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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19

Fire Monday evening totally de-
stroyed a portion of the business sec
ton of Wapato, causing a property
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000
and laying in ruins five buildings. The
fire was caused by a woman dropping
match in a coal oil lamp she had
dropped on the floor in a room in the
Cottage hotel. The buildings de-
stroyed and losses are:
Hub Mercantile warehouse-Build-
ing, $1,000; stock, $4,000; insurance.
$3.50.
Pacific States Telephone Co. Office
$500, fully covered.
Cottage Hotel-Building and furni-
ture, $3.50, partially covered.
w. d. Morrison Saloon-Building
and stock, $3.50.
Curry and Burns-Blacksmit
shop, building and tools, $4,000.
Two BlaZes-Last Fatal.
The fire in the Cottage hotel room
shortly after 6 o'clock, caused by a
lamp, was extinguished, and the sup
position is advanced that embers in
the carpet smouldered and broke out
again about 1880 in the evening. The
buildings destroyed were frame
structures and burned like finder. A
high wind also added to the labors of
the volunteer fire department. The
main building of the Hub Mercantile
company was saved with great diff
Guilty, and it was at this point that
the fight was made to save the rest of
the business portion.
Mercantile Company Heaviest Loser.
IIh &c no
heaviest loser as the result of the
blaze. The warehouse was filled with
stock, including $500 worth of baling
wire which was delivered ahead of
time and not insured. The stock in
the warehouse was valued at $4,000.
The store building of the Mercantile
company was burned slightly on the
exposed side to the fire. The damage
to stock in the main building by wa
ter and handling of the goods in
carrying them to safety will amount
to $4,000.
Use Wet Blankets.
The town has inadequate fire pro-
lection and depends upon the efforts
of a bucket brigade" The firemen
could do nothing against the flames
in the burning buildings and worked
to save the nearby property. Every
house roof in the danger zone was
covered with wet blankets. Twenty
men We're appointed to patrol the
town Monday night as protection
against flying embe,s and sparks from
the ruins starting another blaze. A
call was telegraphed to this city for
help. The fire engine was loaded on
a fiat car and ready to start, when
advices We're received that the flames
had burned out.
Will Rebuild.
All of the buildings destroyed will
be rebuilt, according to the present
plans of the losers. The Hub Mer-
camille company will erect a stone and
brick warehouse in the place of the
one wiped out Monday night. w. D.
Morrison, owner of the Cottage hotel
and Curry and Burns will begin to-
day the work of clearing the ground
preparatory to beginning the erection
of new buildings.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19
FA-IOUS APPLE TREE
STILL TURNS OUT GAVELS.

From a piece of wood out of an
apple tree planted by Marcus Whit
man in 1888, a gavel has been made
which will be presented by Whitman
college to tn National assembly of
the Presbyterian church at Denver,
Col. May 16. The State Federation
of Women's clubs has one of the
historic gavels made from the Marcus
Whitman tree. 1t was the gift of the
Sorosis club of Spokane.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19
DRS. LYNCH & WEYER
Mullins Block-Phone S21

Office hours to p. m. Residence
210 S. Naches Phone S23.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19
SHUBERTS INVADE YAKIMA

Seattle Report Says That They Are
Negotiating With A. e. Larson for
Use of His New Building.-Want
Place to Stop Over Between Spo-
kane and Seattle Where They Have
New Houses-Niany Favoritcs Con-
trOlled by This Organization.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19

1t coaxes back that well feeling,
healthy look, puts the sap of life in
your system, protects you from dis
ease. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
has no equal as a spring tonic for the
whole family. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
lets. Cases drug store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19

