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yHG3 MEAT PACKERS.

Several new situations have grown out of the passage of the meat inspcc- tion bill. One of them is that hereaft- CT the packers will not be able to work up into food delicacies any of the dis eased hogs or cattle which have here toforc had a market value sufficient to pay for their transportation to market, as government inspectors will not only hereafter condemn such animals, but the law provides that these carcasses must be destroyed at once. Not being able to sell the ss,odScts from such animals, it comes about very naturally that the packers will not buy them, The new situation will render it eXpe. dieut for farmers to quit feeding such animals and put them out of the way as soon as disease of any kind may appear. Indications point to the fact that the operation of the new law will result in 'a renewed campaign for the eradication of disease among all farm animals used for food.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
TTEEES.

It is seldom that all the good quail ties of a thing can be found ill any one single individual This is true in the matter of trees. Many people in their eagerness to see things doing about the place plant the trees which male the most rapid growth. This is a mistake. While these trees if planted may sooner bring joy and pride to the heart of the present owner, it is a waste of time and Iabor and ill the end means q job for some one else. As an example a couple of rapidly growing trees which are bca tiful to look upon and very popular with a majority of people are the silver maple and the Carolina poplar. Both of these are not only short lived and require much water, but they are more frequently devastated by Windstorms, attacked by insects and subject to disease than the more hardy varieties. You want trees which stand the storms of win ter as we'll as the wind and drought of summer.
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BEE sTIyGs FOR RHEUMATIsM.


 If the news reports of the experiences of a resident of JenkintOwn, Pa, are to be believed, beekeepers are likely to receive a fresh accession to their ranks from confirmed rheumatic patients. The person in question, a man long troubled with rheumatism, was one day visiting a friend and accidentally upset a hive of bees. Though unrecognizable when they got through with him, he noticed that his rheumatism was gone, When the disease some time later made its appearance he tried the experiment again and found it worked. The othel day he took treatment from a hun dred bees before a beekeepers' conven tion in Philadelphia, which was natu- rally much interested in the experiment. The cure was explained by a physi- elan whom he consulted as due to the poison from the stings acting as an an tldote upon the uric acid in the blood, to which rheumatism is due.
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Friendsbip.

There is a certain development of love in which the covetous longing of two people for one another has yielded to a higher mutual thirst for an ideal above them both. But who has found such love, who has experienced 1t? Ita true name is friendship
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An EXcention.

My oldest boy, if l do say it my. self" declared Skinner proudly, "is a thoroughly honest and truthful young man."
 Well, wellw exclaimed Knox. And yet some people insist that heredity figures largely in the development of character. Philadelphia Ledger
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A cubic foot of distilled watel weighs very nearly 1000 ounces.
One of Them.

Ult NI IHCIn'
 Struggling Artist-No use trying to compete with the picture factories, which are turning out cheap daubs by the million. The trouble is, the people gre not educated. Lots of buyers can't tell the difference between those pie lures and mine. Frank Friend-I pre- sume that's true. 1 cant myself
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Omen to inc Warming.

Old Quiverful-And so you want to take our daughter from us-you want to take her from us suddenly, without a word of warning? Young Goslow- Not at all sir If there is anything about her you want to warn me against I'm willing to listen.
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rlE,o- Enntr Him.

KnoX-It seems that Graphter's ac- Quaintances are all very shrewd peo- pie. Jenks-Did he tell you thati KnOx-He implied as much. He an nounced the other day that he doesn't owe anybody a dollar. - Philadelphia Ledger.
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Relief at Lnst.

Housekeepcr-I hear your brother who died in California. left you S10Oo Dinah. That will be a great help t.
 you. Washl2dy, Deedy it will missie Ans been ucedin' a pianner am a pho nograft am a oil paintin' ob mahsalf ir a gilt framc fo' yaahs, am now, bress de good Lord, An kin hab 'em!-Puck
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All Arcund tlle CloCls

Grandpa says his stay in the noun tains last summer did him no gooG His room was right off the piazza, and people made love under his window until all hours"
 But couldn't he sleep after. the lov- CTS went to bedY
 No; as soon as the lovers went to bed the children got up." - Harper's Weekly.
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On the Safe Side.

