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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13

The new county court house. which
is just completed at cost of $685.
600, has been accepted by the county
commissioners from the contractor,
w. w. FELTON,. and will be occupied
by the county officials in the course
of the next two weeks. The building
Is handsome structure of stone.
and was designed by Newton C.
Gauntt, the architect of this city
The contract for the erection of the
lew court house was first let to Mr.
FELTON, October 3, 1905, several
months prior to the fire which de-
stroyed the top story of the old build
in, May 5, 1906. Subsequently the
commissioners disco, cred that they
could not authorize this expenditure
without bond election, and this was
held in December, 1905, and the con-
tractor notified to proceed with the
erection of the building.
But little could be done, however
until the following spring, and the
corner stone was laSi June 1e, 1906,
by w. H. Redman.
The date for the completion of the
contract was extended from time to
time, delays of various kinds occur
ring, principally due to the difficulty
in getting stone shipped from Port
Angeles. December is, 1906, was
the date originally stipulated for the
completion of the contract; this was
extended to June l last, and then
again extended.
The old court house, minus its top
story, destroyed by the fire already
referred to, is still the habitat of the
county officials. 1t stands directly
ir front of the new building. Natur-
ally the quarters of the officials are
somewhat cramped, and court has
been held in another building ever
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13

since the old court room went up IN
smoke and flames. This old building
has quite a history attaching to it.
1t was erected in Old Town, after
completely by fire there. When the
Northern Pacific Railway company
PERSUADED the residents of Yakima
City that they would be better off in
North Yakima, the court house was
one of the first buildings to be NOV
ed free of charge by the railroad to
the site of the new town. The lumber
contained in it will be sold for fire.
wood to the highest bidder.
Old timers here recall an amusing
incident in connection with the fight
put up by the Northern Pacific to
avoid paying taxes at that time. H.
j. Snively, now a leading attorney OF
this city, but then a young man, sat
isfied to hold the responsible but net
i.ehly endowed office OF prosecuting
attorney, caused the wheels of one Of
the company's locomotives to be tied
up with chain and paddock, and held
the locomotive until the taxes due
we're for Incoming.
The new court house will provide
ample accommodation for many years
to come. Its various rooms are loft,
and commodious, and all of the latest
designs for the comfort and convent
ence of the officials are included II
the furnishings. All OF the furniture
is uniform in color, material and de
sign. This furniture is of steel, witt
Give green and gold finishing, and 1!
freproof. lige the building itself
The furniture, exclusive OF light fix
lures, cost over $4,000. 1t is nov
being installed. There are two cour
rooms provided. one OF them beinl
the largest and providing the mos
accommodation for the public of an,
court room in the state.
One Of the greatest features in tn
history of Yakima county was tn
laying of the corner stone OF the ne,
courthouse, Tuesday, June 5, 1905
The following description Of tn
cornerstone laying is given:
W. I. Lince, who deserves as muc1
credit as any other man, perhap
more than any other. for the ne,
courthouse being built. was maste
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13
~ J. LYNCH. n. d.

Rooms 7oi to 7o4-Mullirs Building
Hours q to S p. m.-Arm. by appointment.
Phones-ofice 81; residence Sz,.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13
COURT HOUSE, NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.
NEW COURT HOUSE BUILDING
Recently Accepted by the County.
Commissioners.
COURT HOUSE, NORTH YAKIMA "