Buildings Were All Frame Structures
and Partially Covered BY Insur-
ancc-WhoIc Village of Wapato
Was Threatened for Time and
Fire Engine from North Yakima
Was Loaded on Train to Be
Rushed to the Aid-Ordcr Counter
manded Later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

woman, and I shall recommend it as
long as [ live. Mrs. MAY FRY,
Lindley, Ind.
One of the greatest triumphs Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering of woman's
dread enemy - tumor. If you have
mysterious pains, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
through the horrors ola hospital opera
ton, but try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, asbeen the standard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestion-
able testimony as the above proves the
value of this famous remedy, and
should give confidence and hope to
every sick woman.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

accord those on board exclaimed eve
We won" The flag went up almost
by magic. Miss Marie Peary throwing
it to the breeze almost the instant she
heard the words for which the family
had so long been waiting.
The Peary cottage is a model for
comfort. 1t is story and a half in
height. Across the front an inclosed
veranda extends, which is practically
a sun parlor. This is decorated with
trophies of various kinds which Com
mander Peary has brought back from
his Arctic trips. On either side of the
door hang snow shoes and quaint
weapons of different styles, which he
found in use among the Esquimo.
Over the door is the head of a large
musk OK while to the right is the head
of walrus and to the left that of a
polar bear In the living room one
object that attracts universal attention
is the skin of a magnificent polar bear,
which Commander Peary shot a num-
Der of years ago. In this room he
also has a large display of stuffed
birds, many of which he secured while
a student at Bowdoin College. A large
in the room, while around the sides
window seats and couches make the
room as comfortable az one could wish.
Numerous college flags and banners,
the property of Miss Marie Peary are
to be seen hung on the walls and also
in the hallway leading to the other
parts of the house.
Commander Peary purchased Eagle
Island, while a student at Bowdoin
College So years ago Since that time
he has bought a number CT islands in
Casco Bay, among them being Shelter,
Basket, Pound of Tea, Flag and others
On the island at present are Mrs.
Jennie Chase, of Portland, who has
been Mrs. Peary's companion during
her husbands absence, Mrs. Percy,
the wife of the steward of the Roose-
welt. and their two children, Charles,
a man of "a years and Stephen John
Percy. a baby OF Is months, who was
only Is days old when his father left
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

reached the south end path branches
off in a westerly direction and by TAX
ing this path one reaches the "Black
Forest, thick clump of spruce, which
furnishes a coy nook where COM
mander Peary and his daughter de-
light to spend their leisure hours
reading.
On the south end of the island the
surf is magnificent. Rare indeed IS
the day when the waves fail TO play
on the rocky shore, and usually they
are throwing up spray IN clouds,
which drenohes everybody and every
thing that comes too near.
On the highest point of the bluff
in front of the cottage is lofty flag
pole. which was erected last winter
by Capt. Abijah Slower, Commander
Peary's boatman. 1t was from this
staff that Miss Marie displayed the
United states flag as soon as she
heard the news of her fathers success.
Capt Slower told the correspondent
of the Kennebec Journal that for more
than two weeks before the news came
that the pole had been reached. the
flag had not flown. He could not ex-
pam IT as the PHtlTe IdIIllly is iHleIlst-
" patriotic and the flag is rarely to
be missed on Eagle Island. Mrs.
Peary explained after hearing from
her husband that for several weeks
she had had a feeling that she was
soon to hear good news from the
frozen north. but that she was so
wrought up that she simply did not
have the heart to display the flag.
On the race to Eagle Island to be
the first to bear the glad tidings to
the family of the explorer, the boat
containing the Kennebec Journal cor
respondent was in the lead and it was
fully twenty minutes before any other
boat appeared. AS the first boat ap-
preached the island the question in
the minds of those on board was "Are
we the first or has some boat from
Portland reached the island ahead of
US" When we were near enough to
distinguish objects it was seen that
the flag was not flying and with one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Clark are
enjoying a visit to Ellsworth and other
places.
Mrs. H. Price Weber passed Sunday
with relatives in the city on her way
to st. John, n. b.
Mrs. c.. O. York of Somerville, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John V.
Lane, on Chapel street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Page of this city,
accompanied by their little daughter,
are visiting relatives in Ipswich, Mass.
F. c. Deering of the j. p Squires
store is enjoying his annual vacation
and will pass month at Guilford and
other places.
Frank Springer of Portsmouth, n. H..
was the guest of relatives in the city
over Sunday. He will return to Ports
mouth this afternoon
Charles McGraw, who had for some
time past been at Hotel Columbia, 1000
Islands Park, on the st. Lawrence riv-
er, is at his home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F.. w. Thorpe left
Friday for Ithaca. n. Y, where Mr..
Thorpe will take up his studies at the
Cornell University.
J. Frank Dyer and family, who had
for the past summer been occupying
their cottage on the shore of Cobbos-
seccontcc, have closed it for the win
ter and returned to their home in town
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. G.. Little and chill
dren left on the steamer Islander Sat
urday morning for Squirrel Island,
where they passed Sunday at their cot
tagc. it being their farewell visit to the
seashore for the season.
DIR. Henry w. SawteIle, surgeon at
the United States Marine hospital at
Washington, ID. c., who had been the
guest of his nephew, NJ. T.. SaWtelle
on Winthrop street left town Saturday
on his return to Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. Rockwell Young and
son of Bangor who were returning
from an automobile trip to New York,
arrived in the city Friday evening and
after passing the night at Hotel North
left Saturday morning for home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
MAINE MUSICIANS.

