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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
AN EASY SOLUTION.
How the Section Boss Got the Tool
House In tho Right Spot.

About ten years before the Eastern
railroad was leased by the Boston and
Maine that portion of the old road be-
tween Swampscott and Salem was in
charge of Section Foreman Timothy
Moynahan.
His strongest point was In doing
Just as he was told and doing that
with energy and accuracy. So when
he was notified from Beverly by Road
master Stevens that the section lengths
were to be changed and that he was to
move his tool house from the westerly
end Of Salem yard to halfway between
mileposts 10 and 10 he started out with
the determination to move the house
halfway, no more, no less.
To get this halfway point he sta
toned one of his men at milepost 10
and another at milepost 10, and at a
signal they started to walk toward
each other until they met, and to
point opposite their meeting place the
shanty was moved. This method of
getting the correct distance did not
quite suit Moynahan. especially when
he remembered that one of the walk
ers was taller than the other and the
other tripped several times on the way
down.
He carried this In his mind for near
ly year. when he met the engineers
measuring through for signals and
asked them to tell him as they meas
ured If his house was just halfway or
not.
When the measurement was taken,
the house was found to be sixty feet
nearer milepost 10 than 10, and Moyna-
han. on being told, remarked that he
thought he could fix things just right.
Later In the year the engineer met
Moynahan in Salem and asked him II
his tool house was now halfway be-
tween the mileposts.
1T is" he replied. tits Just half
way"
"Did you have much trouble moving
itY
"No trouble at all. just let It stay
as 1t was and moved the milepost."-
Boston Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
MARRIED THE MUSIC.
Secret Of the Poor Performances at q
Hiqh Class Concert.

Musical critics sometimes complain
Of what they call the roughness Of an
orchestral performance without always
found In the instruments rather than
in the performers" At least so says the
leader of st. Louis organization.
"There was some criticism of the or
chestral numbers given at a concert last
winter, but know that the fault was
not that of the men so much as of the
instruments. Almost every player has
at least two. sometimes three or four,
instruments. auI one ut least is the
best he can afford to buy. This is es-
pecially true In the case Of the strings,
for accidents will happen. and to be pre-
pared against them string players have
usually two or three violins-one for
ordinary work. like teaching. dancing
and rehearsing, and a superior violin
for solos and concerts.
"Now, It happened that on the even
Ing of the concert In question the
weather was atrocious. 1t was snow
Ing and sleeting and raining by turns.
A genuine violinist thinks about as
much of his best fiddle as he does Of
his youngest child. and so on the con-
cert night the string payer thought to
himself that lie wouldn't take out his
good fiddle. 1t might get damp or he
might fall Off the street car with II
and smash 1t to splinters, so he resolved
to leave 1t at home and take his every
day fiddle. thinking that In the ensem-
BILE nobody but himself would notice
the difference.
"But every other string player
thought the same thing, SO most Of
them left their best violins at home
and brought their practice Instruments.
The public didn't notice the difference,
but the players and the leader did, and
In an audience there are always people
with almost miraculous ears for varia-
tions of tone. and some of these did the
complaining."-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
An Awful Shock.

The deputy stage manager at the
Theatre Royal, Dublin, at one time
was a little man named Linders, who
had strange dislike of the ladies Of
the ballet and treated them rather
harshly. He wore wig. but the fact
was not generally known. On one &C.
casion, however, an enraged coryphee
seized him by the hair, and on came
the wig, exposing shiny expanse Of
Uranium. He at once dashed on to
complain to Mrs. Harris the managers
wife. but the good lady could only
gasp in stupefied tones, Good gracious,
Mr.. Linders. why, you are bald" To
which Linders instantly replied: mo,
madam. no. My hair became loose
with horrorw
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
Diamonds In His Shoes.

