The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-03-10
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The Worlds Fair commission and State
Live Stock Breeders association viii meet
at Ellensburgh March %.
The orchardists in the vicinity Of Colum-
bus, Klickitat county, are spraying their
trees for the purpose Of destroying the San
Jose scale.
The home Of James Lemon, at Douglas
City, WASH, was destroyed by fire Feb.
9th, while Mr.. Lemon was in Yakima.
The fire was due to the explosion Of .
kerosene lamp.
The republicans Of Spokane have de-
clared in favor Of a strict party ticket in
the municipal election. This was also
done at Seattle and Tacoma, and the
probabilities are that party lines through
out the state will be drawn closer this
year than ever before.
About 500 men are at work on the
South Bend road. The men are paid
$l.75 day and are boarded at IS q week.
Supplies are freighted into the camps BY
pack trains. Each animal carries about
200 pounds at a bad and the freight
costs from to cents a pound.
Owing to Wizards recommendation
and big falling of Of traffic business,
nineteen engineers and conductors have
been laid of on the Northern Pacific
divisions between Pasco and Portland.
A general reduction in the force Of en-
ployes all along the line has been in
stituted.
The Seattle Press Times says that the
Northern Pacific engineers are engaged
in survey from Cle-Elum to the Wen
atchee river, by way Of Peschastin creek,
with the intention Of connecting with the
Washington Central railroad at Coulee
City, thus greatly shortening the distance
between Spokane and Tacoma.
The Ellensburgh irrigation district was
also enioined from selling property for
delinquent taxes. A restraining order
was granted on the grounds that there
had not been a return Of assessments;
that the board OF directors had never sat
as an equalization board, and conse-
quently could not levy a tax. H. J.
Snively has been retained as attorney for
the plaintiffs.
An order has been Issued by Judge
Graves restraining and perpetually en-
joining the payment Of the entire series
Of state warrants drawn on Kittitas county
from No. ia to No. 1914 inclusive, repre-
senting $4,000, and including all out
standing warrants Of Kittitas county up
to Nov. LIST, 1891, except $4,000, that
will be taken up by the sale Of bonds now
on the market. The injunction is granted
on the ground that these warrants are in
excess Of the constitutional limit Of in
debtedness.
The red bug that last season began to
create alarm among growers Of fruit has
been examined by Prof. Riley at Fruit
Inspector Jessee's request, and pro-
nounced the box alder bug, known to
scientists as the leptolaris trivittatus.
Mr.. lessee says the insect has been con-
sidered harmless until within the last two
years, when it has attacked the plum and
prune trees. The body Of this insect 10
oval in shape, about half an inch In
length, and in color a bright red. The
wings are Of q dark red or nearly black
color and extend outward from the body.
They say when Jim Hill, the railway
magnate, was in Spokane he was APP
preached by an individual who requested
him to give 800 for charitable purposes.
II will give you $500, on one condition, I"
said Mr.. Hill. "What IL that?' "You
will make out receipt for that amount
and give it to me. Then you must keep
1t profound secret until give you the
privilege Of making it public" The local
philGnthropist agreed to the conditions,
but inquired why Mr.. Hill wanted the do
nation suppressed. He replied: "I'l
send the bill to David B. Hill, Of New
York, and tell him they mistoOk me for
him, and in a political year know he
would only be too glad to contribute to
the cause Of charity. am satisfied he
will refund the sum. Charity will be
benefited and l shall lose nothing"