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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-01
COMMENCEMENT AT wooDcocK.
Program of the Exercises Next Thurs
day Evening-Three Graduates.

The program for the commencement
exercises of Woodcock academy has been
issued, which occur at that institution
on the Ahtanum tomorrow evening. June
2. There are three graduates, who have
completed the course in the following
branches: Misses Ora Grifliths and
Edith L. Day, scientific. and Miss Maud
\. Vivian. English The class motto is
"Ich Diem" The preparatory class con-
siSts of Miss Alice Wise and Messrs.
Ernest Wiley. Clarence Hibler. Frank
Anderson. Joe Dixon and Glenn Grifliths.
The program for tomorrow evening
exercises Is as follows:
Preparatory Department
Piano -"\arcissus" ..... Nevin
Mrs. J. d. Marsh
Invocation .......... Rev. \. !. Smith.
Piano Solo-"The Old Folks at Home"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Blake.
Helen Smith.
Declamation-"M Maxim an Editor Out
en- q Him" Observation-Disclosures. --
Glenn GriflithS
eclamation-"Jamie Butler and the
OWL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
Joe Dixon.
Vocal Solo-"Tit for Tat" Miss shelton
clamation-"Grumble Corner ~
observation-disclosures. Frank Anderson.
Declamation-"The Gladiator" ..-...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Clarence llibler
Piano Solo-Selected ... Miss James
Dcclamation-"An Interesting Travel
ing Companion" ........ Ernest Wiley
Rectation-"Pyramus and Thsbe"..
Observation-Disclosures. Alice Wise
Academic Department.
Piano SOlo-"Shower of Stars" Walsh
Miss Carson
Essay-"A Peasant and a Queen" ....
Christina sherman. '05
Grafton THE Kingliness of Service"
Ora A. Grifiiths '04
Piano Solo-Selected " Miss James
Oration-"N ictorious Over Limitations"
Maude NJ Vivian. '04
Oration-"An American of America"
Edith l.. Day
Vocal Morning Land" ~ Buck
Mrs. ]. ID. Marsh
Presentation of Diplomas.
Piano Solo Selected . Mis- James
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-01
Court House Notes.

Professor S. A. Dickey leaves today
for Spokane to attend the annual con
vention of the county superintendent
of the state. These conventions are i'm
portant gatherings, the superintendent
not only outlining the work that is to be
done in the schools, but also taking up
and considering what legislation is nee
essary in their interest.
The county commissioners meet in
special session next Monday; the pri-
mary object of the meeting is to let the
contract for repairing the bridge over
the Yakima at Simcoe, about 50 feet of
which was washed out by the high
water few weeks ago. The board will
also consider road matters and take up
other business.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-01

Geo. W. Berg, mason foreman for f
f. Howard, is getting along very nicely
with their work. While the carpenters
were laying joice on the first floor OF
the Bounds & Stewart store building
on south First street. the masons put
in a basement for Archie Flints' new
house, to cost about $4,000, ON the
corner of d and Third streets. They
are now working on the Bounds & Ste
wart building and are about up with the
first story. which is of stone. 25xll5
feet, two stories.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-01
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
NEXT FRIDAY EVENING
Fifteen Young Ladies and Gentlemen
Will Graduate-PrOgram of Exer-
cises at Opera House.

The commencement exercises of the
North Yakima high school will be held
next Friday evening at Larson's theater,
the program for which and the invita-
ment exercises really began last Sunday
morning with the delivery of the bac-
calaureate sermon at the Christian
church by the Rev. 4. c. Vail The
graduating class and teachers attended
i'll Il body, hearing an able and interest
ing sermon on The Atom and the
Mass" The church was decorated with
flowers in the class colors. white and
green, and presented a pretty appear
ance.
There are fifteen members of the
graduating class this year. The motto
it has adopted is "Potestate Vique,'
the colors white and green and the class
flower is the white rose. The names
of the class and the courses in which
they will graduate are as follows: Glass
| ical-Jean Cornett Mary Akin Erwin,
Helen Morrow Scott. Latin Scientific
Raoul S. Benoit, Maud Minerva Butler,
Edith Mildred Cole, Lloyd F. Fair
| brook, Aida Louise Flint, Ora D. Hulk
| table, Nina Lucia Matterson, Royal n.
Shaw. Science--Fred +. Casey, Harry
NJ. Cook, Claud A. Kinyon, Helen Frances
| Nelson
| After the exercises at the opera
house on Friday evening, the commence
ment exercises will close with the an
nual banquet of the alumni on Satur.
day evening at the Pacific hotel. The
program for the opera house Friday
evening is given below:
| Invocation ......... Rev. A. ii. Henry
Salutatory. Ideals as Character
Builders .... Lloyd +. FairbrooR
Grafton, Price of Success" .......
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ora HuXtablt
Essay, The Harvest of Influence"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Edith Cole
Vocal Solo, "A Forest Song .....
.......... Helen NJ. Scot
Grafton, The Destiny of the United
States ...........,H Harry NJ. Cool
Grafton, Boy Fred f. Casey
Glass Poem ...... Nina /. Mattersor
Duet, "Tannhauser" .............
Jean Cornett and Aida Film
Grafton, Theodore Roosevelt" ...
Grafton. cart" ......... Claude Kinyol
Class Artist ...... Helen F. Nelson
Vocal Solo ............M Mr. L. O, Meig'
Glass History .......... Royal n. Snav
Class Will ........... Maud NJ. Butle
Valedictory ........ Mary Akin Erwin
Presentation of Diplomas.
Farewell Song, The Green and
| White ................... .Clas'
Benediction ......... Rev. H. p. Jane
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-01
Marriage Licenses.

