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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
7
Special Agent Thomas Howard of St. Paul spends a week in Yakima county inspecting rural free delivery routes. He commends the system for linking farmers to world news and markets, aiding road improvements, and notes many households lack proper mail receptacles. He cites Minnesota as a model with numerous routes and urges local postmasters to install durable mail boxes.
The article notes planned addition of a third mail route between the city and the Selah gap, serving the lower Selah and Natchez valleys and returning via the Natchez gap. Carriers on existing routes are described as faithful and conscientious, with few complaints from patrons.
Citizens gather next Tuesday at 8 p m in Central school to discuss buying land and building a new high school. The meeting will also cover selling certain school district lots to fund the project and consider the Ontario Land Company offer of a free chosen block of tree covered ground for the site.
The Blue lodge of Masons considers creating a Chapter as a precursor to a Commandery or Uniform rank. They expect to muster the required number and wear new $75 uniforms, enhancing street pageantry in the future.
The valley benefited from cold weather as a blast of 14 degree warmth above normal kept blossoms at bay and allowed ice to form. Ice a foot thick was cut on the Natchez while Hugh Sinclair notes ice cutting later than February 12 is rare and Judge Stout predicts severe weather into March after open winters.
The Twentieth Century Club organized February 1 by Mrs. F. C. Hall and Mrs. M. Cannon with members Adair Barge Blanker Coleman Clark Stewart Shannon Miller Walker Tobey Rigg Giddings McDonald Krutz Larson Bell Barge Blanker. Officers include President Mrs. M. Blanker and Vice President Mrs. H. B. Rigg. Membership limited to twenty five. meets every other Monday. aims at mutual improvement in literature art science current topics. Also an employment ad seeks an Honest man or woman to travel for a large house in Chicago with salary fifty six monthly expenses and possible increase. respond to 330 Caxton building.
North Yakima briefs report A E Larson’s Sound return Mrs C P Wilcox to come home from California Dee Snively Prosser visitor Sam Cameron sells 2000 sheep at top prices Hughes recovering from pneumonia at Walker house and more. The Knights of Pythias fund library, weather highs and lows for January, carrier applicants, glee club events, church pastor vote, funerals, library move, repairs ads and social events in North Yakima and nearby communities.
Church notices urge attendance across denominations in Yakima. Listings include Christian Science at Masonic Hall Sundays 11 am, St Michael's Sexagesima Sunday services 11 and 7 30, Baptist 11 am and 7 50, First Methodist morning and evening, Sunday school 10, Epworth League 6 30, Congregational Rev Dawson 11 and 7 30, Presbyterian 11 and 7 30 with 10 am Sunday School, Christian Church 11 and 7 30 with sermons on Three Revelations of God and The Unity of God s People, Good Templars invited to Baptist church 7 25.
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