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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
How The Anniversary Was Observed
One Hundred Years Ago.
OLD APPLE TREES ARE VALUABLE
Description of the strongest Fortress
In the Worid-The BradIey.Mnr.
tin Bali Not so Costly After An
Many Useful Household Hints.

We may reckon Feb. 30 as one OF our
Oldest holidays, for though no legislation
had at that time set it apart as a legal
holiday, the regular celebration of Wash
ington's birthday began in 1888. On
February - of that year a party of gen.
tIemen met in tavern in New York.
One OF them had written an ode on Wash.
ington, another brought list of tracts,
still others had prepared speeches. There
was great feastng, patriotic ,toasts were
drunk, and before the company went
Keeling and singing home, they agreed to
meet together on every coming February
%, in honor of their country's chief.
Other little knots Of friends followed
their example, and before long the cele-
bration became general. Though not
publicly recognized, wherever there were
iscore or more Of houses, the people
gladly devoted at least few hours of the
day to jollity and good cheer. Even the
fisherman left his nets by the sea, the
carpenter his workshop, the good house
wife laid aside her knitting, and the
shopkeeper left up his shutters; best OF
all the master on that day kept no school.
The celebration Of the day gradually
grew in importance, till in the beginning
OF this century it was almost the most
distinguished day of the year. Every
theater on that day brought ont some
new play and made itself gay with flags
and transparancies. Taverns spread
their best cheer. There were balls and
bonfres, barbecues and cannonading,
bellringing, feasting and toasts. A
glance over the Gazettes and Advertisers
of that period shows that it was quite
the end of March before they ceased to
publish accounts of the festivities which
had taken place in every city and town
in the land.
Washington was born before the adop-
ton in England of the Gregorian calen-
dar, and was, therefore, born on Feb. II
old style. For a long time some OF his
most ardent admirers persisted in cele-
brating this day rather than the 22d.
We find as late as 1896 certain counties
in which men Of the old school were un.
willing to adopt the new calendar, at
least 80 far as concerned the birthday Of
the Father Of their Country
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
NO. 8

dorf apartments, instead of being S20,-
900 to $25, 900, as was vaguely hinted is
known to have been less than 5000.
The supper did not surpass in costiness
several before spread in New York, and
the cost of the wines was largely..reduced
by the fact that they were brought from
Europe by Mr.. Martin himself The
number of guests was much smaller than
the 1900 advertised. The floral decora-
tons, though Of the loyeiest, were not Of
a character to involve enormous expense.
The carriages bringing the guests were in
many instances the property OF the occu-
pants, so the bill for carriage hire is
largely imaginary. As for the costumes,
but small proportion OF them were en-
tirely new, the majority having been seen
on previous occasions. The ball was
brilliant success but it is a relief to know
that it was made such by the expendi-
ture of but fraction of the amount put
forth without the shadow OF authority as
its proposed cost. The fool who will
spend $3.50, 900 on ball has yet to arrive
in our midst.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
HOrse.Play I'm the Legislature.

Washington freak legislature has
been given very considerably to horse
play and it has usually been of an order
that has shown neither wit nor humor.
The best in this line was from the good.
natured member from Jefferson who last
week introduced the following bill which
was referred to the committee on public
morals:
Whereas, This country has. for sever
al years, been enjoying peace and happi-
ness, and We are threatened with the
overturn OF many of the moral laws and
customs Of the United States and
Whereas, Certain laws have recently
been passed in the state OF Nevada which
threaten to hide the people in moral dark
ness; and,
Whereas, On a given date, under
that Law, certain bold and aggressive
men propose to defiantly bare their gladi.
atorial breasts 10 the blows Of sntsgon-
lists, and,
Whereas, The country is. in conse
quence, confronted with condition most
deplorable; and.
Whereas, The city and state should
be well informed as to the advancement
into civilized life OF the leper Of pugilism
therefore, be it
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
THE HUMOR OF THE EAST
Idaho'S Senator Proves a Great Joke
According 10 Eastern Cold-BusS.
The COMING PkIZE-MILL DETAILS
Btll TO Allow Our Legislators 10 AZ.
tend the Fight In Style-News Of
the Week Larded with Brief but
Interesting Comment.