this people, cut from the everlasting
hills, erected in beauty and peace,
ever stand before us as a symbol of
those divine principles that make
people great in thy sight. May it
be completed under thy favor and
occupied in the interest of law and
order, industry and sobriety, truth
and honor. May it be protected
against the disasters of nature, and
so long as it endures may it serve
the high purpose of a people whose
God is the Lori
Hear us now, we pray thee, and
answer us in blessing and peace.
Which we humbly ask in the name of
Him who is now our advocate and
vii hereafter be our Judge, Jesus
Christ. Amen
Attorney H. ]. Snively was the ora
tor Of the day. He was in his hap
piest mood-and that's pretty happy
He said apologetically that he was
here as substitute-as two substi-
tutes, in fact. The committee had in
vited Judge Whitson to make the adj
dress. and he got cold feet: then they
invited Fred Parker, and he develop
ed cold in the head; then the COM
mittee selected him and gave him no
| chance to escape. He said he would
rot invite the lamentations of those
present over the departure of the
old courthouse. 1t had had its uses;
1t had been fort at one time; it had
been used as a place to detain muir
derers, great speeches had been made
there; justice had been rendered
tnere-and sometimes the other; but
the old building stands there today
as link that connected the past, the
frontier days. with the past, the
frontier days, with the present age
OF progress and development. 81
would rather have seen it burn down
a few days ago." he declared, "for
the reason that I would rather II
die in harness than to see It torn
down for kindling wood" The sen.
timent was greeted with wave OF ap.
plause.
Continuing. Mr.. Snively said the
gathering was for the purpose OF EN-.
phasizing the Importance OF thi:
period in the county's growth. He
compared the past, within his recol
lection, with what he was positiv,
the future held in store for Yakima
the citizen OF this commonwealth
twenty or thirty years from this tim,
could stand on the dome OF the build
ing whose cornerstone was about Il
be laid, and contemplate one of tn,
grandest and most prosperous com
rnunities in all the country. He be
lieved that the valley could supper
, enough people to give North Yakim;
population OF 100000 people dur
ing the lifetime OF those who wer,
, boys there.
Speaking OF the needs OF the conn
! ty. he dwslt at length on the presen
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13

Attorney for American Surety Co.
Empire State Surety Co.
Oi Ices IL Otter Block. North Yakima
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13
NEW COURTHOUSE SOON READY

of ceremonies. At his suggestion the
great audience joined heartily in
singing the Star Spangled Banner"
DR.. Hayden offered the following ap-
propriate prayer:
20, God, Thou Creator of all
things, thou Ruler of all things, thou
dispenser of all events. We come
into thy presence now as company
of thy creatures desiring thy pres
ence and blessing.
1--WE thank thee that thou hast
established truth and justice in the
earth. BY these temples whose walls
rise before us here, thou art pre-
senting to men the eternal princi-
pies of thine own government and
calling men to live IN accord with
divine truth and justice may always
preside. To this end may our
judges be men who love righteous
ness and administer our laws in thy
fear. May our juries be taken from
our cleanest citizenship. May our
officials be characterized by humane
~, honesty and nobility. Preserve
us, we pray thee, from the unprinci-
pied man who seeks to win his cause
by trickery and wrong. Keep us
from the political demagogue to
whom truth is a stranger and to
whom honor is unknown. May this
building, conceived in the needs of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13
Big Red Apples.

Walter J, Purdin of the Matches
was in the city Friday. He brought
&c town with him a suit case of sam.
PIE apples raised on Ed. Kershaw's
place. which were beauties in size
color and shape. They We're of tn,
Ben Davis and Gano varieties and
were excellent specimens of what tina
valley can do when it comes to grow
ing the big red apple that has mad,
the Yakima country famous.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13

enemy of every man, woman and
child in this community"
Frank ]. Allen read a brief but
very comprehensive history of the
city, dating back to 1855, prepared
by ]. D. Medill. This paper was in
cluded in the contents of the box in
the cornerstone.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13

olared that "any man, or set of men,
who would stand in the way of new
railroad through this county is the
transportation conditions, and de.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-11-13
Mothers with little children ne,

Mothers with little children need
no longer fear Group, colds or whoop-
ing cough. Bees Laxative Cough
Syrup tastes good 1t works of the
cold through the bowels, clears the
head. Guaranteed. Sold at Camps
West Side Pharmacy
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
Sea Of Oranges.

A sea covered with oranges Is one
Of the unusual attractions near Ven
tura, Cal, at the mouth Of the Santa
Clara river. Thousands upon thou
sands of oranges floating on the
oceans surface, many Of them strew-
ing the beach, give an indescribably
beautiful golden hue to the sea.
There are wonder for some time as
to how the oranges got into the sea.
The belief was general that they came
from washed out orchards in the east
end OF the county, owing to the high
storm waters in the river. This fs not
the case, however. The oranges were
deliberately thrown into the Sespe
creek from the Sespe bridge, rs miles
back from the coast. From the Sespe
they found their way back into the
Santa Clara river and thence into the
sea.
The oranges are from the great
packing houses in the Sespe country.
They are known as culls, but most
Of them are good, or were when
dumped of the bridge. 1t is claimed
that only the best oranges can be
shipped and sold.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
Twice IN Jeopardy.

