Yakima High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Yakima, WA)

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san 1.33. I i tu uw 7, I1 F91 lam. iw 6 umall L fo 1 ...ll ll -PERSONALS- Scveral influential ci- tizens are leaving our fair city to take up their abode in far countries. D. Alec Ferguson is leaving' tomorrow fo r New York, where hc will teach stage butlers their English accent. Mr. Vi'alter Olofson has sold his soap box on the corner of Front and Yakima to the niayoress and plans to buy a few trees near Zillah and go into the fruit business. The head ribbon clerk in Woolworth's, Mis s Ethel Staudachcr, has left for West Point. She did not say how long she will stay but we presume it will be until he gets out of training. Since Mr. SchactIer's resignation, Miss Mavis Mallett has been teach- ing' chemistry at the high school. She tells us that she doesn't see how he stood it-her han' is getting whiter every day: but she in- tends to ask the history professor, XVilliam Tay- lor, what he does to keel? the color in his. AUTHOR SUED FOR S100,000 Mystery Story Cause of Bad Luck Mr. Norman Johnson is suing the author, Robert Nephew, for 3100,000. Mr. Johnson claims to have lost ten years of life from fright while reading Nephew's latest book, The Mur- der In Locker Number 9. This is the second time that poor Mr. Ne- phew has come to grief with his new book. Readers will remember the fight between him and Bernice Bollenbach, a rival for literary hon- ors, when Miss Bollen- bach claimed he had stolen his big fight scene from her novel, The Coo-Goo Bird. twenty-six l VINCEL SCOTT ll i You Run Your Own Risks 5c-T A X I-5c l Patronize Home Industries FRIVOLOUS CHURCH MEMBER SHOCKS COMMUNITY Henry C. Peck Now ' Avoideol by Ladies The religious circles nf our fair city are greatly agitated o v e r the papcr read at the ast meeting of the Ioung Matt-ons' club of .hc Congre g a t io n a l church by Henry C. lPeck on Dont's For Woincnf' There has been some talk of ex- igielling Mr. Peck as soon is a new secretary can we trained for the Sun- :lay school. XVhen interviewed, Mr. Beck sighed and, wiping a tear from his eye, said that it wouldn't be so ill .: ' g I . l ad if the ladies didn't Q snub him but he iadn t had a chance to talk to a sympathetic istener s i n c e giving that speech. Bank President In Town The president of the Zillah National bank, Miss XVinifred Sutter, is ,being extensively enter- ltained during her visit lin town. No loans have been negotiated as yet, however. Falling Brick Injures Musician Among the casualties f the explosion vester 0 .' t ' - day is Miss Martha Ny- s - ' , ' a . p . f l'l 1 tiom s toe upon which brick fell Although eiiously disabled she s still able to play the Vino and has nearly inishcd composing her ew symphony in 9 flats . nfl 6 sharps, which she Hgitcnds to play at Ora avidson's wedding. l EAT SlVIITH'S HOT DOGS The original, strictly fresh, home - grown product. News From A B R O A D Missionary Lost From the Sandwich islands comes news of the disappearance of Mission a r y E u n ic e Schwartze, No trace or clue can be found -but- there is a suspicious looking heap of bones in the high chiefs back yard. Miss McPike was planning to sell her pea- nut stand and join Mis- sionary Schwartz, but .mas changed her mind since. The worst is jeared. Accident In Switzerland All citizens of Yakima will be sorry to hear of the accident of Mr. R. R. Hull. XVhile skipping from Alp to Alp, Mr. Hull miscalculated his distance and fell into a crevice. Only his feet saved him from utter demolishment. As it was, they held him sus- Jended thus for two days, In telling of his experiences, Mr. Hull says that the only thing he missed was his Sta- comb. C 0 M PLAINTS FO R BUS DRIVER Prominent Dentist Joins Employ Complaints have been made by the railroad companies because of the loss of passengers since L. Margaret Hull has started driving the bus to Spokane. VVhile the railroad has