The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-05-08
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


1t is reported that the Knights Of La
Dor will have q ticket in the field Monday.
Born, on the wenas, Saturday, May
Sd, 1890, to the wife Of Arthur A. Man
ming, a daughter.
The commissioners have authorized
the improvement Of the Mckee road. 1t
was badly needed.
"A mammoth petition is before the
county commissioners asking for a new
and suitable court house.
Petitions are before the county COM
missioners for bridges across the Yakima
at Homework and Kiona.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
b. erosion, Of the Mckee, on Sunday
last, but died on the following day.
"A postofice has been established at
ChelRn, Okanogan county, and the P. NJ.
glories in the name Of Brenton Loyelace.
The contest a s Of George O'Hare
against the Canada heirs is being heard
before the. register and receiver Of the
land office.
The grand jury failed to find a true
bill against VIM. Dickinson in the case
wherein George Dorfell was the complain
ing witness.
The water Of the Natcheez fell about
two feet last night, owing to a cool draft,
but much apprehension is still felt about
the county bridges. ..
Representative Wilson has recon-
mended Harlow E. Truax, a son Of Major
Sewell Truax, Of Walla Walla, for the
Annapolis cadetship.
Fred R. Reed writes from Shoalwater
Bay that the engineers Of the Yakima &
Pacific Coast railroad company will be at
Yakima inside Of 90 days.
-Messrs. Fawcett Bros. sent six Web
Der wagons to Fort Simcoe on Monday.
The wagons were purchased by Uncle
Sam for his prOteges, the Indians.
-Shardlow 4 Mcdaniel received a car
load Of the Anheuser-B Busch beer from st.
Louis on Wednesday, which is now tick
ling the palates Of their many customers.
Tickets are out for an entertainment
to be given at Mason's opera house May
10Th by the pupils Of St. Joseph's Acad-
envy. An excellent program is in prepa-
ration.
THE YAKIMA HERALD Las been con-
tinued in It's official capacity Of organ Of
the county for the ensuing year. The
commissioners know a good thing when
they see II.
-Shardlow & Mcdaniel will have the
genuine book beer on tap Saturday.
Book is very insidious and is powerfully
strong, so il you are not careful 1t will
throw you.
Three townships Of government land
in the Chelan country will be opened for
settlement Tuesday, and a great rush Of
applicants to the Yakima land office is
anticipated.
Auditor Bartholet desires THE HER
AID to publicly express his thanks to the
firemen and many friends who so earnestly
labored to save his property at the fire on
Sunday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Mcclure, Of E~llensburgh,
died at the home Of her parents, at Sill
verton, Ogn., on the 9TH inst. Many
Yakima friends will sympathize with Mr..
Mcclure in his deep oro
". q. Bogue, chief engineer Of the
Union Pacific, passed through the city
Tuesday, eastward bound. Mr.. Bogue
informed friends that he would soon be
back this way and stop off at Yakima.
Judge Graves refused to grant q decree
Of divorce to Nancy Tustin on the grounds
that she had not been deserted a year;
that her husband had contributed to her
support, and that she had property Of
her own.
The imported Clydesdale stallion,
Oscar Wilde, owned by W. L. Stabier,
VIM. Dickerson and H. NJ. Benton, died
on Sunday last Of collie. Oscar Wilde was
seven years old, weighed 1900 pounds and
cost his owners $500.
&C. H. Lombard and Miss Lombard
are in the city visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Horsley. Mr.. and Miss Lombard
are brother and sister Of Mrs. Horsley and
II. II. Lombard, and the latter met them
at Tacoma and accompanied them here.
The Ahtanum water cases will come
up for trial at this term Of court, and as
Judge Graves was previously interested
as attorney in some Of the suits, they will
be heard by Judge Allen, Of Tacoma, who
is expected over the latter part Of next
week.
Scottish Knight, the fine thorough
bred Clydesdale stallion, has been pur-
chased by A. N. Miller and H. 7. and A.
A. Manningir from Andrew Wilson. "scot-
fish knight" will stand on the circuit
already advertised. All money for breed
ing will be paid to the new purchasers.
John Reed hasthe contract four miles
Of side tracks for the Northern Pacific at
Kennewick, Badger, Kiona, Toppenish,