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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
8
Mrs Vansyckle of Yakima City has leased the Soda Springs tract for a term of years and will launch extensive improvements this fall. The plan includes cleaning and seeding to clover, a new hotel building, baths, a store, a first class resort, shelters for stock, and an admission charge after this season.
The Nob Hill area notes include J. K. Shannon acquiring a throughbred Nob Hill Duke shorthorn for 410 dollars. Republican convention delegates elected list J. E. Shannon, C. Chandler, M. N. Richards, L. D. Humphrey, T. W. Clark, A.
M. Cale C A Abbie and J M Henderson Back Mr Shannon For Commissioner The Democratic caucus will be held at the school house Saturday evening August 11 to choose eight delegates for the Democratic county convention on August 18.
Old soldiers and their wives plan a reunion at A F Stowes next Saturday with expectations of an enjoyable time. Several local notes mention visits, illness, and social events including a C E Society sociable at Mr A F Stowes residence.
Miss Nell Gano left last week for a trip to the ocean beach. Mrs. McFarland visits her brother Mr. Haines. Mrs. W. T. Clark of North Yakima visits old neighbors. Mrs. G. E. Campbell and her mother Mrs. Riddell were guests of Mrs. J. H. Gano. Bert Gano spent Sunday with his parents. Bergevin family return from mountains. Desmar couple expect their son from the east soon. Thrashing machine to be heard. large alfalfa yields anticipated and waterless crop conditions noted. Margaret Keys visits brother George Keys.
Arrangements are made for attendees to Ringling Bros World’s Greatest Shows in Ellensburg on August 29 with special excursion rates on all travel lines. The event promises the largest circus experience in the United States featuring over 200 specialists, three rings, two stages, mid air acts, and a grand 10 o clock street parade.
President C S Mellen led a large party of Northern Pacific officers and stockholders on a Sunday inspection tour. The delegation traveled by five coach special, visited Nob Hill and key city areas, and praised the parks and depot grounds as in apple pie order.
The party was accompanied by Vice President Daniel Lamont and Edward A. Gay, with board members Adama and Baker of New York, directors Godfrey and Potts, capitalists of New York, Gen. Seward of New York, and Count Limberg Sterun of Berlin aboard the train.
Resolutions of sympathy were adopted at a Rustle Circle meeting on August 2 after the death of a neighbor’s baby girl. The group extends heartfelt condolences, will send copies to the family, publish in weekly papers including the Pacific Echo, and record the note in minutes. F H Newell, chief of hydrographic surveys, arrived from Washington and will travel to Seattle then California before returning to Washington.
A clustering of small ads lists services from L. E. Lawrence of Zillah to H. H. Schott & Co and Kleis & Bond. It promotes removal sales, vacuum jars, Yakima mineral water, feeds, and camping outfits, plus notices about 87 city lots and second hand goods with installment options. Names include Richard, Birdie Richards, CG E . Sanger, Helen Scannell, Charles Welch, Anson, Sperry, W. L. Steinweg, and McKinley stock mentions.
Advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm to treat dry catarrh and nasal catarrh by cleansing soothing and healing irritated membranes. It claims quick relief without pain irritation or sneezing and offers trial 10 cents and 50 cent size from Ely Brothers 56 Warren St New York.
Dr Doherty recounts a Demorest’s Magazine tale where Corporal Finn of the Ninth Massachusetts was declared dead in Santiago but was found alive at Montauk in a hospital ward. A brother sought news of Finn and fainted when the wounded soldier appeared. The two brothers planned to return home together.
A Philadelphia jeweler on Eighth Street complains to the board of health about a neighboring phonograph shop that blasts tunes and quips all day. The relentless noise disrupts business and nearly derails a diamond sale as a customer balks at a shrill urging to “Get Your Money's Worth.” The board will investigate the matter.
Secretary of State Will D Jenkins describes ballot instructions for a proposed amendment to section 2 of article 7 relating to taxation. Voters are told to mark For or Against the amendment on their ballots during the election period August 2 to October 25.
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