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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-10
WILL NOW ABATE
KANSAS HOOD NEARING
HtlGHTH OF WATERS
stock Yards Submerged and Million.
of Damage Done 10 cities and
Railroads.

KANSAS CITY. June The KaV
valley food q Topeka and farther
ives, is subsiding as rapidly as It
rose and Kansas City relief is now al
hand in prediction of weather that
both the Kaw and Missouri rivers
will be stationary in heighth at mid
night tonight. and II hours later
both rivers will begin falling. The
flood here furnished an abundance Of
work and excitement for jewellers il
the lowlands and entertainment for
sishtseers who crowded the bluffs
bridges and viaducts. Part of the
stock yards We're flooded today, and
if the rise continues as predicted
nearly all the yards will be under
water
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-10
RAILS ON AVENUE
CROSSING FOR STREET
CARS HAS ARRIVED HERE
Transportation Company Prepares
for Extension Up Avenue and
to Fair Grounds.

With the arrival of the special
crossing which the Yakima Valley
Transportation company will use to
cross the tracks of the Northern Pa
cific on Yakima avenue, the company
will commence its work of laying
rails on the avenue. The material
for the crossing arrived yesterday
and is now on ears in the yard.
The street car line will be extended
up the avenue as far as Sixth street
Immediately and the rails have al
ready been ordered for tie fair
grounds extension. which is 10 be
completed before fair time
ii is probable that the street ear
company will start the hauling OF
its material along the avenue this
morning and that actual construction
work VOL follow in a couple of days.
No greater delay will be expected
thsn the grading of the street by the
paving contractors.
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TAFT IN THE LEAD
CONTESTS GO FOR the
SECRETARY IN CHICAGO
Major Portion of Scraps Are Decided
and the whites" Have Decidedly
the Better of 1t.

CHICAGO, June 9.-After working
four days with three yet to come be-
fore the convention the national COM
mittee adjourned late today with two
fifths of its contests decided. Fifty
contests are vet to be heard but
there is some possibility a number Of
cases may be consolidated, thus les
senng the work of the committee.
The committee today decided Is con-
tests, affecting Sc delegates. OF
these 81 are for Taft, the remaining
nine. all of whom are "black and
tan" from Louisiana, tentatively de-
cided to cast votes for Taft How
ever, there is no binding agreement
to that effect. The contests decided
today comprised delegates at large in
Louisiana and Mississippi, seyendele-
gates in Louisiana, six districts in
Mississippi, one in Missouri The
Louisiana contests, the most import
ant in the day. resulted in a split
delegation Of the committee deciding
upon a division of ~ to so to seat
both the lilly white" or Taft dele
cation and BLACK and tans" with
half vote for each
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-10

LYLE, June S-Among the az
sregation OF fishermen in the vicinity
OF Maddocks. on the a. R & y rail
way, this week are G. G. Hiekok o.
Portland: W w. Grove of Spokane.
Auditor Macleod of Klickitat, George
Klose and William MacMasters, base
ball experts Of North Yakima, and
F. A. Cheney. a business man of St
Louis Mo- spending his vacation III
the west The latter surprised his
fellows by using for bait to lure the
large fish the ordinary mouse, better
cast in a live state on the water.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-10
NORTH YAKIMA PEOPLE
TO CLOSE BIG DEAL

Il Is believed that the Richland land
will be under rri~ation and on the
market by fall With this vast area
of arid land under water there is
every reason to predict that the
kennewick valley will witness the
largest influx Of settlers that il has
ever been its good fortune in the his
tory Of the past and that is saying
much.
1t is not known who will handle
the Fechter & Rudkin lands near
kennewick. but it is thought that
this firm will establish headquarters
in this city in order to properly care
for their property.
For the proper disposal of the
Downs & Allen land near Richland
it is reported that Laird G. Fullerton
will be agents, although this can not
be authenticated
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Awards Not Yet Made on Division of
Sunnyside Irrigation Project.

