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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
B|TUl|TH|C WILL Be
GIVEN TRIAL HERE
Council Asking for Bids on Two
Paving Districts in Accordance
With Recommendations

Bithulitic pavement was the recon-
mendation of the committee composed
OF Councilman Shaw, Pease and
Brown, with City Engineer Doolittle,
who made tour of the coast cities
recently for the purpose of inspecting
the various kinds of street covering
and deciding which was the best
adapted for North Yakima, the es-
sential qualities being durability
noiselessness, cleanliness, non-slipperi-
ness and cheapness-the ultimate cost
being the first cost plus maintenance.
So the council last night adopted
resolutions of intention to pave the
West Yakima Avenue and Pleasant
Avenue districts and will ask for bids
on bithulitic.
The preliminary bids on concrete,
bitulitic, bitumass and asphalt pave
ment, for the West Yakima district
being, concrete $1.44 per square yard,
without the trimmings; bitulitic, total
covering paving, walks, curbs, etc.
$131.076.86; bitumass, covering all,
$103,613.76; asphalt, $106,646. 40.
Pleasant Avenue district-concrete,
$12,e45.3s; bitulitic $17,13736; as
phalt $15,03S.36; bitumass, s13,573.50.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
DRAINAGE Of LAND
HAS GOOD RESULTS
Work on Reservation by Indian
Bureau Is Proving That Sue
cess May be Expected

Excellent results have already
been obtained by the drainage work
which has been carried on by the
Indian bureau on the Yakima reser-
walton. Mr.. Martin, engineer in
charge of the work, was in North
Yakima Thursday and says that even
now there is a large stream of water
following the drainage already COM
pleted and that the quantity is in
creasing surprisingly as further pro-
gress is made. When the work was
undertaken it was with the expecta-
ton not only of draining 10000 acres
of land which had been flooded but
also of preventing a further increase
of the flooded area. With the work
but partly done it now appears that
unusual success is probable. An i'm
mense quantity of water is being OBJ
tanned, as already stated and the fact
is apparent that the land itself is
prepared to do a large part towards
retaining itself If but given the OPP
portunity. There was no expectation
of early results but such are being
obtained.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
WEST SIDE BUSINESS
MEN ARE ORGANIZED
And Have a Committee LOOKING
About for a Suitable Site for
the Proposed City Hall

Business men of the west side Of
tn. city have organized what is to
be known as the West Side Improve
ment association, with G. c. Mitchell
rs president and e. D. Fear as sec
rotary and treasurer. There were
present at the organization meeting
&C men, all of whom identified them
selves with the movement. A COM
mittee consisting of two men from
cost of the west side wards, the third
and the fourth, was selected to look
Into the mater of procuring a site
f-r the proposed new city hall The
West Side people are DESTROYS of do
mating to the city free site for the
building and are looking for a corner
lot 100 by 40 feet, and not more than
q block from Yakima avenue. The
association proposes to do general
and active work in behalf of the sec
ton of the city it represents but does
not propose in any way to stir up
sectional strife.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
SUBSTANTIAL THANKS
TO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Chief Receives Dainty Note From
Owner of Empire Hotel Build
ing With Check

An appreciation of the work of
himself and men, in the recent fire IN
the Empire Hotel building, came to
Chief E. G. Dawson, of the Yakima
Fire department, in the shape Of a
note of thanks and containing q
check for $50. The note follows:
"Mr. e. G. Dawson,
"Chief of Yakima Fire Department
"My Dear Sir-Enclosed please
find check for $50, which I would ask
you to accept for yourself and asso-
ciates as token of my appreciation
Of your valiant efforts in saving my
building from what I believe would
have been a total loss otherwise.
Again expressing my thanks to your
self and your company and with besi
wishes to you all.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) MARY M. DONALD.
North Yakima.
February Sixteenth
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
Mckee Ranchers to Begin Litiga.
cation to Determine Priority
of Rights Therein
FEAR A NEW CUSHER
WILL LESSEN, SUPPLY
Operations of Leon Charron on
Land Below the Level of Irri-
CATION Ditch Have Caused 9th
ers to Seek Protection

