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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1910
Page
2
A new Bible study club named Square Deal for YMCA lads aged 13 to 16 was organized with 14 charter members under G B Frantz. Members plan Sunday meetings at 5 pm, a luncheon, social hour, and church service with officer elections next week.
President Taft and Senator Root met for five hours in Beverly. Root refused to discuss the visit. The New York situation is said to give Republicans a fighting chance. Rumors say Taft summoned Root to discuss potential supreme court appointments.
County auditor figures show Kennewick city property valuation at 862241, up from about 430000 last year. A quarter of the rise is North Coast personal property. the 10 mill levy will stay, yet city budget needs a couple thousand dollars more to balance.
Homer D. Martineau a Dean Clothing clerk was knocked from his bicycle and dragged along the track by a switch engine after noon on Monday. He refused to discuss the incident and declared he did not care for publicity while being treated for injuries. The accident occurred as he rode along the avenue from the west side.
In Greensboro North Carolina Mrs J T N yorker says VINOL gave iron and tonic benefits without grease or taste and made her strong again. The ad notes a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied and promotes VINOL sold by Druggist Fred L Janeck.
Witnesses say the rider faced the oncoming engine when crossing the tracks and his view was obstructed. The bicycle was demolished and the rider escaped with a narrow brush with death, returning to the store with little harm.
Yakima Avenue to gain a three story brick or stone building occupying Sloan and Taft lots where Redfield Noble and Pratt Dooly stores burned. Debris removal begun after fire. Taft and Sloan expected to proceed, plans include a basement and 50 foot frontage to complete the block between Front and Third streets.
Five local sport writers accuse Cleveland players of letting Nap Lajoie obtain hits in yesterday’s American league doubleheader with St. Louis. Lajoie says he merely fooled the defense after lining out once, while St. Louis expected him to belt the ball.
A North Yakima fruit packing shift runs 7 pm to 6 am to move apples for J Nicholls of London England. The effort aims to ship 20 carloads this week as demand grows and daily carload totals near 75, with season shipments exceeding 1000 cars and apples lone near 2900 to 3500 planned.
An old advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the supreme curative power. The ad urges avoiding ordinary medicines and notes tea or tablets cost 35 cents, sold by D. H. Fry.
Robert Dawson editor of the Republican Bulletin of Prosser bought seven acres from O K Conant for 7000 dollars. He plans to build a residence and make the property his home. The tract lies on Nob Hill Boulevard three miles west of Prosser, south of the street car line, with four and a half acres in apples and the rest in alfalfa. The land is about 20 minutes by street car from the city and sits in a rapidly developing neighborhood.
A saloon in Portland Oregon's financial district was robbed by three unmasked men who took about 50 dollars and three gold watches valued at 650 dollars. They guarded the proprietor and two companions while forcing a safe offer failed. Police expect to catch the culprits before morning.
Chicago auction totals show seven cars of apples and three cars of pears in 37 fruit cars sold Thursday with 81 cars total Friday four apples. Prices noted include Toppenish Jonathan at $1.80 Winesap $1.55 Ben Davis $1.05 and Spitzenberg 80 cents for a car. D’Anjou pears sold at $3.90 and half boxes at $1.65 with a remark on potential higher price.
Los Angeles report says police regard the hunt as futile yet broadened with a world wide cable for suspects based on San Francisco descriptions. Capt Flammer vows continued, intense pursuit until all plotters are captured while Coroner Hartwell notes another body found in the ruins and a two week inquest wait.
Women delegates leave for the State Federation convention in Walla Walla while W C T U delegates arrive for the State Temperance meeting opening here today. At the railroad station, local club representatives include Mesdames Miller, J. M. Perry, E. D. Palmer, W. W. Robertson, J. M. Young, Robert Dawson, Frank Kuehn, Mary Cannon, and Al…
The Eastern Washington W C T U sessions convene at the Christian church with an executive board meeting and devotional in the morning. In the afternoon, welcomes are given by Mayor Schott City Superintendent D C Reed Evangeline Howick Rev H L Boardman and Myrtie D Roberts among others.