Stocks are dull. There hasn't been q
bargain sale Of United States bonds for
ever 90 long. Chauncey isn't going into
the cabinet. Mark has given up trying
to be senator. And vet all along Wall
street one hears filters OF suppressed
mirth, bubbling gurgles Of side-splitting
hilarity that will not be still. It's almost
two weeks since it Mapped, but they can t
get over it; and every staid gold journal
that drifts out from Gotham to the be-
nighted west brings a fresh bunch of
Crisp gleeful jokes about Henry Heit-
field, the new Senator from Idaho.
And no matter; for with the evidence
only half in, this man Heitfield has been
convicted of being free silver man; liv-
ing on farm; wearing ready made
clothes; doesn't have college education !;
never mixed up with New York's four
hundred; hasn't even had an introduc-
ton to J. Piermont Morgan; is poor; is
honest; doesn't drink champagne; and
never made a speech more than two
minutes long in his life.
OF course it's funny-it's ridiculous.
But it's just like Idaho. Why, oyer
there, not thirty miles from Spokane,
you can find people who really believe
George Washington used to be farmer ;
and that Patrick Henry never had bank
account, that Andrew Jackson didn't
pose as a spell.binder; that Horace
Greely's clothes looked as if they'd been
bought at souvenir auction; that Will
liam Lloyd Garrison was not on speaking
terms with the leaders OF society; and
that Abraham Lincoln never wrote a
Yale college degree after his name in all
his life. And in spite Of all this, just be-
cause these men were sincere and honest
and knew what the people wanted, those
poor, misguided wretches over in Idaho
actually have more respect for Washing
ton and Garrison and Lincoln and a lot
of those old back number fellows than
they have for w. Bourke Cochran or the
Duke OF Marlborough.
And as further evidence of the crude
ness of ideas out here in the rude uncul-
tured west--just so the gentlemen Of Wall
street can have a good laugh on Idaho
while they are about tive will add that
the poor neglected people OF that painful
ly new state would actually choose to be
represented in the senate by hard
Edward Murphy, Jr.; by plain from
tersman who loves his country rather
than by the Hon. T. G. Plat; or by an
honest man in preference to the Hon.
David Bennett Hill.-Spokane Chronicle.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
Expense OF the bradley Martin Hail

After all the fuss made over it, the
Bradley Martin ball turns out not to have
cost near so much as the figures named
beforehand by the sensation mongers Of
the New York press. Instead of s500, 900
or 5000, 900 or $4,000 as was variously
stated, the entire outlay did not probably
exceed onethird OF the last named sum.
The ball was a sumptuous affair, but as
the items Of cost are added up it is diff
cult to make the footing reach $4,000.
The amount paid for the use OF the Wal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
MONTHLY

THE OUTLOOK will be in 1897, as it has
been during each of its twenty-seven
years, a History of Our Times. In it's
various editorial departments, The Out
look gives a compact review OF the worlds
progress; it follows with care all the i'm
portant philanthropic and industrial
movements OF the day; has a complete
department of religious news; devotes
much space to the interests Of the home J;
reviews current literature; furnishes
cheerful table-talk about men and things !;
and, IN short, aims to give fresh informa-
ton, original observation, and reasonable
entertainment.
Beginning with the fifty-fifth volume,
the paper will assume the regular maya
zine size, which will add greatly to it's
convenience and attractiveness. The
Outlook is published every Saturday
fifty-two issues a year. The first issue in
each month is an illustrated Magazine
number containing about twice as many
pages as the ordinary issues, together
with large number of pictures.
The price of The Outlook is So a year
in advance, or less than cent day.
Send for Specimen copy and Illustrated
prospectus to The Outlook, Il Astor Place,
New York City.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25

Altgeld was denounced for pardoniug
several Chicago anarchists. 1t now comes
to light that Lyman j. Gage, the next
secretary of the treasury, wrote personal
letter to Altgeld asking him to grant the
pardon.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25

The Kansas state senate has by strict
party vote passed an iniatiye and refer
endum resolution submitting a PROPOSE
ton changing the constitution so as to
include that proposition to a vote OF the
people.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-04

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-04
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re-
hectOr January q, 1897,
Publication Notice.

