The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-26
ERALDINGS.

Is dangerously sick with brain fever.
s. j. Lowe and Captain J. T. Simmons
left for the mountains yesterday after
venison.
Don't fail to see the great fire scene at
Mason's opera house, Wednesday even.
ing, February Sth.
Miss Jennie Wright has filed on des-
ert claim near Kennewick and is having
house built thereon.
The engagement of Rev. w. II. Cor
nett to Miss Roberta l.. Forrest, both OF
Spokane. is announced.
Dell Hscock has returned from the
east and is now at Tacoma, but will be in
Yakima some time this week.
Cashier Abernethy. OF the Roslyn bank
and Deputy Sheriff Banks, of Ellens-
burgh, wererfakima visitors on Tuesday.
The ice crop now being harvested is
about Is inches in thickness and solid
crystal. About 900 tons will be packed
by various dealers, saloon men and fam
lilies.
The dramatic club will present "The
Phoenix, or Shadows of a Great City,"
at Mason's opera house, Wednesday,
Feb. 8. Reserved seats will be on sale
Saturday.
The rotary we'll machine Of Mr.. Nc
Donald and associates has been moved
one-half mile north Of the flowing well on
the Mckee, to land 40 feet higher, and is
now down over 800 feet.
Treasurer q. o. Nevin reported to Sup
erintendent Lawrence $500 for appor-
tionment among the various schools of
the county. This is 81 900 in excess OF
any previous apportionment
Sheriff Anthony Meade, of Kittitas
county, suffered another severe attack on
Saturday last and is still very low. A
consultation of his physicians removes
almost every vestige Of hope, for they
state he cannot recover.
Spratt & Haines' boring machine,
which is being operated in sinking Eve
inch hole on G. l.. Gano's Mckee ranch,
is now down l78 feet. Water has been
struck. which is rapidly rising as the drill
goes down, and is now within IS or 20
feet OF the top.
The Post Intelligencer OF Monday an
nounces that Fred II. Reed and r. X.
Nichols, Of North Yakima are among the
dark horses spoken OF for the senatorship
With Nichols, Reed, Prosser and How
lett in the ring Yakima does not seem to
be bit backward in coming forward.
The following pilgrims to Olympia or
other Sound points have returned home
during the past week. A. G. Walker, r.
Strobach, Edward Whitson, w. B. Will
liams, Hyman Harris, NJ. II. Ellis, j. II.
Rockford, Sam Cameron, Fl. ]. Snively.
AL. KATE, ]. r. Patton and E. NJ. Reed.
Miss Cora Allen has organized and is
teaching a class Of young ladies in phys
ical culture. As some Of the sterner sex
are also going in for "cult." as it is ia
military termed, it is understood that
Miss Allen, who is graduate of the Del
sarte school, will also form class Of
Young gentlemen.
At Tacoma the choicest fruits and veg
etables in the market are labeled and find
ready sale as being grown in Yakima.
Interpolation of this section for producing
the best OF everything in the fruit and
vegetable line is growing so fast that I'M
scrupulous dealers are inclined to prac-
tice deception by palning off the produc-
tions of other parts as those of Yakima
In 1891 there were six stations on the
Northern Pacific in Washington that
shipped more hops than Yakima, but for
the season from Sept. LIST to Decc 10th.
1892, Yakima was second, with 2,7lO bales
to Puyallup's 3,ll3. At the present rate
of increase, in two years from now, Yak
ina will have greater area devoted to
hops than all the balance of the districts
Of the state combined.
Another splendid audience greeted the
Yakima Dramatic club on Friday evening
of last week, on the occasion the presen-
tation of "Over the Hills to the Poor
House." The effect of the careful train
ing of Manager Kelly is noticeable in the
improvement in which the plays are
presented as the season advances, and
the audience has not been backward in
recognizing this fact by liberal applause.
G.. B. Bushnell, who was formerly in
the drug business in this city, died at his
home in Tacoma, Thursday, Jan. 10, of
heart disease. The deceased had recog-
nized for some months past that death
was imminent and had prepared for it by
disposing of his drug store on Yakima
avenue, Tacoma, and in arranging his
worldly effects. The last time he was up
and out was on election day. He suffered
greatly from pain and was resigned to
death. His body has found a temporary
resting place in vault at Tacoma but
will be taken by his widow and son Win
ME, next month, to his old home in New
York state, for final interment.
Last Saturday night while Will Feam-
ster and man named Calhoun were
passing the Presbyterian church, two
masked men jumped from the shadow of
the building and presenting guns in the