The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-11-17


part Of the week and reported that woF /
had been commenced on the dam across
the Yakima river at Horn rapids, which
will be required in supplying water to
the Kennewick and Yakima branches Of
the company's irrigating system during
low stages Of the river. The dam will ex-
tend the width Of tie river bed, 900 feet,
and will be OF solid concrete, excepting
the headgates, which will be Of massive
build and Of the most improved pattern.
The cost OF the dam will be about 81, 100.
Mr.. Dudley also said that H. s. HusOn
had written him from Tacoma that the
contract had been let for the company's
hotel at Kiona. This structure will be
l26 feet long, 90 feet deep with an L,three
stories high, and will contain forty sleep
ing rooms. The building is to be finished
In 80 days II the weather will permit,
and the cost, unfurnished, will be tl5, 900.
Mr.. Dudley thinks that the lower Yak
ina will take great strides forward this
coming year, as a vast amount Of land Is
being cleared Of sagebrush and made
ready for cultivation.
A runaway accident, which fortunately
terminated without serious harm, occur
red to W. N. Granger and family Tues
day evening. Mr.. Granger, accompanied
by his wife and baby, was driving from
Zillah, and coming along at 4 swift pace,
when the forward wheels Of the buggy
struck deep chuck hole and Mr.. Gran
ger was thrown out. The horses, finding
free rein, started on the dead run. Mrs.
Granger, unable to gain control Of the an
finals, with great presence Of mind wrap
ped her baby in a waddinR Of robes and
dropped it to the ground, and then leaped
out herself. With the exception Of some
slight bruises sustained by Mrs. Granger
none Of the party were injured, and as
the distance from the city was not great
they suffered little inconvenience from
the accident.
A scheme has been incubated for cary
ing a new county out Of parts Of Kittitas,
Douglas and 0kanogan counties, with
Wenatchee for the county seat. 1t is
claimed that the support Of the legisla-
tive delegation Of Kittitas county has
been pledged to this project. As the
building Of the Great Northern will
greatly increase property valuations in
that section, Ellensburgh will stoutly
resist the dissection on the grounds that
as the lower end Of the county has been
heavily taxed to maintain q police gov
eminent 10 turbulent Wenatchee, and
for the improvement Of roads. 1t is not
justice to cut off that district as soon as
1t gives promise Of being self sustaining.
Mr.. H. B. Scudder is in receipt Of let
ter from q. G. Wickson, Of San Francisco,
in whose interest Mr.. Schmidt was here
some time ago looking up the creamery
project, In which he says that William NJ.
Turner, the most practical creamery man
who has ever visited the state, will be in
Yakima in few days with view to the
furtherance Of the proposed project. Mr..
Wickson writes that Mr.. Turner under.
stands the business thoroughly from the
planning Of the building to the marketing
Of the product, and that he has Just COM
pleted the erection and fitting Of cream
cry at Satsop.
The teachers examination held on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of last
week, resulted in the granting Of certi6-
Gates as follows: Second grade, Mrs.
Douglas, ]. H. B. Clark; third grade,
Miss Belle Yeates, Miss Carrie Jacobs,
Miss Mayne, Miss Eva LampsOn, and
Miss Linnie Redmon. The Misses Hood,
Savage and Schaffner failed to pass. Mr..
CLARK Immediately secured a position ps
teacher Of the Kiona school, aud Mrs.
Douglas as teacher Of the intermediate
department Of the Yakima City school.
The meeting at the club rooms on FRI
day evening OF last week resulted in the
formation Of q whist club Of twelve mem
bers, of which Mrs. EdwBrd Whitson
was elected presiding officer and Miss
Anna NATION secretary. The first BIZ
weekly meeting was held at the residence
Of Mrs. Whitson, Monday evening, and
the next will be at the residence Of Mrs.
Geo. Donald, Monday, November %.
Sheriff Simmons aud bis deputies took
fifteen prisoners to the United States
court at Walla Walla, and the following
were convicted and are awaiting sentence
under charge OF selling liquor to Indians
James Emery, Franklin Bradford, Sam
uel Hayes, Aleck Geveneaux, William
Moore, John Smith, John Breene, Olin
Estis, William Smith, James L. Stowe
and Peter Marley.
A. B. Weed shipped a carload Of hops
grown by Jack Shaw and Tom Nelson, to
London, on Monday. The price now
quoted for hops is 2O16 cents, and the
market is firm. Mr.. Weed says the
Indications are that dealers will try and
hold the quotations at these figures.
John A. Todd Of Spokane, deputy U.
S. internal revenue collector for this dis
trct, was in the city Wednesday. Mr..
Todd has only q few more months in
which to serve this government in an
official capacity. He is on the wrong
side Of the fence.