Schroeder do his neighbor, a widow er)-Why did you send your housekeep CT away, since she was such a goot cook? The Widower-She made sucl splendid buildings was afraid I should marry Fliegende Blatter.
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'Twas Ever Thus.

q suppose you have found," said the plain citizen, "that every man has his price"
 'Yes," replied the lobbyist, except the man who is worth buying "-Phila. delphia Press.
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M. V. BUTCHER Real Estate and
 Investments
Imperial Valley Lands Speciality

Imperial Valley is the largest irrigated district ill the United States. The best bargains on earth can be found in the Imperial Valley. Anyone having Im- perial lands they wish to sell or trade for Los Angeles property will find it to their advantage to consult me. My fa- cilities for finding bargains for buyers and buyers for bargains cannot be sur passed. Write or wire me at 2O5 Mer- cantile Place, Los Angeles, Cal. Home Tel. 8182. Tel. Main $40.
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Every man will find his own private affairs more difficult to manage and control than any public affairs in which he may he engaged.--Lord Mel, bourne
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NEGLECTED cows.

This is the weather when old bossy is nearly pestered to death with flies and heat. If she has a nice. cool, shady
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Fenpinine Amenities.

Yes, dear, I was married last month. I'd like you to call on me and see the pretty little flat I have"
 i've seen him, my dearH-Life
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The secret of progress lies in know. ing how b make use not of what we have chosen, but of what is forced upon us
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livery being that can live can do something. This let him do.-Carlyl le.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09

considered The children were be-
ing held by Mrs. Jack Burnett on
the ground that Mcclure owed her
money for their board. He was una
BILE TO get possession of the children
and filed a writ of habeas corpus
with the clerk of the court. The
writ was denied by the court and
Mrs. Burnett will have charge OF the
children for the present.
The case entitled the state of
Washington ex rel T.. c. Richard VS..
w. l.. Gwin writ of mandate, also
came up before the court and the
writ was sustained. Motion was
made to quash the writ but it was
overruled This case is the out
come of the recent election at Yak.
ina City.
A decree of divorce was granted
Robert Spaulding from his wife,
Dora r. Spaulding. Dr.. Geo. e.
Fell was granted divorce from
his wife, Hannah A. Fell. The doe
tor has quite little property, but
the division of it was settled out of
the courts.
The next court Will be held on Jan
uary II, when the cases of the
North Coast railway VS.. the North
ern Pacific will be heard. After adj
journment of court yesterday Judge
Rigg left for Prosser to hold court,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09

9long which this movement is in
tended to benefit the race.
All the leagues of any one state,
through their delegates, form, once
a year, the Annual State League.
whose duty is to look after the gen
eral interest of the race throughout
that entire state. And all of the
state leagues, with delegates from
the local leagues, will meet once in
two years and form tho General
Western League, whose duty is to
look after the general welfare of the
race, throughout the western states
in particular, and throughout the ma
ton in general. Rev. j. ID. Petit
grew, the originator of this move
ment, came west six years ago from
the passionate of large Congrega-
tional church in New Orleans, La,
for the purpose of studying race
conditions and prospects in this part
of the country. The organization is
the result of this study and obser-
vations.
He came to this valley i've years
ago and settled near Sunnyside,
where he organized the Pilgrim
church. He soon filed homestead l 8
miles south from Mabton and went
up on it and gave himself up to
hard work to convert it into a wheat
farm as soon as possible. He has
finally succeeded in carving an ex-
cellent farm out of the sage brush
with his own hands, grubbing the
first 100 acres with a grubbing hoe.
He now has 30 acres ready to be
seeded to wheat next month and is
now ready to resume the work of
looking after his race through
the medium of the above organiza-
ton. During all these years of hard
physical labor on his farm he has
written his manual. the book which
is to be the guide to the officers and
committee in this movement, which
is now being printed by the Sun
nyside Sun.
Rev. Pettigrew will leave here
for the Sound country as soon as he
is through with his work in this
city. Every colored person in the
city should come out to hear Mr..
Pettigrew tonight on this vitality i'm
pOrtant subject.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09
FAIR COMMISSION
REPORT A DEFICIT
AND EXPLAINl LOW IT CAM
The Total Receipts Are Given az
S37 ,S91.0g and Expenditures
S42,O9O.65.

