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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1905
Page
10
Thompson Music Co at 15 North Second Street advertises closing out sale including pianos organs small musical instruments and sheet music. Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines offered at 35 dollars each cash.
Prince Harris and A J Gross visit from Prosser. Frank Williams from Toppenish registered in Yakima. Birth announced for Jordan family in Fairview April 26 1905. Various locals travel to Sunnyside Ellensburg and Seattle for business and leisure. Episcopal and Presbyterian activities, weddings, sales fundraisers, and public notices chart a busy spring in North Yakima.
A housekeeper should use pure baking powder for healthy food. Royal Baking Powder is essential for light, sweet flavors in cake, biscuits, doughnuts, crusts, and other bakes, keeping foods appealing to children.
The city council of North Yakima adopts Local Improvement District No. 85 to fund a wooden sidewalk on the east side of Second street between E and H streets. Costs will be assessed to benefiting parcels based on frontage, with city payment for portions at street intersections.
The city council establishes the committee on streets and ditches as a board of assessors to apportion costs for sidewalk construction in Local Improvement District No. 85. It outlines duties from oath through assessment rolls, publication, delinquency, fund creation, warrants, and timely effective date May 2 1906.
Ordinance 444 authorizes a city enumeration of inhabitants to be completed by June 1, 1905. The mayor and city clerk may contract George Vance to perform the work, provide a written and affixed affidavit, and pay him two hundred dollars for all services.
An ordinance outlines inspection and acceptance by the city council and, if accepted, a warrant drawn on the city’s current expense fund to pay George Vance two hundred dollars. The ordinance takes effect five days after publication. Passed May 1, 19 0 by Ligas. approved by Mayor Brooker and City Clerk Rucher.
The city of North Yakima Washington will let a contract for a wooden sidewalk on the south side of D Street between Front and Selah streets. Proposals will be received May 15 1905 with a 5 percent bid bond and required performance bonds. City Clerk dated May 2 1905.
Notice to contractors sets a bid deadline of May 16 1905 for grading curbing and guttering on Cherry Street Yakima County Washington. Bids must be sealed with a five percent bond payable to the City Treasurer and include performance and material bonds. North Yakima City Clerk dated May 2 1905.
The city of North Yakima Washington will bid a grading curbing and guttering contract for Front Street between Chestnut and Race streets. Bids due May 15 1905 with five percent certified check and bonds as required by ordinance 434.
Joseph N Crosby files a contest against homestead entry number 0 dated August 18 1902 for the southeast quarter of section township 10 north range 25 east Willamette meridian alleging nonresidence lack of improvement abandon land and absence not due to US service a hearing is set for May 10 at 1 am before the Register and Receiver at the North Yakima land office following service difficulties ordered by publication Henry V Hinman Register
Edward H. Weining files a contest against Frank King on homestead entry No. 4244 in section 12 township 4 north range 5 east. The affidavit cites nonresidence nonimprovement and alleged abandonment, with due-diligence publication ordered and a June 7 1905 hearing before the register and receiver in North Yakima Washington.
Notice is given that settler David T. Monroe, Homestead Entry No. 8735, will prove his residence and cultivation for lots 7 and 8 in section 4, township 14 north range 27 east at North Yakima on June 13, 1905. Witnesses: Walter Helsom, Charles McGlothlin, John W. Brice, Edwin W. Craig, all of Julia, Washington. Henry V. Hirman, Registrar.
Notice is given that the named settler filed intent to make final proof for his claim and will present proof before the clerk and Receiver U S Land Office at North Yakima on May 1905. Witnesses include Mike Schuler Thomas Danely Luis Landh William N Tetreau of Cow ychee Washington. Hawny V Hinman Register.
Notice is given to all persons with claims against Laura L. Ziff deceased to present them with vouchers to administrator G. H. Ziff at the office of Fred Parker 6 6 South Second Street North Yakima Washington within one year from April 19 1906 or the sale will be forever barred.
The superior court appoints W. J. Omiller as administrator of the estate of Eliza Amelia Eckert, deceased. All creditors and claimants must present their claims with vouchers within one year from April 12, 1905, to Lee C. Delle, attorney in North Yakima, or be barred. Debts should be paid promptly to avoid costs.
Susie M. Brown sues Charles W. Brown in Yakima Superior Court seeking a dissolution of marriage on grounds of abandonment over a year and willful neglect with failure to support. The filing includes request for custody and support of two minor children and asks the court to compel defense and issue judgment.
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