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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
1
At 1:30 this afternoon Alvin Richmond of Yakima was shot by Mrs Ed Scholes wife of the Northern Pacific railway agent. The ball entered the stomach area and he is not expected to recover. Mrs Scholes was arrested and will face a possible self defense hearing.
E N Ordway and Evert Roberts died within minutes of each other on Thursday in Horse Heaven. Ordway, 55, was crushed when horses bolted a water wagon on his Dimmick farm. Roberts, 42, died when a six ton harvester wheel ran over him near a wheat field. Both funerals were held Friday. Ordway buried at Kiona and Roberts at Horse Heaven cemetery.
The state fair commissions three ascensions by Prof John E Baldwin the famed eastern balloonist who once rose over Santiago to observe enemy moves He drops bombs to 8000 feet and creates a snowstorm and releases animals from his parachute He also presents Colorado Charley in a vaudeville and midway tent show under New York Clipper management
William H. Kruse was arrested last Monday on larceny charges for stealing a bicycle owned by R. P. Hayes, janitor of the First National Bank. The bike surfaced with buyer John Gardner, prompting searches of Kruse and his Parker home where two more bicycles were found. Kruse faces a hearing before Justice Tagsgard next Monday.
Local merchants promote ice cream, summer suits, plumbing, hats, dining rooms, and hardware. Yakima Hardware Co advertises Stetson hats and fruit wrap paper with discounts. Coffin Bros and Kinne Baker push eateries and meals, while S. H. Mason offers legal services as fish dealer and notary. Yakima Mineral Water also marketed for stomach and kidney relief.
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