Passenger Train Wreck Near Lake injures Several
A passenger train arriving four hours late collided near Lake beyond Paseo when the second section rammed into the first. Several people were injured including H. Crandell of Everett Missouri who was hospitalized at St Elizabeth. Air brakes failed on the second section triggering the crash. Baggage and mail cars were smashed and passengers suffered cuts and bruises.
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Lake
Paseo
Spokane
H. Crandell
Everett
St. Elizabeth Hospital
J. L. Puttman
Goldendale
Scarcity of Cars Stalls Wheat Freight in Northwest
Wheat shipments at Pasco face delays as 700 car loads await at the Northern Pacific junction. The shortage of haulage engines leaves every siding crowded with loaded or empty cars, and shippers in North Yakima are despairing. An additional 25 locomotives could ease the bottleneck and speed departures.
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Northern Pacific
Pasco
Northwest
North Yakima
Northern
Pacific
Brooker Leaves Racing for Cow Driving After Odd Meeting
Fred Brooker travels from Everett to Selah after a rustic stranger warned him he could not race horses. He buys out partner Shanks, receiving 14 milch cows and changing his occupation to stock raising and cow driving.
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Fred Brooker
The
Sound
Everett
Diodene
Fred
Mr. Brooker
Brooker
Yakima
Cattle Shipment to Sunnyside Colony Sparks Beef Debate
P J Lichty, new to the Christian Co operative colony at Sunnyside Washington, travels from Kansas City with 136 head of one and two year old heifers. He argues Shorthorn grades rival Jerseys for butter yield and profits, citing Iowa dairymen as evidence.
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P. J. Lichty
Christian Co-operative Colony
Sunnyside
Wash
Kansas City
Mr. Lichty
Iowa
Sunnyside Sun
County Class Listings for Land Values by Washington State
The document lists county groupings for land value assessment by class and price per acre. It enumerates first through sixth class counties with corresponding dollar values, noting equalization adjustments for horses and mules and counties included in each class.
A Matter of Judgement Over a Harmed Noble Steed
A shopper berated W E Ayres for tight rein on his high stepping horse, prompting a public scene. Ayres drove from his store. the woman later questioned bystanders left, saying she would not buy in his store after learning the owner’s identity.
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W.E. Ayres
Mr. Ayres
State Board Sets County Tax Equalization Rates by Class
The state board of equalization classifies counties into nine land value groups for tax equalization. First class includes King at 12 dollars per acre while second class lists Pierce Skagit Whatcom at 9 dollars. Ninth class covers Douglas Adams Ferry Grant Stevens Yakima at 2.5 dollars. Improvements classifications add rates such as first class Cowlitz King Pierce Wahkiakum Thurston at 20 dollars per acre and second class Clallam Chehalis Island Jefferen San Juan Snohomish at 15 dollars.
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Lewis
Kitsap
Kittitas
Pacific
Skamania
Spokane
Whatcom
Asotin
Chelan
Klickitat
Walla Walla
Whitman
Adams
Columbia
Douglas
Franklin
Garfield
Lincoln
Okanagan
Chehalis
Clallam
Clarke
Cowlitz
Island
Jefferson
King, Kittitas
Mason
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Snohomish
Stevens
Thurston
Wahkiakum
Ferry
Yakima
State Board of Equalization
King
Clallum
Okanogan
Arena
Jefferen
Aiee
Clerke
Migom
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted for Malaria Fever
Advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a cure for malaria chills and fever with iron and quinine in a tasteless form. It promises no cure no pay and lists a price of 50 cents.
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Grove
New Arrivals at Sunnyside Bring Diverse Visitors
A Sunnyside note lists visitors and residents including C. Rowland of Lanark Illinois and Mrs. M J Hill of Alexander Iowa who came to live with relatives, plus H T Hambly of Honolulu Mrs Ben Hoover of Ohio and others. Rowland plans a larger party next month while a Sunnyside excursion collided with baggage cars near Pasco injuring none severely and leaving Rowland injured. Also an ad offers 640 acres of Horse Heaven wheat land and a bakery claiming high cleanliness and quality.
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Sunnyside
C. Rowland
Lanark
Ill
H. T. Hambly
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
M. J. Hill
Alexander
Iowa
J.T. Hildebrand
Ben Hoover
Ohio
Hoover
F. A. Harvey
Pleasantville
Indiana
Dr. Harvey
Johnny Laird
Mr. Rowland
Pasco
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Studebaker
M. Schorn
Front
Cor
Prosser
Manufac
Tured
Stem
Square Meals
Niahalie
Yakima Avenue
Lucy
North Yakima, Wash
GEO
Donald
Hugh K. Sinclair
J.D. Cornett
Frank Bartholet
Capital
Gall
Chestnut Sts
Guilland
W. W. Felton
the Secret
Ping
West Avenue
Chas. J. Johnson
Propr
Schindeler
Howard
C. E. White
Moore Clothing Company
State Board
Keene
Horse Heaven Wheat Belt
L. D. Lape
Coryinghes
Yakima Bakery
Poland
Business
Iren Board of
D. FP. Thompson
Solis Cohen
David M. Dunne
Pioneer Lumber Co
W. M. Watt
Mgr
Read’s
South First Street
Keene and Jeweler
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