Miss Constance Freeman of Var
mouth has gone to Boston to take a
post graduate course at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music
Raymond Floyd of Brewer, u mem
Der of the entering class Of the Uni
versity Of Maine has accepted q posi-
ton as organist at the Orono Univer-
salist church
Albert Briard, clarinet solcist in the
Wcstbrook City Band. is contemplate
irg going to Boston where he will stu
dy the clarinet and piano tuning at the
New England Conservatory Of Music.
The prima Soma Of the first even
lng's concert at the Maine Music Fes-
tival In Bangor will be Nine. Jeanne
Jomeli, who has already been heard
with much pleasure by those who at
tended the festivals last year. Freda
Laneendorfr will be the prima donna
the second night, and Geraldine Far
rar, the youngest American opera star
will sing the third night. At this con-
cert the finals from the first act OF
"Parsifar' Wagner's supreme work.
will be rendered by the chorus.
Miss Frances H. Weston Of Bangor
has gone to Boston for three-nonthss
course in vocal study.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
EAGLE ISLAND.
Commander Peary's Home in Casco
Bay a Beautiful Spot.

Harpswell, Me, Sept. 26.-(SpeciaD
Commander Robert E. Peary, is known
to every lover OF Casco Bay as one Of
its beauty spots. Located on the
outer fringe of islands, three miles
from Harpswell and twenty miles from
Portland, it commands a view unsur-
passed in the State. From the Peary
cottage. which is situated on high
bluff at the north end of the island,
one has magnificent view of the in
ner bay and Potts Harbor at Harps-
we'll. while by simply looking in an
other direction one can see nothing but
the boundless expanse of the broad
Atlantic.
Eagle Island rises abruptly from the
bay the only possible landing place
being a pretty little beach on the north
end, close under the bluff on which the
cottage is located The bluff on which
the cottage stands rises almost
straight up for fifty feet. and a similar
condition exists over the entire island,
although on the westerly side the
bluffs are not high.
The island is covered with a thick
growth of spruce. fir and hard woods.
1t also has an abundant crop of rasp-
berry and blackberry bushes, which
produce many quarts of delicious
fruit in the course Of each season.
Commander Peary has laid paths
out on the island, by means of which
it is fairly easy to travel from one
end to the other, although as Miss
Marie says, at is best to wear
Sneeks,' as in places the paths go
over rocks and billy ground. Com
mander Peary's favorite walk is along
Fern Valley Path" which runs from
the north to the south end of the is
land This path passed through the
thickest growth the island affords and
is very attractive. Shortly before it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
Miss Eliza A. Gilman.

