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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
AIITANUM,

The ladies aid society met at the
home of Mrs. Hanson on Friday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Mary Lehman Is very Ill with
grippe and complications. Her hus-
band who was away, and her two
daughters, Mrs. Anderson of Selah,
and Mrs. oliver of Toppenish, were
summoned in haste. They arrived
on Thursday noon to find that a
slight change for the better mad
taken place. She has continued to
improve and it Is hoped that she will
soon be out of danger.
improvements have begun on the
grounds of the county Industrial farm
where an immense crop of sweet Glow
er and other unsightly weeds have
been allowed to grow for tho last
year or two. The inhabitants along
the Ahtanum road and car line will
be delighted to have the place made
attractive instead or a disgrace and
a detrment to the value Of surround
ing property.
The Kensington club met on Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
o. c. Palmer, all members beng
present except Mrs. Austin, Jr., who
is in i'll health The committee on
organization and name reported that
it seemed to be the sentiment of the
members that as the season Is so far
advanced it would not be advisable
to organize for literary work this
year. SO it was decided to continue
the social and industrial afternoons
pverv two weeks under the name at
first adopted. A leader was elected
to plan some entertainment for each
meeting Mrs Fred Melvin was
uuan mously chosen for that work.
very interesting paper was given
by Mrs. Austin, Sr., on Settlement
Work in Milwaukee Mrs. Austin's
son-in-law, Mr.. Jacobs, being at the
head of the work there. Mrs. AUS
tin was able to learn much of the
work while visiting her daughter at
different times. Mrs. Reed also
gave a brief description Of the same
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
Four Well Pruned Orchards
vIitnr Hnro

The writer saw a short article in
recent edition by a Mr.. Chase or
pruning conditions as he found them
The writer has had 20 years expert
ence as a fruit grower in Kansas,
California and Colorado and in look
ing over this valley the past three
weeks has found four well pruned
orchards, one near Sunnyside known
as Pilot Knob ranch, a nurseryman
made the statement that he got
something like $1,000 'scions from
500 trees and the primer had joked
him about the orchard having been
pruned for the nursery the last year.
The next was over the river from
Toppenish, a four year old apple
orchard without any surplus wood.
Another in the same neighborhood,
looked to be about eight years old
in fancy condition and l think owned
by a storekeeper in Parker Bottom.
The other is small pear orchard
within the city limits, southwest from
the main part of your city Mr..
Chases' model orchard l have not
seen, but it's probably all right
judging from Mr.. Chase's criticism.
The difficulty as I see it, your hor-
ticulturists are afraid to cut, the con-
sequence is they have brushy tree
they cannot possibly spray to goo
effect, either fall, spring or summer
You don't spray often enough. Thre
times is as often as the most of them
spray here, while in Colorado we
spray as often as the tree and the
fruit need it, sometimes seven times
a season and we have no scale yet.
In Colorado we received an average
price of rs cents per box for peaches.
understand your average here was
but As. We thin heavy enough to
keep the percentage of culls down to
less than five per cent and don't
raise "pie peaches" or Gull apples.
We lost about 5000 carloads of
fruit by late frost last spring and
sleeping when we should have been
wide-awake on the 18th of May after
saving the crop by smudging off four
earlier frosts. In five or six years
this valley If properly handled should
produce 10000 carloads of first class
fruit. The Grand Junction Fruit as
ISOLATION of Grand Junction, Col.
handles ninety per cent of the fruit
In Grand valley, something like 49,
900 carloads per year now. Above all
things keep down the San Jose and
the Aphis.
Yours etc.
LEWIS MEYERS,
Grand Junction, Col
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
N. P. PEOPLE ARE
ON THE RUN
Fruit Growers and Hartman In
terests Get the Railroad Folk
Somewhat excited

