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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28

Kelso & Foster, n. 2. land agents here,
this week sold four and half sections
of land in the Horse Heaven country to
C. w. Moore and W. Elrod. This land
lies to the eastern end of the district
and is good wheat land. The price paid
was ~ per acre. This deal practically
closes out all the best wheat land in
Horse Heaven, and those who are
anxious to get in there now must buy
from second hands at an advanced price.
The Oregon parties who recently pur-
chased thirty-two sections of land in
that district have been offered dollar
an acre for their bargain, but they have
refused it. The plan is to sell the land
in small lots to intending farmers.
A petition is being circulated by the
cyclers of this city with the view of
asking council to impose fine of 81 on
all wheelmen, the sum realized to be
used exclusively in building cycle paths.
The petition will be presented to council
at the next meeting, and they will be
asked to take action on the matter.
There are some 500 wheelmen in this
place, and by creating license fund a
sufficient amount could be raised to
build paths all over the city in the next
two or three years. Paths of this char
acter are needed here for the benefit of
the wheelmen, who bear proportionate
share of the taxes, and are allowed few
rights on the highways.
A one-legged man was up before JUS
tice Taggard today on the charge of
obtaining money under false pretense.
1t is alleged that he passed around a
paper, asking for aims, on which were
written the names Of prominent citizens
as an inducement to get others to con-
tribute to him. These names, it is
alleged, were unauthorized. The party
is undeserving, even though he is unable
to work. Instead of using the money
contributed for his benefit he blows it
in, and since coming here has been in
toxicated number of times. A state
case has been made out against him.
and he. was bound over for court.
There is no quarantine now being held
over the Caldwell block. 1t is perfectly
safe to go about the building. No cases
have developed from that of the young
man, Jeffries, who was taken to the pest
house. There has really been no quar-
antine about the building other than of
mild precautionary way as the doctors
did not think it necessary. People liv-
ing in the flats are coming and going at
will, and as the place where Jeffries was
has been fumigated no fears may be
entertained. All the patients at the
pest house are recovering, and in a few
days it is expected that the patients will
all be turned off and the city declared
rid of the disease.
"1SSS" Hams at Greene Mercantile
Co.'S. Once having tried them you will
use no other. 7-tf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
STAR CLOTHING HOUSE
|. H. DILLS & co.

little hay on the other side of the river.
Mr.. Banter hauled two loads from near
North Yakima last week on account OF
the bridge having plank removed, as it
had become unsafe. Mr.. Franzen's
oldest children are walking to and from
school and several families are waiting
patiently to cross for their mail
Mr. Groshen has sowed broadcast fifty
acres OF onions. Messrs. Skeletons have
10 acres drilled in, also Mr.. Van Horn
two acres, Mr.. Campbell three acres, and
Mr.. Dudley five acres. Mr.. Groshen
has somewhere in the neighborhood OF
twelve hundred acres leased, which will
be put into potatoes, melons and beans,
besides the onions above mentioned.
Monday morning was ushered in
bright and beautiful and for those who
were up early enough and had their eyes
open to the beauties of nature a most
beautiful sight was before them. A gen
uine mirage. Houses that could hardly
be seen ordinarily were some fifteen or
twenty feet high and double chat is one
bottom upwards on the other and APP
parently hanging in mid air. The Sim
coe was also very plain.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
ONIONVILLE.

Mr.. Groshen is moving his family
down from town this week.
Farmers could ask for no better wealth
er than they have had this spring, very
little wind and plenty Of moisture.
New families are coming on the res
ervation continually. They are well
come and we hope they will all find us
good neighbors and be as contented as
the rest OF us.
There is movement on foot for a
school at Simcoe. Mr.. Crook and Mr.
Iellison took the list OF children and
reported forty. All residents shoud give
it their support as there will probably
always be children enough here for a
good school.
Everyone is anxious for the Simcoe
bridge to be repaired, a. some have a
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
NILE

The Nile school, with T. w Johnston
as teacher, has just closed term OF five
months with an entertainment given by
the pupils consisting OF songs and
speeches and dialogues, in which each
delivered his or her part with such credit
that the names deserve mention here.
Those who took part We're: Edward,
John, William and May Stevens; John,
Bessie and Charley Beck; Estella and
Mary Markle; Nora, Frank and Archy
Lindsy. The entertainment closed with
an address by James Beck and some
farewell remarks by the teacher, who
leaves US with a recommendation given
by the directors and patrons Of the
school expressing their appreciation OF
his good conduct and services while with
Us. May prosperity follow him.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
WENAS.

