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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
7
Col Payne in Seattle seeks a catcher to hold Spitball Nelson's shoots while awaiting officials for the Yakima Valley league. Several men have declined the job amid boos and risk. A 14-man roster will include Nelson and two pitchers. letters for posting survive as the season opens.
Yakima county selects A G Fleming of Sunnyside as budget committee chair to apportion exhibit and public work expenses for the Yakima county exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Architect Pohl reports progress while Sunnyside and Mabton reps take part. Subscriptions must be filed by March 18.
According to the adjutant general report Co. FE Fourth, Co. E, placed fourth among 14 militia organizations in the state for 1908 small arms target firing. The company, with many raw recruits, posted 78.72 percent in shooting and 87 percent in drill work.
Samuel Hill, longtime spokesman for Washington good roads, returns to Seattle after talks with lawmakers. He opposes abandoning the state aid program and argues against a senate repeal, noting distant states still learn in the early stages of road construction. He urges a standardized, scientifically trained approach via colleges and a state highways department.
Alex Dickinson of the A Y P fair forestry department invites Seattle area residents to contribute freak tree growths for display at the summer fair. Exhibits will be cared for and returned to helpers.
The first homeseekers train of the year passed through the city Friday loaded with prospective North West residents. Most passengers came from Minnesota and the Dakotas and headed for northwestern North Dakota. Homeseekers rates on the Northern Pacific took effect March 1 and officials expect heavy travel thereafter.
Yakima county crews plant thousands of fruit trees this spring as nurseries report depleted stocks. Apple stock is tight along with pears and peaches, while over a million trees have been ordered for spring planting. Seed potato shortages push up prices for ranchers who did not stock earlier.
William Howard Taft took the oath as the first president sworn in the senate chamber in 76 years. President Roosevelt, present for the moment, and an honor guard accompanied Taft through a snowy, interrupted inaugural day culminating in a grand ball and an extended parade through Washington.
Thousands of acres of prime irrigated Oklahoma style Oregon lands available in 40 to 160 acre tracts. No land rights charged and no upfront cost for the land. Perpetual water rights priced only as for state construction. Project covers 216000 acres with 400 miles of canals in operation.</s>
Telegraph lines from Washington faltered as a fierce storm cut service. A few lines reconnected to the south and news reached New York via Atlanta to Louisville and Chicago. Baltimore remained reachable by wireless with weather and inauguration updates.
Yakima orchard lands attract high praise from New York finance circles. James I. Parsons and James B. Edwards of major banks and firms praise Yakima as a secure investment after visiting the area. William Gilpin of the New York Clearing House and Arthur Henry have also joined the investment.
J. O. Shadbolt of a Parker ranch reports his mail increasing daily due to eastern interest in the Yakima valley. He says rumors paint him as a typical Yakima rancher and he is receiving four to six letters daily from men who plan to relocate to the area.
A spring tonic touted to build rich red blood and bring strength health and happiness to the whole family. The ad claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a superior spring regulator priced at 35 cents from Case's drug store.
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