In the district court of Dickinson county
state Of Kansas
w. Crosby, plaintiff,
VS..
Margaret Gormly, ct al, defendants.
State of Kansas to Aqulla Rankin; Sarah
Ann Rankin; and Sumner r. Clarke, as
executor of the last will and testament
of Charles $. Clarke, deceased, greeting:
YOU and each Of you, will take notice that
you have been sued in the district court OF
Dickinson county, state Of Kansas, and that
you must answer the petition In said cause
on or before the 4th day of March, 1891, or
said petition will be taken as true and a
Judgment rendered In said action against
you for the foreclosure OF certain trust
deed, executed by Margaret Gormly upon
the LIST day December, 1885, on the following
described real estate, towit,
The north half of the northwest quarter of
section number two ~, In township number
sixteen Q6 south, Of range number one %
east OF the Sixth principal meridian In the
county OF Dickinson, State OF Kansas, and
for the sale Of said premises to pay the debt
secured by said trust deed and costs OF suit,
and forever barring and foreclosng said de-
PENDANTS and each of them, OF and from all
right, title, estate, interest, property or
equity OF retention In or to said premises,
or any part thereof
FULLER 4 WHITCOMB,
Attest ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff.
seal
G. II. SMITH.
Clerk
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First published in the Abilene Weekly Re-
ilector January 81, 1871
Publication Notice.

In the district court Of Dickinson county,
State Of Kansas.
W. H. Morton, plaintiff,
VS..
John Como, ct all defendants.
State of Kansas to John Como Lucie Como;
John S. Kelley; Elizabeth NJ. Kelley;
George ], NJ. Porter; Junia G. Porter;
George II. Edwards; Louis B. Johns;
Mary J. Johns; John NJ. Coombs; Dart
mouth Saving, Bank, corporation;
Kountz Brothers; The State Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, a corporation; E. ],
Lobdcl; Parry Manufacturing Company,
corporation; Anderson, Frazier & Com.
pany; o. B. Stanton; John Deere Pillow
Company, corporation; Deere, Mansur
& Company, corporations Simpson,
Hall, Miller & Company; +, A. Hardy;
Ansona Clock Company, corporation;
and Otto Young & Company, greeting;
You, and each Of you, will take notice that
you have been sued In the district court OF
Dickinson county, State OF Kansas, and that
on or before the 5th day Of March, 1897, or
said petition will be taken as true and
Judgment rendered In said action against
YOU for the foreclosure OF a certain trust deed,
executed by John Como and Lucie Como
upon the first day Of July. 1885, on the
following described real estate towit:
Lot number eighteen Qs on Cedar street,
In Augustine 4 Lebold's Subdivision Of
Thompson and McCoy's addition to the city Of
Abilene, In the county Of Dickinson, state Of
Kansas, and for the sale Of said premises to
pay the debt secured by said trust deed and
costs OF suit, and forever barring and fore
closing said defendants, and each Of them, OF
and from all right. title, estate, interest,
property or equity of.redemption In or to said
premises, or any part thereof:
FULLER h WHIro0NB,
Attest: Attorneys for Plaintiff
[sEAL.]
g, H, SMITH,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-04

case NO. 33Bl,
James Miwain, Jr., Anna f. Smith ans
Catherine " B. Boyce, plaintiffs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-04

In the district court of Dickinson county
state Of Kansas.
I.V. Crosby, plaintiff
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-04
CHAPTER XIV.