lost many passengers, Miss Hull has lost only one- the stage went over a bump last week and Le- ona. Hart hasn't been found yet, Mr. Kermit Vvarden has given up his thriv- ing dental business to toot the horn for Miss Hull as she goes around the corners. Our Mistake VVe wish to call atten- tion to a misprint in our last issue. The new movie at the Majestic in which Louis lnscho stars is not The Gun Fiend. but The Gum Fiend. Our patrons ,will please pardon this error as we are break- ing in a new proof read- er, Miss Neah Purdy. Item of Interest A large dividend has been declared on the Arnold and Ardinger Lumber company's wa- tered stock. Vi'e always knew they had good heads for lumber. Lost, strayed or stolen fSmall girl, answering to name of Ach Lena. Finder please return im- mediately to Mrs. Hart. SISTERS TO TRY DARING LEAP Stunt Guaranteed The daring Steindorf sisters will again come nto the public eye by .he performance of an- Jther of their spectac- ilar stunts. Upon the stroke of 12 omorrow they plan to lump from the top of ihe High School Build- ing, open their para- chutes and land safely in the grass of the ter- 'ace. The grass has ieen kindly loaned for ihe afternoon with the condition that the dare- levil Derformers land softly so they will not lig up the turf. Ar- rangements have been made to accommodate about a thousand spec- tators. The stunt is absolute- ly guaranteed, as Connie Peck is to be posted on top of the gym in case the wind fails. Notice Owing to the disap- pearance of Janice Con- klin, the XVomen's Tit Tat Toe team has called off its game with the Selah Methodists to- night. Don't Fail to See Stan. Thompson i Supported by Miss Sylvia Murray in The Next Move Is Out The Door The Thrilling Drama of Room 312

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, .- - ,gy .::vr.s.es4xs - I ....., .EE l'lI'l l1926lll .. l .limi CITY WELCOMES PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS! lr Cl N HP 0 L t no Oxy l earlor EWS we P3lEIiz:::ior?:rEditor Ch'Id ' o L- ' 'en ONCE IS ENOUGH eaV 'g W5- Vol. X!! i?!!X Y, H. S., Friday, Jan. 29, 1926 First Page GREATCATASTROPHE f 'f 'f downcast eyes, they lit-lMOB W E L C 0 M E S DARKENS SUN Damage Estimated At S500,000 SCIENTIST B L O YV N TO ATOMS City Mourns Great volleys of bricks and timbers shooting skyward yesterday hid the sun from the eyes of Yakima for nearly a half hour. This tremen- dous explosion, which occurred about mid-day, not only blew half of the resident district of the city into the sky but also our promising young chemistry shark, K. Stephen Pilcher. Mr. Pilcher, in coalition with Professor Howland Skil- lin and Mr. Ronald Hull, has been attempting to make n i t r o glycerine ever since his regret- table experience at Yak- ima High. He must have made a gallon yes- terday but it will be a a secret lost to pos- terity. Interment will be in Tahoma cemetery as soon as they find the pieces. Professor Skillin is quite prostrated with grief-a brick from Pil- cher's c h i m n e y fell through his Ford engine and it cannot be fixed with a tie rod. Our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr. XVebb l,Vil- sori Hayes, was slightly bruised today when a piece of the skyscraper he is erecting on Yak- ima avenue fell on him. He was immediately rushed to Dr. John Lang's office, where. with the aid of Vincent Henry'S saw, he was given prompt attention. He is now resting com- fortahly. M ayoress Starts Reform Our new mavoress, Miss Helen Wiley, is now taking up with the Ladies' Aid the question of pro- viding a red uniform for our traffic cop, Aubrey Butler, so he may be more easily seen. lt seems that the other day when he stooped to tie his shoestring the retired ' business man, Mil- lionaire Andrew Non- nemacher, ran over him with his bicycle. BOBBED HAIRED BANDITS CAUGHT Young Women Nabbed By Yakima Detective The bobbed haired bandits who have been terrorizing Vl'apato have at last been caught. De- tective Brackett sneak- ed up