/ SUNNYSIDE, Wash, June s.-Al-
though the bids on the construction
of the Mabton division of the Sunny
side project, known as the Mabton
siphon, have been opened, the awards
have not yet been made and it is
probable that the government will do
at least part of the work by day
labor, or by what is called forced ac-
count. The reclamation service
probably will attend to the excava-
ton for both the small and large pipe
lines, and the construction of the in
verified siphon under the Yakima
river. Bids will be awarded for the
laying of the wood stave pipe
Eight proposals were received for
laying and banding the wood stave
pipe. They follow: Timothy Ryan,
Seattle, 66.701.S0; Puget Sound
Bridge and Dredging company, Seat
tie. s79,2S3.27; Robert Wakefield,
Portland, Ore. s97,0S2.03; National
Wood Pipe company, Olympia,
Wash, S74,913.60; Redwood Manu-
factures company. San Francisco,
72,716.5S; Washington Pipe and
Foundry company, $77,939.94;
George c. Clark. Everett, WASH.
sS7,097 80; International Contract
company, Seattle, sl10,776.97.
The bids were based on 1,176
lineal feet of 55-inch wood slaves,
and 1900 feet of 4S-inch pipe, and
5-S-inch iron bands.
The siphon leads from this main
Sunnyside canal at point about six
and a half miles. and runs in a south
erly direction to point about six
miles east of MabtOn. More than a
mile is open ditch and over the re-
naming three miles the water will
run in pipes.
A recommendation on the decision
of the bids will be made within a
short time and the work will be
started soon after.
Five bids were received on the ex-
cavation work The highest was
s1S,S5o and the lowest was $3.50.
The bids will be rejected and the
work done by the government.
Bids on the Sulphur creek waste
way will be opened June Is. The
canal, which will involve an amount
of dredging work, will act as safety
valve for the main Sunnyside ditch
and as a trunk line drain for the land
under the Sunnyside ditch, which is
now covered with alkali.
Martin E. Mather of North Yaki-
ma, Wash, has the contract for the
construction of the frame office
building. one and one-half stories in
height. which will be used by the
reclamation service in Sunnyside.
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On Fishing.

After having been informed by a
hardy looking specimen of a from
tiersman that some forty trout had
succumbed to the ruthless act of
fisherman on the day preceding We
got down to business. That is. my
companies left me without a hook.
so | read while they whipped the
stream And whip it they did, with
out sparing the rod but all to no
avail The fish, if fish there are in
that beautiful stream failed to ma
terialize. And if anybody. Mr. Edi-
tor, tells YOU there are trout in the
Cowiche creek just please inform him
officially that the stream was
whipped thoroughly by a gentleman
from Missouri, who wore rubber
boots the size of which was so enor-
nous that in attempting to step into
the stream he rocked and doated just
like viking ship
a. CITIZEN
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ALIEN. +. McCREDY.

TOPPENlSH, Wash. Late rains
improved the situation materially in
this locality. think the acreage is
perhaps 10 per cent. larger here than
last year, and owing to the recent
rains and favorable growing weather
now, ! think the prospects are for 90
per cent of an average crop. The
weather this spring has been very
dry and the wheat has grown I'M
evenly.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC
DEMORAL|zEO
TWO TRAINS TAKEN FROM
SCHEDULE INCLUDING
THE CRACK BURLINGTON
Wen Laid on AT Freight House
Eastern Tickets Not Sold Fur
ther Than Trout Creek.

Regardless OF doped news from
Montana declaring that the traffic on
the Northern Pacific is nearing nor
NAL, local conditions show that the
road is completely demoralized Two
trains, Nos. and g. were taken from
the schedule Tuesday No. ) is the
crack train of the Burlington and due
here daily at 1856 D. m. No. 6 does
local eastbound service and is due at
5:i5 in the morning.
Ncs. l and 2, the crack trains Of
the Northern Pacific. will operate
only between Portland and Spokane,
complications arising with the Harri-
man lines SO that hereafter the
Northern Pacific may run no more
trains over the Oregon Short Line.
No tickets are to be sold east Of
Trout Creek. Mont, and traffic east
of that point is so badly tied up there
is no surety of communication for an
indefinite period.
In addition freight and express
business has received a bad crimp
and eastern freight is practically a
nullity, although considerable bust
ness is transacted between here and
sound points.
Two men were laid off from work
at the freight Offices yesterday and
unless there is better business short
ly more are billed to follow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-10

TOPPENISH, Wash The acreage
in this county is practically the same
as last year. Prior to the 18th the
outlook was bad High winds and
long-continued drought dried the
ground out to considerable depth
However, an abundance of rain with
in the last few days has changed the
outlook. Would consider prospects
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GEORGE A. MACARTHUR.

