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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
2
The Bradt versus Burk trial extended from Friday into Saturday as Bradt seeks repayment of loans and household purchases made for Burk, then Edmonds, who ran a boarding house. The couple’s courtship spanned nine months before a planned September wedding.
The city suffered its fiercest storm in years injuring many and killing one. It caused an estimated quarter million dollars in damage with walls leveled roofs blown off and cellars flooded. Waterfront activity halted as hundreds of refugees faced loss and exposure.
Five physicians completing the second autopsy on Dora Gilman concluded she was criminally assaulted and then strangled to death. The physicians’ findings align with the manner of death previously suggested by David Curtiss.
Judge Riggs grants divorce to Mrs Mary Cannon from Miles Cannon on incomparability grounds. Mary to retain custody of children until age 15, then they select living parent. property settled privately. Mary receives Capitol Hill residence, Wide Hollow farm, cash sum, and monthly support. Miles named to Taco I & St. Paw Luns company bonds in Yakima County and co-owner of the Boston store.
A notice promotes D M Ferry of Detroit Michigan sending a free 1907 Seed Annual. It touts trusted seeds and house standards, inviting readers to request a copy by postal mail. It highlights the reliability and reputation of the seed packages offered.
Attorneys E B Preble and Ira P Ewart said the Mobiley case received a new trial in circuit court after the premée court order. Grounding included improper witness credibility evidence and excessive punishment. retrial expected next criminal term. wife Mrs Mobley was acquitted in the prior trial.
The storage battery for the city’s new fire alarm system is described in the report. Officials note its role in ensuring power during outages and outline installation timelines and safety compliance considerations.
The Gamewell Fire Alarm company shipped the Newton Upper Falls Massachusetts system components on November 17 and the switchboard was damaged in a highway wreck. A new board will be sent within a week, with Chief Hauser hoping the system is operational by January 1.
Two applications for electric railway franchises were filed but the applicants must specify exact roads over which lines would be built. Frederick Elmendorff of Spokane did not designate roads, and H bidder representing Yakima Valley Railway was told to name precisely the roads needed. This requirement applies to blanket franchise requests.
A call urges loyalty and county boost by sending a 500 delegate group to the State Horticultural convention in Everett and the Northwest, urging merchants and citizens to vacation two weeks to support the home town during the holiday rush and election period.
The Coterie club met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. James Barnes home 109 North Sixth Street for a pleasant social and meeting. A literary contest winner was Mrs F Co Hall who received a fine picture prize. A collation followed. The next meeting is set for Thursday afternoon December 20 at Mrs George Weikel’s residence 7 North Natchez avenue.
Word from Cameron’s supporters says United States senators from the state will back Martin Cameron for the North Yakima land office receiver post. Opposition may mount with protests to the president if needed. Nichols’s death leaves over $6000 in money orders awaiting action by a successor. Assessor-elect J. W. Sindall plans to name Geo. McWain as chief deputy, after McWain’s months as a clerk in the office.
County commissioners convene a special meeting on December 15 to finalize the site for the Selah bridge. Granville Lowther buys one third of Clark Young realty, forming Lowther Clark Young. State Fish Commissioner Rise land backs a salmon hatchery on the Yakima River and will push the idea in the next legislature.
In district No 10 near Appleton Wisconsin 23 students attend the 23 year old Skidoo school. The 23d teacher age 23 and 23 trees dot the grounds with the building 23 feet from the road and 28 blocks from the city business area. An effort will move to change the district number and dedicate the building as the only Skidoo school in America.
The annual address urges larger families to strengthen national growth and condemns willful sterility. It also condemns child labor as a blot on civilization and links both issues to the fearsome forces of race propagation.
The Oregonian cites unfit, irresponsible parentage and unprotected childhood as the root sin leading to race danger and social ills. It argues that willful sterility may be wrong depending on context, but child labor, poverty, drunkenness and neglect are universally reprehensible and demand atonement.
Dun and Bradstreet note seasonal retail uptick in holiday goods amid cooler weather. Wheat movement to primary markets rises while Dakota elevators overflow and fears of grain liabilities grow. Manufacturing runs extend to night shifts as labor remains scarce and copper holds firm near 23 cents per pound.
A July editorial warns that relentless haste in rail, trolley, auto, and communications risks lives and nerves. It questions whether speed justifies the costs and urges a return to measured progress and a conservative foundation, citing recent disasters and wartime pride as cautionary signs.
The writer argues for energetic national effort and restraint from overindulgence. They urge faith, hope, and charity over greed, caution against the love of money, and warn that moral functions and financial conscience decline with a rush to wealth. Reckless pursuit will not sustain progress.
A reflection on money obsession among rich and poor leads to the Agrarian report. Agur’s prayer about contentment is urged as the ideal. Secretary Wilson notes farm value at 6.794 billion with meat gains. U.S. manufactures surpass farming with pig iron at 26 million tons annually and rising iron and textile activity.
In Kittitas county the state versus R. K. Tiffany and J. A. Driscoll was decided. The supreme court reversed the lower court’s dismissal finding a criminal statute against dynamiting a dam.
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