The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-10
HERALDINGS.

Amos Turner and A. Morton, Of Sc
attic, we're visitors to Yakima yesterday.
Born-0n the wenas, August s, 1893.
to the wife Of George Taylor, jr., a girl.
Arthur Coffin returned from the east on
Friday last, where he purchased big
stock OF goods at favorable prices.
Born-At Yakima City, August /,
1893, TO the wife Of Mr.. Laird, girl. Mr..
Laird is the new depo, agent at the Old
Town.
Peter fierke, OF the First street refresh.
ment parlors, is moving his business to
more convenient location ON Yakima
avenue.
Snch delectable weather In the month
OF August as that which We are now en-
ioying is source OF many favorable ex-
clamation on the part Of visitors.
Watermelons made their debut in the
city on Sunday last. Owing to the back.
ward spring and early summer the crop
will not be up to its usual standard.
E,lensburgh Register: The YAKIMA
HERALD has recently enlarged, and in
every way evidences prosperous mauage
ment. 1t is an exchange we are glad to
get.
The creditors OF the suspended bank OF
Ben 4. Snipes, Of Ellensburgh, have all
been secured TO their satisfaction and il
is probable that the institution will re-
sumo business in few days.
According to the returns OF the county
assessor the increase in the valuation ol
real estate during the past year, was $705-
$50 and OF personal property sli49-5.
This isn't slow. considering the times.
Z. A.. Penn, who has been book
keeper for Fred Pennington, left to-day
for Port Townsend, where he has ac-
copied the position of assistant agAnt of
the Canadian Pacific railway company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman and Emil
Schanno left, Tuesday, for two week :
horseback trip in the mountains. They
will first visit Dumping Lake ard then
cross over the headwatcrs Of the Kiickitat.
Little Bessie Van Buskirk is visiting
her brother and his family in Elens.
burgh. She was kindly assisted aud
cared for on the train by Mr. Ben Snipes,
for which Besse's parents are thankful.
The opening Of the restored lands on
the 4th inst, as advertised in THE
HERALD, caused a slight furry at the
land Office and resulted in the taking of
ak or seven homesteads in the vicinity
of Mabton.
Little Alma Gladys Miller, who was
stolen year ago from the home OF her
father near Summervile, Oregon, is said
to have been found at Eugene, Oregon
Mr.. Miller, it will be remembered, visited
Yakima last year in his search for the
lost child.
A false alarm Of fire on Tuesday even
ing about o'clock hurried the depart
ment out with Its usual rush, but after
run OF few blocks toward the southern
part OF the city, the discovery was made
that burning sage brush in an urban pre-
cinct had accustomed the excitement.
Mr.. Charles DeFrance, the active seq
rotary of the democrat state central
committee, was visitor in North Yuki-
ma this week. Yesterday, in company
with 7. F. NJ lker, ESQ.,, he visited Judge
Erwin, the new agent at he Smcoe res.
e,va ion. He will return to Tacoma thie
evening.
Geo. S. Courier, clerk of this school
district. has just completed the census.
which elbows total of 800 children oil
school aye. an increase OF li0 since last
year. This is remarkable advance. and
is an item Of int rest as showing the ex-
lrsordinary growth in material way OF
our substantial little city.
Messrs. Tom and Bent Goodwin and
Capt. Simmons will leave in few days
for the mining district in the Cle-EIu
country, where one Of the party owns
very promising claim. They will make
thorough prospect of the country there.
about, in which, let Us hope they will
discover the bonanza they would like to
possess.
c. r. lockwood, chief engineer OF the
Colorado River Irrigation Company, with
headquarters at Yuma, Arizona, was in
the city Saturday. for a few hours, on
his return from Denver. His time war
Limited, which accounted for his bri, (
stay, but he will return about the 3Jih OF
September, when he has some business
before the land office.
Judge Graves this week decided that
the law OF March 0, 1893, pret cribirg fe s
for justices of the peace applies to justices
in office when the act was passed. Ju.-
tees continued to charge the lees allowei
by the old law, and they were considered
so exorbitant that an aggrieyed psrt,
called upon the superior judge for an
opinion concerning the matter.
Deputy Sheriff Leroy II. Stark, while
atten pting to arrest drunken In liar,
this morning, on Front street. stumbled
during the chase and fell, acciden all,
dis ;harging his revolver, the bullet TAX
ing effect in the 6eshy part Of the leg
below the knee. DR. Gum was sum
nloned to dress the wound, VIII eh, though
painful is not cons idered serious.
Tacoma correspondence Seattle Tele
greph: Ell Whitson, lawyer and erst.
while banker. electric light and water
works proprietor and who has been at the
l. -. A.