MABTON, Wash.-As to the status
on the crop outlook would say that
the acreage of wheat for this year
crop will exceed last years in this
section at least 30 per cent, and the
recent rains give up assurance of an
equal yield per acre with last year.
f. V. ALBURTY.
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Why endure vicissitudes and re-
verses? Buy farm in one of the
two most favored regions of earth
Frostless California. or the famous
Blue Grass Region of Kentucky. In
quire of V. c. Razor, Salt Lick. Ky,
22-2tx
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OUTLOOK GOOD.
Farmers Write On Yakima County
Wheat Prospects.

The following letters on the out
look FOR the wheat crop in Yakima
county are reprinted from the Seattle
Pot-Intelligencer of yesterday:
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NATION, Wash. The acreage of
wheat in this vicinity is much smaller
than last year, owing to so much
summer following Recent rains
have made prospects better for a
good crop, but the yield will not be
as heavy per acre as last year.
A. T. CARLSON
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Mygatt, Mr.. If. S.
O'Mara, Mr.. Win
Pitcher. Mr.. Bert
Priddy, Mr.. Henry
Patton. Mr.. Stonemason)
Readle, Master Geo Keith
Richmond, Mrs. Carrie
Rankin. Mrs. S. p. or
Robb, Miss Helen 90
Smith, Henry
Salone, Mr.
Smith, Mr.. j l.
Schouten, Mr.. Dick
Simpson, Corinhe
Taylor. NJ II.
aylor, +. NJ.
Wells, Mrs Ida r.
Weaver. Mrs. J. j.
Wiley, Mr. Earl
Mates. ]. G.
One cent due on each letter ad
vertised. To avoid delay in deliver!
have your mail addressed to stree
and number. W. l.. LEMON, p. VI
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TOPPENISH, Wash.-There is no
milling wheat of any consequence
raised in this immediate vicinity.
Plenty of barley and oats. Larger
acreage and late rains make splendid
prospects.
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The following letters remained III
,alled for at the postoffice at Mort
Yakima. Wash, at the close of bus
less June 8, 1908:
Allen. Mr.. j. c.
Barker. William
Bryant. Mr.. ?
Blake, Mrs. Ann
Booker, Louis
Bowers, William /.
Bowman. Mr. B. I
bishop, Miss Lula
Chapman. Mrs Mabel
Conrad, sir. {. IA.
Dean. Joseph Carl
Dew, Mr. James
Fanell, Mr.. VIM.
Foy, Mr. Claphas
Graham, Sylvia
Golden Midwest Canning Gu.
Gordon, Mr., 500 lst Ave.
Hitz. Mr.. Geo
Hank, Mr.. C. l..
Ingram, Mr.. l.. A.
Jackson. Mrs. VIM.
Johnson, Mrs. f. a.
HARRISON, Mrs. George
Knickrehn, Geo.
krenger, Frank 4.
I.ueally. John r.
Miller, Mrs, Maggie
Miller, Geo. +.
Miller, oscar
Miller, Chester
McNairy, Harry d.
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TOPPENISH, Wash. The grain
crop for 1908 is just about like that
of last year and the prospects good.
T. P. ROBBINS.
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KUNZ & HARTZ.
NATION, Was

MABTON, Wash.-The wheat
acreage is about 10 per cent larger
than in 1907 and the prospects are
favorable for good yield. We have
had good rains recently
T. W. HOWELL.
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excellent for at least an average
crop. HERBERT ESHELMAN.

WAPATO, Wash. We have
larger acreage than ever before and
prospects are bright for large crop.
Have plenty of rain. with cool
weather.
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MABTON, Wash. III regard to
the crop situation at this point the
acreage is smaller than last year and
prospects are not near as good as the
crop of 1907.
IL II POPE
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II. NJ. POPE.

FOR SIMCOE, Wash. .-Acreag e
about 10 per cent of last years and
crop prospect about he same as last
year TO rthc central section of Yaki-
ma county.
j D. CORTRN
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NATION, Wash The grain crop
in this vicinity is smaller than last
year. Fall wheat fine and spring
wheat fair. The stubble land crop is
not good.
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Get results from advertising in the
Want Ad. columns.
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Herald Want Ads bring results.
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Advertised Letters.

The following letters remained UNI
called for at the postoffice at North
Yakima. Wash, at the close of bust
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Fl. VI. GILBERT
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J. D. COBURN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
PRISONERS SEIZE
NEGRO LUNAT|C
With Aid Of Deputy Sheriff They
Prevent Escape Of Harrison
Hall.

