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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
AN ELECTRIC Line TO SPOKANE PROJECTED
Purchasers of the Peck Ranch in the Mckee
are the Capitalists Behind the
Proposed Scheme

SPOKANE, July 1--we expect to
build an electric railroad from Spokane
to North Yakima"
Such was the statement made this
morning by Col. s. M. Wharton, who
is one of a party OF Spokane men who
are planning the construction of an
electric line in the Yakima district
We have already secured ground
for q terminal site and have the neces-
sary water power, which Will be taken
from the Columbia river at Priest
rapids.
I'm addition to the 200 acres Of i'm
proved land recently purchased by the
company for $4,000 we have just
closed a deal for an additional $4,000
worth OF land, and we have options on
more than 5000 acres OF raw land.
There are none OF the members Of
the company who are practical rail-
road builders. but we expect to inter-
est eastern capital in the enterprise.
We believe that there is a large unde-
veloped field that can easily be opened
up when transportation facilities are
afforded.
1T Is the intention Of the company
to secure the necessary power and 9TH
er essentials and then to interest east
ern capitalists"
The Spokane Yakima West Coast
Limited railroad has filed articles of
Incorporation at the office of the Sec
rotary of state in Olympia, the follow
ing named persons being named as in
corporators: D. H. Buttz, 8. NJ. Wharf
ton. James Durkin. John Sengfelder, J.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
a Pioneer Among
Pioneers Of Yakima
Who spent third Of her life in this
valey-Taks of early days.

/ tant In those early days people set
tied close to the river where they
could get water. When we took a
homestead on the hill everybody
laughed at us, saying that we would
starve to death and the land would
never be worth anything because 1t
would be impossible to get water on It.
Mr.. Hubbard spent many days looking
over the situation. In fact, he was the
first man to suggest getting water on
the land. His first move was to dig a
well forty feet deep. He struck
vein of water at thirty-five feet. Mr..
Hubbard was not only the first man to
advocate the possibility of running a
ditch and watering the land, but 1t
was he who surveyed the course OF the
Hubbard ditch. He did his surveying
with carpenters plumb line dis
lance of eight miles. People laughed
at him when he undertook the task.
The men who helped him with the
work were J. \. Stewart, VIM. Thorn
I ton, Joseph Stevenson and James Beck.
Work was commenced on the ditch
and pushed with all haste. 1t was nee
essary to build 1t across small corner
of Tom Nelson's place in the Natchez.
Nelson refused to let them proceed
with the work unless they paid him
5000. Money with these early settlers
was scarce article, but they sue
ceeded in raising the amount
among them. 1t WIS getting late In
the Summer and they saw that they
and had many friends among them.
When they went to live on their Mob
Fill homestead their white friends told
them that they would never be able
to keep anything, as the Indians would
steal from them. In ell their expert
ence they never had anything stolen
from them by the Indians.
Among their warmest Indian friends
are old Scott and his wife and Sa-
luskin and his wife. During the life
time of Mr.. Hubbard Saluskin thought
so much of him as a friend and a man
that he used to call him Chief Moses.
Saluskin had the happy faculty Of al
ways greeting him with the joyful
tdings of "Hello, Chief Moses, hello.
How is Chief Moses today?"
The first house that they built on
their homestead was crude. but service
able. In those days lumber was a
scarce article. They frequently had
to wait until the river froze over be-
fore they could haul timbers for build
ing purposes. In May, 1880, Mr.. Hub
bard went up to Soda Springs and
hauled timbers for his house.
Among Mrs. Hubbard's proudest
recollections Is the fact that she per-
sonally knew Abraham Lincoln. 1t is
with great pride that she relates the
story that in 1854. while running her
fathers hotel in Vermillion county,
Illinois, she cooked dinner for Abe
Lincoln, Dave Davis and two other at
torneys Campbell and Sweat, who
were on their way from Danville, ILL.,,
where they had been trying some cases.
Her father, who was widely known as
Father Vickroy." was an intimate
friend Of Lincoln's.
She also had the pleasure of seeing
James X. Polk when he was president
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

