Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-29
YAKIMA.

Last Sunday, while some parties con-
nected with the railroad were bathing
IN she Yakima, about l6 miles below
Prosser, Mr.. Jerry p. Jenkins, q young
eentleman formerly of the beef con-
nscting firm of Jenkins Il keene, got
into deep water and was drowned. At
last accounts the body had not been re-
covered. Mr.. Jenkins formerly resided
In Montana.
On Wednesday evening, about nine
O'clock, 4 large fire could be seen up the
valley, and next morning news was re-
oeived that il siRuified the loss Of about
lD tons of new timothy hay worth
SIGHT or ten dollars a toni as the ranch
q Mr.. josiah Wiley. The loss is q
very heavy one, as il represented nearly
NE whole Of Mr.. Wile,'s crop for this
season.
Ms X. A. Willis some Is wears ago
octaiped some seed beans, which she
iaid away With the Intention Of plant.
mg them. This spring she and her hus-
oand moved to Yakima, where they pur
chased an acre Of ground out in the
@Re brush, and commenced making n
garden. The 13 year old beans were
planted along with other things. They
came mp aud bore as abHndantly rs
seed.
:, Last Monday, while Mr.. Joseph
teuerbach was rusticsting with others
oi our citizens mp at the Ahtanum Min
sfai Springs, and while Joe was clean
m2 up his revolver preparatory for
snootinga deer or a couple of grouse
iof dinner, the piece was accidentally
uiecnarked. The ball entered the flesh
" nis knee. just above the joint, passed
ever and fractured the pateka, or knee
@h and came out. II was picked up
on me ground near by. and one side Of
ssas !. ! ioand TO be ss fat and smooth
n few days ago. while Mr.. Thomas
a.. LOOK and wife were fordiug the
Iaktma IN the wagon one Of the horses
concluded 10 lie down. IL being impos-
mole to pursusds him along. Mr.. Look
scok the team loose from the wagon
sou undertook, he and his wife, 20 ride
tne water on horseback. They
@o proceeded only q few steps when
book's horse again laid down.
mu11nately the river was shallow and
MM Look was rescued from her peril
oas situation. The horse floated down
June distance and Was also rescued by
inc. w 'a aaa01
I've we talk much about the raising Of
sx ofops and the various other heroic
sommenoable deeds of men and boys
~ ~ the same time We must not over
oA we girls. A Scotch song writer
sG cne's only a wee little lassie-
oere's naething a woman can dor bat
~ NJ y snt exscsly true. Miss Carrie
~. sssanes, aged fifteen years, has twice
Tns T Jason driven q four horse team 20
~ Daiiee and brought out heavy loads
ssient. ~ The distance Cor the round
~ q nearly two hundred miles. Tie
- aa crosses over and through the Siu-
- mountains where MANY long. steep
! 49, 80 narrow grades call for skillfui rein
snd good judgment to avoid aeci-
49, Va one oec ssion Miss Carfie,
e swenty hundred pounds on her
49, increased her team TO slx hofses
49, ascending the summit OF the Sim
49, ieat which may we'll be con.
so,;s With General Joe Hooker's his
-. 80 osttle above the clouds- Aud yet
49,, afe those who contend that . foil
ncsss 1omsn ls not strong enough or
sh'neo OF sufficient Judgment to carry
Al 'os 70 the polls aud push IL through
H., hs,Fn,ne 10 the top of an old starch
A- Yakima Signal.