Litigation over artesian water is
tesian district in the Mckee and the
residents of the well district are said
to be raising a fund of some 1000 to
fight to the last ditch in defense of
their wells and against development
which will curtail their water supply.
The question of priority of right has
come up and is to be taken into the
courts There is another question to
be settled which is a vital one and that
is the right of another person to drill
q well at a lower level from those
existing and said to be taking the
underground flow to it's utmost.
Land Below the Ditch
Leon Charron, who is to made one
of the defendants in the suit proposed,
Is the owner of property lying below
the level of the land watered by the
Mckee artesian wells, and his land is
also below the ditch. He is engaged
in drilling a well. 1t is the conten-
ton of the ranchers who are using the
artesian water that this well is not
needed for irrigation purposes as the
land already lies below a ditch where
water is available. The say further,
among themselves, that they fear the
water is to be taken in quantities from
the Charron well for the new Mckee
City and that such quantity will ma
terially lessen. even as much as 40
per cent, their supply.
The litigation which is being started,
therefore, is to determine artesian va
ter rights both actual and prospective
and this is a nice matter in law.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
NORTH COAST ROAD
On THE LAST LAP
Interlocking Device Is Accepted
and Railway Is Now Work.
ing Hard for This City

Following the announcement made
in The Herald Sunday that the inter-
locking signal crossing at Parker be-
tween the North Coast and Northern
Pacific railways had been installed
came the announcement Monday that
it had been accepted by the Northern
Pacific. With this came the order
to the Northern Pacific train crews
to observe signals or take the conse-
quences. The crossing device went
into operation Monday at noon.
Back of the news in the above par
agraph is a more important news item
The acceptance by the Northern Pa
cific railway of the interlocking means
that the North Coast may now bring
it's tracklaying machinery across the
rails of the Northern Pacific and that
it's workmen may get as busy as they
please on the work of construction
of the remaining seven miles of road
bed necessary to bring the North
Coast railway into this city This, il
is said, will not take more than q
week. There are a small bridge OF
two to be installed but for these al
preparations have been made and but
little time will be required in throw
ing the spans across.
Traffic Operations Soon
Traffic operation will be started
within thirty days. it is announced, be-
tween North Yakima and the main
line of the o. w. r. & N. at Alfalfa
This division of the railway a dis
lance of SO miles, is now practically
complete. the work remaining to be
done being the seven miles at this enc
and some crossing work at Kennewick
The North Coast line in this valley
includes two branches. One of these
is a three mile stretch from Midvale
to Sunnyside and the other is the par
TALLY graded stretch of 80 miles from
Benton to White Bluffs and Hanford
Depots are under construction at &
number of places and material has
been delivered for those remaining tt
be erected
Steam equipment is on hand fol
both passenger and freight traffic ant
gasoline service for passengers and
expires will at once be inaugurated
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
APPLE GRADE QUESTION UP
w. N. Irish Asks Orchardists to
Meet to Give Him Instruc.
tons on the Subject

At the recent convention of fruit
growers of the northwest held at
Portland, Ore, President H. C. Atwell
appointed a committee of five, one
from each of the principal fruit dis
tricts of the northwest, to meet and
formulate a uniform grade, this COM
mittee to report to the convention Of
growers a Walla Walla on February
2S. l as a member of that committee
representing the Yakima valley would
like to get full expression of the
views of the growers, packers and
shippers showing from their actual
experience what is desired along that
line
All interested persons are asked to
meet at the farmers room in the
court house at North Yakima on Sat-
urday. February 25. at o'clock p.
me, as their representative at the
growers meeting at Walla Walla.
Respectfully.
w. N. IRISH.
Many Will Attend
At the meeting called by Mr.. Irish
there is certain to be large attend
ance of fruit growers as the word
has come in that the orchardists of
the lower valley propose to be pres
ent in force. The subject Of grades
is one on which there are many ideas
and it is expected that this will prove
to be the case Saturday, a week
hence.
The famous Larson-Rowland patent
apple wiping machine from Zillah is
to be shown at the court house that
day c. H. Furman Of Zillah is in
terested in it and was in North Yak
lam Friday and made the necessary
arrangements for power to operate
the machine SO that it will be shown
meeting.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
Pacific Power Believed to Have
Obtain Possession of the
Strahorn Interests
REPORT IS CONFIRMED
BY THE VICE PRESIDENT
Says 1t Il the Expectation of His
People to Develop Over 2OO,-
900 Horse Power There at
Some Time

