The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-06-06

the foundation stones of great state,
but they made certain the present
prosperity Of this splendid COM
munity. They builded better than
they knew
The splendid edifice, the corner
stone of which we lay today. will,
with its completion. let us hope. be
source of pride and satisfaction 10
our people. for it is in response to
their will that ii is being constructed.
The records of the auditor show
that on August Ii, 1905. our hon
oraole board of county commission
ers issued instructions TO advertise
for bids for the construction of our
new court house. which was done,
and the contract let accordingly; but.
owing to technicalities, the question
of building was not submitted to a
vote of the people until December II,
1905, when the proposal was ratified
by an Overwhelming majority. Long
may our new court house stand; or
so long. at least, as II will meet the
requirements OF a great county; and
may il ever remain in fact what Il
stands for today in theory, a Temple
of Justice. where all men are equal
before the law.
Following the reading of this pa
per. the cornerstone was laid, thf
county commissioners taking turns |!
welding the trowel. Short speeche
were then made by Mayor Reed, Co.
onel L. S. Hewlett, :. 3. Preble an,
W. H. Thompson. These were in the
main retrospective. or of prophetic
nature, AMI all were of the most opti-
mistic character.
One of the most important things
placed in the box was a letter re-
ceived ten years ago from President
Palma of Cuba, by DR.. George E.
Fell. now a resident of this city,
but at that time living in New York
City. and interesting himself in the
cause of the Cubans. The letter
reads:
Partido Revolucionario Cubano. Del
gacion,. New York, June "a,
1896
DR.. George E. Fell. Buffalo, New
rork-Dear Sir: BY the newspa-
pers sent me from your city I have
been gratified at the success of your
mass meeting. and only hope that
this will be the beginning of material
help to our cause. I was very sorry
that for reasons which I have al
ready given 10 Mr. Smith, it was I'M
possible for me to accept your very
kind invitation and visit the city of
Buffalo.
Kindly thank the Cuban-Ameri-
can junta Of Buffalo for their eff
forts in behalf our our long suffer-
ing Cuba, and you, sir, accept my
heart-full gratitude for the interest
displayed by you in this matter.
Yours very truly,
T. ESTRADA PALMA.
William H. Redman contributed
prophecy. which will seem a strange
thing. voice from the past, when
some one reads it, let us hope. long
after Mr.. Redman shall have passed
away. 1t follows:
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, June 5,
1906.
To Present and Future Genera
tions: l take the occasion of the
laying of this cornerstone to record
my prophecy. made five years ?
That the child is now born W
live to see the city OF North
100000 population. Now Il!
population is but about 1000
few, if any, of my fellow citizens
agree with me in this prediction.
When this stone receptacle is
opened by future generation it
will be known whether or not this
prophecy has been made good Long
before that time the definitiye
North" will have been dropped
from its name. Very truly yours,
WILLIAM H. REDMAN.
No. II South Matches Avenue.