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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1907
Page
3
The Selah dam break caused by an ice gorge floods parts of the valley delaying spring seeding. Large ice cakes and floes linger, hindering roads and field work while debris like logs fences and driftwood obstructs farmers. Some fences damaged others intact as blocks of ice remain several feet wide and over a foot thick.
In Boise the district court for Ada county will commence next Monday with Judge Wood announcing trial dates for Charles H. Moyer William D. Heywood and George A. Pettibone. The judge denied a change of venue noting Canyon county shows prejudice but an impartial jury may be possible elsewhere.
A petition with seventy four signatures to call a special meeting of Yakima county school district No. 7 voters seeks to decide whether to buy school houses and where to place them. Signers oppose buying block 313 on Capitol Hill for the high school site. The school board is reviewing the petition and will report in a few days.
The defense attorney Nugent consented to transfer the case for trial to Boise after a consult. The judge granted the motion to remove the case to Ada county for trial.
City Superintendent D. C. Reed departs this evening to study school conditions in Seattle Tacoma and Everett. He will review grade work and report back with ideas to introduce similar programs here. Reed was chosen by the school board and will be away the rest of the week returning by weekend.
Justice Fitzgerald appeared after 8 pm to adjourn the Thaw case until Wednesday. The judge gave no announcement. If a commission is appointed the jury may be excused indefinitely with notice when needed. If no commission is appointed trial will proceed without further remark.
The census office publishes state population estimates with Washington at 814 625, nearly double Oregon 474 738 and Idaho 206 704. Washington shows the largest increase from 1890 when totals were 518 103 for Washington, 415 536 for Oregon, and 161 772 for Idaho.
Governor Mead and the three state board of control members will tour state institutions in April. Visits include Walla Walla penitentiary April 5 and 7, State College in Pullman April 8 9, Eastern Washington Hospital Medical Lake April 10 11, Normal School Cheney April 12, State Fair North Yakima April 13 14, Normal School Ellensburg April 15, University Seattle April 19, Normal Bellingham April 20 21, Everett April 22 23, and site selection for the new state reformatory and soldiers home April 24 27.
Chester Spencer posted $1000 bond to leave jail after his hearing before Justice Taggard. His parents from Toppenish posted the bond, as he faces charges of helping brother Oscar escape from the Toppenish jail.
Grand Executive H. L. Leagitt of the Brotherhood of Owls received from Prescott nests the rituals charter and paraphernalia marking withdrawal from the Owls and the creation of an Independent Order of Whip-Poor-Wills. Similar action is reported for Starbuck and Dayton with plans to reorganize under the new name and adopt original work.
Chicago reports 50,000 trainmen vote to strike if concessions are not granted as managers offer 10 percent raises and no nine hour day. Support from firemen and engineers could broaden action to 50,000 workers nationwide, with a conference looming to avert a historic transportation strike.
Scholars from the three English speaking countries gather April 3 and 4 at the Waldorf Astoria for the first annual meeting of the simplified spelling board. Delegates from England and Canada will attend. President David Starr Jordan plans to travel from California. Andrew Carnegie will preside at the dinner. James W. Bright is named as the latent member to be elected.
An old clipping praises Herbine liver medicine with a testimonial from J. C. Smith of Little Rock Arkansas. The ad claims Herbine treats bilious headaches constipation chills fever and all liver complaints while Colton Fry Drug Co promotes it as the greatest liver medicine known.
Coffin Bros and George Abbott close a 200000 pound wool deal on the Great Northern with price kept private. Abbott represents a New Jersey worsted mill. Wool baled in three bag lots will head to Boston as one of the season’s first large sales. Coffin Bros sheep roam Sunnyside and Kennewick as shearing rushes ahead.
President Zelaya of Nicaragua sent word to Senor Cora that Tegucigalpa has fallen, ending the Honduran capital’s siege. Nicaragua defeated Honduran and Salvador forces at Choluteca and Bonilla fled, suggesting a political shift and troop withdrawal to Nicaraguan territory.
Louis Glass vice president of the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph company returned from Nevada and surrendered to the sheriff. He posted a $90,000 bond covering nine indictments of bribery in Judge Lawler's department. Bench warrants had been issued for Glass and for A K Detwiler, the Ohio millionaire, who has not yet been arrested.
Victoria reports the steamer Tremont arriving from the Orient with thirty wrecked Dakota crew members on board. They acknowledge a blunder but decline to blame any specific officers. A court of inquiry is being arranged, location undecided between the United States or Yokohama. Senior officers remain in the Orient for the inquiry.
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