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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
10
Amid steady market shifts in North Yakima Washington, price increases of five hundred, one hundred and fifty dollars are noted across sectors, with overall rises reaching eight hundred dollars in some categories.
Henry Berg and his six year old foster son Charles August Berg were killed at their northern Nob Hill home around 4 to 5 am last Thursday May 14. Berg used a Remington rifle to kill the boy then shot himself, leaving his wife Mrs. Berg to discover the scene. The couple had moved from Buffalo City Wisconsin to a 12 acre ranch, facing financial strain before the tragedy. Coroner and funeral plans followed with the family’s move to Oregon anticipated for cattle business and Harold Berg attending Pullman Agricultural College.
A L Aikens and family have left for Ashland Oregon to establish residence there. Mr Aikens and his son Frank departed last Wednesday to prepare for the rest of the family who traveled Monday afternoon on the North Coast Limited train. Mrs Aikens Ruth Raymond and Edward joined the others at the station.
Harvey Young of North Yakima purchased the C. J. Taft and Son drug store and plans a complete interior reorganization. Former Roaf's clerk and Pullman college graduate, Young will rename the business Red Cross Pharmacy and aims to create one of the state’s most complete drug stores.
Ellensburg girls visited a livery stable to borrow a gentle horse for a country drive. The stableman warned to hold the rein from the horse’s tail. They returned saying rain brushed the tail but an umbrella kept it dry and they succeeded.
R D Santorp of North Yakima Washington advertises the Buyer's Home real estate office. The note claims sensible people buy close but honest guidance, promising good values, ready conveyances, and contracts on all offered properties. The motto urges compelling deals through self interest.
Cracked wheat and hen food available at Flour Mill warehouse on West Yakima Avenue. Contact phone 321 for inquiries and deliveries. Post indicates 18τf classification.
A Portland retailer advertises a broad selection of footwear offered at very low prices. The notice highlights affordable men and women shoes and promotes value across styles. Contact details are not provided in the readable portion.
Richey and Gilbert of Toppenish plan 100 acres of cantaloupes this season after shipping 14 000 crates last year. They will expand eastward to Minnesota and Manitoba with most fruit going to Montana and Oregon markets. They credit success to careful picking grading and packing while also planting 350 acres of potatoes 50 acres of cucumbers and 400 acres of alfalfa and clover across over a thousand acres this year.
A striking exhibit in Fred J. Long's rooms at the Grand Pacific shows rich free milling ore from the Swank ledge near Swank Creek and Lyon's Gulch. The sample, about twenty five pounds, is heavily lined with wire gold visible to the naked eye. Long plans a 200 foot tunnel and shaft to develop the pay chute as eastern capital interests back further mining in the district.
Mrs Frank Chiasson of Patterson Louisiana writes of malaria fever and repeated returns after stopping treatment. She says a sample of Herbine helped then two bottles cured her completely. She recommends the medicine and notes it costs 50 cents at Fred L Janeck's store.
Advertisements note shaving hair cutting shampooing baths with child haircuts. A chop house on Yakima avenue offered for sale by Mull Merwin on South Second street. Scott Lumber Yard promoted for lumber sash doors and more near West of track opposite machine shops. Garden seeds free with every one dollar purchase from Coffin Bros. Funeral services by W A Erwin at The Heap office. Old papers for sale at Seattle Time agency 6 Yakima Avenue 20c per hundred 300 for 50c.
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