Harrison Hall. colored, who was ad.
'uased insane before commission o.
iunacS tuesday was taken to the East
trn state Hospital, in Petersburg ves.
.uas AZ o'clock yesterday morn-
ing Deputy Sheriff Garnett who wa.
awakened to take in some prisoner.
Mehe DS the padded cell In which uar.
tisoh was confined to see n ha w..
an right. He did not answer ,vha.
called and Mr.. Garnett opened ~.
aoor to look in. No sooner had -.
ooie siipped back than Harrison rushed
, ,a., despite the efforts of the denuty
was So. .p MN. His one object. 1t seems
was was 10 escape, and in looking for ~
eA,. ne went to the door OF an ennt..
h h,n, Mr. Garnett very promptly gave
nrdan q. shove and locked the door. In
oroer to get the man back 70 h,s
padded t,s abode. 1T was necessary to nr e..s
INTO service two prisoners. who sftas
CELL MN 10 his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
LIQUOR VOTE
DEFEATED CARY
Councilman Says He Was Warn.
ed That Saloon People Would
Fight Him.

Nearly everybody interested in any
way in the city's welfare was dis
cussins Tuesdays election yesterday.
though as, matter of fact the talk
amounted TO but little, as the results
as shown at the bollot box were deci-
sve enough to be final
1t is true that a discordant voice
came from certain quarters in Jeffer-
son Ward, and though 1t went far
enough to secure call for meeting
of the City Democratic, Committee,
the call was not in proper form, and
further more, those in whose interest
it is supposed to have been made are
satisfied with the original returns.
and are not asking any recount by
the committee. There was a great
deal Of talk concerning the defeat of
Major Etunsdon Cary for the Common
Council in Henry Ward He and his
friends openly charged the result to
the liquor people. Major Cary was
counsel for certain petitioners two
years ago, who opposed the granting
o. bar room licenses on the south side
Of his ward AT the time he was
warmly commended by his clients and
citizens in the community but 1t
seems from Major Cary's view Of the
case, that this stand was held against
him by all the liquor dealers of the
city. 1t is contended by the friends OF
Major Cary that slate was used in
the election in Henry Ward yesterday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
YOUNG 5|EBERT
TAKES ALL BLAME
Declares That His Father Was
Not Implicated in Alleged
Swindling Device.

f. w. Siebert. who is alleged to be
largely interested iii the alleged frauds
charged against his father, Christopher
Siebert was brought here from Balti-
more yesterday. and was committed to
Jail In default of $1,000 security.
He will have his preliminary hearing
on April 2sth. along with his father.
who IS also in Jail.
The younger Siebert. who is a we'll
dressed and easy-going fellow. tried
ir his testimony yesterday to relieve his
father of all responsibility in con-
nection with the present case. and said
that he was the man who conducted
the advertising agency from post-ofiice
box s36.
a number OF cases are alleged against
the prisoner by the Richmond police,
though he says he will be able at the
proper time to explain them all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
MAY SET ASIDE
METER CONTRACT
Counsel for Lambert Machine
Says Lowest Bid Was Ignored.
Hearing Monday.

AT the melting of the Committee on
Water last night the question of water
meters returned by the Council, was
taken up, and the former action Of the
committee recommending the purchase
of the Keystone was RECONSTRUCTED. Mr..
James b. Cannon, counsel for The LINN
pert meter. one of the unsuccessful
patterns In the recent contest, obiecte. 4
to tie award to the keystone maru;ao.
turers. He SAID that the lambert
ni is,er r,n nad been zee in contant use by the
CITY had n lSsI; during which time The
books of his firm. s,14s machines ~ ne s
cost exceeding $4,000 During this
period. he stated. the cost for 'repairs
meter met aH nar ed less than cents per
supplying the city for ten ' Wars q 'e ,p
1906 his finn was not the lowest bid i. .
oer ara had lost the contract.
finH Lowest Bid.
IN the present contest. the companv
submitted the lowest bid by 5000. and
Mr cannon stated that an expert from
me factory was present to demon
strate the availability of the machine.
II was shown that representatives of
four or five other concerns were pre-
sent, but We're not prepared to give an
expert exhibition of the inwardness of
their models, Mr.. We'll moved that the
question be made the special order for
a called meeting on Monday night,
and that the various bidders be noti-
fled and asked to appear IL they so
desired. Mr.. Moncure favored going
INTO the matter at once. barring all
sales agents and the city experts. the
City Engineer and the Superintendent
of the Water Department. The We'll
motion, however, was finally adopted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
THREE. NEW CHARTERS

