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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
7
Partial OCR text from Yakima area possibly public notice or ad fragment. Contains stray numbers and names with unclear context, mentions pension nursery and store references, but lacks complete sentences or identifiable actions.
Verda Davidson a 17 year old Spokane resident is held by sheriff after William Simmons traveling salesman is arrested by Deputy Webber on Spokane orders. The girl says she plans to go to Seattle and declines home ties while awaiting her father. Local county officials note bids for graveling cemeteries and roads with openings on September 11.
Senator Wesley L. Jones reports President Taft will stay eight hours in North Yakima on September 29 from 5 50 a m to 2 p m to view irrigation work and possibly speak. Taft favors a tariff commission and an income tax provision, sees the tariff bill as largely good, and notes opposition mainly from Democrats. Jones expects meetings with Mayor Armbruster and local committees to arrange entertainment and a public address.
Ed Reed a roomer at the Valley Inn staged a fake death by own action Saturday night to frighten his wife and sister in law. He bought morphine, swallowed it before relatives, then revived, challenged a traveling man and fled down Yakima avenue. A physician later warned had the poison been taken earlier the outcome could have been fatal.
County commissioners are asked to invite bids to classify land for assessment. State Tax Commissioner Parrish recommended the action, guiding Yakima County in establishing a standardized land valuation process.
Mr. Tsuneo Tokumi chief irrigation engineer of Formosa and Dr H Uyeno of Tokyo Imperial University visit Yakima to study local irrigation results and plants. They plan tours of Sunnyside canal Moxee and Naches valleys and meet conservation workers Newell Pinchot and Henry during their trip.
W. W. Scott of Fruitvale reports a thriving 11 acre orchard. He used five sprays and deep irrigation, saving nearly all fruit. A Chicago buyer and a packing head noted wormless apples, while Scott’s method contrasts with expert advice and proves successful. The piece also covers a divorce filing involving Ronald A. Grant and Mrs. Grant, with custody requests and denials.
F P Lauer sells a five mile Selah home with 20 acres of orchard to Charles Boldt of Capitol Hill for about 20000 dollars. Orcutt arranged the transfer, nearly 1000 dollars an acre, a new Selah high. Boldt, an longtime local worker on the Northern Pacific railroad, plans to settle in Selah and backs his purchase with confidence in the valley's growth.
An advertising notice for Foley's Orino Laxative claims it stimulates the stomach and liver and regulates the bowels to cure habitual constipation. It also purports to cure sick headache and biliousness, touting mild action and pleasant taste. North Yakima Drug Store, A D Sloan, Prop.
Former Sheriff Ronald A. Grant files in superior court for divorce from Grace M. Grant, daughter of late T. J. Clark of Yakima, ex mayor and ex state legislator. Married July 29, 1896 in this county. they have two daughters aged 11 and 7. Mr. Grant al-
At the A Y P stadium Seattle on August 13 the opening day of the AAU championship saw junior entries and standout marks. B Gish of Seattle Athletic Club set a new American javelin record at 144 feet. J Ballard of Boston Athletic Association posted a legal mile in 4 25 3 5, while W Donald's 120 yard hurdles time was disqualified after hitting two hurdles.
Denver hosts the Transmississippi Commercial congress as Ballinger reportedly skips the session while Pinchot attends. Governor Hay will give the welcome, Donald Fletcher discusses municipal rail terminals, and Gavin proposes a Yellowstone to Canadian border highway. Bryan plans a possible message.
At a rail station in a Western city, Baron Kogory Takahira, Japanese ambassador to the United States, arrived on a Saturday evening en route from Washington to Seattle. Local Japanese residents greeted him with flowers and a brief platform address expresses gratitude for the reception.
The visitors praised the beauty of nature and flowers, urged new residents to uphold law and progress, and were bid to reflect credit on the United States. Baron Takahira and his party, greeted by T. Takahashi of Seattle, traveled through the state with meetings in view before his steamer departure.
The first national conservation congress will convene August 26 28 in Seattle at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition auditorium. Delegates come from forty state commissions governors United States officials chambers of commerce colleges churches and civic groups with plans to form a national organization and to send delegates to The Hague Holland. Mrs H W Allen of Spokane serves as a federation delegate.
Madison Wis August 14 Senator LaFollette attacks both the new tariff and Speaker Cannon in his weekly editorial. He cites the president’s campaign promises of downward revision and notes costs to consumers under the Payne Aldrich law. An editorial titled Cannon's Revenge argues Cannon weakens republican Congress and erodes citizen representation.
The notice promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for burns cuts boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. It claims rapid relief and lists C C Case druggist as the seller with a price of 17 5 cents.
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