The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-11-20
LOCAL BnEVITIEs.

DR.. J. jay Chambers, cofoner-elect,
has fitted up handsome Offices in the new
Ward building.
"A car Of coal was received by John
Reed Wednesday, being the first one for
several months.
H. Keuchler received from the fac
tory Monday q Mcneil & Urban safe
weighing 5000 pounds.
The Sons Of Veterans will give pork
and bean supper in G. A. R. hall, Lowe
building, Saturday evening.
-Four Indians are in Jail, held for
assaulting Indian Jake in q drunken row
at Union gap some time last July. Jake's
condition is still critical.
while hunting in the vicinity Of
MGbton, q few days ago, Sheriff Lesh
killed white swan that was nearly six
feet tall. He is having it mounted.
%. v. Carpenters team started on a
runaway expedition from Lewis corner
Monday, but we're caught by H. L.
Tucker before they had time to do any
damage.
j. L. Greenwalt was married on Sat
urday, November 10th, to Miss Inez Mill
gan, daughter Of Mrs. W. L. Stabler.
May the cOrnucopia Of prosperity be with
them always.
The Pasco Pilot has evidently petered
out, and the Harper's have moved to New
Whatcom, where the Harper Publishing
company is issuing an evening paper
called the Exponent.
An Indian was arrested Wednesday
morning for stealing three blankets from
Rosenfeld's store. The property was
found in his possession, and Judge Hen
ton promptly bound him over to the
superior court.
Married, at the residence Of the
brides parents at Cowychee, on Sunday,
Nov. 10, by s. L. Masters, J. p, Martin
Mclean and Miss Clara B. Weddle, both
Of Yakima county. This is another dem
cratic victory.
The concert at the school house,
Yakima City, on Friday night Of last
week was thorough success artistically
and financially. The gross receipts from
the entertainment were $3.50; expenses,
$3.50, leaving $3.50 for the school fund.
The alarm of fire was sounded Sat.
urday night at 7 O'Clock and the depart.
ment made ready for business, when the
word came that the FIRE was simply the
burning Of a great stack Of sagebrush-
sweet incense to the god Of prosperity =
on the west side OF the track.
Mart Schichtl is one Of the most
lucky Of the spectators in realty. Every
piece Of property he has touched has ad'
vanced many fold, and now he has Just
made the sale Of two lots in Fairhaven,
for 10000 cash, which he bought when
Fairhaven property was way down.
1t is reported from Klickitat county
that D. W. Pierce, assisted by some Of
the stalwart republicans living there, will
stoutly contest the election Of ]. T,
Eshelman to the legislature. They make
no charges Of fraud, but say the small
ness Of the majority iustifies the contest
Engineer r. A. Jones, who was fol
years the superintendent Of the Spokane
Falls waterworks, is profuse in his praise
Of the Yakima waterworks and Of com.
pliments for the enterprising men who
projected and carried it to completion,
He says there are, OF course, more extern
sive systems, but none superior to this.
Yakima is not to be barren Of amuse-
ments during December, and already
three companies have engaged the opera
house. The celebrated Swedish quartet
Is to be here, but the exact date has not
been determined. On the 10Th Of Decem-
Der Edwin F. Mayo will occupy the
boards with his Silver Age combination
and on the 18th Eugene LeLour will be
with rs.
Thomas johnson, Of Seattle, was in
the city Monday. Mr.. johnson brought
some capitalists over from the Sound to
inspect an iron claim, situated near Gle
Elum, in which be has two-fifths inter
est. The capitalists were pleased and
offered go, 900 for the property, but only
four Of Mr.. Johnson's nine associates In
the claim were willing to sell at that figure
and the deal fell through.
"A. G. Walker, o. @. strattou D. E.
Lesh, J. B. Pugsley aAd W. D. Beck,
spent three days on the Yakima reser-
walton during the past week and bagged
seventy-dve ducks, four geese and one
swan. The latter weighed thirty. five
pounds. As they brought none around
to The HERALD Office as 4 peace offering,
we are compelled to remind them that Il
is in violation Of the law to hunt on the
reservation.
John M. Fife died at the mining
camp on Dumping river, fifty miles west
Of North Yakima, on Tuesday, the 18th
day Of November, aged 70 years. Mr..
Fife was born in Scotland, and, previous
to coming to Yakima, he lived in Seattle.
His occupation was that Of miner and
prospector, and, together with his sons,
be located many rich claims in the Bump