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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1907
Page
7
A local notice denies circulating claims that Northern Pacific would offer special rate tickets to the July 5–10 Seattle Christian Endeavor convention and that they would be valid to Sept 15. Tickets go on sale July 8–9 for one and a third fare round trip, with plans to send a strong delegation from the city.
Ballinger will accompany Secretary Garfield to the city on July 8 and is expected to announce plans or steps toward opening the Yakima Indian reservation. The exact actions remain unclear but a definite statement is anticipated during the visit.
The advertisement promises a faultless complexion using a secret method from Orientals and Greeks, claimed to be used by Europe’s fairest women. It links the recipe to buying a genuine rose cut diamond ring priced under $2, including the recipe free with the ring, and urges immediate ordering before supply runs out.
Hattie A. Smith sues Mack T. Smith in superior court alleging desertion since November 1, 1905 and prior neglect of her and their two year old daughter Fern. Married November 4, 1904 at Euclid Washington. She asks for custody of the child and $75 attorney fees.
Bill, known for making Frank Clemmer famous, was moments into a Fourth of July cigar when it exploded. A fragment burned his throat while another scorched his neck. He recovered enough to applaud indoors, though the incident would look odd in print.
The state librarian sells the 1907 session laws for 1.90 dollars unbound or 2.20 delivered. Earlier volumes cost 1.90 in 1903 with 490 pages, 1.40 per volume in 1905 with 450 pages, and 1.79 for 888 pages leather bound in 1907. The margin is the difference between cost and authorized sale price. all state and county officers receive free copies.
Walla Walla Bulletin quoted Vestal Snyder of North Yakima urging subdivision of large farms into smaller tracts to spur growth. He notes more farmers around North Yakima prospering than in Walla Walla and calls for a main line railroad to accelerate development. He praises the valley but wants land reform to boost progress.
Spokane County prepares to enforce a June 12 law making desertion and failure to support a wife or children punishable by fines up to 500 dollars or imprisonment for one to three years. Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart will file cases in the superior court against husbands whose wives have divorce decrees on grounds of desertion and non support. The court may order fines paid to wives or guardians or weekly support instead of jail time.
A. C. Nicolai, noted Sunnyside citizen and practical gardener, reports extensive experiments against tomato blight. He set out 10 000 plants this spring, losing all but 3 000, while thick drills stayed healthy and he found interplanting reduces blight risk.
Work on remodeling the Columbia school proceeds with tearing out floors and partitions and installing new plumbing heating and concrete in the basement. George E Wise heads the project for the school board and says walls foundations are sound and unsafe collapse is not a danger.
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