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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1905
Page
10
The fragment quotes a poem urging rest after battle, reflecting weary soldiers and peaceful finality. It cites Atlanta Constitution as the source, transposed into the Yakima Herald’s August 23 1905 page.
A grand peace jubilee carnival is planned for Aug 31 at Portland on the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds. Japanese commissioners Ito Kushibiki and Aiba co operate with George L Hutching to stage a night water parade with huge floats Admiral Togo and Oyama figures Dragon chrysanthemum and maiden motifs. Over a hundred boats will form a serpentine procession with lanterns Japanese music juggling fencing and acrobatic acts. The event emphasizes international significance and is funded by victorious Japan.
Mr Frank X Nagler announces lessons on clarinets saxophones bassoons and oboes at 25 cents each to form a reed section for a band. He aims for a 50 piece ensemble by next spring and plans to start Sept 15 with 15 enrolled and 30 capacity. For details contact Howard F Thompson Thompson Music Co 15 North 2d St.
Notice states coal and wood will be sold for cash only starting September 1, with Northwestern Improvement Company Pioneer Lumber Co and Stone & Stone involved. The brief also includes a humorous local blurb about a wedding tour and hotel suites.
A dynamite blast damaged the Union Gap Irrigation dam near Cle Elum. Arrests followed, identifying R K Tiffany and five other Washington Irrigation Company workers. Lombard and Horsley claim damages at 275 to 300 dollars. Authorities say Washington Irrigation Company acted within its rights amid broader irrigation disputes.
The North Yakima City Council adopts a plan to build a wooden sidewalk on Tacoma Avenue between West Yakima Avenue and Maple Street. It creates Local Improvement District No 87 to fund the project through property assessments and outlines the district’s boundaries and assessment process.
North Yakima Washington letters remain uncalled for at the post office. A notice asks addressees to say they have been advertised when calling. Names listed include Anderson Burke Begley Bradford Durham Grunsky Hopkins Hinton Jenkins Lawrence Levallen Mott Peltier Rabing Russell Sanger Thrush Worth Waddell Witt and others.
East bound trains arrive at 3:42 am 2:30 pm 10:50 pm and 9:05 pm. West bound trains arrive at 2:50 pm 6:40 am 1:12 pm and 12:45 am.
City lays out fire limits blocks and numerous construction requirements for new and altered buildings. It sets wall thickness, foundation depth, fireproof roofing, and prohibits wooden structures within the limits with penalties and enforcement by the City Marshal. Public notices and permits required before work begins, with ordinances effective after publication.
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