The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-10-27
YAKIMA and THE STATE.
Interesting Items Of EsHS from Yakima
and It's Suburbs.
Isits Of Gossip, Facts, FancIes, PeF-
sOnRIs, and u IHOdge-POage Of
Paragraphs OG Every
Description.

mf. anu MIS-. Eu WnltSOn fetufueu
from Tacoma on Friday last.
Walter Wren, brotber-in-law Of Samuel
Vinson, Is spending a few days in Yak.
ina.
James II. Greer took out his full citi-
zen papers Monday, and will cast his first
vote for Grover Cleveland and the demo-
cratid ticket.
Rev. Lemuel H. Wells, Of Tacoma, has
been created Bishop Of Spokane by the
convention Of Episcopal bishops, which
was held in Baltimore last week.
The Great Northern cars are now run.
ming into Wenatchee. President Hill
says the connection will be made across
the mountains by switchback some time
next month.
Capt. J. 7. Kingsbury has been spend
ing several days during the past week in
Seattle and Tacoma, attending to busi.
ness matters connected with irrigation in
this county.
@. II. Leadbetter, jr., makes a trip 10
the Columbia every Wednesday and Of
fers free transportation to those who de,
sire to locate under tho Prosser Falls &
Priests Rapids irrigation canal. Survey
ors are on the grounds prepared to run
the lines.
Mr.. Watson, who resides on the
school section west Of the city, planted
three acres and twenty rods to Burbank
potatoes. He realized from the patch
over 1900 bushels, which, at 90 cents per
hundred, the present market price, would
give him returns Of upwards Of $50 per
acre.
The scholars Of the Central school
building took up a collection among
themselves last week for the purpose Of
purchasing flag for the building, and
secured about $22. 1t is proposed to have
the flag raising the day before Thanks.
giving, which will be accompanied by ap-
propriate exercises.
Mr.. W. N. Granger says the irrigation
company has q force OF engineers en-.
gagged in CroSs-sectioning, so as to enable
the contractors TO move upon the works
as soon as the contract is let, which he
believes will he delayed but a short time.
Mr.. KATE thinks the work will begin
about the LIST Of November.
There is to be an excursion and joint
political discussion at Cle-Elum on No
vember 9. Col. Eddy and other leading
orators will be present. An effort was
made to have John L. Wilson meet Mr..
Carroll in debate, but the willy congress-
man conveniently had other engage
ments. In the afternoon there is to
be barbecue.
The First National bank Of Pullman
has commenced suit AGAINST the dClin-
quent subscribers to the fund which was
raised for the purpose Of securing the ag-
ricultural college. The bank advanced
money on promissory notes, and now is
anxious to get it back, and through the
court proceedings some Of the Tacy facts
Of this scandulous deal may come out.
The town Of ZiIlah is beginning to
move. The contract for n 10000 hotel
has been let, several residences are in
course Of construction, Messrs. Harvey 4
jaeger will at once open a large general
merchandise store, and 4 blacksmith
shop, hardware store and other business
will be opened as soon as
the buildings can be completed.
The Spokane Spokesman, in speaking
Of James Hamilton Lewis, says: 'lf
there is anything dudish about him it
does not appear on the platform. His
hair is conbed and there are no tangIes
In his beard. His clothes ct him, but they
DO not create any disturbance. He is
4 well dressed man who uses choice Lam
guage, and his pronunciation is up to
date"
The peoples party meeting at Switzer's
opera-house on Thursday evening Of last
week was not bowling success. There
was fairly good audience present at the
start, but ii dwindled down fro.a various
causes, and there seemed TO be total
lack Of interest displayed. Frank T. |
Reid, who wants to be the colleague Of
our own Judge Gardner on the supreme
bench, is a man Of melancholy mein with
the face OF an actor. No oAe would ever
take him for a comedian, bat rather for a |
tragedian who, judging from his Rirth,
had walked too Tar and eaten too little.
Mr.. Reid told q mouFnfuI story of The |
present condition Of affairs. and he esesmed
to be able to find little good in the social |
and political situation as now existing.
The dispatch received by Mr.. n. Il.
snipes, says a recent issne Of Tho Dalles
Times AOantdineeF, stating that his father
had been killed by falling down stairs,
conveyed the wrong intelligence, and tho
DID gentleman only received q, slight
abrasion Of the cuticle on the lower
limbs In the fall. News Of the accident
was telephoned TO Grant, and from there
70 Seattle, Wash. In trans.
tho mistake was made, as the
original only read that as . result Oi tbel