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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
PIONEER DIES IN PORTLAND
lie Was Well Known Fronticr.man
Who Had Kept Pace With the
Development of the Country

| l.. p. Rinehart. a pioneer of Oregon
and who for 10 years was a resident
of this city, died at Portland. Ore.
Thursday. March IS. News of his
death was telegraphed at once to
North Yakima. to Mrs Murray Baker,
sister of Mrs Rinehart, who will
attend the funeral services at Union,
| Ore, where the body will be Inferred.
Mr.. Rinehart had been in failing
health for two years and had travelled
extensively in the hope of regaining
his strength. He left North Yakima
last sum mer and went to q sanitar-
ium in Seattle where he apparently
grew stronger. He returned here but
on the advice of physicians left again
at once for a different climate. going
to Portland where he had financial
interests. About the same time Mrs.
Rinehart sold out her business here
and vert to Portland to be with him.
Was Pioneer OF Oregon.
Mr.. Rinehart, who was about 65
years of age, had gone to oregon in
early boyhood He married about 40
years ago and was survived by his wife
and one SON Arthur. He had made
his home here of late years because
of the growing business interests Of
Mrs. Rinehart in this city. He was
himself possessed of considerable
property being to his last days a big
operator in cattle. He had invest
ments in Portland and owned much
land near Union and Yale.
II first met Mr.. Rinehart on the
tro1 hctupan Tho J)aIipS and Roicp
Basin in 1863" said Hon. A. j. Splawn"
and at that time ne was freighter
running his own pack train. Just
then he was in very hard luck. The
Indians had run off with all his horses,
leaving his freight by the wayside.
Saved by Federal Cavalry
With his men Mr.. Rinehart started
in pursuit. following for two weeks
and ultimately getting lost. The party
was picked up by a detachment of
United States cavalry and taken into
the Owyhee mining camp where Mr..
Rinehart had succeeded in having his
freight transported He never did re-
cover his horses. He went on from
one thing to another and finally. al
ways being an active man in politics,
became a democratic member Of the
] Oregon Legislature. He was close
friend of Senator Nesmith, father of
Mrs. Levi Ankeny. He was splendid
type of the genuine, progressive 'front.'
iersman. / liked him. as did every
body who became well acquainted
with him
Among the Indians Mr.. Rinehart had
many old friends and he was one of
the annual attendants at the Indian
gatherings during his residence in this
county.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
An Old Maids Convention.

A capacity house witnessed the
novel performance of AN old Maid s
Convention" Tuesday evening. in the
st. Joseph's parish hall given by the
ladies aid of that church and were
more than delighted with the enter
tanning farce. The songs scored hit
and the principals were exceptionally
fine in the parts they personated.
The scenic effect and costumes We're
unusually attractive. The quaint
gowns worn by Mrs. Frank " Nagler
and Mrs. Jack Maher We're heirlooms,
the one being IS years old on that day
and the other a wedding gown So
years ago. The climax of the evening
was the transformation of 16 old
maids into 16 young girls. feat ac-
complished by Prof, Make-over. The
following is the cast.
Josephine Jane Green ..............
Mrs. F. Donovan
Prcella Abigail Hodge Mrs. Eshbach
Calamity Jane Higgins. Mrs. Nagler
Rebecca Rachel sharp. Mrs. Tetreau
Mary Saddler. Florence Prasch
Jerusha Matilda Spriggins, ........
Marie Lamoureax
Sophia Stuckup. Mrs. Guy Grafton
Betsy Bobbet. ........ Mrs. Maher
Charity Song-face Mrs. Villaune
Polly Jane Pratt. Marie Richards
Violet Ruggles ............. Annie Davis
Belinda Bluebrass. Mrs. Van Snyder
Frances Touch Me-Not. Mrs. Voiland
Hannah Biggerstaff Mrs. f. Bartholet
Professor Make-over Mr. w. Clark
"Arrah Wannah was delightfully."-
sung by Herman Crawford, assisted
by four young ladies and the Agony
SeXtette was excellent.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
LIBRARY IN
DIRE STRAITS
FIRST NATIONAL H0lOIMG II UP
Must Remain Poverty Stricken Un-
til the Next Levy Is Available
For Use.

