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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
8
May locate here, L A V Reike and wife from Minneapolis are guests of Mr and Mrs L H Nichols. He is an attorney and contemplates purchasing an orchard and moving to make this his residence. Another candidate for sheriff J R Elmore of Selah filed his notice with the county auditor to seek the Republican nomination at the September 10 primaries.
North Yakima sheep man Peter Agor with Mrs. Agor and their son arrived in Ellensburg yesterday, spent the night, and left today for an outing at Easton where his sheep are in the mountains nearby. Grain Takes a Drop The first new grain received by North Yakima Milling on August 5 was excellent quality and led to price cuts of eight dollars on oats, nine on barley, and four on feed wheat. Has Dandy Hop Crop Harry Roberts of North Yakima reports a fine hop crop and seeks 500 pickers, offering food and free pasture for workers and their families.
A commercial traveler in the city reported a straw vote taken on a Western train shows Roosevelt leading with 25 votes, Wilson 17, and Taft 14. He claims the sentiment reflects eastern views.
Workmen currently place marble for the front of a hotel portion, city builders report. The work already done looks so promising that Mr Mullins intends to extend the improvement along the entire street level.
Late Tuesday evening while Mr. T N Henry was fixing hay bill posters for Governor Hay's meeting campaign he accidentally drove a tack into his finger instead of the intended board. The incident occurred as preparations were underway for the Friday event.
The adjutant general congratulates Captain Denham of company C and North Yakima National Guard members for their conduct in the recent battle on the west side. He expresses great gratification and satisfaction, calling them good soldiers and good men.
Northern Pacific general agent Burdick said the Kachess reclamation project for storage is near completion with October as the target. A young boy, son of Mrs. Lily V. Pear, was injured Friday after being thrown from a horse and found unconscious with a severe head injury.
The steamer Relief, recently on a tri weekly Kennewick to White Bluffs service, is taken off the run and tied up at Celilo. Backers have lost about 30 dollars per day with Kennewick Pasco and up river towns sharing the shortfall.
The finest herd of swine at the state fair in North Yakima will earn a silver cup donated by the Northern Pacific railway. The cup has arrived and sits at General Agent Burdick’s office. The prize promises keen competition among breeders.
Alex Burnham returns with his family from a month in Moclips praising the voyage as the most pleasant path of his life He recalls seafood including baked and fried clams chowder lobster crabs and fish plus agates moonstones and a good time overall He mentions meeting several Yakima people and notes Mr Mailloux from the city joined them shortly before departure.
Morain and Mayfield win the contract to raise and rebuild concrete abutments and wing walls on county bridges over the Yakima river at Richland and Kiowa. The project costs 7000 to 8000 dollars, employs 40 men, and lasts six weeks, starting Monday morning with 1000 yards of concrete and 5000 yards of dirt fill.
Miss Kate L. Brown a Republican candidate for county superintendent of schools visited the city from Granger on Friday. She believes daily progress strengthens her nomination chances and supports a progressive platform granting rural schools equal privileges with cities. Brown has taught for twenty years, nine in the county's public schools.
Petition stations open at four city sites for two local option measures. Voters can sign for city submission at Earles Grocery on South First Street and at Pearson's on East Yakima Avenue, Sawbridge's on North First Street, and the Y M C A. Each location holds two petitions one for city submission and one for county submission.
The article notes a home canning boom in the valley as fruit season prompts households to preserve peaches and other fruits. It says nine of ten men returning from summer trips report wives decided to return home to finish canning. Once canneries are built, men could stay away longer and still have winter preserves.
J C HubBell seeks re election to the state legislature and serves on the state fair commission while frequenting North Yakima. John B Davidson runs for superior judge of Kittitas after previously judging Yakima Franklin and Kittitas counties when they formed one district in 1897 1901. J A Balmer of Cle Elum stands for representative as a noted rose culturist and former Pullman state college horticulture professor and lecturer here.
