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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1912
Page
3
A Seattle area dairy adviser outlines best practices for loading hay cars. Advice covers avoiding mixed bales, preventing off grade hay, keeping bale weight between 125 and 140 pounds, and shipping promptly to preserve market value.
Philadelphia July 6 Wilfred Jorgan curator of Independence Hall Museum warns the crack in the Liberty Bell is widening by more than six inches in weeks and shows disintegration risk. Experts say bore repairs may be needed. the bell has been recast and preservation efforts are sought to keep it on display.
Georgia reports 367 cars moved last week with a projected 600 cars this week and rising daily totals toward July 25 as Elberta crops mature. New York markets show 170 cars with Carmans and Belles selling up to 2.25, while Chicago notes slow sales and mixed quality fruit. Elberta arrivals in Georgia are delayed to late July, with Van Buren Arkansas expecting 1200 cars in July.
North Yakima residents and visitors joined Ellensburg’s Fourth of July festivities. familiar names like E R Bamber H E Bigelow M M Dean J D Cram mer and Y M C A members attended the celebration with excursions from North Yakima and Ellensburg. ziyareters including George Groves A W Burns Bert Gano Roland Kurtz Ik Brasheres Cy S Terry and W B Mason were cited among attendees and travelers to Ellensburg for the holiday event.
Northern Pacific unveils a 72 page illustrated booklet titled Through the Land of Fortune detailing towns from Kennewick to Cle Elum and North Yakima. The guide, featuring four color cover and 50 internal illustrations, aims to attract travelers and potential homeseekers along the railroad corridor.
Beverly July 5. President Taft announced after meeting with Senator Root that he would receive formal notificatories as the Republican presidential nominee at the White House in Washington around August 1. He called the McVeagh Andrews incident closed.
Peaches moved through North Yakima in large quantities by Northern Express and other shippers to Seattle Cle Elum and Ellensburg. Yakimines sold at local stores and depots while cherries begin to flow in as two to three carloads are planned next week. Orchardists report strong buys with early apples arriving by express and from nearby orchards as unions and growers prepare carload lots.
The Chicago Northwestern and Union Pacific have finalized a traffic agreement similar to the existing North Western and Northern Pacific arrangements, with Milwaukee road. A new passenger schedule set for June 30 links Chicago Denver and the Pacific coast via Union Pacific Northwestern and St Paul. The Northwestern gains exclusive through trains Chicago to Portland and San Francisco with its Overland Limited and Denver Special intact. The St Paul introduces a Denver Portland train and a future Pacific Limited to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
On Wednesday of last week at the new home of Viola Ave Mrs Snapp entertained a small company of friends in danger of her guests The Misses Neary and Lacey Hall Those invited were Meedames Charles Clark and Ernest Detloff Misses Skittie Woods Alfa Roberts and Elizabeth Burg The Midges Mall are teachers from Newton Iowa Mrs Shupps old home Miss Lua the Principal and Miss Mary a mathematics teacher
Mrs. W. Duffey of Grangeville Idaho asks the sheriff for details about a man named T. Duffey reported drowned in the Naches River in June. The sheriff investigated but found no record of such death.
Five thousand Yakima residents crowd the state fair grounds and Sumac Park for a peaceful Fourth of July. H J Snively and P J Eschbach win auto races amid motorcycle heats and a harness horse contest. The day features a patriotic parade, a Meigs speech, and a rescue tale from Lt Sheridan.
Wiley City hosted a large National holiday celebration at Hackett's grove featuring a ball game and drills by Company C of the National Guards of Washington. Dr Granville Lowther delivered an address as Miss Greenwalt and Mrs. J P Marks performed recitations, with James J Wiley recalling local history and welcoming guests. The afternoon offered running races and military drills, with extensive transport by streetcars and autos and a grand fireworks display at night.
A crowd estimated at 500 from North Yakima and nearby valleys attended the Naches City celebration held in the big grove by the river. Mon Frank J. Allen spoke, dinner was served by Presbyterian church ladies, and the afternoon featured cattle racing displays and athletic events. Naches City beat Cowiche 12 to 2 in a purse baseball game, with dancing and a pavilion gathering completing the day.
Hundreds from Moxee valley and North Yakima attended a daylong Fourth of July celebration in Moxee City. Races in morning, a lengthy program and Judge E B Preble address, noon chicken dinner, afternoon sport events with prizes, six o clock chicken supper, evening dancing, and a grand fireworks finale.
Senator Cummings, a progressive Republican contender, rejects forming a new party led by Theodore Roosevelt. He okays supporting Taft within the existing Republican Party and warns that discontent or dishonesty won’t justify a new party. John C Capers backs Taft, criticizing the convention’s methods.
W L Steinweg, president, swears to the accuracy of a bank statement from Yakima County Washington. The report lists assets including coins and deposits totaling 1 757 065 08 and liabilities with paid in capital and reserves, deposits and certified checks.
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