The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-03-02

track.
George Livesley arrived from Orting on
Friday last to look after his Yakima in
terests.
F. r. Reed recently presented Sheriff
Simmons with handsome gold star suit.
ably inscribed.
Keith w. Dunlop returned Sunday
from lengthy visit to the sound cities
and San Francisco.
The annual meeting of the Old Union
Ditch Co. will be held at the city hall
Saturday afternoon.
Bent Goodwin is arranging to build q
one-story cottage residence on his ranch
to the north of the city.
d. E. Lesh, L. E. Sperry and John
Reed left for Olympia Sunday in the in
terest OF the state fair bill.
F. 8. Woodward has contracted with
Haines & Spratt to sink an artesian well
on his homestead in the Mckee.
Captain j. t, Kingsbury has purchased
the house aud lots where he is living from
B. F. Young; consideration. 5000.
]. r. Coe has just completed DWELL
ing house on his eighty acre homestead
In the Mckee. His place is within a
quarter of mile OF the Gano artesian
we'll.
Oron Dunbar was married to Miss Dol
lie VsnVactor at Goldendale February
10. The bride is the daughter Of KIicki-
tat county's ex-sheriff, William Van
Vactor.
A large lot Of new paper just received
at THE HERALD job office this week. in
GLIDING bond paper, wedding and invita-
ton stationery, and parchment letter and
note heads.
Captain ]. T. Kingsbury returned Sun
day from Tacoma and Portland and re-
ports having let the first ten mile contract
on the irrigation ditch from Rock lake, to
Charles King & Co., of Tacoma.
p. G. Geary, of Rock Creek, claims
that little white girl living with family
OF Indians at the upper crossing Of the
Wenas river is the abducted child OF I.
W. Miller, of Sommerylle, Oregon.
The body OF man was recently found
on the Columbia river bank opposite Bla-
lock which proved to be the remains OF
missing preacher named Smallwood. His
death Is supposed to have been caused
by exposure.
William Mathews. Charles Tompkins
and William II. Hadeu, having lived five
years on their homesteads in the Horse
Heaven district, made proof before the
register and receiver OF the U. s. land
office Monday.
Arthur Chapman, brother of Council
man w. II. Chapman, arrived from Col
dendale Saturday and is negotiating for
land TO plant an orchard of 100 acres. Mr..
Chapman is practical nurseryman OF
fifteen years experience
\ two-story fifty-foot front brick build
Ing will probably be erected on the north
side OF Yakima avenue, next to C. E.
McEwen's, this season. Negotiations to
that end are now in progress and the in
d!cstions are that they will be successful.
The spring travel has opened strong
and the hotels are all doing good BUSH
ness. The Yakima has been so well pat
ronized that Landlord Bellies has under
consideration plan for building another
story In order to secure a sufficient num-
Der OF sleeping apartments to meet the
demand.
DR.. A. n. Marion. OF Seattle, was a
Yakima visitor on Saturday last. The
doctor is chieftain in the democratic
ranks and an applicant for the Port
Townsend relationship. He has recently
been swinging around the circle OF state
cities and intimates that candidates fos
governmental Office are thicker than flies
about molasses barrel in August.
There is strong prospect that this sea-
son will see solid brick block between
the Yakima National bank building and
the y L store. j. A. Some is going tc
build twenty-fye-foos front brick, to bt
occupied by Stone & Donald as a meaI
market. Hyman Harris will put up q
building OF similar dimensions, and DR.
w. +. Morrison is also endeavorine t.
make arrangements to build, and, 10 cas-,
he does not succeed, will probably sell t.
others, who have made offers for his loI
for building purposes.
j. A. Leach. who is by profession
nurseryman, has been investigating tb,
irnit trees in this vicinity and is strongl,
OF the opinion there has been no damag,
done, not even to the peaches. Ros
Beck, who is also somewhat Of an expert
claims that some Of the peach buds hav,
been biighted, but there are still enough
left to make q good crop, while all tn
balance Of the fruit is uninjured. Tn
difference of opinion among orchardists i
due to the fact that the buds are so dor
mant that nothing can be told with cel
tainty, and those who are wise are mulch
ing to assist in keeping them back unit
all danger is over