The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-05-20
PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT
WILL Be HERE MONDAY
North Yakima to be HOn0red for the
First time in Her History nv
Nations Executive.

I've breshed that swailertail o. mine
Until it looks like new;
I've slickeued up my Sunday boots
Jes' like a dude 'ud do;
I've went and got my derby hat
From ut The storage chest;
Yer Uncle Sis agoin' to shine
When fehdS hits the west.
I'm gon' to drop in at the store
An buy dime SeesHr,
An light II with CrHckin match
That's scra chct on feddv's car
Yer Uncle 81 fer jest one uay
Is goiu' to look his best,
An be n credit To the town
When Teddy hits the west
While the cities of Seattle and Tacoma
are wrangling with each other as to when
and at what place the president and party
pass from the entertaining hands OF the
latter into the care OF Seattle's courtesies,
North Yakima, under the supervision of
ability, is making preparations to extend
proper appreciation of his visit and pay
due respect to the nations chief execu-
tive.
The county of Yakima and town of
North Yakima together have appropri-
ated $3.50 with which to defray the ex-
penses necessarily arising from sources
that are to afford not alone pleasure to a
large and enthusiastic populace, but also
make an impression upon the distin-
guished visitors.
Visiting bands will be here from
the neighboring towns, decorations of an
elaborate order are to bedeck the bust
ness portions of the city, a grandstand
now being erected on Matches avenue
will be shrouded in the stars and stripes
and other emblems symbolical of Ameri-
can liberty from which Mr.. Roosevelt
dent will be driven for short distance
about the city, and riding in the carriage
/ with him will i,<f1 asrossman Wesley
l.. Jones and Mayor jack Shaw. Mayor
Shaw is said to have saved up several
good jokes which it is his intention to
tell the president. Congressman Jones
is now figuring out by what majority
President Roosevelt will carry the county
over Grover Cleveland in 1904, and there
is every reason to believe that the presi-
dent will be highly entertained during
! his short visit in the city.
The president and party will be pre-
scented with several boxes OF Yakima s
choicest apples. The Yakima County
Horticultural Union has taken the mat.
ter in hand and are now busy searching
for the handsomest varieties to be found
l.. B. Kinyon has been delegated to pre-
pare and pack the apples and he desires
any who have few extra choice to leave
them at his place GU Mob Hill. The APP.
pies will be wrapped separately in paper
wrappers on which will be printed the
following: yakima Valley Apples,
Grown by Irrigation. Presented by
Yakima County Horticultural Union"
1t is safe to assume that when the presi.
dents train is speeding along through
the blizzard swept prairies of the Dako.
tas, gazing out tightly closed windows
upon barren and bleak country the oc-
cupants will point with pride to the
beautiful valley OF the Yakima, left be.
hind on the banks OF winding river in
the Evergreen" state.
Those boxes of choice apples will
doubtless strike tender chords in the
hearts of all and be the cause of many
surprising expressions concerning the
wonderful results of irrigation.