The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-12
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Personal, Social and Business Events
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NOTES FROM THE MADDlNG THROnG.
A Grist OF Gossip, Hits OF Fa.t and
Fancy, Movements in Active Life,
Drift of Popular Speculation and
News Items Generally.

Manager c. II. Leadbetter has let the
contract for the completion of the entire
system Of the Prosser Falls and Priest
Rapids Irrigation company to c. W. Ever
est & Co., of Portland. The work is to be
started this week. The contractor has
given $50, 900 bonds to insure the compile
ton Of the contract. The work now to be
done is estimated to cost about 5000 GOO,
the contract calling for its completion next
March. 1t consists Of finishing the Kenne-
wick branch Of the canal from the ross-
ing Of the Yakima river to below Kenne-
wick, a distance of rs miles. The Priest
Rapids branch will then be built from the
river crossing north 10 White Bluffs, on
the Columbia river, distance Of 40 miles,
making the entire system OF canals So
miles long. The first 90 miles from Pros.
ser Falls, where water is taken from the
Yakima river. to the river crossing, is
finished. This part of the canal will
feed both branches, said Mr.. Leadbetter
to Ledger reporter the other day, land
when enlar yed, as now planned, it will
have twenty-four foot bottom and carry
seven feet OF water. The contractors are
now to begin at the river crossing and
finish the branch to where it ends, be-
low Kennewick, on the Columbia river,
opposite Wallula. This branch will have
a twelve-ioot bottom and carry four feet
OF water. The pipe to carry the water
across the Yakima river will arrive there
within few weeks. When this branch
shall have been finished, work will be
started on the Priest Rapids extension,
which will be carried around the south
point OF the Rattlesnake mountains.
This branch will have an eighteen-foot
bottom and carry six feet of water, and
will be forty miles in length after leaving
the other line at the river crossing. The
company expects to deliver water under
the entire system next spring, and con-
siderable acreage will be put into crops"
The glory of "Kootenai" has departed,
and as a shining light among local scrap
pers Of more or less fistic notoriety he will
henceforth appear only as a Pickering
gimmer in the distance. He found
hard Case on last Friday night during his
usual braggadocio about his ability to
knock out anything and, everything in
sight. He was in Johnson's saloon, with
a numerous, but very quiet, audience.
lie sought bout with several brawny
denizens,. but found no takers until finally
q understanding boy stepped out and
somewhat meekly announced his conf
dence in his own ability to handle the
noisy braggart who was in such bad
plight for an encounter. The lads name
is Faley Case, brother OF Dick Case, the
local welter- weight who recently achieved
distinction in fierce go with Professor
Higgs, a slugger of some renown until
Dick did him up so completely. When
young Faley's remark reached the capa-
cious ear of Kootenai, the latter turned
with the fury OF an angry bullock and at
it they went. Faley led with his right
with telling effect, Kootie, with a dull
thud, measuring his great length on the
uncarpeted floor. In the second round
Faley repeated the first. So did Roots.
And for seven consecutive rounds Case
fioorea his man. The boy was tired of
the uneven contest by this time, but
when Kootenai got up he rushed at his
antagonist and clinched with him. Case
threw him, jumped on him and thumped
the bully till he numbered like BOBBY.
That settled it. Kootsie had been thrashed
to finish. His staggering career was
concluded and he retired IN bad order. 1t
was source Of pleasure to many, how
| ever, that Kootenai had been served as
he himself sometime ago served Mexican
Joe. The latter left town. Kootenai will
probably treat us with an equal degree of
consideration.
The successful placing of $500, 900 worth
Of So per cent ten-year bonds by the
Prosser Falls and Priest Rapids Irrigatng
company in the present state Of the
money market, is a practical demonstra-
ton OF the high opinion in which Wash
ington enterprises are held by London
capitalists, and means that there is plenty
of foreign money ready to help develop
our magnificent agricultural resources,
says the Northwest Magazine. OF this
amount of bonds, one half has already
been shipped to the purchasers and the
work OF completing the system will go
forward steadily. There will 90 several
branches to the Prosser Falls and Priest
Rapids system. The ditch will cross the
Columbia river in conduit four feet in
diameter and 5l00 feet long.
! Since the snow began to fall in the
mountains the prospectors are returning
| from their work. So much encourage
ment, however, has rewarded their
search, aside from number OF rich finds,
that the east side OF the Cascade range
will next year be filled with hardy noun
taineers and their less hardy brothers in
anxious quest of the hiding place OF the
precious stuff that is said to be the root
of all evil
The indications point to a heavy immi-
grafton into the state of Washington
during the next two years. Isaac W. An
derson, of Tacoma, who has been on
visit to leading cities in the east, says:
''For every 800 that goes into Colorado
and Kansas for investment, firmly be-
lieve sl0O, 900 will come to Washington"
The presence in this city Of itinerant
photographers las, week demonstrated
how completely the local artists are with
out protection from the competition of
gypsy-like competitors, and inquiry INTO
The matter Developed the fsct thas
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