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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
8
Vocal News reports Jr. and Mrs. L. B. Bridgeman and Miss Jeanette Bridgeman returning from a two weeks stay at Soda Springs. Wheeler also returns from Redmonds, Oregon, after an automobile trip, with Mrs. Wheeler accompanying him.
The regular meeting of the Sisterhood of the Methodist church is indefinitely postponed. Eidemiller family and spouses, long residents of the Yakima valley, are in Los Angeles seeking better climate. Northern Pacific workers are erecting a larger standpipe near the station platform south end to replace the old pipe closer to Yakima avenue crossing.
Mr and Mrs J Howard Green returned from an extended automobile trip via Portland Lyle Seattle and Snoqualmie pass noting the mountains rough with severe grades. Bartlett pears from California described by Denney and Co as small to medium green mostly good pack sold in Chicago at 2.35 a box with prices 2.05 to 2.75. eight fruit cuts were shown and cherries priced higher. no northwest fruit offered.
Fruit Commissioner messages for District Horticultural Commissioner T O Morrison may be left at the Commercial Club or the secretary's office in person or by phone. Morrison's home is closed and many have been unable to reach him, so Secretary Ware will receive calls.
Judge Grady and his family depart today for Tacoma where they will spend the summer term. They have rented a waterside cottage at Indian Point on Vashon Island near Dudley Eshelman, a former county official. He plans fishing boating and renewing acquaintances along the Sound and in Tacoma where he is well known.
A Goldendale Sentinel item notes harvest in full swing with workers toiled from dawn to dark. Farmers report high proceeds as harvest yields bring money to many in the community.
A. Hering of Pacific Fruit Express visits Yakima Hotel and meets with Superintendent Kamm and General Agent Van De Water to discuss fruit needs and distribution. Hering praises PF E as the line that discovered improved service and promises benefits for patrons.
J. M. Perry returned to the city after a two to three day trip into the hills at Lake Keechelus with Mrs. Perry and I. H. Dills and family. They inspected the Dills property in Swank and spent nights on the Keechelus shore near the ferry land and at the dam with some fishing. Perry praised most roads as excellent except in Yakima county. State horticulturist F. A. Huntley predicts a fruit crop 30 percent above 1916. He cites larger acreage and yields as reasons for a good year across varieties, with markets improving and congestion easing.
Otto Lubbe purchased 215 head of yearling Texas cattle to keep on his reservation lands through winter and sell in spring. Cattle shipped from Umatilla County pastures now graze wild grass near a drainage canal as Lubbe plans hay crop feeding all winter.
O W R N Tallway runs twin gas cars to and from North Yakima on Saturdays and Sundays due to heavy weekend travel from the lower valley. Officials report excellent local passenger business as service adjusts to demand.
The Mesa wheat crop shows yields from fifteen to over forty bushels per acre with an average near twenty five. Grain weighs 59 to 64 pounds per bushel and is considered excellent. Prices range from 72 to 75 cents per bushel according to Pasca Progress.
Local railway travel remains very heavy especially for valley to Seattle and Tacoma routes. Trans continental business holds steady but lags behind local traffic. Moriday reports a slight drop in westward travel versus earlier days, while Saturday morning business rebounds to its several week high.
Yakima friends of Bruce Wees of Parker fear for his condition after a week without word. He was badly burned in a Parker fire that destroyed his home and led to his transfer from North Yakima to Seattle for treatment.
Telegrams from North Yakima announced Yakima fruit offered in lots of one to fifty car loads in the east. Carmen Crawford and Slappy Peachey at 36 cents and apricots at 7 16 cents drew attention from growers and dealers. Robbins denied the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers association made the offers.
North Yakima fire department member B L Ruth underwent an appendicitis operation at St. Elizabeth's hospital on Saturday July 18 and returned home a day earlier in good condition. He lost some weight and remains slightly weak but is praised for surviving the perilous procedure.
Sportsmen of Yakima say fishing has been unusually good over the past two weeks. Phen Tieton and American rivers provide best returns but are harder to reach. The Nadhes and Ahtanum offer strong trout, though smaller in size. Town reports include several proof fish and generally better tales than in recent years.
James Chenaur of Enterprise Fruit Machine Co upholds an agreement with North Yakima Works to build fruit cleaners after Toppenish plant burned. sales already brisk in Zillah with inquiries elsewhere. He anticipates thirty to forty orders and stronger business as apple season nears.
W H Bohannan of Chase Tribune reports air rife with railway rumors from the Okana gan lake country. He says Canadian Northern and Canadian Pacific may build down that route and into Wenatchee, with implied joint use of tracks and access to wheat districts in British Columbia Alberta and Saskatchewan.
J B Malley of Calgary arrived to survey valley lands in the region praising Kittitas and Yakima areas as top for hay and grain. Ellenburg Record notes he plans to return with friends to settle if reports hold true. Zillah residents reserve space for a fall state fair exhibit in horticultural building.