Auditor Newcomb has issued the fol-
lowing during the past week;
Chas. Walter Well, to Miss MYRTLE
Y. Fisher
Herman c. Haney to Miss Annie John
son.
Thomas Mechanism to Miss Ella
Dean.
Frank Hardy to Miss Jennie Hunt.
James B. Eglin TO Miss Nellie Elmer.
w ii. Shanafelt to Mrs Annetta Hill
derbrand
Jessie Mason to Miss Cassie Hurley.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-01

Finest in the city-Jackson' tonso ria
parlors, Yakima avenue. Shaving. hair
cutting, shampooing and baths. Specla
attention given to children's hair
cutting. off
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-01
Poultry Does Best

when fed soft feed once a day. The
Yakima hen food, mixed grains ground.
North Yakima Milling Co. ATT
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
SUN IS AFFECTING THE
ICE ON LAKE BAIKAL

PARIS, March 26.-The correspondent at
st. Petersburg of the Ech de Paris has
had an interview with General Ivanoff, an
assistant of Prince I<hilkoff. who is at the
head of the Russian system of military
railroad communication and who is return
ing to st. Petersburg. after having seen
that the construction of the railroad
around Lake Kaikal is in such shape that
he can relinquish personal supervision of it,
General Ivanoff says Prince Khilkoff will
return TO the far East when he is rested
He also says it is quite true that the SUMS
heat, despite the low temperature is affect
ing the surface of the ice on Lake Baikal
and that consequently the rails of the rail-
road will soon be removed and sIedge
transportation resumed until the ferry ca
pable of bearing a whole train is able to
work with the assistance of the ice break
ers, which will be the early part of April.
General Ivanoff also says that IL is not
intended 10 use armored trains, which are
unable 10 withstand a cannon fire.
The correspondent says General Kuropat-
kin has telegraphed General Sakharoff the
Russian minister of war, expressing the
highest satisfaction with the transport
service.
The correspondent concludes his dispatch
by saying that private dispatch from
Port Arthur announces that all is well with
the four new torpedo boats launched at the
Nevsky yards there.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
OVER 100000 DAMAGE
AT LEAST TWO LIVES LOST
Havoc Wrought by Floods in
Lower Michigan Within Twen-
ty-Four Hours.
MANY TRAINS ABANDONED

