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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
CASE
STARTS AGAIN
Important Litigation Regarding
Outlook Property Will Be
Continued in February.
JURY is DISMISSED UNTIL
MARCH BY JUDGE PREBLE
Attorneys Will Have Motion Dav
Next Monday and Busy Period
in Prospect for the Superior
Court.

That the hearing of the case of the
w. McF. Stewart case will be con-
tinued in the superior court this
week was the announcement made by
Judge Preble Tuesday when the Jury
men were excused for the term. This
case with the title of Cascade Lum.
Der company against w. McF. Stew
art involves considerable property in
Outlook and a number of North Yak
ina and Sunnyside business men are
concerned In Its outcome. Hundreds
OF pages of testimony have already
been taken and there 10 no prospect
OF completion Of the hearing in the
superior court this month.
Following the McF. Stewart case.
Judge Preble has set the condemna-
ton suit of the North Coast railroad
against H. II. Allen. involving Parker
Bottom land. and this will start on
February IS.
Motion day for February has been
set for next Monday at 10 o'clock and
is being called to the attention of the
various attorneys.
After the Allen case is disposed of.
Judge Preble anticipates reverting
again to the Stewart case, with a view
of completing It before the March
term of court. There will be another
jury in that month. Altogether, Judge
Preble has arranged a schedule that
will keep the court extremely busy
with hearing Of testimony through
the remainder OF this month and the
first part Of March.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
TO RAISE
SALARY MONEY
To Guarantee Inspector of Fruit
of YalsAna County Until State
Comes to Rescue.
w. N. IRISH OUTLINES
IDEA TO THE UNION
1t Is Estimated That $4,000 Will
Be Necessary and Bankers Will
Be Asked to Assist in Plan
Fruit Growers Will Back Up.

w. N. Irish proposed to members of
the board Of directors of the Horti-
cultural union Tuesday q plan, which
met their approval, under which 1t is
hoped to provide for payment of ex-
penses of deputy fruit inspectors in
this county until such time az the
state permits Of payment in the regu-
lar way. The plan Of Mr.. Irish u to
have -00 fruit growers undertake to
become responsible for about $40
each to be paid to the bank which will
advance the money for salaries, ETC.,
in case the state does not come for
ward at the first available time with
the amount.
Bankers Asked to Aid.
1t is figured that about $4,000 will
be required to adequately carry along
the work of inspection until the diff
ficulties now in the way Of procuring
money can be removed. Bankers are
to be asked to advance this amount
the fruit 81 overs to become RESPONSE
BILE. The inspectors will do the work
of preparing the lists Of fruit grow
ers a number in each section of the
county to be asked to pledge them
selves for the proportionate amount.
II it is needed to see that the banks
are protected. Mr.. Irish and the
other fruit growers believe that in
spection is so essential that the fruit
growers will readily cooperate. There
are some 600 commercial fruit grow
ers in the county, it is estimated, but
only 100 will be needed to back the
fund.
The foregoing plan is the best
which has SO far suggested itself and
1t is altogether probable that 1t Is
the idea which will be put into op-
Grafton. AS stated it has been sug-
gested to the members of the board
Of the Horticultural union and has
met their approval. M. Irish will
this morning Interview bankers as to
the proposal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
MORE KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
Fire Damp in Kentucky Mine
Causes Another Accident, Cost
ing Many Lives.
HERMETIC SEAL OF SHAFT
AT CHERRY REMOVED
Forty-Seven Bodies Removed
From Primero Mine in Colo.
RADIO and Rescue Parties Are at
Work.

DRAKESBORO, KY, Feb. L.
Sixteen bodies of men have been re-
covered, ten others have been rescued
aliv and from rs 20 sixty men are
supposed to be still entombed in the
an explosion today. It IL believed
dead will number 80. Rescuers are
working desperately to save the min
ers who may be alive and to recover
the bodies Of those killed. OF the
ten men taken out alive five are seri-
ously injured. There IL no fire in the
mine and both fan and airshaft re-
main intact.
Start Rescue Work.
Ten are known to be dead and II
others are missing, presumed to be
penned up in the entries by the falls
Of slate as a result Of gas explosion
In the Browder mine, a mile and a
half from Drakesboro at noon today.
At eight O'clock tonight, eight bodies
had been recovered, all horribly mu-
tilated and some past naturalization.
Because Of the accumulation of gases
1t was impossible to begin active res
cue. woSk until six hours after the
disaster occurred. Damage to the
mine, investigating parties have dis
covered, was not material as 1t is con-
fined to the east entry. One hundred
men were in the mine at the time Of
the explosion, more than one half in
the west entry. All hastened to cages
and were quickly drawn to the top.
Later all in the east entry except
the unfortunate ~, fought their way
to the shaft and were brought 10
safety.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
AMMONETT IS
NOT GUILTY
White Man Who Was Arrested in
Raid Saturday Night Gets
Liberty From Jury.
CHARGE. OF VAGRANCY
MADE AGAINST HIM
Attorney Thompson Conducts De-
Tense and Uses Every Techni-
cality to Free Prisoners Caught
in Dragnet.