Resting quietly within her lovely
home at 11s North Third street, sur
rounded by relatives and friends, lives
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Hubbard, pioneer
of the Yakima valley, who has the
proud distinction Of living in the
midst of four generations.
The years have dealt kindly with
this aged, we'll preserved lady. Her
hair is silvery white. but her eyes
dance with animation as memory car
ries her back over the long vista of
years, living again the stirring events
OF excitement of frontier life in Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota,
California and Washington.
The following are the four genera
tions that this honored lady lives
among in the City of North Yakima:
Elizabeth Ann Hubbard, aged rs; Mrs.
William Lince, her daughter; Mrs.
Emma Smith, another daughter, liv-
ing with her mother; Mrs L. z. Karr,
daughter of Mrs. Smith; Mrs. r. J..
Curry, daughter of Mrs. Smith; Helen
M. Karr. aged 4, daughter of Mrs.
Karr; Ira r. Curry, aged s, child of
Mrs. Curry; Florence Curry, aged G.,
child of Mrs. Curry; Godfrey, aged A.,
child of Mrs. Curry, and Esther, aged
3, child of Mrs. Curry.
Mrs. Hubbard was born in Il ,dford
county, Pennsylvania, February s.,
1881. Her maiden name was Eliza
beth Ann Vickroy name that she is
very proud of. In 1S49 she. in COM
pany with her parents. moved from
Pennsylvania into the state of Ohio.
A year later they went to Illinois.
Later she went to Minnesota, where
she saw much of frontier life, having
lived there a number of years among
the Indians, their closest white
neighbors living twenty-five miles
away from them. From Minnesota
they went to San Francisco. In the
year 1879 Mr. Hubbard left San Fran
cisco and came to the Yakima valley
where he lived up to the time of his
death. Mrs. Hubbard arrived four
months later, having come by boat
from San Francisco to The Dalles, Ore
gon. where she was met by her hus-
band. They drove overland to Yaki-
ma City. On the way night overlook
them and they stopped at an Indian
home on the Status, where they re-
ceived every care and attention.
They located in Yakima City, where
could not finish the ditch in time to en-
able them to raise crops, so they de
cided to discontinue work on it until
the next season. They then went and
worked out to raise money enough to
keep them and their families through
the winter.
"The next summer they were Joined
by others who were far-sighted
enough to see the vast Importance of
the ditch, as well as it's possibilities.
Work was begun in the early spring
and it was not until July in the year
1882 that they got water through the
ditch to the Hubbard place"
Mrs. Hubbard still owns eighty acres
of the original homestead. Mr.. and
Mrs. Karr are living on it at present.
Mr.. Hubbard sold forty acres of it to
Col L, S. Hewlett for $50 an acre in
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

1886. Two years later there were
twenty acres more OF it sold for about
SEQ an acre, and still later ten acres
were sold for $40 an acre. The last
ten acres that was sold off the place
brought 800 an acre. This was In
1891. This was thoug..- to be an ex-
ceedingly high price for land. The
same place today will command a price
Of not less than $1,000 an acre.
In addition to the eighty acres Of the
original homestead Mrs. Hubbard
owns a fifty-foot lot where she Is liv-
ing, at ia North Third street and two
ffty-foot lots at 100 and III North
Fourth street, all of which are well
improved and very valuable property
Every place she has lived, whether
among Indians or white people, she
has always commanded their respect
Mr.. Hubbard engaged in the business
of contracting and carpentry. His
first big contract was the building of
the school house in Yakima City.
which is still in existence.
After nine months residence in
Yakima City they came up here and
took up the first homestead consist
ing OF 100 acres. on what IS known as
the bench on Mob Hill. 1t was Mrs.
Hubbard who gave Mob Hill the name
that it has gone under ever since. She
named 1t after the wealthy peoples
district in San Francisco. which was
known to her as Mob Hill.
In speaking OF the early days in her
new and then lonely home Mrs. Hub
bard said. "Often I staid in my new
home for days and days, from morning
till night. without seeing a single per-
son except an occasional Indian pass
ing by. Our closest neighbors were
down by the river several miles dis
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

