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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
2
A short promotional note extols Yakima Best as the preferred item to have at home, emphasizing its reliability and suitability for daily use. The call to buy highlights its wide acceptance and value for households.
Mrs. Lloyd Ludin is ill with grippe. North Yakima guest O F Spring visits Dobie. Mrs. H Everts visits her parents Wheeler. Dance at M W A hall described as fine. Annie Mulkey visits Clara Wheeler. Ed Kershaw ships hay. Owen Purdin sells beef to Tacoma Meat Co. Walter Rowe returns from Seattle trip. John Morrisey lists property and starts Seattle real estate office. John Johnson trades low er farm for North Yakima city property via Dr Hall. Archie McPhee trips to the sound. Harvey Bair sells alfalfa hay to L T Castor for 14 dollars f o b Natches.
Mrs Baughes remains on sick list but improving. I W Saunders sold Ben Davis apples to Bruce Weir for 70 cents a bushel. Ice men at Zillah harvest a clear 12 inch ice on Col Walker's land. Orchardvale youths held a skating party on Granger pond. Frances Wittie leaves for Venus valley to teach. Frank Nichols moves to new home. Edna Smith of North Yakima visits Maud Bush. George W McCaskey of North Yakima goes to Cathildna ranch.
William Hitchcock and family travel to Tacoma for ill health of his sister Elizabeth. Miss Florence Robinson leaves J B George's dry goods for Ditter Bros North Yakima. Federated Aid officers elected. Morris chair presented to Mr Drum. Sunnyside debating team to Dayton to discuss ship subsidy. Dayton wins 2 to 1. BELMA. Born Tom Carpenter a girl. Rev A R McIntosh visits North Yakima and Wm J Bryan lecture.
The report notes a Sunday morning cold spell with a near zero reading, a chinook wind Saturday noon melting all snow by Sunday night, and ongoing warm conditions expected to finish frost. It mentions many potatoes frozen in pits and cellars and ranchers asking up to 15 dollars a ton if cars were available.
L L Turley plans to leave Alfalfa soon, with friends expressing regret. Coral Hatch visits from Satus to spend time with relatives. George Mathis shows a new mail wagon for Route No 1. Mrs Shattock returns improved from North Yakima hospital. Billy Nass sold hay and earned 13 60 per ton at Spokane market. E G Fleming filled 40 tons of ice. Alfalfa residents attended Granger Odd Fellows ball. attendees include Rasmussen Callie Myrtle McKinney Myrtle Dekoray. Ethel Blair visits relatives in Alfalfa.
The community notes a warmer shift from yesterday after very cold days. Sunday school was canceled due to the cold. Mailboxes are appearing along the Blackrock route as residents adjust to winter. The Geo W Baron surprise dance was the first since last July court, with hopes it won’t be the last until the next natal day.
Within a week we display new spring suits. A $2,000 shipment of the peerless Chesterfield line is due any day. Visit the Weigel shop for advance knowledge of the coming season’s wear. We offer the most complete stock in the city and cut prices on broken lines of men’s and boys’ suits and on all overcoats and cravenettes.
The cold spell and railroad tie ups disrupt local business with delays to freight including perishables. Potatoes scarce and prices up while fruit sits in storage. Hay stable but high alfalfa prices eyed for a fall. Eggs scarce with high wholesale prices may ease after weather moderates. Live stock prices fluctuate amid ongoing market uncertainty.
Description touts a new Grandest Raspberry Extant um berland variety with superb habit, stronger and earlier than Gregg, enormous firm berries and good shipping. Bush vigorous with stocky canes. strong rooted valley grown plants offered with spring 1907 delivery at 40 dollars per 1000. Address provided for orders.
Word reaches Yakima that Millard Boyd, famed in a sensational county case, was badly hurt in a 92 wreck on the Northern Pacific last Saturday. He reportedly suffered a broken leg and more serious internal injuries. survival seemed unlikely. Boyd was operating an engine on the Tacoma and Portland branch when the wreck occurred between Portland and Tacoma and he and others were taken to Portland hospital.
In Aberdeen on January 22 the Grays Harbor Lumber Manufacturers Association urged sixty day curtailment of northwest cargo mills, effective February 1, with half time work to reduce the lumber surplus amid car shortages. Also on January 22 in Austin the state senate gave Bailey 19 votes to 10. the house 89 for Bailey and 35 against.
The Yakima Horticultural Union reports handling about 180 cars of fruit and vegetables in 1906, a large increase over 1905. It expects shipments to exceed last year’s record in the coming year. The union has been instructed not to receive more shipments for the east until further notice due to severe weather. A comparative statement shows boxes shipped by freight and express for 1905 and 1906.
An advertisement touts Mi o na stomach tablets sold by C C Case with a money back guarantee if they do not cure stomach troubles. It argues the product strengthens digestion unlike mere digestives and asserts users can stop other medicines after benefit. Also mentions W i s Sulphur and lime tree spray at Coffin Bros and promotes Herald classifieds.
About forty feet of the recently built Moxee bridge section washed away Tuesday morning after an ice jam released a large ice cake that struck a pier with force. Several witnesses saw the accident. no injuries reported. Rumor linked dynamite to bridge damage, but no confirmation.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures billiousness and habitual constipation. It sweetens the stomach aids digestion and acts as a gentle stimulant on the liver and bowels without irrita ting these organs. Does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. North Yakima Drug Store A D Sloan Prop The Herald for the news.
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