The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-02-02
Tnr srLAn Drcn.-The stockholder,

The SELAH DTTcH.-The stockholder
Of the selah Valley Ditch Company will
hold their annual meeting for the election
Of officers in this city Monday, Februar,
4. Eight Of the sixteen miles Of the mali
ditch have already been constructeC
at cost Of Sl9,OO0, and 1t Is expected h
have the balance finished about the mid
die Of the coming summer. The Who'll,
cost Of the main ditch and the laterall
will DO about 100000. The timber for the
Aumihg Is being taken from the Tietan
and there are now about 100000 feet OF
logs cut and awaiting the high water oil
= apring to be foated down to Yeates' mill.
OvER Two HUNDRED THOUSAND AcREs,
The Yakima land district, comprising
that portion Of eastern Washington lying
north and west Of the Columbia river,
during the past year recorded sos home
stead entries, GA presumption filings, 200
timber-culture entries, nineteen DESERT
land filings, iifty-one final homestead en-
tries, lbs cash entries, eight coal entries
and two mineral entries. representing an
aggregate acreage Of pre-emptions Of lO3,.
OAO acres; homesteads, a, 800 acres; tim
ber-cultures, 1900 acres; desart-land en-
tries, 1870 acres; the sum total repre-
senting an area Of 2ll 400 acres.
OUR Jon PAINTING DEPARTMExr.-The
HERALD Office 10 supplied with the most
complete and well selected job printing
department to be found in central WASH
ingtOn, and during the past week has
turned off forty thousand impressions Of
miscellaneous work. Everything Is spick-
span new and Of the latest and most ap-
proved styles. This department Is under
the immediate supervision Of G. W. Lig-
gett, than whom there Is no better Job
printer In the territory.
ARTISTIC WoRK.-Dave Bryson and
force have just finished the papering Of
ShardlOw 4 McDaniels' new saloon in the
Kingsbury building, and Q more artistic
and attractive piece Of work II would be
difficult to conceive. Mr.. Bryson has
gained an enviRbis reputation as q painter
and paper hanger, and, as a consequence,
he and his large force Of men are kept
employed. Admirers Of the
beautiful should not fail to see this latest
work Of Mr.. Bryson.
BRorHER ScHNEBLEY, in late issue Of
the Loe0liser, heads an article, "Should
Women Propose?" Our aldermanic pro-
portiOned friend from the frosty north !
should not send forth such conundrums. ,
Safely housed in the bosom Of large and
very interesting family, he is putting in :
IN opening wedge that maxI place tn,
future happiness sfD u some Of the bachelo
members OF Y ne craft in extreme jeopardy
Editorial c9 drtesy should be maintaine,
even at the expense Of an entertaining
article.
YAKIMA ILLUsTRArRD.-TheR West Shor
Magazine for March will largely be de
voted to the Yakima country. In add
ton to descriptive article, there will b
page illustration Of the. products Of thu
country, another Of our handsome bricl
public school building, third Of the sis
ters' brick school building, and illustra
tions Of the new hotel, the First Nationa
Bank, Yakima National Bank, Allen 4
Chapman's, Ward Bros, and the Hill
buildings.
SASH AND Door FAcToRY.-Rev. J.'T
Eshelman has q letter from manufac
turer Of sash and doors enquiring about
the location Of North Yakima for an en-
terprise Of this nature. The manufacturer
writes that his plant Is now at Portland
ready for shipment and that he Is only
awaiting favorable reply from Mr.. Esh
Gilman before coming here in person. Mr.
Eshelman has written that he is Of thu
belief the opening is . good one.
AND STILL THEY CONE.-Some timG
since Mr.. Brandt, for many years fore
man Of the Weinhard brewery, Portland
was in the city looking for a location
He subsequently visited other points or
the same GRAND, but finally concluded
that North Yakima offered better business
inducements than her sister cities, and h
now making his arrangements to com,
here and build q ten thousand dollai
brewery.
FEE ON THE NArcHEEz.-About clever
O'Clock on the morning Of January Is tn,
farm residence Of Robert Scott, situated
on the Natcheez, caught FIRE from somt
unknown cause and was entirely con.
sumed. Mr.. Scott was away from home
at the time, and his family were able t.
save but little Of the furniture. The Loss
was upwards Of q thousand dollars, and
no insurance was carried. -.
ANOTHER RABBIT DRrvE.-0wing to the
lateness Of the arrival Of suitable rabbi
proof wire fencing, the next rabbit drive
has been postponed until Saturday, Feb
ruaEy9. The experience gained by the
marshals at the last drive will insurt
even more Of success ct the coming one
when Il is expected that hundreds Of rab
bits will succumb TO the ardor Of thu
heaters.
HANDSOMELY FITTED REsoRT.-Josept
Appel's new saloon was opened to the
public on Tuesday evening last and was
.thronged during the entire evening by
thoaa uha anpra..;atad tho mod vvinoo a,,d