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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
4
A fragment from a North Yakima post office listing shows the weekly publication date August 18, 1909 and notes second class matter as well as advertising rate inquiries and six or three month options.
A discussion on the Fort Simcoe and Wapato irrigation effort shows reclamation service plans to water about 120 000 acres, finish topography, and advance floodwater conservation. Local leaders urge trusted Yakima valley residents to explain the plan to Indians and secure fair treatment while expanding diversified agriculture and fruit science research.
The piece defends Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot and Newell, praising their proven public service while criticizing Secretary Ballinger for lacking the needed calibre. It argues Ballinger is swayed by political factions and has not yet demonstrated real capacity to meet his duties, predicting it will take months to make good.
Talks led by Chief Clerk Hauke in Yakima aim to resolve irrigation conflicts on the Yakima Indian reservation. Officials seek a plan acceptable to Indian allottees and white property owners, aligning with reclamation service requirements before advancing the Wapato project.
A St Paul dispute over uncovered city garbage wagons pits the health department against Police Judge Hanft and the mayor. The board of health argues a 19th century contract exemption, while the judge takes the case under advisement for a week as flies and odors test public health. Minneapolis watches this spectacle with envy.
Iowa farmers learn that selecting healthy seed by science can raise wheat yields. The idea parallelsSelective breeding in animals and suggests greater productivity and wealth, marking a shift toward intensive agriculture and applied genetics.
A Edinburgh Merchants’ Company claim estimates 250 million dollars in bank unclaimed deposits. Banks refuse to disclose details, yet dormant balances appear across savings accounts and bank liquidations. The piece notes how unclaimed funds could cut taxes if seized, with examples from Western Bank of Scotland and City of Glasgow bank and a case of a maiden lady with a hidden 37 500 dollars.
Judge Ben Lindsey, visiting Seattle for the American Prison Association, reveals plans to publish a serial in Everybody's Magazine about a corrupt Denver city council and its forged ties with public utilities. He argues similar conditions exist in Seattle and urges revolutionary probation reforms to shift certain cases from criminal to civil courts.
William Filey of the Columbia river opposite Hanford says reports of a definite sale are false. He has an option to an old acquaintance to dispose of the property if a buyer is found, but it is a friendly arrangement and he may lease the power if offered a price he cannot refuse. Filey owns 200 acres with about a mile of waterfront and expects development near Priest Rapids to spur a town. He plans to visit the A Y P exhibition after the Sound trip.
A Dublin bank circulated a list of unclaimed property including a box with silver articles and seals named E S Cooper and another with diamonds lodged by Dr Andrew Blake and George Jennings on December 22 1795. The text notes many similar hoards remain in banks since the rebellion with one Irish peer reclaiming ancestral plate from a Dublin bank in Melbourne.
A promotional note touts a product called Discovery as a path to a stronger stomach and physique. It urges readers to take the recommended Discovery and expect enhanced digestion and fitness.
The passage endorses a curative method over punishment for an individual and cites highly satisfactory results observed in Colorado. It emphasizes humane treatment and effectiveness without detailing specific programs or outcomes.
A Worthington party of 100 travelers from Knoxville will stop in North Yakima for six hours on Saturday to witness local horticultural and irrigation development. The railroad promotes the stop as a model for showcasing the region to travelers on the St Paul to Seattle main line. Officials say future excursion trains will also be diverted to this point for observation.
Seattle August 17 The North Dakota penitentiary warden F O Hellstrom urged humane prison reform at the American Prison Association meeting. He warned that revenge dominates some prisons and that moral ethics and charity lessen crime by lifting inmate character. He called for more schools churches and charity to reduce jail needs.
The Zediker Institute of Drugless Healing promotes an approach titled NATUROPATHY embracing Osteopathy, electricity, massage, hydrotherapy and dietetics. Located seven years in Ditter block at 211 East Yakima avenue, it reports 1700 cases treated and advertises no knife or drugs. James F. and Almira M. Zediker, contact Main 673.
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