The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-04-20
Official Paper Of North Yakima.
HERALDINGS.

Born-At Ellensburgh, April Z, to the
wife Of J. X. Peter, son.
w. N. Granger and family returned
from Tacoma Wednesday.
II. G. Humphreys big St. Bernard dog
died on Tuesday from salmon poison.
The Western Washington Industrial
Exposition company, Of Tacoma, has gone
into the hands OF receiver.
At q special meeting Of the city council
held April IL, G. F.. Rodman was APP
pointed deputy city clerk to act in the
absence OF the clerk.
A. K. Hiscock and Robert McCook ar
rived from Tacoma, Tuesday, to look
after their ranch on the Mckee, which
they are planting to fruit and hops.
The largest and best selected stock Of
horse cuts to be found in Central Wash
ington can be seen at THE HERALD office.
Horsemen should order their posters now.
The registration books OF the city closed
on Monday with only 1873 voters registered.
Evidently no great amount Of interest is
being taken in the approaching election.
Another bicycle was received Tuesday
for F. E. Craig. 1t is reported that orders
have been forwarded for thirteen OF these
machines, and that bicycle club is to be
organized.
James Gilbert returned from the east
on Sunday. He says the weather there
has been something fearful, and that
capital has grown very timid owing to the
silver scare.
d. J. Schnebley, of the Ellensburgh
Localizer, arrived in the city this morn.
ing and reports that when he left home
the town was covered with five inches OF
snow and it was still coming down.
On account OF the funeral OF Rebecca
White, Rev. George A Fair failed to meet
his appointment at Mckee on Sunday,
April 9. All may expect him present to
preach next Sunday, April %, at 8 p. m.
Joshua Pierce, the protector of the
Palouse irrigating canal, of which Cap
tain Kingsburg is the engineer, was the
guest OF the Hotel Yakima on Friday Of
last week.
Among the recent arrivals here are F.
II. McElree, Miss Estelle Gano and Ira
Gano, of Forrest, Ohio. Mr.. and Miss
Gano are stopping with their uncle, G.
L. Gano, OF the Mckee and expect to
make Yakima their home.
Baily Gatzert, OF Seattle, one of the
leading merchants of the state and the
active head Of Schwabacher Bros, died
at his home on Tuesday, OF la grippe
complicated with erysipelas. Mr.. Gatzert
was at one time mayor of Seattle and was
one of the most wealthy men OF that city
Samuel Storrow reports that there is q
strong prospect of the high line ditch of
the Mckee company being built this year
The company proposes to begin the work
as soon as water rights to the amount o
$4,000 have been sold, and considerable
of this has already been contracted. The
ditch will be 10 miles in length and irri.
gate 5000 acres.
Chas. Pond came down from Ellens
burgh on Friday last to attend to some
business in the U. S land Office. He
slept in room % of the Hotel Yakima.
and when he awoke in the morning he
found his clothes scattered about the
room, his watch on the bureau, but his
money was all gone. Mr.. Pond says his
loss was about $44.
E. Meeker & Co.'S. April hop circular
says that "from the best obtainable
sources we should place the increase in
acreage at not less than fifteen percent on
the coast, notably greatest in the Yakima
district of this state, where previously
the acreage was small" The Puyallup
Citizen OF the l4tl, reports: an western
Washington and Oregon many new yards
are being set out while in the Yakima
country the most extensive district on
the coast is suddenly springing into exist
ence."
A. w. Engle, the Seattle member Of
the state fair commission, left for his
home on Wednesday. Mr.. Engle has
large property intererts here and takes
much pride in Yakima, and he is greatly
opposed to the reorganization scheme.
He says We are working under a charter
that was chosen with much care; that it
gives us greater power than that Of third
class cities, and almost equal to that OF
cities Of the second class, and he cannot
see single valid reason for the change
, Seattle Post-Inklligeacer: Capt. ]. H.
Thomas, s. D. Mcdonald and George
Mcdonald, of North Yakima, are stop
ping at the Arlington. Capt. Thomas
was formerly register of the land Office
over there, and is a large property owner
both there and in this city. The Nc
donald brothers have been boaring ar
tssian wells in those parts of the Yakima
valley which could not be reached by the
irrigating bitches. 1.-THE deepest well
&. over there" said they, sis / 900 feet. and
from one of the wells there is flow SUI
ficient to irrigate 200 acres. The cost Of
putting down well is altogether profile
NAUTICAL, and as yet there are only a few
wells flowing" "There will be fully