DETROIT, Mich, March 25.-Conservative
estimates tonight of the damage caused
by the flooded rivers and creeks of lower
Michigan during the past twenty -four hours
place the property loss at more than ST.
100000. At Lansing alone the figures are
placed at $4,000 Two lives have been lost
those of an unknown Armenian who was
standing on a bridge at Lansing when it
collapsed and was washed away, and
boy who was drowned in flooded street at
Owosso. Reports from many places to-
night tell of n steady downpour of rain with
no sign of a let up.
All trains were abandoned to-day on the
Michigan Central Railroad between Jack
son and Saginaw. On the Michigan Gen.
trails main line. between Jackson and Niles,
conditions were such at Battle Creek and
Wheatfield that this part of the line was
abandoned and through trains are being run
from Jackson to Niles over the Airline
division, cutting off Marshall. Battle Creek
and Kalamazoo entirely for the present as
far as this road is concerned.
Trains between Jackson and Grand Rap
ids on the Michigan Central also have been
abandoned. Officials of the road state that
with one or two exceptions there have been
no wash-Outs and that traffic will be re-
sumed as the waters subside. The
Pere Marquette is blocked at Flint and
was blocked for a time to-day near Ian
sing. Passengers were transferred at the
latter point. however. and in this way traf-
fic over the Detroit-Grand Rapids division
was maintained, though delayed several
hours No trains have moved west from
Battle Creek to-day either the Grand
Trunk or Detroit, Toledo & Muskegon rail-
roads.
From Kalamazoo comes the report that
every bridge for fifty miles alcng the Kala-
mazoo river has been swept away. In Kala-
mazoo over 5000 people have been thrown
out OF work Houses in that city have
been swept from their foundations and por-
tions of the tracks of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Traction Company and Chicago,
Kalamazoo * Saginaw road has been
washed away.
that escaped the flood were compelled tC
shut down by the breaking of the feed
wire connecting them with the Piatt power
plant. About go residences at Lansing
have been flooded, and the Kalamazoo and
Logan-street bridges have gone out -Four
fires resulted from the flood to-day al
Lansing, and Ii is estimated that the total
damage there will aggregate s2O0, 600.
AT Owosso the water e three feet deer
around houses where il was never known
to reach before. Much damage has beer
done at Jackson
AT Saginaw the river is open, but filled
with floating ice. A new 5000 foot bridge
went out to-day, and other bridges were
saved by the use of dynamite.
Late tonight at Flint twenty stores or
the main street were flooded. Near Flint
the Shiawassee river IL one thousand feet
wide, and three feet of water is pourins
and Pere Marquette railroads. The loss
at Flint will be very heavy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
FAIR IND DECIDEDLY
COLDER WEATHER TO-DAY

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
Indiana-Fair and decidedly colder on Sat
turday. Sunday fair; fresh west winds
: ulinois-Fair and colder on Saturday.
Fair Sunday; fresh west winds
Ohio-Fair and decidedly colder on Sat
urday. Sunday fair: brisk northeast winds.
Kentucky and West Virginia-ShowerS
and thunderstOrms in early morning, fol-
lowed by fair and decidedly colder Satur-
day. Sunday fair.
Lower Michigan-Fair and much colder
on Saturday. Sunday fair; fresh northwest
winds.
Upper Michigan-Fair on Saturday; colder
In east and south portions. Sunday fair;
fresh west winds.
Wisconsin-Fair on Saturday; colder in
east portion. Sunday fair; fresh west
winds.
kansas-Fair on Saturday and Sunday.
Nebraska, South Dakota and North Da-
kota-Fair on Saturday and Sunday; warm
er on Sunday in west portions.
lfinnesOta-Fair Saturday and sun
day; warmer on Sunday; fresh west 10
northwest winds.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
HARMONY CLUB OF
NINTH WARD MEETS

The second meeting of the Ninth Ward
Republican Harmony Club was held on
Thursday evening at 70S Shelby street, with
about $50 party workers and a number of
candidates in attendance. The candidates
were all given opportunities TO make brief
speeches. and among those who responded
were Charles Z. Benedict. Fred Sheets S
X. Ruick, DR.. r. N Garstang, Harry r.
Negley, C. o. Roemler, William West Tom
Reid, John Weaver. Lee Fulmer, w. O..
Bangs Mike jefferson and Harry G.. Tute-
wiler.
At the next meeting of the club. which
will be held Thursday evening of next
week permanent officers will be selected,
and all Republicans of the Ninth ward
are invited to be present.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
WORST BLIZZARD OF THE
SEASON IN NORTHWEST
Snow Three to Six Feet Deep and
Wind Blowing Fifty Miles
an Hour.
RAILWAYS BLOCKADED

BISMARCK, ". D., Feb. 25.-Since 3
O'Clock last night the worst blizzard of the
winter has been raging and snowdrifts
from three TO six feet deep can be seen all
through the city. The wind reached a We
locity OF fifty miles an hour and the
thermometer has fallen thirty degrees TO D
above zero
GRAND FORKS. y. D.. March "a bliZ-
zard has been raging here to-day. The wind
is blowing fercely from the northwest at
the rate of thirty miles an nOur, accom-
panied by heavy fall Of snow. Range stock
will suffer.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. March 25.-The North
ern Pacific. Great Northern and 500 lines
were having a hard time of it in North
Dakota ana Montana to-day. The storm
has been IN force for more than thirty
hours. party of executive and traffic Of
ficials. which left St. Paul Wednesday, is
blookaded somewhere in North Dakota
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
SEVERAL PERSONS HURT
1T EAST ST. LOUIS

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., March 25.-The
wind and rain storm that swept over here
last night caused a large amount of prop
erty damage. injured many persons and Sc
riously crippled the local and interurban
street-car traffic, but no fatalities have
been reported. An old landmark, known as
the Custom mills occupied a boarding
house by a dozen miners, was blown down.
The occupants escaped with bruises. The
home of Philip Riplinger was overturned
and Riplinger and his six children were
rescued from the debris. All were bruised.
At the aluminium works of the Pittsburg
Reduction Company, one building contain
ing machinery was demolished and the
electric light plant was badly damaged.
The entire west wall and part of the roof
of the suburban railway station were de-
molished Plank sidewalks were blowrf
away telegraph and telephone poles broken
off and all over the city homes were dam
aged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
Country Homes Wrecked.

