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Yakima Herald

Location

Yakima, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1909

Page

2

McWhorter Leads in Tri-State Meet 440 Win and 220 Runner-Up

North Yakima high school stars shine at the Whitman college hosted tri state meet in Ankeny Field Walla Walla Oregon Washington Idaho. McWhorter wins the 440 yard dash and takes second in the 220 yard event while Remy and Shiley advance in hurdles high jump and shot put. The North Yakima quartet Wirt Shiley McWhorter Remy earns relay eligibility under Prof. Palmer supervision.

Oregon Washington Idaho Ankeny Field Walla Walla Whitman College McWhorter North Yakima Remy Shiley Tri-Valley Whitman Pullman Seattle

First Woman On Nob Hill Pioneer in Yakima Holds Ditch Vision

Mrs. E A Hubbard, nicknamed Grandma Hubbard, is hailed as the first white woman to settle Nob Hill in Yakima. Her husband spearheaded the Cowiche and Naches ditch project, and she recalls crossing the plains, locating on Nob Hill, and early hard times water from the Ahtanum, trenching the hillside, and rabbits eating the first garden after water arrived.

Hubbard Place Shang Kow John Hubbard Mrs. Hubbard China Levi Karr Nob Hill E. A. Hubbard Yakima California Middle West John Hubbard Dalles Scott Sa Inskin Yakimas Hubbard Ditch Mr. Hubbard

Water Wheel Delays Delay Irrigation Elevation at Grandview

Engineer Noble awaits the water wheel needed to lift water to 400 acres above Grandview. A wheel bought in the east shipped west vanished. a second wheel passed St Paul on April 28 and has not yet arrived but is expected daily. Once here, installation will begin and water power will be used this season.

Noble Grandview St. Paul

Wheel Thefts Hit City In Six Week Crackdown

Police report a six week wave of bicycle thefts in the city with about fifty wheels stolen. Most losses are unsound or attributed to absent minded owners. Several bikes vanished from the Y M C A wheel rack and near the post office. Authorities suspect an organized gang operations and recall a prior case where a west side gang hid stolen wheels to conceal ownership.

North Yakima Loses Out on Electric Interurban Plan

Chas. F. Bailey of Granger urged that North Yakima delayed electric road building in Yakima valley. He warned steam lines would route towns like Sunnyside and Toppenish to growth in the lower valley, predicting Granger as the future center while North Yakima lags.

Chas. F. Bailey Granger Yakima County Herald North Yakima Union Gap Yakima Sunnyside Moxee Valley Bailey Yakima City

Artesian Well Completed at Schmidt Home Nob Hill

An artesian well 86 feet deep was drilled by E. M. Churchill at the Schmidt home on Nob Hill. The well yields a strong domestic flow sufficient for household use, with no irrigation intent. This adds to numerous Nab Hill wells and demonstrates reliable domestic water across Yakima country.

Schmidt Nob Hill E. M. Churchill Nab Hil Yakima

Riches Found in Abandoned Mine in Mexico

In Hermosillo on May 8 a syndicate of Americans and Mexicans revealed a vast ore deposit worth over 1 million dollars at the Babisonora silver mine in the Sierra Madre. The tunnels linked into the old French workings, exposing silver ore with gold values and a wealth once used to fund Maximilian’s government. The site promises further discoveries as exploration continues.

Hermosillo Mexico Sierra Madre Maximilian

Attorneys at Law and Notaries Public Ad

Attorneys for American Surety Co. and Empire State Surety Co. listed. Offices in Ditter Elk and North Yakima. DRS. LYNCH and WEYER detail Mullins Block phone 8231 with office hours and addresses provided.

Attorneys At Law American Surety Co Empire State Surety Co Ditter Elk North Yakima DRS. Lynch & Weyer Mullins

Dr David Rosser Physician and Surgeon

Dr David Rosser is listed as a physician and surgeon with an office over Janeck Drug Store and a residence at Sixth and Chestnut. Office hours are 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm. He is a member of the Pension Board.

Dr. Weyer Fourth St David Rosser Janeck Drug Store Sixth and Chestnut Pension Board

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