An old negro was recently brought
before justice in Mobile. II seemed
that Uncle Moses had fallen foul of a
bulldog while in the act of entering
the henhouse of the dogs owner.
Look here, Uncle Moses" the JUS
tice said, informally. didn't give
you ten days last month for this same
thing? Same henhouse you were try.
ing to get into. What have you got to
say for YOURSELF"
Uncle Moses scratched his head.
Mars Willyum, yo' sent me ter de
chain gang fer trying to steal some
chickens, didn't ye?"
Yes, that was the charge"
AN don't de law say yo' can't be
charged twice wild de same 'fense?"
THAT no man shall be twice placed
In jeopardy for the identical act, yes"
Den. sab. yo' des hab ter let me 60.
sab. All war after de same chickens.
sab"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
The Invention Of Atmor.

The idea of the invention of armor
for the protection Of the body from
weapons came from the ancients,
who, noticing the natural armor OF
various kinds of animals, particularly
the armadillo, initiated 1t.
In early times before metal was
used In armor making the warriors
used rough hides to several thick
nesses, and the first armor ever worn
was made from slices taken from the
hoofs Of horses and fastened together
with pegs. Fish scales and the scales
Of large snakes were also. gathered
and fastened together until they
formed thick layer and were used
AZ armor.
The armor Of the Middle Ages was
continuation of the ancient kind,
made In the form Of scales Of iron or
steel. Certain kinds Of mail used in
early times In England were copied
from the shells Of crabs and Holsters.
Sunday Magazine.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
CAPTAIN KNEW HIS BUSINESS.
story Of the Eark That Broke Record
Around the Horn.


"A story Of hercism OF the sea. rival
Ing that of Gilliat IN The Toilers OF
the Sea- has ilst been enacted In the
Pacific ocean," said John p. Barnes, a
San FRANCISCO merchant 10 a Wash
invtoa Post w.'iter. 1T is the story OF
an intrepid sea captain WHO resur.
rec'ed sunken ship that. had been
given up for lest and put her in such
good condition that she has broken all
records for sailing craft around the
horn. ,
THE sea captain lived at San Diego
until year or two ago, having retired
on a modest income. His name Is
Thayer. One day he read in the pa.
pers of an auction sale Of the hulk Of
a ship in the South seas. He went to
San Francisco, where he found that
the ship had been valued az $250,000
and had been grounded In storm, de-
serted by the crew and supposedly
pounded into a shapeless mass upon
the rocks. But he thought he would
take chance, and so bid her in for
$1,100, gettlrg a lawyer l.. Oakland to
take a half interest
Getting together wrecking crew,
he travelled 1000 miles to the island
Of Manga Riva. where. through heroic
efforts and after many months, he got
the ship to the level and towed her
back across smooth summer seas to
San Francisco. There the vessel was
rebuilt into three-masted bark. Cap
tain Thayer came on to Washington
and got the government to register
the British ship Pyrenees. for that
was its original name, AZ the bark
Manga Riva. Then. after the renting
had been completed. he sent her to
Swansea, Wales. The bark made the
fastest time ever attained by any sail
ing vessel between the Pacific and
Atlantic oceans. Captain Thayer ID
now enjoying the income from his
daring. and his name 10 being paraded
up and down the Pacific coast among
marine folk - the modern 0illiat."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
pRoDDEp HIS MEMORY.
Little Tommy Helped His Mother -;
&c Her Mor.,Esstisa.

Mr.. Urban was always late to din
ner. He arrived home on certain
evening, as usual, 20 minutes behind
hand. His wife was entertaining Mr.
and Mrs. Fortune. Greeting tho
guests with elusive cordially he said:
IF had known this pleasure was
in store for me, should certainly
have arranged my business so as to be
at home earlier"
why. Harry" sighed his wife; II
told YOU"
Il beg your pardon, love; but you
are certainly mistaken this time. You
probably forgot to mention It, On
the whole. I'm glad you did. 1t is n
delightful surprise"
Mrs. Urban was spirited woman.
This unjust accusation came near
overthrowing her courtesy. Her lips
parted, then shut decisively; but a
slight frown fingered on her fore
head.
Little Tommy read her face. He
knew all about his fathers poor men,
DRY, and he felt 1t his duty to refresh
it and defend his mother
why, pap" he piped up, don't you
recollect? Mamma told you to be
sure to come home early tonight be.
cause the Fortunes were going to be
here, and you said: oh, the devil!'"
philadelphia Record.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
VALUE OF sELF.RELIANcE.
Better Than easy Money" Says
Charles q. Dawes.

