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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
8
Naches City community group conducted a twenty cent dinner at Naches Park on the Fourth as part of National Holiday festivities. Heavy rain struck Naches City and surrounding areas, with the heaviest rainfall in two years flooding fields and soaking grasslands.
An appeal from the verdict in the Hodges versus Wright damage suit was filed in superior court after a Saturday evening ruling. The jury awarded $650 in damages with all twelve jurors in agreement. The piece also mentions a Fourth of July fairgrounds event featuring a one mile race for newsboys, sponsored by Clark Cycle Motor Company.
North Yakima wins the bid to host the next biennial convention of the Christian Endeavor Organization for Washington and northern Idaho after a stiff Ta coma meeting and strong Idaho opposition. Yakima will be the host city for the 1914 gathering.
H Stanley Coffin writing from Chicago plans to travel to Michigan to buy a fancy imported Lincoln buck for Yakima Valley. He notes fine weather and good time with the sheep. Virgil Dudley appoints Will ONeil as deputy in upper Cowiche to aid wildlife protection near the mill.
Mrs H A Shaw entertained about fifteen young ladies Monday afternoon at 112 South Sixth street with music and dancing before refreshments. D C Reed to speak at Wheat Harvest event. C A Ballinger installs an 8 HP Fairbanks Morse pump for Anderson Bros to support wheat harvest. Hops in Yakima valley show promise. wind damage reports are unfounded. Road complaint near Johnson's corner cites loose stones needing removal. overall road conditions praised toward Mead's
Workmen of G B Labberton electrical contractor began installing the intercommunicating telephone system for the postoffice department in the new federal building. The contract called for completion by June 40 but an extension was granted due to material delays. Material arrived Monday and work started at once.
Aftorgaard, contractor, plans to begin construction on the South Web Hill district fruit growers warehouse at an early date. Estimated cost is 560 and completion aims to support heavy season fruit movement. Groundwork is underway and streetcar tracks have been prepared to provide electric line service.
A garbled report describes Gateh of Traut Wren F F Waite and others returning from a day of fishing at Horseshoe Bend. The text notes a rainbow, a crowd around 36 people, and Ed M. Merevin observing a rising river level despite a successful outing.
W. M. Watt of the Pioneer Lumber Company said Monday that several families from this district who moved to Canada are returning. He reported meeting three families back from British Columbia who had turned back there instead of proceeding to Prince Rupert.
A four ton refrigerating plant arrives from San Francisco for Maplewood Creamery at 410 East Yakima Avenue North Yakima. Workmen will install today and equip the creamery with modern machinery equal to any in the valley, addressing a previously noted handicap in doing business without it.
Will Matthews of Rattlesnake was thrown from a frightened horse near Prosser last Saturday night. He lay unconscious after the accident but showed no serious injuries such as fractures. He gradually regains consciousness as he recovers at home.
T Davidson of North Yakima finished installing an electric motor and pump three miles from Beverly to lift water from a well. The system handles about 500 gallons per minute and enables alfalfa farming to proceed efficiently. locals describe the ranch as a strong income producer due to electric power and a productive well.
An elderly North Yakima businessman notes a surge of ranchers in the city on a Saturday. He says months or years pass without such gatherings as ranchers now come by steam or electric lines, conduct business, and return home quickly, avoiding extended social calls in the easier travel era.
North Yakima delegate Ernest L. Hopkins reports 800 delegates at the Christian Endeavor convention in Tacoma. Idaho panhandle supporters launched a campaign, catching Yakima napping, but locals quickly organized banners, badges, and a boosting corps with songs leading to a jubilant scene. Rev. E. A. King of North Yakima was re elected after two terms as president.
Charles B Humbert James Slavin and Homer Quinn returned Sunday from a five day fishing trip to the Little Klickitat twenty miles west of Soda Springs. They reported superb trout catching with 28 fish in under half an hour. Slavin was punished for voicing complaints about his bed. Humbert nearly fell 15 feet into the river during the trip.
Sunday brought unusually heavy rainfall totaling .62 inches, part of a wet month recorded by Albert Bender as 0.9 inches. The month averaged 60.9 degrees with a high of 104 on June 16 and a low of 42 on the 8th. Clear days numbered one, five cloudy days, and four partly cloudy, plus a rare wonderstorm on the 16th and a solar halo on the 10th.
