The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-03
HERALDINGS.

Moses Ward, son.
Rev. George A. Fair and bride returned
home on Thursday last.
Mrs. Harry Spinning is in Kittitas
county camping with friends.
L. L. sperry returned Sunday from u
brief trip to Tacoma and Seattle.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Thee Steiner returned
from Fish lake Thursday morning.
Born, at Yakima City, Friday, July
%, to the wife OF James Mccormack, a
son.
W. z. Bird. auditor Of the Northern Pa.
eff, spent Monday and Tuesday in the
-.
The city liydrants have been painted
solferino color under direction Of the FIRE
department.
Thomas Lund has sold out his bust
ness st Roslyn aud will concentrate all
of his interests IN Yakima.
Deputy Marshal Sam vinson spent
Sunday in the city and was accompanied
to Spokane by Mrs. vinson.
Mrs. Fred Thompson, who has been
visiting relatives in the city, will leave
for her home in Tacoma Friday.
In the recent adjustment OF postmas-
ters' salaries, the North Yakima Office
gets an increase OF 800 per year.
Hon. II. J. Snively left for Tacoma
Tuesday in response TO an invitation for
an address before the Tillicum club.
Mrs. Martha Freeman, mother Of Mrs.
j. b. Reavis, arrived here Tuesday from
Olympia and will remain during the
summer.
J.. X. Grimes, state treasurer, was
toasted by the Yakima sun on Saturday
last. He was here looking after his
property interests.
Elgin Baxter left for the ranch in the
lower end Of the county, Monday, where
he will gather car load of horses to take
to market at the Worlds fair city.
The father Of Wallace Williams, of the
Yakima Milling company, WAS Yakima
visitor last week, returning to his home
in the Willamette valley ON Thursday.
A petition to the council asking for the
closing of the saloons on Sunday has
been numerously signed. An equally
lengthy remonstrance against such inter-
ference has been prepared.
Collectors on the first of the month
we're agreesbly surprised at the money
in circulation and the general payment
OF accounts. Yakima is all right now
and will be working entirely on velvet
this fall
Chappell & Cox's horse capered down
the street, on Friday last, after throwing
Lee Cody, who was driving him, into
the street. George ker mounted his
broncho and caught the runaway after an
exciting chase.
DIR. w. q. Coe returned from the sound
Monday, whittier he iourneyed to attend
the conductors clam bake at Delano's
Point. lie reports most enjoyable time
and having utilized marvellous appetite
without any Injurious results.
K. X. Nichols left on Thursday OF last
week for California, making brief stops
on the sound. He expects TO renew his
former legal connections there, and If the
arrangements are satisfactory take up his
2:rmanent residence in San Francisco.
George Ker, in fording the Yakima on
horseback the other day, was carried be-
yond his depth and landed on little
island about ten feet square, where he
was surprised to see big rattlesnake in
fighting attitude. After dispatching the
reptile he secured trophy Of ten rattles.
A horse belonging TO William Mills, OF
Mckee, broke loose from its fastenings,
on Saturday last, and made a lively run
from the corner OF First street and Yak
ina avenue to THE HERALD office where
he left a buggy in a demoralized condi-
ton. The horse was caught near the
river by an Iadian,
On Saturday last the members of Com
pany + INDUCED in target practice and
made some very good scores, Ed Young
carrying off the honors with q score OF %
cut OF possible %, at distance of 2u0
yards. The boys will put in the entire
day. on Saturday August sth, at this
drill
Deputy City Marshal Lille had hard
chase, Wednesday evening, after a
drunken Indian, who was trying to carve
klutchman with butcher knife. Lille
mounted horse and took after the
siwash aud although he managed to hit
him with piece Of scantling he failed to
dislodge him from his horse until assist
ance came from a member OF the Indian
police, who was IN town at the time. The
Indian was captured and turned over TO
the sheriff.
Ellensburgh Register: The assessed
valuation OF Yakima county is steadily
gaining on kittitas. though still about
six pC7eent less. The advance in valua-
ton lie principally to the experiment
in hop culture, which has proven to be
asuccess, and the consequent rise in land
values; also to the fact that irrigation is
farther advanced, the Northern Pacific
company having in operation a large
canal covering thousands of acres of
land, while other projects of a similar
nature are under way.
Senator W. A. PETER. OF Kansas, the
man OF whiskers, spent several hours In
the city on Friday last. He Was accom-