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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
8
The Yakima area reports progress on the Central Heating boiler house project. Local residents attend visits and gatherings, with marriages, licenses, and births noted. Notable items include Bobby's health trip, property purchases, union smoker plans, and upcoming Eagles ball. Resident moves include Rankin relocating to Granger, and stockholder matters for Ivanhoe Mining. Father Galler’s Northwest visit also noted.
Mr Berg, once from the Black Hills, travels from Yakima seeking milder weather. He recalls cattle frostbite and contemplates remaining in Honolulu if it pleases him. younger would keep Yakima. In Nob Hill school, Miss Wheeler and Miss Snively hosted a pleasant Thursday entertainment with a staged play and cheerful stockings. Garby’s burn injuries from gasoline two months ago hinder recovery, predicting three months more as an invalid. News reaches North Yakima of Julius V. Kauffman’s death in Pendleton Oregon at 71. German native, Grand Army veteran, served in Company H 127 Illinois Infantry, long resident of Pendleton with relatives in North Yakima.
Miss Mabel Dickson and Hazel Dickson along with Frank Dickson and Geo Mellis spent Christmas in the Natchez valley with friends. Will Thompson and wife left Friday for Sumner to visit Mr and Mrs Paulhamus for Christmas. A Christmas picnic dinner gathered at Simonds Ivos home with a jolly crowd. Anna Copper and brother Howard home from North Yakima for the holidays. A. B. Cutler and wife moved to North Yakima for winter then plan a ranch below Zillah in spring. Parker church Christmas tree a success with children performing and nuts and candy for all. U S Reclamation workers are setting a camp opposite A. G. Dickson and will blast along the canal.
Miss Wiebke C Brammer wed Mr Jesse E Smith at the bride’s home on Christmas day with only close relatives present. Reverend Owen Umstead officiated. Mr Smith is a rancher on the reservation and the community sent heartfelt congratulations. The Christmas service at the Congregational church featured a forest of trees arranged as a colonade with interwoven branches and a large central tree, a Christ picture, and a white dove, creating a woodsy setting with a generous program and treats.
Mabton residents find one inch of snow on Christmas with clear air and cold, first white Christmas in years. Churches hold trees and programs as the town eyes local option victory, bridge work advances slowly, post office changes hands with T. S. Phillips resigning and Jesse Stewart named, and Mr. Lounie leaves on crutches after a sprained ankle.
The postmaster lists uncalled for letters at the North Yakima office as of December 25 1909. One cent due on each advertised letter. callers should mention the advertised list when calling.
Wheat prices jump five cents amid coast city provisions. The report lists December and May contracts in Chicago and Portland markets, with wholesale prices for hay, potatoes, onions, poultry, hogs, and various staples. A shopper warns against faulty measurements in wood selling and notes local bias toward fair weighing practices.
Tuesday brought no new cases filed with the superior court desk. Judge Preble disposed of motions from Monday, including dismissals in Bouslough v Stephenson and Smith v Smith, with others granting new trial and orders of necessity. Magistrate Hunt fined three Italians ten dollars for a Palace saloon disturbance. skulls case and juvenile dismissals noted.
A Herald reporter is asked by a citizen to observe how short measures are handled, noting criticism of New York practices and inviting a live demonstration as the discussion continues on the sidewalk.
Francis Drysdale twenty one recovering after accidental self inflicted gunshot to the breast on November twenty four. Surgeons removed the fifth rib and closed a heart opening, the pericardium filled with blood, yet after operation his pulse returned and he regained consciousness within an hour. He now sits up, eats hearty meals, smokes a pipe and receives visitors.
The Hanford Hunters staged a two day rabbit drive with much of the valley in line from the Yakima bridge to the canal outlet. About forty five rabbits were killed on Saturday while Monday’s action near Gabel Mountain showed progress. Reenforcements arrived by wireless and the siege continued into the evening. A final drive is planned with dates to be announced.
Readers consider a pure food agitation about canned peaches treated with caustic soda to reduce lining costs. The discussion notes tast and safety concerns while questioning price differences and chemical use in production.
