The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-30

Memorial Day.

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lima next month. /
Hugo Sigmund 10 building residence ,
in Eastern addition which will cost Sl6OO. /
Robert Scott has planted 800 sweet.
potato plants on his ten acres Of the Yolo
tract.
The council adjourned sine die Mon |
day evening. The new council will con.
vene next Monday.
Il. Z. Read, Of Ellensburgh, Is max
ing preparations 10 have several cottages
built on his Yakima lots.
-Ellensburgh is thronged with rough
characters and II special force Of police is
required to maintain order.
The q. A. R. memorial services last
Sunday were very impressive, the address
Of Rev. GascoiSne being most excellent
one.
Read Carpenter Bros. 4 Ath0rton's
announcement which Is presented in the
HERAI.D, and then call and examine the
goods.
Mrs. Bethena splawn, aged IS years,
died on Saturday last from the effects Of
fall in which her thigh bone was frac-
tured.
Fred r. Reed has contracted for the
building Of q dwelling 10 cost tl6U0 in the
Capital addition. The plans were drawn
by c. W. Henry.
PROF. Keen, the horse trainer, will
exhibit his skill at Yakima, June and
the succeeding few days. He comes
highly recommended.
Mrs. James Redmond, after q long
illness, died Wednesday morning from
consumption. The remains are being
taken east for interment.
George William westbrook, who
formerly conducted barber shop in Yak
lima, has left Spokane Falls and u whole
parcel Of mourning creditors. \
The Royce 4 lansing troupe gave
most excellent entertainment Saturday
evening. The general verdict was that
Ray Royce was Il show in himself.
Attention is called to the new adveT-
tisement Of Vance & Milford, prOprietors
Of the New York store and dealers in
clothing, gents furnishings, hats and
caps, which appears in this issue Of the
HERALD.
The Wallula Herald Is indignant at
the lack Of support the paper is receiving
from that town, and the editor plaintively
remarks: 1--WE can live on gopher-tail
soup and wind pudding for awhile, but
not for always"
-Mrs. Martin, mother Of Mrs. H. ].
snivelY, suddenly became dizzy while at
tending to her household duties, last Fri
day, and fell, striking her head against
the sharp edge Of a piece Of furniture and
receiving serious scalp wound.
Probably the largest watermelon
patch in the territory il located near
Yakima, and is cultivated by S. J. Lowe
and Henry Kampeter. 1t contains twenty
two acres, and is planted to the most ap.
proved varieties Of this succulent fruit.
The man Hanson, who was arrested
at Ellensbursh, for the attempted rape Of
q little girl Of the same name, was dis
charged, the evidence not substantiating
the charge. He was drunk at the time
and claimed to have been In 4 playful
mood.
j. W. SheaTer's horses became fright
ened at passing locomotive, last Satur-
day, and upset the buggy on top Of that
gentleman, who, not relishing that situa-
ton, finally Crawled out only the worse
for the accident by few slight cuts and
bruises.
"A cabinet is to be placed In the U. 8.
land Office, and the request Is made that
specimens Of minerals and other products
Of this region be contributed, with a view
10 forming q permanent collection for the
benefit Of settlers and those who propose
to become such.
AAn EllensbuTgh dAFkey, who could
boast Of but one leg, attempted to commit
suicide the other day BY stretching his
form across the railroad track. He was
arrested after a struggle and is confined
In the Kittitas county Jail, but the auth.
critics now don't know what to do with
this son Of Ham unless they make sand
witches Of him.
The OkRnoRan and ConcOnuliy coun.
try is being kept back this year by an
outbreak Of smallpox. The greatest de-
yelopment is being male on Allen @.
Mason's mine, the Lone Star, on which
1000 feet Of work has been done and TO-.
90 expended. Fifteen to twenty-five
men are constantly employed and the
monthly pay roll runs from ESQ to $3.50.
Tho annual picnic Ofthe Northern Pa
cihc railroad employees will be held at
Media on June %. The following gentle
men have been elected q committee Of
management: Z. ReardOn, A. Shuttle,
l.. N. Hamilton, c. Eagan, r. Bodefslt,
J. 8. Moss, N. Mccarthy, 8. Stewart,
Hugh vansycle, with Charles A. McRae
chairman, Fred Weymouth treasurer and
T. N. Morris secretary.
An Ellensburgh real estate firm re-