The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-11-16
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LOCKED IN BARN.-Two farmers oil
more or less prominence In the valley
have been engaged in personal conflict
for some tune. The difficulty has on one
or two occasions risen to the degree OF
personal encounter. Among the numer-
Gus thin Is over which angry disputes
had arisen was misunderstanding about
the ownership Of a team. Mr.. b. possess.
ed it. Mr.. ii. claimed it. B. refused tn
give 1t up. II. was determined to have
it. B. was absent one day last week
and H., aware OF the fact, went to Mrs.
b. and told her that he had come for the
team. The door was locked and the
faithful wife refused to open it. H.,
therefore, was driven to the necessity of
opening the door forcibly. Mrs. B., who
had followed the irate neighbor to the
barn. seeing her opportunity to save the
team and imprison the offender until b.
came, quickly turned the bolt and Mr.. II.
was a prisoner. Discovering this and
knowing the consequence should B. re-
turn and find him there, he began to
plead for deliverance. But the wife hesi-
tated. His fear intensified until he was
well-nigh daft when, finally, after Mrs b.
had made him promise, in pitiful solem-
nifty and 18-carat candor, that he would
leave the place instanter and never again
undertake such foolish task, she let him
:~-out-and the old man lost no time In
putting distance between his corpus aud
the barn. And he hasn't been near that
barn since.
THE DocToR IN JAIL.-Dr. 7. B. Gum
has an acute sense Of propriety in most
things, but when in Jail the other day he
suddenly foreswore obedience to ethics
of any kind and bent his entire fund of
energy to the task Of escaping. When
the jailor closed the door, the bolt drop
ped to its place and the doctor was a
prisoner with about fifty others. Evil
IDENTIFY the doctor had made professional
call; but, seeing that he was entrapped,
visions OF the terrible kangaroo court be-
gan 10 rise before him with startling
rapidity. While some Of the boys were
arranging to organize the court, others
piled the man OF medicine with such
questions as; How much did you sell ?"
"Where did you get it?" Chow long
have you beea In the buslness?" and
similar interrogatories until the doctor
was frantic with impotence. Grabbing
board, he began to hammer the old
iron door until the entire courthouse
force was aroused with the fear that
another iail-break was occurring and, in
excitement, they ran down to arrest the
progress of the attack. Help was at
hand, the doctor demanded relief, the
door was opened and he was again at
liberty. DR.. Gum says he has no Curl
osity 10 know more about prison life than
he gathered in those few moments.
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KENNEwIcK NEws.-The Y. |. & |. Co.
are receiving hundreds OF inquiries re-
garding this valley. This demonstrates
that people are looking our way and that
we can look for q large influx OF people
here in the spring.
Ben Rosencrans was down from his
farm on the Yakima this week and visited
the school. He talks in no uncertain
tones about the crowded condition OF the
school and says that the house ought to
be enlarged at once.
Work has actually commenced on the
Leadbetter ditch. Contractor Everest
will be over the line in few days. He
do, hoa 30 1t A
work near Prosser.
Jos. Baxter, of North Yakima, was in
the city few days this week looking
after some accounts. He thinks that
kennewick will make fine little city,
and at no distant day, either.-The Co
lumbar.
Mrs. STENwEGs RECEPTION re-
ception held at the home OF Mrs. w. l..
Steinweg for the benefit OF the public
library was an entire success. Over
eighty ladies participated in a very pleas
ant afternoon, and others not able to be
present responded to their invitations in
a substantial manner, so that about $25
was added to the treasury. 1t was the
intention to have all present that were
interested and cared to come, and the
, Sane will be true of the monthly parlor
talks to be held throughout the winter.
Different homes will be opened for these
= talks where about sixty ladies can he
comfortably seated. Tickets will be
placed on sale at the library rooms and
can also be secured through any member.
Notice will be given each month through
the papers Of the place of meeting and the
topic for the afternoon.
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Hop NoTEs.-R. G. Portway, of Au.
burn, state agent for w. H. & r. LeMay,
London hop factors, was in the city dur
ing the week, having come prepared to
buy 1000 bales of hops. He is offering l6
cents for the prime quality, but he found
disinclination among growers to sell at
that figure. They anticipate an advance
in price within two or three months.
There appears TO be nothing at present to
warrant the belief that the price will ad-
vance apprecisbly during that time, al
though there are few conditions of the
market on which one can securely rely as
TO the character or extent of fluctuations
in prices.
Mr.. Portway this season purchased the
remaining 80 bales of Dan Kinney's '92
crop, paving therefor 81 cents They
were gilt-edge in quality. II their equal
could be found in the valley at this time