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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1905
Page
8
The store advertises ten more days of a removal sale with reduced stock and big bargains. All items are as advertised except certain manufacturer controlled prices like Clark O N T Speel Cotton. Remnants are offered at half price with many snaps showcased.
All wool Venetian Cloth Cheviot Serge and Covert Cloth were offered. Sale prices listed as 8.75 and 10.00 dollars with final sale prices noted. Ends with final sale price 83.905.
A newspaper ad advertises a summer wash goods sale with numerous fabrics and sale prices. White Oxford and India Linon join Persian Lawn and French Lawn offers. Shirts are offered at various low prices, inviting shoppers to browse a large assortment.
A vintage advertisement lists silk and Oxford waists from Black Taffetas to Madras in Sicilian embroidery. Prices show deep cuts from 12.50 down to 3.00 for silk and mercerized Oxford waists with selections up to 8.00 for bags.
The Methodist church ladies hosted a three day Carnival of the Months with month themed booths selling fancy work and plants. Evening programs and noon to night refreshments accompanied a large turnout as proceeds aid the new church. Also a suit in superior court seeks 12500 from insurers of D A Hanna stock destroyed by last winter fire valued at 20000 with multiple insurer defendants listed.
The Star Clothing House held a guessing contest on North Yakima population per the recent census. Fred Chandler won first prize by guessing within one of the total. O F Spring placed second with 3,140 females guessed versus 3,168 enumerated. Both prizes were round trip tickets to the Portland exposition. The ad also touts trimmed hats in the Millinery Department at H H Schott Co from 50 cents to 2 dollars.
Classified notices show Mrs S. B. Readle offering cut roses at reasonable rates from a Brown house on D street and a Calico sale at 21-21 25 yards per yard, with losses noted. Also sale of five acres near Cle Elum with a five room house and outbuildings offered as a snap for 1275. Dissolution notice for Shearer Brooks to Shearer Son with asset transfers dated May 23 1905.
Strayed or stolen small bay and brown bicycle branded with scissors and IL. Reward offered. Return to box 973. For sale: Lady's bicycle in good running order. Enquire at 219 North First Street. 21 11 20 21.
The School District No. 7 board met with full attendance and approved furnace repairs. Miss Myrtle E. Peck received one year leave to attend state normal school. A May 29 meeting will finalize the search for additional teachers. The graduation sermon will be in Presbyterian church at 2:30 pm, with a union service urged across churches.
The new Catholic church held Sunday services in its unfinished building following established plans. The gathering was described as beautiful and impressive, marking progress toward completion rather than a formal dedication.
The strawberry crop in Yakima valley is abundant and large but ripening slowed by cold days and lack of sun. Prices have fallen from eight dollars per crate to about two fifty to three per crate. apples remain scarce with high prices in storage. Potatoes become scarce and hay demand is weak with alfalfa selling at seven to seven twenty five per ton.
Local market prices for principal products show a morning adjustment. Quotations corrected this morning reflect a continuing trend in staple commodities, outlining current levels for basic foods and related goods in the area.
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