Fred Ammonett, the one white
man caught in the dragnet by the
sheriff and police Saturday night, was
declared mot guilty by a jury in
Justice Hunts court Tuesday night.
He was the first one of those arrested
to have hearing and the case at
tracted considerable attention both
afternoon and evening. Because OF
the number of men interested In the
case. the justice held both sessions
at the city council rooms in the court
house. and every seat In the big room
was occupied either by witnesses or
spectators "%"H
Attorney Thompson has been en-
gagged to defend all the prisoners
caught in the raid, and he used every
technically of the law in contesting
the case in the justice court. The
only charge made against Ammonett
was that of 'vagrancy." in that he
was arrested while in q house where
it was alleged there was gambling and
where liquor was illicitly sold. Walk
er Moren, assistant prosecuting attor-
ney. conducted the states side OF the
case.
The cases OF Ammonett and Will
liam Thompson, a colored man, were
first started, but Attorney Thompson
asked for separate trial for each,
and then demanded a jury for the
Ammonett hearing. Six men were
called. and after taking about two
hcura for the formal proceedings Of
the case. the evidence was submitted
after s o'clock. The evening session
disposed of the defense. as no evil
dence was submitted for that side.
and at s o'clock Ammonett was free.
One of the Jurors, after the trial,
said that on the first ballot all were
for mot guilty" He said that he
didn't consider tho evidence intro
duced was enough to convict rhe man.
but that he believed additional evil
ence could have been secured.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
NINE FOUNTAINS FOR
mob HILL DISTRICT
Pipe System Is to Be Inaugurated
on the Lateral and Better
Distribution of Water.

Bids will be opened Friday for
construction of pipe distribution
system for the Mob Hill lateral of the
Congdon ditch. Plans for the work
have been prepared by T. A. Noble
and the work, which will include
some 1000 feet of pipe and will cost
approximately $1700. will he under
taken as soon as practicable after the
bids are received and acted upon.
There are some 500 acres under tho
lateral but the pipes will not now be
laid through out the entire system.
Distribution of the water Is to be by
means of some nine fountains or con-
crete basins. the water overflow from
a center pipe into an outer basin
which Is divided into COMMITMENTS
according to the shares of the individ-
ual holders. The pipes from these
compartments will carry away the
water each individual landowner IL
entitled to. These fountains will be
located centrally and 1t Is possible
may become lawn ornaments in some
instances. The plan is a further de-
veloDment of the piping system which
has been extensively adopted this
year. The system will not he closed.
however, throughout ITS entire sphere.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
YAKIMA SPUDS ARE
SURPRISE IN IOWA
John S. McMechan Take. Num-
Der East With Him and Finds
They Arouse Interest.

This, gentlemen, is one of the DO
tatoes which fell through the screen
when we were sorting them," said
John ~ McMechan of No. tn Yakin,a
to gathering in Iowa to which he
had been invited, and as he spoke he
drew from his pocket a Yakima spud
IL inches long and which weighed
three pounds, two ounces. 1.-THE po-
tatoes which are too large to go
through the SCREEN" he continued.
land which won't fit into a 21 inch
oven, the ladies cut up and mash
before they serve them" Then the
banker of the town reached for the
spud and it is now on exhibition in
the window of the bank in the town
in which Mr.. McMechan was visiting
at the time.
In another town Mr.. McMecnan
was visiting his sister and gave her
one of the potatoes which she cooked
and served, 1t being the only potato
served at that meal, and all had a
sufticiency. They thought it of ex-
cellent quality, too.
The best advertising Yakima is get
ting. Mr.. McMechan says, is on the
diners OF the Northern Pacific an
Burlington roads where the potatoes
used are Yakima grown and where
the bill of fare calls for zone boiled
potato which is always sufficient.
The Yakima man says that we knoN
ourselves so well here that 1t is some
thing of d surprise to find people in
Iowa, Dakota and other states WIN
know nothing about us and who have
Mechan, who was with her husband
was asked by man in Dakota IL ii
was very rough" out here.
There has been a great deal of snow
in the east NJ. McMcachan says and
hard winter. Financial conditions
however. are excellent and there will
be a considerable westward move
ment.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
WARR|NGER'S AFFINITY
MAY Be RELEASED
Mrs. Stewart-Ford, Now on Trial
Has Chance of Freedom on
Technically