The many friends of Miss Eliza A.
Gilman will regret to learn of her
death which occurred at her home. is
South Chestnut street. at 1915 Satur-
day evening. after an illness of about
10 weeks. She was about 80 years of
age and one sister, Miss Emma S. Gill
man. with whom she made her home,
and one brother, Harry r. Gilman.
survives. Miss Gilman had until re-
Gently. when failing health caused her
retirement. been connected with the r.
w. Soule establishment for the past II
years. Funeral services will be held
at the home at go Tuesday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

Rev. J. Stanley Durkee, d. d., for
mer pastor of the Court Street Free
Baptist church. Auburn. has recently
begun his duties as pastor of the Free
Baptist church in Brockton. Mass. go
ing there from Campbello. Mass Be
fore leaving Campbello, Mr.. Durkee
was presented with large purse oil
gold from his parishoners and Mrs.
Durkee was given a gift of silver from
the Women's Circle. Dr. Durkee was
graduated from Cobb Divinity school
and from Bates College. Lewiston. and
received the degree A. NJ. from Bates
and Phi. D. from Boston University.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
MoNTvILLE.

stephen l.. Bagley has secured a fine
position at the State I.rison at Thorn
aston and will begin his duties there
next Monday. Mrs. Bagley will re-
main on the farm until winter. when
they will move to Thomaston,
1t Is reported that on the morning
of Sept. 20 ice had formed as thick
as window glass. esT9Ss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
TUM0R OF
F0URYEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
South Bend, Ind. =" Lydia E. Pink.
mans Vegetable Compound removed

a cyst tumOr of
four years. growth,
which three of the
best physicians de-
clared / had. They
said that only ar
operation could
help me. lam very
gladthatIfollowed
a friends advice
and took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
for it has made me
a strong and well
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

on his long trip to the Frozen North.
Abijah Stover, Commander Peary's
boatman lives in an attractive house
on Harpswell Neck. but visits tho is-
land several times each day and on
occasions when necessary spends
most of his time there
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

The writer known as George Pastor
Miss L. NJ. Symonds) has discovered a
number of unpublished letters from the
pen of Alexander Pope. Some of these
C4ot to be known, by the way, as PAS
ton Lctters'D, will be printed in full in
her book which is to be published soon
under the title of 'Mr. Pope: A Chroni-
Gle of His Life and Work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
Funeral of [ ate Hannah C.. Hussey.

The funeral of the late Miss Hannah
G. Hussey was held at the Congrega-
tional chapel at 5 o'clock Saturday al
ternoon, the services being conducted
by Rev. H. D. Evans. The interment
was made in the family lot in Riverside
cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

'Harper's Magazine" fur September
has the first instalment of a new two
part novelette, by Rudyard kipling. 1t
is to be called The House Surgeon
and is described as the tale of an Eng
lish house of the present Gay, haunt
ed by a weird influence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
THE REALM OF BOOKS AND AUTHORS

A new book by Sir Gilbert Parker is
announced for early publication by the
Harpcrs. They have Just brought out
Mr.. Hamlin Garland's story OF the Da-
kcta plains entitled THE Moccasin
Ranch"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

Professor Cooper, of Cornell, with his
forty collaborators, has completed his
wordsworth Concordance" 1t con-
tains some 2G009G entries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

A volume of the letters of Edward
John Trelawny in in process OF prepa-
ration. The unpublished material of
which it mainly consists covers the
whole of Trelawny's long life after the
period dealt with in the IMPRESSIONS
tic autobiography known as THE Ad-
ventures of a Younger Son."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

Returning now from Italy. where he
has been sojourning, f. F. Benson has
finished novel which will probably
appear in the autumn under the title
THE Fascinating Mrs. Halton." The
heroine hears that her pretty niece
thinks of marrying an impossible
man, and she sets about breaking off
the match. What she does and does
not do, with not a little of the keen
studies of society life that Mr.. Benson
knows well-that is the novel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

Susanna and Sue" by Mrs. Wiggin
begins in the August issue of Womans
Home Companion The scene of the
story is laid in a Shaker village.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