GREENCASTLE. Ind, March 25.-A
windstorm started in the southern part of
this county early this morning and followed
a northeasterly course to a point north of
Stilesville. though its damage was greatest
in the Belle Union neighborhood The
brick home of Buck Pruitt was DESTROYED
by the wind. Mr.. Pruitt was caught be-
tween the walls and held there by the
bricks The farm home OF Melvin Mccain
mack was moved two or three yards off it's
foundation and his barn was blown down.
Ben McCammack's house was moved off its
foundation. The home of Emory Mccain
mack was torn down and all the outbuild-
ings were damaged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
JACKSON PARK
Il SMALL LAKE
Twenty Squares of Large Addition
Is Covered Over With
Water.

The overflow and heavy rains of yester-
day transformed Jackson Park an addition
of twenty squares bounded by the Belt.
Twenty-fifth street, Martindale avenue and
Ralston avenue. into a small lake. The
entire addition was under four feet of
water aid boats piled between the different
houses. There are 100 in the suburb.
The levee to the north of the addition
protection against the waters of Fall creek
was broken and the water poured into the
low ground. In some place ii was as deep
as six and a half feet
Residents OF that portion of the city be-
yond Jackson Park were unable last night
to reach their homes unless they came in
from the east.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
RESIDENCES DESTROYED
BY WIND NEAR BRAZIL
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special 20 the IndlanapoIlS Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, March 25.-A storm, ap-
preaching the strength of tornado. visited
this city early this morning, doing consid-
erable damage The two-story frame resi-
dence of John Longshore, four miles south
of the city, was badly damaged and his
large barn swept away. petitions of it being
carried several hundred yards. The home
OF w W. Cane. east of this city, was blown
down. the family barely escaping injury by
rushing to the cellar.
Considerable damage is reported from
towns and some damage has been done by
freShets.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
REPORT OF
PORT ARTHUR FIGHT

NIEU-CHWANG, March 25.-The Russian
official reports of the bombardment of
Port Arthur by the japanese fleet last
Tuesday substantially confirmed by
refugee from Port Arthur. who reports
that the Russian gunners profted by the
Japanese initiative and returned their fire
over the Liao-Tishn promontory.
The refugee further states that more
stringent restrictions on the merchants of
Port Arthur are now exercised, rendering
entrance TO and exit from the city almost
impossible. Military and civil passes are
no longer accepted.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
polls Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, March 25.-The excess
siye rainfall for the past twenty-four hours
has caused the streams TO rise rapidly in
this vicinity. The bottoms are covered and
White river is rising six inches an hour
Much trouble is anticipated.
Reports at this hour indicate a serious
washout on the Il. * b. branch of the
Monon at Sprlngville. ten miles west.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
BOY DROWNED IN 4
RUN At HUNTINGTON
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGTON, Ind, March 25-Hunt-
ington is again threatened with flood High
waters have flooded houses in the east part
of the city. The Fc.t Wayne & Southwestern
track in the tunnel under the Erie tracks.
has three feet of water over il. Rabbit
Run, a tributary of Little river, is a mile
wide in the country southeast of the city
Reuben Miller, ten years old, Stepson
of John Geetng, fell off a bridge
into Rabbit Run and drowned. The
body could not be recovered. Rabbit Run
is still rising and the boys body may be
carried into the Wabash river. The party
searching for the body could not get within
n quarter mile of the spot where the boy
drowned.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26

COLON. March 25.-The Newark, flagship
OF Rear Admiral Sigsbee, the Montgomery
and the Detroit. OF the United States South
Atlantic squadron, arrived here yesterday.
The Olympia. flagship of Rear Admiral
Coghlan. the Castine and the Newport of
the United States Caribbean squadron, and
two torpedo boat destroyers left Colon yes
>terday, homeward bound.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
Wayne Township Primary.