CINCINNATI, Feb. Mrs Stew
-.rt Ford may be freed today from the
charge of levying bl ckmail on
Charles L. Warmer. defaulting local
treasurer of the Big Four railway.
This unexpected turn in the woman's
trial came today when the woman's
attorneys demanded a dismissal of the
case on the ground that the prosecut-
ing attorney fefused to submit to the
court transcript of the evidence
given before the grand jury A de-
cision viii be rendered tom grow
This move created sen ,ation, fol-
lowing s it did the declaration of
the woman's lawyer that "Warrinei
was not the only guilty person in the
$643,000 defalcation" and before Mrs.
Ford's trial concluded they would
compel the revelation of his alleged
accomplices. Warmer, attired in
convict garb under a rigid cross-ex-
animation. preserved a calm indiffer-
ence and again related the story OF
his relations with Mrs. Ford.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
DEALS
ON WEST SIDE
Ernest D. Fear Sells One Corner
and Buys Another, Paying
About $500 Per Foot.
THREE STORY BUMDINC
IS LIKELY TO BE BUILT
w. w. Robinson, the Big Hay
Dealer of the Kittitas Valley, Is
Now the Owner Of 100 Feet at
the Corner of Fourth Ave.

Ernest d. Fear sold one corner on
West Yakima avenue Tuesday and
bought another one. He sold lot /.
block 270, for $4,000 and purchased
lot 1. block 271 for 100000. The
property sold. at the northwest cor
ner of Yakima and Fourth avenues
was purchased by the Yakima Land
company and that purchased at the
southwest corner. was taken from the
Farmers s. Merchants bank. 1t has
building on it and right now il paw
ing Mr.. Fear per cent on a valua-
ton Of $4,000. It 10 altogether
probable that he will extend the
building. which<is Of stone and one
story nigh. to the aitey ana erect q
second story.
The lot purchased bv the Yakima
Land company. A. A. Nicol and M. r.
Galloway doing the ouying was. II IL
understood, for w. w. Robinson of
Ellensburg and Seattle. The lot ad-
joining was recently purchased bv the
same parties. This gives Mr.. Robin
son 100 feet on the avenue and ex-
tending back to the alley and there is
talk on the west side that a three
story building will be constructed
thereon. This story the Herald was
unable on Tuesday to verify.
Fears Operations Successful
Mr.. Fear has been making monev
in west side property since the ac-
tivity in connection with the coming
of the North Coast forced him into
the field to sell to the Strahorn people
the property in which he made his
a
erty after another, moved and re-
established several houses and In
general was as active as any west
slider in his operations. He clears up
about $4,000 on the property he sold
Tuesday and expects that 1t won't be
long before he will be able to clear up
as much. If he wishes to do SO, on tho
property he purchased from the
bank. This by the way, Is the prop
crty reported sold a few days ago to
DR.. Webb. That deal fell through.
DR.. Webb not caring to undertake
the burden.
The price per front foot paid by
Mr.. Fear is Approximately $500 while
IN the relative position on Fast Yak
ina avenue the price is $1,000 per
front foot. The coming of the North
Coast railroad and the development
of the city will adjust this difference
Mr.. Fear thinks, and he believes that
the time is fast coming when any
person who buys on West Yakima
avenue will have to nav handsome
sum for the opportunity.
Summit View Addition.
Six aces just west OF the Summit
View school house have also been sold
the price being $15.500 the purchas-
ers being Mcssrs A. j. Mclean, Arm
strong and Davidson. The property
is to be plated and sold as CITY lots
The tract Is now covered with the best
winter apple tees and will make an
excellent addition to the city. A road
way is to be graded west of the Sum
NIT View school house and the alley
will be hack of the school building
the school grounds reaching TO rha
ROADWAY. For this purpose the
school district has granted a strip six
feet in width
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
ACRES
WORTH $5O5O
Jury in Condemnation Suit of
North Coast Arrives at Verdict
as to Value.
RAILROAD TAKES IL ACRES
IN STRIP ONE MILE LONG
Sum Awarded Includes Damage
to Irrigation System, Buildings
and Old Orchard on the
Property.

