The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-07-04
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J. NJ. Baxter returned last week
from Seattle to which place | went on
business and to see my son off for Nome,
he having left that city on Tuesday of
last week. | was in Seattle when the
tragedy of the killing of Meredith took
place and was in the crowd on the street
for short time after the shooting.
got to the outer edge of the mass OF HUI
manity that surged about the scene OF
the shooting and had good chance to
see at first hand how excited people I'M
der such circumstances become. Shouts
of "lvnch him hang hint" and angry
ephithets of all kinds came in mutter
| from those people. No one knows what
impulses control the minds Of that kind
| of people, unless it is that outraged JUS
tice comes like flash to them and
urges them irresistably on. All through
the crowd you could hear the remarks
Of the people that meant lynching had
Perhaps there was, but no one took the
initiative; and Considine was hurried
off to Jail. Seattle has been prosperous
for Il long time Notwithstanding the rep
utation she has Of being the most inn
moral city in the union. And unless
she clarifys the moral atmosphere this
tragedy will do her inestimable harm.
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T.. +. Crocker-The painting business
is dull this season, and there isn't near
the number of men employed in the
work now as there was at this time last
year. This is accounted for from the
fact that there is less building going on
this year than last. This may sound
strange to the average person of the city
who have been under the impression
that there are more building operations
this year than during any previous year,
but it is fact. In connection with this
it may be well to mention the practice
among many of the people putting up
buildings here to employ the itinerant
craftsman, who has no interest in the
city any more than to get enough to pay
their board, sometimes, while here and
then get out. These men are employed,
no doubt because they work cheap, but
it must be remembered that they bring
nothing to the city and seldom buy any
thing while here. 1t would be a good
plan to always encourage home industry.
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City Marshal Boyle-There is an cpl
demic of bicycle stealing in Yakima at
present, and l take this opportunity t,
warn the people who own wheels to be
careful where they leave them. The
stealing is done principally by tramps.
This gentry of the road are tired of rid
ing the break beams and coal cars and
are taking to bicycle riding like Belgian
hare does to alfalfa. Numerous reports
have come in to me about lost wheels
and in the last few weeks number OF
the stolen ones have been recovered and
everybody to do is to use II lock when
they get off their wheel and leave it
standing on the street, or else put it in
some secure place out of reach of the
people who have desire to ride in this
manner without paying for it.
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Harry Williams-I like your climate
very well, but | am homesick there
fore return home to Seattle, where l
have been in business for the last ten
years. In all that time have not TAX
en- a vacation, nor have l been away
from home only as business would call
me, and do you wonder at me getting
homesick. have been here three
weeks for the benefit OF my health and
find that the dry atmosphere OF this
valley has done me world of good
My trouble is OF bronchial nature and
believe the climate here is Just the
thing to help one suffering from it,
Now, over at Seattle there is so much
dampness in the air that those who have
throat trouble must be very careful or
the ailment will become chronic in them.
have had this trouble four years and if
three weeks of Yakima climate does me
good, how much good do you suppose a
year OF the same kind would do. | re-
turn home to look after my business af-
fairs and il do not continue to improve