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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28
STRAHORN Is BOUND TO WIN
Great Appreciation of Value in Real
Estate Makes Him a Sure Gamer
on Investments.

SPOKANE, April 22.-After q
weeks skirmish with Robert Strahorn
in the federal courts at Spokane, the
Hill legal department has been unable
to force him to show his hand and tell
who is behind the mysterious North
Coast road which he is building to the
coast, states the Portland Telegram.
1t was expected that the Hill lawyers
would be able to wiring the valuable
secret from him as a result of the
condemnation suits which he has
brought to secure about six acres of
terminal grounds right in the heart of
Spokane But Strahorn parried and
tented and avoided being forced into
corner, and has another breathing
spell until May II, when the Hill peo-
pie will tackle him for round No. 2.
Strahorn an Artful Dodgcr.
Attorney j. b. Kerr of Portland, who
is representing the North Bank road
in the condemnation proceedings, has
returned from Spokane, and while he
says certain admissions were wheedled
out of Strahorn, the artful-dodging
Strahorn would not tell who was fur
nishing him with the money to build
the road or what transcontinental
connections the North coast had.
Strahorn did admit that out of
$4,000, 900 which he had already spent
on his road only 100000 had been for
actual construction work, and every
cent of the remainder had been used
in purchasing valuable terminal
grounds in Spokane and other cities.
Strahorn has strip of water frontage
on the Spokane river nearly one mile
in length, and is deep enough to build
over 20 miles of railroad track. His
holdings at the present moment are
worth nearly double what he paid for
them, so that, even of his whole rail-
road proves to be nothing but a bluff
Strahorn and his crowd are a million
or more richer by just dabbling in
real estate.
Promises and Projects.
While on the witness stand Stra-
horn admitted that his plan to enter
Portland and Puget sound cities is
largely visionary at present. He would
not say how he proposed to get into
Portland, Tacoma or Seattle. He de-
clared that he has located a main line
from Spokane westward over the Cas-
cades through Cowlitz pass, but west
of the pass he has no surveys, only
just a project"
He promised to have 100 miles of
the North Coast road built into Yaki-
ma by the end of the present year, but
couldn't say just when the entire
road would be completed. He told of
projected branches up both sides of
the Columbia river from Kennewick
and connections with the Great North
ern. The North Coast also proposes
to build a feeded from Spokane to Te-
koa, connecting with the Milwaukee;
also a branch line to Walla Walla.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28
Stone Fruits Do Well.

Stone fruits other than peaches are
said to be doing very we'll except in
some districts where they were hard
hit by recent frosts. These areas
however, are said to be small in the
aggregate. Little has been heard as
yet as to the pear situation. The Bus
sell cannery people are anXiously
awaiting some information as to the
probable conditions this year Last
season the cannery did big work on
peaches which line of activity will be
removed this year If the pears are
light crop the field of work open to
the cannery for the season will be
greatly narrowed
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28

and cheese, off setting suspicion by
purchase of wearing apparel and
once even purchased some Pearline.
Judge Frater held the father and
the grocery store proprietor proper
tionately responsible through lack of
ordinary common sense.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28

SEATTLE, April 26.-The Metho-
dist Episcopal Ministerial association
is to appoint committee to wait on
the fair officials and protest against
the Sunday opening of the exposition
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28

In other parts of the valley there is
no such idea. The feeling is alto
gether in favor of making good
county representation and trusting to
the fairness of the North Yakima ele-
ment to see to it that the county at
large is given the benefit of the dis
play and not special or favored sec
tons.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28
APPLE YIELD WILL
BE BELOW NORMAL.
Fruit Experts Say, However, That
New Trees Will Bring the AgSre-
gate up to Crop of Last Year

Peaches are not the OILY fruit which
will be a small crop IN s year. Apples
VIII not DC a he'."v Weld. Zen Davis
tues will be small crop, Spitzcn-
bHrGs will not be 4 heavy crop and
Rome Beauties will he but 4 fair yield.
AS matter of fact they admit that
the old orchards will not develop a
great quantity of fruit, the cause being
that last year was a heavy crop and
second big crop rarely follows in
the next year. That the aggregate of
apples grown in the valley this year,
however, because of the new trees
coming into bearing will be as large
as the aggregate of last year is ex-
pected by a great many of the ram
cheers.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28
MINERALS At
alaska FAIR
IN YAKIMA COUNTY SHOW
Exhibitors Are Active i'm Their Pre-.
paratiOn But Districts Inclined to
Hold off on The Money.