A deficit of s419S.6s in the e.
nances Of the Washington state fair
commission is shown in the report
of the commission just made to the
governor. The total receipts were
So, and the expenditures
$42,090.67.
In explanation of this large deficit,
the report says that the fair of 1905
was held during a week of continu-
Gus rain. in addition to which the
weather was very cold, thus reduc-
ing the attendance by several thou
sands, and the commissions and re-
ceipts accordingly. 1t was also found
most necessary for the commission
to make much needed improvements
to the buildings and grounds, both IL
the matter of enlargement and re-
pair Unlocked for emergencies
called for the expenditure of mora
money than the receipts were able to
meet.
Speaking of the grounds and
buildings, the report says that they
arc in a sadly neglected condition
and reflect no credit on the state
owning them 1t is no longer posi-
Bile TO irrigate properly without maxi
ing unsightly bitches, which only
i'd to the already too uneven condi-
ton Of the ground. The ground
should be leyeled and planted with
lawn grass and water tanks with an
engine and pump TO supply them
should be provided In conjunction
with the engine for pumping, the
same power could be employed tc
run a dynamo which would enable the
commission TO light the buildings
for the purpose Of holding night ex.
hibits and thus increase the reven-
ues. \ new poultry building, a new
machinery building and other struc-
lures are imperatively needed as
theN are at present mere sneds, OF
undressed lumber and are not only
unsightly but are entirely inadequate
for the exhibits. All of the build
ings need coat of paint. along
with the other improvements, some
Of which would amount to an almost
reconstruction.
4 list is given in the report show
Ing the state property now in the
hands Of the state fair commission
ers. with the estimated value, which
totals up to sl56,450 OF this
$135,ooo consists Of 195 acres o.
land, valued at $1,000 an acre, and
the remaining s21,450 consists OF
the buildings and accoutrements Of
the fair grounds.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09
FIRE RUINS AICH SCHOOL.

Nothing but charred ruins and
dildpidated walls mark the spot
where the Lincoln school formerly
stood on North Third street. The
school was totally destroyed By Vie
Sunday afternoon. The alarm was
given shortly after ) o'clock and
the fire department was at the
scene few minutes later. The loss
to the district is estimated at about
SAT 600. The building and cen
tents Were insured for about SIS, 800.
Nothing was saved except the high
school records and a typewriter in
the superintendent office.
The origin Of the Are Is unknown.
but 1t IL thought by Fire Chief
Hauser that the hot air pipes be-
came overheated and the joists
through which they pass ignited,
and the fire gradually crept to the
upper part of the building. The
floors of the school were covered
with dnstine and when the tiremen
arrived on the scene the rooms
were filled with a dense. black
smoke. The fremen were handicap
ped to a great extent by the made
quate wafer service and the smoke
The latter made it impossible for
them to enter the building and locate
the exact place in which the fire
was confined. Several attempts
were made by r. X Nichols and
others to enter the superintendent S
office and procure the school records.
but the smoke was so sitting they
could not hold their heads in the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09