Diamond ornaments in shoes bark
back to the days Of the Revolutionary
war and were worn by merchants OF
Boston in those days. Thomas Russell
Of Charlestown, who died In 1798, was
one of the most active of business men
Of his day in Boston and the first to
engage in the American trade with
Russia after the Revolution. His dress
was typical Of his time and is thus
described in an old print: HE usually
wore coat of some light colored cloth,
small clothes, diamond buckles at the
knees and in the shoes, silk stockings.
powdered hair and a cooked hat and in
cold weather scarlet cloak. Boston
Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
BEWARE OF
THE DOGS.
By Rita X ellie y.
Copyright, 1905, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham

Hello! What are you doing here
here Of all places? What's this?' Tar.
by Jove! And rents all over your
frockw
"You seem TO be nothing but a big
Interrogation point" quoth the girl re.
sentfully, refusing TO look up at the
athletic chap striding toward her. She
was seated on q bowlder making sun
dry dabs with scraps of old newspa-
per at some black spots on her gray
skirt, and ut the sound of his voice the
color had rushed furiously to her
cheeks.
Cant a girl get tar on herself If
] haven't as good right to be here
alone, as you havey she challenged.
The man laughed joyously ana fung
himself down at her feet.
delicious" he said. 60 on"
The girl bit her lip.
you were always taking advan-
tage," she flared out.
He laughed again rolled over AMI
touched one of the spots. Shn ha 3
forgotten them. "Will they come out2'
he asked.
She flushed again more painfully
than before. at being thus of her
guard when she wished Of all times
to be mistress of herself.
81 don't know" she exclaimed. "and
l don't care. but think you are mighty
mean" She stood up suddenly, fling.
Ing away the blackened newspaper
Didn't tell you that never would
speak to you again and that ! never
wanted to see your And here you are
making me miserable and yourself OBJ
noxlous! oh. don't want you to
touch me! hate you.'
"Agathaw He leaped to his feet, the
boyishness gone from his manner, his
face grown strangely tense. "1f
thought you meant thatw he cried
clnching his hands till the knuckles
showed white. "Oh, II I thought you
meant IT,
She turned away, unable to meet Ill,
searching pain In his eyes, and gaZed
down at the river rolling Its placid
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
She Wa, Mistaken.

"Permit me to ask you, madam"
said the lawyer, who was a friend of
the family. "your real reason for want
Ing a divorce from your husbandT
"He isn't the man thought was
marrying" explained the fair caller.
"My dear madam" rejoined the law
yer. "the application of that principle
would break up every home in the
country."-Chfcago Tribune.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
Painfully Frank.

Merchant Ito applicant who has call
ed In response to an advertisement for
business partner)-Now let us get to
business at once. To begin with. what
I want to assist me In this enterprise
Is man of brains.
Applicant with alarming frankness)
oh, you needn't have told me that.
] could see II for myself.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
Why They Cried.

II say, mamma" said little Flossie,
"why did Mrs. Brown cry at the we'd
ding todayT
"Oh, because her dear daughter was
getting married and leaving her."
"And why did Mrs. Jones cryP"
"Oh, because her dear son has left
her."
II see. Aud why did Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Simpson cryT
"Oh, because they have ever so many
daughters to get married and no sign
Of any Of them going off."-Pearson's
Weekly.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
The UtiIitarian Ace.

The more picturesque the country
the more inevitable 1t appears to be
that Its beauty must be menaced and
in most instances eventually much i'm
paired by the erection of hideous line
of telephone posts, with their relent-
less reminder that we live In an age
In which the beautiful has constantly
to be sacrificed to the useful Country
Life.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
EnaIlsh Sunday Laws.

The most absurd Of British laws is
undoubtedly that forbidding a man
pursuing his trade on Sunday. Apart
from the moral aspect Of the case. this
law is constantly broken. and the cases
being reported form an excellent adver-
lIsement for tho lawbreaker.-London
Telegraph.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09

vicar-I'm so glad your dear daugh-
ter is better. Twas greatly pleased
to see her in church this morning and
shortened the service on purpose for
her.
Mother of Dear Daughter-Thank
you, Vicar. Ishall hope to bringlher
every Sunday now Punch. =
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
Merely obIlqinu.

Magistrate--You gave this young wo-
man such hit ON the face that she
can't see out of her eyes. What
have you to say for yourself? Accus-
ed-Well. she often told me she didn't
want to see me any more.-Meggen.
dorfer Batter.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
A Sly Thrust.