Manager e. J. Haasze of the Yaki-
cific exposition spent an active day
Monday in looking up mineral exhibits
for the Yakima building at the fair.
He got coal from one man, gold from
another, brick from a third and &C.
ment from a fourth. The minerals of
this county are already an important
feature and will become much more
not propose an elaborate mineral ex-
hibit but he intends to make it as
complete as possible. He expects that
some of the brick makers, concrete
workers and others will make very
fine exhibits considering the space
which will be allotted to them. He is
particularly pleased with the manner
in which they are going about the
work.
Contributions of A.-Y.-P. Money
There is some disposition in Top
penish. it is said, to make the contri-
button of A.-Y.-P. money contingent
upon the action of Yakima county in
purchasing the toll bridge, action
which the county recently declined to
do. At that time however. the North
Yakima commissioner supported the
idea, the opposition coming from the
other commissioners.
Wapato, it is said has decided that
it's contribution will be proportionate
to the amount contributed by other
districts. Wapato has raised all the
money apportioned to that district and
raised it without difficulty. The feel
ing, however is altogether against
turning the whole amount over unless
each other district turns over the am
cunt apportioned to it. Wapato, if
other districts fail in their full proper
ton will take the money left over
from its apportionment, after paying
a proportionate contribution, and pre-
pare advertising matter and other
boosting schemes of a local or indi-
vidual character of which to devote
itself.
General EnoIt,,p IS Good
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-04-28
LEEPER WILL BE
CENSUS MAN.
Spanish War Veterans Have Asked
Senator JONES That He be Given
the Position in This District.

Herman Leeper of the postoffice
staff is to be made census supervisor
for this portion of Washington if the
influence of Spanish war veterans of
this section can land the position for
him. He has already been recon-
mended to Senator Jones for the place
by the men who fought in the Phil
ippines and so far as Yakima county
is concerned he has no opposition.
Mr.. Leeper is considered by the vet
Grams to be as strongly qualified for
the work as anyone who can be Sc
lected. The post will pay $500 and
81 per thousand for the names enum-
Grated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10

IS pressed into proper shape. One
more operation by machinery makes
the proper hooks on the ends to fasten
it together with others to make the
complete bed spring. These springs are
hardened by heating to a high temper
allure, Japaned, and packed for ship
ment- In the spring department of the
McEntire Bros. over LOCO different
styles of springs are made
Another interesting process is the
making of felt for felt mattresses. We
read in advertisements about the
''downy folds of comfort in mattresses
made by large eastern factories and We
marvel at the enterprise Of these east
ern manufacturers Yet the two fac
tories in Topeka make felt bed mat
tresses superior to many and
equal to any that are made in the
world. In these two factories the felt
is made and rolled in one automatic
machine. The raw cotton is fed into
blower where the dirt and chafe is re-
moved In this operation there is a 10
per cent loss IN the cotton It then passes
into a large machine where the only
operation that can be seen is it's be-
ing pulled into bits It comes out the
other end of the machine fine dOWny
felt This felt is cut and many folds
are covered with ducking and packed
to make the complete mattress. The
machinery used for felt making is the
most modern and as was remarked
by the manufacturer. IF there was
anything more modern we would have
it The capacity Of these machines
is one ton per day
At the AIcEntfre Bros, all the black
smithing for the metal touches is done
right at the factory. Here also large
quantities of feathers are prepared.
packed and shipped One large store
room is used entirely for feathers.
Branch houses of this factory are To-
Gated at Fort Worth, Tex, and Okla
homa City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10