This is hard world In business. II
always has been, and always will be
There are many good, and generous
men in 1t. There are many who will
lend helping hand to you In your
adversely, but In the time Of need you
will not find them among the men who
tried to get you to embark In specula
ton with your little surplus and tc
sell you something which would helI
you to easy money"
Be self.reliant. Make your own in
vestigation In Investments. When yor
cannot, put your money in good saw
ings bank. Distrust the financial dem
agogue as you distrust the political
demagogue. Keep your hand on your
pocketbook as you travel through life
first, to give always in proportion to
your means to those who are poorer;
second. to hold from those who would
take through force or fraud what yor
need for yourself and yours. You viii
then. writes Mr.. Dawes, in the Satur
day Evening Post, have your hant
where most Of the other fellows have
only their eyes. In this alone you viii
have the advantage Of them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
The Window Of Refuge.

Scarcely single tourist who drives
down the stately Prado, in Havana
and turns OF into the fashionable
Malecon along the sea knows the sig.
nificance of the ever open window
which he notices In an ancient build.
ing on his left. For centuries 1t has
been the custom to leave this window
open day and night for the reception
Of stray infants, OF those poor little
unfortunates born under such circum-
stances that their parents cannot
claim them. They are left on the win
dow sill, chiefly during the silent
hours Of the night, and when found
are taken care Of by various priests,
who bring them up In the Catholic
faith and usually urge them to become
priests or nuns. Very few ever dis
cover their rightful parents.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
SECRET OF cocos ISLAND.
an English Admiral Who Believed In
the Stories CT Buried Treasure.

Admiral II. st. L. p. Palliser died
suddenly al his country house in Chi.
chester, England, recently. He served
In the Baltic and Black sea during the
Crimean war and In command OF q
squadron watched British interests
throughout the Carlist war in 1871. He
was the commander in chief Of the Pa.
cific squadron from 1896 to 1899.
1t was during his command In the
Pacific that Admiral Palliser came in.
to possession of what he thought to
be the secret OF the buried treasures
OF the famous Cocos island and on
board her najesty's ship Imperieuse
made the first Of long series of in.
enectual efforts to unearth the buried
millions. The late Admiral received
the secret" from Captain Hackett
when the latter was on his death.bed
and was so impressed by 1t that de.
spite all failures he remained a firm
believer In the existence of the treas.
ure.
The story of the Cocos island treas.
ures Is one Of the most romantic and
thrilling character One vast hoard
OF valuables is supposed to have been
.eposited on the island, WHICH lies 500
miles southwest of Panama, by a Brit.
ish ship which had turned pirate in
1921. The second and more valuable
treasure was buried there by the crew
OF the barkentine Mary DER about
1883. This hoa: was supposed to be
the bullion and jewels Of the Peruvian
town Of Callalo, which was threatened
with revolution and pillageA The ma.
tional treasure was. put on board the
British ship for safety, but the crew
betrayed their trust and fed with the
rich cargo. The value Of the two
treasures IL supposed to be many mil.
lions.
At least 10000 worth Of valuables
were taken from the island by a man
called Keaton. This man died and be-
aueathed the secret to Hackett. Since
the later conhded in Admiral Paliser
some half dozen fruitless expeditions
have been fitted out and have search.
cd the soil Of the island. One of the
lates. was led by Earl Fitswifliam, in
1905. but his party met with q disas.
eer In the shape Of a landslide during
blasting operations. and seven Of them
were injured. Several companies
have been formed to equip expedi.
lions, but needless to say none Of
them has ever paid dividend.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
Crust Of the Earth.