window more than a second without
suffocating.
Superintendent Reed arrived on
the ground shortly after O'Clock
and with the aid of several of the
spectators succeeded in getting
through the office window. opened
his desk and passed the school
records ont He then Went back tor
the typewriter and shortly returned
with it, Mr.. Reed had no sooner
landed safely on the ground than the
office was filled with flames and the
floor fell.
For more than an hour the flames
were confined to the basement II
was impossible to determine in
what part. as the firemen could not
enter the cellar on account of the
suffocatinS smoke which rolled from
the various windows, which had been
broken in order that the fire laddies
might play streams of water into
that part of the building. Water
was poured into the basement tor
about half an hour. and il was
thought the fire had been eXtinguish-
ed but occasionally blaze would APP
pear and the work continued.
There was about 40 tons of coal in
the cellar from which arose thick
clouds of dense black suffocating
smoke Streams of water We're
played into the coal bin and the fire
in that portion Oh the cellar was soon
extinguished About an hour after
the fire had started flames We're
seen leaping from window in the
middle north room on the first floor.
A line of hose was Immediately di-
rected through the window and
the fire was soon subdued there. II
was then thought that the situation
could be COPIED with without any 81
rious damage to the upper floors.
The fire, however, had gained good
Roadway and the first floor was soon
a mass of flames. The flames We're
fought by the firemen in a very cred
liable manner, but the tons of water
that were poured into the building
seemed to have no effect whatever.
The fire steadily crept to the sec
ond floor and about 6 o'clock the
roof was mass of flames. AS soon
as the fire had caught the roof the
gables fell, with short intervals, with
a roaring crash. The window frames
in the south center wall soon burn
ed out and the entire wall fell with
a thunderous crash. The chimney.
which was very heavy, weighed
down the wall and when the wooden
supports ere burned away there was
nothing to hold it in place.
The fire burned for about three
hours before the building was
complete wreck At s o'clock the
flames had been extinguished and
the fire department returned to their
quarters after hard days work.
How long the fire burned before
1t was discovered is not known. jan
itor j. W. Richie stated that he
was at the building at l O'Clock and
banked his fire and left for his
home. There are a great many the
cries as to the origin of the fire. One
of the theories is that the furnace
became overheated. The furnace is in
the center of the basemnt of the
north wing. The main coal bin is
about 20 feet to the east. but on ac
count of the bin being overloaded
with coal the surplus had been
thrown on the floor near the furnace.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09

It is stated that around the furnace
there was considerable rubbish. and
when the furnace became overhead
ed the door few open ana the rub
bish ienited, causing the fire to get
into the coal bin, and the rafters
We're soon ON fire. l.. Il. Bissell
states that he was passing he school
about an hour before the alarm was
sound d and noticed smoke coming
out of one of the basement windows.
but paid no attention to It, thinking
that the furnace was only smoking.
The building consisted of eight
class rooms, assembly room. primary
room. library, office, laboratory. sup
ply room, boys gymnasium and a
store room for furniture.
The board states that the total
loss to the district is about $4,000
The building is estimated TO h ave
been worth $50 900 as it stood It
cost with later Improvements S22,-
900. but the building could not be
duplicated today for less than
$50. 600. The board estimates tina,
the loss of supplies. furniture and
fixtures. loss of time by the pupils
and the loss OF the districts share Of
the state school Appropriation would
amount to about $4,000.
All the supplies of the district
were in the building, and large
number of books owned and used
by the pupils, II the desks There
was $4,000 worth of laboratory sup
plies. 80 guns belonging to the ca
Diet corps, 1000 volumes in the
school library. one piano. large
number Of deskes in stock for
other buildings in the store room:
supplies such as stationery, ink.
pens, etc, valued at S1100 The
estimated less to each pupil whose
books We're in the school is s.,
which would make total loss fer
the pupils of $1100. Supt d. c.
Reed lost 500 volumes of school
books which he had in his office,
and all his personal papers on
school work. The register of the
Barge school was also lost in the
fire. This register had been taken
to the superintendent office last
Friday and was placed in his desk
ne DOdTu Oh euucdllOn dnHOunc-
ed yesterday that the high school
will open this morning in the new
Methodist Episcopal church. Che
grade pupils who occupied room
in the Lincoln school have been
transferred to the Barge school. The
board telegraphed to Portland yes
terday for books the the stu
dents and they are expected here
next week. Until the books are re-
ceived the pupils will receive oral in
structions in order to keep up their
studies. Permanent quarters for
the high school will be procured as
soon as possible for the rest of the
term. but 1t is very difficult TO find
hall or building with sufficient
room TO accommodate all the pu-
pills There were 220 high school
students in the Lincoln building.
City superintendent Reed has
opened an Office in the Meter build
ing in the rooms formerly occupied
by the North Yakima & VALLEY
railway
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09
COUNCIL WOULDN'T CONFIRM
!: GRANT FOR CHIEF Of POLICE
BUT TURNED HIM DOWN BY A VOTE OF 4 TO !
Confirmed Luhman for Police Justice, Hauser
for Fire Chief, CarvassO for Sexton, Wash.
burn for Scavenger and Four firemen

