The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-09-08
YAKIMA AND THE STATE
Interesting Items Of BsVs from Yakima
and It's Suburbs.
Dlss 81 GOssIp, Facts, RaneIes, PsT.
sOnals, and . nOdge.Poago 81
Paragraphs % Every
Description.

Mrs. Frank Cook arrived here on Tues
day from Tacoma.
Born, September 2, to the wife Of @. I.
Lille, daughter.
Simon FoEaHy. Of Ellensburgh, was
the Rueet Of Yakima friends over Sunday.
Miss Alice Simpson left Sunday after
noon on . visit to CleE Elum and Olympia.
J. D. Reavis and Col. L. 8. Hewlett
returned from = business trip to Tacoma
Sunday.
The Ellensburgh normal school opened
on Monday with nearly I5O pupils and .
full complement Of teachers.
W. P. Sawyer claims that his young
hop yari is beauty, and will yield as
well as the best Of the new yards.
Lsivh r. Freeman, the Viking and
Publisher Of the Farmer, Of Fidalgo City,
skaEit county. Is In the rity this week.
Mrs. John Reed returned on Saturday
last from q visit Of several weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Reed at Gle
Elum.
The ProsSer Land company has had an
application from Zach F. Hickman, fore
man Of the Seattle Tele0, aph, who is fig-
uring on starting newspaper at Prosser.
J. Allan Scott, formerly secretary and
treasurer Of the Mckee company, re-
turned from . FIVE months visit to his
old home 10 England on Thursday Of last
week.
The eelipse Of Mars Saturday night
was plainly visible in Yakima. The
planet disappeared behind the moon at
9 IS aud remained obscured for about an
hour and half.
Howard Lewis and W. A. Hardy, Of the
irm Of HARDY 4 Hall, Of Seattle, arrived
here Monday, and after outtiIting left
for the upper Natrheez on q fishing and
hunting trip.
Col. Ed. Parker, Of Kentucky, brother
4 Fred Parker, left on Sunday for his
home. He made many friends during
his visit here, who regret that his busi-
ness would not permit Of his remaining
longer.
VIM. KeF returned on Sunday last from
Lake KitGiielas, where his family ls en-
camped for the balance Of the heated
term. Mr.. Ker says he has splendid
camping ground and was Ioatlle to leave.
but had TO come down and look after tho
hop picking.
John 7. Harseh, at one time printer
Il this city, paid a visit to tho city on
Saturday last. IIarsell made trip to
The lower end Of the county, probably
With q view to establishing paper
should he be given sufficient financial
encouragement.
The paper mill at Lowell, Wash, has
the largest rolls Of paper ever manufac-
tuFed in the world. Each roll weighs
9 ,00O pounds, and II unroIled the paper
in each would make a strip 81 miles
long. They were L.ken 10 Tacoma to be
plared on exhibition and will he sent TO
the wOrld's'fair.
G. II. Schmidt, the dairy man repre-
senilng the dairy 6Fm Of G. G. wicksOn
NJ Portland and San Francisco, has gone
teloW, having perfected all Of his arrange
menlS here to his eniiFe satisfaction. He
contFacted ioF the milk 81 1000 cows and
expects 10 have his creamery plant on
The ground and In operation this fall.
According to the Vancouver Regisier,
Georse B. MarkIe, Of Portland, has m
option on the Vancouver, Klickitat &
Yakima railroad. He recently made 4
trip over tie line. and has nov gone east
10 make arrangements to buy the road,
In which event the line will be extended
at once 10 the coal fields, 90 miles dis
lant. and thence across the mountains to
Yakima.
The democrats have as yet failed to
candidate for superior judge
Il this district. AZ the Olympia cOnyen-
ton the delegates from Kittitas county
seemed to desire to avoid making nom
Inaiion ct that time, and as they had the
contEolling vote an adjournment was
taken, the delegates 10 meet in this cily
within ten days. Attorneys Welch, Of
Ellensburgh. and Rudkin, Of Yakima,
are the candidates.
The citizens Of Tacoma are agliatlng
The subject q making park out Of Mt.
Tacoma and the adjacent conntFy-5o0
square miles In extent. Engineer Plum
mer and Lieutenant schwalka are to be
sent thsEO 10 obtain data, and govern
ment and state aid viii be asked. The
rehon which Il b proposed TO devote 10
paTk purposes would Be twenty miles
vide eat and west, and twenty-five
nilos long north and south, and would
Include Mt. Tncoms, the six volcanic
peaks Of the Tnioosh range, three Me.
qually glaciers, two Puyallup glaciers.
one Carbon glacier, one Cowlitz glacier,
Isysral ice caps, Paradise valley, Crater
lake, RnTndlss falls, spray falls and many
Iss.sr falls and.a number q small Iakcl
md vallsgs.