The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-11
PRIMARY VOTE
OCCURS TODAY
Voters Registered Today Number
4,056, or 522 Less Than
q Year Ago
LIST OF POLLING
PLACES IN THE CITY
Republicans and Democrats Will
Fraternixe Tonight, Pay Ex-
penses Equally and Receive Re-
turns a Holden g. Shmnate's

Today is the date fixed by law for
the holding of the primary election
throughout the state. ana It is pro-
suned that additional Information in
regard thereto will be received by the
voters with pleasure. The polls will
pc opened at II O'clock q. M and
close at p. m. In North Yakima.
= voters for the primary election
were givenythe opportunity to register
at che office Of City Clerk Hopper in
the Masonic building up to 10 O'Clock
last night at which time 1855 names
We're on the list or that number
1908 were women. Norbert j.. Car
penter. 6o4 North Naches avenue was
the last person to come under the
wire.
At the general election In 1910 the
average vote was 2202, which was the
number cast on the local option ques-
ton. t217 for and 9s5 against tina
granting of licenses. The registra-
ton was approximately $500. women
at that time not being eligible to
register and vote.
a For the city election In 1911. when
Mayor A. J. Splawn and Commission
ers Redinan and Crocker were elected
the Registration was 457s, while the
vote polled was a767
Last Days Registration
i Yesterday was busy one in the
office or the city clerk, 372 voters
getting their names on the list ON the
last day. The books will be closed
today and no person Will be allowed
TO, register. The books will again ba
opensd TO morrow morning so that
voters may register for the general
election to be held on Tuesday. Mo-
M Va aaSits paeved for awhiie y sotals
at not being allowed to register until
she had stated her age. At first she
insisted that she be allowed to reg
lister BY simply stating that she was
Of legal age, but the officers were
obdurate. She finally coyly admitted
that she had experienced 3s bright
summers (and a like number of VIM
tiers, )and her name was put en- the
list, sviaet
NJ. VIII Get the Returns
The republicans and democrats
have buried the Ratchet for the time
being and will fraternize tonight for
the purpose Of getting the returns not
only from the city and county, but
from other parts of the state. They
will bear the expense equally of the
telegraph and telephone tolls and will
receive the returns in the office of
Holden & shumate in the First Ma
tional bank building.
nsnaq = Where to Vote Today
IN There are IT precincts In the city
of North Yakima, and for the benefit
of voters a list thereof Is hereby pub
lished.
The following named places have
been designated by the county COM
missionersS flor the holding of the pri-
mary election on September 10 In h.,
different. precincts of the city OF
North Yakima:
First. Ward--Precinct No. 1, Odd
Fellows hall; Precinct No. 2, Barge
school; Precinct No. 3, 5 North Eighth
street
Second Ward - Precinct No. I,
Farmers room, court house; Precinct
No. 2. No. SIC North First street.
Third Ward-Precinct No. /, .
North Fourth avenue; Precinct No.
2, Garfield school; Precinct No. 3, 10
North sixth avenue.
Fourth Ward-Precinct No. 1, Nit
chell building, 30S West Yakima ave.
nue.; Precinct No g. Ernsdorff garage.
sBfoadway; Precinct No. 3, Janeck
building. 504 West Yakima avenue:
Precinct No. A., Olivet mission, corner
Hisbland and 18th.
Fifth Ward--First Precinct. Grand
hotel Precinct No. 2, 514 South Sec
ond street.
Sixth Ward-Precinct No 1, Maple-
wood creamery 40 East Yakima ave.
nue.; Precinct No 2, African Metho-
dist church, Beech and Sixth streets.