The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-10-29
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

-Cassell 4 Hill are arranging TO open
a poultry and game market in the Steiner
building.
Miss sallie Green has given notice at
the land Office Of her intention to prove
up on her claim.
The Eaton-Stone contest has been
occupying the attention Of the U. s. land
officers for several days past.
Fame is 4 great thing-the Big Bend
Empire says albert d. Wood has been
elected mayor Of North Yakima"
The boys Of the town are having great
sport and coming not q little money by
spearing silver salmon in the Yakima.
Alfalfa hay Is now selling at $3.50
per ton in the stack. The Mckee COM
pany recently sold 500 tons at this figure.
The Olympia hotel, over which there
was such blow during capital location
times, is to be sold to satisfy q judgment
Of $4,000.
Look on the outside pages Of TIE
HERALD for local news. There is q whole
grist Of 1t there, and it Is Of an interesting
character, too.
R. J. Mackison, on Tuesday, offered
Harry Roberts 1871 cents for bis hops.
Mr.. Mackison is now officiating rs factor
for Horst Bros.
in speaking Of hops, Mr.. David Fer
guson said that all yards had yielded well
this year and that from his own yard he
had taken two tons Of hops in excess Of
the crop Of 30.
y. r. Patton, Of Tacoma, is spending
q few days in the city. He brought
over q magnificent Cleveland bay stallion,
which has been taken to his stock farm
on the Ahtanum.
Francis Murphy, the great apostle Of
temperance, will visit Yakima after
Thanksgiving to enter into a crusade
against intoxicants.
The public library now contains over
800 volumes Of standard and current lit
erature, and additions are being made as
rapidly as circumstances will permit.
-Chas. McEwen, Fred Rowe and Lin
coin Dilley leave for Walla Walla Sunday
to attend United States court, the former
being summoned as q iuryman and the
other two as witnesses.
Those who enjoy an evening Of must
cal comedy should not fail to be present
at the opera house Tuesday evening. A
Turkish Bath is loaded down with funny
situations and sparkling music.
Chief Engineer c. r. lockwood, Of
the Irrigation company, is Of the opinion
that work will not be stopped on the big
ditch with the close Of November, unless
it is forced stoppage through inclemency
Of weather.
"A. c. Walbridge, formerly Of Penn
sylvania, and Henry Wilson have formed
q partnership and will shortly open a
cigar and tobacco store in the Steiner
building. They are having their quar-
tiers nicely fitted up with coy card and
reading rooms in the rear.
IA sheep-herder in the employ Of Sam
Cameron found large block Of petrified
periwinkles on the top Of the hill, be-
tween the north and south forks Of the
Ahtanum, the other day. This is simply
additional evidence that this entire coun-
try was at one time vast sea.
The following is the corps Of teachers
Of the Wilbur boarding school at Fort
Simcoe: Rev. Maxwell Phillips, super
intendent; Mrs. Margaret Evans, matron;
Misses Alice Simpson and Minnie Cooley,
teachers; George L. Nation, industrial
branches, and T. P. Robbins, assistant.
Attorney H. J. snively, when spoken
to regarding the agricultural college case,
said that both he and Attorney Crowley
were very hopeful Of the result Of their
efforts. He thought the proposition had
been we'll argued on both sides, and sew.
eral questions Of law had been advanced
which were entirely new.
The fifteen foot wide sidewalk in front
Of Steiner's was not wide enough for a
young man who was packing a monu-
mental lag about with him Tuesday NIGHT