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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
THE COUNTY ROADS ARE
TO BE WORKED
improvements Will at Once Be
Undertaken in Various Sections
of Yakima District.

People making the trip through
Union Gap the last few days, and in
fact, ever since the recent high water
in the Yakima, report the roads in the
gap in very bad condition. The
lower portion of Parker Bottom is
very bad, because of the river break
ing over the dam placed in below
the Wapato bridge last summer. In
Parker Bottom, Road Supervisor
Goodwin has crew at work repair
ing the roads. however, and it is
probable another few days will see
the roads in good condition again,
In the Mckee the roads are in q very
bad condition, owing to the rapidity
with which the snow melted off the
hills some time ago. AS there is no
regular way for the surplus water to
leave the Mckee, the result is that it
cuts a new channel each year. Crews
of men are at work on the roads in
almost every part of the county, how
ever, and it is probable that the
greater portion of the roads will soon
be in first-class condition for the
summer traffic.
improvements Undertaken.
Improvement work has been under
taken, however, and will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. Hitherto the
mud has been such that it was i'm
possible to do anything. In all dis
tricts now the road supervisors are
getting out and putting the best foot
forward as the improvement of the
highways permits. County commits
sioners will at once begin to call for
nnn nj FRO &c aI {v, ~
sections and will increase the guam
tity of road work as the season adj
vances. Three undertakings in espe-
cial will be taken up now One will
be a proper highway from the city of
North Yakima to the cemetery, in
Guiding Improvement of the road to
the burying ground from the east.
This is piece of work on which
County Commissioner Mcdonald has
his heart set. He also wants improve
ment of the roads to the cemetery
from other directions.
Crawling of Roads.
Still another piece of work will be
gravelng in Parker Just east of the
river and along where the dredge is
now working. The approaches to the
new bridge across to the Mckee will
also be constructed Work began
Friday on that nameless highway,
sometimes termed the South Mob Hill
road and at other The oad-P ast-t the
South-Side of the johnson Place
Crawling was done in part last fall
and has been re-undertaken, the work
beginning now at the west end. The
gasoline road roller of the county was
taken out there yesterday and will
at once be put into use.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
COAL CLAIMANTS ARE
CALLED ON FOR PROOF
Federal Government Says Its
Expert Has Declared Cowlitz
Fields Not to Be Coal Land.

Coal claimants of land in the Cow
litz fields have received notice from
the department of the interior that
the federal geologist sent to make an
examination of the property has re-
ported that the claims are not valua-
bic for coal. The people interested
are therefore called upon to appear
and show that there is sufficient coal
to make he property valuable for
that product. This means a hearing
in North Yakima. probably this sum
mer sometime. The date will ne
fixed by the chief of field division in
Spokane and will be at such time
as Will enable the claimants to get
to their fields, open the veins and
produce their proof
Because of the location of the
property all the claims do not come
under the jurisdiction of the land OF =
flee at North Yakima but the notice,
issued here are for this jurisdiction
only. Part of the Cowlitz fields are
in the territory of the Vancouver land
office and part in the territory of the
Olympia land office. AS a matter of
fact the Yakima land office probably
has the smaller proportion. w. w.
FELTON,, Alex. Miller, George Weikel
and others are interested in claims
not included In the notices sent out
Friday, which were as follows: To
Fred Parker. Mark Pennington, A. b.
Whitson, Judge Edward Whitson, A.
w. Chambers, A. Il. Larson, f c.
Hall, II. j. Bicknell, p. Y. Hickman
f. p. Sanford, all of North Yakima
A. Hemphill, New York: John
Cleman, David Longmire. Selah; A.
e. McCredy, Wapato; f. X
Wheeler, Eugene, Ore. l. c.
Wheeler, Seattle; Harry Rowe, Spo-
kane.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
WHITMAN MAY GET
FORT WALLA WALLA
Bill of Senator Jones to That
End Meets Favor of Military
Committee.

WASHINGTON, March 11.--There
is every indication that congress will
pass the latest bill introduced by Sen
ator Jones, authorizing the sale to
Whitman college of the land and
buildings of. the abandoned Fort
Walla military reservation. The pro-
ject meets with the accord Of the
members of the military committee
to whom it has been referred. and
as soon as the committee and the
War Department agree upon price
at which the land is to be sold, fa-
vorable report on the bill will un-
doubtedly be made to the senate.
Fifty Dollars an Acre.
In his bill Senator Jones has fixed
the price arbitrarily at $50 per acre.
hut the committee may find tha this
is too low, and change the price, es-
pecially if the War Department re-
commends a raise. Just how high
the college officials would be willing
to go has not been made clear, but
they have somewhat impaired their
chances of driving bargain by boast
ing that they were going to ''get a
lot of fine land, worth half million
dollars" and this talk has come back
indirectly to members of the commit
tee.
Could Not Donate Land.
The college, of course, will not pay
anything like that amount for the
notwithstanding do 50, in fact, but
it may be compelled to pay SIS or
500 an acre, if the War Department
is unwilling to recommend the sale at
less.
The main objection to the original
bill was that it proposed to donate
free of cost to private college a
plat Of Gal acres of valuable gov
eminent land. Had this been done
a precedent would have been estab-
lished, and colleges everywhere would
have soon been importuning congress
for similar grants. The committee
thought it unwise to establish such a
precedent. and refused to report the
first bill.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
WATER WHEEL DOES WORK.
Toppenish Invention Is Operat-
ing Daily in the Ditch North
of the Power House.