Eleven acres of land of the Purdy
]. Flint ranch in Parker, all lying on
the fat below the bench" were con-
sidered worth 5000 by the Jury in
the superior court that tried the con-
domination suit of the North Coast
railroad against Purdy j. Flint. Such
was the verdict arrived at Tuesday
afternoon and handed to Judge
Preble. The amount is considerably
less than the rancher considered his
property worth and considerably
more than the railroads right of way
men thought ought to be paid, ac-
cording to, witness stand testimony.
The eleven acres Of land taken by
the North Coast is in a narrow strip,
over mile in length, stretching
through the Flint place from east to
west. This strip practically cuts the
ranch into two equal parts and the
railroad will, when built, cause n
general shifting of irrigation bitches
and equipment on the property.
Damage to the irrigation system.
the cost of removal of buildings on
the right of way and injury to an old
orchard, through which the railroad
must be built, are included in the
amount of damage.
Several more important pieces of
right of way have not been secured
through the Parker and zillah Sec
tons by the railroad. these including
the strips through the Henry H. AL
len ranch and the e. o. Keck ranch.
The former property IL now involved
In a case in the superior court. It is
understood that there IL certainty
OF the Keck property question being
adjusted without any condemnation
suit. II sss~ ss7-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
WOMEN AT PHONE.
BLAMED BY HILL
Says That Housekeepers Should
Go to Market and Buy
Intelligently.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-J. j. Hill,
one of the first to issue warning
against national extravaganza, said
today that half the problem of the
high cost of living lies in the discretion
of the housewife.
"If a housekeeper," said Mr.. Hill,
instead of standing in front of a
telephones to order the family sup
plies, would go to market and learn
what foods are cheapest and what are
dear, there would be less of this kind
of talk. AS l have said before. the
high cost of living is the cost of living
high"
Mr.. Hill denied that there is any in
dustrial and financial uneasiness over
the attitude of the government toward
corporations. Asked to what he at
tributed the depression of the stock
market, he answered laconically.
"hysteria."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
CONGRESSMAN WORRIED
OVER COAL CLAIMS CASE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-Repre-
sentative Knowland tonight denied he
ever had claim in Alaska of any
kind. Representative Mckinley was
absent from Washington. Representa-
tive Kincaid, whose name. like the
o her representatives mentioned, was
also brought into the Ballinger-Pin-
chot hearing. said he bought his claim
In 1908. He s1id he employed Bal
linger. who was then engaged in pri-
vate practice TO look after his inter-
ests. Kincaid declared the matter was
strictly a business proposition and
there was no improperly about 1t. He
declined to say who he bought 1t from.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
MRS. NATION MIKES WITH
GIRL IN THE TENDERLO DIN

BUTTE. Mont, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Car
rie Nation and May Mallory, we'll
known in Butte's tenderloin, fought
a flve-round hair pulling bout last
night, when Mrs. Nation invaded Miss
Malloy's dance hall, with crowd of
1000 people following her. Mrs. Ma
ton showed surprising agility. swing
ing right with force TO the MalloS
jaw. The crowd stopped the mill.
Mrs. Nation continued her crusade
through the red light district ha-
ranguing the habitues and urging
them to lead better lives.
Mrs. Nation made threatening
passes towards several costly oil
paintings in the Malloy dance hall.
which alarmed their owner.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
GREAT DAM
TO Be BUILT
Government Engineers Arrange
for Work at Lake kaches
This Week.
WILL STORE 200, 900 ACRE
FEET OF WATER IN LAKE
Lake Level Will Be Raised Thirty
Three Feet, According to
Plans That Have Beer Made
Recently.