Long list of residents and guests visiting Yakima and nearby towns. Include J Edward Cort, Mrs Theodore Steiner, Helen Swan, Amy Edminson, J C Tyrrell, Rochel, G H King, Olivia and Cora Brown, Miss Lily Myers, and others. Mentions hotel stays at Yakima and Commercial, business trips, travel to Seattle Portland Kelso and Seattle, and local labor accident with finger amputation.
A vintage testimonial claims 120 pounds of bone and muscle plus health and strength help a woman rule a kingdom. Electric Bitters are praised for curing fainting dizziness weakness nervousness backache and tired feeling. Piiza Pool of Depew Oklahoma says the medicine did her a world of good. 50 cents guaranteed by Red Cross Pharmacy.
Irvine L. Watson reports that Mrs Watson and their daughter reached Portland and plan to return to Yakima around July 12 after a coastal trip via Los Angeles and San Francisco. While in Mexico at the plantation run by B F Johnson, foragers tried to steal livestock but generally protected American residents' rights, she says.
In an era of high living costs a medicine is praised for quickly restoring strength. John Heath of Michigan Bar California recounts six years of kidney and bladder trouble and bed confinement finally eased after starting Poley Kidney Pilla. The Norta Yakima Drug Store endorses the remedy with a testimonial style note.
Mrs Myrtie D Roberts police matron submitted figures to Finance Commissioner Crocker detailing curfew and delinquency outcomes for June. 122 boys under 16 and 54 girls were sent home after the nine o clock curfew, with 22 boys and 26 girls removed from streets. Six boys were brought to the station, two parents were visited, eight men and eight women were assisted.
The National Canning Company cannery in Olympia received close to 4 000 crates of strawberries marking about 100 000 boxes in the season. Growers were paid $1 per crate, with the plant preventing a market glut at times. About 40 to 50 women worked as pickers and sorters, plus 15 office and plant staff. As raspberry and loganberry seasons near, the cannery plans price hikes of 6 cents per pound for raspberries and 4 cents for loganberries, crates supplied by the cannery.
Summer colds often lead to asthma and bronchitis. Poley's Honey and Tar Compound offers quick relief and wards off colds if taken early. Safe for children. no substitutes. North Yakima Drug Store and W. U. Allen Chelsea Wis promote this remedy.
City commission shifts to cash basis, paying down warrants and refunding $60,000 in bonds. With $93,295.24 warrant debt at year start and current expenses about $75,902 for five months, officials aim to call $60,000 in bonds and clear all but long term issues within two years.
W D Skinner of Portland and the O W R N arrived in North Yakima to review railway business and believes Yakima should adopt canning and processing methods. He cites cannery facilities, orchard waste, and California's processed fruit trade as proof the region should act to recapture value. He notes buyers in Canada favor Oregon Washington canned goods over California.
N. J. Gorham of Woodville Georgia reports an acute kidney attack relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. He says the pills relieved back and kidney pains better than any other kidney medicine and urges trying them and refusing substitutes. North Yakima Drug Store advertises the product.
North Yakima and Valley railroad plans a busy Fourth with five Naches line trains at 8 9 30 and 11 am 3 10 and 7 30 pm. Return departures from Naches City are 8 50 10 20 am 4 5 30 and 11 30 pm to suit attendees. Four Moxee branch trains leave at 8 11 30 am and 1 30 and 6 20 pm with return runs 8 30 am 12 05 2 05 pm and 12 30 am.
A Boston man reportedly lost his leg after an insect bite two years ago. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is recommended to stop poison and reduce inflammation from stings and bites. It heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, and bruises. 25 cents at Red Cross Pharmacy.
Fifteen candidates took the 1908 act exam for certified public accountants. W. L. Cramer and A. M. Flynn of North Yakima were among them. The test occurred Thursday to Saturday last week and results will come in a few days.
The Tasmanian fruit trade reports record exports through April 1912 reaching 945 104 bushel cases of apples and pears. Shipments to the United Kingdom exceed last year by 106 839 cases, while 21 special steamers and two vessels have served South America. Orchard acreage stands at 20 412 acres with a potential jump to 30 000 acres and yearly yields around 3 000 000 bushels if current trends continue.
Herbert Donahey, longtime manager of Pacific Fruit & Produce in Pasco, is promoted to Seattle house management. The move, claimed for the health of the men, expands duties and pay. Henry Sheridan at Seattle is to be transferred here as part of broader expansion into Canadian towns. Garrettson notes the 13 as a lucky number for ambition.
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