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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
4
A narrator recalls no family but hints at a distant wife and a final wish. He speaks to a general about writing to her, yet fears she cares little. He imagines his horse wandering far to a grave, waiting for a step that will never come, a quiet, solitary farewell.
A tribute recalls Robert Burns with a lively May evening at the King's Arms hotel. An orator praises the poet's genius, noting his love of life, people, and fellow spirits as sources of fiery, melodic verse.
Real estate transfers listed by Yakima Abstract Title Co and Fred Parker include Fred Parker and wife to Thomas R Fisher lot 22 block 31 North Yakima for 650 dollars. Northern Pacific B y Co to Abraham D Eglin portion of section 9 12 16 for 120 dollars. H L Tucker sheriff to John Mc Creary portions of section 26 14 18 for 510 dollars. W C Fyan to Nancy J Estes lot 5 block 208 North Yakima for 90 dollars. Henry Levalen to Joseph A and John B Cooper multiple lots in St Paul acre tracts totaling 2600 dollars. W L Steinweg to Joseph A and John B Cooper.
A dense ledger of real estate transfers lists numerous parcels traded in North Yakima and vicinity. Transactions show buyers and sellers, parcel descriptions by section township and range, and cash values ranging from 50 to 5500 dollars, with entities such as Northern Pacific Railway Company, Yakima Investment Co., Philadelphia Securities Co., and local sheriffs involved in deeds and foreclosures.
On Nob Hill two miles from town the property claims one of the best Yakima ranches. Alfalfa yields eight tons per acre with numerous fruit trees including prunes pears peaches apples and plums. Prunes sold for 1088 dollars and pears for 120 per acre. Last year peach yield reached three car loads. Nine acres fruit ten acres alfalfa.
Several land transfers are recorded. Chester H Bartlett and wife deed part of NW quarter and lot in section 8-12-19 to Archibald McIntosh. Fidelia K Hiscock sells 1 irrigation fraction of section 8-12-20 to Emil Allwardt for 2400 dollars. Sol Levinson and wife convey NW quarter of SW quarter in section 20-14-18 to Bion H Smith for 500 dollars. Charles McKee and wife transfer E half of S E quarter of NW quarter in section 26-11-20 for 4000 dollars. Chester Congdon sells lot 32 in St Paul acre tracts to Joseph A Cooper. Philadelphia Securities Co transfers lots 1 and 2 in block 37 Sunnyside to Sunny Side Lodge No 149 I C C F for 100 dollars. Yakima Investment Co sells lot 3 and SW quarter of NW quarter of section 29-23 for 500 dollars.
An old advertisement touts Con Separion Indigestion and Sick Headache cures with Karl's Clover Root Tea priced at 25 and 50 cents. It offers money back if unsatisfactory through druggist L. O. Janeck. The piece then shifts to a humorous anecdote about a girl and her father and stage fright.
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