The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-11-28
LOCAL nI.EvIrIGs.

banks Of this city viii close at ) p. m.
Hops are firm at eight cents, with the
prospect Of material advance in price.
"A. II. Reynolds celebrated the 4lst
anniversary Of his wedding, Wednesday.
Another new billiard table and pool
table have been received and set up in the
Hotel Yakima.
"A social party will be given at the
Hotel Yakima tonight, under the direc-
ton Of Landlord Smith.
Over two hundred turkeys were ship
ped from Yakima TO Ellensburgh for
Thanksgiving consumption.
S. Null has received two-wheeled
dray and is now engaged in the hauling
business on his own account.
-Messrs. Strive and Hanford, of Sc
attic, and Hyde and Calkins, Of Spokane
Falls, are the principal Rspirants for the
federal judgship.
The Kittitas county commissioners
last week purchased 200 acres Of land
from d. W. Abbott, for poor farm. The
consideration was 1850.
Fashions are constantly changing,
but the turkey to-day will be dressed in
the same old style, which, while little
ancient, is ever attractive.
dudley Eshelman has resigned his
Office Of school director, and J. NJ. Stout
has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
The selection is an excellent one.
"A, Reeves Ayres Of Tacoma has been
appointed by Judge Lorenzo Sawyer, Of
California, clerk Of the United States cir
cult court for the district Of Washington.
Scott Kramer now has the contract
for the building Of the new brick school
house, PARROTS contract having lapsed
on account Of his failure to furnish bonds.
The license for selling intoxicating
liquors in Kittitas county, exclusive Of in
corporated cities and towns, has been
placed at $1,000 per annum, payable in
advance.
Ex-Governor NJ. c. Moore passed
through Yakima Sunday, en- route to his
home in Walla Walla. He freely con-
dennis the course Of Senator Allen in
securing his election.
Forty miles Of the Central Washing
ton railroad from Davenport to Almira
has Just been completed, the first train
going over the road from Spokane Falls
to the terminus Monday.
Rev. J. H. Allyn, who has been well
and favorably known throughout the
northwest, as a pioneer minister Of the
NJ. L. church, died at his home near
Goldendale, on the l4th inst, Of con-
sumption.
j. d. Mcintyre informed the HERALD
reporter to-day that all arrangements
have been perfected and that active work
on the water-works and electric light
system will commence within the next
three weeks.
A ton and half Of job paper was re-
ceived this week at the HERALD Office.
Any class Of job work can now be done
with neatness and dispatch, the HERALD
having the best equipped job office in CEN
trail Washington.
"A bill has been prepared and will be
introduced this session Of the legislature
establishing the Office Of mining commits
sioner. George Bethune, Of Tacoma, is
spoken Of as a proper and efficient man
to fill the Office.
The Helen Blythe company, which
appeared at the opera house Tuesday and
Wednesday, failed to draw paying houses.
The troupe was unadvertised, but was
patronized fully as well as the merits Of
their entertainments warranted.
Henry Schmale, Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
has written to Register Krutz, the U. S.
land officer Of this district, to the effect
that colony Of about fifty citizens Of
Brooklyn bad organized for the purpose
Of settling in Washington and probably
in Yakima county.
-Engineer H. s. Huson, Of the Central
Washington railroad, has secured 100
acres about one-half mile south Of Nc
Intee's crossing. The railroad runs
through the corner Of the land. A rail-
road town is expected to come into ex-
istence on this site.
They have a very effective way Of
getting work out Of the prisoners on the
chain gang at Ellensburgh. The police
man in charge Of the party carries
heavy blacksnake, and II one Of the gen.
try refuses to labor, the whip is applied
with generous hand.
Herbert Blake, a lad Of II years, was
taken to the insane asylum by Sheriff
d. L. Lesh last Saturday. Young Blake,
who formerly worked for H. L. Tucker,
had long siege with the fever, which
left him lightly balanced in the upper
story. The boy relatives live in England.
Julia A. Allen, neice Of President
Andrew Jackson, the social light Of his
administration and one Of the few woman
who have been married in the White
House, died in Seattle on the tenth Of
the present month, almost unnoticed, at
the age Of 70 years. She was the widow
ofnan d IT u Allan