on them last night in his Overland as they were absconding with two cans of canned milk from the bakery. The voung women, who gave their names as Elsie l-lawn, Lois Heer, Mar- garet Fraser, and Doro- Lhy VVimer, put up the alea that they were do- .ng it for the good of :me of their old class- mates of 192515. Irene Linse. Standing in front of the judge, with their Jlushing f a c e s and tle looked the hardened criminals we know them to be. Attorney Janice Conk- lin. after extorting their! lzank rolls, promised to handle their case and, putting on her poker face, she slipped out of back door and hasn't been seen since. ATHLETE IN JAIL Football Coach Attacks Policeman l Charged with assault and battery, our worthy football coach, Carl Pet- erson, is languishing in jail tonight, People who happened to be on the corner of First and Ya- kima about noon today were surprised to see ihim suddenly make a flying lunge for Police- iman Robley McLeod. XYhen hailed before .Judge Paul Cooper, that dignified ornament of the bench, Peterson put up the plea that he ah- S e n t mindedly tackled McLeod while thinking up a new play to beat iNorth Central w i t h. Prosecut i n g Attorney Stuart Foster is doubt- ful of this explanation and is investigating for ithe woman in the case. Although his Adam's apple was seriously mis- placed b y Peterson's clutch on his neck, Mc- Leod is expected to re- CDVEY. YAKIMA GIRL BREAKS BANK TWICE PLANS MONUME Monte Carlo, April 1, i926-flnternational Hot Air Service! - Playing 'mere today, the fast and reckless little adven- zuress, Frances Dirr-or ihe second Merry YVi- dow, as all Europe calls her, again broke the tank winning the large sum of 5,000,000 francsg or 5100. She plans to ,A NT FOR YAKIMA come hack to Yakima as soon as she can and erect a monument to Freddie with it. Miss Dir-r's first suv- cess all will remember. as it was the occasion for the reformer, Vera Palmer's great speech on the Evils of Modern Civilization and Their Relation to History 6 and Civics. TRAVELERS Young Women Return From Trip XVILL BE HONORED RANQUET TONITE ,Carl Peterson Presented Swiss Alarm Clock .KW -in ,7 cgi . -fi ITN A ,. H ., 1 I i 2 .,, I l ', f ge , v i w i ' , . -i X N. 41 Thousands of wildly cheering citizens wav- ing banners and flags, welcomed the around- the - world travelers, Elizabeth Kibble and Lillian Butler, upon their return home, A great m o b Swarmed over the platform as the Wiley City car, decor- 'ated with festoons and x streamers for the occas- sion, pulled into the depot. Our old friends looked much the same as they stepped to the platform with the exception of the pet monkey in Miss Kibble's arms. There is to he a large banquet in their honor :onight at the Chocolate Shop. The mayoress will give an address of welcome and Vincent Henry will play a saw solo, Home, S w e e t Home. Aubrey Butler will furnish the cider and Mary Brown's jazz orchestra, the music for he occasion. Miss Kibble and Miss Rutler hav e brought -ack many useful pres- ents for the members of this community, not the least being an alarm :lock from Switzerland for Carl Peterson. twenty-five

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nlmun L Fo M 1 ..glllV1926ll Cllllass uf 1926 Helen Howard Ruth Hewitt Miss Beal Mary Gaiser Alfred Cline President .........,,,,,,,,,,... ..,,,.,,,, . Helen Howard Vice-President .........,,. , . ............. Ruth Hewitt Secretary ..................,,,, ......,,,,,... A lfred Cline Treasurer .........,,,.,,...,,.,,... ....,,......... M ary Gaiser Sergeant-at-Arms ......,,,.... ,,,.,,., , Edward Cardiff Literary Manager ...,,,ii. ,....,,, ,,....,.., L e la Higdon Girls' Athletic Manager ..,,.. Pauline Carlton Boys' Athletic Manager ...,..... Donald Rogers A, S. B. Representatived Maurice Andrew Girls' League Representative! Eppa Stanley Boys' League Representative- Robert Prentice Class Motto-t'Find a way or make one. Class Colors-Purple and Gold Class Flower-Pink Rosebud twenty-seven