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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
3
Water is expected to be run in the Selah canal extension by the 15th of next month. The extension will water over 3,000 additional acres in the Selah valley as demand for land rises and property prices advance after the main canal was completed and water turned in.
The Boosters club will consider a Fourth of July event following recommendations from F. A. Morgan H. C. Lucas and I. H. Dills. They will meet with business leaders Monday to craft plans for a grand celebration. Frank Nagler reports progress toward a major North Yakima turnout. Firemen decline Hose Cart race invitation, preferring local celebration.
In a misty day at Naches City on May 18, Mulligan of Naches swept first in all field events, helping Naches outclass Cowiche in a Lig field meet while Naches edged Cowiche 10 to 9 in a delayed baseball game. Spectators from North Yakima and nearby valleys attended. Pat Jordan umpired the game as rain disrupted events and a grand stand was noted as a success.
Judge Kauffman found W. J. Hackett guilty of contempt in the Ahtanum water cases. The court spent most of the day on the matter before adjourning to Monday for the John Shaw Isador Munder and Tampico canal cases. Andrew Slavin was acquitted of contempt in the same Ahtanum matter. Contempt warnings were issued to other ranchers as per the decree in the Johncox case. The docket remains heavy with more cases to come up and finish by Tuesday night.
North Yakima plans a new horticultural monthly named Pancy Fruit devoted to fruits grown in the valley and local farming. The illustrated issue will have 16 four column pages and will feature industry pictures. Dr Granville Lowther to edit and C W Liggett to publish and manage.
Yakima Sunday School association met after the state convention. The treasurer’s report was accepted as satisfactory and the group hopes to meet all obligations in full. Plans for the coming year aim to make it the banner year in Yakima county Sunday school work. B. F. Kumler was elected president and Miss Mary Remy secretary-treasurer. Executive committee members include George W. Paswater Mabton, S. A. Elmer Riverside, and Amos Bush Zillah.
Veteran pioneers Ezra Meeker and Captain J H McMillen meet in Coshocton Ohio as Meeker’s trek marks another milestone. The pair recall trail days, Meeker’s hop empire, and past friendships while Meeker addresses crowds and prepares to move toward Newcomerstown. Meeker says he is 76 years young.
The Yakima Summer Normal School holds a six week session starting June 24 at the Barge school. The seventh annual session will feature unchanged faculty with instructors J. A. Jacobson, A. W. Curtis, and S. Mellvanie offering courses for third, second and first grade certificates.
A Cleveland Plaindealer item notes fatigue causing an incident where a man named Philip allegedly threw boiling water at a woman. Walter-Worse’n was mentioned as wandering or involved in the scene. The report centers on a domestic disturbance with soapsuds as a detail.
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