The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-08-14

p cents, and 1t Is said that in the last
few days they have taken sudden squirt
to 22ls on the Sound. The prospects are
good for very high price this fall.
The commission house Of Curtis 4
Lawrence since lis organization has
stimulated to a wonderful degree the
shipment abroad Of Yakima products.
The fruits shipped are all selected, neatly
packed in boxes made for the purposes,
and each box is stenciled with an appro-
pirate Yakima inscription.
-Messrs. X. K. Nochols and Walter
Granger, accompanied by two engineers,
returned from the mountains sunday.
They are non-communicative on the OBJ
ject Of their trip further than that they
were making typographical surveys and
in the interest Of North Yakima. They
again left for the Cascades yesterday.
The nuptials Of Alex. X. Sinclair
and Miss Fila Gleed were celebrated at
the residence Of the BRIDES father, James
Gleed, on the Wenas, Wednesday, and
the happy couple took the train yesterday
for tour Of the Sound. They were &C.
companied to the train by a goodly crowd
Of their many friends, wishing them god
speed.
The Pasco irrigation district has been
formed, and 1t is proposed to take water
from the Snake river, elevating It 10
feet into a canal by means Of steam
pumps to be located three miles from
Pasco. The directors have advertised for
bids for the plant and for constructing
the canal and also for the sale Of bonds
to the amount Of 100000.
Geo. W. Cary shipped two car loads
and J. F. Sinclair three car loads Of fine
beef cattle to the Puget Sound Dressed
Beef Packing company, Of Puyallup,
Monday. A.. J. Splawn, Of Yakima, is
the manager and Frank Sharkey the
secretary Of this company, which is said
to have cleared 10000 during the first
two months Of its existence.
"A call will be issued next week for q
meeting Of primaries in the various pre-
cincts to elect delegates TO attend the
democratic county convention to be held
in this city Saturday, August 2Sd, to
select representatives to attend the DEM
ocratic convention at Seattle, August
2Sth, and demonstration Of democratic
clubs at Tacoma August 18th and 9th.
Liberal money prizes are offered by
the managers of the Spokane Falls Ex-
position for the largest yields Of grain, as
follows: Best acre Of wheat, 1900; best
100 acres Of wheat, $500; best acre Of
barley, 800; best acre Of oats, 800. Par
ties in Yakima desiring to compete for
these prizes should notify Commissioner
H. B. Scudder, who will see that proper
record is made.
Under the new law requiring regis
tration Of voters in cities Of more than
900 inhabitants, and making such towns
separate precincts, the commissioners are
organizing a new precinct outside the
western boundaries OF Noth lakima'
Inc polling place at Horn precinct IN the
lower part Of the county, has been dis
continued and that precinct attached to
the Kiona precinct.
-deo' w. Gary came Gown from SODA
springs MONDAY ana returned the iol-
lowing DAY WIN nesh supply oil pro-
VISIONS ne reports that there nave oeen
an hundred people camped At the springs
at one time, ana tnat there are now up
wards Oh hity' he reports the hunting
as good ana the trout plentiui' Inc
campers are enjoying lie ana each and
every one OF them IL loaded down with
good health.
-Lelgh H. FREEMAN oil the washington
FARMER spent the greater part OF last
week In YAKIMA exehanglng the smell
oil clans Ior That OF punch grass free
man maze Dig thlng oy MS removal 20
Fldalgo island ne was gwen Dig
iand bonus ior moving ms paper there'
Wnlch realty Is now sald 70 ne worth
nan miihon ooiars' IL Is more than
intimated tnat the people there stand
reaay 70 uouDle he Donus II ne VIII
move away
-Messrs. sanderson, Of EIlensburgh,