The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-28

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M. - Vote
UESLEl inber of travelling men and
the Commercial hotel lobby
\ evening took a straw vote for
president. The vote stood: Roosevelt
Is, wilson s, Taft 4. They then took
a vote and decided that 1t was scarce
~ necessary to hold an election in
November.
Tieton school Nearly Done
The Tieton school house, for which
bonds of s11,5O0 were voted last
spring, is now three-fourths complet-
ed and will be ready for school about
the middle of September. The build
ing is modelled after the model school
in Wide Hollow. A course in agri-
cultural work will be installed as part
of the curriculum.
Electric Line Handles Fruit
About Is cars of fruit a day are
being handled by the Yakima Valley
Transportation company from the
various sidings maintained by the
electric line at Fruitvale, Fairview,
Wide Hollow junction and other
points. The refrigerator cars are set
out at the sidings designated by the'
shipper and switched back to either
O.-W. r. & N. or Northern Pacific
tracks.
Protecting Game Birds
Prairie chickens and quail have
been added to the protected list oy
the board of county commissioners.
This action was taken in accordance
with a state law giving them that
authority over regions where game
birds had been purchased and planted
by the county authorities. Sports
men are notified to govern their ac-
tons in accordance with the above
information.
Given Maiden Name
A decree of divorce was granted by
Judge Thomas F.. Grady of the
superior court yesterday to Mona
Thompson from her husband, Nathan
Thompson. The parties were married
on October 1, 1906 at Toppenish.
Failure to provide and cruel and in
human treatment are charged in the
complaint. The plaintiff is given the
right to resume her maiden name.
which was Mona Nayler. e5
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Change of Time it
Attention is called to the follow
ing changes in time on the Naches
City branch Of the Northern Pacific
railroad The train which formerly
left North Yakima at Z o'clock in the
morning will hereafter leave at $50
a. M. reaching Nacheso City at 1850
a. m. instead OF at TAO a. m. The
train which formerly left North Yaki-
ma at 2:45 p. m. will hereafter leave
at 800 p. m, reaching Naches at
p. m.
spend Two Years Abroad
Miss Maud Seyde. a graduate of
Oshn college of Honolulu, is visiting
here a week with her aunt and
uncle Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Cook. be-,
fore starting for Germany, where she
will complete her musical course In
Berlin and Leipzig. She will be
abroad about two years. She leaves
next Thursday for Chicago, where she
will meet a lady friend, who will ac-
company her and who also intends
studying in Germany.
Forty Bushels to the Acre "a 4l
p. H. mckinley OF tpoppenish was
In the city yesterday ON "a business
visit He has recently finish id
threshing his crop Of wheat, from
which ne obtained 40 bushels to the
acre That is a big yield, but Mr..
MCKINLEY states that a farmer canHot
afford to raise wheat on leased In
dian land and pay $3.50 per acre
rental for the same, He says that
times are much better in Toppenish
than a month ago.
SeIah High School
Selah high school has been placed
on the accredited list, according to L
letter received from Mrs. Margaret
Craig Curran, deputy state superin-
tendent of schools and secretary of
the estate board. Selah high school
has only two-year course, but will
be accredited for all work done. j..
a. jacobson, who has been superin-
tendent of the Selah schools, is now
a candidate for the nomination as
county superintendent of schools on
the republican ticket.
Want More Cars
Transportation is heavy on the