In operation in the ditch, just be-
low the power house, west of North
Yakima, is water wheel which ap-
pears to be the thing for which those
seeking practical water power have
been looking. When Herald repre-
sentative had look at 1t Thursday
afternoon 1t was throwing a three
inch stream of water a foot or two
straight up from the end of a pipe
which was itself about IL feet above
the water. The pump was running
at 925 revolutions to the minute and
was according to the statements
made. delivering in excess of 400 gall
Ions minute. The capacity of the
water wheel was, under the existing
conditions. apparently greater than
the capacity of the pump. The wheel
itself was making % revolutions per
minute which shows that it was
geared down pretty closely
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
POINDEXTER FIGHTS
LA FEAN APPLE BOX
Supporters of the Measure Have
so Far Failed to Make Out
Any Case.

WASHINGTON, March 11-Levi G.
Monroe, of Spokane, secretary of the
Northwest Fruit Growers association !;
c. E. Whistler, manager of the Bear
Creek Orchard company. of Medford.
Or. and w. x. Newell, president of the
oregon Horticultural association,
have appeared before the house COM
mittee on agriculture.
They are opposing the LaFean bill
establishing standard apple box. Mr..
Monroe in an argument charged tina
the bill was drawn in the interests of
the International Apple shippers as
ISOLATION to assist them in marketing
a lower grade product than that pro-
duced in the northwest, where a
standard box is in use containing a
trif1e more than the Winchester
bushel.
Representative Poindexter and Sec
rotary Monroe of the Spokane Cham
Der of Commerce made addresses.
They pointed out that this bill calls
for a box slightly larger than that
now uniformly in use in Washington
and other northwestern states, and il
passed it would cause apple growers
of that section to pack in boxes not
adapted to their fruit.
They argued that there is no COM
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
HUGE MERGER
OF BIG MINES
Reports Say That Federal,
Bunker Hill and Sullivan, Her
cules, Hecla, Hunter, Tama-
rack and Chesapeake, Gale
donia, Stewart to Be Absorbed.

WALLACE, Idaho, March 14.--It is
reported, on what seems good author
ity, that an enormous merger is to
take effect in this district July I. The
main properties which are said to be
IN the combination are Federal Com
pany, Bunker Hill & Sullivan. Herein
les. Hecla. Hunter. Tamaracll &
Chesapeake, Caledonia and Stewart.
These companies in turn control u
number of less important companies,
with properties in various stages of
DEVELOPMENT. 1t is known that with
the death of d. o. Mills recently, one
of the principal obstacles to any com
promise of the difficulties now exist
ing between the Federal and Bunker
Hill was removed. 1t has been said
that negotiations were on for the Mills
interest with the executors of the es
tate and rumor has been rife that an
absorption Of these companies was
assured sooner or later. 1t is also re-
ported that the Federal company has
purchased the Hecla stock owned by
the late j. r. Smith. which amounted
ne-eighth of the CAPITAL and valued
at som ething over 100000.
The deal for the Hercules is not
given so much credence. but in a re-
port received it is said that Harry l..
Day will become director of the con-
solidated company. 1t is known that
examinations of the Hercules mine
have been made. but whether these
were for this specific deal or another
none but the interested officials know
The Hunter has also been examined
and rumor at one time credited the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan with attempt
ing its purchase.
The American Commander, which
is tied up to the Hunter. through To-
cation, and by awaiting itself of the
Hunter tunnels to do it's development
will probably be included and officials
of these companies have been in close
touch all of this week.
Probably 100 subsidiary companies
would be included in the deal.
OF the parent companies the Fed
eral pays seven per cent on its pre-
ferred stock, the Bunker Hill & Sulli-
van 100000 per month, Hercules $4S,-
600, Hecla $4,000. The Tamarack
& Chesapeake could ship and pay divi-
dends but the management keeps it
idle in it's fight with DR.. Brien the
former president and heavy stock
holder.
The Caledonia is ready to join the
dividend payers and the Hunter has
paid large returns. The Stewart is
also due to start work this season and
give a good account of itself.
The Alice, Star and several other
properties which have not been men,
toned here will probably be absorbed
if the merger is carried through.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
Wapato Rancher Is Injured.

