The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-09-25
TIE YAKIMA HERALD.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER Is. lssO.

Gratis met in mass meeting on Saturday
evening last at the city hall for the pur-
pose Of electing delegates to the county
convention and nominating precinct off,
cers. There was big turnout, which in
cluded a number who have in the past
trained with the republicans. The best
Of feeling prevailed, and all present seemed
disposed to work entirely for the interests
Of the party. Judge J. B. Reavis pre-
sided and J. T. Eshelman officiated as
secretary. q. W. Gardner and c. W.
Liggett were nominated for justices Of the
peace, and John W. Golden and T. NJ.
Bounds for constables. The delegates
elected are a. follows: b. NJ. Savage,
VIM. Lee, W. G. Coe. Matt Bartholet, q.
W. Cary, A. II. Reynolds, ]. W. Golden,
James Foster, W. A. Cox, E. NJ. Reed, II.
II. Allen, c. W. Lggett, Hugo sigmund,
J. NJ. Baxter, J. T. Kingsbury, Theodore
Stone, J. T. Eshelman, Joe Bartholet, J..
r. Coe and G. W, Gardner.
SHORT-LrvED FREEDOM.-On Saturday
morning Jailer Stages entered the county
jail to give the prisoners their matitutinal
meal. Montgomery and Milburn, the
train robbers, and young Benny Newell,
who stole VIM. Steele's horses, were in
the cage, and on entering this Mr.. Stages
neglected to throw the lever and lock the
prisoners in their cells. This fact was
taken advantage Of by Montgomery, who
rushed at the jailer with a long knife. Mr..
Stages flew out Of the door, shouting for
help, followed by the three prisoners, who
as soon as they were in the open air, took
across lots and over through Ed. Whit.
son'splace. Here they encountered Street
Commissioner McCafFerty, who com.
manded them 10 halt. Mr.. McCaGerty
was without arms, but he showed his hand
in the pocket under the tail Of his coat
and the ruse proved successful. The iugi.
tlves stopped and under command
marched back to Jail.
We ARE MELON RAIsERs.- hun.
dred carloads Of watermelons have been
shipped from Yakima this year. The
shippers claim that the cars will average
l400 melons each, which would give an
aggregate Of 10000 melons. If these
melons were strung out lengthwise they
would extend from North Yakima ia
Ellensburgh, thence up and through Gle
Elum to the Roslyn coal mines, and il
they were bounced upon by the people Of
this state they would afford provocation
for q stomach ache for every man, woman
and child in Washington, and there would
be enough left to give a cramp to a por'
ton Of oregon's population. Yet for all
Of this our capacity for raising melons has
hardly been sampled. Yakima presents
the best inducements for the location Of q
jamaica ginger factory Of any city in the
world.
WITH MILITARY HoNORs.-William +.
Putney, after sickness Of several weeks,
died on Saturday, September Goth. Mr..
Putney was in his 18th year, and was
universally liked for his many sterling
qualities. He was a member Of the Good
Templars and Of Company +, N. q. W.,
and 1t was under the auspices Of this lat
ter organization that his funeral was held,
the company marching to the church,
where the regimental chaplain, Rev. J.
T. Eshelman, delivered the funeral ser.
mon, and then to the cemetery, where
the military salutes were fred over his
final resting place.
ANOTHER BIG BRICK BUnDNG.-J. L.
Rosenfeld has purchased the two lots on
the corner Of Second and A streets, oppo-
site the Syndicate block, from VIM. Ker,
and will this fall erect a two-story brick
building thereon. Mr.. Rosenield proposes
to occupy the lower floor with a general
merchandising stock. Second street con-
tinues to move right ahead, and gives
every indication Of fulfilling the promise
Of its friends Of being one Of the best bust
ness streets in the city. There is one big
thing in It's favor and that is that there
are few wooden buildings to impede the
erection Of bricks.
ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS SEWERAGE
The city council on Monday evening
authorized Mayor Nichols to procure a
competent engineer to make the necessary
surveys and draw up plans for a system
Of sewerage adequate for a city of ten
thousand inhabitants, and appropriated
$500 for this purpose. Mr.. Nichols is
now in communication with Major X. A.
Jones, of Spokane Falls, who stands high
as a sanitary engineer, and hopes to pro-
cure his services.
YAKIMA DAY.-0ctober 18th has been
set aside by the managers Of the Spokane
exposition as Yakima day. 1t is unde-
cided as yet whether we entertain the fair
visitors on that occasion with an account
of the finest climate in the world, or give
them a solid feed Of baked sweet pota-
toes, corn cake and sorghum, all Of
domestic production. The date set is so
late that the contemplated watermelon
palace has been abandoned.
WANTED.-A young man or good, stout
boy, to learn the printing business. APP
ply at THE HERALD office.
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Mark H. Smith, an agricultural, i'm
plement and produce dealer Of Niles,
Mich in v,Pifine, for TtTr HPpAID oays