The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-02-21
LOCAL nnEVIrIEs.

- $3.50
Climax BARRIERS, opposite Hotel Steiner.2l
The Mckee company received an ad.
ditional 5000 cedar hop poles from the
Sound this week.
ID. G. Stone has ordered two presses
for making brick. His first kiln will con-
tain 2OO, 900 brick.
Three hundred additional acres Of the
Mckee company's lands are to be planted
to alfalfa this year.
The Methodists have decided to build
their new $4,000 brick church on lots in
block 70, facing Third street.
WIN. Roaf, prescription clerk for Allen
4 Chapman, now has a telephone line
running from the store to his residence.
Mr.. E. L. Furness has been appointed
division claim sgent Of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad from Pasco west, with head
quarters at Tacoma.
-Messrs. Milford 4 Vance will soon
open up complete line Of gents furnish
ing goods in the building now occupied
by Haines & Traynor.
"A night school for those who are I'M
able to attend in the day time was inaug-
urated Monday night by Prof. Lawrence
with fifteen scholars.
The contract for building new jail
at Goldendale has been let to the Pauly
Jail Company, Of St. Louis. The build
ing complete Is to cost 1850.
Jock Morgan will commence making
butter at his dairy in April. The ma
chinery Is operated by steam. Cows to
the number Of 100 will be milched.
Mrs. J. X. Tuft, 4 recent arrival in
this city, died on Sunday, February II.
Mrs. Tufft has been 80 III since the birth
Of her son that her death was not unex-
pected.
1t Is said that VIM. McMicken, Of
Olympia, will be an aspirant for the Office
Of collector Of customs before the new ad-
ministration, with q lively chance for
success.
W.T.. Wilson, treasurer Of the Knights
Of Labor assembly at ROslyn, and q jus
tice Of the peace, has been declared to be
q defaulter to that society In the amount
Of tl42.
e. N. Lyon, Of Kittitas county, aged
"a years, died on the 18th inst. Of heart
disease. Mr.. Lyon was one Of the piO-
neers Of Washington and Oregon. He
settled on the Yakima 2l years ago.
Settlers up the Ahtanum valley have
held two meetings Of late and are consid-
erably agitated over the diverting Of the
water from the Ahtanum creek to irrigate
the bench lands to the north.
John Vanderbilt, a scion Of the house
that Vanderbilt, New York, has lately
become largely interested in Yakima
property. The family have always been
money-makers, and the progeny evidently
know . good thing when they see 1t.
Suits are about to be brought In this
city against U. S. Marshal 7. J. Hamil-
ton and his bondsmen to enforce the col
lection Of accounts for which Marshal
Hamilton has received the money from
the government, but failed to turn 1t over
to the rightful claimants.
Il. s. Hewlett has bought the A. W.
Engle property on the northeast corner OF
Second and Chestnut streets. Price,
5000. Mr.. Hewlett considers he has
made clean thousand dollars by his bar
gain. It will result in q greater gain
rather than loss, for Second street prop
erty will command fancy figures ere long.
Governor semple has rendered W. H.
Reed, Of walla walla, the position Of
representative Of the territory at q meet
ing to be called soon in Washington city
by the interstate commission Of railroad
commissioners from every state and ter
ritory Of the union and special represent
atiyes where there are no commissioners.
Allen c. Mason, the shrewd and
wealthy real estate man Of Tacoma, who
has done so much to build up that city,
has over 10000 invested in Yakima
realty, besides upwards Of $4,000 in dwell
ing houses. Mr.. Mason proposes build