The Yakima public library is with
out funds. It's treasury Is empty as
Mother Hubbard's cupboard. In fact
the library hasn't single "bean".
Moreover the library has been living
on charity for some little time back
and will continue to exist in this way
for some time to come, or else 1t must
close it's doors.
The discovery was made at the last
meeting of the board of directors, and
the directors nearly tainted. It was
discovered that the last batch of bills
including the salaries of the librarian
and her assistant were paid by the
First National National bank Of this
city. though that institution know per-
fectly well that the library Didn't have
a red cent in this world or any other
The bank didn't want to see va
kima institution go to the bad. so the
hank came through with the coin
The bank isn't half as much worried
as the directors are now
No one knows how 1t happened
Fortunately for the reading public a
new lot of books were ordered and
paid for before the true state of the
library's finances was known, and
these new books have just arrived
There are many nice things among
them. but no man knoweth when the
library will be able to buy another
book.
Taxes to The Rescue.
The present state of poverty must
exist until the money from the next
crop of taxes becomes available. Then
perhaps the library can pay back
what it owes the bank. The city has
apparently never given the library
enough to keep life in a Hindu, which
according to the missionaries is about
Is cents for six months. and if it
does not adopt a more generous policy
he library will probably go bank
rupt again.
Everyone is hopeful however for
there are a lot of other banks here
and probably now that the First Ma
tional has set the fashion the others
may be rharitably inclined. Still
there would be feeling of greater
stability doubtless if the library had
some real iron dollars of it's own. and
! was able to get some more when those
were gone.
The library has asked merchants
| from whom 1t finds It necessary to buy
fts meagre supplies. not to send in
their bills for months yet. If it is pay
ment they have in mind.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
Y. NJ. c. 4. WILL APPEAL CASE
To Take Aetna Indemnity Matter tt
Higher Court.

The decision of Judge Prcble in the
case of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation against the Aetna Indemnity
company which was bond for Gibson
& Smith, contractors for the building,
will not be accepted. The board of
trustees of the association has de-
cided to take an appeal and has in
structed its attorneys. Messrs. Engle-
hart & Rigg, to prepare the necessary
papers.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
MAJOR MED|LL
SPRINGS JOKE
MAKES MONEY As HOMESTEAD R
Sells Hail OF Sage Brush Rclinquisl,-
ment Purchased From G ii. Barnes
for $4,000 CASH

]. d. Medill paid $3.50 to G. Fl.
Barnes three years ago for a home
stead REIMBURSEMENT. Mr.. Barnes
needed the money and Mr.. Medill
didn't need a homestead and every
one thought the genial Democrat ed
stOr had done a very foolish thing. w.
w. Robertson, editor of the Republic.
who made visit of inspection to the
sagebrush home of the scribe said as
much In print. Mr.. Medill on Monday
sold 80 acres of the original tract for
$4,000 cash and still has a fine crop of
sage brush left. The buyers are out
ade people who inspected the land
found that it comes under the Tieton
project and who believed from the
sage brush trees and kitchen hidden
that the soil was productive.
Barnes Turns Trick or Two
There is nothing in this story to in
dictate that Mr.. Barnes is as big a
loser as appears. If he had held the
sagebrush there is just chance that
ne wouldn't have met the man who
did the buying Monday He might
nave or he might not have met men
with more. But having passed up the
toftieSttStu ne lOSI no tlTne with the
$3.50 ne had procured for It, He pur-
chased city lot, with the aid of
money borrowed from bank, and
with the additional aid granted by the
Building & Loan association nc con-
structed Il bungalow. This was at | 12
south Sixth street. After living there
for q time he sold it to Herbert A.
Shaw for $3.50. Part of this money
ne turned over to Mrs. Barnes who in
vested 1t in T'ieton lands and in three
months cleaned up nearly $1,000. In
the meantime MIR. Barnes was busy
with the balance and today ne has
something like $4,000 to show for the
$3.50 he made Major Medill deliver.
Can FIGURE on Indefinitely
II one really wants to keep on fig
uring. the aggregate of the Barnes
andMeein money can be added max
ing as a result of the working of the
origina! $3.50 a total of $4,000 and
so acres which MIR Medill still holds
What this will sell for and what the
new buyers will get for their tract
when they subdivide 1T and what MIR
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24

