The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-12-22
HAPPENING. or THE STATE.
Interesting Items Of IsVs from Yakima
and It's Suburbs.
Bits 81 Gossip, Facts, RaneieS, Per-
sOnaIS, and y HOdge-POdgo Of
Paragraphs 81 Every
Description.

The Hotel Northern, the second best
hotel Of Seattle, was closed by creditors
last week.
Mayor-Eleet Robinson, Of Olympia, has
invited the mayors Of all third class cities
to meet in that city on January II to de-
eide upon the legislation needs for such
cities.
1t iS estimated that 10 transport out Of
the country the three hundred billion feet
Of timber the forests Of Washington are
said to contain, would take q million
trains Of twenty cars each.
Olympian. Chairman W. F. Prosser,
Of the harbor line commission, Is in the
city. Colonel Prosser has been mem
toned as a possible dark-horse candidate
for the United States Senatorship.
DR.. N. g. Blalock has resigned as ex-
Ocutive commissioner Of the Worlds fair
and is succeeded by DR.. G. v. Calhoun,
Of La Conner. DR.. Blalock still retains
the presidency Of the commission.
Conconully had dance few evenings
ago, and the Hon. G. E. Laughton, lieu
tenant governor Of the state Of Washing
ton, fiddled for the dancers. 1t was good
fiddling. too,
The tenure Of office Of county officers
elect has been decided by Judge Allyn in
= mAndamus case, in which he renders
an opinion that the old term ends and
the new one begins on the second Mon
day Of January, 1898.
Henry L. YOsler, one Of the pioneers
and most wealthy citizens Of Seattle,
died Friday morning, December 16, aged
81 years. He settled at Seattle in 1852.
and built the first steam sawmill ever To-
Gated on Puget Sound.
The highest price paid for hops at
Puyallup last week was II cents. Six
hundred and seventy-seven bales were
Sold At that figure or less. During the
same period Yakima hops we're sold and
quoted at 20 cents. and the valuation was
not placed too high.
Ex-SheriR Archer s. Bowles, Of Walla
Walls, who suddenly went violently in
sane some months ago, and was taken to
the asylum under the belief that he was
incuTable, has been discharged. fully recov-
cred. He is greatly changed in appear
Hnce, and bis hair has turned as white as
snow.
The students Of the agricultural college,
at Pullman. held an indignation meeting
one night last week, and wanted to hang
Regent Andrew Smith in effigy, bnt bet
ter counsel prevailed. The students are
their youth as well as the slack
government Of the faculty, and the sup
planting Of President Lilley evidently
comes none too foon.
Rev. Lemuel H. Wells was consecrated
to the bishopric Of the missionary juris-
diction Of Spokane, at New Haven, Conn,
December 16. The sermon was preached
by Bishop Morris. Of Oregon. Eight Of
The leading bishops Of the United States
and many Of the Episcopal clergy Of New
England were present. DR.. Wells entered
Trinity college in 1880, but left it in 1862
10 enter the national service as lieutenant
~ Nha QOnd Wiaoo,s;, H -o.,f,,,1 Ii.
degree from Trinity college in
1884, and from Hobart college in 1866.
In 1870 be came to Washington as rector
of the Episcopal church Of walla walla,
md from there he was called to Tacoma,
where be remained as rector Of 81. Luke's
church until he was chosen bishop Of
Spokane.
DR.. N. G. Blaloek, Of Walla WalIa, has
the irrigation fever, and he is
now having 4 large wheel built to be
lSsd In pumping water on to an extensive
oody Of land he eWns near Blalock sta
ion, on the Columbia. His plans con-
smplats two ScoWs $3.50 feet, between
which will be placed . current wheel
YWenty-iour feet in length and fourteen
sOt in diameter. On each scoW viii bo
our large pumps attached BY gearing TO
he large current wheel. The scoWs will
y anchored In the Columbia river, and
y the natural current the river will
evolve the large wheel which will fur
- A.. ,,,,ts.a ...--n-I L. .....i.t.... a.