WAPATO, March PA. o. Stengle,
q prominent reservation rancher liv-
ing about five miles west of town,
had a narrow escape from serious in
jury while driving to town Wednes-
day morning. His horse became
frightened and bolted, throwing Mr..
Stengle from the buggy in such a
manner as to catch his leg between
the box of the buggy and the step.
in which position he was dragged
some distance. The buggy and har-
ness We're broken in several pieces.
Mr. .Stengle's injuries consisted of sew
eral bad bruises
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
CITY JAIL is A VILE HOLE.
Newspaper Man Describes Filthy
Conditions Existing at Present
in City Bastile.
CBv Anthony McCauley1

Everyone jumps on the police" is
a true statement. The poor policeman
finds himself between the millstones
wherever he turns. This condition OBJ
tains in the large city as wen as In
the smaller town and often, but not
always, he deserves it. The police
man is constantly in combat with the
lawless element and his faith in the
honesty of all men becomes weak
ened through his contact with SO
many of the class that are never at
peace with the law. He is like the
surgeon who through constant man
ipulation of the knife becsmes Injured
to the pain which his keen scalpel
causes in its progress through the
quivering tissue.
Policcman's Lot IL Hard One.
In cities the size of North Yakima,
where there are no civil service rules
the policemans lot is q hard one. He
finds himself in delicate position at
all times for fear that he shall offend
the wrong party. This initiates
against his efficiency and stultifles his
efforts in the maintenance Of peace
and order in the community. Don't
!
strong" Is frequent order given to
patrolman. He is given to under
stand that $50 and So has more or
less of a "pulr' among tho higher
ups"
Conditions of this nature seem to be
an irradicable disease in our munich
pal bodies so that the best we can
do with them at the present time is
to curb them as much as we can. l
doubt if we shall ever be able to reach
Utopia from the viewpoint of a DO
liceman.
Department Not to Blame.
There are things, however, that
should be brought to public attention.
A good writer first demands good
pens and good paper: otherwise he
cannot write legibly. \ police depart
ment must have good tools, just the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
SEEKS CONGRESS AND
OPPOSES JOE CANNON
w. A. Halteman of Ferry County
in North Yakima Seeking to
Construct His Snow Sheds.

w a. Halteman of Ferry county,
mining man and former member of
the state legislature, is in North Yak
ina looking over the ground to de-
eide whether he will be a candidate
for congress. He came here, among
other things, to ascertain whether l..
o. Meigs of this city intended to be
a candidate for the office. an idea
which appears to have wider belief
in other sections of the state than
here, where Mr.. Meigs has denied it
several times. He denied it again
Monday to Mr.. ,Halteman and made
his denial public.
Mr.. Halteman declares himself an
opponent of Speaker Cannon but not
an insurgent. He declares also that
he favors II tariff commission,
greater powers to the interstate COM
merce commission, a parcels post,
and a postal savings bank. Mr.. Hal
teman, as a member of the A.-Y.-P.
commission, met a large number of
Yakima county people.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
Saved a Soldiers Life.

Facing death from shot and shell in
the civil war was more agreeable to J..
A. Stone of Kemp, Tex, than facing 1t
from what doctors said was consump-
ton. II contracted stubborn cold"
he writes, that developed cough
that stuck to me in spite of all rem
edies for years. My weight ran down
to 1870 pounds. Then / began to use
DIR. Kings New Discovery, which COM
pletely cured me. l now weigh 17S
pounds" For coughs, colds, la grippe,
asthma, hemorrhage, hoarseness
Group, whooping cough and lung
trouble it's supreme. soc. 100. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by Clark 5
Pharmacy.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
MUST FILE CLAIMS
AGAINST INDIANS
Agent at Fort Simcoe Issues
Notice to Merchants and Trad
ers of This Section.

Yakima county business people will
find considerable of interest in the
following from S. "A. M. Young, agent
at the Indian Reservation, with head
quarters at Fort Simcoe. His COM
muncation is self-explanatory:
To all merchants and traders:
I desire to call your attention to the
following which is a quotation from a
recent circular letter received from
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
with the approval of the honorable
Secretary of the Interior:
You are directed to send to this
office, at the earliest possible date
not later than three months from the
date of his order, the account or
claims of all trades. licensed or I'M
licensed, against any and every in
dividual Indian or your respective
reservations, from the beginning
down to the issuance of the order of
the Secretary of the interior of De-
cember 18th, 1909. Every single
item now claimed should be entered
and certified and sworn to by the
trader. Against each one of these
claims should be entered the amount
ticular Indian now has in the bank
The trader should swear also to
his knowledge or ignorance of the
original order of 1904, in which no.
tice was given that credit accounts
against Indians would not be adjusted
from the proceeds arising from the
sale of inherited or other Indian
lands, and that any credit extended
was at the risk of the vendor.
In recommending accounts for sub
sistence and clothing the superintend-
ent must consider and report how
many persons were rightfully depend
ent upon the applicant for the nee
essaries of life during the time the ac-
count was running.
The purpose of this circular is.
once for all, to make final clean up
of past accounts"
You should govern yourself ac-
cordingly and Immediately prepare in
typewriter form, if possible. and
fully itemiZed, any claims you may
have against indians on this reser-
walton, swearing to the same as
above directed after which submit
them to this agency. Extreme care
should be taken to comply strictly
with all requirements of the above
quotation in the preparation of your
claims in order to prevent their re-
turn to you for correction before their
submission to the Indian office for
final action,
Very Respectfully.
S. A. NJ. YOUNG,
Supt. & Spec. Dist. Agt.
Fort Simcoe Wash. March 10. 1910.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
strcam Determines Power.

