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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
6
Multiple notices announce candidates for Yakima County offices. K L Brown seeks county superintendent on the Republican ticket, J M Brown for county clerk, and E M Douglass runs for superintendent with credentials and sixteen years teaching plus eight years on the Yakima County Board of Education.
Notice announces a date for nomination to the office of County Engineer on the Republican ticket, pending voters' will as expressed in the September primaries. 31st J. C. Greenway.
A notice references the office of county superintendent and the forthcoming primary to be held on September 31 in the jurisdiction of S. A. Dickey. The document from the official authorizes the nomination process and outlines the election timeline.
Paid political notice announces ASA W. SCHWARTZE as a Republican candidate for Yakima county assessor subject to September primaries. Also promotes Nob Hill Pineules for kidneys with a 30 day trial priced at $1.00, claimed to relieve backache and kidney issues, sold by C. W. Camp, West Side Druggist.
Tacoma political figures predict Wesley L. Jones of North Yakima will win the U S Senate seat over Judge Snell. Congressman Cushman and others in Tacoma expect a Jones landslide with King and Pierce counties voting for him. Jack Splawn pervades the Democratic effort as Meade Cosgrove contest looms and Meade gains with Anti-Saloon backing.
T Kondo of Japan purchased Holsteins and Durhams from Yakima City herds of Mrs E Carmichael and W H Cook. A carload of blooded stock left North Yakima for Nagoya where he runs a large dairy. He came to the United States to study American dairying with his Tacoma interpreter. This was his fourth shipment to Japan and first visit to America.
H M Gilbert reports an emissary from Crocker the Ankeny camp offered five dollars per Democrat for Senator Ankeny votes and said Lynch would be removed as Indian Agent. Gilbert, an independent, says he was approached and declined to name the source. He comments on the behind the scenes maneuver in the Jones Ankeny Senate fight.
Two eminent fruit figures from Missouri will visit North Yakima on Friday September 4 as part of a northwest tour. W P Stark president of the Missouri state board of horticulture and James M Irvine editor of the Western Fruit Grower will tour fruit districts to learn methods and meet local growers. They will stop in Washington Oregon Montana Utah Idaho and Colorado.
Result of this experiment will induce a number of others owning dry lands in the Moxee and other valleys to put in independent pumping plants.
Merrill Gibson, 12 year old son of Dr C E Gibson, Methodist pastor, was bitten on the calf Friday evening when a dog sprang from beneath a curbside vehicle near North Fourth street during a church event. A doctor treated the wound and neighbors asked the officer to kill the dog, but the owner’s son pleaded to spare it. the dog was taken home. The boy’s condition was excellent Saturday evening and recovery is certain with no complications expected.
Prominent residents of a district long exiled return as the state fair approaches. Police enforce strict rules to prevent a repeat of the tenderloin trade. Unfortune and new dissolute figures appear, then are banished, while women stay in nearby towns awaiting chances.
County commissioners announce 111 election officials will work the September 8 primaries, the most ever for the area due to new precincts. The list names inspectors and two judges per precinct across many districts including North Yakima, Selah, Toppenish, Wapato, Yakima City, Zillah, and Fort Simcoe, among others.
J G Phelps Stokes, the millionaire socialist of New York, will deliver an address in Spokane in early September for socialism. He will stop in Spokane on September 6 on his way to the Sound, with his wife who has worked in New York slums. He is a leading socialist with wealth and influence, though the exact date is not fixed.
John Radetsky, arrested at Wallula on Sheriff Crowley’s advice in Kittitas county, is released after investigation found insufficient evidence to hold him. No trace of Ed Ther off the Ellensburg area blacksmith remains. Radetsky was suspected of the murder but cleared.
Local Bryan Splawn club invites J. T. Ronald of Seattle to attend the September 7 rally preceding primaries. The event will feature speakers of state and national prominence including Governor Johnson of Minnesota, slated to visit in early October for a brief address.
Health boards of Yakima County and North Yakima plan a new pest house costing about 1500 dollars to replace the existing three buildings. Dr. A. J. Helton and Dr. J. F. Scott say current facilities are inadequate for contagious cases. fumigation and meals are provided but better sanitation is needed. A caretaker will be hired as plans proceed, with county and city departments working together.
Voters in Wapato approved incorporation by 61 to 6. J F Douglas of Hub Mercantile elected first mayor after 72 of 75 ballots favored him. Eugene Christier won treasurer 70 votes to none for Faulds on the sticker plan. Council members were chosen with votes of 71 and 72 for A J Roher J K Kline W M Luby A C Barnes and A C Mess.
Jones and McLearn completed a 320 foot artesian well on Mrs Higley's property in Moxee. A Fairbanks Morse pump delivers about 1800 gallons per hour, enough to irrigate 24 acres, with the complete system under $1200. The well is deemed inexhaustible and cost is modest given the high altitude.
Open all night, we never close, Exclusive agency offers Security Stock Remedies at Camp's Westside Drug Store.
The ad touts 100 percent pure cereal coffee called Golden Grain Granuules. It claims to taste like coffee and boost nourishment for men women and children with a note that children have a right to drink it. Grocers can obtain it from Yakima Grocery Co. in North Yakima. Fourteen thousand people reportedly loved it at Pure Food shows.
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