Miss Ann Teek-Really, some of the
young girls nowadays are positively
awful. The idea Of q girl being en-
gagged to two young men at the same
time! It's just shamefull Miss Gut
ting Besides. you find It aggravating
also. don't ou?-Philadelphia Press.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
Takina Il Internally.

As he crept softly upstairs the clock
struck 2.
"Where have you been. AlfredT she
asked quietly.
"At the ,ffice, taking stock" came
Ne glib reply.
y thought smelt It," said his wife.
New York Press.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09

sour train leaves In 80 seconds"
''Oh, we'll, 1t never leaves on time =
ut will t0day--there are II people
ahead of US at the ticket window. p
Life. -
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
His Fatal Mistake.

adam wuz his own boss. wuzn't
he?"
"Yes. an eff he hadn't gone ter sleep
at de wrsng time he'd "a been 80
yit"-Atlanta Constitution.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09
BRdAN-oH, so GENTLY ITO RUB SPOT
OF THE PRECIOUS GRAY SKIRT.

length between the October hills. 1t
was all peaceful out there in the woods
A squirrel chirped exultantly as he
jumped for falling beechnut, and a
belated thrush warbled out a song of
sweetness and light from the haw-
thorn hedge near by. Only man knew
strife-and girl
The silence that Is more deadly than
q battle Of words and more difficult to
end grew appalling. Agatha felt driv-
en- to bay by a relentless pursuer, while
she groped frantically for something to
dismiss him utterly, TO free herself of
his oppressive nearness.
"Well, why don't you goT she gasp
ed finally, struck cold by the need for
saying 1t.
~ can't go, Agatha-I can't go-till ]
know that you mean It,"
The misery in his voice stung her,
Haven't / said itY she cried in self
defense.
"Yes, Agatha, but | have such tiny
hope that you don't always mean what
you say
Don't you think l meant II when !
told you three months ago ! never
wanted to speak to you again? Don't
you think meant 1t when released
you from--our-engageme She hid
her face convulsively in her hands.
Agatha" he said slowly his voice
dropping to its lowest, most vibrant
note. Agatha. what did you mean
when-without our engagement being
known-except TO ourselves-you went
into seclusion and lived like re-
lgieuse? Is it's It," he insisted, 'that
you cared more than you wished to
confessf"
She uttered a sharp little cry. "You
were always like surgeons probe
And. with beseeching tinging Of heI
hand: "Please. please go! Don't you
see you make me wretchedT
For a moment they stood measuring
each other, her smoldering. pleading
eyes vainly trying to wrest away from
the intensity OF his steadfast gaze
There was a cracking of underbrush
and little, wizened old man. carrying
q bunch Of newspapers, shambled int
the small open.
Thought you might want som,
+ more, miss. to clear your skirt with.
he said. ignoring the silence of the tw,
and the presence Of the young man
sHow did the scraps do? ] come bacl
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09

'How do you know the william left
by railroad, Mr.. Holmes ?"
II see the railroad tracks. s.'-Life.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09

In the true life of the individual each
day IL the beginning OF new year.
Jord0n.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-09

Grief hallows hearts even while II
ages heads. Bailey.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-20

inehee westerly along the north linz
q ADAMS Avenue one hundred nifty
feet 70 the east line Of Sixth street.
thence northerly along the east line
81 sixth street 10 the place Of begin
ming.
Secion s. That special assessments
upon the several lots and parcels of
land included in the foregoing improve
ment district shall be levied. assessed
ana collected in accordance with the
provisions of Ordinance No 534 of the
ordinances of the City Of North Yaki-
ma, entitled. An ordinance preserib-
ing the methods of Ievying and collect
ing special assessments upon real es-
tate for local improvements" passed
by the City Council June 3. 1907. and
approved June $. 1907
Section (. All special assessments
for local improvements levied and CO.
lected for the above mentioned i'm
provement shall be placed by the city
Treasurer in a special fund to be known
as Local Improvement District No
l35 Fund"
Section 5. This ordinance shall TAX
effect and he in force from and after
five days after the date of it, puhlca
ton.
Passed by the city Council. Novem-
Der IS, 1907.
Approved, November ~, 1907
@. A. FIGHTER
Attest: Mayor
J. c. BROKER.
City Clerk
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81 MMONSs
In the Superior Court of the State OF
Washington for Yakima County.
Mary Fuller. PLAINTIFF. VS.. Wesley
Fuller, defendant.
The State of Washington to the said
Wesley Fuller:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days after the date
of the first publication OF this sum-
mons, to-wit: within sixty days after
the 9Th day of November, 1907, and
defend the above entitled action In
the above entitled court, and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve
a copy of your answer upon the UNDER
signed attorneys for plaintiff, at their
office below stated; and in case Of
your failure so to do, judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, which
has been filed with the clerk of said
court. That this action Is for the pur-
pose of obtaining decree of divorce
from the defendant on the ground of
failure to support, and for the custody
Of the two children of the plaintiff and
defendant.
SNYDER & LUSE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
T. Q. address. North Yakima, County
of Yakima, State of Washington.
Nov 6-Dec 49,
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SUMMONS.