Fruitgrowers of the Yakima valley
have the Northern Pacific railway or
the run. This is made manifest by
the presence here within the past
week of a number of the officials, the
latest manifestation of interest being
Friday when the biggest men yet put
in an appearance, ]. M. Hanaford, sec
ond vice president and A. d. Charlton,
assistant general passenger agent,
coming at . o'clock and remaining
until nearly midnight. During that
time they were closely closted with
local officials, friends and others, in
session at the office of General Agent
Burdick in the station building. AS
usual the information given out was
that the trip was merely a general
tour of inspection and much in the
nature of routine.
Afraid of Hartman Influence
The impression has gone out that
the new organization of fruit growers
of the Yakima Valley is much closer
to the Hartman railway interests than
it is to any other interests. Several
facts are pointed to as significant by
those who make these claims. South
ern Pacific and Hartman people or
friends, it is claimed, are prominent
in the new association. Whether this
is true or not some of the Northern
Pacific people think it may be and
they want to know. The prospect is
giving them great uneasiness and they
were represented here Friday by the
officials named, who were making an
inquiry.
North Coast Fight
1t has been known here for some
time that the Northern Pacific rail-
way was devoting itself to planning
ways of keeping the North Coast rail-
way out of the freight of this valley
for another season. But the visit of
Friday was the first real intimation
that the N. p. people were beginning
to see that they might be forced to
the defensive and that in a very vital
interest, the crops of this country, es-
pecially the fruit crops.
The fight, however, is still on and
one of the subjects under discussion
Friday was the chances for blocking
the Hartman people in the Naches.
Announcement has just been made
from New York that the North Coast
railway is to be completed from Spo-
kane to Seattle. This announcement
was carried by the Associated Press
from New York and came in the ma
ture of statement from President
Lovett of the Hartman interests. The
same dispatch announced the con-
struction of numerous feeder lines to
develop the states of Washington and
Oregon and mentioned specifically
east and west lines through Oregon
from Ontario. George Donald and
Superintendent Meeks of the Donald
into the Naches, came into
the conference Friday. 1t has been
known that the Hartman interests
have been quietly obtaining rights of
way through the Naches. There are
excellent chances there for obstruct-
ing their operations and this, and the
alliance of the fruit interests with the
Southern Pacific were material for
considerable conversation.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
CARIBOU BARBECUE
A PRIME SUCCESS
Spanish War Veterans Gather for
Celebration of Battle of
Santa Ana

Veterans of the Spanish American
war gathered at the barbecue at
Ridgeway's veterinary hospital on
South Naches avenue last evening
and partook of Philippine caribou
and beans la Aguinaldo. Practically
the whole resident membership of
Spanish war veterans was in attend
Ance.
Captain Marshall Scudder, as a
preface to the festivities. gave a vivid
outline of the events leading up to
the battle of Santa Ana and of the
battle itself. Then came the big
feed, during which it was brought
out that the reason for giving the
anniversary celebration in a barn was
because DR.. Ridgeways regiment was
CHARTERED in one when the insurrec-
ton of which the battle of Santa Ana
was q result, broke out.
All Of those present who had never
taken the initiation into the royal
order of Gobblers, were waited upon
after the banquet. Among these
were Councilman Null and Brown
and Chief of Police Kinnaman. They
pronounced the initiation nearly as
good as the barbecue, which WA
prime. The caribou calf, which was
the principal article of diet, aside
from the beans, was brought to this
country from the islands recently by
the United States transport Dix.
Interested ladies waited upon Mrs
Ridgeway at her home and the vet
Grams served them with beans and a
slice of steak.
After a roll call Of all known resi-
dent Spanish war veterans, toasts
were delivered by the following visit
ing guests: ]. M. Brown, H. w
Null, M. H. Kinnaman, Floyd Hat
feld, L. L. Bolles, and r. N. Den
ham.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08

work as observed by her during her
residence in New York CITY,
Mrs. Bailey talked few minutes
on country schools, describing briefly
the work done in various country
places by consolidation of schools,
showing the advantages provided for
country children, most of whom
never go to school anywhere but In
their own district school, where of
course they never have the benefit
of manual training or higher grades
of study except where the schools
are consolidated, This talk made
plain the fact that in this way many
advantages come to the country hoy
and girl with very slight increase
of taxes. Dainty refreshments were
served by the hostess at 4:30 and all
present declared it a most delightful
afternoon. The next meeting wiz
probably be at the home of Mrs. II
Woodcock and the program will b,
partly musical
The Christian Endeavor Society,"
held business meeting at the par
sonage on Wednesday evening ant
d. cided to give a Valentine Social al
the church on Feb. 18th
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
TO COMPLETE DRIVEWAY.
Northern Pacific Preparing to Fin
ish up on Improvements
at Station

