The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-08-07
LOCAL nREVITIEs.


II. Carpenter died on Monday.
The wife of A. A. Newbery, Of spo-
kane Falls, died on Monday Of typhoid
fever.
Miss Alice Simpson has been ap-
pointed teacher in the Indian school at
Fort Simcoe.
Born, at North Yakima, Tuesday,
August 9Th, to the wife Of S. W. Lamp
ing, son.
DIR. 2. d. Brooke expects to leave for
Seattle shortly to handle consignments Of
Yakima produce.
Superintendent Green, Of the public
schools, has rented and will occupy the
Zindort house on Third street.
Andrew Hofer, a young Indian at
Fort Simcoe, accidentally lost a finger
while hunting on Thursday last.
The Horton House, Of Ellensburgh,
has been closed, owing to lack OF patron
age and great expense in running.
Died, at o'clock a. IN, August 9th,
after long sickness, Mrs. Ella D. Griffith,
wife Of T. E. Griffith, aged p years.
Robert Scott is building two dwell
ings in the eastern part Of the city. One
Of them is to be occupied by DR.. E. f.
Heg.
Have you registered? The poll books
will close on the 18th inst, so you had
better be getting there if you want to vote
this year.
u. S. Marshal Brown passed through
the city Wednesday with six prisoners
sentenced at Spokane Falls for selling
liquor to Indians.
County Commissioner J. NJ. Brown
and Frank Lyon have bought the Clydes-
dale stallion Scottish Knight, imported
by Andrew Wilson.
"A. +. Switzer has received the con-
tract for building two-story brick build
ing for W. d. Beck on the lot adjoining
S. J. loves block.
Miss Bessie Owen will decline the
position rendered her in the Yakima
schools to accept more remunerative one
in the Tacoma schools.
F. NJ. ller has sold his place south Of
the city to Z. J. Hamacher, who is look
ing forward to the near arrival Of his
family from Ontario, Canada.
David Longmire and Fred Parker
have traded their band of forty head Of
horses to G. W. Jones for Yakima realty,
at valuation of $50 per head.
There have been few sales Of Yak
ina hops at 20 cents. Mr.. Charles Car
penter estimates that there will be 1000
bales for shipment this season against
1000 bales last year.
The local newsboys have been for
hidden by Superintent Prowell from COM
peting with the train boys in hawking
papers on the depot platform. No atten-
ton should be paid to this order.
The city council on Monday reduced
the monthly expenses Of the city sos by
making the salary Of the engineer of the
fire department $75 instead Of 500 and
cutting off the salary Of the chief.
-Four Of the Northern Pacific engineers
who have been surveying the Natcheez
pass were in the city to-day. They report
that they encountered no obstacles to the
successful building of the proposed road.
The Northern Pacific announces a
special freight rate on produce in less than
car load lots at 10 cents per hundred be.
tween Yakima and Spokane Falls. The
rate heretofore has been $l.l0. The rate
to Seattle and Tacoma is so cents per
hundred.
The U. S. land commissioner has de.
cided in favor Of james Stuart and against
L. E. Wilder in their contest with the
Northern Pacific. Mr.. Wilder has lived
on his claim for five years, which time
was spent in improving it, and the loss
Of the land will be a great hardship to
him.
The little folks of the NJ. L. church
will give a concert at the opera house on
Friday evening, August 9Th. The ope.
retta, "Grandpa's Birthday" will be rem,
dered, and the faults and failings Of the
"AiGn in the Moon" will be sung by little
witches. Admission-Adults, so cents
children, % cents.
The following names will not swell
the census, but the owners have recently
taken out the necessary papers and pro
pose to become good citizens Of the United
States: John Allen Scott, John Graham,
W. II. White, Ed F. White, Francis ].
Mccain, Canada; Charles Z. Noll, Ger.
many; Robert Hewett, Ireland; Louis
Andrena, Italy.
The contest case OF +. L. Thompson
against Jos. Bartholet, ST., for the pos.
session Of a section Of land in the Konne'
wock district is being heard before the
land officers. The land was taken up by
Mr.. Bartholet under the desert land act
and, although he made every effort and
expended lots Of money, he has so far
been unable to get it covered by water.
-Roslyu has become rampant again