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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1903
Page
11
The Mickleson coal yard was sold last week and will be renamed Harmon and Hill coal yard. The new firm members are recent South Dakota arrivals who express strong confidence in the city’s growth prospects.
North Yakima growing citified with a near finished electric elevator installed at the Lombardi and Horsley furniture store. The project is moving toward full operation and is hoped to inspire other local businesses to adopt similar improvements.
James Wright shipped a train load of sheep to California last Thursday afternoon. The Western Meat company of San Francisco purchased the flock at 5 cents per pound. Wright notes it as the first Washington sheep train to California and spent Friday shaking hands with himself. He also sent ten cars of mutton to the same buyer from Pendleton, Oregon.
The Yakima Reservation notes the death of Stick Joe on Tuesday March 17, a respected nonagenarian who served as a scout under General Grant and as an impartial bench judge among the Yakima and Klickitat. He was a friend of the white man during the 1855 56 wars and regarded as a leader in peace times.
The remark honors the final surviving Indian scout who assisted white troops in earlier wars with Aboriginal peoples in this region. The note highlights his service and the historical role of Indigenous scouts in frontier conflicts.
In Yakima Marie orders a dawn routine and preparations for a doctor visit then plans to read a paper on The Salubrious Climate of Sunny Yakima at the Commercial Club tonight with Sam delivering the address.
To confer with fruit growers Prof. C. V. Piper of the Agricultural College at Pullman will be in North Yakima Monday March 30 until 3 p.m. Prof. Piper is anxious to meet all local growers and interested parties.
A local harness seller touts honest trade and high grade equipment. The shop highlights work gloves driving gloves harness oils and pocket knives as essential spring purchases.
Apple and pear growers in the valley are invited to discuss the need for experimental station investigations on codling moth. The station will conduct work if growers show interest. County Inspector Orlando Beck will host a meeting at Woodmen Hall at 10 oclock on the morning of the 30th.
State Commissioner Van Holderbeke and Fruit Inspector Orlando Beck will hold meetings in Moxee on April 15 at 1 pm, in Zillah on April 16 at 1 pm, and in Sunnyside on April 17 at 1 pm. Public invited.
A group of Irvin J. Bounds friends hosted a surprise style entertainment at Mrs. Pleas Bounds home on North Second Street last Saturday. The party featured dancing, cards, and Mexican string music, with Exquisite refreshments as delegates stayed well into the night. About 30 guests attended.
Advertising a nurseryman service by Paul G Krucer offering grafting budding pruning and spraying work on short notice. Claims first come first served with guaranteed good work and fruit, urging orchardists to send orders to 105 North First Street North Yakima telephone 495.
Eggs for sale at one fifty per setting of fifteen. H. E. Angell lists the offer at east end A street North Yakima.
On March 18 the Presbyterian session surprised Rev F L Hayden and his wife for their birthday and 25th wedding anniversary with a ride and a home reception. Gifts included costly silverware and a warm reception greeted the couple upon return.
Caution promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a world bestselling remedy since 1868 for consumption and lung trouble. Claims superior results for severe coughs bronchitis and croup with productive nights and mornings. Announces new 25 cent size and regular 75 cent bottle at C. C. Case's Drug Store.
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