1t appears to be generally UNDER
stood that the Pacific Power & Light
company has finally obtained control
of the Strahorn Power rights, etc 4,
at Priest Rapids and on the east side
of the Columbia. The Pacific Power
company had previously obtained the
rights of the Hanford company on
the west side of the river. The report
of the consummation of the purchase
was practically verified in North
Yakima Saturday by. Vice President
Grenier of the company when he said
that his people expect, sometime, to
manufacture over 100000 horsepower
at that point on the Columbia river
and distribute through the state and
elsewhere. This statement was made
to the Herald and in the presence Of
H. C. Lucas of the Yakima Trust
company and would seem to indi-
cate that the transfer. long expected,
has been completed.
Gets All the Power
BY acquiring the Strahorn interests
on the west side of the river the Pa
cific Power & Light company becomes
the owner of practically the enor-
nous water power of the Columbia
river at the rapids and estimated by
engineers to be something over q
quarter of a million. There has been
no extensive development, so far, by
the Strahorn interests but it is ex-
pected that the new owners will carry
out rather elaborate plans. In fact
Mr.. Grenier made this apparent.
Such power as can be used in the
Columbia and Yakima valleys in the
near future is to be developed at
once but the plans will always look to
the use of the entire available power
for distribution wherever needed n
this or the neighboring states
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22

fic and weather well-laid wood
block pavement will wear out at q
rate of about two-tenths of an inch .
year
An adjustable back and ends are
features of a combination bed. settee
and hammock which an Ohio man has
invented for use either in or out OF
doors.
A monorail electric railroad, run
ming cars suspended from an over
head rail-, Is in successful operation
between two German cities thirty
miles apart.
French chemists, at laboratory
built for the purpose, will make COM
parative tests of refrigeration ap-
paratus brought from all parts of the
world.
OF the sixteen new stars discovered
in the last quarter century thirteen
have been found by three women
who are assistants at the Harvard
college observatory.
OF the O1,O0O,O 900 acres of land in
Sweden fully 51,O00,00O acres are
wooded, Finland alone Of European
countries having a greater area Of
forests.
To hold a pencil on a writing desk
when it is not in use there has been
devised simple magnet, with a steel
cap to be placed on the end of any
pencil
Instead of running a new locoms-
tive under it's own steam to an ex-
hibition in London recently an Eng
lish railroad built low car especially
to transport it.
Although both iron and nickel are
good conductors of electricity, an al
10y of the two has so much resistance
that it is valuable in electric heating
apparatus.
Especially to enable dentists to
make accurate diagnoses Of the condf-
ton of teeth and jaws is portable
X-ray apparatus that has been per-
fected in Germany.
The standard gallon used in the
United States was established in the
reign of Queen Anne in England,
which country adopted a new stand
ard nearly century ago,
Scientists fighting African diseases
/ have been encouraged by the discov-
cry of a wasp that feeds its larvae on
the tsetse fly, the distributor of many
deadly germs.
Light rays concentrated from
source of sufficient actinic power can
be made to penetrate the entire hui
man body, therapeutically affecting
all the inner organs.
A French commission has reported
! in favor of the inclined over the ver-
teal system of penmanship as less
likely to injure the spines of children
while being taught to write.
A toothed wheel to break the ice,
followed by a scraper to remove it
from trolley wires. the two to be at
.tached to any trolley poles, have been
invented by Kansas man.
A Trinidad. planter has discovered
way to make paper from sugar cane
so economically that it is said to be
profitable to raise cane for the paper
stock, the sugar being a by-product
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

