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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1911
Page
4
The fragment notes advertising rates upon application and a subscription offer of one year or six months. It appears as a late addition from a weekly publication. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete names, dates, or locations.
The Yakima Herald endorses Jack Splawn for head of North Yakima’s commission government citing his fifty years in the valley his trusted record and business acumen It also backs W H Redman noting his executive ability engineering efficiency and unassailable character as ideal for the commission roles.
Spokane eyes a climactic ruling from the Interstate Commerce Commission after a twenty year campaign for fair freight rates from the far east. The city has pressed for equitable treatment amid mounting transportation costs and regional trade tensions.
The article notes that merchants faced unfair freight charges to Seattle and back for a service never performed. It critiques railway reasoning that a theoretical water competition justified high rates and awaits a decision affecting freight between North Yakima and Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada.
A clergyman’s letter urges churches to reach people where they are. It argues church life neglects foundations of physical life and seeks broader programs and outside partnerships to feed, teach, comfort, and save the sinful. It contrasts urban need with elegant church buildings and calls for active outreach.
A 1891 message notes the city’s incorporation and state constitution superseding the territorial charter. It calls out limits on street lighting water works sewerage and taxing powers, and cites voter qualifications and boundary changes as void. Mayor RK Nichols reports clerk instruction to tax list as unconstitutional and notes local mineral finds.
A group from Yakima travels to Lake Cle Blum for an outing. Participants include Matt Barthelet and Mrs Schanne and Miss Lindgey with more to depart soon. Hop merchant E J Horat calls the region the banner poor man’s country for starting in the hop business noting irrigated land can be bought for 30 to 40 dollars per acre and that much land has since been planted to orchard with values ranging from 660 to 89090 dollars per acre.
Dr Ellie assumes the role of receiver while the register’s office is expected to pass to Mayor Ric Nichols. Fr M Spain to become chief clerk and Miss Lucy Nichols to serve as stenographer. M G Willis arrived without his beard wearing a Prince Albert coat and silk hat. an old Kentuckian noted his striking resemblance to Proctor Knott.
Messrs Aimmasa Walker Henry Cook Keith Dunlop and Theodora Steiner departed Sunday for the Nile on a fishing expedition.
Yakima City postmistress Louden announces a new commodious store and office on Main Street to be christened with a dance. The project replaces a single story building that burned two years ago, which housed the post office.
The supreme court honors H. J. Snively by naming him one of five members to draft the court's updated rules of government. The panel will consider procedural revisions and governance standards for the judiciary.
Wm Lince returns home after a severe siege of sickness. Mrs Lince remains very ill and so reduced in flesh that old friends would hardly recognize her.
The article notes lawn tennis emerged around 874 as a gentler outdoor variant of indoor tennis. It highlights the sport's distinctions, global reach, and intellectual demands, contrasting with football and baseball while acknowledging a shift toward national competition and rising talents from England, Ireland, Europe, and Australasia.
La Follette recalled a story of a boy in Primrose who, asked who first man was, answered George Washington. The teacher reminded him of Adam, and the boy retorted with a joke about foreigners, during a Grove gathering near Madison in July.
A quirky note on thrift and life choices appears in a Washington Herald column about saving money in 59 weeks and shaping a boy’s future as a minister or a prizefighter. The piece hints at parental wisdom and evolving paths for young minds.
Toppenish and the local Tigers battled ten innings at Sumach Park with the Tigers prevailing 8 to 4. Key moments include Kohls and Jacobson scoring for the Tigers and a long drive by Jacobson near the left field fence that nearly cleared the yard. Dutton and Price contributed defensively for Toppenish in a hard fought matchup who face each other again next Sunday at Toppenish.
In Brooklyn Mayor Gaynor rejects a Berlin visitor's civil service reforms as freakish. The tale of Old Sleuth testing a detective applicant ends with a humorous lesson on perception and ability.
In Homestead Colorado, warrants were sworn for nine men including Eugene Buchanan and Irving Monett on charges of oppression intimidation violence and property destruction after raiders allegedly sought access to a long held water hole. The raid disrupted caretakers and damaged property worth about five thousand dollars.
Mrs Katherine Goemmer aged about 84, widow of Martin Goemmer, died Saturday afternoon at her daughter’s home in Tacoma. Her son in law Peter Bach arranged for services at Flint-Shaw Undertaking company parlors at 3 o clock Sunday. Remains to be shipped from Tacoma to North Yakima with Mrs Bach accompanying.
Poem fragment recalling blizzards, frozen pumps, icy walks and bed beneath clothes. Memoir of pneumonia fears, drifts, tumbles on ice, buckwheat treats, arctic boots, and a life survived despite harsh winters.
The Herald seeks copies of the Weekly Herald issue dated June 15 July 13 November 23 and December 7 1910. Readers possessing any of these dates are asked to inform the office at once.
Detroit news reports a Greencastle woman left over one million dollars to William Rummel Ward, a wanderer in Youngstown, for his kindness to her. The estate includes Detroit real estate, and the heirs seek Ward, though he remains untraced.
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