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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1903
Page
3
A Northwest city laments skipped official observances as the Fourth of July erupts in a sea of firecrackers and rockets. The essay recalls sacrifices and ideals behind independence, arguing every boy should enjoy freedom and opportunity, regardless of birth or status.
A posse pursuing murderer Smith near Centralia encounters a lone tog cabin and finds no new clues as the search continues.
A band surrounded a cabin and fired twenty five shots at it striking a deaf pensioner through a window. The old man barely escaped injury as the attackers terrorized isolated houses along the trail. The piece condemns such "shooting up" methods as dangerous and ill advised.
Voters in school district No. 7 face a July 11 decision on issuing bonds to raise 22 000 for buying a Nob Hill site, building a four room brick school, and constructing a similar structure at Columbia grounds. If approved, eight rooms will be added across the railroad for public schools. funds are limited and authorities may lack power to erect portable buildings without a public vote.
The Yakima Democrat and Sun nyside Sun debate Woolley’s oratory claiming he lectured at a Presbyterian church last week. They criticize the papers for dull judging yet praise his power to hold vast crowds quiet with vivid word pictures.
City private school managers and directors show unaccountable reluctance to report annual attendance to the district clerk of District No. 7. State law requires all districts to list names and numbers of attending children, public or private, as attendance drives state funding and local tax loads for the coming year.
Don Carrera, a wealthy South American, sues actress Anna Held to recover a large gift said to be 8360. Report claims his fortune declined after gambling losses and that 360 would be a substantial stake in the dispute.
The June 27 edition of Fhe Commonwealth, Seattle’s illustrated weekly, is praised for its engaging content and high production quality. It earns public favor and reflects well on its publishers and Washington State.
B. F. Casterline of Corvallis Oregon re discovered an ancient tempering technique said to harden steel to impervious levels. At a Portland demonstration he shaved iron and steel shavings with tempered blades and even shaved hair from his arm. He also felled steel with an ax blade without damage and aims to create an armor plate that would be shot and shell proof.
A Larson home card party with Misses Ethel and Gertrude Larson of Minneapolis drew many of North Yakima’s social set. Prizes went to Miss Cameron and Irvin Bounds, with booby honors to Miss Clark and Mr Steinweg. A St Michael choir picnic and a Moxee Tennis Club gathering followed, plus a Yakima Tennis Club lawn event and hosted luncheons by local hosts.
A letter urges North Yakima voters to approve a school building, arguing women should use their suffrage to back education. It cites Wendell Phillips and Roosevelt on women voting in school matters, noting past defeats when men voted only. Taxpaying mothers are pressed to counter anti school funding sentiment.
Clayton the tailor who fled last week after drawing on bounced funds was located by Sheriff Grant in Billings Montana and agreed to return to North Yakima to face charges. Officials learned of his disappearance three days after the fact and issued circulars leading to his capture. Also noted are church updates including a Presbyterian adjournment, home addition by Bert Fletcher, and baptism and communion events at Central Washington church.
If you own a city lot and wish to build a home or already have a home and need money to enlarge it apply to W. L. Steinweg at First National Bank. Loans repayable in easy monthly payments. 19-I1 Grain and Feed of all kinds at Flour Mill Co's. ware- Have you tried the new drink Tron house west Yakima Avenue Phone Brew on sale at all soda fountains and 321. 18-ti! pop stands. 27-tf
Sunday afternoon Hugh Purdin of Venus fell from a ladder while picking cherries and broke his right arm. He was taken to town where Dr Wells reduced the fracture. Despite a bad break, the arm is reported to be healing well.
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