
Portland
Grande Ronde Valley
Mr. Winsor
Yakima
Chicago
Cincinnati
Vernon couple hosted at Hotel Yungna
Mr and Mrs Ricardo of Vernon C are guests at the Hotel Yuk gna, staying for an unspecified visit as a social note in the society page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Ricardo of
Vernon, $. C
Yuk Gna
The Exceptional Equipment of California Tig Syrup Co
The California Tig Syrup Co presents Syrup of Pigs and Elixir of Senna produced by its chemists using plant elements and a pure medicinal formula. The firm claims only their product is genuine and urges buyers to verify the front of the package for the California Fig Syrup Co name to avoid imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Tig Syrup Co
California
California Pig Syriq Co
California Fig Syrup Co
It Saved His Leg and Made a Quick Recovery
A Watertown resident J A Swensen credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing ten years of eczema after 15 footers failed. The product is advertised for skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts and piles priced 26 cents at Mee let ee The-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Swensen
Watertown
Bucklen
City 10 Have A New Hotel In Ground To House Fair Guests
The Minnesota building owned by A J Larson and rented by Seattle man Mr Lock will house hotel guests for the State Fair. Manager McSpadden says 220 rooms listed plus 300 teacher accommodations fall short and a tent office near the rail station will aid housing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Larson
McSpadden
Minnesota
A. J. Larson
Lock
Harry Mee- Spadden
Commercial Club
Mr. McSpadden
Citizens protest cement sidewalk work on North Fifth and streets
West side residents object to sidewalk construction on North Fifth avenue and nearby A and B streets. They claim excavation depths range from four to six inches instead of seven, and mixtures fail to meet specs with coal ashes used in one area. They plan to hire an inspector to pressure city officials while city engineers defend adherence to specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Fifth Avenue
Yakima Avenue
Messrs
Pease
Shaw
George O. Wise
Blood tonic ad touts purity and health benefits
An old advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a blood tonic claimed to purify and enrich blood. It touts thirty years on the market and sells at 35 cents for ten tablets, distributed by PR Hypy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Father 15 Killed Defending His Home
Chicago report details Charles D. Miller, chief local freight clerk for the Rock Island system, shot while defending his daughters Florence 12 and Clarice 18 as an intruder entered their bedroom window. The assailant, identified as William Jones, grappled Miller before the intruder fired.
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Chicago
William Jones
Charles D. Miller
Miller
Rock Island
Florence
Clarice
State fair invites wide entries for women and children shows
The plan uses the Yakima county building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition as home for women, children, and educational exhibits. Prizes total several hundred dollars across diverse displays from embroidery to pies and canned fruit. A new children's flower show runs daily with cut flowers judged each day of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima County
Cascade Lumber Company
Seattle
Washington
Portia Club
North Yakima
Yakima Valley
Washkington
Spokane
Innial
Yakima Growers Rally for State Fair Fruit Exhibits
The Commercial club seeks volunteers to collect and preserve exhibition fruit for Washington State Fair in North Yakima and other shows. Plans cover carloads of fruit to Walla Walla Spokane Chicago and Puyallup events with cold storage support. Officials authorize exhibits at Spokane and Chicago and arrange travel and lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Yakima
Spokane
Chicago
Kinyon
Nelson
Peck
Commercial Club
Yakima
Puyallup
Council Bluffs
Chicago Land and Irrigation Congress
Walla Walla
Exhibit reception plan before opening day noted
Superintendents will be at the grounds Thursday Friday and Saturday of the next week to receive and place any exhibits taken out then. Earlier receipt ensures a better display. Miss Lombard will have several assistants, not yet listed, including Miss Bessie Winsor of Seattle.
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Miss Lombard
Bessie Winsor
Seattle
Mayor Blocks Patrolmen Pay Boost in Yakima
North Yakima council failed to override Mayor Armbruster's veto as the four to three vote rejected a salary increase for patrolmen. The mayor called the ordinance unlawful and said the budget relied on current salaries, warning a special fund would be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Armbruster
Shaw
Wenner
Schott
Photographs Enlarge for Spokane and National Show Listings
Messrs Romans Hughes and Henry may procure enlargements of summer photographs by Colville and Curtis for use at the Spokane and eastern shows. The group will ask the Agricultural Union to arrange a carload fruit exhibit at the National show in Council Bluffs in November. Irish and Nelson of the Union attended and support the plan.
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Messrs
Romans
Hughes
Henry
Colville
Curtis
Spokane
The
Horticultural Union
Council Bluffs
Irish and
Nelon
Union
Hop Harvest in County Faces Very Light Activity
Hop growers report a subdued market with buyers showing no appetite for purchases and no current sales. Harvest continues in Selah and nearby areas with crews at work and weather slowing picking. Officials estimate a total crop near 11 000 bales, smaller than hoped but of high quality.
