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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1909
Page
4
The item notes the post office in North Yakima Washington as second class matter with publication on Wednesdays. It mentions advertising rates available by inquiry.
A reflective piece argues that people barter choices to obtain what they truly desire. Grandma, a tireless caregiver, symbolizes selfless sacrifice, while a scholar, a millionaire, and a married man illustrate that every pursuit is a trade. The oracle urges choosing wisely and paying for one’s true aims.
A Philadelphia reader extols Peruna as the best medicine for fatigue nerves and aging, calling it a constant aid for nursing mothers and claiming it saved a life. A Louisiana resident also reports improved health and gratitude for the product. The letter promotes Peruna and Wlan a laxative as beneficial.
Excerpt highlights Chief Crazy Snake's plea to protect treaty rights and land, facing pursuit by state militia. The piece interweaves frontier society, local disputes over bridges, and a panorama of Western towns including Hanford and Toppenish. It notes a forthcoming inquest, railroad surveys, a drowning accident in Portland, and railway route interests in Montana.
A Norris town man testifies at seventy five stopping weakness after trying Vinci cod liver oil and iron tonic sold with a money back guarantee. North Yakima dealer Fred L. Janeck extends the same offer to feeble seniors to prove the product’s claimed benefits.
Northwest News reports Oregon Short Line dispatching 22 engineers to Cash Creek near Lewiston to open camp and survey the Snake river extension. Rival Hill and Harriman crews contest Clearwater region while cross section work is urged for Northern Pacific. In Pasco, photographer W. J. Davis, 50, was found dead in his lodging house room with apoplexy suspected.
Mr Weidmark led a large crowd from Spitzenberg and nearby valleys to a school program with recitations songs and dialogues. Students including Stella Hale Maud Hill Fern Brush and Hazel Rutledge performed in faultless style as appreciation was voiced by Mr Sullivan and parents for Weidmark’s work.
The article notes that under his charge several children in a backward state made rapid progress, with parents expressing high satisfaction. They hope the school board reappoints him next term. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Weidmark as proceedings closed.
An elderly man, 70, in a flat on Eighty Ninth Street feeds hundreds of sparrows each morning. He crushes bread into crumbs for the birds and keeps a pan of water on the fire escape for their drinking needs.
The remaining buffalo bought by the Canadian government are being rounded up again and will be shipped to Banff Alberta where 10 000 head will graze in a national park pasture. Charles M Russell attended last fall and is invited again this spring. Cowboys struggled for weeks to corral the herd until a 26 mile fence was built to guide them.
Pastures fed into a long fence leading to the corrals where buffalo were gathered loaded and shipped to Alberta in a final drive through the fencing to the holding pens for export.
Architect Pohl announces Yakima County will feature the best county building at the Seattle fair with an excellent location opposite the California structure. He stresses the county’s range from dairy and apiary to manufacturing, education, and diverse exhibits.
Officers and men of Admiral Ijichi's squadron arriving from Japan were hosted in San Pedro with a day of functions and trips and a deluxe banquet at the Japanese association club rooms.
Notice from the land office that township 22 range 14 is surveyed and the plat will be filed on June 1 1909. The land lies in Wenatchee national forest established July 1 1902. Settlers on land before December 27 1902 may file settlement right applications within 90 days after the plat is filed in the Yakima office.
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