The Corporation Commission has
granted the following charters:
w. j. Shepherd & Co Qncorporated)
Norfolk; ". J. Shepherd, president: A.
G. Dyer. vice president; ]. r, Bell sec
rotary and treasurer-all OF Norfolk
Capital-maXimum $4,000: minimum
$4,000. objects, tin and slate roofing
business.
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Timberville Qncorporated), Tsmbervillei
H. III. Hoover. president; r. M. Mnnich
vice president; r, s. Bowers, secretary
---all of Timberville. Capital--maN
mum. $4,000; minimum, 100000. OBJ
jects, banking business.
j. r. Matteson Grocery Company (In-
corporated) Petersburg; j. r. Matte
son, presidents; S. B. Matteson, vice.
president; NJ. M. Matteson, secretary
and treasurer--all of Petersburg, Va
Capital--~naximum. 100000; minimum
$4,000. Objects, wholesale and retail
grocery business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Mr.. ALEXANDER TO LECTURE

General Electric Company's Manager Speaks
Tonight ut the Jefferson.
Mr.. NJ. w. Alexander. manager Of the
General Electric Company's shops at Lynn,
Mass. Will deliver lecture in the audIto-
rum of the Jefferson Hotel tonight at $3.50
o'clock under the auspices OF the Richmond
Educational Association. His subject Is en-
Gustrial Education an Essential in Our
National Prosperity"
Mr.. Alexander especially desires to adj
dress an audience composed of manufacture
ers workmen. teachers and others inter-
ested. He comes representative OF the
National Society for the Promotion OF Indus
trial Education which has already an
hcunced It's purpose OF holding its next an
rual convention in the South. Those inter-
etted in practical system OF education for
boys and girls are especially invited.
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and that the only names scratched
were those Of Mayor Mccarthy and
Major Cary.
Mr.. Cary Talks.
II was forewarned that the vets
would knife me at the polls yester-
day." said Major Cary last night 81
had antagonized several saloon men
. havlns their licenses revoked in
the Hastings Court. and I was in
formed that I'll had aligned their
faction against me.
7 was also reliably informed that
two large local breweries stopped
their wagons on the streets early yes
to-day that their employees could OPP
pose my reelection.
I was told that the sympathy of
the ltalians had been enlisted against
me by the liquor men, and that was
being fought by a slate at the polls.
AT the First and Second Precincts
IN Henry Ward the vets We're strong
| ~ represented, where their retalners
| worked like beavers.
II was fought on account of the
cause which | represented, and the
real fight lay between three churches
and three saloons"
Nlnyorqlty Take.
OF course there was much talk about
the mayoralty contest, but the result
was SO decisive that 1t left but little
for the principals to discuss. Judge
Richardson. who bore off the coveted
palm by majority of 344 was going
about his business as though nothing
had happened, and Mayor Mccarthy
was in his office at the City Hall
keeping his usual hours as though he
had experienced nothing out of the
ordinary.
Neither cared to discuss the re-
suits OF the contest at any great
length for publication. Judge Rich-
ardson was, Of course, grateful for
the fine support given him, and
Mayor Mccarthy was taking his medi-
l.cine like man and expressing his
everlasting gratitude to the friends
who stood by him in his losing bat
tie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
SOUTHERN SUED
FOR BIG DAMAGE
Three Passengers, Injured ii
Wreck, Ask Court to Award
Them $4,000.
Them $4,000.

Three suits for $4,000 each were
instituted against the Southern Rail
way Company in the City Circuit Court
yesterday. Mr.. Jack L. Lee, of Lynch
burg, appearing as attorney. In the
declarations filed it is charged that in
q wreck on the Southern. between
Greensboro, N. c., and Lynchburg, Va.
near the station of Rudd, in Guilford
county, N. c., on October IL 1907. the
icomplainants received severe injuries
which have permanently manned or
crippled them and put their lives in
great danger. The compliments are
Edward J. Doyle. of Lynch burg. pas
senger; John L. Douglas, passenger,
and J. Fl. ReXrode. a United States
mail clerk