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cough. hoarseness and all bronchial
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It 10 quick to relieve and tastes good.
Gently laxative. G.. w. Camp.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24

and Mrs. Barnes will do with their
$4,000 are. as Kipling would say. an
other story.
one thing is certain and that is that
he editor of the Democrat was a bet
ter judge of land than the editor OF
the Republic where both inspected
1t may be that he had greater faith
in republican prosperity.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24

Sick headache, constipation and
biliousness are relieved by Rings
Little Liver Pills. They cleanse the
system. Do not grippe. Price csc.
Sold by c. W. Camp.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
ELLIOTT TALKS
OF new DEPOT
President of Northern Pacific Saws His
Visit to North Yakima Is to In
spect Private Lands

You can tell the people of North
Yakima" said President Howard Eli
OFT of the Nothern Pacific railroad,
when seen in his private car at the
railroad station shortly before mid
night, that | have approved the plans
of the new station for this town and
that we hope before very long in fact
in brief time now to ask bids for
the construction of the building.
There has been more delay than we
had wanted in that respect but some
slight changes We're necessary and it
was the desire to have everything
worked out thoroughly before any fin
al move was made.
Has Purchased Yakima Land
with respect to any report that
there is to be another man here as
ent I cannot say anything. For
information as to that l would have
to refer you to Mr.. Nut or Mr.. Charl-
ton. Personally l would know no.
thing about it.
"My trip here at this time is with
OUT railroad significance. 1t is not
company business at all. l have
piece of land lower down in the Yaki-
ma valley and as I had time coming
through here on this trip to look at it
l did So | have faith in this coun-
try and having little money to in
vest l put it in Yakima land as an
investment of my own.
On Tour of Inspection
Not needing all the time | had at
my disposal to look at my property
/ took a little run over the country
to look at the land of other people.
My investment is purely a personal
mater and while ! know that you peo-
pie like to boost there is nothing in
that respect that / can say at this
time except as l have already said
that it was not company or railroad
affairs.
Il am sorry that there is nothing
| can say to your people of especial
interest. l am glad however that you
called"
Trip Through Lower Valley
Mr.. Elliott and Thomas Cooper, of
the land department of the railroad
have been travelling much of the time
by automobile, through various states,
including Montana, Idaho and Wash
ington. They came TO North Yakima
by automobile Sunday and on Mon
day, accompanied by President George
Donald of the Yakima National bank.
E. F. Benson of Poser and c. r.
Benson of Gle Elum went down
through the valley from North Va
kima returning about 1890 o'clock
pm. DUNG their absence there ar
rived at the Hotel Yakima. where
Messrs. Elliott and Cooper had reg
istered, Joseph Smith of Tacoma of
the mp. lands department in this
state and other officials of the road,
Mr.. Smith said his visit was not in
connection with that of the president
but regarding lower Yakima lands.
President Elliot's car was brought
east from Tacoma last evening and
on it he started west at midnight for
Seattle.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24

in the valley the case attracted wide
spread attention and was hard fought.
The state was represented by Prose-
cutting Attorney Wende and Deputy
Taylor, the latter presenting the case
to the supreme COURT at Olympia.
Hard Fight In Court.
The finding of the supreme court
will leave in full force and effect the
findings of the lower court sending
Churchill to the penitentiary for from
one to twenty years. Churchill was
charged with murder in the first de-
gree the penalty of which is death.
His attorney II. J. Snively made a
strong fight for his acquittal on the
grounds of self defense. After being
out for three days the jury found him
guilty of manslaughter. the lowest Of
Tense possible, seven of the jury being
for acquittal.
Defense Has Not Quit
H. ], Snively. attorney for ChurciT
was called up over the telephone Fri
day evening, and said that he had not
yet seen the decision. but that in any
event the defense had not quit the
fight for freedom, as there were many
methods of obtaining additional hear
ings. Churchill has been held in the
county jail and has always exhibited
a hopeful air for the future. and has
been model prisoner. The devoted
wife and mother of Churchill called
upon Attorney Snively and were en-
couraged by their interview with him.
While they have realized at all times
that the odds were against them. they
have always hoped that the tide might
be turned in their favor.
Friendship Repaid.
The Churchill family are among the
pioneers of the Yakima valley The
father of Charles Churchill the defen-
dant was at one time proba bly, the
most influential and wealthiest citi-
zen of North Yakima and enjoyed a
wide acquaintance and a host of
friends. He was an ardent political
supporter of the attorney who has so
stubborny fought for the liberty and
life of his son.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-24
VIII BuiId Power Plant.