Stetson hats and Panama hats.
Coffin Bros. 21-n
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

w. Cakes and NJ. N. Knuppenberg. The
capital stock of the company is placed
at $5.o00.00o.
The object OF the organization 10
stated in the articles as follows: This
corporation is organized for the pur-
pose of building and operating steam
and electric railways; to buy and sell
real estate; to own and develop water
power: to build. equip and operate cleo
trio power and lighting plants; to own.
develop and work coal mines; to lay
out and plat townsites and sell lots
therein: to acquire, own and improve
arid lands, and to do each and every
thing not inconsistent with the pur-
poses of this corporation as already
mentioned"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

At the meeting OF the city council
last Monday evening an application for
an electric street railway franchise
was read, signed by the Spokane real
estate firm of Elmendorf & Elmendorf.
In the letter 1t was stated that the
principals in the organization meant
business and that they had plenty Of
money behind them. It is now UNDER
stood that this company was the or
ganization referred to in the above dis
patch.
Developments will probably come
soon, as there are already two appli-
cations for franchises before the coun-
Gil and both applicants are endeavor-
Ing to have their requests acted upon
at an early date.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

O. @. Higbee. Danviile. ILL.,. writes.
Dec. 2. 1901: about two years ago
was laid up for four months with
rheumatism. I tried Sallards Snow
Eminent: one bottle cured me.
Il can cheerfully recommend 1t to
all suffering from like affliction." Csc,
soc and 800. For sale at Janeck's
Drug Store. b.7
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
Tree Planting.

Having obtained the services Of an
expert nurseryman and orchardist
am prepared to select. plant and start
growth OF commercial orchards for my
customers
Where selection Of trees 10 left to
me every possible means win be used
to insure trees being true to name. and
for fall planting will guarantee a full
stand OF growing trees In the spring.
Prices and estimates on application.
ERNEST A. BROWN,
205 South Sixth Street. North YalEi-
ma, p. o. Box s75. Phone 1910. 28-tf
Stetson hats and Panama hats.
n ~
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
A Hard Lot

OF troubles to contend with spring
from q torpid liver and biockaded
bowels, unless you awaken them to
their proper action with DR.. Kings
New Life Pills: the pleasantest and
most effective cure for constipation.
They prevent appendicitis and tone up
the system. 25c at C. c. Cases drug
store. KIT
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

Bring in your spray pumps for re-
pairs. We have the best pump man
in. Yakima. Yakima Iron Works, Ill
South Front street. 93-ft
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25

Cheaper than regular dishes-42-
piece decorated gold band Dinner Set
for $3.50 at Coffin Bros. worth $500.
l6.tf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

A press dispatch credits Mrs. Long
worth with the intention 81 assum.
Ing social leadership IN Washington
and establishing literary and pollt-
ical' salon. on the Partisan plan. II Is
further said that she will introduce
at the National Capital the British So
cial rule which gives 10 A woman her
fathers rank and not that Of her hus-
band. in order that she may be re-
ceiyed as the daughter Of The Presi-
dent, and not simply as the wife Of a
member Of Congress We hope the
press dispatch hes wronged Mrs
Longworih ia attributing 70 her this
silly idea. There Is in this country
no such office or position, as "the
daughter Of the President" And as
there IS no permanent office. there
can be no hereditary rank.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10
FRENCH SUNDAY LAW.

The Canadian parliament. a. hss
been noticed in these columns. not long
ago passed "a sunday law providing Tor
Che cessation ~ an not absolutely me-
cessay labor ON that day. and the
closing ~ an places " business. The
Jaw was by some regarded as drastic
in its provisions. no, 10 say fanaticsl.
Now France has passed y Sunday law.
equally stringent n French conditions
are compared 70 those Of Canada. And
The vote 90 the Chamber of Deputies
was exceedingly remarkable. II was
555 90 s..
The French sunday Law provides
ina. np Industrial or commercial es-
tubushmTt shall work an employo
more than six days IN a week. The
provision also applies 10 educational.
charitable and religious establishments
only IN cfraIn specified cssst o. on
urgent nature may the weekly day -
rest he suspended Railroads and
steamships sts however treated ss
au exception and covered hy another
apt Where the complete closing o.
su establishment would involve public
iucouycn.encs-as in the case o. bak.
cries hotsls etc-the weekly rest may
o, given in one - several enumerated
Ways-eliher on some other day Of the
week than The first Or by dividing the
day. each einpioye getting SUNDAY A.
ternoou on and az additional holl-
day on some other day.
The French lawsiyers are not partial
10 the church. OF 10 religious infu-
euees on the contrary. they are en-
sased IN a heated struggle with e.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