Perry Cleman is shearing his sheep.
Irrigation is the order Of the day on
the Wenas.
James Monroe and Miss Josie Blair of
Selah were Wenas visitors Sunday.
The smallpox patients are all able to
be around No new cases are reported.
Merritt Longmire is the possessor Of a
375-lb. capacity Sharples tubular sepa-
rator.
Charles J. Purdin has recently pur-
chased five nice mich cows from Mr..
Harrison OF Selah.
Thomas Kelly is busy fencing his $50
acre pasture recently purchased from
the Northern Pacific.
John Cleman is busy enclosing his
farm with 60-inch wire netting fence, at
II cost of about $400 mile.
Mrs. Willis Purdin and baby and Mrs.
Edith Purdin, while out driving last
week were the victims Of a bad runaway
accident. One of the lines became
caught under the shaft and Mrs. Edith
Purdin alighted to fix it, when the horse
became frightened and dashed up the
mountain side, throwing Mrs. Purdin
and the baby out of the buggy, which
passed over the former, who fortunately
escaped with only few bruises. The
buggy was badly wrecked.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
SCHOOL SECTION.

Mrs. Larson, who has been quite i'll,
is improving.
John Dorset lost very valuable COW
Wednesday from alfalfa bloat.
Mrs. II. Saunders, wife OF the photo
grapher, is very i'll with nervous pros
tration.
Prof. Richardson, who has leased land
on the reservation, viii move his familS
there this week.
Miss Maud Phifer gave a party to a
few friends on Saturday evening last. \
nice time is reported.
The school section snow favored with
services every Sunday evening, at the
school house.
Wanted-IIides and Furs at Coffin
Bros. Highest prices paid. 2-tf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
$27 STEEL RANGE So
Elegant Line. Few Equal None Excel
advantage Of this Unheard of Offer.
SUNNYSIDE.

SUNNYSIDE.
F. II. Mccoy has his real estate office
over John Cady's harness shop.
Work is being pushed on the ditch
near this place and water has been
turned in.
DR.. w. B. Propst expects to arrive
here April LIST with his family and
household goods.
Large quantities of lumber are being
hauled from Mabton station to this part
of the valley.
Work on the Federation church is pro-
crossing nicely under the management
of George Reese.
! Grandma Larkins is still on the sick
list at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
w. r. Brown.
Rev. ]. S. Budlong came down on
Wednesday to conduct the funeral SER
vice of Mrs. Luithlen.
Mr.. Holloway has frames up for his
two new buildings, which will be great
addition to our town. We will soon
have Mr.. Holloway and his family
among us.
DIR. Harvey and Louis Clifton are
hauling lumber for their new houses
this week. DR.. Jones expects to build
and to remodel his farm house in the
near future,
Mrs. Luithlen died at her home Mon
day after an illness of only one day.
Her death was great shock to the en-
tire community. DR.. and Mrs. Walsh
are thus doubly bereaved, having lost
their father ten days before.
Mr.. Williams and his family arrived
here ON Saturday from Mt. Morris, Ill.
He brought some fine blooded stock,
consisting of two stations, a span of
mares, fine Jersey COW and other stock.
Mr.. Williams will have charge OF the
Sunnyside hotel. We extend a hearty
welcome to the family.
Mrs. Lyons is receiving an elegant
line of trimmed hats for the spring
trade. The ladies OF Sunnyside will
now have the privilege of making their
purchases of millinery goods from well
selected stock at home. 1926
DR.. Jones had runaway Tuesday.
Mesdames Kline and Fletcher were in
the buggy. By good management the
doctor kept the horse in the street and
when near the corner Mr.. Holloway, the
blacksmith, made a heroic run and
caught the horse by the bit and soon
brought him to stop. Little damage
was done aside from frightening the la
dies.
There is no need of the ladies OF Sun
nyside going to Yakima for their MILL
merry. Mrs. A. H. Lyons can supply
their needs right at home. l2-2t
Photographs-All sizes, latest styles,
best workmanship and lowest prices
A. X. BLACK, Sunnyside. 4-l0t
The Hub has just received a shipment
OF mems, boys and youths clothing
and hats. 15-tf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
You viii Find What You Want in This Column

