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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1902
Page
5
On May 6 1902 a city ordinance requiring all malt and spirituous liquor outlets to close from midnight to 5 am was cited. Penalty for each violation is 25 to 50 dollars. Passed September 5 1887 and still in force the city regulates saloon closing times with state law backing.
In Denver Prof J H Wiley claimed land forces are the most drunken and the army more dissipated than any country. He argued the post Civil War army was safer than Denver streets and warned mothers. He compared soldiers' sobriety to Yale Harvard Princeton Cornell students amid college drinking after football.
Zimmer of the firm Zimmer & Burton has moved to a new shop on South Second Street beside Palo Alto Stables. He will continue practical hot shoeing under the partnership Zimmer & Steward, operating as the Turf Shoeing shop.
A short discourse contrasts honesty with sensationalism. It notes that truth remains uncontradicted yet can be distorted for dubious aims. It cites foreign officers admitting American soldiers’ greater sobriety and discipline.
A reflective meditation on fate and inevitability, tracing a child's hopeful dreams shaped by a loving mother into a life defined by effort and hardship. The piece contrasts early promise with the grinding passage of years and the solitude of matured reality.
A local obituary laments the transient nature of memory after John Smith dies at his late home aged 70. Interment is in Tahoma cemetery as friends reflect on monuments that fade and become blank spots to future strangers. The piece muses on which names endure like stars and which fade.
Rear Admiral Sampson died at 5 p m today at his Washington City home from a brain hemorrhage His mind had deteriorated recently and death was anticipated Bret Harte and Archbishop Corrigan also died recently The Indian appropriation bill removes Yakima agency agent office and installs a bonded superintendent A fish hatchery in Yakima county is funded at 25000 by Congressman Jones bill The editor notes meat and railway issues with light satirical comment on travel costs by rail versus ox cart
A Washington City rise of anger over American soldiers killing Filipinos echoes an old nursery rhyme about permission to swim. The piece uses a satirical comparison to highlight public dismay at colonial violence.
The city fathers are urged to restore torn and wind-damaged street name signs put up last fall. Officials should ensure signs are reinstalled properly and maintained.
The piece argues life’s machinery sorts people by their habits. A young man who frequents saloons or gambling halls cannot hold trust or responsibility. His status is determined by the company he keeps and his choices.
The only announced candidates are B F Barge and Miles Cannon. Barge represents the southeast city area and Cannon Nob Hill. Both are regarded as good men. more candidates may be announced by week’s end. Election is set from 1 to 7 p.m. next Saturday.
The notice emphasizes that merchants receive large consignments and keep stores cellars and warehouses full. It urges residents to patronize home merchants for town development and to influence newcomers’ opinions based on the town’s prosperity and appearance.
An item offers 40 acres for 650 near Prosser north of town with text cryptically noting a 4 of sw 4, 26two 9- 24. The notice mentions Maren E E James, lock box 40, North an ima and promotes Baby Carriages and Go-Carts at The Elite, 10 North Second St.
Dr H H Hoffman dentist promotes porcelain crowns and bridges. Spinning Draggoo offers a big millinery sale. For rent three rooms over Columbia meat market. Prudential district manager position with O Edgar Fell Seattle. Homestead land opportunity at 1018 Second St. Groceries at Phillips Cary Chatfield. Deering Ideal mowers low maintenance. Flour Mill Co. seeds stock sale west of depot. Jacksons tensorial parlors Yakima Ave features shaving and baths. Ends with a note about children’s haircuts.
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