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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1909
Page
3
Ellensburg aims to expand the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair booth with a 40 foot space showcasing regional products. A chamber tour will gather samples including copper ore gold nuggets cinnabar coal and evergreen woods such as Alpine tamarack.
Seattle news notes the national government sponsors the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition with a 137 390 square foot government complex across five palaces. It lists $250 000 for buildings $200 000 for general exhibits $100 000 for Alaska $25 000 for the Philippines $25 000 for Hawaii plus $50 000 for the War Department exhibit and other educational displays. The exhibit is government funded though unsolicited and aims to educate and promote commerce along the Pacific.
A warning about la grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia and a claim that Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package cures the cough, heals inflamed lungs, and restores strength. Sold at North Yakima Drug Store.
Irrigation by well drilling expands in Pomona Heights and Yakima Kittitas areas. Churchill West Jones and Henry Bros push for economical pumping with shallow wells and powered rigs. Proof of pure water from Nob Hill wells supports domestic and orchard use while costs compare with ditch rights.
Phillip Saunders and Harry Yeager of Lewistown Montana visited Naches City to inspect a 320 acre ranch. A Montana pioneer and banker, Saunders is noted for a past gold cash incident when he withdrew several thousand dollars in gold coins and hid them in his log cabin before returning the funds and reconciling with his bank.
A superior court ruling held that a divorced husband’s inability to pay alimony does not by itself establish contempt. Frank G. Alderson, ordered to pay $10 monthly, could not meet support for two children and himself, yet the judge said these facts do not create contempt and warned against treating this decision as a general precedent.
The Milwaukee railroad will drive the golden spike on April 2 at 2 PM near Gold Creek two miles east of Missoula Montana to signify completion of its line joining the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean. The project steadily advances toward a full cross continental connection.
The Milwaukee road advances toward final track connections from Seattle to Chicago with a steel bridge over the Columbia River and a golden spike ceremony planned at Gold creek. Prominent officials including Earling Williams and Rockefeller may attend as construction nears a critical milestone. A separate North Yakima grape juice plant project advances with a new factory site near Rex Spray, stock sales, and planned cider and vinegar production.
The Central Washington Investment and Power Co led by George Rankin plans furnishing electric light and power for the Moxee valley using the enlarged Selah Moxee canal and water for irrigation. Rankin says a power plant will pump water for irrigation and provide valley wide electric service. The company has also let contracts to Cascade Lumber Co for office fixtures in Yakima hotel building as it budgets about $6000 for a handsome office fitout.
It saved his leg writes J. A. Swenson of Watertown Wisconsin after ten years of eczema resisted by fifteen doctors. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it sound and well. For skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns cuts and piles. 25 cents at C. C. Case's.
The purchase of the site for the new Mortland Manufacturing Co signals a major investment in North Yakima as plans for a large vinegar production facility move forward. The Belmont Realty firm arranged the deal, with expected construction starting this fall and a workforce to be announced.
General Manager Nutt of the Northern Pacific foretells East A street from Front to Naches avenue becoming a premier business artery rivaling Yakima avenue. He notes depot access will funnel trains through A street, boosting area growth alongside key civic buildings nearby.
The mother of H M Adams of Henrietta Pa reports her five year battle with eczema left by seven bottles of Electric Bitters. She claims the remedy cured eruptions salt rheum and blood disorders affecting the lungs. Sold 50 cents with guarantee by C C Case.
The local Knights of Pythias lodge bought a lot on Yakima Avenue between Fourth Street and Naches Avenue. Trustees completed the final steps on Wednesday and plans call for starting construction within a year for a grand lodge building and other uses.
A guaranteed cough remedy Bees Laxative Cough Syrup touted for coughs colds croup whooping cough hoarseness and all bronchial affections. Marketed as quick relief and pleasant tasting with gentle laxative action by C. W. Camp.
Dependable Stark Trees offer top prices and reliable returns for orchards. Stark Trees have stood as the standard for 83 years, grown by the world’s largest nursery with a $1,000,000 capital, offering apples peaches pears cherries apricots plums and more.
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