In fact. q may not be- long before
the cars own mobiles and iuumates
VII be telling him that he confronts
again the impossible conditions of
last summer. Then they went 20 him.
a month before be issued his proclama-
ton summonIng the douma. and in
formed him IN the plainest language
that BE- was guiding Russia toward
ruin They told him that disirust Of
the government was universal, and
that an its moral force had disap-
peared The peasants. they declared,
were taking the law into their own
hands. knowing that the authorities
have neither prisons nor soldiers
enough 90 cope with thu whole popula-
tion.' Under such circumstances. 90
postpone concessions 90 the people was
only postponing a revolution which.
by the very delay would BE- only iu-
tensihed in lts bloody remorselessness
and mad fer0c.ty" Whether the great
landlords ana TIE nobility win have
the courage 70 again utter these IN
welcome truths 20 Nicholas. We DO
not know; but We have little doubt that
the course 90 events during the next
Few weeks viii thunder them IN hls
ears
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10
JUST FOR FUN.
~UnsighL Unseen

Secretary Shaw recently told q story
on Representative smith Of Iowa, when
the latter was a fedgllug attorney ana
anxious 90 make a reputation FOR NM
sclf. a prisoner was brought before me
bar lu "a criminal court 10 Iowa, but ne
was nos represented by a lawyer
Where Is your lawyer inquired the
Judge who presided
Il have none" responded the prison.
or.
why haven't you
Haven't any money TO pay a iaW'
yer"
do you want a lawyer" asked the
Judge.
yes. your honor"
There Is Mt walter I. Smith. John
Brown. George Green. said the judge
pointing TO a lot Of young attorneys
who were about the court waiting Tor
something 10 turn up. and MI Alex
ander Is out IN the corridor"
The prisoner eyed the budding attor-
neys IN the courtroom, and after a cri-
teal survey stroked his chin and said,
We'll | guess ] will take M Ale1an-
der."-St. Paul PrisoneT-Post.
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ANOTHER CANARD

4 Story is going The rounds 20 the
effect that there is an organized move
inent in Mexico 90 drive foreigners
from the country" II is asserted that
notices have been posted that an for
eiEners who do not leave Mexico by
September re- win be- driven int' the
sea. Some American newspapers ape
pear 10 treat the matter seriously ana
they make arguments showing ihe h0u-
EMS derived from the preserve OF Ger
mans and Americans in that Republic
We do not think that such reasoning is
AZ an necessary Cor 10 is very improb-
able that anybody unless 90 may be- "a
few fanaucal persons. entertain such
feelings OF luminosity as ore expressed
ir the report.
% Is very ua,Ikoiy that there is aB
organization for the purpose mentioned.
aud b. Is certain thar Che leading spirits
ir the government of Mexico in,n1.us
President Daz himself arc anxious Tor
he investment of American capital and
ibt presence and sGH ot artisans aaI
commercial men from different raris
OF ihe globe. colonization is invited.
and ,Nonnors' especially are wanted
ir ths republic as permanent citizens.
Their worth has been tested They build
up iho country where thsy reside. They
are Industrious They Know how 90
cultivate tne arid -o'l TO build towns
and cities from ihe ground DO. 90 raise
enc riolh 10 beautfy the face % ihe
land and 90 dwell together in peace aud
harmony, They afo temperate thrifty,
moral and progressive They are
Wanted in many places IN Mexico and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10
Bridget Whist

