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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
3
Local families attend dances and visits at multiple ranches and homes. Neighbors discuss hunting issues on the river, upcoming Harvest Home Festival plans, and recent relocations including the Melivane and Kreitzer households. Church events and club meetings fill the schedule with travel to Yakima and California mentioned.
A ragged clipping notes town social events at the center, a visit by Mr and Mrs and a party Friday evening. It mentions a broken arm incident during a social gathering and a forthcoming meeting of the Ladies with local references to schools and shops in North Yakima.
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions a store, building, and a well in Monee City. It references a Catholic fair, a artesian well, and a citizen named Paul sharing waters. The text includes garbled names and partial events with no clear dates or outcomes.
An enthusiastic gathering of the Triton Improvement Association attracted a large turnout at the school house on Saturday evening October 7. The county automobile visit on October 1 included Lan caster Marble Case and Crownover to inspect roads for proposed improvements.
Ellensburg council contemplates a raised levy of 28 mills amid reduced police and fire staff and tighter library funding. The increased tax follows expectations of local option adoption, with $18,500 revenue from saloons lost. Community events include Columbus Day programs, speeches by state appointees, and YMCA building progress. Local notices mention school, church, and civic activities with multiple residents traveling or visiting.
Mrs. J F Nelson returns from Georgia and Alabama trip. Mrs Thacker visits Mabton from North Yakima. New meat market opens in old Majestic theatre building run by Oteys and Herald shipping meat from North Yakima. Mrs A L Livingston returns from Wisconsin. Mabton K P members attend District Convention in Prosser. Susie Beckner returns from Corning California to Mabton for winter.
A 25 member tennis club was organized and will use three courts north of Cascade Lumber Go s lots. Officers are E T Blew president J M Hoagland vice president and A M Mier sin secretary treasurer. The article notes plans for fall contests and club activity.
Dr J U W Courtright, who spent the summer in Alaska, has returned to the city and will resume his medical practice. Long Berry Season features fresh home grown strawberries still common on White Bluffs tables. The observation car on the Grandview Seattle train remains popular with daily crowds. The Methodist Ladies’ Acts of Selah plan a Halloween social October 27 to fund the church building debt. Kings Daughters hold a Saturday handkerchief sale near Weigel's, proceeds aid charity.
Mrs R J Dawson plans a Monday reception at her South Nob Hill home for her mother Mrs John C Swan of Duluth Minnesota. Tuesday she hosts a dancing party for her sister Miss Swan who is visiting as her guest.
Mrs W F F Selleck entertained a number of friends Monday afternoon at home for Mrs John Upham. The gathering was delightfully inform. The time was devoted to social diversions of various kinds and Mrs Selleck served dainty refreshments.
Lois Gilbert and Esther Arnold of Nob Hill organized a riding party for a group of visiting young ladies last Saturday. They ended the excursion at Mr. Walter Arnold’s home where a delicious luncheon was served, and guests deemed the afternoon unusually pleasurable.
The Springfield Republican argues that credulity and greed fuel swindles in America. Clergymen, teachers, bankers, and businessmen are targeted as confidence tricks proliferate. The piece notes that people chase impossible profits and warns that large gains are not honest or common.
The First Congregational church crowd heard Mayor Splawn and Commissioners Crocker and Redman outline issues facing the city. They tackled deficits in finances and unfinished work by the old council, and debated placing the city on a solid financial basis while improving administration and cleaning up problem areas.
Dr F E Yoakum a former physician and Methodist minister led healing services at Yakima Armory inviting all to receive prayer and anointing. The crowd packed the hall with notable cases such as S H Harrison walking after years of immobility. Meetings continue Tuesday with potential move to Salvation Army Temple.
The former chief forester questions if conservation will drive the 1912 GOP nominating fight and notes it is not the dominant issue. He asks if middle of the road conservationists exist within either party and warns Pinchot’s influence may fade, with many other pressing issues ahead.
In Spokane Washington November 23 to 29 recognized authorities will discuss farm welfare and rural improvement. Governor Marion I Hay will open the conference with Oregon Idaho Montana and nearby regions represented. The program includes Farm Home Day Rural School Day and Rural Church and Y M C A Day with emphasis on stronger farming communities.
The city and North Yakima report no typhoid deaths through August to October, with earlier outbreaks tied to a May epidemic. Sanitation work began in June led by Dr L L Lumsden. officials urge continued efforts, public visits to bakeries and markets, and renewed school sanitation to sustain gains and boost farmer prosperity.
University of Washington thrashed Fort Warden soldiers 97 to 0 on Saturday. We natchee high school beat Lincoln high in the preliminary. Soldiers protested with abusive conduct and three were ejected by the referee. J. M. Austin an Ohio Wesleyan alumnus coached the soldiers.
The exchange notes a parental query about a child’s bedtime routine. A brief debate follows on whether the child is consistently in bed by a set hour. The wording reflects a cautious back and forth over household discipline.
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