Hon. X. J. Strut, F. R. g., has gath.
cred rocks from all the world over,
GRANTEES from Cornwall and Rhodesia,
basalt from Greenland, the Victoria
Falls and Ireland, syenite from Nor.
way. leucite from Mount Vesuvius,
and has estimated as a result of pro-
longed Investigations that not more
than one-thirtieth Of the total volume
OF tho earth is composed or rocks.
found on the surface.
AS a result Of his deductions he es.
Inmates that the depth Of the earth's
rock crust is approximately As miles.
This deduction comedies to a certain
degree with the calculations Of Prof.
Milne. the earthquake expert. who has
been investigating to the same end
by the observation Of earthquake
tremors and their speeds. Prof. Milne
concludes that at depth of 80 miles
below the earths surface exist rocks
whose physical properties are similar
to those found on the ox erior.
Mr.. Strut computes the internal
heat Of the globe to be about 1900
degrees centigrade at about As miles
below the surface. Such heat indi-
Gates the melting point oriron. but It
is considerably below the melting
point Of platinum, which DR.. Harker
fixed at 1,710 degrees centigrade.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
Taffeta-Tlpped Cigarettes.

There's a new cigarette staring
women in the face. Instead Of having
cork tip 1t is tipped with the finest
quality Of taffeta silk. The mono
gram matches the silk in color and
the whole affair Is so attractive that
the beholder doesn't wonder why
women take to smoking Even ultra.
conservative, old.fashiohed matrons
have felt constrained to admit that
the little cylinders we're pretty. Since
1t has been learned that the Colony
club. most exclusive Of women's or
ganizations. permits women smoking.
apparently many humber sisterp have
acquired q longing to pun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
CAN'T SING AND LOOK PRETTY.
That 10 Why One Woman Has NJ
Vocal Ambitions.


"Of. course It's nice In some ways to
have a beautiful voice, but I'm glad
don't sing" said the pretty woman as
she applauded perfunctorily after the
soprano solo. yes, I am fond Of
music, but that is sufYicient. II I
could be tempted to sing. what would
happen to my good looks? I think It
Is not silly for woman to wish to
look well at all times.
"A woman never looks pretty or
beautiful when she sings. She invari-
ably twists her mouth to one side and
makes her face appear crooked. I
have keenly observed the last ten
singers have heard, and every one
Of them opened her mouth on q bias.
! haven't the slightest idea why they
do 1t, unless the muscles Of one side
Of the face are stronger than those on
the other. and in the effort to sing the
stronger muscles do the most work.
l suppose men do the same thing, but
generally they wear mustaches to
cover their mouths.
III one shuts ones eyes q song al.
ways is enjoyed more, for there 10
something disturbing about a pretty
woman deliberately making herself a
fright by stretching her mouth In
song"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
pkERooATlvEs OF RANK.
Why Jed Resigned as Chief Of sr~r.
hice,he Fire Department.


The Brambleville postmaster looked
out with frown from his barred win
dow at the returned traveller who was
questioning him. II can't go out O.
this pen O. mine till the nails dis
tributed," he said. with resentment.
"The new rules and regulations don't
hardly let man breathe. What was
II you asked me about the fire de-
partment?
"No, Jed isn't chief any more.
That's all owing to the city folks that
come here now and try to run our
whole village.
There was little spark Of q IRE
dowE in one O. their cottages, an be-
cause our fire department didn't get
there quite as quick as they expected
they instituted. inquiries'-I'm giving
you their own words-and when they
found the two ladders had been In
Jed's orchard, an that had made a
little delay, they rained such lot O.
talk that Jed resigned.
"As he said, If the CHIEF o. the fire
department hasn't got the right to Dor.
row a couple O. ladders from the en-
CINE house when he needs 'em to pick
his fruit, who has?
but you can't reason much with
these city folks. They're kind Of a
high.handed lot."-Youth's Compan.
ion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-06-19
Salaries In ENGLAND.

New York Is generous to her Judges
and $17,500 Is a splendid salary. II
a man will not remain on the bench
for that sum he is not likely to re-
main for $4,000. ~ England the
lord high chancellor gets $4,000 a
year; the attorney general $4,000
and fees, which amount to about $780,.
900 more. making $4,000 In all; the
solicitor general $4,000 and fees. or
$50, 900 all told; Justices of the court
Of appeals, $4,000; justices of the
high court of justice, $4,000; lord
chief justice of England $4,000. judge
of the city court of London Common
sergeant") s10,050; Judge of the Bow
street police court, $4,000; Judge OF
the probate and divorce court, $4,000,
etc.