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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
5
A citywide sale offers over 3000 men hats from Stetson Knox Kingsbury and other top brands. Prices claim to be less than half factory cost and never above wholesale values. Every suit of men’s clothes bought includes a free hat.
Washington April 7 A broad look at western fiscal and land bills in Congress shows期待 a 320 acre dry farm homestead bill likely to pass with western support while some lawmakers oppose on theoretical grounds The Borah bill funds municipal improvements on irrigation towns and a national drainage bill faces delay and weak committee action The timber and stone act repeal bill remains stalled with no committee consensus and a push for stronger western development education and reform ongoing.
Ellensburg and the local high schools prepare for the season opener next Friday. Fans rally, students celebrate with bands, and the ball park crew works on the fence as Seattle high school looms in a later clash.
An old advertisement extols Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic for stomach and liver ailments. It highlights ingredients printed on wrappers, claims all-natural roots, glycerine extraction, and non alcohol composition. It offers a free booklet and All-Healing Salve for open sores, with instructions to mail postage or purchase locally.
An old authority warns that cold weather brings rheumatism and kidney issues and urges warm clothing and dry feet. He prescribes a home made mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla taken after meals and at night to regulate kidneys and uric acid. local druggists can supply or compound it.
The mayor of Key West enforces school attendance under child labor law by appointing a police officer. England unions push to end systematic overtime to create jobs. Minneapolis Typographical Union No. 42 plans a fund to pay striking members. New Zealand state collieries report a net profit for the year ending March 21, 1907. Portland agents allegedly offered 2000 jobs in a labor war against the Western Federation of Miners at Fairbanks Alaska.
Walter Craig a half breed Indian assaulted and tried to rob S R Folgate on a public road south of Wapatо in broad daylight Deputy Sheriff Mays confronted the assailant after Folgate was knocked down Craig was tried before Justice McIlvaine bound over to the superior court in 500 dollars bond unable to furnish bond he was jailed at North Yakima awaiting trial.
Bids for sidewalk work were opened Monday and awarded to W. F. Powell. The cement walk on the west side of Naches avenue between Yakima and A street bids were $1.32 per linear foot. The project to widen the cement walk and install curbing between Front and Fourth streets on Yakima avenue received 85 cents per linear foot.
The notice lists sidewalk pricing: Spruce street from First to Eight Felton & Wimer at $1.52 per lineal foot and A street from Third to Sixth streets Felton & Wimer at $1.22 per lineal foot. A wooden sidewalk along the north side of D street from Third to Eighth streets costs 4713 cents per foot by iH I Durrell.
Wool clips in the Yakima valley are starting to appear and shearing will be in full swing soon. Operations have been under way in the lower valley and have begun in Kittitas valley with several power plants active including Coffin Brothers at Finley on the Columbia River. Three clips reported at Prossed and Kiowa, one at North Yakima, another plant near Ellensburg. Buyers are present though no general quotations yet. expected price range is 10 to 14 cents.
The labor market is quiet with normal wages and little heavy demand. Many idle workers roam the streets while transient laborers arrive in the region. Construction slows from last year though ranch work and a few Tieton canal project placements persist. Wages above $30 a month are reported in practice to attract satisfactory help with some agencies noting $35 a month brings milk ing.
Wm Hunt head of Hunt and Co Seattle spent Monday in the city en route to Toppenish where his company stores carloads of pickles. The firm held a large cucumber acreage at Toppenish last year and raised a significant crop.
Mr Hunt reports strong yields and high quality from pickle cucumber experiments in Toppenish. Surplus pickles due to a drop in demand since November. plans to increase cucumber acreage there this season.
Yakima county Republicans expect to endorse Secretary Taft for president with Jones for senate at the county convention. The Jones campaign previously kept quiet to avoid harm, while Hughes support faded. A Jones club formed in Prosser, with Edward Cowan to run publicity and local office.
A short classified note announces that results can be found through her want ads. The line references a service or publication channel offering guidance or listings via want ads.
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