Richard Strobach, a noted hop raiser, declines to file as a legislature candidate after Democratic committee backing. At an Independent Voters league meeting he proposed endorsing nonmembers for office to improve league aims. He now says he will stick by his principles.
The Neb Hill section marked history as work began on loading the first yearload of pears in the Fruit Growers' association district. Pickers and packers started in the Hamilton nursery pear orchard with a car on the J B Shannon property siding. Three car loads are hoped this week, with Hamilton Nursery supplying five acres of bearing trees expected to yield five carloads of fruit. The quality is noted as excellent and portents a strong start for the undertaking.
E P Broulette, a laborer, was reported worse at Walla Walla hospital last evening after a rock dumping accident on the McDonald road. Mrs Broulette arrived from North Yakima to be at his bedside as he recovers. The Wenas road project near Selah progresses, with the main street being filled and oil to follow, seen as a major valley improvement by the Selah Optimist.
In tough economic times a medicine helps men recover quickly. John Heath of Michigan Bar California reports six years of kidney and bladder trouble left him bedbound until Foley Kidney Pills relieved him promptly. The endorsement urges others to try them at North Yakima Drug Store.
A long list of guests at the Commercial hotel includes J. A. Cole of Astoria M. and Mrs. Morrison and child. Will H. Adams of Spokane visits the Hotel Washington. Dr. B. E. Chase and child returned from Chicago. Several locals and visitors share news of travels and health from North Yakima and nearby towns with mentions of Seattle Bremerton White Salmon and Ellensburg. A birth is reported for George W. Sutton’s family.
Insurance adjusters have settled the loss from a fire at the Globe Store on South First Street North Yakima. A grand money saving sale begins Thursday with heavy discounts on smoke damaged stock, much of it untouched by fire. Saxo Salve advertised as a remedy for eczema is endorsed by customers and a druggist in North Yakima.
North Yakima defeats Moxee 5 to 3 after a seesaw nine innings. Erickson and Slavin sparked a three-run seventh inning for Moxee, but Nelson, Cloyd, and J. Grover helped the Tigers regain lead. D. Marks homered earlier, and Nelson pitched well with 2 runs allowed. Attendance 800. Umpire Al Jewett.
Colfax Washington real estate notice by H. W. Goff offering affordable land with favorable payment options. The item promotes available parcels and terms for settlers seeking inexpensive property in the Colfax area.
H E Crosno retires from nomination for sheriff citing failed business deal. He says withdrawal is for wisdom, not to aid any candidate and that friends may choose the office without his influence.
New York reports a probable probate contest led by Judge Henry A. Gildersleeve for Mrs. Madeline Force Astor as guardian of a newborn heir. Lawyers say the will could be declared invalid for lack of specific provision for the coming child, potentially altering estate shares among Astor heirs.
A warrant was issued for Jane Doe Bloch formerly Mrs Henry Ackerman on larceny charges from a 13 year old case. Mark Schlussel, a former partner, says $4100 of $8200 in a safe deposit box was taken after Ackerman’s death prompted her disappearance. Authorities pursued after learning Blochman’s return from Portland to Oakland via the Shasta Limited and pursued action beyond normal statute limits.
N. J. Gorham of Woodville Georgia reports an acute kidney attack relieved by Foley's Kidney Pills. He states the pills relieved back and kidney pains and he found them more beneficial than any other kidney medicine. Refuse substitutes. North
The Yakima valley shipped fifty one carloads of fruit on Saturday, with pears selling at a straight one dollar a box and mixed loads at ninety cents. Hogs prices across markets are reported, hops face a dull week, and potato sales struggle with no local market while retail trade in Yakima shows solid volumes but tighter collections.
A historical notice lists Dr Boss e as physician with an office at Janeck Brug Stein and residence at Chestnut and 7th streets. Office hours shown as afternoon and evening sessions. Mentions membership in Pensies Beard.
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