Delicious in Montana Promotes Stark Delicious apples
An orchardist from the Flathead Valley endorses Delicious or Stark Delicious as profitable after three years. At a 1908 Farmers Institute meeting in Rollins, officials and professors tasted sound fruit. The promoter offers a box of three specimens for 25 cents with 28 cent refund on first tree order, and a Stark Fruit Book listing varieties for planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Rollins
Flathead Valley
State Farmers’ Institute
Rollins
Fred Whiteside
Linfield
Mgr
Wilcox
Liver Health Promise Promotes Digestive Relief and Vitality
The article promotes Medical Discovery as a remedy for torpid liver and related stomach and digestion issues. It explains lack of appetite, coated tongue, bad breath, and headaches as linked to liver and stomach weakness. It urges avoiding certain foods and using Golden Medical Discovery regularly, noting non secret ingredients and legal testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eream
Ebony Hercules Pugilist Arouses City Alley Fight
Ebony Hercules Mosely a six four pugilist fought four white youths in an alley near South Front Street. The brawl lasted five minutes ending with Mosely floor and injuring several opponents. Salvation Army fed 16 county jail inmates a Christmas dinner and distributed groceries and coal to the needy afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosely
South Front Street
Hoyle
Osely
Iack
Woman Buys McLaren Ranch Near North Yakima
Mrs A E Munn of Pocatello Idaho bought the Walter McLaren ranch near North Yakima for 15100 through Ed Parker Realty. Dr George Sloan nearby sold land at 500 an acre. McLaren plans to buy more in Naches valley and move his home there to develop a new ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McLaren
Naches Valley
A. E. Munn
Pocatello
Idaho
Ed. Parker Realty Agency
North Yakima
Mann
Yakima Valley
George Sloan
McLaren Place
McLaren
Prisoners to be moved to state prison at Walla Walla
Four county jail inmates await transport to the state prison at Walla Walla for long sentences. Alfred George and Charles Cook, youths who held up J. J. Macdonald and George Alexander, face one to fourteen years. John King, who passed a worthless check at Toppenish, gets one to fourteen years after an alcohol trance defense. Ray White seeks a new trial over whether 5:45 PM in winter is day, twilight, or dusk, a point disputed by local lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Alfred George
Charles Cook
J. J. Macdonald
George Alexander
John King
Toppenish
Ray White
Charles Talbott
South Second Street
Preble
White
Talbott
Yakima Apples Shipments to London Britain Bound Train
Yakima Produce Co plans two carloads of fancy Yakima valley apples for London via New York agents Sam Haines. The 1260 boxes of Yellow Newtowns and Winesaps go out late week as part of a larger apple train with Topsenish and Spokane cars. Shippers coat cars with tar paper frost protection and add oil stoves and temperature controls. Roundhouse protection will guard against Dakota Montana cold snaps. The shipment marks a major promotional effort for the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Produce Co
London
England
Yakima Valley
British Isles
Sam Haines
New York
English Commission
Toppenish
Spokane
Dakotas
Montana
Salvation Army Gives Christmas Boxes in North Yakima
Seventy five poor families receive Christmas boxes from the Salvation Army in North Yakima on Thursday. Captain Jenkins and assistants worked late preparing gifts and provisions stored in the Army barracks on First street. Shoes for children were distributed and a Christmas dinner for the homeless is planned for Christmas day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Salvation Army
Captain Jenkins
Army
First Street
Front Street
Pioneer Anthony Herke Dies After Illness in Yakima Valley
Anthony Herke longtime Yakima valley pioneer and rancher in the Ahtanum and Parker districts died Saturday night at 8 30 in his rooms at the Herke building East Yakima avenue after a three month illness He was 72 born in Germany October 9 1836 he came to America in 1870 and settled in Yakima He leaves six children Catherine Fleck Miss Gertrude Herke Peter John Anthony Frank and Joseph P Herke He owned 160 acre Ahtanum ranch a Parker district ranch and two wheat farms in the Rattlesnake hills His family and several children were with him at the end and his wife died in 1879 near Tampico He was one of the early settlers invited by Catholic missionaries to the Yakima country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Herke
Yakima Valley
Ahtanum Valley
Parker
Herke
East Yakima Avenue
Yakima
Arker
Germany
America
New York
Missouri
San Francisco
Portland
Dalles
Oregon
Tampico
Yakima City
Catherine A. Fleck
The
Gertrude Herke
North Yakima
Peter Herke
John Anthony Herke
Frank Herke
Joseph P. Herke
Yakima County
Parker District
Rattlesnake Hills
Christmas Mail 36 Percent Larger Than 1907 Totals
Postmaster Lemon reports Christmas mail in 1908 reached about 33 1 3 to 35 percent higher than 1907 with daily increases in letters packages registrations and money orders. He handled the surge with only one extra clerk and without additional staff. Papers delayed by the rush will be distributed today and mail service aims for perfection on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon
Lemnon
Armbruster Names Appointees for City Posts
Mayor P M Armbruster announces council nominees including Jacob R Elmore as Chief of Police Heman L D Hunt or David L Crowder for Police Judge Louis French as Street Commissioner Ed G Dawson as Fire Chief Harold Doolittle as City Engineer Dr John Nywen ing as Health Officer J D Johns as Cemetery Sexton Ronald A Grant is not chosen for Police Chief Elmore says he will serve lawfully if confirmed Lyons previously held Street Commissioner post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob R. Elmore
Heman LD
Hunter David L. Crowder
Louis
Ronald A. Grant
Armbruster
Grant
Elmore
Ed. Lyons
Heman D. Hunt
David L. Crowder
Hunt
Council
Team Run Away at Rankin Hop Ranch Causes Smash
A Yakima Livery team owned by Yakima Livery Company and driven by Dr Connell bolted from a Rankin hop ranch call in Moxee Sunday. The horses returned Monday morning without harness and buggy destroyed. harness likely stolen or taken by someone awaiting the owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin Hop Ranch
Moxee
Yakima
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Cold Sore Claim
F Zelinski of 68 Gibson Street Buffalo says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed his cold sore in two days after one daily application. Heals all sores and sold under guarantee at C C Case’s drug store. 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Zelinski
Gibson Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Bucklen
C. C. Case
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Kline
Xana
Senna
California
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Arny
Anu
Ferry &Co
Derperr
Mice
Camp
West Side
Ebony Hercules
Pugilist
Lowing
M'Laren
Naches
A. EB. Munn
North
Burgh
Pioneer
Old Catholic Mission
Cascades
Lert
S. van Vliet, Prin
Western Concrete Machinery & Mfg. Co
Cor. Walnut and
4Th Ave
Enterprise
Thos
Mason
North Front Street
North Yakima, Wash
Short
Herald
P. M. Armbruster
Dr. Connell
Smash Buggy
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