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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
4
The item appears to be a newspaper notice stating entry at the North Yakima post office as second class matter and that the paper is published every Wednesday with advertising rates available upon application.
The piece urges new mayors and officials to act honestly amid large contracts and public works. It highlights the League of American Municipalities Montreal session and its City Hall bulletin by John MacVicar, a records bureau aiding city leaders with figures and meetings to guide spending and curb graft.
Edward H Harriman, railroad king and financier, is dead. The obituary notes his rise from humble origins to vast power, the fear and influence he wielded, and the world’s quick readjustment after his death as markets and industry continue.
Debate grips American families as boys near schooling or entering the job market. Education builds discipline and mind use, but success hinges on the individual, not schools. A balanced view favors continuing school if affordable, while a strong inner drive can offset limited schooling.
A critique questions Edward H. Harriman's legacy as the era’s great railroad magnate noting he built no mile of track. It argues his fame rests on stock speculation, not construction, and predicts a fading memory once biographers recount his supposed achievements.
Census bulletin reports 33 million Americans as church members with Catholics and Protestants forming most. Catholics lead male membership at 49.3 percent while total seating nears five million and church debt stays under nine percent. Many nonmembers remain religiously affiliated.
Voters in North Yakima will face a municipal campaign within months as politicians strive to keep control of city government. The piece notes the ongoing efforts by political figures to shape outcomes.
A civic appeal urges North Yakima residents to study municipal leaders before election day. It argues taxpayers bankroll the city and should insist on integrity, urging replacement of self interested council members and a capable non lawyer mayor who serves the people.
Yakima valley appeals to the state veterinarian as hog cholera rages for two weeks. Dorset reports a serum from immune dogs can suppress the disease. a 2000 hog Iowa test supports hyper immunization and potential elimination of hog cholera. The serum offers a promising, costly advance in protecting hog herds nationwide.
Test conducted with Kansas City stock yards representatives shows every hog treated survived while untreated hogs died from cholera. The finding highlights the serum's economic value and marks a milestone in modern science's disease treatment capabilities.
A poemlike passage condemns a person described as wasteful and untrustworthy. It calls for his removal from the town and burial in a deep grave to make room for a more capable successor. The speaker uses vivid rural imagery to urge decisive action against the subject.
A notice advertises a $1.25 per word insert service in 36 leading papers in the U S and invites readers to request a list. It lists Duke Advertising Agency addresses at 427 S. Main St. Los Angeles and 12 Geary St. San Francisco California.
Yakima growers William Lee Jr E Remy W L Wright and A D Johnston contributed for the Yakima county building at the A Y P Exposition. Wright supplied Gloria Mundi apples weighing up to two pounds. Remy offered quinces of high quality. Lee provided 500 pounds of grapes and showcased asparagus. Johnston sent a three stalk corn display with two ears per stalk illustrating Yakima soil’s potential.
Odd Fellows from the Yaki ma valley district will appear at the Sovereign Grand lodge sessions in Seattle September 19 25. Local Patriarchs Militant and Rebekah teams will vie for prizes in drill and display events with an eight thousand dollar prize pool and special medals from Major General E P Edson for individual drill proficiency.
Prize contests invite Chevaliers below captain rank and subordinate lodge teams to enter exemplifications of degree work. Four degrees offer prizes of 200 and 100 dollars, encampment degrees also award 200 and 100, Rebekah work offers 300 200 and 100 with a 100 special prize for Washington jurisdiction teams. Entries must reach the Odd Fellows' executive committee in Seattle by September 1 and judges will be selected from military personnel.
Mrs Luella Murray Bakker, owner of the Roma hotel, died Tuesday after a 22 day illness following an appendectomy. Born April 10, 1864 in Somersville Oregon, she lived in the city five years and was married twice. Survived by children Clarence Murray and Mrs E Whitmore, with several siblings and many North Yakima connections.
Dr George Duncan, a veterinarian in North Yakima, treats an elephant with digestive pain during a carnival visit. He estimates a horse dose five times for the elephant and then uses 12 units when the pain persists. The elephant drinks the remedy from a bottle and accepts the treatment willingly, delighting the veterinarian.
T G Warren formerly of Grand Rapids Mich is back home in Yakima after a serious fall from a street car on west Yakima avenue. He has lost over 20 pounds since the accident and remains far from well while staying at Mrs Cramer’s Capitel Hill residence.
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