The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-14


in blue for their generosity. which i
as noble as the other events OF their
unblemished record. that the Her
aid has been called upon to commend
before this. Company + can shoot.
and If they were gwen az opportun-
ity, they could fight. Just now they
are exert!ng themselves to fll up
their company, which requires ten
more men. The Herald hopes they
get them before inspection on March
22. Not only that. but the Herald
suggests that there is no better train
ing for young man than military
one. 1t teaches him discipline. obed-
fence and gives him a soldierly bear
ing that commands the respect and
confidence of his associates
The officials in the court house
put their hand TO the wheel yester-
day, and helped the fund along 10
the extent of $4,000 There Is fine
lot OF fellows in the county building.
and their interest in the famine fund
has not been lax They have held
back until enough enthusiasm could
be generated to make their gift OF
sufficient consequence to help per-
ceptibly. They did wisely. and no
donation will be more welcome than
theirs.
Miss l. Campbell is largely respon-
sible for the excellent showing OF the
county offices. She has worked in
dustrially for several days. urging
upon the employees the necessity OF
the county making good showing
in the fund. 1t was through her ef-
forts. to large extent. that the COL
lection of the fund was made posi-
BILE.
Not only did Miss Campbell at
tend to the collection OF the fund.
but she managed to impress nearly
everybody on the county payroll OF
the necessity OF giving, and collected
everything as she went along. Yes
terday evening she called at the Her
aid office with all OF the money
amounting to $SS. and list OF the
names of the donors. which are
printed in this issue OF the Herald
Miss Campbell is certainly entitled
to the congratulations of the herald
and of everybody who has the famine
fund in mind
The Brethren SUNDAY school report.
ed late night before last that they had
raised 81 80, and the subscription
was turned in yesterday afternoon
This is the first Sunday school donas
ton that has been received by the
Herald, and is especially welcome for
that reason
Perhaps never in the history OF the
Yakima valley has there been com
mon cause among the people that has
met with such ready response as the
appeal for funds to relieve the terri
BILE distress of hunger and starvation
in the northwest part Of the Japan
csc empire. The people have respond.
ed with Willingness that has been
marked The Herald took mp the
question without any fear or tremb.
ling. The publishers of this papsr
thought that they fully understood
the spirit of the people of the valley
They felt no hesitancy about pledg-
ing one ear of flour. and were on the
point of making it two. Upon re-
Election. however, 1t was thought best
to promise fair addition To the big
Seattle fund. with the hope OF ex-
I ceeding the promise. than To promise
too much and fail
The work OF the contributors has
been carried on with a disposition
that was refreshing 10 note Every
day seemed to be just a little better
than the day before Now IL has II
tually come 10 time when. as the
Post-Intelligencer stated. Yakima
does not know where 10 stop
If everybody who has taken par