One of the most Interesting pro-
cesses is the making of excelsior. This
Is done at the VIM Schick factory.
The machine for this consists of a
groved blade, mounted so as to slide
backward and forward. Upon this is
placed log. Two rough rollers exert
pressure constantly on the log and the
moving blade rapidly shaves the log
into fine excelsior. This is pitched as
hay into a baler and baIer Large
amounts are shipped and equally large
amounts are used at the Schick fac
tory in excelsior mattresses.
Anyone interested in wood working
will find his delight in this depart
ment of the Schick factory. Here the
finest carving in fancy woods for
davenports, etc, is done. Veneering Of
quarter oak is also done
One Of the largest departments Of
this factory is the upholstering depart
ment- Here everything in leather and
soft uphOIstering is done The making
of the top of a leather couch is very in
teresting. These are stuffed with what
sea and looks like discolored hay, but
it is so tough that 1t cannot be broken
by crumpIing it in the hand. The more
it is crumpIed the tougher it gets
When the top is stuffed. the buttons
900 or more Of them, are put in their
places by hand, but are fastened and
sewed by one operation of a machine
The top is then ready to be fastened
to the couch frame
These factories keep up with all
modern improvements and are grow
ing Only two weeks ago the McEn-
tire Bros installed a new and the latest
improved feather crusher. If an i'm
prOvement in any machine is perfected
it is put into use. The growth is in
dicated by the following figures: In
1903 the output of the VIM Sehfck
Manufacturing Co., equalled $4,000,
in 1909 it will be S250,000-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10
TOPEKA'S MATTRESS AND BED FACTORIES
Springs Beds Mattresses Couhes Davenports ETC. Are Manufacture
From the Ground Up The Output of Mattresses and
Springs Is Very Large

Nowhere in the United States can
there be found factories more fully
equipped for the manufacture of mat
tresses, beds, bed springs, couches, etc,
than in Topeka. There are two fac
tories in Topeka engaged in the manu-
facture of these necessary articles of
furniture. namely, the MeEntire Bros
and the Vim. Schick Manufacturing Co.
The combined annual output Of these
two factories in round numbers Is
valued at $500, 900 and each factory en-
pIoys about IS hands It Is safe TO say
that more mattresses are manufac-
tured in Topeka than in Kansas City
and nowhere this side of Chicago ami
St Louis are there so many springs
made as in Topeka
Through the courtesy of the owners
of these two progressive factories the
writer was shown through all the de-
partmeHts Of each In the factory of
the McEntire Bros. was seen in process
Of making. mattresses, springs, cots,
cribs, metal framed couches, pillows,
davenports and porch swings In the
VIM. Schick factory was seen mat
tresses. wooden framed couches,
lounges, davenpOrts. beds, upholstered
chairs and excelsior which was made
from the rough log and baled.
When these factories claim to make
an article they do not mean that they
buv the parts ready made and put
them together but each part is manu-
featured out of the raw material, and
the saying goes the articles manu-
featured are manufactured from the
ground up
The writer was much interested in
the making of bed springs. An ordinary
coil of wire wound on a revolving reel
is fed into a machine. It comes out
spiral coil and is then passed auto
maticaIIy to another machine where it
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Mrs. Garfield has long survived her husband
who has now been dead twenty-seyen years. She
makes her home in Pasadena, California. whore
in the midst of idylllc environments she spends
most of her time sewing and reading. She is
sweet and gracious woman, gentle and kind and
always ready TO speak Of the trumphs OF her
martyred husband She deeply loves her old homo
town of Mentor, Ohio, which is rich with sweet
memories OF her young life. To this halowed
spot of her girhood she is often visitor In her
home at Pasadena Mrs Garfield lives a secluded
but happy life, venturing seldom into the outside
world, and rarely attending any social affairs
those which serve to gather old time friends to-
gether The qualities that President Garneld
oyice described the requirements of happy
home, and which he found in his own, stil prevail
in the home OF his widow. "SiX things" he said,
"are requisite TO create happy home. Integrity
must be the architect and tdness the upholsterer.
It must be warmed by affection and lighted with
cheeTfulness Industry must be the ventlator, re-
newing the atmosphere and bringing in fresh sa-
lubrity every day; while all, as the protect
ing canopy and glory, nothing will suffice but the
blessing OF the Almighty"
Though Mrs Benjamin Harrison is the widow OF
ex-president, she not actually lady OF the
White House. The beautiful Mrs. Mary Dlmmick,
continued page l2)
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

