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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
8
A Clark Motorcycle Shop on 7th Second Street was burglarized day and night with a back window entry. Small fixtures valued around ten dollars were taken.
Emporium team issued an open challenge for an evening this week after losing to Barnes-Woodin and defeating Bradbury. They show a preference to meet the Ditter-Borthwick squad.
James Rogers, a Virginia native and farmer, died Sunday in Selah at age 60. He lived there with his sons. his wife survives him. Interment will be at Selah cemetery.
Engineer Frank C. Kelsey said surveys for the south branch of the 5 million dollar Kittitas high line canal will be completed by Sunday. Crews will join the north branch party next and rush work on that segment.
Three or four carloads of logs reached North Yakima on Monday from Boston for the Cascade Lumber Co. This launches the tearlet log business to run through the summer, with an expected total of about a thousand carloads brought to the city.
Joe Noyes, employed at Yakima Hardware, was dragged from a buggy near Moxee on Sunday and struck on the head, sustaining serious injuries. His wife, who was with him, saved the children by dropping them from the back of the buggy and then fell herself, also injured.
The first shipment of early Mayflower peaches from White Bluffs arrived yesterday in two boxes sent to the Seattle market through the Gruit Growers Association. They were grown by Bonn M Bros. Kennewick Courier reports.
Ole Strandwold continues a five year old well project for John Campbell in Horse Heaven. The bore reaches 2200 feet with water at about 145 feet from the surface as efforts to obtain artesian water proceed.
Dated notes describe Hessey and seven others testing Gale Creek and the creek box canyon and upper lower lake sections with fishing rods but reporting poor results. Hessey speculates big fish were up the creek a month ago and mentions some camping parties on the lake.
Crews from the North Yakima and Valley railroad push foundation piles for a crossing at Parker while steel for the reservation roadway is expected to arrive soon to resume laying rails. In nearby business news Mrs. J W Manaway reports Seattle potato sales strong with Carenins and Yakima varieties priced up to 28 and 26 per ton. The Alaska trade boosts Seattle commerce as ships head to San Francisco with large shipments.
The Cascade Bears clinched their third win over the Colored club last Sunday with a score that left opponents at seven. Their season record stands at 22 victories in 23 games, led by Captain Russell who issues a challenge to any amateur team in the Yakima valley.
Mrs Danel newly elected head of the State Rebekah assembly was honored by the local lodge she belongs to with a Friday reception in the I O O F hall. Green and pink lodge colors were displayed with bowls of roses. A supper followed by dancing capped the event.
Burglars entered the O W R N depot at Sunnyside after the last train. They manipulated the safe lock by listening to the tumblers and escaped with over 100 dollars in cash and pay checks. Supt A G Kamm suspects an expert crew. sheriff’s office notified with no clues yet.
Superintendent Robinson has compiled 775 names in the Toppenish district school census with more expected. Last year the district counted 711 children, showing substantial growth over the year.
Ted Melvor and his daughter from Winnipeg visit North Yakima to reconnect with his brother William Melvor after 85 years. William had left Yakima for Calgary, Alberta a week ago. The brothers plan a meeting in Calgary to continue the reunion.
Principal A H Davis of the high school and Hylas Henry son of A H Henry left last night with about 50 members forming the summer geology class from the state university at Seattle. They travel to Yellowstone park for four weeks under Prof Landis, then study Spokane formations and Portland. They travel in special sleepers with their own observation car.
The cherry crop in the Walla Walla valley is well above spring estimates with Milton Fruit Growers' union shipping three to five cars daily and ten cars en route to eastern cities including Cheyenne Denver Kansas City and St. Louis. Other firms like the Walla Walla Fruit and Vegetable union also ship heavily as estimates rise to 25 cars for the season, the largest for the company.
General Freight Agent Van De Water of the W R & N makes a trip from North Yakima toward Walla Walla to visit his family. He plans to move his home to Yakima, likely arriving Wednesday with household goods, ending a 14 month relocation period. Spehr Sells Right of Way For Hanford Branch Railroad progress continues from Beverly to Hanford with final land purchase by James W Spahr and station site negotiations on the riverfront. Heavy rock work near Priest Rapids progresses as contractors move camps and a wagon road is built along the grade.