The new owners are in possession Of
water rights procured some time aso
in the upper Yakima river. Instead
of diverting the water at a higher
point. that is in Kittitas county, they,
by arrangement. will divert It here.
In this connection 1t is reported that
they will establish a power plant at
the gap and manufacture horsepower,
somewhere between 5000 and 5000
horsepower being obtainable as at the
point where the water would be used
there is q chance for IS foot fall.
Electrical energy will be manufactu:-
ed which will be sold in Yakima, per-
haps, or anywhere a purchaser can
be found in the locality.
Deal a Fortunate One
Under the deal the new purchasers.
It is believed. get into possession Of
one of the best opportunities now
open in this section. Having the water
they can dispose of il to very ev-
tensive acreage and also use It for
manufacturing purposes. Messrs. Lom-
bard & Horsley also get out well in
the deal. In year or SO they would
have sold all their water and then
had the ditch on their hands. They,
by this deal, make q good bargain and
get the purchase price at an oppor-
tune time.
Henry Lombard. who has been down
over the Parker Heights land says that
the peach trees there are in fine shape,
that is the young trees examined by
him and he believes that the condi-
tons Will not prove to be nearly as
bad as they have been painted
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18
Side View.

ways keep perfectly dry. The thatch
or roof is much larger than the base
and the water runs OF like running
on q house.
The pillars can be made Of wood or
stone. They should be IS inches high.
although IL inches would do. Lay the
timbers from pillar to pillar and COW
er with round poles. and over this put
boards or brush. Tramp down the
hay solid. and while building the stack
use poles to prop up the sides.
After three or four days when the
hay has settled. remove the side props
and mount a ladder, and commencing
in the caves, pull out all the hay you
can with your hands down to the bot
tom. Always commence at the top
and work to the bottom. Finish with
a hand rake. always raking downward.
Use straw as straight and long as
thick and evenly.
Commence at the caves and over
lap your straw. single fashion. as
you would boards. only with longer
laps.
have found that hay or grain
stacked in this way keeps better than
in barn. as 1t retains its sweetness
and is more relished by the animals.
This method is used exclusively in
England and each farmer there tries
to Guido his neighbor in making the
largest and best-shaped stack.
Over there they make both oblong.
square and round stacks. have seen
some stacks Of hay and grain from
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18
Stack sheItsrer.

from 20 to IS feet in length are
squared and otherwise made ready for
setting In the ground. One-inch holes
are bored in all the poles. from IL
to Is inches apart and from the top
down to within flve or sig feet from
the ground. Necessarily these holes
have to be bored carefully, the posts
set ut. equal depth in the ground and
perfectly plumb. Otherwise roof will
only Be raised with great dificulty
and win, mot rest sven above the stack.
The posts are generally set from ten
to twelve feet apart thereby allowing
the building Of square stack OF good
size. The roof. preferably made of
matched lumber. is supported by four
AXIS which rest upon the iron eye
bolts passing through the eye holes.
1t IL always better to have the roof
project a foot or SO beyond the corner
posts to better protect the stack from
the weather. Care. however, should
be taken to keep the roof sufficiently
light for easy raising.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18