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Henry Schott
Selah
C. C. Mitchell
John J. Miller
Ahtanum
Richard Strobach
Wide Hollow
Moxee
Wind Farm to Replace Gasoline Hoist at Priest Rapids
Rose Land company plans wind power to lift water at its Priest Rapids ranch on the Columbia River. A 65 foot well feeds a 10 000 gallon reservoir and gasoline engines will be removed once a windmill is installed. Investigations show wind power should meet domestic water needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Land Company
Columbia Ranch
Priest Rapids
Columbia River
Herbal stimulant claims cure and price of 50 cents
An advertisement touts HER BINE as a bowel stimulant to relieve discomfort after a morning operation. It promises effects within hours if taken now or after breakfast the next day and lists sellers D. H. Fry at 10 Yakima Avenue and Co. W. Camp on West Side Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Fry
Yakima Avenue
Co. W. Camp
West Side
Yakima Scenes To Be Shown In East
Photographs to depict irrigation results are sought by the reclamation service. W. J. Lubken of Portland is in North Yakima guest of the Yakima hotel to shoot large panoramic views for publicity campaigns showing eastern and non irrigated regions how irrigation makes the country fertile. Lubken brings extensive equipment and nine years in service.
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Reclamation Service
W. J. Lubken
Portland
Ore
North Yakima
Yakima
Lubken
Northwest
Advertised Letters At North Yakima Post Office
Unclaimed letters for the week ending Sept 17, 1919 listed by name and initial. Names include Ashland Hal W Adams W Alexander J A Allertson A C Arbuckle Mamie Ashman Sarah Bale L K Bazer R M Bitterworth George Beshore Mary Braman John Briggs B F Brown Belle Burdette Hugh Campouzacius John Case Gladys Cavanaugh Archie Chapman Fred Yak Hospital Chief Surgeon Christier Elmer Clements B M Clark Hazel Merla Cosine Dolphus Cummins Alice.
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North Yakima
Ashland
Hal
Adams
Alexander
J. A. Allertson
A. C
Arbuckle
Mamie
Ashman
Sarah
Bale
L. K. Bazer
R. M. Bitterworth
George
Beshore
Mary
Braman
John
Briggs
B. F. Brown
Belle
Burdette
Hugh
Campouzacius
Case
Gldys
Cavanaugh
Archie
Chapman
Fred
Yak. Hospital
Christier
Elmer
Clements
B. M. Clark
Hazel
Merla
Cosine
Dolphus Cummins
Alice
One Cent Due on Each Letter Advertised
Postal notice lists numerous names of addressees including Dorsey Daley Forrester Foster Francisco Freeland Gery Guynn Gleason Gégerty Gosling Gray Hamilton Hull Humphrey Jackson Kinney Land Purviance Reed Rodgrigner St Cameron Scharpf Schlichtman Scott Showers Selby Simons Sobat Scrimmelie Stahl Staunton Stubbs Telford Tub Vanderlinde Van Zile Vurns Weed Williamson Wilson and others. W L Lemon P M notes one cent due on each letter advertised.
Moving to Washington Promises Savings on Transport
Post American Forwarding Co announces affordable, safe interstate goods transport from Chicago to Washington. Contact 188 East Madison Street, Chicago for details and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post-American Forwarding Co
E. Madison
Chicago
Methodists in Selah Prepare New Church Dedication
Methodists in Selah held services in their new church Sunday as the building nears completion. Pews are en route from the factory in the east and will be installed before the edifice is dedicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Methodists of
Selah
Man Kills Wife Over Love Rival then Takes Own Life
In Abbeyville Georgia on September 19 B Manass shot and killed Mrs Cole H Williams wife of former mayor Williams, thinking she blocked his suit for the hand of her sister Mrs Eugene Royal, a widow. He then killed himself.
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Abbeyville
B. Manass
Cole H. Williams
Williams
Eugene Royal
Manass
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Offered for Family Wellness
D. H. Fry sells Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea in tea or tablet form at 85 cents. Marketed as the best medicine in the world, it is presented as a protective health aid for the family.
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Hollister
D. H. Fry
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Strahurn
Subwa
Richard Winsor
Home Valleys
West
Sokmanpe
Yasima
Vagnize
Avout City
Townsend
Burrows
City 10
Bureau For Visitors
Elizabeth McNabb
Jones
Negro
Mae Summerfield
Sumner
State Fair Management
Want Fruit
James
Henry, Whitson
W. L. Wright
Kennewick
Yakimas
East
CVA
LEVI STRAUSS @ CO
Polk’s Gazetteer
R. L. Polk & Co., Inc
Wash
Molar
Stahl, A
W. L. Lemon, P. M
Dr. King
Rous F
Fae Eaeh Aie
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