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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
5
On August 10 at the old Schano place in Capt Thomas grove near the old town, the Woodmen of the World and Modern Woodmen of America and friends will hold a picnic with ball games foot races and a tug of war between picked teams. Prizes will be offered for races as part of a day of sport and entertainment.
Selah valley residents celebrate a near completion project at Wenas station a new depot. The Northern Pacific company has faced repeated petitions for passenger train service and freight facilities. A single daily passenger train each way is expected at first, a welcome convenience for locals.
Walter Chambers drove a delivery team for H. H. Schott Co. when a frightened horse-drawn wagon sped down Yakima Avenue toward Second Street. It crashed into a buggy, tearing off both hind wheels, leaving debris. The horses bolted off at speed as B Moore of Schott & Co. arrived to settle damages.
Patterson Brothers resume work on the Kemp well in Horse Heaven after jar and stem defects caused delays. Drilling reaches 192 feet in basaltic rock with daily progress of 4 to 6 feet. About 50 gallons per hour water rises 80 feet nightly, delaying operations as water must be pumped out. A double shift will be added when the brother returns from Iowa to pursue a 500 foot target.
The article notes per capita wool use fell from about six pounds in 1890 to five and a half in 1900, despite higher wages. It cites cotton use rising from 1.193 to 1.91 billion pounds between 1890 and 1900, and wool use from 372.7 to 412.3 million pounds. High tariffs increased wool costs, reducing consumption while encouraging cotton use.
Editorial notes that high wool duties failed to boost wool production or lower prices. It claims sheep raisers supply不足 and consumption per head fell, urging lower duties to protect raisers while allowing Americans better clothing. Includes testimonials on Foley's Honey and Tar and Dr King s New Life Pills as cures and remedies.
A St. Paul dispatch reports postoffice inspector W. R. Hennessey accidentally recommended his own removal to Washington. While completing a form to recommend removing an employee, he mistakenly wrote his own name. He realized the error after the letter started toward the capital.
Twenty-acre improved ranch one and a half miles southwest of the city offered for inquiry at 304 North Third Street. 29-tf.
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