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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
Star Route Box Delivery.

The Postoffice Department at Wash
ington ID. c., gives notice to the public
that the contracts in effect July /, 1902,
for the performance of mail service on
the star routes in the states and terri
tories hereinafter named provide that,
in addition to carrying the mails to the
various post offices, the carrier will be
required to deliver mail into all boxes
and hang small bags or s.tchels contain
ing mail on cranes or posts that may be
erected along the line of the route, I'M
der the following regulations of the de-
partment:
Any person living on or near the route
and not within the corporate limits of
any town or within eighty rods of any
postofiice, who desires his mail deposited
at given point on the line of the route
by the carrier may provide and erect a
suitable box or crane on the roadside,
located in such manner as to be reached
as conveniently as practicable by the car
rier without dismounting from the vehi-
Gle or horse, and such person shall file
with the postmaster at the postoffice to
which his mail is addressed (which shall
be one of the two post offices on the
route on either side of and next to the
box or cranel a request in writing for the
delivery of his mail to the carrier for de-
post at the designated point, al the risk
OF the addressee. The small bag above
described, as well as the box or crane,
must be provided by the person for
whose use it is intended without ex-
pense to the department.
1t shall be the duty of the postmaster
at every such postoffice, upon a written
order from any person living on or near
the route, to deliver to the mail carrier
for that route any mail matter-placing
in the respective satchels, where such
are used, the mail for the persons to
whom such satchels belong-with in
structions as to the proper mail box or
crane at which said mail matter shall be
deposited but registered mail shall not
be SO delivered unless expressly request
ed by the addressee in his written order.
No mail so delivered to the carrier shall
be carried past another postoffiee on the
route before being deposited into a mail
box or hung on crane or post.
The carrier on the route will be re-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
MERRILL'S BODY FOUND
IN THE WOODS
Probably Murdered in Cold Blood BY
Tracy--NO Indications
of a Duel.

Tracy did not lie when he stated that
he had killed bis pal, Dave Merrill, in
the woods near Chehalis.- The body was
found by Mrs. Mary Wagner and her
12-year-old son, OF Napavine, Monday
afternoon. A bullet hole is plainly WIS.,
ible in the back of the corpse and also
one through the wrist, and it is believed
there is also another in the neck Three
5000 Winchester shells were found, one
behind cedar tree near the roadside
and two close to the corpse, leading to
the belief that Tracy fired on his partner
first from ambush and then finished the
work at close range, and that his story
of fighting duel and giving the other
man chance for his life is untrue. Mrs.
Wagner will claim the reward of 1880.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15

quired to receive from any postmaster
on the route any mail matter or private
mail satchel that may be entrusted tC
him outside of the usual mail bag, and
mail satchel to and deposit it into the
proper mail box or hang it on the prop
er mail crane on the line of the route
for this purpose; such service by the
carrier to be without charge to the adj
dressee.
The mail carriers must be of good
character and OF sufficient intelligence
to properly handle and deposit the mail
along the route.
The department does not prescribe
any particular design OF box or satchel
to be us, d for this service, but the per-
son providing either should see that it
is of such character as to afford ample
protection to his mail If there is a
lock attached to the box, a key is not to
be held by the carrier, as he is expected
to deposit the mail without the necessity
of unlocking the box. The box or crane
should be so located on the roadside that
the carrier can deposit the mail without
leaving his vehicle or horse, and yet not
where it will obstruct public travel.
The carrier is not required to collect
mail from the boxes, but there is no
objection to his doing so if it does not
interfere with his making the schedule
time. The law provides that every ear
rier of the mail shall receive any mail
matter presented to him ii properly pre-
paid by stamps, and deliver the same
for mailing at the next postoffice at
which he arrives, but that no fees shall
be allowed him therefor
The box delivery above described is
required by the contracts effective July
|, 1902, on all the star routes with lew
exceptions in Arkansas, Louisiana,
Texas, Indian Territory, oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North
Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California,
Alaska and Hawaii.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
On the Move.