The article warns that caustic soda is used to peel unripe fruit in some canneries, leaving a soapy, woody taste. It notes the lack of can labels and a push to federal ruling or law, with potential congressional action. Consumers are advised to taste-test peaches to detect lye-peeled cans.
Chicago writer Bill Curtis notes both Jeffries and Johnson are focused on hard training for a decisive battle. He argues the bout will be fair and that neither side would risk a crooked outcome for financial gain, while observers debate Jeffries condition and speed plans including potential use of trainers like Corbett and Ryan.
The text describes Johnson aiming to outlast Jeffries by avoiding his power for ten or twelve rounds. Johnson hopes Jeffries tires first, then finishes him with decisive blows. The plan centers on endurance, not knockouts early, as the bout progresses.
Chicago report says lightweight champion Battling Nelson plans to join the anti liquor drive. He reports $250,000 earned with his two hands and says he has never touched liquor. Nelson would lecture on temperance if the Prohibition party selects him. He believes speakers who drink do not attend temperance meetings.
Francis J. Heney filed a libel damage suit for 250000 in New York against California millionaire W J Crocker. The action centers on an open letter Crocker published December 3 defending then withdrawing support for Heney in the San Francisco graft prosecutions.
Mrs. L. J. Laberon, 75, saved herself when a Grand avenue car struck near Broadway. She sat down moments before the fender reached her ankles, remained upright as the car stopped, and walked away unhurt. She said she realized raising her feet avoided harm and that it was not a pleasant experience to repeat.
Frederick Remington, renowned cowboy artist famed for frontier scenes, died in Ridgefield Connecticut after an appendicitis illness. He was 48 and had undergone surgery days earlier. Remington began as a clerk before chasing the West, drawing the mounted police, Apaches, and vaqueros that defined his art.
Notice is given that the regular annual meeting of the stock holders of the New Schanno Ditch Company will be held at Luhman & Clark offices Libby Building 111 E Yakima Ave North Yakima Washington on Saturday January 8 1910 at 4 PM to elect officers for the ensuing year and transact other business. Dated December 28 1909 H F Luhman Secretary December 29 January 5.
Notice of the regular annual meeting of Old Union Ditch Company stockholders at the Farmers Room Yakima County Courthouse North Yakima Washington on Saturday January 8 1910 at 2 PM to elect officers for the ensuing year and conduct other business. Dated December 28 1909. H F Luhman Secretary.
Alfred L. Jenkins of North Yakima Washington filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish his homestead claim on land described in parcel no 1-4 section 20 township 12 north range 22 bh Willamette meridian before the Register and Receiver at North Yakima Washington on February 16 1910 Witnesses named include James G. Skidmore Isaac Vanderlinde James A. Slayton and George W. Barron with Harry Y Saint as Register Notice dated December 21 1909 and published December 22 29 and January 5 12 19 26.
Public notice of a special meeting of stockholders to consider increasing capital stock from 24 000 shares at 60 each to 34 500 shares at 60 each, raising total par value from 1 440 000 to 2 070 000. Stock books close January 25 1910 at 5 p m. meeting February 14 1910 in North Yakima. Signed by all trustees A J Splawn A E Larson H M Gilbert W I Huxtable W L Lemon.
In Yakima County Washington probate court a notice to creditors of Wilhelm Regelmeier deceased requires claims to be presented with vouchers to administrator de bonis non W L Steinweg at McAulay Meigs 516 Miller Building North Yakima within one year from December 8 1909 or they will be barred. The notice is dated December 7 1909 and runs through January 5 1909-12-29-01-05.
Department of the Interior notice in North Yakima Washington states George Nenville filed final commutation proof for homestead entry No 5984 in section 14 township 14 north range 20 east. Witnesses named are Sherwood and Harris from North Yakima. Mine explosion report in Mineral Point Wisconsin describes four men killed in an O Bell mine dynamite blast in the powder pin area with fatal blast near the stove.
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