Council last night turned down
ahe mayors nomination for r. A.
Grant to be chief of police, and laie
over for two weeks the nomination
of James Miller for the same Of
fee, together with the four names
presented for patrolmen-Buckley
Miles, Kelley and Miller; confirmed
e. M. Hauser for chief of the fire de-
p2rtment and J. p. Bowman, G. G..
Dawson, E. c. Halliday and Dowell
Lambert, members of the paid de-
partment; confirmed the nomination
of Hugo F. '.uhman to be police JUS
tice and r. G. Carvasso for city SEX
ton The mayor, at the request of
the council, deferred the appoint
ment of scavenger, street superin-
Nendent and sanitary inspector unit!
a later date. and withheld the nomi-
nation of a city engineer. A resolu-
tion introduced by Armbruster de-
claring vacant the offices of street
commissioner and sanitary inspector
was adopted.
It had been supposed that the
nominations would be of more than
usual interest, and in consequence a
large crowd was present to see what
was done. The greatest surprise,
perhaps, was occasioned by the pre-
ntation of X. A. Grants name to
the council as it had been under
4 I'D that four of the councilmen
b 2 unalterable in their opposition
4 .fr. Grant, and that he, knowing
AQis, would not allow his name to
-, presented. All votes on confrma-
aon wee by secret ballot. and when
the vote on Mr.. Grant was counted
it was found that there were four
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09
Here From Minnesota.

Frank Slavin of st. Charles, Min
nesota, arrived in the city Saturday
evening and is visiting his mother,
Mrs. A. Slavin of North Fourth
street, his brothers Andrew, Joseph.
James and William Slavin. and his
sisters, Mrs. M. Schiller, Cowichee,
and Miss Jennie Slavin of Selah,
and Mrs. Sherman Eglin of Tam
pico. On Sunday the family had a
reunion, the first in 10 wears. Mr..
Slavin has been a reader Of the Her.
aid for "a number of years, and while
well posted on the sort of coun-
try in the Yakima valley was, new
ertheless much surprised at the
great evidence of prosperity. He
would not commit himself as to
whether he intends coming here to
reside. but his brothers say tnat
after they have shown him about he
will never be satisfied until he has
Yakima valley farm.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09

When the fire department. arrived a.
the scene the first thing done was
to break all the windows in the base
ment and open the front door of
the school This caused a. draft
which gave the flames a good start
and made II an utter impossibility to
subdue the names. Another draw
back was the lack of sufficient APP
paratus, The department did not
lave a ladder that could reach the
windows OF the second floor that the
hosemen might put a stream of water
into that part of the building. Ali
the streams were played from the
ground and there was not sufficient
power to force the water to the roof
TO bring about satisfactory results.
The line which ran from the engine
was useless. IT would not throw a
stream more than two or three yards.
1t was necessary several times to
uncouple the nozzle from the line on
the east side, ii having been con
gested with dirt. This delay gave
the fire a good Roadway.
The department was given loyal
support by many of the spectators,
Judge Doust and w. NJ Thompson
being very conspicuous in their en-
deayors to do all in their power to
assist The judge was drenched
from head TO foot, as also was Mr..
Thompson. Judge Doust directed
line of hose on the south side Of
the building with energy beftting a
man who has fires every day of his
life