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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1902
Page
7
Town residents and visitors are listed in a roundup of moves trips sickness and business. includes bank personnel changes, shipments to Chicago, travel to Tacoma Seattle Victoria and Long Beach, and local improvements and outings.
A brief item notes price and supply of a toothbrush and pearl buttons sold by the dozen. The text presents a simple trade listing or catalog snippet with no further context.
Various notices from Yakima include a barber shop offering grooming for children, J. G. Granger leaving for Seattle to join a jewelry firm, and W. W. Felton promoting screen work. Local travel rates to Seattle for carnival dates, a nonprofit lawn social for Epworth League funds, and leadership changes at Yakima Valley Bank and St Paul Tacoma Lumber yards are reported.
A sequence of neighborhood events described includes Miss Marie Macdonald hosting a party honoring Miss Blanche Laub scher of Seattle with music and dancing at Mrs. D. M. Shanks home. Attendees list several local residents and Kokomo visitor Mr. Frank B. Long. A Methodist Women’s Missionary Society social is planned at the parsonage for August 13 with ice cream and cake. A camping party reports excellent fishing on Spring Flat. Epworth League members surprised Mr. Elwood Bryant at Charles McConnell’s North Sixth street home with light refreshments and merriment.
At St Joseph's Catholic church Miss Lucy Schreiner and H C Kohls wed in a large ceremony with Frances Schorn playing Mendelssohn. The couple, who will reside in North Yakima, left for a brief wedding trip to Seattle and the Sound.
The Horace notes the death of Miss Jean Sinclair reported yesterday by Mrs. A. D. Sloan. It mentions her parents traveled to San Francisco for the removal of one of her eyes, a fact previously known to the paper.
The operation was performed and the patient survived only a few days. The immediate cause of death was paralysis induced by the nervous strain of the painful procedure. The body will be brought home for interment.
Charley Kinter son of J M Kinter living in Tacoma drowned Monday morning in the Barge reservoir about twenty miles up the Cowychee valley. He and another non swimmer stepped into a six foot deep hole. The other boy escaped and found help, but Charley could not reach shallow water. Life was extinct when rescuers arrived. Charley was living with the French family.
Basil Wilbur Griggs, eight, son of Mr. and Mrs. O L Griggs of C and Tenth streets, died Monday at 11 am from heart failure after a period of illness. He was a bright pupil in the city schools.
The District 7 school board met at the high school at 7 30 p m with Clerk Hough absent KE G Peck served in his place. They set district 28 pupil tuition at 10 for nine months and authorized a $2 per day worker to value taxable property in district 7 from 1902 county tax rolls. Barge authorized renting the Baptist church on North Second for school use. A contract clause was added delaying teacher pay during contagious disease closures. Meeting adjourned.
Excursion tickets for the Elks Carnival Seattle event August 18 to 30, 1902 go on sale August 19 28 25 27 and 29 at 6.50 round trip. Tickets are valid for travel on sale day and may return within five days from sale not past August 31. M.8 Meeks agent. 32-tf
A collection of classified snippets touts Kodol benefits from a grateful user in Viola Iowa and a neighbor with dyspepsia. It promotes Yakima Best flour, the National Homeseekers association home purchases in North Yakima, and a low effort method for ordering root beer from Yakima Bottling Works.
For Sale Some choice showering plants call on Geo Hards 10 Ahtan um Avenue N 20 tf For Sale Some grade and thorough bred Durham and Jersey cows Will be fresh in August J E Baker Selan 29 tf Buggies and harnesses below any body's prices at Coffin Bros Osborne mowers and rakes guaranteed Take them out cut your crop bring them back if you don't think they are the best you ever used Coffin Bros The quality of Yakima Best and Puritan flour is now greatly improved both selling at one price 22 11 Dry fir 16 inch wood delivered 5 50 slab wood 4 50 delivered Stone's Lumber office 13 Offset the effects of the hot weather by drinking Yakima Mineral Water every time you are thirsty Phone 1231 Are you paying rent If you are you should call on the National Homeseekers association Room 4 Ditter building They will interest you b1 tf Talk with Krause the tinner and plumber on the matter of asphaltum roofs 81 tf Drink Yakima Mineral Water for all stomach and kidney troubles Yakima Bottling Works Phone 1231 Grand Army of Republic Washington DC be on sale September 20 and 80 at 77 35 for the round trip good sixty days from date of sale good for stopover on return trip west of St Paul MS Meeks agent S2 tf G MacL Richards veterinarian can be found at Sloan's Drag store 47 tf
Local ads advertise Foley’s Honey and Tar for asthma relief and Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a one day cure claim. A North Yakima Drug Store listing promotes Foley products. The Northern Pacific offers a special one fare rate to Westport for the season, with Dr. E P Heliker providing medical services and emergency calls available by phone.
Local shoppers visit Goldman’s in Seattle for wedding gifts featuring cut glass sets and other premium tableware displayed as part of a bridal registry. The store emphasizes quality brands and decorative pieces suitable for newlyweds hosting their first home.
Affordable harness offering durability and reliability with workmanship and material warranty. Well made and handsome, a top value for the money. Custom work a specialty with a full stock of harness on hand. Also riding and driving gloves for ladies and gentlemen.
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