JOE HIGGINS DBcouRRs ON THE ApvAN-
rAaEs OF NOT WORKING 100 HARD.
For an hour Alec logged along, up
hill and down, only the ricket rattle
Of the we'll worn light wagon breaking
The moDctOy. BE pawed several farm.
ers In rmilar rigs 70 bic own nd In
stinstivsly fell y comparing hinssH
~, then- Asoedy ,, . ~ vsab y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-04
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re-
Hector, January IA, A. D. 1891
SHERlfF'S SALE,

Case No. 3486.
Ellen M. Russell, plaintiff.
Henry Burns Mary Burns, Howard M. Lank,
Anna B. Lank, Robert ]. Lank, Sarah
J. Lank, The Crippen, Lawrence Invest
ment Company, and Globe Investment
Company, defendants.
Under and by virture of an order Of sale
Issued by the clerk of the district court of
the Sth judicial district, within and for Dick
ins0n county, state of Kansas, In the above
entitled case, and to me directed and deliv-
cred, will on
Monday, February 10, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. M, OF said day at the front
door OF the court house In the city of Abb
lene, Dickinson county, state OF Kansas,
without appraisement, sell to the highest
bidder for cash In hand the following de-
scribed real estate towit:
Lot four (A Of section twenty-four (2D and
lot number three (0, In section number
twenty-five (2I, all in township thirteen Q1
south of range one Q) east of the Sixth prin-
cpal meridian in Dickinson county, state of
Kansas
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment Of the court in said cause
recited In said order of sale.
Witness my hand this 18th day of January
1897.
NIB. ROBSON,
Sheriff Of Dickinson County, Kansas.
STAMBAUGH 4 llURD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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First published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
fector, December 81, 1861
SHERIFF'S SALE.


Case No. 1851.
James Miwain, Jr., Anna f. Smith ans
Catherine V. B. Boyce, plaintiffs.
VS..
John E. Bonebrake; Elvira A Bonebrake
J. 3. Bonebrake Hardware Company, a
corporation organized and existing under
the laws Of the state OF Kansas; Abilene
Investment Company, a corporation Or
ganized under the laws of the state Of
Kansas; II. W. Guernsey; ]. r. Burton
Carrie Burton; The American Invest
ment and Loan Company, corporation
organized and existing under the laws Of
the state OF Kansas; Elvina N. Decleer;
The Berry and Prendergast Land Com
pany, corporation; Timothy B. Sweet,
trustee, and Elvina M. Decker defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale is
sued, by the clerk Of the district court Of
the Eighth Judicial DISTRICT within and for
Dickinson county, state OF Kansas, In the
above entitled case and To me directed and
delivered, will, on
Monday, February 9Th, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. m. OF said day, at the front
door Of the court house in the city of Abilene
Dickinson county, state of Kansas without
appraisement, sell to the highest bidder for
cash in hand the following real estate, TO-
wit:
Lots number three (N, four (4), five CS, six
(6l and seven IN In BOnebrake's subdivision
OF lots number nine t@ eleven 1l, thirteen
49, fifteen Q6) and seventeen az In Thomp-
son & McCoys addition to the city Of Abb
lene In Dickinson county, state Of Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the judgment of the court In said cause
reclted In said order of sale.
Witness my hand this 9th day of January,
A. D. 1897.
NIB. ROBSON,
Sheriff of Dickinson County, Kansas
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| First published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
nector, Dec. II, A. d. 1851
SHERIt'F'S SALE.
Case No. 35i3.
Martha Upperman, plaintiff.
VS..
John s, German; Margaret Z. German; Mar
garet E. Gorman guardian OF Charles
Boles, minor heir Of George Boles, deceas-
ed, defendants.
Under and by virtue OF an order Of sale is
sued by the clerk OF the district court of the
sth judicial district within and for Dickinson
county, State OF Kansas, In the above en-
titled case, and to me directed and delivered.
! will, on
Monday, February 9th, A. D. 1897.
at 10 o'clock a. m. Of said day at the front
door OF the court house In the city of Abb
lene, Dickinson county, State OF Kansas.
without apprasement, sell to the highest
bidder for cash In hand the following des.
cribed real estate tOwit:
The northwest quarter % OF section eight
a. In township thirteen ga south of range
four ~ east OF the Sixth principal meridian.
In Dickinson county, state Of Kansas,
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the judgment Of the court In said cause
reclted In said order Of SALE
Witness my hand this 9Th day Of Janu- 4
AIRY, 1851.
NIB. ROBSON.
oner1m OF Dicktns0n county, Kansas.
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their people the advisability of moving
into the Yakima valley.
This action has not been taken on the
spur of the moment. About year ago
Mr.. Olney, who is member of the Yak.
ina Commercial club, stated to that body
that he contemplated a trip east fnh in
tended to do what he could for Yakima
while away, and committee was ap-
pointed to confer with him on the sub
ject. Upon his return last fall he report
ed what he had done. He had given n
lecture on Yakima before the Board Of
Trade of Worcester and by req uest re-
peated it to the people OF West Boyston,
who became very much interested in the
matter. From that time the idea has
| been kept fresh in their minds 10y Mr..
Olney and Mr.. A. :. Dam, through whose
Influence Mr.. Oney himself came west :,
until now a delegation is actually on its
way here to make a personal inspection
under very favorable conditions. They
are already so favorablv impressed that
they declined an invitation to visit Cali
fornia with all their expenses paid and
chose the present p an which leaves them
to pay most of their own expenses.
Our readers will remember that Boston
is building large reservoir covering the
homes OF these people, which have been
bought outright and which will be under
water his fall. This means that they
must move soon and it also means that
they have money enough to enable them
to locate comfortably and add much to
the wealth of the neighborhood which
they choose rs their new home. This
large reservoir will cost Boston more than
$40 100000 and will require several years
to build, and as it creeps further and fur,
ther up the valley, successive delegations
of homeseekers must follow in the wake
of those who are just about to start.
These number about 400 people and will
be only the vanguard of those to come
later on.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-26