Kinney, manager of the Tie ton hotel, received a letter from a Yakima native who left for Oregon and California to find a better home. Dated Marysville October 7, the writer complains of extreme heat, barren rocky stretches, and lack of rain or irrigation. He declares Yakima better than the Willamette and Sacramento valleys and hints at returning.
H Stanley Coffin will ship today a carload of Lincoln buck sheep to Ellensburg, the final lot in his Lincoln bucks distribution. He has been importing ewes from Oregon. Most mutton sheep and lambs in the valley have been sold on the coast this year, with coast demand rising while local production declines. The era of free range and large bands is ending as production narrows year by year.
The North Yakima post office lists unclaimed letters dated October 8 1910. Names include Achziger Lloyd Allen Bacon Jessie Baker C E, Barnes Ray, and many others with Mrs or Miss titles among recipients.
A vintage notice lists numerous persons from A to W with titles and initials. It ends with a remark about one cent due on each letter and the postmaster signature VL. LEMON declaring the note.
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt has clearly aligned with the Progressive movement, articulating a program of government regulation of industry, prohibition of corporate political funds, personal corporate liability, broad taxation reform, labor regulation, and social safeguards. It emphasizes national scope and practical reforms rather than personal fortune.
The article reviews Theodore Roosevelt's Osawatomie declaration and its New Nationalism program. It highlights aims like federal power for public welfare, reform of finance, campaign transparency, and recall, while stressing the movement's dependence on the people beyond any single leader or party. It notes the call to curb wealth influence and unite national and state governance for equal opportunity.
The Oregon direct primary scored a decisive win over assembly style nominations. Voters backed popular choice for candidates, toppling reactionaries who promoted assemblies tied to corporations. In Multnomah County no assembly success, signaling broad public support for direct primary.
Washington Republicans debate party loyalty in the race for U S senator. Miles Poindexter led the Republican primary vote with about 58 000 ballots, with some cross votes from Democrats. The piece urges party unity and continuation of the Poindexter nomination even if opponents seek Cotterill or a Democrat.
The Seattle Republican praises Miles Poindexter as the choice for United States senator, arguing that a Republican legislature should elect him without dissent. It notes Poindexter’s clear victory in King County and calls on Republicans to unite for his election while Democrats back George F. Cotterill if the legislature favors them.
In Kansas City on October 10 Battling Nelson won in three rounds from Monte Dale of Denver after Dale’s seconds stopped the fight in the fourth round to spare him a knockout. Dale broke his left arm in the second round, leaving Nelson clearly in command throughout the bout.
An affordable remedy promotes digestion relief and mood lift with herbal HERRBINE sold by D H Fry at 10 Yakima Avenue and C W Camp on the West Side. The ad claims it opens the bowels purifies the system and restores energy with a 50 cent price.
Health authorities report E. D. Fickert of Stockton now confined at Yountville veterans home has been pronounced a leper. It is believed the exposure occurred in the Philippines during the Spanish American war. Mrs. Fickert and their three children, ostracised and destitute, reside locally. The tale ends with an odd plug for Rocky Mountain Tea.
Washington will probably not tamper with liquor laws this year as seven cities vote again on local option. The state relies on local option while Oregon faces a tough fight over prohibition despite a small but active campaign. Business needs and tax concerns influence towns switching between dry and wet.
For more than three decades Foley's Honey and Tar has been a household favorite for coughs colds and throat chest and lung ailments. Contains no opiates and no harmful drugs. Refuse substitutes. Sold by North Yakima Drug Co.
Fire of unknown origin swept Sunday night at about 11 o clock destroying a large barn and 50 tons of hay on the George M Brown ranch four miles west of the city. Brown carried $1250 of insurance with St Paul and Marine Insurance Co. Loss estimated at $3200.
Mrs. F. P. Boughton and her son R. L. Boughton were riding from their Naches valley home when the horses were frightened and threw them from the buggy. Mrs. Boughton suffered a fractured leg while the boy sustained a deep head cut.
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