The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
LOCAL, STATE and GENERAL.
Interesting Items Of News from Home
and Abroad.
A Former Resident OF Yakima -
nissinx-The Cie-Eism Depot 10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. y. Gen.
son Heard Frsm.

The Palace hotel, OF Goldendale, has
closed through failure OF the boarders to
pay rather than lack Of patronage.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is now engaged in stringing another
wire along the line Of the Northern Pacific
betwe st. Paul and Tacoma.
The farm residence of John W. Brice,
on the wenas, was destroyed by fire Sun
day. The family occupying the house
was absent at the time and it Is not
know how il caught.
Mrs. A. G. Ketchum and son, OF Ken
newick, were in the city on Friday last.
They will soon leave for the east on a
visit, Mrs. Ketchum not having been
back to her old home since she left there
thirty years ago.
James Metzler. who claimed to be the
hop buyer of the Pacific Hop Company.
OF Seattle, is wanted in California for
numerous swindling schemes. He OBJ
tanned consignments Of hops and pocketed
the advances on bills Of lading, and also
had worthless drafts cashed. The Pacific
Hop Company repudiate Metzler, and ii
would I've we'll enough for Y skima hop
growers to look ont for him and others OF
his ilk.
DIR. J. ". Wheelock, former resid, mt
oil this city, but more recently Of Seattle,
is among the missing. lie left his home
on the first Of May with several hundred
dollars in his pocket, to look at some prop
erty at San Juan, and has not since
been heard from. Although greatly wor-
ried, Mrs. Wheelock does not think the
doctor has met with foul play. He was
Respondent when he left over financial
troubles.
Goldendale Courier: G. r.. Smith, who
has charge Of the surveying and locating
Of the big ditch for the Klickitat Irrigat-
ing Company, OF Tacoma, arrived in Gold
endale Tuesday. Mr.. Smith reports that
owing to the depressed condition OF the
finances of the country no further work
will be done on the enterprise this sea
son. He left Wednesday with a small
party to take another look at the upper
klickitat, the source OF supply for the
proposed ditch.
Early Tuesday morning two masked
men entered the depot at Gle Elum and
covering Night Operator Morris and Car
Accounter Focht with guns proceeded to
rife the ticket cash drawer, obtaining
1925. As the combination of the safe
was only known to the day agent they
failed to obtain access to the principal
supply source. After their departure an
alarm was sounded but search of the
yards failed to reveal any trace Of the
robbers
The International Cold Wave Com
psny, with capital OF 81 100000 and
surplus OF one-third that amount, hal
beeu organized by Dako.a capitalists
who expect to make untold wealth ia tn,
next few years. The company allege,
that it has discovered secret, the potencj
Of which. il applied in the right time and
and under favorable circumstances, viii
vitiate and destroy the hot winds whic
arise in Kansas and at times have bee
known to kill the growing crops. Thi
secret will be placed on sale and reveale
to residents who put up the money
When the wind is blowing hot and strong
from the south the company will under
take to bring a counter wind from the ice
field of the frozen north. Just what the
process is that has been developed, or to
whom the marvellous discovery is to be
attributed arr not matters for publicity.
The annual report of Auditor Ellis
shows that the total amount of taxes for
the fiscal year ending March Sit, was SEQ
35l 81, of which amount $40, 225. 90 was
collected and sl2,125.94 ia delinquent.
From other sources including delinquent
tax for previous years, liquor licenses,
costs in state cases, Doll tax. penalties,
state school fund, fines, fees, and sale OF
bonds to the amount Of seventy-five thous-
and dollars there was collected $l02, 49,
Is, which with the balance OF cash on
hand April /, 1892. and the amount col
lected on tax rolls for 1892 made total OF
1892, 7e6 10. During the year there were
| ,439 warrants issued, amounting to $10S-
331 .55, and warrants redeemed to the
amount of $3.50, 47l.63. On April LIST there
was outstanding bonds to the amount OF
sl55 600 and warrants to the amount of
si9,4l3.73; the credits Of the county
showed $4l 49, in cash, and 81 800. 08
due from ex.treasurer q. W. Cary.
L. +. Benson writes from the Worlds
fair that half of all the people going west
are seeking fruit land, and thinks this
golden opportunity to populate our valley,
from Ellensburg to Kennewick, with
thrifty, well-to-do people. but he wants
Yakima descriptive literature for circula-
ton. He says that nearly all our fruit in
jars spoiled, but in that respect we are
no worse off than many nfhar couptiaa