The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-29

is SeluOm chrOn1cled IN regard 10
newspapers and town. There is an
old expression, used editorially. when
a newspaper is started that it is done
for the purpose of filling long felt
want. That was not the case here,
for the newspaper was the first busi-
ness to be established in town, which
was done by Fred r. Hawn. the date
of the first publication being August
2, 1905. Instead of stating that the
paper was started to fill long felt
want the editor commenced to adj
vertise for a town. which came and
Is still coming. Mr.. Hawn was sue
ceeded by M. e. Meloy on March l..
1910, and he, in turn, by his sister,
Miss Helen o. Meloy, on August 1 of
this year. William Jennings Bryan.
democratic politician and presidential
candidate. was long referred to as the
boy orator of the Platte 1t is pos
sible that the News under the man.
agement Of Miss Meloy will likewise
become famous on account of having
at its head the girl editor of the Yak
ina valley. At any rate, the News
is a creditable member of Yakima
valley newspaperdom, and to the ed
itor, still in her teens, should be ex-
tended deserved praise.
Hotel High Line
One of the show places of Grang-
er is Hotel High Line, pointed to with
pride and referred to far and wide
for advertising purposes 1t deserves
everything that has been said about
it in complimentary terms. The build
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the north wing fronting on North
Second avenue, the south portion
fronting east on Sunnyside avenue,
thus throwing the inner angle, the To-
cation of the main entrance, to the
northeast. In the center of the plot
of ground within the angle is what
will later be beautiful fountain, with
flower beds all around. Time and
water will be required to make the
spot as beautiful as intended. The
water is available, and time is passing.
Hotel High Line is three stories
high, with basement, making it prac-
tically a four-story building. 1t was
erected by Olof Olson at an expense
of between $4,000 and $4,000, the
value of the ground being estimated
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nished tastefully with furniture and
fittings becoming such a building, the
expenses therefor being more than
$4,000. What is known as the palm
room in the Hotel Waldorf Aostoria
in New York, but as a barroom in
Western vernacular, is located in the
basement under the east wing. In the
basement, also, are the store-room.
coal bins, Mushroom, and the heat
and water plant.
The Office and lobby, octagonal in
form, is very comfortably furnished,
an old-fashioned fireplace of brick
setting it off and adding to the sense
of freedom from care. This is on the
ground floor, and upon the same
floor are the dining room, kitchen,
reading and writing rooms, barber
shop, offices, etc. The second and
rooms of which there are As, together
with two public baths and toilets on
each floor and dozen private baths
The Granger Commercial club has
it's quarters on the first floor, and
there also is a large sample room
Those having offices on the ground
floor are as follows: r. M. Bardue
real estate; Granger Land and Invest
ment company, E. B. Jones, manager;
G. r. Sullivan, contractor.
This hotel is metropolitan in its APP
pointments, having hot and cold wa
ter, electric light and telephone in
each room, while the menu, cuisine
and service of the quartermaster's de-
ma rtpent is first class and the rates
reasonable. Last to be referrde to in
this notice. but by no means least
in importance, is the fact that Hotel
High Line has a woman manager
Miss Nellie Donnelly performing the
duties of that responsible position
with the greatest satisfaction.