II. B. Scudder & Co., the real estate
men, have moved into the lower floor of
the new Pickett block on the corner OF
Second and A streets. Their new quar-
tiers have been specially planned for
them and are as handsome as could be
desired.
The millinery firm of Spinning& Shear
er has moved from the Connolly store
room on First street TO the Bissell build
ing on North Second street opposite the
court house. The building vacated by
them will be remodelled for a photo gal
lery for +. W. Beck.
Merwin 4 Hazel, the painters, will
occupy the room recentlv vacated by the
HERALD on South Second street, and use
it for carriage work.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15

Homer l.. Brown, the electrician in
the employ OF the Christian Co-opera-
tive Telephone association went to
North Yakima, Monday and from there
travelled over the route of the line which
will be built to that point as soon as
material can be secured. Mr.. Brown
secured 40 subscribers for phones, large
ly in and about Zillah. When these
are placed it will make upwards of 100
phones in the system. The Christian
Cooperative Telephone association bids
fair to be one of the foremost enterprises
in the valley.-Sunnyside Sun.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
Beeks.

Jacob Beeks, the father of West Beeks
and Mrs. Butler OF Yakima City, after
an illness Of one month, passed away at
st. Elizabeth's hospital on Monday.
His body was taken to Goldendale for
interment. Mr.. Beeks was a pioneer
resident of this section of the country
and lived to reach the three score and
ten mark. The immediate cause OF his
death was from the effects OF bloodpois-
oning. While up in the mountains
some time ago he got his foot scratched
in some way by the bramble. He did
not give it any attention as it appeared
to be of no consequence. In the course
of a few days it began to spread TO other
parts OF his body and was soon beyond
the control of medical aid. Mr. Beeks
had large number OF friends in Yak
lima and Khckitat counties.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
Express office Moved.

The n. p. express business at this
point has been assuming such large pro-
portions lately that it has been found
necessary to remove the office from the
west side of the track to the north end
of the station on the east side. Frank
Collins has been placed as clerk in
charge by Agent Meeks. Mr.. Collins
was for long time an express messen-
ger on an eastern road but obtained a
lay-off to come to North Yakima to visit
his sister, Mrs j. Z. Fisher, and liking
the country so well has concluded to re-
main.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
DISTRICT NUMBER I.
Mrs. Ella Stairs and Superintendent
JOlley'S Salaries RaiSed--
New Teachers Elected.

The school board met on Monday
night at the High School building and
transacted the following business
1t was moved and carried to renew
the $500 fire insurance policy on the
old Columbia building as the same
would have lapsed for non-payment on
the 2lst inst. Prof. Barge, president of
the board, was then requested to inves-
tigate as to whether or not the old
church on Second street, north, could be
fitted up and used as school house. If
this is possible it will save the district
from building a new school house.
The following bills were audited and
allowed:
A. r. Jolley, supplies. ,.$ > 80
A f. Larson, lumber ......... 6 80
f. q. Peck, taking census and ma
king annual report. ..... 20 IS
Yakima Washingtonian for print
ing notlces. ...................- / ~
1t was moved by Director Cannon
that the salary of Mrs. Ella Stair be
raised from 500 to 500 per month.
There was brief silence, and no one
seconded the motion. The clerk was in
structed to call the roll. Directors Barge
and Cannon voted aye; Nichols, no.
Mrs. Stair was then duly declared
elected and her salary raised to 500 a
month for the ensuing year. Mr.. Mich
OILS wished to have his reasons for his
action in the matter placed before the
public as follows:
First-For the reasons that receipts of
this school district as shown by state
ments rendered and careful ex-
animation of all resources of revenue
will not permit any general raising of
salaries as seems to be contemplated.
Second-That the raising of the wages
of one teacher $25 month IN two sue
cessive years is unjust and inequitable
to others equally deserving.
Third relieve that 500 per month,
the present rate of wages for this posi-
ton, will secure an equally competent
and capable teacher for the duties of
thie plliicipaioliip anu olc just as, IL Hoi
more acceptable, to the taxpayers of
the district.
Mr.. Nichols maintained his stand in
regard to the raising of salaries. Supt
Jolley's salary was then raised to $500
per year and Prof. Plumbs from $50 TO
500 per month. 1t is now the belief
that Prof. Plumb will remain with the
Yakima schools, which news will be
very satisfactory to the people. Miss
May will also stay for the next year, al
though it was rumored that in all prob
ability she would resign.
There were three new teachers elect
ed, all of whom come highly recommen-
ded and will unquestionably give the
best satisfaction. They We're Miss Char
lotte Prendergast of Walla Walla, Wash.
Miss Ella l.. Rowland of Iowa, and Miss
Patterson of Oregon.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
DEATHS.
Sitton.

