Cannibal Joke Surfaces In 1907 Mirth Letter
A humorous anecdote from 1907 recounts a hungry cannibal who refuses more missionary stew with a quip about being through. The tale ends with his groan and a toast that “You Can't keep a good man down.”
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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1907
Page
5
Yakima Valley traction bond held up amid mayoral race
At a Monday council meeting Armbruster backed delaying the Yakima Valley Transportation bond. He accuses the move of political motive while the company nears completion and promises traction service by year’s start. Supporters say the bond protects the city against damages from construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley Transportation Company
Armbruster
Transportation Company
Yakima
West Side
Construction rush on Tieton irrigation canal project
Rapid progress reported on the Tieton irrigation canal near North Yakima under Engineer Jacobs of the U.S. Reclamation Service. Eight camps along the Tieton, plus a cement lining force led by Theodore Weisberger, work through winter from Camp No. 1 eight miles from Naches City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Tieton Irrigation Canal
North Yakima
Jacobs
United States Reclamation Service
Tieten River
Theodore Weisberger
McCulloch
No. 1
Naches City
Tieton
Cowiche
Naches
Ahtanum
Tieton Canyon to Be Busy for Years With Government Canal
The Tieton area is set for a period of heavy construction as the government continues the main canal work into 1908 with a planned expenditure of about 1.5 million. The North Coast Railroad plans a line through the Tieton to Naches valley while roads to Mount Rainier forest reserve expand access to coal fields and mining districts. Reservoirs at the Yakima head, Bumping Lake, and McAllister Meadows will secure water for current irrigation and future Sunnyside Kittitas and Yakima projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima River
Bumping Lake
Naches River
McAllister Meadows
Tieton
Sunnyside
Kittitas
Yakima Indian Reservation
Prosser
County Correspondence Notes and Local Moves
Mrs Iverson returns to Everett after visiting Mrs Newberg for two months. Maples team ran away Monday morning injuring his father and scattering Breamt on the road. Mrs John Schriener unable to leave due to sickness. Mrs Haulton and Edith go to Ymir British Columbia to spend winter with relatives. Levi Canfield moves to Bellingham. Fen Moretead returns from Bickleton after 10 days. Mr Meloia visits Mr Kagy family. Mr Carpenter and wife visit Geo Carpenter. Will Foerbis very ill with tuberculosis at his father’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iverson
Fen Moretead
Bickleton
Mr. Meloia
Wapato
Kagy
Mr. Carpenter
Geo. Carpenter
Will Foerbis
Local Family Visits and Moves Reported in Fruitvale Area
A social note from Fruitvale records John and JT Harmon and family visiting Join Gibson's in Sunday events. Theodore Darby went to Parker Bottom ranch earlier this week. Oruga Lockridge family moves to J F Phillips place. W J Davis moved into a new residence last week. Join Haggermin family returns from Pacoma after visiting cousin Mrs Marien Stauffer. A birth is announced: Nov 5 at Ben le Mite residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitvale
John
JT. J. Harmon
Wide Hollow
Gibson’s
Theodore Darby
Parker Bottom
Oruga Lockridge
J. F. Phillips
W. J. Davis
Haggermin
Pacoma
Marien Stauffer
Ben le Mite
Local Notes and Marriages in Wasco and Yakima Areas
Willie Porter and grandmother visit friends in Wasco while Mrs Mills visits her father in Wasco Oregon. John Weaver weds Miss Tene Stever at Ellensburg and visit Twin Falls Idaho. Elva Hunt tops first month school with 447 percent average. attendance reaches 96.3 percent with 44 pupils on time. Many townsfolk engage in painting homes and church interiors as community life continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vakrima Cepy
Willie Porter
Yakima
John Weaver
Tene Stever
Ellensburg
Twin Palls
Idaho
Joseph Kunz
Elva Hunt
Chinamen Beat an Indian in Toppenish
Chinamen Luke Loy and Luke Joe were fined $18 each by Police Judge E J Ferguson for beating and cutting an Indian named Charlie Kiptee. Bootlegger F J Fox was fined $8 by Judge Goodrich, with A Doty and D McDonald also fined for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toppenish
Wash
Luke Loy
Luke Joe
E. J. Ferguson
Charlie Kiptee
F. J. Fox
Goodrich
A. Doty
D. McDonald
Market prices and probate notice from Yakima area
The column lists livestock and produce quotations including steers veal pork and poultry prices and farm staples such as hay wheat barley oats and potatoes with ranges for various items. It also includes a formal notice of an order appointing time for a hearing on the final account and distribution in the estate of Aldrice Gendron with dates and court details in Yakima County Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
State of Washington
Yakima County
Aldrice Gendron
A. E. Larson
North Yakima
Yakima Countty
Washington
E. B. Preble
North
Yakima
Day versus Day summons in Yakima county court
The Superior Court of Washington Yakima county issues a summons to Nancy C. Day in a suit filed by William E. Day. Defendants must appear within 60 days of October 16, 1907, and respond to the complaint or face judgment by default. The legal action seeks to seize some object or property as described in the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima County
Washington
Yakima
State of Washington
William E. Day
Nancy C. Day
A. D
Winter Apple Sale by Yakima Valley Growers
The Yakima Valley Fruit and Produce Growers' Association of Granger sold its entire winter apple pack to a New York house. Prices listed for extra fancy range from 1.50 to 2.75 per box and fancy from 1.25 to 2.66, f. o. b. Granger, cars paid on shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley
Divorce Decree Sought in Abandonment Case
Cure plaintiff seeks a decree of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony from the defendant on the ground of abandonment. Attorneys Bruff & Schumann represent the plaintiff from North Yakima in Yakima County Washington with offices in Yakima National Bank Building. Action date between Oct 16 and Nov 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruff & Schumann
P. O
North Yakima
Yakima County
Washington
Yakima National Bank Bldg
North Yakima Assessment Notice for District 106
Assessment roll for Local Improvement District No 106 in North Yakima Washington has been certified for collection. Pay within thirty days from November 6 1907 to avoid delinquency and legal collection. City Treasurer C R Donovan notes the notice dated November 5 1907 from the First National Bank office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Washington
godDou
BTU
Ordinance for Cement Sidewalk on A Street North Side
Ordinance 571 provides for constructing a cement sidewalk on the north side of A Street from Third to Sixth Street excluding lot 6, block 89, and establishes the local improvement district levy and cost collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A_ Street
Third Street
Sixth Street
North Yakima approves A Street sidewalk improvement district
The North Yakima City Council enacts an ordinance to build a six foot cement sidewalk on the north side of A Street between Third and Sixth Streets, fund the project via special assessments in Local Improvement District No. 122, and enforce collection under Ordinance No. 524 with a dedicated fund, Local Improvement District No. 182 Fund. The ordinance takes effect five days after publication, with dates cited as November 4 1907 and November 5 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
City of
North Yakima
Washington
Third Street
Sixth Street
A. Fechter
North Yakima Do
Third Avenue
West Yakima Avenue
McKinley Avenue
S Noel
Ordinance 572 Sets Street Frontage Rules on Third Avenue
Ordinance 572 specifies frontage requirements on the west side of Third Avenue West between West Yakima Avenue and McKinley Avenue north to south lines, with exceptions in front of blocks 247 lots 1 2 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
West Yakima Avenue
McKinley Avenue
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Best of
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First National Bank
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