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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
1
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San Francisco judge orders Abe Ruef to fourteen years in state penitentiary for bribing official to award trolley franchise to United Railroads. Defense motions for new trial denied as Ruef is taken to jail. mentions potential Olympia appointments for Meigs and Hauser and Yakima county delegation’s two-fill distribution.
Two North Yakima youths, Fred McCoy and Virgil Dudley, were selected for government roles by Yakima lawmakers. Senator Cameron and Representatives-elect Meigs and Cline reportedly chose McCoy, a former Yakima Indian reservation financial agent, for patronage, while Dudley is poised for a major House position. Both are active in Republican circles.
Jack Hayes alias Walton and William Burke pleaded guilty to holding up an Oregon Railroad and Navigation passenger train on December 17. Hayes received 12 years in the penitentiary, Burke four years, and the third suspect known as The Swede remains at large with expected apprehension soon.
Pittsburg December 29 Indications point to no further arrests in the city councilman scandal for the near term. Voter league pressure may have followed Bank Examiner Nesbit finding a note at the national bank serving as city depository, said to have compromised two bank officers.
A Tuesday afternoon filing at the U S land office shows Mc Auley and Meigs contesting W Roberts of Madton against J T Buffington of Sunnyside. The disputed land lies between Sunnyside and the Rattlesnake range of mountains and the charge is abandonment.
Tacoma realtor H. B. Ritz predicts North Yakima population will double in three years as he plans to place select acre tracts on the market next spring. He has been visiting O. H. Warner and notes strong Yakima real estate interest. Several local teachers attend the State Educational association session in Spokane this week.
A cautious worker shows thrift beyond money by conserving strength health and energy. The text argues true thrift is measured by overall discipline and prudent use of resources, with money as outward sign of inner restraint.
Edna Gertrude Madden seeks separate maintenance while Henry R. Madden requests an absolute divorce in a cross complaint. Judge Preble must decide if the two actions can be heard together or separately. Attorney Thompson predicts sensational testimony and names several city leaders as witnesses if the case proceeds.
The Philippine Veterans hold a state convention January 8 in North Yakima with delegates from 12 camps including Seattle Tacoma Spokane Everett Bellingham Walla Walla Aberdeen Wenatchee Centralia Chehalis Hoquiam and North Yakima. Eugene Innigg of Spokane is president, Henry W Leach leads North Yakima club entertainment, and Major W N Lemon assists. The Bolo clubs, veterans of the Philippine wars, are active in politics and advocate for veterans' interests.
Captain C J Jenkins reports Salvation Army Christmas receipts and disbursements in Yakima Morning Herald. Donations and kettle receipts totaled 558.15 with expenditures including rent groceries fuel and supplies. A deficit remains despite generous merchant discounts and individual giving.
A Dec 29 gale in Pasco Washington gusting over 40 miles per hour damaged two shops. The Bon Boniere and Brindle & Murphy's billiard rooms had plate glass windows blown in, despite being on the supposedly protected side of Fourth Street. The wind's rebound from opposite buildings caused the damage.
Rome dispatches report 100000 dead or missing in Messina and across Reggio Calabria with entire towns obliterated. The king and queen of Italy head toward Messina as plucky ships from Britain and Russia aid rescues and fear of pestilence grows.
North Yakima groups and business interests push a five month publicity campaign before the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle. A committee will merge Yakima Real Estate and Commercial club efforts into a single Yakima Publicity Bureau to coordinate activities. Northern Pacific detectives report a rising coal theft ring in the Yakima valley with difficulties securing convictions when suspects have local ties.
Robert I. Burrill of Nob Hill earned two prizes at the National Appie show in Spokane. Both awards honored his pears on individual plates, highlighting his fruit entries in the event.
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