The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-01-09


How THE CATTLE ARE FARNd.-The
cold snap which opened upon US January
End has been rather severe on the range
cattle. The grass has been SO short and
there has been so little nutrition in It
during the past season that the cattle
entered the winter In poor condition. At
the commencement Of the cold siege the
the reports came in that the cattle were
dying very rapidly but later returns show
a much better phase Of the situation.
VIM. Ker states that upwards Of thou
sand Of the Mckee cattle have been
gathered in and are being fed and he
has not been able 10 note any loss.
Joseph Baxter took ride for thirty miles
down the river Tuesday and says the loss
so far is light and the few that have died
are TO be seen along the railroad where
the picking is always light. He stakes his
reputation on the arrival Of the chinook
within few days and says that even II 1t
doesn't come the cattle can hold out for
ten days yet without much loss; but he
points TO great smoke-colored bank TO
the northwest and clinks some big yellow
eos as he remarks, There's the chinook"
Baxter & Sharkey are feeding 1000 head.
B. E. snipes is not greatly worried over
the situation, and says that there are not
more than 20 head Of cattle dead between
North Yakima and his big ranch. He
says that the loss will not reach 2 per
cent II the weather takes no turn for the
worse, and that those lost are mostly old
cows and young heifers. H. H. Allen,
Mr.. Snipes' partner, came up from the
ranch to-day, and reports that they are
feeding 5000 head and rustlIng q big
number on grass. They have enough hay
TO last month and half, although six
teams are constantly engaged in hauling
1t from the ricks to the feeding grounds.
Two CASUALTIES WITH FORTUNATE END
MGs.-Tuesday afternoon the daughter Of
]. B. Pugsley while visiting the children
Of D. Mcintyre, in the Hotel Yakima,
met with an accident which, but for the
presence Of mind of Mrs. J. A. Kicker,
might have proved fatal. The young girl
was standing by the stove when her clothes
caught FIRE and in a moment she was en-
veloped in flames. Her screams brought
Mrs. Kicker 10 her assistance, who caught
up q blanket and wrapping It around tile
little one smothered the fire before further
injury was done than the loss Of the girls
clothes and hair. Sheriff Lesh's daugh-
ter met with q similar casualty on the
same day and at about the same time
which terminated with only the burning
Of her clothes.
DAvY CROCKETT NEXT WEDNESDAY,
The New York Daily Ners has this to
say Of Frank Mayo, who, with strong
company, will present Davy Crockett at
the opera house next Wednesday evening:
"Mr. Mayo is the ideal backwoodsman, a
hero,in buckskin. He is commanding in
stature, an Apollo in appearance, strong
as Hercules, and as tender as q woman !;
a face that for manly beauty Is not sur
passed, and an eye that can fash like the
lightning, or melting in. softness can look
deepest love into q woman's eyes. All
this, with q voice sweetly musical or loud
in clear, ringing tones that thrill, makes
him the very dream Of the drama
tist who limned the beautifully poetic
character which is so well idealized by
Mr.. Mayo"
A COMPLETE FAILURE.-The recent iail-
ure Of the Lloyd Bros. at Ellensburgh
presents many complications and curious
features, which will require the interven-
ton Of the courts to straighten. A few
days before the bust-up the Lombard
company loaned the Lloyd's 5000 on
their building, taking a mortgage on the
same, but for some reason, and contrary
TO their custom, they waived the bonds
to secure them against mechanics liens.
The day following the failure mechanics
liens to the amount Of about $1,000 were
filed on the property. The failure is,
without question, q complete one, even
the clerks employed by the firm being
left in the hole in amounts aggregating
$1,000.
john STONE Bro WNNER.-Keith Dun
lap returned from Tacoma Thursday,
where he witnessed the race between the
PAGER Sleepy Tom, owned by Puyallup
parties, and the trotter Odometer. Sleepy
Tom will be remembered as having easily
carried things before him atIthe races on
the Yakima track. He was backed at
Tacoma by John A. Stone, Of the Selsh
Valley Ditch Co., and 1t Is said that about
$4,000 was wagered on the result, 5000
Of which was won by Mr.. Stone, as Tom
easily won in three straight heats. The
pacer is a Mascot for Mr.. Stone, as he
won $ll00 for him but few months ago
when the same two horses were matched.
The time made was 2 :46, 2 AN and 2 As.
PREMIUMS FOB FINE PRoDUcE.-Last
spring Messrs. MacLean, Reed 4 Co. Of
fered prizes for the best specimens Of
produce Of Yakima county. The awards
have been made, with the following result :
Best and largest watermelon, W. H.
Kelly, weight o. Bs., IS; best and largest
muskmelon, VIM. Stevens, weight, 2216
pounds, 1885, best dozen apples, J. A.
Shaw, seven varieties, IS; best display Of
pears, A. Lenoir, $5; best display Of
grapes, Oscar Vansyckle, IS; best dozen