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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
2
City officials analyze the impact of an Eastern addition excluded from the municipal limits due to plat irregularities. Tax revenue loss and the balance of benefits from city services are weighed as a petitioning section seeks withdrawal from municipal control. Voter registration is light and a special election may follow.
The concert of the powers in China yields a discordant sound with harmony notably absent, signaling tense relations and shifting alignments amid ongoing strategic moves.
A young man known for his sleigh outings faces reduced social favor this week, blaming his dip into fashionable circles or "the swim" as his downfall. The remark signals a shift in local social dynamics and personal reputation.
The speaker notes that at least fifty officers and clerks were chosen by the legislature, yet Yakima and other central Washington counties received nothing in the distribution of appointments.
The report jokes that President McKinley battles the grip and jokes about using the government wash to handle his handkerchief expenses. The piece plays on the phrase soiled linen and public laundry humor.
The report states Gen. Dewet’s early work as a hog driver shaped his military skill. It notes Queen Victoria era officers show little success in following boars, implying neglect of such early training.
Congressman Cushman has entered the chart business to illustrate river and harbor bill inequalities. His charts are larger and more numerous than those of ex-Congressman Wheat Chart Jones, who had little concept of the display.
The Seattle Times reports Northern Pacific officials apparently mistook their west bound train for a steamboat and dumped it into the North Yakima River.
A quip notes how knowledge of this country's geography is as hazy as the Englishman who placed the United States in St. Louis, illustrating confusion over regional locations in a wry aside.
Republicans said to be disgusted after buying a gold brick with affidavits claiming richness. Sent for assay in Olympia, the veneer wore off in transit revealing base metal, a bunko no doubt.
Inland Telephone and Telegraph Company staff in Yakima map improvements for the local system and a new long distance line eastward. A. C. Sands reports contracts for 35 more phones to bring total to about 150, with three cars of poles received. Road routes include Moxee via Parker, Zillah, and Sunnyside. main line may skip Union Gap.
The Heralo announces attractive clubbing arrangements with leading periodicals to attract new subscribers and retain current ones. Old subscribers may pay arrearages to obtain discounts while new subscribers must pay in advance to secure reduced rates.
A roundup of visitors and happenings in Yakima includes A L Slemmons from Ellensburg on legal business, Seattle guests at Hotel Yakima, cattlemen funding a Natchez bridge, and a Chicago return for A C Coburn and bride. A fatal shooting near Thorp prompts murder charges, a Woodmen ball is planned, mine prospects at Nelson Siding are promising, and a school rump legislature forms at the high school with Floyd Hatfield as speaker.
Wash ington Irrigation Co manager W N Granger said canal work will begin this year and extend into new lands to meet rapid land sales. In Yakima, a runaway truck at Yakima avenue and Front street caused panic but was halted by a quick-acting bystander, with only minor injuries reported.
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