The Republicans of Wayne township held
a primary yesterday afternoon to select
delegates TO the convention which will be
held this afternoon in the Town Hall OF
Haughville TO select candidates for town
ship offices. The rain and almost impassa-
BILE roads and streets caused light vote
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
Local observations on Friday.

Pres. Their. r. II. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
e.. m. .29SS IS So South. 1t. Rain. 30
.. m. .2976 55 100 INVEST. 1t. Rain. 100
Maximum temperature, IS; minimum tenn
)Qrature "a.
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26

Comparative statement of mean temper
ature and total precipitation on March 3
The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-26
Yesterdays Temperatures.

W. T. BLYTHE.
Section Director
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-23
Persons Who Desire TO Vote for
Presidential Election Must
Register,
NEWAST0RlA'SNoTABLEG GAIN
Between One Thousand and
Twelve Hundred Names win
Be Added to Rolls Before
May 15 Next.

Thirteen hundred and thirty.nin,
persons have registered for the count,
state and presidential elections. OF. the
total number OF names on the lists
at the close Of business last night, ss5
had registered In the city and asa in
the country II Is expected that 1000
to 1900 more names win be added to
the rolls between now and May liz.
when the boks win be closed.
The most notable gain made during
the past week has been that OF New
Astoria precinct. A dig batch OF reg
istration blanks were received from
New Astoria by County Clerk Clinton.
and the west side precinct il now
credited with 73 votes. Clifton ls at
the foot of the list. with only ave, but
this precinct will cast about so votes.
Seaside Is leading the country. with
lfs and holds second place Of all the
precincts OF the county.
The registrations, to date exceed
hose on the same date two years ago
BY l9 -Four years ago at this time
1928 persons had registered. The
registrations In the various precincts
ire as follows.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-23
Erratic German Of Burnside Point
Deliberately browns Him.
self in Slough.
PEOPLE THOUGHT HIN CRAZY
Lived Alone in Houseboat aud
Had Made Many Threats
That He Would Com.
nit Suicide.

Peter wolf, the old German who
lived in scow near Burnside Poin,
. short distance from Syenson. has
finally made good his threat to kill
himself. Yesterday afternoon his
body was found on the tideland about
50 yards from his soow. The corpse
was brought to the city last night BY
Coroner Pohl. and win probably be
buried at county expense in the pot
ter's field.
Wolff was between 60 and IS years
OF age and had lived his solitary ex-
istence in the lonesome scow for fully
80 years. The little slough in which
his houseboat was moored was given
the old mans name. He has always
been regarded as mentally deranged.
but those who knew him considered
him a harmless erratic old man, who
would never injure himself. But he
finally tired Of life, and some time /
Thursday night drowned himself In
the waters of the slough.
News Of the suicide was brought to
the city yesterday by w. E. Davis, d
well known resident OF Fernhil. Mr..
Davis is y logger. About / o'clock
yesterday afternoon he came out Of
the woods and near Wolfrs slough
met Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Madison,
Of Burnside Point, who Informed him
that old man Wolff had been drown !
ed. The body was lying on the tide .
land. It was first seen by a man {
Rho was walking along the railroad t
rack, and he called the attention of .
he ladies to the presence of the body | {
here. Mr.. Davis secured the corpse o
= II could not aoat away and came {,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-23

to the city to notify Coroner rohi
Once before the old man tried te
kill HIMSELF said Mr., Davis yester-
day afternoon. in relating the cir
eamstances. "He told me he would
kill himself whenever he became
hungry. but am satisfied he was not
in need at the Sine OF his rash act
On the former occasion he tried to
drown hhnsolf, but related TO me that
he found 1t impossible TO do so, ny he
was toe iIeshs TO sink. have no
doubt that the old man walked from
his sc,ts along the floating gang
plank which leads too the tideland
and. folding his arms, laid down in
the water. When we found him his
arms were still folded. ne was bare
footed. but wore overalls. jumper ana
hat Ii is my belief that he commit
ted suicide about midnight on Thurs
dav night,
Woltf owned about rs acres Of land
nsau burnside Point. On his land
waa valuable clay bank and recent
~ he had been negotiating with Fer
gtson & Houston for its sale. Yes
teriaN Massrs. Ferguson and Hous-
ten went up the river to examine the
bank. but wolff was not to be found |
Tie old man had been in town for
few days. returning 10 his home Thurs
day morning. While in the city he
told several persons. among them
August Hildebrand AMI O. r. Morton
.hat he meant to kill himself. but his
statement was not seriously regarded.
So far as could ae learned. Wolf
lad no relatives in this part OF the
onnfry, He had long been resi-
lent OF the country. His land is be-
Ieved to constitute his entire estate.