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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
4
The article notes Ole Hanson of Seattle proposes a bill requiring informing arrestees that statements may be used against them and makes coercion a misdemeanor. It argues police abuse in fast wrongful convictions, holds long trials and bias, and questions if reforms target police faults or protect the innocent.
The Herald reports its annual edition outlining a year of community growth in the Yakina valley. It contrasts boom time speculation with steady development, noting public spirit and enterprise fueling progress while warning against inflated land values and demoralized planning.
Observers note Yakima valley remains steady as development continues in irrigation and orchard culture. Citizens, both long‑time settlers and newcomers, favor cautious growth, with North Yakima exemplifying conserved strength and strong collective effort to promote Yakima apples and regional commerce.
At the Brotherhood of American Yeoman meeting in the I O O F hall Mrs A L Churchill J Lenox Ward and Granville Parrish were chosen delegates to the state conclave at Snohomish on April 6 Mrs J C Walker also to attend as state executive committee member A social at 509 South Second Street featured Miss Ana McMurray leading games and music with Nellie and Edna McMurray serving refreshments Grant's Lyceum Trio Concert will be presented by Rev D M Montgomery and sisters with Miss Mary Frances Whitney to enhance a program of readings violin solos and vocal pieces.
Tuesday evening February 23 at 8 oclock a recital features Miss Dack Montgomery reader and soprano, Miss Ethel Montgomery pianist with rich alto, and Miss Mari Frances Whitney violinist and pianist under Grant Lyceum Bureau Cleveland Ohio. The sixth annual military ball by Co E Second Infantry N G W occurs Monday February 22 at Tieton hall with committees planning an elaborate event for an enjoyable evening.
On Saturday evening February 13 at 8 o'clock in the First Methodist church parsonage Sarah M. Walker and Edmund A. Dingle of Portland Oregon were married by Rev. Chas E. Gibson. They will reside in the city and Mrs. Dingle formerly owned the Walker house on North First street. Dingle is a railroad contractor with ties to Portland.
This ad promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a safe, fast remedy for indigestion and sour stomach. It claims relief within five minutes, urges a 50 cent case from the pharmacist, and lists symptoms mitigated including heartburn belching and fullness.
At the annual meeting of the Granger cannery stockholders on Monday, Dr. C. W. Chamberlin and Chas W. Mentzer were elected directors for three years. The new board includes Dr. Chamberlin as president and John Moore as head, with George P. Faton as secretary and A. C. Snowden as treasurer. The past season shows high expenses though the plant packed ten carloads of produce and purchased significant tonnages from local ranchers. Yakima Grocery reported no issues with packed goods.
Local leaders discuss crude oil burning to speed market tomatoes by enabling April 1 planting and frost protection. A new company will store oil for car tank shipments, while John Moorehead guides the venture. An experiment on John Ainsworth’s ranch raised 6 degrees despite frost, and town incorporation moves forward with filings and a possible new name Seople. A survey crew lays street grades north of the Northern Pacific tracks for depot-area development.
North Yakima figure Ben B Williams returns from a long trip through Alberta Canada and to Mexico noting the Yakima valley as the best spot he knows. He urges more publicity and a $25 000 publicity push by the Yakima Commercial Club and local groups to promote the region.
Mrs. M. E. B. Fisher of Detroit Mich. suffered severe rectal trouble. Three doctors advised surgery but she used Dr Kings New Life Pills instead and was wholly cured. The pills claim to prevent appendicitis cure constipation and headache and are sold for 25 cents at C C Case s drug store.
Miss Elva Libby daughter of Dr G W Libby of Spokane married Arthur A Young civil engineer of North Yakima. Young of Smith Young firm has worked on projects in Yakima Benton and Kittitas counties. The couple wed Wednesday at I C Libbys home in Spokane and plan to reside in North Yakima.
The article touts a home remedy using fluid extra dandelion, compound karyon, and compound syrup sarsa parilla to be mixed and taken after meals and at night. It asserts the kidneys fail to filter uric acid causing rheumatism and promises relief from bladder issues and backache.
Frank G. Alderson files a Superior Court suit claiming his ex wife Bonita A. Alderson libeled him and undermined his finances. He seeks a modification of the February 28 1990 divorce decree that awarded Mrs Alderson $10 monthly alimony, arguing his attorney overstepped when agreeing to alimony without his presence. He says his wife's actions and remarks hinder his ability to earn money and asks the court to eliminate alimony.
In Salem two measures loom as potential state tools for rail growth. One constitutional amendment would let Oregon enter the railroad business, with ratification sought in 1911. The other bill creates a highway commission to study routes, possibly Oregon central, aided by Portland businessmen and Harriman line counsel W. W. Cotton.
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