n. X. Sitton, pioneer OF 1S43, died at
his home three miles west of McMinn-
vile, Oregon, this Tuesday, morning,
after lingering illness of several years.
Uncle Doc Sitton, as he was Familiarity
called, was one of the best known pio-
neers in that state. He is the father OF
Sheriff Sitton of North Yamhill, Ore
gon, and Harry Sitton OF North Yakima,
Wash.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
A Coal Claim

A coal mine location discovered at the
head of Dumping lake and incorporated
by f. X. Current, c. G. Fletcher, G. NJ.
Hauser and p. II. Stockand will be
worked on this summer. p. II. Stock
and filed the papers with County Clerk
A Hon
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
Reception to New Minister.

Mr.. A. G. Vale, the minister of the
Christian church who recently came
Wash, was rendered reception last
evening by the congregation, in the
Christian church. Light refreshments
were served.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
A Big Sale of Hons.

\. Is. Weed has contracted to LIEN
thai Bros. 40. 900 pounds of this years
hops at 20 cents. This is the biggest
price paid for hops in this county this
year. Seven cents will be advanced for
picking purposes.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
Stiverson.

Died, on Tuesday, July Is, 1902,
Frances v, daughter OF Elder and Mrs.
j. q. Stiverson, aged months. The
funeral will take place on Wednesday at
> O'Clock p. m, from the Brethren
church on Ahtanum avenue.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Robert Frayne and Miss Rose D. Varco,
both of this city.
William Meister and Hilda Laubach,
of this city.
Edwin M. Smithers and Miss Ella D.
Heck man, of this city.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-07-15

Consult with w. A. Erwin about the
investment policy of the New York Life.
The quality of Yakima Best and Puri-
tan flour is now greatly improved, both
selling at one price. 22-tf.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24


though. Smart styles from the very
headquarters of Styledom and very
little prices. 80, $3.50 and 81.
Special for nert Saturday and
Monday. Ladies' Trimmed Hats, in
velvet, felt, etc.; values up to %, at w
and S3 each.
Mems Clothing.
Mems SIS Elack Unfinished Worsted
Suits at $40 in round cut, single-breast-
ed coats as we'll as double breasted.
This is really the best Clothing bargain
we have ever heard Of; out its only one
of many that you can have choice OF
here.
Same way with the Boys Knee
Pant Suits. Good clothes for boys
clothes that will stand the hard knocks
of school or play.
Ladies' and Misses MAPS.
Some very handsome styles in
Ladies' Black Silk Monte Carlo Coats
are just in, $40 and s18.
Ladies' Atwood Kersey Box Coats
in Castor or Black, IS.
Infants Long Cloaks, in Cream
Cashmere and Bedford cord, 81 to 50 90.
Misses New Style Monte Carlo and.
Long Goats, in Tans, Reds, Casters, etc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

Thursday Of next week. the Hon
James b. Frazier. the Democratic
nominee for Governor. will spea< IN
the Opera House at Columbia. Both
as a courtesy to the next Governor.
and as a favor to themselves. the
people Of Maury county should give
him the compliment of their presence.
He is indeed and in truth a man
worth hearing. be has fine presence.
a good voice. an easy. graceful de-
livery. and a remarkably flow OF de-
lightful eIoquence. He Is. all In all.
one of the most charming if not the
most charming speaker among the
public men in Tennessee. He is low
able man. handsome. brainy. strong
and clean. When you have heard him
once. you will always be glad OF an
opportunity to hear him again. And
he is.going to be a Governor who Will
honor the office. There will be moth
ing cheap, questionable or crooked
about his administration. He is a
II an of high ideals, noble purposes and
inoorru ptible character. He will give
honor to the State as its chief execu-
tive. Such man is worth hearing.
Indeed we owe it to ourselves not to
neglect such an opportunity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

