The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-02

for the advancement OF agriculture, stock
raising. horticulture, mining, mechanical
and industrial pursuits, TO be held ut or
near North Yakima, beginning on the
last Monday in September each year and
continuing FIVE days. The bill provides
that the fair shall he under management
OF seven commissioners TO be appointed by
the governor. and to hold their Office for
four years. 1t authorizes this commission
to purchase not less than 200 acres OF
land as near North Yakima as possible,
for state fair buildings and grounds, and
appropriates $4,000 for 1888 and $40 GOO
for 1894 for this purpose. Representative
Weed is working hard for the success of
this bill, and it is claimed that there is q
good prospect Of its becoming a law.
Wednesday night Burt Vein and an
other tailor took aboard intoxicants in
quantity to warp their judgment and
| caused them to become d disturbing ele-
ment in the corner saloon. TLey were
put out which so enraged Vein that he
thrust his fist through one Of the win
dows. and, like the bull who attempted
to stop locomotive. he got the worst OF
it. The arm was frightiully cut and the
main artery severed. DR.. Mccormick
was summoned and skillfully tied the
artery and, dressed the wounds, but for
all that there is danger that the arm can
not be saved.
The Tacoma correspondent Of the Post
Intelliqencer relates the following little
incident about Regent Smith: About
everybody takes liberties with the name
of A. II. Smith in connection with the
trouble incident to the presentation of
President Heston to the Agricultural coll
lege. Mr.. Smith was in a restaurant the
other day, Fred Reed, of North Yakima,
said, and the waiter asked him how he
would have his eggs and Mr.. Smith,
forgetting for the moment that he had
given an order for them, told the waiter
to go to hades.
Not only is there an effort being made
to divide Kittitas county and make a
county seat ont of Wenatchie, but the
| settlers OF White Salmon are working
hard to get that part OF Klickitat county
cut off and tackled on to Skamania. They
claim it is too much of hardship to
| transact their county business in Golden
dale, as not only are several days con-
sumed in the trip, but they are compelled
to cross the Columbia twice and travel n
great part of the way on Oregon SOIL
Hale, one of the men arrested for rob-
bling the Roslyn bank, was placed on
trial, Monday, at Ellensburgh II. j..
Snively is there engaged in the prosecu-
ton and some heavy fighting is expected
which will continue most of the week.
About fifty witnesses from Oregon are
present for the defence. Cashier Aber-
netliy positively identified Hale as the
man who handled the money.
The state board of health OF Washing
ton has made vaccination OF school chill
dren compulsory. At recent meeting OF
| the board it was resolved that "by the
| authority vested in the board, it is hereby
ordered that on and after January |, 1893,
no pupil shall be admitted to the public
| school in the state without presenting sat
isfactory evidence OF proper and success
full vaccination.
The contest which was instituted by
Station Agent Carey, of Prosser, against
the homestead claim of John Bevan,
which was decided in favor of Bevan by
the local land officers, has been reversed
by the commissioner OF the general land
office. Although the failure of Bevan to
get on his claim was only matter OF q
few days, the department held that it was
sufficient to vitiate his rights.
| The funeral of Mrs. Chas Barndt oc-
Cured at Prosser, on Friday Of last week,
Rev. S. II. Cheadle, of this city, con.
Quoting the services. La grippe was the
the cause of her death. She left q babe
eight days old and little boy OF eight
years. Her father, Mr.. Heinzerling, who
is 70 years OF age, is also quite sick with
Ia grippe.
G. ]. Mitchell, the representative of
Lillenthal & Co., hop factors, of San
Francisco, is in the city this week. He
has talked with several of the growers
who still have holdings but has been I'M
able to buy as none are willing to sell at
the figures he offers which range from Is
to IS cents.
1t is a singular coincidence that on the
same day and same hour that Robert
Farron, engineer of the power house, got
his thumb caught in the machinery,
George Arrowsmith, engineer of the
power house at Eilensburgh, lost one of
his fingers in similar manner.
Tuesday was the 2lst birthday of Henry
Teal, assistant cashier Of the First Nation
al bank, and the occasion was made a
happy one for him by the receipt Of a
very handsome gold watch from Portland
the gift OF his mother, brother and
sister.
II. w. Duguid, of N. Y, arrived here
this week, and although somewhat chilled
by the weather, he has decided to remain
until the winter breaks up, when he can
look over the country with a view to en-
gaging in the hop business.