The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-04-27

A civil suit for $4,000 has been insti.
tuted against DIR. Helm, ofSpokane, by d.
ii. Kelly, for alleged malpractice. DR..
Helm was called to attend Mrs. Kelly
about the middle OF January. She was
quite i'll, and the doctor used electricity.
She grew rapidly worse, and finally called
in another physician. Then it was found
that at the time the first doctor had taken
the case Mrs. Kelly had been on the verge
Of confinement. The infant never saw the
light of day, because it had been electro
cuted before birth. That condition had ex-
listed more than two weeks before it was
discovered, and the woman's subsequent
recovery Is almost miracle.
Isaac Pincus, the hop factor Of Tacoma,
said, last week, that there was no reason
to predict better market before next
picking though a better market was.
without doubt possible. The future for
the present crop might be safely predicted
only as being uncertain. He hal seen
after conditions like those observable at
present, hops go way UP in the scale,
while again he has seen them 60 down to
two cents pound for goods better than the
average now in the hands Of the growers.
He did not believe that the decline would
be material, and that an advance would
not be surprising, but that nothing was
beyond the possibilities of the market,
either for good or bad.
The Garden City Fruit Growers associ-
alton was organized last week, at Walla
Walla. The capital stock is 100000,
of which $4,000 was subscribed at home
and it is expected to sell the balance at
Chicago. DR.. Blalock is president of the
association which has absorbed the
doctors ranch OF Clio acres and an adjoin-
ing one of 500 acres. Options have also
been ootained on u number of other
places the object being to Immediately
begin planting trees and establish the
largest fruit growing industry north of
California.
The body of man was found near the
Stampede tunnel on the 18th inst by
trainmen. From tracks in the snow it
was evident that the unfortunate had fall
len from one OF the west bound trains at
snowshed No. IL, and was dragged some
distance under the wheels From APP
pearances he was well-to-do working
man and he carried papers addressed to
Miles Murphy. He had receipts for reg
istered letters mailed at North Yakima
on April q. The body was buried near
the place OF the accident.
The Spokane Daily Mail made its in
itial appearance ON Friday last. 1t claims
to be rock-ribbed republican paper and
has undertaken the herculean task of
harmonizing Governor McGraw, Judge
Turner, Congressman Wilson, Senator
Allen and the balance of that wonderful
political family.
A. E. Smith, a well known railroad
man, informed the Portland Telegram
reporter the other day that there were
prospects of the early completion of the
Vancouver, Klickitat & Yakima railroad
across the mountains from Vancouver to
North Yakima"
Montisano Videue: Col. w. j. Milroy
will be an applicant for the position Of
lighthouse keeper of the new lighthouse
to be erected at Peterson Point. There
are many good reasons why he should be
appointed to the position.
1t is reported that arrangements have
been perfected for prize fight to be held
at, or near this city, within few days.
Those who are interested in this kind oil
sport are trying to keep the matter quiet
Spokane division, Knights of Pythias,
are drilling three times week in prepare
ton for the competitive drill at the en-
campment in this city on May Is.
, Cle-Elum Tribune: In the Yakima val
ley the grass is green and the garden
, flowers are in bloom, in marked contrast
to the situation here.