Whitney. the young Nashville crooF,
whose neck will soon be broken by the
law, is an orphan boy. He had no
prediction for work, and devoted and
indulgent sister gave him free board
and good clothes. Free board, good
clothes. idleness and bad associate,
have..led him to the shadow OF the
gallows. Many boy has been loved
to death. The mistaken kindness OF
mothers and sisters has been the ruin
of many g one. ''An idle brain is the
devils work shop Boys who won t
60 to school and study, and won't
work, ought to be made to go ragged
and hungry. And when he becomes a
full grown manor few years before.
the law ought to take hold of him and
compel him to work. 1t would save
many a man from the penltentiary and
the gallows, and many a soul from
hell.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

Emmerson Etheridge is dead. He
died at Dresden, Tenn, Wednesday,
aged SO years. In his day he was one OF
the ablest political debaters in the state.
He was contemporary with VIM. G.
Brownlow, Horace Maynard, John H.
Savage, Isham G. H.rris and j. d. G.
Adkins in their palmy days, and held
his own with the best of them. He was
Of the forensic and fierce kind some
times becoming coarse and brutal in his
denunciatlon Of men and measures.
He was goddess man himself, and
scoffed at the religious faith OF others.
His old age therefore was hopeless. cold
and cheerless. The plaudits OF men
and the honors of life had turned to
ashes upon his lips and his life went out
in darkness.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24
BRAIN LEAKS.

The man who is always whistllng
is never whining.
Carelessness is often mistaken for
absent mindedness.
There is nothing as heavy as a heart
without hope.
It's an awfully bad neighbor that
has no good qualities.
When it is your own fault, don t
grumble. Cure the fault.
Tell the truth, but remember that
it is not always necessary to tell the
truth.
Some big men would SHRINK to moth
ingness if deprived of their pocket
books.
Men who can least afford it are the
men called upon most often to make
sacrifices.
A ballot in the box is worth to OBJ
iections after the new administration
takes hold.
Some men fail to distinguish between
making reputation and building a
character.
You waste time talking agnositicism
to the mother who weeps over the
bier of her babe.
The man who makes opportunities
is the man who usually has chance
to grasp opportunities.
The man who votes without thinking
is usually the man who fails to vote
for his wife and children.
The shortest prayers bring the
quickest answers, because they leave
more time for the petitioner to work.
People who look for good private
monopolies would achieve quicker
results by trying to wash charcoal
white.
A great many people will not learn
the difference between sanctity and
moral dyspepsia until after it is too
late for them to profit by their knowl-
edge. Will M. Maupin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

II all police officers and public Off
cials, high and low. were as free from
prejudice and malice ana as conscien-
tious and earnest in the discharge OF
their sworn duties as John Latta. Co
lumbia's City Marshall, there would
be no slipping of the cogs. An officer
who receives no condemnation save
from law breakers, and then only for
doing his sworn duty, can well afford
to consider the source and ignore it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24
GOOD AND BAD ROADS
Comparison of Cost of Transportation
Over Various Sorts.

An argument for good roads has
been made by an engineer, who has
estimated the cost of transporting
goods over the highways. He tiguers
that the cost of moving one ton by
horse power over one mile OF dry
sandy road is 81 cents; over wet sand,
SO cents; over ruts and mud, ~ cents !;
over broken stone ana ruts. 26 cents |;
over an earth road that is dry and
hard. 1S cents: over a broken stone
road in good condition. 8 cents; over
a compact gravel road, 8. 8 cents; over
stove paving, 5.B3 cents; over asphalt,
~ cents 1t Is argued that many
millions of dollars would be saved and
many tons of merchandise would be
available In the markets, if the roads
were such that transportation by
wagon would cost not more than cents
a mile.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

strikes and strifes that paralize busl-
ness and threaten revolution in this
country. He must be destroyed root
and branch. And if the ballots OF the
people cannot do il a revolution OF the
populace will For the pertuity OF our
for the good Of the country
for the happiness of the people, at
whatever cost, the Trust must 20.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