wv = HILE there is but one living ex.president
W. OF the United States, there women
still living who were the wives OF former
rulers Of the nation The three living widows are
Mrs James A. Garfield the second Mrs Benjamin
Harrison and Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
1t has nearly always been the that the
wives of presidents outlved their ilustrous hus
bands. The presidents who outlived their Illus
trious wives were Thomas Jefferson, who died for
ty-four years after the death OF his wife; Martin
Van Buren, who lived forty-three years after his
wife died; Franklin Pierce Rutherford b. Hayes
and Benjamin Harrison. The fact that there
three widows OF former presidents living is pc.
cuar when it is considered that while there
have been twenty-siX chief executives there were
only nineteen wives of presidents. These include
Mrs. Wash ngton, Mrs. John Adams Mrs. Dolly
Madison Mrs. Monroe, Mrs John Quincy Adams
Mrs. John Tyler, Mrs Polk, Mrs Zachary Taylor
Mrs. Fillmore, Mrs. Franklin Pierce, Mrs. Lincoln
Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Hayes
Mrs Cleveland Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mckinley and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
The strain of caring for the nations affairs
seems to bear heavily incumbents OF the presi
dency and IL is indeed to have had more
than two eX.presidents living at the same time
Notwithstanding the fact that the term OF office IS
comparatively a short one
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
LITERARY MAGAZINE

smallpox whether you were taking that the
measles, could your No could tell you IL she
would, and would not If she could There are some
things whose wondrous delcacy the touch OF an
other consciousness will blast to ugliness. But
grille, this I tell you. That ideal lover you
worship secretly I'm the shrine you made for him
long ago you have looked at yet only through n
haze of romancei many girl never looks at him
clearly and when there a with
bit Of glamor about him she takes it for that
haze and gives him her heart without lifting her
eyes Daughter, the bitterest tragedy that can
come to woman is to love who does not
exist. It is easy for woman to create soul
for a mans body according to the measurements
of her desire. My girl, mother wants you to know
the soul the man has made for himself and meas
ure II according TO the needs of your own.
What If you never marry2 Well, you will miss
my happiness of having lived I'm the life OF a
daughter like you, but not a daughter like
you could compensate for having married the
wrong man. Love is the most beautiful thing in
tawdry. But though love is the most beautiful
thing in life, the greatest is service, Love may
bring happiness. but service must bring WORTH
ness and worthiness is the highest reach of any
soul. lis a prayer that her daughter may attain
both selfish in Mother?
To My Girl Woman,
T EFT me look at you a little before we go out
A into the dusk of the porch, dear couldn't
look at you when the rest were here, and your
father will want you tonight. First / want Just TO
you and then to whether you have really
found him. you wrote.
Yes you have found him. didn't sigh, dear;
at least didn't to; IL wasn't unhappy
sigh, just-how you've grown-taer than !
| glad. You grew little the other two years
thought nature didn't intend you should hold your
head very high in the world, and you always want
ed TO be tall. Come out now.
Tell me first the things that just for
You thought | would understand without telling2
Bless you do; but don't you remember how you
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

used to make me tell the Cinderella story over and
over? The prince has found my Cinderella, and
the old fairy godmother-I am the old fairy god
mother--you know / never would play the step
mother you don't want me TO feel old? 1 don't
dear. Curiously enough, feel very young Some.
how you in your twenCy-one years can't stand
between me and the girl that found her him In
your father years and years ago. When do you
expect to be married dear2 Not for three years!
Is it mean in 20 be glad he is poor my Mar
garet? 1t did hard TO lose you just after you
free from school. Truly do think it is
good thing when a man must earn his edu-no,
grille, I'll that I'm just shamelessly glad.
You going to teach when you through
college2 No, you are not; you are going To learn
how to manage that household of yours. You shall
have command here for those two years. And
think OF the good long time shall have TO get
ready of the dainty thiLgs we shall pick and store
away.
Did father tell you we were engaged for four
years? You are right; love that can't be trusted
for three years won't last n lifetime, Why don't
ask you TO tell about him? Why, darling, / know
him. There is no man on earth quite as tender,
not even father, and no two ever suited each other
just well. I'm not laughing; it's true, isn't it?
It's always true-if it's real
hear your father coming. Run down into the
hall to meet him. It will please him, We all
alike, and there is part OF you he doesn't like to
share even with Mother
To My Daughter;
MO, dear / don't want you 90 talk; just put your
Il head against my breast and let hold you
as did twentyfour years ago, Twenty-four years!
Go to sleep. dear mother doesn't want 90 sleep
This is her last night Tomorrow you must have
TO yourself and after that you belong TO him. Yes
father is asleep. lt will be the night you go that
ne will lie awake. and / viii be better then, and
can soothe him. Go 90 sleep dear; would rather
have you all TO myself without even your con
sciousness TO ntrude.
need not write again, dear; after this your
own thoughts will give you Mother's
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
no Mother,s Youne Lady:

Il IGHTEEN tomorrow What do think Of that?
A. think must be old. Sorry? Yes, little
II brings the possibility of losing closer When
do l think girl is old enough to marry? When
she knows she has found the right man-but she
isn't able to know that until sometime after she is
eighteen; don't smother me, / mean the real eigh-
teen; some girls are twenty-five at eighteen Pm
glad you want to go to college. Why didn't GOT
did intend to- but met your father. Yes, have
been very happy, but shall be very glad IL you
have four years of happy college girl life.
Tell you about my falling in love? oh, my dear
you couldn't tell from what Aunt Cloe tells of her
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

ped her? Well, wen, mothers good little girl
knows how TO make IL up, doesn't she? There goes
Mamie now; she is looking in. Yes, dear, / would
Run along and tell her, and bring her in TO see
Mother.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-08-19

said sum; that thereafter, and on the
18th day of May, 1909, the said piece
or parcel of land still being unre-
deemed from said sale, the same and
all the rights of said state therein
under said sale was duly assigned
and conveyed by the county auditor
OF said county for the sum of eight
dollars and nine cents, duly paid to
the county treasurer Of said county;
that the certificate of conveyance for
said piece or parcel of land, executed
and delivered by said county auditor
upon said assignment of the rights
OF said state acquired under said
sale, has been presented to me at my
Office by the holder thereof for the
purpose OF having notice of expira-
ton OF time of redemption from said
sale given and served: that the
amount required to redeem said piece
or parcel of land from said sale at
the date Of this notice, exclusive of
the costs to accrue upon this notice. is
the sum of eight dollars and twenty
nine cents; and that the time for the
redemption of said piece or parcel of
land from said sale will expire sixty
(6O) days after the service of this
notice and the fling of the proof of
such service in my Office.
Witness my hand and seal of Office
this 22nd day of July, 1909.
E. E. WHITNEY,
Auditor Mile Laos County, Min
nesota.
Official Seal)
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-08-19
THE LAST ACT !,
Arriving at a Decision About
Changing Its Ending.
BY VIRGINIA BLAIR.
wright. 1909, by Associated Literary

ICopyright 1909 by Associated Literary
Press.l
''You must give it happy ending"
said Miss Anterior.
Carruthers looked at her gloomily.
mot unless you say Yes
GAS if that had anything to do with
it, said Miss Atherten scornfully.
'.It has everything to do with it,
said Carruthers. when write play
I write as feel. If am sad the play
will be sad, and if am happy the
ending will be happy. And can't be
happy as long as you persist in refus-
ing me; hence shall have to give my
play sad ending"
ooh, we'll, then,' Miss Anterior
tossed her head, lend it any old way.
But won't play it if it doesn't suit
me-"
A week later he called her up. .'1t is
finished he said, "and you can read
it at your leisure"
''Read it to me-" she said and set the
next afternoon.
Carruthers found her alone and very
oSooSAAAA AAA q S4OACG NAdpC AOUSc SOWu,
with her dark hair banded with a gold
ribbon
81 want you to dress like that in the
last act of my play" he said. "and
carry violets. 1t will give the proper
note Of mourning
'Then you have made it sad?" she
demanded.
eyes. The heroine is naughty prin-
cess who spurns her lover all through
the play, and in the end he finds an
other woman more gentle, more kind,
and the princess is left alone in her
haughtiness. That is why I want you
to wear purple gown"
"Oh!' said Miss Anterior somewhat
family.
When he came to the last act he saw
that Miss Atherton was intensely in
terested. 'But don't think I am at
all like that" she said ENORMOUSLY as
he finished.
"Who said you were?" he demanded.
II am writing of princess in Egypt
The color famed into her face. "Of
course. I had thought you had me III
mind"
81 perceive Carruthers replied
"that you and the princess have Ger