USE FOR OLD HAY BARRACKS


A Wiscoasin swine breeder. Mr.. L
r. AastiAy Of Chippewa Falls. has
found . asw use for the osA-fashioned
hay barracks which the modern barn
with it, spacious mows nearly crowd
I'd out II existence. He uses them
for he Asld sheltering Of pea and
barley hay for winter hog feeding. He
prefers pasturing or neld-feedinE his
herd On pleasant winter days. there
BY requiring the brood sows to take
thtir needed exercise.
Each season he puts up . stack Of
Held peas and barley upon some pro-
.tectsd and sunny slope in the hog pas
Safe and At some distance from the
ptiss aad sleeping quarters. The sows
are given . regular feeding. Of this
mixture each day and spend consider
able time In roofing over the straw
to get at the grain which easily shells
out and fattles to the bottom Of the
litter. The straw and grain are per-
fectly cured and preserved. having
been we'll protected from the wealth
er. and make excellent feed for any
class Of stock.
Such stack shelter as this breed
or uses il easily constructed and at .
very low cost Four straight poles
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18
LETTUCE FOR WINTER MARKET
Now 10 the Time to Cow sssds-R.d
lsh Nay % Mixed in-ehosphats
Makss Good Mixer.

Sow seeds Of the Brown Dutch. cab.
bage and Silesia lettuce in the. open
ground for the fall and early winter
markets. A second sowing should be
made the last week of this mouth to
raise plants to set out in the cold
frames, and to set out on ridges be-
tween the hardy cabbage plants in
November. Select q small strip OF
ground from which an early crop Of
vegetables has been Just taken of.
Have the bed deeply forked up. the
ground hne and mellow. Sow one
handful Of good phosphate to the
square yard evenly over the surface
and rake 1t in; then SOW the seed
quite thin. A little Black Spanish
radish seed may be mixed with the
lettuce: cover seed with a fine rake,
water the soil late in the evening II
ground II dry. Thin out the plants to
stand one inch apart A. soon ~ up.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18
FALL MANuRINc OF ORCHARD
Little Organic Matter 10 Needed and
Usually This 10 Obtained from
Crop Of Cow Peas.

A fruit grower asks when is the
best time to manure the orchard. The
first thing to take into consideration
to ascertain whether 1t needs manur-
ing or not. The apple does not re-
quire a very rich soil. In fact, II the
soil IL too rich the trees will make
heavy growth Of top. but there will be
little fruit. It is for this reason that
orchards do better on clay hills than
on nat bottom lands. This is why
the Ozark mountain region is better
for apple raising than the rich prairie
lands Of central Illinois. But very
little organic matter Is needed in the
soil of the orchard, and usually enough
can be obtained by growing crop
Of cowpeas and allowing the roots to
decay in the soil. II. however. 1t be.
comes apparent that the soils need a
little additional humus this should be
applied In the form Of well rotted
manure. Never in any case should
the manure be fresh, and 1t should
never be applied close to the base Of
the trees. Make the application in
the fall very light after the warm
weather 10 over. Scatter the manure
between the trees, allowing none of Il
to fall closer than nve feet to the
trunks. Disk It at once into the sur
face three inches heavy at one time.
1t IL better to make several applica.
lions than to apply the same amount
of manure at one application.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18
TO SUPPORT BUGGY SHAFTS
illustration and Instructions for Con-
strvetins One That Can BE
Made Easily.

Herewith Is given a drawing show.
ing how to construct device for sup
porting the shafts Of a buggy. Sc
cure strip Of eight-inch plank at
least three feet long and bore three
eighths or one-half inch hole cross
wise of the plank about three inches
from one end. Next saw out a piece
about two and one-half inches long.
Use this piece as shown In the illus.
tration. It swings on = bolt through
the hole previously bored. A square
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18
End View.

60 to 80 feet high built in this man.
ner and have known them to stand
for years In perfect condition.
In Yorkshire. Eng, hay is seldom
used until 1t Ii two or three years
old, and good horseman will never
feed his horses new hay, as II may
cause heaves and good old hay will
not.-A Threapleton.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-18
shaft Supporter.

Of leather or old rubber boot Is tackled
to the end Of the strip, and this comes
in contact with the crosspiece Of the
shaft When in position the center
Of. the plank rests ON the top Of the
lower spring Of the front axle. while
the end Of the device to the left comes
against the bottom Of the buggy box.