All that he has any right or power or
authority to do Is TO obey the law him.
self. The law does the requiring.
1t requires certain duties Of the Clerk,
the proper performance Of which
places certain requirements upon
others And the Clerk-nOr any other
ofieial-has any right TO add to or
take from the requirements made by
law
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

It is two years yet until Senate r
Bates successor, will be chosen, and
there is no telling what may happen
in this country in two years. But it
is tolerably certain that if his health
remains good, and the venerable SOL
der statesman asks to succeed himself,
the people Of Tennessee will grant his
request.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24
A WORD TO PARENTS.

We devote considerable space in
another column to the criminal record
of young Claude O'Brien. the con-
fessed murderer. We do not do this
to exploit the character or crimes Of
this degenerate youth: but rather TO
point the public to the inevitable end
of such a life. The Herald believes
that parents are largely responsible for
the characters and destiny of their
children and we belieye-to put it
plainly-that large majority of
parents fall short in their duty to-
wards their children. They love and
feed and clothe them; they admonish.
pray for and plead with them; but
they don't control them. And in
many instances it would be less cruel
to permit boy to starve or freeze to
death, locked in a room at home,
than to roam the streets at night
and do as he pleases.
Claude O'Brien was the leader at is
OF Young gang of criminals-thieyes
and burglars. There were six in his
gang. OF these one was killed while
burglarizing house, Another is
serving five years term in the peni-
Tertiary for a like offense; two are
unaccounted FOR. but the last known
of them were leading lawless lives.
One of the six repented and reformed.
The leader is doomed to die on the
gallows. And to such an end five
times out of six, will such lives lead.
How much better had it been if
Claude O'Brien's mother, now
broken hearted and weeping her life
away, finding she could not control
him by love and kindness and or
binary correction; finding heroic
remedies necessary. how much better
had it been if she had barred the
door and windows to his room and
Kept him q prisoner until she had
absolutely conquered him and COM
PEELED him to obey her.
We do not believe much in public
houses of correction for young boys.
They are only gooa-if good at all
as a denier resort. The parent can
do better by the individual child;
and there are few-very few-'chil-
dren, born 80 degenerate, but the
parent can control them if the parent
will. If the parents themselves are
right and will live right, and will
start early enough and try hard
enough, nine times out of ten-ninety-
nine times out of hundred, they can
mold child's character pretty much
as they will.
There are boys in this town-boys
of good parents and respectable pa
rents. just as certainly headed towards
the penitentary, the gallows and hell,
as Claude O'Brien was when he first
cut loose from his mothers apron
strings. Their danger lies in being
too mucD lOVou, luuulSou onu Ao6
lected, and too little controlled. II
their parents do not imprlson them,
the law will. Their parents can do
it and make men of them. II the law
does 1t they will be criminals for life.
Claude O'Brien's short, eventful,
deeply disgracetul life, is an object
lesson it would be well for all the
parents Of Columbia to heed-and
some have no time to lose before begin
ming the most heroic measures.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

Overcontidence is dangerous thing
IN politics, and the Democratic party
appears to have superabundance OF
confidence this year. There IS not to
say any danger In this county. or SEN
atorial or congressional districts, but
unless the Democrats wake up be-
tween now and the fourth day OF next
month, their majoritles may be dlsap-
pointing. The Republicans are quiet,
though none the less active. We
doubt if they can harmonic the differ
ences between the lilly whites and
clamp blacks" and "black- and-tans, =
but they will be found trying. 80
democrats should wake up and begin
to talk election some, and create some
interest, : "lest we forget.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

A Washington dispatch says the
Treasury Department has detected a
counterfeit $40 note Of the series OF
1901. and advises us to "look closely
at a bill. That is easier SAID than
done. How is fellow to look closely
at thing entirely out Of his sight.