Mr.. Plumb has also sent the following
letter to every school board in the county
ITO the Boards OF Directors and
Teachers:
AS the time for making contracts to
teach is at hand, desire to call Your at.
tention to the following provisions of the
School Code on that subject
l. "A teacher cannot legally contract
to teach school for term extending be-
yond the life of his certificate.
?. No contract with teachers is
valid unless recorded and conntersigned
by the county superintendent
"Teachers' contracts, therefore, should
he made in duplicate and forwarded to
this Office for record. After being coun-
tersigned one copy will he returned to the
teacher and one to the district clerk.
8 Teachers cannot be required to
teach on Saturdays or legal holidays and
no deduction from u teachers time or
salary can he made bv reason OF legal
holiday falling upon school day.
4. The clerks record book must
show record of the action of the board
of directors in hiring a teacher at either a
regular or special meeting of the board
which record is the written order referred
to in Sec. 80 Of the School Code
5. In addition to the report of con.
tract to teach required by Sec. 81, re-
quest each teacher to notify me about
two weeks before the close of each term
the date on which school will close in
order to assist in regulating the visits
from this office.
'if any blanks are required or you de.
sire any information pertaining to school
matters at any time, do not hesitate to
make your wants known and | will en-.
deavor to furnish the desired information.
I'm selecting teachers it is hoped that
school boards will not look entirely to
the price of teacher but to his quaifica-
tons and ability to teach. Five months
good school is far better than seven or
eight months of poor school and you not
only squander the money paid a poor
teacher, but you rob your children OF the
opportunities which they have right to
expect, and surround them with inhu-
ences which may blight their whole fut-
ure. The value Of good teacher is in
estimable; a poor teacher ls dear at any
price. Yours Truly,
F. ii. PLUMB,
County Superintendent"