In the Superior Court of the State OF
Washington, in and for Yakima
county.
William E. Day. plaintiff. vs.. Nan
ey G. Day, defendant.
The State of Washington to the
said Nancy C. Day, defendant: You
are hereby summoned to appear with
In sixty (6O) days after the date OF
the first publication Of this summons.
to-wit: within sixty COO days after
tn 10th day of October, A. D. 1907.
and defend the above entitled cause
Of action in the above entitled court
and answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, and serve copy of your an
swer upon the undersigned attorneys
for the plaintiff at their Office below
stated, and In case of your failure so
to do, judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demands
of the complaint which has been filed
with the clerk OF the said court. and
to which reference is hereby made.
The object of this action Is to Sc
cure plaintiff decree of divorce dis
solving the bonds OF matrimony here
tofore existing between the plaintiff
and defendant on the ground of aban-
donment.
BRUFF & SCHUMANN,
Attorneys for the plaintiff. P. o. ad-
dress, North Yakima, Yakima
county. Washington. Office In
room No. Z. Yakima National Bank
Bldg. Oct 16-Nov 20
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-20
ORDNANCE NO. S73.

AN ORDINANCE providing for the
construction 81 wooden sidewalk
on the west SIDE ~ sixth street pc
tween the south line Of Maple street
and he north line Of Race Street
and for the payment Of the cost
thereof. establishing a local improve
nent district and the lev" ana col
lection Of special assessments and
for ia" issuance Of warrants IN pay
ment Of said improvement and fund
70 pay thu same
The city council Of the CITY Of North
Yakima DO ordain as follows
Section J.. That Sixth Street between
the south line Of Maple street and the
north line Of Race street shall be inn
proved by the construction Of . wooden
sidewalk eight feet wide on the west
SIDE Thereon, Whlch s4id Sidewalk snail
be constructed and completed in all
things IN accordance with STANDARD
Specifications No. for Wooden Side
walks in the City Of North Yakima.
Washington, and standard Plan for
Wooden sidewalks each heretofore
on May ?, 1905. adopted hy resolu-
ton 81 the city council and the de
tailed drawings and notes " the CITY
Engineer therefor on file in the office
q the City Clerk and g the grades
established BY said City Engineer and
heretofore adopted by the city Council.
section = That the costs and expen-
ses OF the making of said improve
Lnsn9 incluuIng the expenses for the
publication of the resolution Of inten-
tion and all other publications requir-
ed by law ana all other expenses tn-
cidental ana necessary 70 the making
p sara Improvement ana legalizing the
special assessments therefor, shall be
assessed to and levied upon the proper
ty included in the following local i'm
proVement district, which shall be
known As Local Improvement District
10. Ia and included within the fol-
lowing boundaries to- wit.
commencing q the point Of interseo-
ton Of the south line of Maple Street
with the west 1jnn of liytb c.raats
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-20
SUMMONS.

