The Western Trail Poem Rise From the West
A poem depicting the call of the Western Trail from distant ranches and mountains. It contrasts the mountain fastness and sea coast with the smoky east, marking a two thousand mile distance to the trail.
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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
6
A poem depicting the call of the Western Trail from distant ranches and mountains. It contrasts the mountain fastness and sea coast with the smoky east, marking a two thousand mile distance to the trail.
N H Yates was appointed deputy health officer and ordered residents to clean up premises citywide. The central area is to be cleaned first with outer sections later, and residents have until November 1 to comply. If unmet, a work force will be hired at the tenants’ expense to tidy properties.
Ernest Bowen sustained a fractured skull last Thursday while operating a hop baling machine on a Nobhill farm. The crank rebounded and struck him with force though the injury is not considered serious.
The Dot section reports many cattle deaths from a suspected black leg disease. Wilber Ostrander, James Glass, C. M. Wherry, G. Brnnt and A. Smythe are listed as the greatest losers. It urges infected owners to notify the state bureau and seek expert help as several bureau members visit on Oct. 21 and 22.
An east bound freight backed into a siding to let a west bound freight pass when the latter struck, derailing the engine and blocking the line until six o clock. One man injured lightly and treated at a Tacoma hospital.
David Longmire and Arthur Smith, both of Venus, faced two justice court actions last Friday. Longmire, charged by Smith with assault and battery after a highway encounter, was fined $40 and costs, about $70 total, for striking Smith with a shovel. The dispute began over returning a shovel Smith had taken from Longmire, ending with the sentence in the Taggard court.
David Longmire reported a shovel theft. The suspect claimed to obtain the tool, but the jury disagreed on guilt.
A long list from Washington at Buffalo seeks prospects for western relocation. Applicants include A. B. Burt of Buffalo seeking $20,000 to $50,000 for eastern investments. T. Caulfield of Dennison Texas asking farming and stock land details with $4,000. A. Childs of Auburn Me with $20,000 for farming or stock lands. George Stillman of Condersport Pa seeking farming and timber lands. D. Waddell of Buffalo wants western city work for a blacksmith with funds to start. L. C. Robbins of Anoka Minn wants home stead land for two sons. others in New York, Alabama, Mass., Ind. seeking land, mining, or professional chances with investments from $5,000 to $15,000.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as the best remedy for malaria chills and fever. It claims the tonic is iron and quinine in a tasteless formula with a no cure no pay promise and a price of 50 cents. Also includes a joke about a conceited man misunderstanding women.
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