"phwere hov yer been this avenln'g"
asks OTunder OF O'Toole.
sure. I've been playing Bridget
whist. It's foine game, II is"
Bridget whist7 An how do yea play
thot?"
"Oi sit IN the kitchen wid Bridget
and ate pie an cake an chicken. an
when Bridget hears the mistress COM
in' she says, whist and OF hide IN
the PANTRY. Judge.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

what viii occur from day 70 day 81
Russia cannot BE- foretoid with any cer.
tainty by observers outside Russia. for
the reason that he dispatches on which
foreign Observers must base their pre-
dictious are so obviously Amperei
with as 90 b. almost useless TIE sen-
eral outlines o. thc movement can
be perceived. But any attempt 70 gel
down % details results in confusion
ana ronlralllt-lr
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

the demand Is far greater than the pos
sible supply
American capital ind skill have ac-
oompllshed 50 much for the advance
ment Of Mexico that II is Incredible
such an EFFORT as that reported has been
put forth. II is one OF those stories
that are set ahoat periodically Ike the
rumor heard every now ard again that
the "Mormons" are about TO make an
exodus into Mexico; that they have
bought up immense tracts OF land and
that Utah Is to be measurably depopu-
lated Of the Lattsr.day saints They
are sheer inventions, no dependence
should b. placed upon them and they
should not attract any serious notice.
Mexico and the United States are on
The most friendly relations and there
is a cordial feeling OF union between
the cultivated Mexican people and the
foreigners who have engaged there ip
mining. agriculture. the mechanical
arts aud the various industries which
have been established and promoted
by The enterprise OF people who have
locked into the republic from many
different lands The threat TO drive
them into the sea a particularly fool
ish. and certainly dld not proceed from
those real MeNicans whose word ana
VIII are 10 be taken into any account
The permanent prosperity NJ Mexico
depends very largely upon the elements
which are reported 20 be out Of favor
with the native population.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

tn. new oil pipe line from Tulsa 70
Glennpool. Indian Territory. in the
presence OF Standard oil officials, was
christened with a bottle % native wine.
Oh and wine are no new combination,
hui coal oil and wine certainly are.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

elesiastloal Interests. When they, not
withs,auding this unite on measure
providing for a day Of rest for an who
are engaged IN work. with necessary
exceptions. It can be taken Tor granted
that they are convinced that the best
interests Of the nation require a day
n rest for those who toll Even II
the Sabbath is viewed from O secular
standpoint. It Is a necessity.
In THIS country no argument should
be needed 20 impress the public with
the importance o. this truth. Yet sun
day has been Invaded b. the managers
u amusement. who are not content
with the earnings VI six days Of the
week. They are violating the laws
and offending public sentiment but
that does not. OF course, inconveni-
ence them The probability u.s. though.
that the outrage win continue ami
grow ln onensiyeness. giving rise 20
other outrages until the conscienees %
he citizens are awakened and they
sweep away both the Ruisauces and
authorities that have permitted them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

The japanese have been canning
horse meat and selling 4 for beef And
they have done II 20 cleverly that the
chemists cannot tell what adulterants
have been used Here the imitators
have improved on the original.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

New York papers are publishing art
league pictures that Anthony Comstock
called lewd ana caused him 10 make
his raid. And they are permitted to go
through the mails without any objec-
ton on the part of Uncle sam.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

A Pittsburg woman Is going 10 A.
rca TO study monkey talk and man
ners. This Is a new way to attract at
tentlon IN city where soandalous d.
vorce cases have ceased TO cause any
comment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

' New evidence tending TO show a mo.
tive for killing White has come up in
the Thaw case. All II amounts 20 IS
the introduction OF more chorus girls
into the case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

Harry Thaw has qusrreled with his
jailer because he may not have knife
and fork with which to eat his meals.
He very evidently forgets that fingers
were invented before forks.
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The ShirtWaist Again.

es. everybody works, even father"
What's he doing?"
"Oh he's punching holes IN the lawn
tennis net TO make material for sisters
new shlrtwaist. indianapolis News.
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RUSSIA
Pueblo Chieftaln.

IUtUIu NUItTIdTH-
For the present the Russian sltua-
ton seems "a hopeless one The forces
81 anarchy are IN full control Of the
situation, and no permanent relief can
come until the Russian people gain
through bitter experience. the ability
20 reconstruct their social organization
and 90 build again the structure 81
their government upon "a solid founla-
flOu
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-10

The Russian govern ments weakness
has been again exposed in Finland.
Even " tho Insured lion az Svtahorg
IL put down. all Russia am be shown
he proof that the army u becoming
seriously infected with revolutionary