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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1903
Page
3
Invoices show we must dispose of stock to make room for new goods. Choose from Best Grade Semi Porcelain sets with gold band or Regular White options. Prices range from 50 to 65 pieces, with 50-Piece Sets and assorted totals. Remember this is the place for Moc ha and Java Coffee.
Pithy paragraphs note G H Moulton and A J Pratt visiting the Spokane fair. A new six room brick dwelling nears completion at Tom Norton’s corner First and D streets. FOR RENT six room brick house with outbuildings on west Cherry street. H H Schott Co. invites visits to its millinery department praised as more handsome. Yakima avenue sidewalks torn out for cement relaying. Mayor Shaw’s baseball team defeated Fort Simcoe Indians 24 to 4 at Athletic Park. C P Wilcox travels to Tacoma to visit his son and plan mountain hunting trip. Dr Frank laments loss of about 200 magic lantern slides and offers a reward. Sam Storrow returns from the Sound en route to Walla Walla to visit his father-in-law H H Allen. Emmet Halstead and wife visit E L Sessions’ daughter in New York. Prof J A Kingsbury visits from Duwamish. City Marshal Mull reports 27 cases tried and $680 in fines for September with no serious incidents. Old Kentucky at the opera house draws standing room only, delivering the usual high standard and satisfied patrons.
Enrollment last Monday reached about 1100 as Superintendent Jolley expects not to hit the full quota before December 1. Last year’s peak was near 1600, with expectations that this term will exceed those figures. Fruit and vegetable displays in city store windows impressed, notably James Greene’s elaborate fruit arrangements competing with state fair standards.
Death notices list Alderic Gendron, 32, of 317 north Naches avenue, who died October 3 and was buried at Moxee cemetery after Catholic church services. A widow and one child survive him. A D Dremers, 22, also died October 3 and was buried at Moxee cemetery under Catholic church auspices.
Mrs Eliza Cook aged 73 died at her home in Fruitvale on Tuesday October 6 with remains sent to her former Roanoke Virginia home today for burial or final rites.
R. S. Brady aged 29 died in this city Saturday October 3. He had been a bookkeeper for Fawcett Bros for the past year and made many friends here. The remains were shipped to his old home at Ottawa, Tl.
Late peaches pears and grapes fall in quantity while late fall and early winter apples appear with brisk demand. Prices vary by variety from 35 to 50 cents per box for peaches, 60 cents for pears, 25 cents per basket for grapes, and 75 cents to 1.20 dollars for Ben Davis and Spitzenbergs apples. Hay demand steady, potatoes down to 10–12 dollars per ton. A few hops sold. growers cautious. Picking mostly finished. storms in September noted. Veterinarian G MacL Richards listed at Sloan's Drug Store.
The Burgomaster drew a large crowd last night with a new cast, yet the play retained vigor as the audience applauded and encores followed. Also reported: the state dairymen’s association met in Yakima City with Mrs Carmichael, naming North Yakima as the site for the December 29 to 31 convention and hoping to bring Prof. W A Henry to speak.
Classified listings advertise rubber stamps box printing plates stencils notary seals and house numbers. Also items include wedding and engagement rings from Goldman s Seattle medicines Grove s Tasteless Chill Tonic and prices. Local notices offer hay grain coal wood and a hay press for sale with contact points on Second street and Wenas born.
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