Mr. Wren and W. J. Waite caught about thirty trout in the Naches River between Tieton bridge and Horseshoe Bend. The 22 inch bull trout led the haul as the river drops to fishing depth. North Yakima business men plan a trip to Sanford country around early next month amid hopes of a Hanford country visit.
The United States land office will move from the Miller building to the new federal building today. The move will shift old documents and records, with completion expected this morning. Saturday openings resume as a full day for three months, and July through September observe a Saturday half holiday.
The Prosser Independent reports Carl A. Jensen and Remus E. Carter departing for Copenhagen via O W R N for education. Jensen will visit his daughter Mary Ethel in Copenhagen and return by October 1, 1912. Others visit or travel, including Ada Nelson in Ellensburg, Belle Hoover heading to Tacoma for Whitworth College, and various locals attending gatherings, fishing trips, and family visits across Yakima Valley and beyond.
A lengthy North Yakima column lists visitors from White Bluffs Seattle Tacoma Minneapolis and Portland at hotels including the Commercial and Yakima. Guests, trips, and local happenings mix with travel plans and road conditions as townsfolk report on fishing business and health.
The Tigers defeated Shaner & Wolff of Seattle 9 to 3 as six runs came in the eighth inning after Seattle pitchers faltered in the heat. Nelson Adams Martin and Stalcop Dean Anderson pitched for the Tigers and Stalcop Dean Anderson for the visitors.
A G Sun Medicine Co offers herbal remedies to boost resistance and eliminate poisons aiming to cure many diseases. They invite talks at no charge and claim many cures with low costs. Readers outside the city can request an aqviplom blank by mail for diagnosis and treatment.
The convention opens with seven declared candidates though none has two thirds of delegates. Bryan, amid debate over Parker, questions Parker's fitness and accuses backers of dictation while Clark and Wilson delegates split opposition.
Baltimore June 24 The national committee voted to seat Roger Sullivan of the Illinois delegation turning down the Harrison Hearst faction Twenty six seats are involved Both delegations were for Clark.
Booster groups for Clark Bryan Gaynor Dix Wilson Marshal and Underwood display banners hats and posters to boost their candidates in a friendly political contest in Baltimore on June 24.
The Rhode Island case threw out O Shaughnessy adherents by three votes while ten Wilson delegates from South Dakota gained seats over Clark. The Pennsylvania contest favored the contestees with six un instructed Philippine delegates seated. Despite a Clark-leaning Newman faction, six Newman followers were seated against two contesting delegations. In all 78 contests are to be settled.
Baltimore June 24 progressives propose tariff as main plank to restore revenue basis with cuts on necessaries and competing imports. They oppose central bank provisions but accept some Aldrich plan features and push anti trust reform and Pujo bill enforcement. Direct elections of senators and anti injunction measures are also urged.
Washington cherries ship slow with prices around 55 cents per package in Chicago. Traders report poor quality and weak packing, suggesting lower values for the coming hop crop while Wenatchee fruit and Royal Anns face mixed reception. Yakima shipments continue with cash buyers paying 3 cents for Royal Anns and 4 1/2 cents for Bings as markets across Seattle Portland and Tacoma show congestion and ongoing price adjustments.
St Charles Sable of 30 Cook Street Rochester New York recommends Foley Kidney Pills for prompt relief from a long kidney trouble. He asserts the pills’ curative qualities and cautions buyers to use the genuine product sold in sealed bottles only. Available at North Yakima Drug Store.
A Springfield Union comment imagines a proposed half cent coin as an amusing reminder of purchase power in “the good old days.”
Mrs J E Henry of Akron Michigan shares how Foley Kidney Pills eased her kidney trouble and backache, reducing visits to the doctor. She bought a bottle after trying a sample and reports quick relief for urinary and kidney issues. Sold at North Yakima Drug.
A Cleveland man famed for generosity with his touring car offered to take his apartment building's elderly colored janitor downtown. The janitor refused, saying he was afraid, yet joked that he had never been in a car before and would not let all his weight down if he rode.
Advertises Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a fever and teething relief. Claims ease of stomach issues, bowel regulation, and worm treatment with 23 years use and 10,000 testimonials. Pitched as pleasant for children and sold by all druggists for 25 cents at Allen, Olmsted, Le Ray, N Y.
The article touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a permanent cure for constipation, claiming widespread testimonials from women and the elderly. It notes gentle action without griping, and offers a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Wisconsin.
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