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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
4
The Yakima Herald urges voters in Yakima County to elect the full Republican ticket in the upcoming election. It praises Sheriff candidate Joe H Lancaster and other nominees from Judge Taft downward, arguing unity and competence.
The indictment by William Randolph Hearst targets John Worth Kern, running mate of Mr. Bryan, over passes issued by the Big Four railroad. Kern disputes the claim, saying he was employed by the company in damage cases. The Big Four, part of the Vanderbilt system, faced a $116,000 federal fine for secret rebates to the sugar trust.
North Yakima reports building contracts totaling about 1 million dollars in 1908 per Pacific Coast Builder and Engineer. The boom focused on homes and stores with expansion expected as irrigation enlarges the area around North Yakima. New factories warehouses and stores will be needed, boosting employment.
Officials note the city faces an influx of additional men who must have homes. With few vacant houses nearby, the building movement must grow. In 1909 1910 and beyond the total will exceed $1,000,000 and go far beyond that mark.
Fruit men busy with apple picking and packing. Mr Gergin of Tacoma visits friend Geo Dunn and ranch owner. Elmer Piland and wife of Cle Elum visit Parker, attend the fair, see friends, and return home Saturday. Duncan Dunn attends Spokane fair and Frank Honequist recovers from illness.
Mrs. Chas Dillon and niece Hattie Everton visited Wapato Sunday. Linnie Newberg improves after fever. Stella Dorsett visiting aunt Mrs John Dorsett returns home in Wapato. May and Mildred Finley of Kanger stay with aunt Mrs M L Kagy. Mosebar family struck hard by fever with five members ill in bed.
East Selah reports W B Stow has started work on a 10 acre tract bought from Selah Orchard Land Company. Potato digging runs high as valley farmers harvest tubers. Fred Peterson started field work Monday with good tuber yields. Tuesday night rain eases dust. School has run two weeks under Mr Foster who satisfies patrons. Road work by Joe Lancaster improves the grade. Tennant and Miles announce tract 18 sales to Mr McKee from Illinois who will plant fruit.
Apple harvests are underway in the Naches valley as farmers work the fields. The report lists residents and visitors including Mr and Mrs Woods and family leaving Naches City for California and Clem Carey heading to Nez Perce Idaho. Claude Couch visited North Yakima, Frank Carey stayed in North Yakima, Jack Dunkin visited on business, George Denton begins a new house in Naches City, and Les Frink, working in Tieton canyon, spent Sunday with family in Naches City.
Alfalfa receives a welcome shower as Granger visits occur this week. Dekraay couple from Granger call on Monday. Al Bush leaves Alfalfa for Seattle to resume his former post. E G Fleming in Granger on Thursday. G A Ihe returns from Outlook. D L Keene of Liberty visits Saturday. Wm Thrush near Granger conducts business Thursday. James Skirving leaves E G Flemings store for St Paul Tacoma Lumber at Prosser. Mrs Cecil Skirving and Halloway reach North Yakima. Halloway to Seattle for winter. Landreth the Star Route carrier attends Indian fair at Toppenish. H S Hatch and daughter Coral visit county seat Friday. County superintendent Jacobson visits the school.
Thursday reports indicate progress and local activity as residents attend the Toppenish fair and visit friends. Visitors include Wilbur Durham and Leo Mayer with family, Ray and Wallace Greene of Liberty, and Lou Nass rolling grain for E G Fleming who plans to winter there. Mr Tucker Jr and associates travel to Walla Walla for the fair with two autos in tow as a St Paul Tacoma Lumber business closure is rumored. Kennewick to replace Alfalfa in a regional substitution plan.
The society column lists meetings of the Woman's club and Coterie club with delegates from the State Federation, missionary programs at churches, card parties, and the Twentieth Century Club. Upcoming events include October 14 dancing at the Commercial club, various aid society gatherings, and a Mrs Stair party with prizes and gifts. The Chicago wedding trip for Ira M. Miller's son is noted along with a music concert season and reserved-seat sale opening October 12 at the Y M C A.
Yuill and Rubin Clipe promote THE SCHOOL OF QUALITY at Tenth and Morrison Portland Oregon led by A P Armstrong LL B Principal. The two floor 65 by 100 foot facility holds $20000 in equipment and a large faculty offering individual instruction. Open year round with continuous admission and free catalogue references from banks newspapers and businessmen in Portland.
Yakima hosts a three concert and three lecture Y M C A course featuring Edmund Vance Cooke Indiana Governor J Frank Hanly and Minnesota Governor John A Johnson as speakers. The Grand Opera Stars Forrest Dabney Carr Musical company and Ernest Gamble Concert party present concerts.
The United States appeals in a major reclamation case against Chris Hanson over a Lake Keechelus homestead. Hanson seeks unsurveyed land rights, while the government argues reclamation authority supersedes homestead law. The district court ruled for Hanson, awarding damages, and the case goes before the United States circuit court of appeals in San Francisco on briefs.
The three year old infant of H De marius died of typhoid fever at its parents home on Tuesday. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
The Globe store runs a closing out sale for a few more days at its Corner First and Chestnut location. The partial OCR note confirms continued clearance hours and location for shoppers seeking discounts.
Fragmentary text mentions a rain effect on a competing event with uncertain outcomes and rival interests. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
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