OF Jane Austen, Arthur C. Benson
in the Cornhill magazine says:
"In 1904, when she was 80 years old,
Jane Austen went with her father and
mother to stay at Lyme Regis The
little town, with the addition of few
dwellings, of greater pretensions, must
be much the same as it was in Jane
giles with it's gray roofs and white
fronted houses, looking like the bar
nacles on a sea-logged balk of tim
Der, on a declivity of the high Dorset
shire Downs, which here fall steeply
to the sea- to the east looms Il
row of great headlands, breaking
off abruptly seaward in lofty
cliffs, here of yellow sandstone,
there of dark and crumbling shale.
The streams soak out through ooZy
beds of blue las, crammed with fos-
sis, the pale whorls of ammonites and
the bones of extinct sea monsters.
The whole Of the steep sea front is
forever tending to slide and splinter
itself away into the sea; and west of
Lyme Regis there is a whole paradise
of miniature ravines, sheltered dingles
and grassy glades, intersected by
winding tracks, their banks full of iris
and primrose and hart's tongue fern
with bold white chalky bluffs standing
out over the thickets, the only sound
the cry of wheeling gulls, or the bleat
ing of sheep in the high hill pastures,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

H. B. Marriott Watson, the author of
The Castle by the Sea- just publish
ed by Little, Brown, q Company, is a
master Of the essentially English style
Of narrative, and to his books may
truthfully be applied the term of lit
erature. Like many another success
full author, he served his novitiate as a
journalist. first in the ranks and later
as an assistant editor of Black and
White ard the Pail Mall Magazine. For
long time he dealt exclusively with
the romantic period of the Eighteenth
century, and this modern novel is q
departure. Mr.. Watson has also collab-
GRATED with j. M. Barrie in play-writ-
ing, and THE Castle by the Sea" give.
evidences of his powers to construct
dramatic situations and clmaXes. Mr.
Watson is best remembered in America
as the author of Hurricane Island,
THE Privateer" and similar stories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

''The Inner Shrine" the anonymous
novel whose production on the stage
was arranged for by Messrs Klaw and
Erlanger several months ago, will be
dramatized, it is now announced, by
Charming Pollock. Playwright, produc-
er, and publisher are all resolved to
preserve the anonymity of the author
of the novel, which will have it's dram
attic first night during the holidays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

The title chosen for Sir Gilbert Par
kcr's Forthcoming book which the Har-
pers are planning to publish the latter
part of September, is Northern
Lights"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

William ]. Dawson, y. D, who, with
his brother Coningsby w. Dawson, is
joint editor of the new Readers Libra
ry of the Harpers, has returned to this
country from three months mission
tour through England, Scotland, and
Wales On September Goth DIR. Daw-
son will occupy the pulpit of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

"a Book of Joys" d story of her
New England childhood's home, by
Lucy Fitch Perkins, published by A. c.
McClurg & Co. has reached it's second
edition. Mrs. Perkins is well known as
an illustrator as well as a writer, and
in "a Book of joys size has pictured in
drawings and i'll words the sights and
sounds and happenings of an old-fash-
Toned Now England village. Mrs. Per
kins is represented again this fall ON
A. c. McClurg a. Co.'S list, having con-
tributed II drawings OF child life for
Leonora Pease's THE Child You Used
to Be- which will be published in
September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

Adolinc KNAPP, who died recently in
California after long illness, was the
author of "The Well in the Desert. "
published last year. She lived on a
mountain in California overlooking
San Francisco where small colony of
artists, musicians and writer's had built
homes Her house was an interesting
one. all of her own planning and some
of 1t Of her own construction The
place was called ITplands, but it had a
91ickname-Casd de la Siesta-which
can be translated "the house of a
N)nar(p)." Miss Knapp was special
correspondent in the Hawaiian Islands
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27

went to Manila and made a tour of
the Archipelago gathering data for a
history of the country and its people.
Several books, among them THE Story
of tine Philippines" were the fruit of
this trip.