Sugar increases the adhesive power
of mortar.
Venezuela has given British inter-
ests practically exclusive rights to ex-
plore the petroleum belt of that coun-
try.
The Philadelphia mint coined 49,
600, 900 cents last year and is expected
to exceed the 100,000,000 mark this
year.
Postage stamps that have stuck to-
gether can be separated without in
jury to the gum by passing hot fiat
iron over them.
There are near'y $4,000 reindeer in
Alaska, the descendants of about 500
which were imported less than doz-
en- years ago.
Boston was the first city to require
the meters of its taxicabs to be regu-
larry tested for accuracy by a munich
pal official.
The latest emergency ration adopt
ed for the United States army con-
denses each meal into a compact
tablet wei hing four ounces.
An alternating current of electricity
plunges back and forth through the
filament in an incandescent lamp 100
times a second.
The value of the output of Quebec's
mines has more than doubled in ten
years, from $2,546,O76 in 1900 to S.
552, 1852 last year.
The Whitewater Rand district of
South Africa is said to be the great
est gold producing center of the world
at the present time.
A six-story store Of Joplin, Mo-, is
being built of concrete from the re-
fuse from zinc and lead ores mined
in that vicinity.
A gas engine, similar in many re-
spects to the internal combustion en-
gines of today, was patented in Eng
land as far back as 1871.
The surface soil and rock have been
removed from big Pennsylvania an
thracite mine and the coal now Is
easily taken out by steam shovels.
To a Kansan has been granted a
patent for shade provided with
spring fingers to grasp an incandes-
ton.
JlTlS SeeHl 10 nave lHe COlOT sense
better developed than boys, accord
ing to experiments recently conduct
ed in the schools of Cologne, Ger
many.
Despite the fact that it possesses
coal fields covering more than 400
square miles, Spain imports each year
more than $10,000,000 worth of fuel
A new portable electric desk lamp
is provided with a hook so it may be
hung on the head of a bed or on 9TH
er furniture to serve as reading
light.
The zinc chloride solution usually
used to preserve wood consists of two
pa is, by weight, of chloride of zinc
to thirty parts, by weight, of water.
large proportion of the so-called
Holland-grown Towering bulbs i'm
ported into this country every year in
reality come from the south of France
Under ordinary conditions of traf-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22

The Hanford people are charging
and deepening the intake Of their
power house ditch.
John Gibson has about made ar
rangements to get irrigating water of
George Sherwood and has pipe On
the grounds for his water mains.
Rollie Schleif is driving the water
wagon for George Sherwood.
Guy Simmons has been making
improvements on his homestead near
Priest Rapids the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shaver VS.
tied Mrs. Shavers' parents, A. McKin.
ney Of North Yakima last Sunday.
Harry Reeks has been night drill
man for the East Selah syndicatiug
the past week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
OUTLOOK.

The remains Of Mrs. Roy Harris,
wife Of prominent rancher. were
buried on Sunday in Outlook ceme-
terry. A funeral service was con-
Quoted at the house and the Church
of the Brethren. by Rev. S. III. Mil
Ter. Sunnyside, assisted by Revs. Levi
Eby, Payette, Idaho, and Rev. Stude-
becker of Chicago. The funeral was
died suddenly on Friday morning.
Mrs. Harris was % years old. She
leaves a husband and two months
old baby boy.
Inspector in charge, L. J. Dompier
of Mabton, has completed the grav-
cling of three quarters of a mile
Outlook and Sunnyside road and
three-quarters Outlook and Granger
road. This is quite a credit to the
lower end of Yakima county and the
Commercial club has been we'll paid
for it's efforts. Mr.. d. T. Daniels
of North Yakima had the contract.
Mr. T. S. Cooper, a prominent land
owner mere, has returned from two
months so5ourn in California. Mr..
Cooper expresses himself most de-
CioSuly lHdl OuliOOh IS Lie luedl SpOt
for him.
The Ladies Aid Society met with a
decided success on Saturda evening
and added a snug sum to their treas
ury. There were twelve booths, rep
resenting the twelve calendar
months of the year. A special feat
ure of the ewing was a song enti-
tied 1.-THE Old Umbrella" renderen
by Miss Iona Anderson and Master
Vernon Euches, who received an
abundance of applause and would d,
credit to a large city.
Mr.. Roy c. Blue, manager OF the
st. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co..
has resigned his position to take ef-
chased an interest with Nancy Lee
onardo in the sheep business. Mr.
Blue is a young man with progress
sive ideas and a mind Of his own.
and no doubt will make good.
Messrs. C. w. Gamble. North Yak
ina, and w. T. Turner of Tacoma,
were In town on business.
The large hay warehouse formerly
at Alfalfa and moved to Outlook, is
having it's finishing touches placed.
in order to receive the coming hay
crop. by E. H. Burlingame of this
place and Mr.. Skirven Of Boutwell,. 4.
The Rev. A. D. Scodge, of the
Christian church. Sunnyside, preach
ed in Outlook hall on Sunday. c.
". Taylor. contractor of Sunnyside,
accompanied Rev. Scodge.
Messrs E. Cresswell and Mark
Schlosser have completed a we'll on
the ranch of M. Hartley.
M. H. Bulls, liveryman, will add
a large addition to his stable in or
der to accommodate his growing
trade: many similar improvements
will be made in business lines, as
inquiries are coming into the local
real estate men.
The Commercial club will hold its
regular meeting at the Brooklin hall
Tuesday evening, February 21st
Many business matters of Importance
will be presented before the club.
G.. H. Kennedy of Ellensburg, Wis
tied a number of his friends over
Sunday.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
AHTANUM.