In the Superior Court of the state Of
Washington for Yakima County.
Charles a. Mogk, plaintiff, VS. Charles
l.. Doolittle and Katie Doolittle, his
parties unknown, claiming any right,
title, estate of lien or interest in the
real estate described in the complaint
in this action, defendants.
The State of Washington to the said
Charles L. Doolittle and Katie Doolit-
tie, and also all other persons or par
ties unknown claiming any right, title,
estate or lien or interest in the real es-
tate described in the complaint in this
action. DEFENDANTS: You and each Of
you are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date Of the
first publication of this summons. to-
wit: within sixty days after the goth
day Of November, 1907, and defend the
above entitled action in the above en-
titled Court, and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff. and serve copy OF
your answer upon the undersigned at :
torney for plaintiff. at his postoffice
below stated and in case of your fail
ure so to do Judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the
demand of the complaint. which has
been filed with the Clerk OF said Court.
The object of this action Is to quiet
title to real estate which is described
as follows. to-wit: Lot five in block
one hundred forty-siX of Becks Addi-
ton to North Yakima, Washington, and
to wholly exclude said defendants from
asserting any interest in said real es-
tate.
1907.
Last publication, 25th day of Dec
1907.
W. +. SOUTHARD.
Attorney for Plaintiff
F. o. Address. Wilson Creek Washing
ton.
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,.,,.n, ~a,,c.

NOTICE Il HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the assessment roll Of Local Improve
ment District M i97 in the CITY of
North Yakima, Washington, has been
certified to me for collection and that
unless the assessments in said assess
mcnt roll contained are paid to me
within thirty days from the date OF
the frst publication Of this notice.
to-wit: Within thirty days from the
10Th day Of November 1907, the same
will become delinquent and be collect
"a in the manner provided by law and
the ordinances of said city. Dated at
he office Of the city treasurer in North
Yakima Washington this 18th day OF
November. 1907.
G K DONOVAN
city Treasurer
Office First National Bank
Nov 2G-2T
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-20
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION.
To Construct Wooden Sidewalk ON
the West side of Eleventh Ayenue
West between Chestnut street and
SOutheriy Line of civ

BE IT RESOLVED by the City Coun-
81 81 the city OF North Yakima Wash
ington that the said City of North
Yakima intends and hereby declares
It's intention to improve Eleventh Ave
( nue. West ia said city between the
south line of Chestnut Street and the
| ton OF a wooden sidewalk on the west
| side thereof within said limits
SAID sidewalk shall he six feet in
width, and shall be constructed ana
LAID IN all particulars in aecorda nee
with standard Specifications No IA
for wooden Sidewalks in the CITY 81
North Yakima, Washington, and
standard Plan A for Wooden Side
walks each heretofore and an Nav
!. 1905. duly adopted by resolution Of
this city Council as 4 standard speci-
| ncatinn 70 cover all wooden sidewalks
thereafter laid ny order OF said city
| council, and in accordance with The
plans and detail drawings therefor
heretofore filed with the city clerk
oy the City Engineer, and shall be
l3ld . the grade heretofore establish
ca oS said city Engineer, is THE same
appears from the notes OF his survey
ings.
The estimated cost of said improve
ment i $4,000 and t.at the costs and
expenses or constructing the same. in
Guiding the expenses for the pubifca-
ton or this resolution Of intention and
al other expenses incidental and neces-
sarN g the doing Of the said work and
legalizing the special assessments
therefor to he assessed Ia and levied
upon the property included within the
following boundaries. tn-wit. Begin
ning at the point Of intersection Of the
south line Of Chestnut Street with the
west line OF Eleventh Avenue West
running thence westerly along the
south line Of Chestnut Street one hun
dred fifty feet: thence sautherly par
allel with the west line of Eleventh
Avenue West and one hundred fiftv
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-20

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the assessment roll of Local Improve
ment District No 1l6 in the CITY OF
North Yakima, Washington, has been
certified 70 me for collection and that
unless the assessments in said assess
ment roll contained are paid 70 me
within thirty days from the date OF
the first publication Of this notice.
to-wit Within thirty days from the
Goth day Of November 1907, the same
will become delinquent and be collect
ed In the manner provided by law and
the ordinances Of said city Dated at
the office of the city treasurer in North
Yakima. Washington. this 10th day Of
November 1907,
c R DONOVAN
City Treasurer
Office: FIRST National Bank
Nov 20-27