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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
5
A mass meeting of taxpayers in Scchool district No. 7 is called for next Saturday evening at the Central school to seek a remedy for crowded conditions. The Herald provides data to inform attendees and hopes for a large turnout.
A reflective article argues the Servian royal murder shows rulers must embody true manhood or womanhood. It brands King Alexander as brutal and tyrannical and notes the people rose against his immoral regime, with the king and queen killed as an incidental denouement.
Editor Robertson of the Republic resigns as secretary of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition for the state citing a political interference controversy over the removal of Superintendent Westendorf. He says the act was injustice to a good public servant and declines to be bound by propriety opinions.
The Heppner horror shows that cyclones and floods can strike any region. Hundreds died and millions in damage were caused, reminding coastal states that no area is immune to elemental disaster.
Newcomers to the valley learn electrical disturbances and thunderstorms are not unknown here. Never before in the memory of the oldest inhabitant have such storms as were witnessed Sunday and Monday nights visited this section.
The anti gambling law enacted last week is being strictly observed in the city with pharmaces of slot machines roulette wheels and chips no longer seen, leaving some feeling sad memories of past gaming.
Windy conditions did not dampen a large trap shoot at Yakima with skippers from central Washington. Warden Dryden of Walla Walla State Penitentiary won the overall average and top prize money with Mark Pennington of North Yakima, Stacy, Rice Dickson, and Dxo tying for third. Visiting shooters included Dryden and Kershaw. scores list multiple events with Dryden, Dickson, Rice, Pennington and others taking top places across singles and team events.
Event No 7 features 5 pairs with Pennington first 8 points Litton Knettle second 7 each Dryden Kershaw third 6 each. Event No 8 has 15 singles with Kershaw first 14 Dryden Bell Wright Pennington Dickson second 13 each McDonald Rice Knettle Zettsche Morgan Devo third 12 each. Event No 9 lists 15 singles with Deyo first 15 Dryden Kershaw Pennington second 14 each Stacy Knettle Zettsche Shaw Attelson third 13 each. Event No 10 includes 20 singles and 21 entries with McDonald Rice first 18 each Dryden second 17 Pennington Dickson third 16 each.
Mr and Mrs W E Townsend of North Yakima thank the Sisters of St Elizabeth hospital for six weeks of care that aided Leah’s recovery. They note constant ministrations and vigilance as key to her rapid return to health. June 11, 1908.
Commencement exercises will be held at St. Joseph's academy Friday evening. The class of 03 includes nine young ladies: Navarre, Anna Heiser, Cora Starritt, Ada and Gertrude Fisk, Anna Heiser again, Louise Mondor, Mary McNamara, Winnifred Gildea, and Hazel Suver. They graduate in stenography, penmanship, and grammar.
Special round trip fares listed for North Yakima to San Francisco. Rail to Portland at 3415 and boat routes 2915 via Portland and boat or via Seattle and boat. Tickets on sale August 5 through 14 with various stopovers and return windows. M. S. Meeks, agent, notes travel dates and routing options.
Yakima Bottling Works will deliver mineral water in syphon bottles to families. The plan aims to provide convenient home delivery and ensure steady access to mineral water.
The notice advertises 3 acre tracts at 50 down and 50 per year for 1 to 4 years and 10 acre tracts for 100 cash and 100 yearly for four years. It claims these fruit tracts will be worth 100 per acre within a year and notes rapid sales with one 10 acre tract already planting.
An advertisement touts crystal ice six times larger than the power house pond, claims purity and low price, and adds sales of coal and wood. It invites phone contact and signs Metrose and Moumr. Also contains assorted help-wanted, real estate, and junk ads with several local business names and locations.
The report shows resources including redemption fund, capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, and deposits. It lists amounts due to other banks, demand and time certificates, certified and cashier’s checks, ending with aCorrect-Attest by Carpenter and BescUllopeR. The Yakima Land and Livestock Company warns officers cannot contract without board authorization and that trustees’ acts require secretary certification.
For Sale good seven room house and a lot at 516 North Second Street. The house is nearly new and well finished. Also 20 acres of fine farming land with a new seven room house and outbuildings, 445 miles west of the city. For particulars address A. W. Brewer, R. F. D. No. 4, North Yakima.
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