Mr.. Mortimer Whitehead of New
Jersey lectured to the grangers in
particular and the ranchers in gen.
eral on Friday afternoon at the
church. The talk was entertaining
as well as very instructive. Much in
formation was given in regard to the
substantial work which had been
done by the grange in securing leg
islation favorable to the Improvement
of conditions in rural communities
throughout the United States and
the great work which it is possible
for the grange to accomplish. Much
interest was manifested which will
probably lead to an increase in MEM
bership.
The Ahtanum grange held a regu-
lar meeting last Tuesday evening. At
ter the routine work the subject of
country schools and how they may
be improved was discussed at length.
The subject of good roads was also
discussed with much interest.
Miss Gertrude LeWarne of North
Yakima returned to her home on
Friday after a weeks visit at the
, Bailey nome.
the home of r. D. Bailey for a two
weeks visit. Miss Mccormack was
manual training teacher when Mr..
Bailey was superintendent of the
West Seattle scohols.
Mrs. R. w. Allen OF North YAK
ina came up on Thursday to visit
Z, Mrs. Louise Henderson. Mrs. ia
cobs VINO has been visiting Mrs.
Henderson Tor a week, returned to
her n me on Friday.
The valentine social given BY the
Christian Endeavor on Friday eve
was great success socially. The
voting contest for the man with the
biggest heart resulted in favor of
Harley Shelton. the prize being a
huge red heart. The voting for the
prettiest girl resulted in favor of our
popular teacher, Miss Mosier, the
prize being a mirror to see that her
hair was always properly arranged
For choosing partners for refresh
ments, hearts cut in pieces had to
be matche4. Ice cream and heart
| SNAPPED cookies were served
Miss Miller. principal of our
/ schools. who boards in town. re-
NAMED with Miss Mosier for the val
entine social. Miss johnson from the
Marks school was here also.
The Ladies Aid will give a wash
ington's birthday house social at the
home of Mrs. D. B. GreenwaIt next
! TUESDAY evening.
The school board held a special
meeting on Saturday morning to dis
cuss the overcrowded condition Of
the school. 1t was decided to en-
ploy another teacher. Miss Alice
Gentry was elected to fill the posi-
ton and temporary quarters are be-
ing looked for. Miss Gentry viii
have the fifth and sixth grades
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
CITY HALL SITE MAY
BE HAD ON WEST SIDE
WITHOUT ANY COST

The city hall site proposition which
again came into the lime light at the
council meeting last night. will ride
for two weeks without definite az
ton. West Side property owners will
give the city a site free. according
to G. c. Mitchell, who appeared in
behalf of the west side. The matter
is now in the hands of the public
Improvement committee composed of
Brown!
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
BIG FRUIT MAN COMING
California Expert Will Consult With
New Association Here

Secretary w. p. Romans has re-
ceived word from Sacramento, from
j, H. Robbins, manager of the Yak
ina Valley Fruit Growers association.
to the effect that ]. L. Maggie, general
manager of tie California Fruit Ex-
change, at Sacramento, will be in
North Yakima on Saturday next ami
win confer with the association trus-
tees at their regular meeting.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
FOR THE NORTH COAST
PAYS CITY A VISIT

A. G. Kamm, who IS to be division
uperintendent here of the North
Coast railway, Is a guest al the Tie
ton hotel. Mr.. Kamm was until re-
Gently trainmaster of the Spokane
Pasco division of the Northern Pa
cfic railway but resigned to take up
the position here. North Yakima
will be his headquarters and his
duties will begin March I. Speaking
of him the Pasco Progress says:
He will leave behind a host of
friends in Pasco who regret his re-
moval though they are pleased to
know that he has received the ap;
pointment of superintendent"