The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-31
GATHERED ABOUT HOME.
Personal, Social and Business Events
Locally Important.
NOTES FROM The MADDING THROHC.
A Grist OF Gossip, BITS OF fact and
Fancy, Movements In Active life,
Drift of Popular Speculation and
News items Generally.


Frank Reed and Keith Dunlop re
turned on Friday from Fish lake.
The one-yesr-old son of T. r. Fisher
died Friday, August %, Of cholera in
fantum.
Mike Mackison and John Corbett. the
well-borer, were up from Prosser last
last Saturday.
r. L. Hodedon, of the Seattle Tsle
graph, was in the city last Saturday, and
called on The HERALD.
w. B. Dudley, who has been engaged
at Prosser for the local land company
returned to Yakima on Friday.
Henry. Schott and family returned
Friday last from an extended visit to rel.
atives in Minnesota and the Worlds fair.
Harry Coonse, ex.deputy treasurer oil
Yakima county, returned on Saturday
from an extended sojourn in Chicago and
other eastern cities.
| ]. NJ. Henderson has succeeded W.
II. Crook on the police force, and Thos.
Norton is working as special officer
during the hop season.
A number of families ia neighbor val
leys are preparing to move TO Yakima
during the winter for the purpose of .ob.
tanning educational advantages for their
children.
The Capilalsays that depositors of the
Ellensbnrgh National bank refused to ac-
cept the proposition for resuming made
by Examiner Flynn, and it is expected a
receiver will be appointed ut once.
The city school buildings are receiving
careful attention from the painters and
varnishers. Bryson Il Hauser are doing
the work. Everything is being put in
readiness for the opening OF the schools
on the 18th inst.
Phil Otter, of the firm of Otter Bros,
returned Sunday evening from an ex
tended business and pleasure trip in the
east, During his absence he has seen the
Worlds fair, visited relatives and trans
acted business for his house.
w. f. Roaf, manager OF Aliens drug
store, left on Thursday night for Chicago,
where he will join his children and
mother and brother, who have been Wis
Using in New York. Together they will
make an extended visit in the east.
Jackson, the fellow who stole team
from Palmer & Pond recently, is giving
Jailer Magee no end of trouble by play
ing the crazy act. He yells, whistles,
fights, refuses to eat end makes himself a
terror generally. -Eilensbur9h Capital.
J. II. Hathaway, near the northwestern
limits of the city, is erecting handsome
residence on his little farm. The struct.
ure when completed will cost $1,000 or
more. Theo. Stone, who recently erected
fine residence in that locality, has given
the structure the final coat of paint.
A. N. Short and wife and Mrs. Charles
Mabry returned on Friday from a noun
tain sojourn in the vicinity OF Fish lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Chappell, who were
members OF the same party, were com
PEELED to take the train day earlier for
home on account of the latter's severe
illness.
George II. Watt, a member of the
corps OF teachers in the agricultural col.
| lege at Pullman, but formerly principal
OF the Yakima schools, is n,w en- route
home from quite an extended visit in
Ohio. He and wife will stop at Chicago
and enjoy the interesting features of the
Worlds fair.
By change OF management, w. w,
Watson is now editor of the Yakima
HERALD and james r. Coe is business
manager. E. M. Reed, the retiring edi-
tor and manager, has made great sue
cess of the HERALD, and it is credit to
its town. 1t will without doubt continue
to iinprove.-Eusnsburgh Capital.
Ii is but a few years since Yakima
commenced raising hops. It is now one
of the important industries Of the county.
So succes5iu'Iy has the business grown
that Yakima can bank on her hop rails
ing; as nearly all the hop producers are
now independent men, with bank &C
counts. g. EHensburgh Capital.
DR.. G. J. Hill is now the happy pos
SCISSOR of one OF the finest and most COM
Portable and convenient turnouts in the
country. 1t consists OF one OF the proudest
and most speedy roadsters in the valley
and handsome phaeton. The doctor
certainly has cause to look 80 pleased az
he skins along our pretty country thor
ouehfares.
z. j. Harrison, of the famous Sunny
side district, and member of the Demo.
cratic county central committee, was in
town on Saturday. Mr.. II. has been
cOIuubu 10 its llOulc tOi bOiit uhfS Will
an attack of the old-fashioned ague, but
he believes he now has the stubborn dis
order under control. Everything in ths
vicinity Of Zillah IS reported to be il
excellent condition.
Messrs. Swain & Haicht are in posses
sion of some specimens OF quartz which
are rich in gold. Parties who brought
them in are iubilant over the find. They
ssy that the ledge will go about 5000 t.
the ton. 1t is supposed to beshe iedg'
from where The quartz came which wal
found by other parties in Glide in thu
Niger creek country. The Peshastir
district il undoubtedly rich in gold, cop
per and other metals and is deserving o
the attention Of capitalists and investors
I-ROslyR News.