Local column records residents and guests visiting North Yakima and nearby towns. Names include M N Richards, John Stewart, Stephen A Brooks, C W Donaldson, W H Wilson, Judge Rigg, George R Walsh Jr, Bruce Yeager, Floyd Hatfield, A E B Larson, Nell Liggett, Vera Benham, Karl Liggett, Myrtle Whitehouse, Elizabeth Dixon, Cora McEwen, J My Koch, J F Luts, J Rollinson Barrall Jr, Leona Hanks, J R McEwen, and others. Visitors hail from Seattle, Chicago, St Louis, Boston, The Dalles, and more, with trips to Victoria, Baltimore, Yellowstone, Cowiche, Moclips, and Seattle noted. Several hotel registrations and departures are listed amid social travel and aimless to-dos.
Bryant recalls a long Alaska trip from June to July with hunts near Cook Inlet and Seward. He describes grazing country but heavy rain, successful trout and salmon fishing, volcanic ash samples, pelts, and voluminous grizzly activity, including a near ton bear that climbed a steep snow face.
Consul Bartleman reports strong demand in Argentina for American apples and high grade fruit such as large, well formed pears. shipments from the United States totaled about 60 000 barrels last year with several countries, including Canada Australia and Spain sending apples to market. Prices vary with California fruit selling around 8 80 Argentine paper per case and 16 to 18s per barrel f o b.
Miss Katherine Wawa, 24, died after being thrown from an automobile driven by Victor Dubois a Spokane real estate dealer. Police say Dubois was racing another car when he slammed into a telephone pole during a turn.
A testimonial extols Electric Bitters as a health enhancer for women, claiming strength and stamina from proper foundation. The ad asserts relief from fainting dizziness weakness headaches nervousness and tired legs, with a Oklahoma reader praising the product. It notes sole Red Cross Pharmacy as guarantor.
A roundup of residents and visitors in the Nile area includes Andrew Cheney's Seattle trip for the Potlatch, Miss Lilian Erickson from Linn ton, and numerous local calls on H B Averill, Ed Hill, and J B Russell. Other items mention camping trips to Bumping Lake, a July 18 dance, berry picking, and upcoming Embroidery Club and Bumping Lake stage schedules.
Terrace Heights reports visitors and visits across Seattle Grandview Granger Selah and Tampico. Mrs Shrader and children stay with Mr and Mrs Campbell while Frank Anderson and Merril Peacock return from a camping trip. Miss Bailie visits A L Larson family and Miss Neff visits Miss Opal Davis. A voters league forms locally.
The Terrace Heights school house held an event last Friday evening. Officers elected include President Mr. Duncan Vice President W H Young Secretary Lee Weston and Treasurer Mrs Newnam. Mr Duncan was chosen committeeman to liaise with general committees of the league. Moxee City league delegates Mr W H Gerretgon and Mr H W Wamburg spoke on league work. Mrs Ruby Pool hosts her Seattle mother in Seattle.
Mrs. John Stump spent weekend in North Yakima visiting daughter Mrs. Coral Kelso. J D Stout returned to LaGrande Oregon after four weeks near Tieton. Born to Mr and Mrs James Shanks a son. Mrs C E Crownover and Mrs C M Carr were in Naches then North Yakima. Helen Cook returned from Naches to Cold Springs. Will Alien's daughter recovering from appendicitis. Wm Heney visited North Yakima. Many camping parties pass Naches en route to the mountains.
Mr and Mrs Chas Strong left Sunday evening for the Seattle Potlatch. The Honour Bros began work on the Outlook school addition. Mr and Mrs B F Brooks left for Vancouver and Portland visiting Mrs Brooks mother. Mrs Ted Chute and two children visiting with Mr and Mrs Andrew Chute from Alberta. Roy Morgan and family rented Joe Gardner's property. William Vroman returned from Portland. A Turner returned from a two week sound visit. Mrs Turner stayed for the Potlatch. Jenie Mason and Bea Criswell Jett camping at Lake Beeches. Helen Perry left for Tampico to visit relatives. Two Weaver children ill with probable malaria. physician called. Warner Wesley balermen ordered a new baler with gasoline power. Bob Harris purchased two lots on First Avenue.
Burglars entered Haines & Spratt hardware store in Cle Elum Thursday night stealing two guns six revolvers from the shop and various razors knives and ammunition. They bored through doors to access the safe and left the till empty and show cases in disarray. Footprints showed entry at the rear and exits toward the railroad tracks three blocks away.
The article notes Judge Hanford resigns and the case is discontinued amid accusations of unfaithfulness. It argues resignation removes grounds for impeachment and questions future appointments or election to office under the United States government.
Portland: dairy stock sales featured at the Pacific International Dairy Show to run November 1833 at the Union Stockyards. Two and a half days of sales, prizes totaling 6000 dollars, free admission, and no entry fee. Eligible cattle come from states west of the Rockies and British Columbia with exhibits on dairy industry equipment and methods.
The article argues for requiring physical and mental fitness certificates before marriage. Dean Sumner and Episcopal leaders advocate laws to prevent the marriage of mentally or physically unfit persons, citing 3,000,000 such individuals and potential state costs as justification.
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