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Newspaper

Yakima Herald

Location

Yakima, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1907

Page

4

National Guard Mobilizes for Seattle July 4 Parade

The Washington National Guard will mobilize in Seattle on Independence Day and march to forts on Puget Sound. Major General Ortis Hamilton plans the events and ten day encampments at Fort Worden Fort Casey and Fort Flagler for training in coastal defense and fortification drills.

Lemon Fort Casey Co. E North Yakima National Guard State of Washington Seattle Sound Ortis Hamilton Otto A. Case Fort Worden John Stringer Fort Flagler

School Board Receives Large Applicant List for Teaching Jobs

The board announced many candidates for next year’s teacher posts across districts. Notable names include James Bever, Mabel Smith, Anna Koontz, Sadie McMurtrie, Grace Shannon, and Mina Matterson among numerous applicants from several schools.

James Bever Mabel Smith Melissa E. Hill F. W. Roades Bertha Kilgour Lyman Edwards E. G. Towson Anna Jones Barge School S. P. Foreman Nellie Rose Effie Jones Myrtle Caravan Edith Grady Lillian Prince Edith Kinsman Ethel Burns Maud Bowman M. E. Church Minnie Larson Kate Hitz Fairview School Jennie Peterson Mary Erwin Emily Spalenka Nina Towne Columbia School Anna Koontz Sadie McMurtrie Laura Williams Mabel Dunham Rose Adams Myrtle Dyer Alle Miller Elizabeth McKenzie Julia Reible Agnes Hinman Bertie McMurtrie Bertha Getsch Summitview School Grace Shannon Clara Felsted Besse Aumiller Jennie Sherwood Jennnie Beers Leaming Rena Blood Capitol Hill Mina Matterson

Hardest Word at the Gate A Goodbye Chat

In a vestibule scene a sentimental girl quotes a poet about goodby. Her father smiles slyly and notes good night is even harder. He adds it takes the girl and the young man who was there last evening over an hour to say it.

Pierce

Epworth League Plans For North Yakima Convention

Epworth League members from eastern Washington and northern Oregon prepare for a summer convention in North Yakima. The event will feature district delegates from Walla Walla and The Dalles with committees formed to recruit attendees and arrange entertainment.

Epworth

Skeleton of Soldier Found on Everett Cleveland Ranch

The skeletal remains were dug up by a plow on the Naches valley ranch and brought to town by Herbert Shaw. Coroner Frank will inspect the bones after they are housed at the undertaking establishment. Local lore links the skeleton to an Indian wars era grave near an old military road in the 1850s.

Everett Cleveland Naches Valley Herbert Shaw A. J. Shaw & Sons Shaw Frank Undertaking Establishment Cleveland Army Palmer

Decision Favors Plaintiff in Hay Sale Suit

Judge Rigg ruled Friday for the plaintiff E. D. Young against Walter Maxwell. The case sought $120 balance due on sale of hay, and the decision followed an appeal from the justice court.

Rigg E. D. Young Walter Maxwell Justice Court

Man Confesses Untold Wager Led to Box Car Ordeal

R Smith a self described respectable hobo reports he was locked in a sealed box car for twenty days while en route from Spokane to Ellensburg. He says two men on a North Yakima sidetrack halted the journey and that police heard a noise in a sealed car days earlier. He claims he had money and provisions and intends to buy a ticket to Ellensburg from Hoquiam.

Yakima R. Smith Hoquiam Smith Spokane Ellensburg North Yakima

Ice Prices Steady Despite Seattle Increase

J. L. Hughes of Yakima Artificial Ice & Cold Storage says ice prices will stay about the same this year. Seattle prices rose 10 percent due to higher fuel lumber and labor costs. The Yakima firm cut labor costs by hiring year round and will mainly affect wholesale sales. It expands operations with coal supplies and new agency for coal in Yakima and Benton counties. Purchase of N. P. track property enables larger buildings.

J. L. Hughes Yakima Seattle Benton N. P

Original Dr. Pierce's Little Liver Pills Ad

An advertisement extols Dr. R V Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative and mild cathartic for constipation. It warns against substitutes and touts the original pills, developed over 40 years ago, as superior to imitators.

Washington cities show higher teacher salaries list

A schedule by Superintendent D C Reed compares Washington city pay scales for teachers. North Yakima offers the lowest salaries and fewer requirements, while Seattle and Spokane show higher maximums and stricter credentials.

Washington D. C. Reed North Yakima Reed Aberdeen Walla Walla Everett Bellingham Ballard

Morning Herald Briefs Highlight Key News of the Day

This brief column notes concise, straightforward updates from the Morning Herald across local events and notable happenings. It signals reliable, uncomplicated reporting on topics of public interest.

Aridity Rising Across Central Asia and Turkestan

The article traces a climate shift over 2000 to 3000 years shrinking habitable areas from the Caspian eastward to China. It notes desert expansion in Chinese Turkestan and related regions, abandonment of ancient towns due to dwindling water, and nomadic movements from the Altai as pasture grasses vanquish.

Chinese Turkestan Transecaspia Persia Turkestan Asia Caspian Sea Baluchistan Afghanistan Russian Turkestan Chercian Altai Mountains Keriva China

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