tou INV Vhoe soo Vohb ~ Sosuihu'
A nice line of all wool 60c suitings for
36c per yard. Coffin Bros. 50
See Keene before you purchase door
plates. lott
A great bargain in shoes, 60c on the
dollar (Fair Store stock. Coffin Bros.*
Leave orders at Keene's for door plates
and numbers from 10c up. loft
Alfalfa seed, timothy seed and clover
seed by the car load at Coffin Bros. SO
Try our restaurant for change. We
are endeavoring to please the eating
public, and we believe we are doing so.
Kline 4 Baker, successors to j. Nj. Muir
chic. 10
Mrs. DIR. Adair. Office over Coffin
Bros. store. Special attention will be
given as heretofore, to diseases of women
and children; also confinement and sur
gical cases. 37-tf
Fresh groceries, flour and feed at low
est consistent prices. Kleis 4 Sinema,
Yakima Avenue. s
Painters, take notice. In lots OF one
dozen you can have them at cost. Fine
paint brushes. COFFIN Bros. IL
One dollar corsets (Fair Store stock
for 45c at Coffin Bros. 81
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
NORTH YAKIMA AND VICINITY

Allen G. Mason OF Tacoma is in the
city today.
w. f. Miller OF the American Paper
Co. is in the city.
c. A. Rhodes OF Everett was bust
ness caller on Wednesday.
R. Moore and B. J. Moore were visit
ors from kiona on Wednesday.
Coffin Bros. have purchased lot on
Yakima avenue, block so, and are con-
templating the erection of a business
house.
Rev. James Thompson of the Presby-
terrain church will address the Anti
saloon league in Christian church Mon
day night.
D. \. Keene has rented the place on
the avenue formerly occupied by NJ.
Probach, the tailor, and will put it to
use in the near future.
At the meeting of the new organiza-
ton of carpenters Saturday night a
board of trustees was elected and a
number of new members were taken in.
The HERALD has received commune
cation from Sunnyside descriptive OF
the valley. AS it came too late for this
week issue it will be published next
week.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
hold a fair in Mason's opera house on
Saturday, April 6. A good program is
being arranged, consisting OF fancy arti-
Giles for sale, and booths of different
kinds.
The paint and fixtures OF the store OF
w. NJ. Metcalf have been purchased by
Michael Schorn, the creditors and prin-
cipals all entering into the transfer. Mr..
Schorn is a wagonmaker and blacksmith
and will use the material in connection
with his business.
Grand Chancellor j. p. Cornett. OF
the Knights of Pythias, returned Satur-
day from trip covering nearly all OF
the Sound cities, at which time he Off.
cially visited the different lodges of that
section. Mr.. Cornett states that Everett
is making elaborate preparations to en-
terrain the grand lodge, which meets in
that city in June.
High Grade UTAH SEEDS. See ad
OF Flour Min Co. 4
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28
Mcconnell
SECOND STREET
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
AHTANUM.

AHTANUM.
Mr.. Shelton left on Frda for visit
to his homestead in Kansas. He was
called there by the serious illness of his
mother.
The term exercises of Woodcock acad-
envy will be given tomorrow evening,
the 29th. They will consist of decla-
nation contest and music.
Miss Cora Strauss gave an elocution
recital at the church last Friday even
ing. She was assisted by the academy
chorus. A large audience enjoyed the
entertainment.
Miss Della Wiley has accepted po-
sition on the Sound for the spring term
and leaves to-day She goes to the
school she taught with such success last
fall. Mrs. Wiley gave farewell party
in honor of Miss Della on Tuesday even
ing.
The smallpox patients at Mr. Vivian $
are recovering. The two children OF
Mrs. Place were the afflicted ones. The
little girl was sick only a few days, but
the baby developed pneumonia and was
very sick. Mr.. Vivian is suffering with
tonsilitis.
The academy basket ball team re-
ceived challenge from the eighth grade
Of North Yakima for game to be
played on April p. 1t is very probable
that the challenge will be accepted and
a team selected from the two home
teams to 60 to town.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-28