Railway officials were in North
Yakima Monday arranging prelim-I
inaries for the completion Of the
wagon and carriage stand at the new
station building. This is a piece of
work which has long been In con-
temptation but which it was impos-
sible to get to last fail. 1t Will be
undertaken as soon as the wealth er
conditions are such as to permit of
proper results. I'm the open space
between the express building aud the
little grass plat south of the new s,a-
ton the stand for vehicles Is to he
created.
A driveway will be made
across the sidewalk about midway of
the distance so that teams doing
business at the express office may
turn in there off the street and so
that teams, automobiles and hacks
waiting on trains may turn IN at
the other end and also be off the
street. This is essential because of
the use of the street by the electric
railway company, the distance
named being too small to permit of
tween the tracks and the buildings
loading and unloading from the rear
of wagons. 1t Is probable also that
the railway company will complete
work in connection with its property
north of the station building and
where the Naches and Mckee trains
now receive their passengers. The
Northern Pacific there owns right up
to the street line, there being no city
sidewalk along that side of the block.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
BETTER PRICE FOR SPUDS.
Buyers Are Now Offering $27 Per
Ton But Hay Figures Are
Not Encouraging

There is nothing very encouraging
in the hay market just at present and
dealers do not hold out much hope
for better prices, says the Journal
of Outlook. In spite OF the low
prices considerable hay is being
shipped. Buyers are now offering but
50 to SO per ton and say the mar
ket will go lower.
The potato market, however, is
counteracting to quite an extent the
slump in hay prices. buyers have
been paying $25 per ton and shipping
has been lively. Monday the mar
ket advanced to $27 per ton. The
farmer who has a good crop Of both
hay and potatoes is playing even
at these prices and is getting back
some of the dollars lost on the 1909
crop, when potatoes did not reach SIS
per ton and by spring had dropped
down to a figure that would not pay
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
BIG CHECK RECEIVED
FROM NORTH COAST
w. J. Aumiller Has $15,77S.35
Pay for Property on West Side
Which Was Condemned

w. ]. Aumiller on Saturday re-
ceived from the North Coast railway
a check for s15,77S.35. This is in
payment for a right of way judgment
obtained by him from the courts
here some months ago. The judg-
ment was for $4,000 and the extra
$77S.35 is interest and costs accru-
ing in connection with the case The
property was on South First and
South Second avenues Just off Yak
ina avenue and was one of the con-
demnation cases which aroused con-
siderable interest. There were those
who predicted that the amount
named would never be paid for the
but these predictions, natur-
ally, failed and Mr.. Aumiller is now
in possession of the money.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08

have paid the large sum of s2.00
Throughout the west this organiza-
ton is recognized as a shippers and
not as a growers organization. The
circulars issued by this organization
were gotten up from the standpoint
of shippers, not from that of grow
err. Did Mr.. Campbell ever hear of
attempts to bear" the market? But
having accepted the circulars from
such a source, he then made a most
unfair use of them. He included only
such statements and parts of state
ments as would aid him in earning
his salary. Had he made other quo
tations the effect would have natur-
ally weakened his position.
Fact No. 2: Accurate Figures as
to the average prices realized by
growers in the Yakima valley, owing
to the fact that no pool was formed
this year, cannot be given. But bas-
ing his estimate on actual figures CIV
en- out by many growers and numer-
Gus shippers, the writer believes
S1.25 per box f. o. b. at shipping
point to be fair and conservative
statement of the average price paid
to growers for winter apples of all
varieties in the Yakima valley. Did
the fruit growers near the great east
ern cent-r do as We'll? Wenatchee,
Hood River and other noted fruit
sections realized equally as good
prices This does not look like the
decentralization of the western fruit
business.
Fa No. s. Large Quantities of
apples from the Yakima valley have
found markets in foreign countries.
One order calling for 10000 boxes,
or 80 cars, was received from Aus
Italia. An English buyer has spent the
season here, his first, shipping 200
cars to London. He has been in the
business all his life. He knows the
fruit districts of the world. He is
coming back next year to buy fruit
and to raise apples.
Fact No. 4: The writer spent six
weeks of November and December,
1910, in the east. Everywhere the
perfect apples from the Northwest
were on display and for sale in the
leading fruit stores The leading
dealer in Albany, New York, told
the writer lndl ne nanQled put rev
except Washington apples buying
them by the car lot.
Fact No. 5: Not one-half the
available choice apple land in the
Yakima valley has been utilized
Conservative. hard-headed men, who
kLow the country thoroughly, are
not going out of the fruit business
They are constantly extending their
orchard holding The demand upon
the local nurseries are as great now,
Februay, 1911, as they have ever
been. The apple business is on al
paying basis. The bust
ness, If conducted according to sci
entific principles, is not likely to be
overdone. Money put into apple
land, as well as into alfalfa and veg
etable land and into stock raising
and dairying in the Yakima valley,
in Washington, is and will be a per-
fectly safe and profitable Investment
H. P. JAMES,
Secretary Commercial Club
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
Operation Thought Inevitable.

