The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-18
LoCAL nIlEvITIEs.


-Yaklma's new steam laundry Is ex.
pected TO commence operations early next
week.
Eight car loads Of horses were shipped
TO the eastern markets from Yakima on
Saturday last.
The city Is to build two story britk
building on Front street; ground demen-
siOnS SJxsO feet.
The OregOnian sayS that Matte Wick
erS Is the equal Il not the superior Of I.otta
In her palmiest days.
Tho Twelve Temptations" troupe
have autographed to secure the opera
house for the SJth inst.
a. A. Bailey recently bought Of Vol
ney Taft pair Of full blooded Bellfound-
ers, for which he paid $3.50.
Forty names are signed to the militia
company's rolls which are still open for
signatures at Eshelman Bros.
The third annual meeting Of the
Washington Press Association will be
held at Tacoma on Wednesday August
18th.
The n. P. railroad employees were paid
for the month Of June, Wednesday.
The company has twenty mon on their
pay roll here.
There will be q meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Washington Biochemie
Medical College July z3rd. for the trans.
action Of important business.
There will DO a meeting Of tho Yakima
Fire department at the engine rooms
Monday evening. An especial request
IL made that every member be present.
The Oneida colony has recently paid
the first quarters installment Of $1,000
on the 10000 acres Of land bought near
Kiona, in this county, from the Northern
Pacific railroad company.
The Yakima HERALD has issued
neat pamphlet, giving some Of the rea'
sons Why Yakima's people think the
capital Of the new state should be located
there.-RaHa WallG Union.
Chester A. Congdon, Of the Ontario
Land company, has offered to give to this
school district the east half Of block S54,
in the Capital addition, on which to build
the new brick school house.
The U. s. general land office has de-
MED the application Of Louisa Belleveaux
to make desert land entry on tract to
which J. II. Morrison has made appli.
cation to place homestead filing.
--walla walla Journal. Three hun.
dred dollars were raised among the mem.
bers Of the constitutional convention for
the Ellsnsburgh sufferers. North Yak.
imaalso came to her neighbOr's relief,
with . HallantTy and promptness which
sends HoZzanah clear into the seventh
heaven.
The Presbyterian Sunday sshoOl In
dulyed in q picnic at Olmstead's ferry on
Thursday last and the occasion was one
Of great enjoyment. Mrs. Phil. Stanton
furnished the ice cream and Mr.. Stanton
contributed tn the pleasure Of the occasion
by giving the freedom Of his new hack to
the little ones.
The east bound passenger train was
wrecked near Spokane Falls on Sunday
owing to coming in collision with several
cars which had been blown from the
switch by the high wind prevailing.
-Four coaches were derailed and badly
smashed and Fireman Fletcher received
injuries which will probably prove fatal.
"A. C. Gervais brought to the Office Of
MacLean, Reed & Co., to-day, specimens
Of the Chill club wheat, In stalk, that
would make the eyes Of wheat growers OF
other sections water. The heads measure
from four to seven inches and the grain
il as plump a. could be desired. Mr..
Gervais says the wheat will average from
fifty to sixty bushels per acre.