Clothing. Suits from $3.50 to $25.
Mothers, don't forget the boy. He likes
to appear in new suit Easter Sunday
We have all the new ideas in boys and
childrens clothing Prices to suit the
purse.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-07
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
WERE HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS
BY ANCIENT GREEKS.
From 3s4 A. u. Until 1896 There Were
No Olympic Games-America Led In
Modern Games with Nine Events TO
Her Credit.

Beginning with 776 B. c., the Greeks
reekoned their time by olympiads, or
periods of four years when the olym-
pic games were held. A sacred truce
lasting for a month put a stop to all
war between the various states at the
time of the games. This enabled ev-
eryone to travel in safety, as none
would dare to offend the terrible god
Zeus. Almost every town in Greece
sent representatives either to compete
or to look on at these contests. and
from the islands along the coast as
well IS from the colonies in Asia. At
RIGA and Western Europe visitors
came for business or pleasure. No
women, except one priestess, were al
lowed to be resent at the contests. All
competitors were obliged to prove that
they were of pure Greek blood and
that they had spent ten motnhs in
preparation for the contests. Then,
II accepted, they were obliged to pass
the thirty days Immediately preceding
the games in training at Olympia IN
der the direction Of the officials. Dur
ing this period the athlete and his
friends made frequent sacrifices and
prayers to the various deitics whom
they thought might assist in giving
him the victory. On the day OF the
games all the competitors were Obliged
to take a solemn oath at the altar of
the god zeus that they would abide by
the rules and would take no unfair
advantage of an opponent. Originally
the games consisted Of but a single
race, the stadium-600 feet; but at the
time OF their greatest glory five days
were consumed in deciding the con
tests. They were then as follows:
Foot races, the pentathlon, horse and
chariot races. boxing, wrestling and
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-07
Some Inscriptions
Members of the
Bar Guilty of this
Crime...

through. and he escaped his well-mer-
tied punishment.
A case that threw a third light upon
the methods of these human vultures
was tried some time ago in one of the
western courts of America. A young
lady typist employed in a fancy goods
firm sued a solicitor of shady repute
for attempting to obtain money from
her by threats. 1t then transpired that
the girl, having got into a scrape
through an unfortunate love affair, had
consulted the lawyer as to the best
means OF getting cut of the trouble.
Instead of giving her the necessary adj
vice. the rogue had proceeded to de-
mand from her the sum of 500, add
ing that. unless the amount were paid
to him within a month, he would pub
lish her story to the whole world. BY
a lucky chance, a friend of the girl who
had accompanied her to the Office hap
pened to overhear the conversation
from the adjoining waiting-room, and.
armed by the presence of this witness,
the plucky girl ~reta.iated upon the vii
famous solicitor by placing him in
the dock shortly afterward. He was
sent to prison for a long term. the
court complimenting the fair prosecu-
trix on the courage she had shown in
bringing the ~scoundrel to the doom he.
deserved. A matchmaking lawyer who
died ome ten years ago in the West
Indies confessed that, while the ordi-
nary exercise OF his profession had
brought him in a little more than a
bare livelihood, he had earned no less
than $780, 900 by the exercise of black
mail.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-07
Blackmail by


Fortunately for the average lawyers
client. Ii is not often the case that a
solicitor so far betrays the confidence
reposed in him as to utilize the in
formation poured into his private ear
for the foul purpose of blackmail. yet
the records of legal malpractices con-
tain a certain number of such cases of
mor or less Nervousness, says Tit
Bits. Not SO many years ago a young
lady residing in a Midland county had
occasion to consult a solicitor regard
ing a rather delicate matter in which
she had been, through no fault of her
own. involved. For obvious reasons
she avoided the practitioner who at
tended TO her family's business, and,
rather rashly. pitched upon the first
gentleman whose d~oorplate caught her
eye.
Her choice proved an unfortunate
one. The lawyer in question was an
unmitigated scoundrel, whose chief
harvest was reaped from ind scriminate
blackmail. and very soon the girl dis
covered this fact to her sorrow. For
a. "ASSA"PH4So oecuhuf Ci, HhfiiS W.
tanned fun details of her position. to-
gether with certain compromising doc
uments, proceeded to obtain from her
various sums under threats of ex-
posture. and ii was not until she had
parted with all her savings and was on
the verge of desperation that she sum-
moned sufficient courage to lay the
whole distressing business before her
father. The latter relative at once took
very active measures to bring the viii
lain to justice, but. owing 20 some
legal te~chnicalities. the Ease fell
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-07