Ferris, Tex.--In a letter from this
place. Mary Kilman. says: II was
confined to my bed for three months
with womanly troubles, and during
this time suffered untold agony. The
doctor said an operation was inevi-
table. | tried Cardui. Now l am
well. and able to do a great part Of
my work" Thousands of ladies
have testified to the benefit obtained
from Cardui, the woman's tonic. 1t
prevents unnecessary womanly pains
and builds up womanly strength 1t
is true tonic. Try it. 1t will help
you.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
Tortured for is Years.

that baffled doctors, and resisted all
remedies he tried, John w. Modders,
of Moddersville, Mich, seemed
doomed. He had to sell his farm
and give up work. His neighbors
said ''he can't live much longer
whatever I ate distressed me-" he
wrote, "till I tried Electric Bitters,
which worked such wonders for me
that I can now eat things I could
not take for years. It's surely a
grand remedy for stomach trouble"
Just as good for the liver and kid
neys Every bottle guaranteed. Only
soc at Clark's Pharmacy.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
NORTHWEST NEWS

PUYALLUP.-Plan have been
fully completed to bring Puyallup in
to the city of Tacoma by annexation
If the requests as made last Saturday
In the resolutions brought before the
county commissioners are not grant
ed. The plans have been formulated
in quiet way and will be brought
before the Puyallup Commercial club
at a special meeting in the near flu
ture Citizens do not feel that they
are getting square deal in the
transactions with the Stone & Web
ster interests which are now under
consideration, and if they do not the
necessary steps will be taken to call
a special election on annexation.
which could result in only one way as
matters stand now-Puyallup would
become part of Tacoma.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
Texas Woman Near Death.

Wills Point Tex.--In a letter from
Wills Point, Mrs. Victoria Stallings
says: 81 was afflicted with womanly
trouble, had a dreadful cough. and
suffered awful pains certainly
would have died, If | had not been
relieved by taking Cardui. Now L
am stronger and in better health
than ever In my life. | can't say
half enough for this great medicine"
DO you need relief? Cardui will
help you. Try it for your womanly
troubles. Its age is it's guarantee. 1t
cures.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
Deprived Of food, a mole will starve


