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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1905
Page
5
Why is Coffin Bros'. Furniture Department doing such a large business Because the goods are O K and prices lower than any Furniture House in Central Washington.
Yakima horticulturists vote to erect a stone warehouse on the corner of A and Selah streets on land bought from Wir Helliesen for 2500 dollars. The one story with basement will be 50 by 100 feet and the union will stock-finance the project by selling shares. The old building will be used until completion, then sold. EK Samson will supervise a trip east to promote Yakima valley products, staying until the fruit season opens. The directors are W. N. Irish, M. N. Richards, J. M. Brown, Edward Stenny, L. B. Kinyon and E. G. Peck. 125 members enrolled.
Ernest Lund nephew of Thomas Lund and Miss Thore Lund were married in Victoria British Columbia on Wednesday April 19. They will return for a brief wedding trip and reside on North Sixth Street in a cottage under construction. The bride is a cousin of the groom, requiring a license obtained outside the state.
Yakima businessman B J Kohls toured Prosser seeking to open a stock for a shoe store, with Henry Kohls and other North Yakima investors showing interest. H W Sprague and Stanley Coffin also visited, eyeing Prosser growth, wool and market opportunities amid new placer diggings reported in Swank district and activity from Cle Elum Ellensburg and North Yakima. The Yakima Valley Shippers Association has formed to improve freight rates grading and discourage inferior goods, with Gilbert and Samson elected as chair and secretary.
Washington dispatch recounts a boundary dispute over the Yakima reservation. Topographer Barnard found the 1885 treaty overestimated their land, adding 64 041 acres for a total of 357 878. Congress and the Indian Affairs Office weigh rectifying the line to avoid court action and attorney fees. The Indian office is to decide within days.
June 1905 will start Pacific Monthly special editions for Portland Seattle Southern California San Francisco and Lewis and Clark Exposition souvenir plus a special automobile issue. Dr Wolf von Schierbrand writes six articles on The Coming Supremacy of the Pacific. Subscriptions are $1 a year, or $2 with The Herald. Also notes marble and granite stock from T A Davis at No 209 West Yakima Ave and various local ads from Coffin Bros Murchie Patton and The Wilson lodging near Yakima Hotel.
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