Taking Pictures of Sound u Highly scien'
ti1c Operation

Taking Pictures of Sound q Highly Scienr
tinc Operation
Very much has peer done in the
way of obtaining Photographic records
OF sound, but perhaps the most inn
portant memoir on the practical side
of this question is an article by Ben
jamin F. Sharpe. When an unmixed
tone Is received in a Heimholtz re-
senator, in the wall of which is in
natural pitch of which is not too diff
ferent from the tone.the plate yibrates
to the tone with an amplitude having
an ultimate relation to the energy of
the one. Measurement ofthis amplitude
becomes easy ii the vibrating plate is
made to bear a tiny mirror. which
mirror forms one element of a system
of mirrors constituting a Michelson's
refractometer. So delicate is this
means OF indication that a shifting OF
the mirror half a wave length of light
will cause such a shifting to one side
of the interference bands that each
dark band will take the position pre-
%ON"t ONNHRAC4 Ny II mat
band. With a telescope and micrometer
each band may with proper adjust
ment be subdivdied into 100 parts,
giving a means of recording a shift
equal to as little as n two-hundredth
of q wave length. 1t need scarcely be
said that the rapid shifts thas pro-
duced by a tone can only be observed
by some such device as compromising
the motion with another at right an
giles, when comparison with a tuning
fork and the making Of photographic
records becomes possible, but for de-
tails and for some two dozen of the
records thus obtained We must refer
our readers to Nature. The records
show fork tones. tones of musical in
struments, noises and vocal sounds.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-07

the pancratium. The foot races con-
sisted of the single course. already
mentioned. the double course, the long
race, sometimes t~wenty-four times the
length of the course, and the race In
armor. The pentathlon consisted OF
five events, leaping with dumb bells.
throwing the discus. throwing the
spear, running and wrestling. A victor
was Obliged to win three out of the
five events. The wrestling was not
very different from what we have now
adays: but the boxing was done with
the hands enclosed in strips of leather
on which were fastened pieces OF
metal. This arrangement was calico
a cestus. and you a imagine what a
terrible mass OF blood and bruises
would result from such a contest. One
day was given to the contests of boys,
the Others to the men and youths.
After each contest the victor was CIV
en- a palm branch. At the end of the
games there was a formal presentation
of olive wreaths to all the winners,
then followed feasts and sacrifices al
most without number. When a cham
pion neared home, the whole town or
city came out to meet him. II there
was a wall about the city. a new OPEN
ing was made for the glorious one to
enter through; songs were sung re-
garding him, statues were made of him
and set up in his native town and at
Olympia. Presents of all kinds were
made to him in such numbers and Of
such magnificence that all necessity
of working for the good things OF life
was taken away from him. From the
year 394 A. d., when they were dis
continued by the order of the Emperor
Theodosius, until 1896, there were nc
Olympic games. But In that year,
through the efforts of Baron Pierre de
Coubertin and a committee represent
ing all the nations which take an ac-
tive interest in gymnastic and athletic
exercises. a modern edition of the
Olympic games was held at Athens.
America led the prize winning, with
nine events to her credit. The other
winning countries were France, Eng
land, Greece. Germany, Australia. Hun
gary, Austria, Switzerland and Dem
mark.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-02-07

Sir Thomas J. Lipton's pork corner
In Chicago has increased his popular
ity in England. The details of his OPP
erations are not understood, but there
is a general impression that he has
succeeded in rivaling Chicago specu-
ness of judgment. This achievement
nearly equals in reputation the hon.
ors he has won in New York by COM
peting with yachtsmen and not insult
ing them when they have beaten him
fairly.-London Letter.