to death in a day.
The EsQuimaux will not allow their
women to use tobacco in any form.
Sixty-four out of every 100000
persons the world over are blind.
To date more than 500 practical
aeroplanes have been built in France,
A non-infiammable moving picture
Rlm has been brought out in Ger
many.
An average of three new comets a
year are discovered by astronomers.
India now ranks next to the United
States as a cotton producing nation.
Detroit soon is to be furnished with
electric power from Niagara Falls.
In the amount Of it's shipping Singa-
pore is the eighth greatest port in the
world.
One tablespoonful of ammonia to a
quart of water will brighten gold and
silver.
machine to remove paper from a
wall rapidly by steaming it is a recent
invention.
French engineer has designed
low automobile especially for the use
Of invalids.
Ball bearings for street car axles are
being tried out by a big car-building
concern.
Wireless telephoning from a moving
train has been successfully accom-
plished in England.
goat eats only one-eighth as mucn
as a COW, but gives more than that
proportion of milk.
The present month saw China's first
great national exposition brought to a
successful close.
In the British museum library there
are more than thirty-two miles of
shelves filled with books.
A single spider has been known to
yield more than two and a quarter
miles of web filament.
The lives of umbrella ribs will be
prolonged If the pivot ends are oiled
to prevent them rusting.
An electric railroad tunnel under the
sea to connect between Sweden and
Denmark has been proposed.
Five o'clock in the morning is the
coolest hour of the tWenty-four in
nearly all seasons of the year.
If metal pole be unprotected when
placed in the ground it will rust seri-
ously in about ten years.
Cuba consumes 10000 barrels of
potatoes a year, more than one-half
Of which it gets from Canada.
Lead glass, it has been found by
English experts, is almost as impervi-
Gus to X-rays as lead itself.
At an elevation of ten feet above
the sea the apparent horizon is slight
ly more than ten miles away.
The aeroplane and dirigible balloon
have been combined by Frenchman
in what ine calls an aeromobile.
New rope may be made pliable with
out impairing its strength by boiling
1t for an hour or two in water.
A violin that yields fair music has
been made of beer bottle and few
pieces Of wood by an Englishman.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
No PrOmiscuouS Shooting

Deputy Game Warden Kruger ar
rested boy on the Yakima avenue
bridge Tuesday for shooting and hav-
ing gun without license. He con-
fiscated rifle the boy carried and
unless the youth takes out a license
and pays the costs he Will be fined
IL edition. 1t is the purpose OF the
game warden to stop the ptomiscuous
shooting around the county and warns
anybody caught that they will be
summary dealt with.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
STONE FROM JERUSALEM.
Will Become the Keystone of the
Arch of Main Entrance of Ma
sonic Temple Here

From Jerusalem, from the quar-
ries where it is supposed the stone
was obtained for Solomon's Temple,
is to come the keystone for the arch
over the entrance to- the Masonic
Temple now under construction in
North Yakima. The keystone will
come in block form and will be cut
here to the desired shape and size.
Masons at various places between
North Yakima and Jerusalem are to
give their personal attention to the
matter of forwarding the block of
stone and the American consul at
Jerusalem, who is himself Mason,
is to see to the procuring of it and to
starting it on it's long journey.
King Solomon's Temple.
Just outside Of Jerusal en- Is a
quarry which from the character of
the stone and that found in Solomon's
Temple is believed to have been that
from which the quarry stone was OBJ
tanned. In this quarry there has been
cut a large room and in that room
the Masons of Jerusalem have their
lodge meetings. 1t is from that room
that the Yakima stone is to make it's
start. 1t will visit various lodge halls
en- route. and will pass through the
hands of various Masons. These will
affx their signets, emblems and
decorations.
Emblem of the Chapter.
In Masonry the second group of
degrees are the Chapter degrees and
the emblem of the Chapter is the key
stone, which bears letters and symbols
of Masonic significance. Such will
be the key stone of the arch over the
main entrance of the building here
when completed. It is altogether
probable that the Grand Chapter will
have charge of the ceremonies in
connection with the placing of the
stone. There will be, therefore, three
distinct ceremonies in connection with
the building. One will be the laying
of the cornerstone. The second will
be the placing of the keystone and
the third will be the dedication of the
Temple.
Solomon's Inner Temple.
In the lodge hall there will be the
finest representation of the inner
temple of Solomon that is in exis-
tence. Frederick Heath of Tacoma
associate architect with w. w. De-
Veaux of this city in the construction
of the building, is a student of the
work which has been done by the
Psychologists who have worked at the
unearthing and restoration of the
famous Temple. The lodge hall here
is to be modelled after the latest dis
coveries in this connection and the
proportions are to be the same
Masons throughout the world it IL
understood, are planning on a pur-
chase and restoration of the Temple
of Solomon.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08

A heavy cold in the lungs that
was expected to cure itself has been
the starting point in many cases Of
disease that ended fatally. The sem
sible course is to take frequent doses
of BALLARD'S HOREHO UND SY-
RUP. 1t checks the progress of the
disorder and assists nature to re-
store normal conditions. Price Csc,
SOC and 800 per bottle. Sold by
D. H. Fry, 10 Yakima ave-, and C..
w. Camp, West Side Druggist.