The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
YAKIMA AND THE STATE.
Interesting Items Of News from Yakima
and It's Suburbs.
Bits OF Gossip, Facts, Eancics, Pcr-
sonals, and n Hodgc-pedgc Of
Paragraphs OF Every
Description.

The rotary artesian well machine was
moved to the Wenas on Friday Of last
week. The first well to be bored will be
on the Fechter & Ross ranch.
George H. Watt, the recently appointed
professor Of chemistry of the agricultural
college, left for Pullman on Sunday even
ing to enter upon his new duties,
II is reported that A. F. Smelling is an
aspirsnt for the position OF register OF the
Yakima land Office and that he is now
circulating petition to that end.
The Northern Pacific officials have
offered reward OF $1,000 for the arrest
of the wreekers who ditched the passen-
ger train near Buckley on the End inst.
Over twenty new subscribers to TIE
Herald since the first of the new year.
That's pretty good beginning for 1893
and shows that the paper is appreciated.
Earl Hardison and Elmer Barnes, the
proprietors of the new meat market ut
Zillah, were in the city on Saturday last
and made business call at THE HERALD
Office.
The North Yakima Milling company
manufactured $l20,o0o worth Of mill
stuffs during 1902, for which they found
ready sale. The Victor -four is steadily
gaining in popularity.
Lombard & Horsley and the North
Yakima Milling Co. have shown The en-
terprise which is characteristic OF these
two firms by issuing and distributing
handsome cllromatic calanders.
The receipts of the North Yakima post
office for 1892 amounted to s., 232.77. The
postmaster's salary and commissions
amount to about 81 600 and he is allowed
$500 for rent and fuel, and $500 for clerk
hire.
j. M. Ogle spent few days in the city
during the past week, having arrived
from Puyallup on Friday. Mr.. ogle
thinks the outlook very bright in this sec
ton for the nursery business during the
coming season.
John T. Carrere, well known Spokane
newspaper man, has been appointed an
agent to allot the lands OF the Mission
Indians, of California, and Major Sewall
Truax captures the position of examiner
OF surveys for this state, vice Clarence
w. Ide.
A. A. Manning is the kind of visitor
that newspaper office appreciates. He
dropped in on THE HERALD Monday,
paid back dues and in advance, besides
subscribing for a friend who lives in
Texas-leaving in all eight large-sized
samolians.
+. p. Sanford, who purchased the
Diteman ranch in the fall, arrived here
with his family from Iowa last week, and
has taken possession OF his property.
Mr.. Sanford is a man OF energy and
means and will prove valuable addi-
ton to this community.
Officers of Progress lodge No. 81, l. o.
o. r., were installed on Tuesday of last
week. They were /. III. DiIls, N. e.; w.
X. Clark, v. g.; W. d. Walker, treas. !;
James @. Berry, warden:J, G.. MacCrim-
mon, r. s. N. g.. Alex Brandenburg, L.
s. V. g.; James Sherwood, o. e.; Hiram
Franzen, conductor.
An old prospector claims that the great
est natural bridge in the world is located
near Arrow Lake, in the SLOGAN mining
district. 1t spans dry gulch 269 feet
wide and is eighty-six feet high in the
center, while the arch is twenty feet wide
on top and not more than ten or twelve
feet thick. The bridge is of solid granite
and as perfect as II formed by hand.
d. w. Ross returned from Boise and
the vicinity Of the Idaho diamond fields,
on Friday of last week. He evidently
does not think the 'sparklers" OF much
sotucy bC4hb Va tuO Nhiictg kHOWn rs
Silican, but he says rubies are found
there that surpass those of Montana.
The town OF Nampa, which is near the
diamond district is making the most of
the excitement and is realizing some
thing more staple than the Silican da-
monds through Quitting those who 20 to
stake off claims
Washington having sent TO the Worlds
fair the largest flagstaff ever raised in
America, now proposes to duplicate the
act by sending the largest monolith ever
quarried in this country. This was de-
cided on at a recent meeting OF the
Worlds Fair commissioners at Tacoma.
1t is to be taken from the Tenino quarry.
The stone company offered to donate q
monolith $50 feet long, any size desired
up to four feet square, ii the Worlds
fair commission would transport it to
Chicago. This will be done and Commits
sioner Calhoun's plan is to stand the
mosolith up in Jackson park alongside
the flagstaff. The weight of the stone
can be reduced to 100 tons and beshipped
on four cars specially constructed for the
purpose.