The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-24
NOTES FROM The MADDIHG THROHG
A Grist OF Gossip, hits of fact and
Fancy, Movements In Active Life,
Drift OF Popular Speculation and
News Items Generally.

Mrs. J. d. Mcdaniel and daughter ar
visiting relatives and friends in Kittita
county.
George Livesley, formerly OF this city
but now OF Orting, was in Yakima durin,
the week.
School will be opened in st. Mary
academy, this city, on the first Monds,
in September.
A number of Puyallup valley people ar,
preparing to enlarge their interests in tn,
Yakima valley.
j. +. Frick, a banker of Arlington
Oregon, was registered at Hotel Yakims
during the week.
Henry Crcason and II. J. jerks, o
Prosser, were in the city on Saturday OF
land Office business.
Carl Jensen, the popular Prosser drug
gist, accompanied by his wife, visited
this city last Saturday.
Samuel Starrow arrived Sunday from
business trip to the east, and will nov
devote his attention to the new Moxe,
ditch.
Judge G. III. Hanford, of Seattle, wal
in the city on Saturday last, submitting
yearly proof on his claim under the Lead
better ditch.
Theodore Steiner and wife left on Sat
urday for two.months' visit at tn,
Worlds fair and among old friends il
Pennsylvania.
w. H. Chapman and wife and Emf
Schanno returned Saturday from two
weeks hunting and fishing excursion oil
the Natcheez and Tietan.
w. ii. Carpenter has a sunfirwer stall
growing in bis garden, on which there ar
flfty-two buds. The stalk is over min
feet high and still it grows.
Resident Man Ager F. E. Burt, of tn
Pacific Artesisn & Land company, is q
Hot Springs experimenting the erection
Of the boring machines being put in a
that point.
Peter Snellon, an Indian Snake
charmer, was bitten by rattiesnake a
TT. Simcoe on Wednesday of last week
Yet he continues to find pleasure in hi
gruesome task.
f. A. Spann, the newly appointe,
postmaster at Prosser Falls, left las
week, in company with Roadmaste
Scow, for a sojourn OF two months at tn
Worlds fair and other eastern points.
Wade Lille and Agent Jordan, of Top
penish, left on Saturday last for noun
tain camping expedition. OF course Al
kinds of game, big and little, will suffer
but the party didn't omit to carry alon
an ample store Of provisions.
Harold Preston, an attorney of Seattle
was in the city during the week on bust
ness. He is quite anxious to have
hunting and fishing experience in thi
romantic region and will probably return
in short time for that purpose.
b. N. Gee, II. d. Cock, Matt Barthclet
William Feamster and Alfred Schann
started last Monday for two-weeks' out
ing on the upper Natcheez and Bumpini
rivers. They will investigate the gol'
field which is now creating such excite
ment on the Natcheez.
Mrs. George Donald, Mrs. j. d. Cornet
and Mrs. w. W. Anterior returned Oh
Saturday from camping expedition a
the lakes in the vicinity Of the east ap
Proach to the tunnel. Although tn
nights were quite cool in the mountains
they enjoyed the outing immensely.
Boring for water at Barrel Springs, b,
the Pacific Artesian & Land company, ha
been resumed. Some time ago at
depth of $50 feet the work was abandone,
by reason OF the loss of a drill at tina
depth. The prospect is now excellen
for water enough to irrigate vast tract O
arable land of great richness.
Wade Lilies tremendous success witt
his oat crop in the vicinity of Toppenisl
this season has inspired him with tn
notion OF increasing his acreage vastl
next year. On thirty-eight acres of SO
he raised 1900 bushels this season. Tn
growth of stalk was prodigious. 1t stoo'
seven feet high. He will put 800 acres I
oats next year.
Complaint is being vigorously mad
concerning the condition OF the fioorin
of the big bridge across the Yakima rive
in Union gap. A horse was crippled tn
other day while crossing the bridge,
plank breaking Through. The commits
sioners' attention will be called to tn
matter and it is hoped that the condition
will be remedied speedily, as serious &C
cident may occur at any time.
G. W. Roberts, a carpenter OF this city
narrowly escaped being suddenly sum
noned across the Styx on Thursday after
noon of last week. He, in compan,
with Mr.. Apologize, was helping to com
plete hop house for Charles Miller, OF
the Natcheez. Roberts was at work OF
the roof when the staging gave way. pre-
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