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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
7
The article extols native American medicinal roots as potent cures for heart valve diseases and women's ailments. It credits Dr. B V Pierce of Buffalo with original processes and alcohol free formulas, offering free booklets by request and claiming success where other physicians failed.
The Northern Pacific sells a 112.76 acre right of way to the Kennewick Northern through Yakima and Benton counties along the Columbia River west bank. The deed filed in Yakima county on Friday shows a $2,229.20 consideration and suggests ties to Hill interests. Priest Rapids Railroad Co. has begun condemnation actions in both counties. The grant covers properties from Yakima county line to Kennewick but excludes Kittitas and Chelan counties.
President L H Linbarger of Yakima Transfer Co outlines plans to plant 60 acres of Winesap apple trees in upper Moxee in the artesian well district. The orchard will be irrigated from a high artesian well to protect the crop from frost.
The Pontiac Press Gazette reprints a six month prosecuting attorney report from Oakland county on local option. It shows 123 arrests for liquor in open saloons versus 56 during local option, with details on drunkenness charges and the shift in enforcement following law changes. Frank A. Luse praises Gov. Mead’s pardon of Craemer, citing a long contested case and governor’s commutation after evidence suggesting police overreach.
Senator Whitney presents a law to exempt irrigation canals from taxation affecting Yakima county holdings. Senator Cameron gains chairmanship of dairy and livestock and serves on appropriations counties and county boundaries irrigation and arid lands roads and bridges salaries and mileage committees. He returns from Olympia to North Yakima for a few days of business.
The appeal to Governor Rodgers in 1896 aided Henry Craemer, convicted in King County of murdering a woman and child and sentenced to hang, according to the attorney involved.
Volney Taft, deputy city clerk, bought a West Yakima avenue lot in 1903 for 1500 and just closed a deal with Yakima Land Co to sell for about 16000. The company also bought the adjoining lot, totaling 100 by 140 feet, with plans to build a substantial hotel. W. W. Robinson of Ellensburg is president and M. R. Galloway manager.
Salvation Army volunteers distributed four food boxes and a quarter ton of coal to four city families. The relief store offers groceries and clothing, with daily requests from needy families and tramps. Captain Jenkins lauds North Yakima support as the soup kitchen serves about 70 homeless men and plans to run only until cold weather passes.
To stop pain back stiffness and rheumatic aches Pineules are offered with a 30 days treatment for one dollar. A single dose at bedtime is claimed to prove merit. Available from C W Camp West Side Druggist.
County Treasurer Frank Bond sought to attend the state association meeting in Olympia and named his chief deputy Frank Wood to avoid improper acts. Bond, secretary of the treasurers group, expects a busy session with urged laws for the legislature. Also noted is a call from the International Apple Shippers association for a January 27 meeting in Washington to consider the Porter apple package and grade bill affecting western box shipments.
Yakima Horticultural Union meets Friday and passes a resolution opposing the Porter bill as written. The group requests H M Gilbert to represent Yakima fruit growers at a national apple shippers meeting in Washington on January 27. Gilbert, currently eastbound, is expected to attend.
A man in a Front street saloon claims to be Hughie Cannon once a top minstrel and ragtime composer. He plays ragtime for drinks while a Denver salesman identifies him from past incidents and urges recovery, but the alleged Cannon says booze has ruined him.
Rules limit officers from drinking or smoking in uniform, ban vulgar language and unnecessary inmate abuse, require obedience to superiors, and restrict club use to extreme cases. Police may seek justice through dismissal for violations. city notes turnover to Tom Storey as chief and Millican as sergeant with badges awarded.
Patrolman Perry will move up to the head of the list and will be No 1 with day duty from now on.
Mrs. Annie B. Miller sues John Miller in superior court at Mabton alleging cruelty since April 1906 including name calling threats and a 1908 beating. She says she was made to live in tents and perform exhausting tasks and seeks divorce, maiden name restoration, cows, half of community interests, and $40 monthly alimony.
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