What the Herald saw, though defi-
mite enough and practical enough in
itself was merely the demonstration
Of a principle. A dozen similar wheels:
might readily be installed in limited
space along the ditch, geared together
and made to furnish something like
100 horse power from a stream which
is now running idle. AS a matter of
fact the capacity of the stream alone
determines the power to be developed
as the invention is such that it can
be adapted to practically any con
dition of water; the only requirement.
being that for satisfactory results
there be a current of not less than
three miles per hour.
Wheel Is Simple.
In construction the wheel is sim
plcity itself. On a shafting are thrc4
sets of paddles, or folding blades, five
pairs of these to a set, and at least
two pair of every set are at all times
busy. making six blades which con.
vert the power in the water to pawer
that can be transmitted and used.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
REMY COMES OUT
FOR POLITICAL OFFICE
Well Known Fruit Grower VIII Pre-
sent His Name for Nomination for
Office of County Commissioners.

Edward Remy is to be candidate
for county commissioner at the cleo
ton this fall for the district now rep
resented by County Commissioner Dan
Mcdonald and who is now serving out
his second term. Mr.. Remy is a
long time resident of the county, a
successful horticulturist, a well-in-
formed man and widely known. He
is also an economist though believing
in a proper expenditure for good roads
and for such improvements as the de-
velopment of the county requires.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16

plant about the manner in which the
northwestern apples are now mar
keted and that to require a change
would put Washington growers at dis
tinct disadvantage without in any
way helping consumers.
Supporters of the bill have as yet
failed to make any presentation of a
case which justifies a favorable report
on the Lafean bill, and it is doubtful
if the bill will be passed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
How Good News Spreads.

II am 70 years old and travel most
of the time" writes B. F. Tolson of
Elizabethtown, Ky. Everywhere l go
recommend Electric Bitters, because
owe my excellent health and vitality
to them. They effect cure every
time" They never fail to tone the
stomach, regulate the kidneys and
bowels, stimulate the liver, invigorate
the nerves and purify the blood. They
work wonders for weak, rundown
men and women, restoring strength,
vigor and health that's a daily iov.
Try them. Only soc. Satisfaction is
positively guaranteed by Clark's
Pharmacy.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
OSTEOPATHY.
The ZediIxer Institute OF Drugless


Electricity, Vibration Massage, Baths.
Mental. Psychic and Magnetic Forces,
Hygiene, Dietetics Electric Light and
Heat, Hydropathy and Traction.
which spells out "NATUROPATHY.
Seven years in Otter block, oil East
Yakima avenue. 1900 cases treated.
Phone Main 673. No knife, no drugs.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16

same as any mechanic, to do good
work. Surely no one can strain his
Imagination to the point where he can
confidently assert ts;at the police of
North Yakima have good tools to
work with.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-01
BREAK UP THAT
 GOLD IN A DAY

You can stop cough or a cold as if by magic by just breathing soothing. healing Hyomei over the sore, raw and inflamed membrane.
 This is from man who knows.
 Mrs. Mager and myself have used your inhaler faithfully whenever need ed and it has always given instant re- lief and saved us from any severe colds
 The above is voluntarily given and if in your estimation its use as testi- mOnial would help to get others to use it. I will gladly have you do so. as We consider it a wonderful discovery and recommend it whenever opportunity presents itself" F. w. Mager. Con tracing Freight Agent, C. H. & D. Ky. Co. Cincinnati ohio. Oct 22, 1909.
 Don't fool with stomach nostrums; try magical HyOmei at once; it relieves the stuffed up head in two minutes
 A complete Hyomei outfit. including inhaler and ore bottle of Hyomei. costs only S1O0 at druggists everywhere and at the Lovett Drug Co. It is guaran tee to cure catarrh, croup. coughs, colds. sore throat and bronchitis or money back Extra bottles of Hyomei, if afterward needed, cost but 90 cents.