construction work on the reclama-
ton service dam and reservoir at
Lake Kaches will be started during
the year of 1910 and will, in connec-
ton with the building of the Bump
ing Lake dam, be rushed to compile
ton in order that the service can
supply needed water for the Yakima
valley canals.
such was the announcement of
Charles H. Swigart, supervising en-
gineer of the service in Washington.
after an extended conference on Tues
day with other government engineers
having charge of the reclamation
work in the northwest A few minor
changes in the plans were made but
practically every arrangement of con-
struction met with approval of the
engineering corps. The contract for
the work will be considered by the
officers at Washington, d. c., or the
work may be done by day labor. This
has not been settled
Sixty Three Feet High.
According to the plans for the dam,
which will be located some distance
from the lake and at lower level
than the lake surface, the dam will
be SO feet in height The lake level
will be raised 33 feet. the surface of
the water in the reservoir being ten
feet below the top of the dam. Be-
hind the dam will he the greatest
storage reservoir ever completed in
the state, for 100000 acre feet of
water can be conserved there. What
this means for the Yakima valley can
hardly be imagined. for this storage
would be ample to irrigate practically
all Of the lands under irrigation at
the present time II there was no
other supply. In connection with the
Dumping Lake reservoir, the storage
at Lake Kaches will be enough to
supply needs Of the Teton, the
Wapato. the Sunnyside extension and
the Kittitas project.
Reclamation Personnel.
The engineers present at the con-
ference Tuesday afternoon were d.
c. Henry of Portland, consulting
engineer; Charles II. Swigart of
North Yakima, supervising engineer
Tor Washington; J. r. Conway, of
North Yakima, Tieton project engin-
eer; e. McCulloh of Sunnyside. Sum
nyside project engineer and manager;
G. H. Baldwin of Ellensburg. Kitti-
tas project engineer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
SENATORS CONSIDERING
POSTAL SAVINGS PLAN

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. THE
entire time of the senate was given
to the discussion of the postal saw
ings bank bin today. Senator Davis
said the bill as It stood was In the In
terests of the national banks, while
Senator Smith of Michigan thought
the measure might prove a plague in
stead OF blessing. Early in the dag
w r.. Purcell was sworn In as the
successor OF Senator Thompson, who
succeeded the late Senator Johnson in
December. Thompson resigned on ac-
count of Illness
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
SALOON LICENSE
AGAIN ASKED FOR
w. F. McNatt of Parker Renews
Petition Which Has Already
Been Widely Discussed.

w. F. McNatt of Parker is again to
the front with a petition asking the
county com missioners 10 grant him a
saloon license at Parker. He has
presented long list of signatures Of
residents In the neighborhood back
ing up his request and says that the
only names not on the list are the few
whom he was unable to find. The
county commissioners will meet
Ma -ch LIST and pass upon the petition
This matter has been fought out
two or three times, on the merits Of
the petitions. before the county com
missioners and it was believed that
the last hearing, when the petitions
were refused, was the last that would
he heard of the subject. This does
not prove to be the case and the
whole matter will again be fought
over as the temperance people of the
county are una1terably opposed to
the saloon and will not agree to any
action by the county commissioners
which will result in the granting of
a license.
Bridge Affairs.
Bridge matters were discussed by
the commissioners Tuesday. County
Engineer Mcintyre reported that the
Mckee bridge is altogether safe and
that the rafting which has been OBJ
served there is merely due to the
heat of the past few delightful days
and is not any weakness.
An extension of time from Feb
ruary l to March 8 has been granted
the International Contract company
for the completion of the bridge at
Mabton.
G. e. Lum has received the contract
for the trestle over the Mcleod road
near Toppenish at 1919 and for the
rip rap at the Nelson bridge at IS
cents per square yard.
County Auditor Croker has been
instructed to call for bids for the
grading OF the road leading to the
east approach of the East Yakima
avenue bridge across the Yakima
river. Also for bids for the grading
work on the roadway through the
Cowiche canyon and also for the
g-ad'ng of the Fasswater road near
Msbton. These bids will be opened
March LIST.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-02
TRIBE OF YAKIMAS
CALLED TO COUNCIL

Head Chief Charles Wesley of the
Yakima Indians has issued call for
II council OF all the Indians of the res
ervation to be held at the Watson
Homer ranch on the main road be-
tween Toppenish and Fort Simcoe
Friday, Feb. 4. Matters pertaining
to grazing and other questions that
have been in dispute between the In
dams and the government will be
taken up, 1t Is understood.