The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-06

y The youns people will have social
party this evening at the opera house.
~. $. Foster bought the Merwin resi-
dence, sold by the administrative, for
q 800.
"A number OF ladies are soliciting
funds to build Temperance temple" at
North Yakima.
Mrs. p. b. Egbert has been appointed
postmistress at Cle-Elum, vice James r.
smith, removed.
Harry Hampton and Harry Garrett
have gone 10 EIlensburgh to dispose Of
watches and other iewelry at auction.
twenty-five Cinnamon are now en-
gagged in washing out gold in the Yakima
river between this city and Ellensbursh.
There will be strawberry festival at
the Natcheez Congregational church on
Tuesday evening, June IL. A good time
Is assured.
Wednesday was shevuoth, Or the
Feast Of the Pentecost, day generally
observed by the Jews, and in some Of the
Christian churches.
Last week W. II. Carpenter received Il
new and handsome milk wagon from the
mandatory at Flkhart, Indiana. Il has
u metropolitan appearance.
The advance couriers and bill posters
Of Sells Bros. & BArrett's great circus,
numbering fourteen men, were in the
city to-day putting out their paper.
Colonel Prosser has a telegram an.
nOuncing the loss in the terrible Johns.
town food Of his stePmother, two half
sisters and number OF other relatives.
-Messrs. J. N. Baxter and Frank
Sharkey, Of the lower Yakima, are in the
city for the purpose Of closing the con-
tract for an irrigating ditch 10 cover their
several sections OF land.
The various cattlc-men started from
Yakima Tuesday on their annual round
up. They first 60 down the Yakima on
the north side OF the river. Il Is esti-
mated month will he consumed in the
roundup.
John Mulcahey, farmer recently
from Wisconsin, was adiud Eed insance by
the probate court Monday and taken that
evening 10 Steiiacoom In charge Of Sheriff
Lesh. The examining physicians stated
that Mulcahey's troubles were brought on
by excessive drink.
During the month OF May 1918 head
Of stock, consisting Of cattle, horses, hogs
and sheep were sold and shipped from
North Yakima over the Northern Pacific
to It. Paul, Morris Dak.), Portland, Ia
coma and seattle. Twenty-four cars were
used in their transportation.
The street fLkir again visited Yakima
Wednesday and again the simple minded
parted with their dollars. A bottle Of
water with a squirt Of the essential oils in
It will always catch the sucker, and he
will pay fifty cents Tor what could he
bought in the drug store for dime.
Patents have been received this week
at the U. S. land office for Franciska
Maxey, James V. Lewis, Henry Read,
Jefferson Gilmer, Josiah Wiley, Eugene
Whitney, Richard Mann, Thomas h.
Beard, John McPhee, George Wilson,
Milton Burse and Harvey X. Sewland.
"a. 4. Bailey Is back from Golden
dale, and reports that on Friday last u
Mr.. Hienbigner, while on the Glade road
at the lower end Of Yakima county, fell
from wagon load Of wool and struck his
shoulder on the wheel Of another wagon,
resulting in the fracture Of the shoulder
cap.
What will be the most commanding
and slightly Of all the additions laid of or
even to be laid oft in Yakima is the Mil
roy ranch. Next week there will be an
announcement opening up the south forty
acre tract, now y lovely cat field on the
slope looking toward the depot from the
westW ard.
Lightning struck the residence OF C.
I. Helm at Ellensburgl, last Thursday.
1t entered the ROOF OF the kitchen, passed
down the wall, splintering the boards,
and through the floor. Mr.. Hclm's young
daughter was in the kitchen at the time,
and was severely shocked but not other.
wise injured.
There are four fish traps in Yakima
county and two in Kittitas, which effect
ually close the streams, preventing sal
mon from getting up to the spawning
ground. Unless the Law is complied with
by the owners OF these traps, Prosecuting
Attorney sniSely proposes to commence
proceedings against them.
| Ed Dugan, Of sellg, Ohio, was In the
city last week for the purpose Of sxamin-
ing the Yakima tobacco in the interest Of
q large Ohio manufacturing house. Mr..
Dugan, brought with him some BurleiRh
tobacco seed, which he wanted have tried
here. He thought this would eventually
be great tobacco growing country.
Although the Capital addition has only
been on the market little over a week,
sales Of lots have already aggregated
t32 900, and work has been commenced
on nine attractive dwelling houses, one Of
which. 70 be built BY {. R. Reed, will