The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-10-10

BLACK BABY Boy MNsTRELs.-Lew
JOhnsOn's Black Baby Boy Ministries are
billed TO play at Mason's Opera House.
on Saturday evening, Oct. 18th. This
company consisting Of twenty genuine
darkeys, comes very highly recommended
by the press and public, and advertise to
give night Of rollicking fun. The menu
bers Of the troupe are said to have excel
lent voices and dramatic talent Of high
order. In brilliant uniform they will give
q street parade, Saturday afternoon,
headed by that celebrated drum major,
II. Smith. Reserved seats on sale at Al
len 4 Chapman's. OF this company the
Tacoma Globe Of September 18th, says:
Notwithstanding the delay Of trains
and the late arrival Of the troupe, the
Lew johnson Black Baby Boy minstrels
opened their engagement at the Alpha
opera house last evening to large and
highly appreclative audience and merited
the delight which was manifested by fire.
quent and enthusiastic applause. The
end men were the centre Of attraction and
succeeded in keeping the house in a con-
slant and hilarious uproar. Senator Ham,
den created great deal Of amusement
with his comic specialties, and as dia-
lect comedian Is q success. Sam Wade's
impersonations Of the old negro wereper
feet, and o. F. jackson, as q tenor singer
Il hard to beat"
ELECTRIC LIGHTS FoR NoRTH YAKIMA:
The city council has granted franchise
TOT. D. Mcintyre and associates for the
placing and maintaining Of an electric
light system in North Yakima. The work
Of putting in the plant is to be commenced
within Is days after the publication ofthe
ordinance and the system Is TO be in OPP
Grafton on or before the 18th day Of April.
This length Of time is granted so that in
case Of an early winter stopping opera
tons. there will still be ample time in
which to complete the work. The city
contracts 10 take seven arc, or AZ mean
descent lights, at cost Of q thousand dol
lars year, which lights are to be fully
equal in power TO those in use ct Tacoma.
Mr.. Mcintyre is daily expected to return
from Helena and begin work.
SENATOR ELECT Snow INJURED.-J. M.
Snow, senator elect from Yakima and
Douglas counties, while travelling from
Ellensburgh to Waterville, via the Ellens-
burgh 4 Okanogan stage line, Tuesday,
met with serious accident which will
lay him up for some time. The road be-
tween Ellensburgh and the river is a very
steep and dangerous one, and as the
brake gave way at one Of the precipi-
tous places in the road, Mr.. Snow jumped
TO save worse results, and fractured the
bones Of his leg. He was conveyed to
Kings, in Calockem Valley, to have his
injuries dressed.
GOLD GALORE.-Jimmy Greaves was in
the city early this week with several sacks
Of ore from the Ida Elmore, Violina, Man,
moth and other mines Of the Gle Elum
district, in which be is interested, and
created considerable excitement here by
his showing Of rich rock. He says that
several weeks back he couldn't get credit
ct the stores for sack Of salt or a mess
Of beans, but that now he has the means
spread before him for buying and selling
the merchants who refused him. Greaves
left Monday for Tacoma tomake arrange
ments for working the mines and market
ing the ore.
TNG-A-LNG-A-LNG.-J. W. Lawrence,
Of the Sunset Bell Telephone company,
was In the city for several days this week,
and perfected all the necessary arrange
ments for building and operating tele-
phone lines here, and now the construc-
ton men are engaged in erecting the
poles. The Hotel Yakima has been Sc
lected as the central Office where the
Switching" is done. The system will be
completed and In working order within
ten days, and will start off with thirty
Ave subscribers.
LET ALI ATTEND.-0n Tuesday evening
next local talent will hold the boards at
Mason's opera house, and entertain ev-
erybody with Mrs. Jarley's Wax Figures
and the Old Folks Concert. The enter
tainment will be q novel one, and with
out question the hall will be filed. Re-
served seats are now on sale at Allen 4
Chapman's drug store, and those who
fail 10 get around early will miss golden
opportunity and have to take standing
room.
HYMENEAL.-The wedding Of ]. F.
Lisle and Miss Jennie Minner was cele-
brated at the residence Of the BRIDES pa
rents on the Ahtanum, Monday, October
9TH. Rev. J. 7. Eshelman ofliciated. Mr..
and Mrs. Isle will spend their honey
moon ct The Dalles.
DRD.-At North Yakima, Sunday,
October 9Th, Oftyphoid pneumonia, Frank
Otter, aged % years.
DIED.-North Yakima, Thursday, Oct.
10, Mrs. F. W. Behrend, aged 81 years.
II. 8. Snively returned, Thursday, from
the Sound.
Col. and Mrs. Prosser and daughter re-
turned from Seattle, Monday.
Jock Morgan and Paul Yolo were up
from Prosser to-day, giving testimony be-
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