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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1909
Page
5
During the Great Adjustment Sale the Globe Store lists deep discounts on men’s wear. Suits priced at 30 and 28 dollars, pants at 6, 5, and 3 dollars, pat leather shoes at 2.49, Vici leather shoes at 3.50, calf skin items at 1.99, with many goods sold at half price.
Letters praise Vinci and Vinol tonics for curing bronchial trouble after grippe. Advertisers claim strong guarantees and refunds if ineffective. The excerpt also mentions labor cost debates and criticisms of the Payne bill affecting women, with remarks about political figures from several states.
Old Fisher Ranch for sale located 1 2 miles west of Ellensburg Washington. Interested parties may write or call James O Sheldon Ellensburg WA. 12 21.
At the Washington night session, Thomas of Kentucky, a new Democratic member, gave his maiden speech. He quoted figures from Dunn's Review as part of his remarks and Burnett called Cushman of Washington "Baby."
Dozens of men in the city refuse agricultural and construction labor, preferring sun and saloon comforts. Despite need, workers demand at least three dollars daily and some income from begging meals. Priest Rapids railroad agents recruited fifty men from Seattle to fill camp vacancies, while agents advocate chain gang style labor for idle workers.
Spokane residents report bands of deer near Old Baldy mountain with 40 deer seen by ranchers near Milan and 20 by James Cooper north of Spokane. Snow lies deep, deer protected until 1912, hunter Tom Hopper calls deer numbers high and urges protection until 1915 with a controlled harvest.
Paris dispatch notes Princess de Sagan expects a June or July heir to the de Sagan line. The child could influence Boni de Castellane by enabling Anna Gould to control Boni's perpetual share of the fortune. The will allows hoarding inheritance over Boni if he harms the children or mother, shaping his behavior.
In Endicott Whitman county Washington a two mile street section was laid with a foot of wheat straw packed into wet ground to bind mud and reduce dust. The test is praised as neat and dust free despite heavy traffic from nearby wheat ranches and may inspire broader use before permanent pavements are built.
J T Keppel assayer and chemist offers ore and soil analyses at 400 South Fourth Street with telephone main 969.
The labor market shows no relief for farmers last week while demand remains brisk for ranch hands. Seattle agencies sent 25 men to the Yakima valley for farm work and orchard tasks, with more able to find orchard and field jobs if they seek. A. D. Dunn hired 15 arrivals at 1.50 dollars daily plus board and room for fruit tree planting and sage brush clearing near Eschbach Siding in the Naches valley. The Yakima Valley Land Co sent about 22 men for orchard work and tree planting nearby.
A plow called Marvelous Plow 13 was shown at the Moxee ranch in Moxee valley Oregon. Demonstrations claimed one man with four horses could plow 15 to 18 acres daily while pulverizing soil. In Oregon one man and four horses allegedly broke 100 acres in seven days per inventor Conrad Krebs.
The inventor farmer Krebs demonstrated a new eight foot wide plow in Yakima hop yards, claiming to halve cultivation costs. He showed it at the Moxee ranch with two horses, then on the Hiscock and Scudder ranches, and already sold a carload in Oregon.
A letter to Dr. H P James from the Yakima Commercial club affirms fruit growers’ honesty and branding standards amid recent criticisms. It cites Messrs Steinhardt and Kelly praising Yakima fruit, notes a misbranding scandal in the Northwest market, and clarifies no North Yakima firm is implicated.
George Webb holds Certificate of Delinquency No. 746 issued December 7 1904 for taxes on the west four and one half feet of lot 22 block 12 North Yakima. Delinquent taxes total 6 53 with 15 percent interest. Webb will seek a Superior Court judgment foreclosing the tax lien. Defendants include W E Atwater and unknown claimants.
Notice in equity case Hanson Pederson as plaintiff against North Yakima East Selah Irrigation Co. announces the receiver appointment on March 12 1909 and directs all claimants to file with affidavit at the receiver's Seattle office. Also includes a land contest notice from the Department of the Interior for William J Read vs Philip Eyer with April 27 1909 contest appearance and publication order.
In Yakima County Washington a probate court orders sale of Elizabeth Wilson deceased estate. Administrator John T. Wilson petitions to sell four horses harness gear a wagon harrow buggy and livestock increase valued around 1272.50 with real estate valued at 3000.00 to cover debts and administration costs.
On motion by John T. Wilson the court orders interested parties to appear April 10, 1909 at 9:30 a.m. to show cause why the administrator should not sell the decedent’s real and personal property by private cash sale. Appraisers C Gillet Petit Burgess are to value the property and report. Publication for four weeks in Yakima Herald.
D. Harry Miller files a contest against homestead entry 4515 by Charles S Hoyle. Alleged abandonment residence and cultivation failure. Hearing set for April 27 1909 at 1 AM before Register and Receiver in North Yakima Washington.
A petition by H L Tucker as administrator with will annexed seeks court authority to privately sell the real estate in Yakima County to pay debts and administration costs. Hearing set for April 12 1909 at 1 30 pm with notice by publication in Yakima Herald for four weeks and posting in three public places.
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