The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-11-30
GATHERED ABOUT HOME
Personal, Social and Business EVents
Locally Important.
NOTES FROM THE MADDInG THRONG.
a Grist Of Gossip, ntss OF fact ana
Fancy, Movements Tn Active Lite,
Drift OF Popular Speculation and
News Items Generally.

United States Marshal James 4. Drake,
who returned few days ago from East
ern Washington, where he has been in
attendance at the sessions OF the United
States court at Spokane and Walla walls,
finds very little crime throughout the
state. There is only the average number
OF prisonerslin the different penitentiaries.
There are about 80 prisoners at McNeil's
Island, 80 at walla Walla, 80 at Yakima
and several scattered about the state in
various jals. 1--WE are having no tr uble
with our prisoners" id Marshal Drake
to a representative Of the Tacoma News.
THE men We have in the prisons are
charged with various crimes. Some are
in for smuggling, some for connterfeiting.
others for mail robberies, and more for
selling liquor to Indians. There Is not Q
woman prisoner among the lot"
The charge that Swtzer's opera house
is unsafe having been freely made and
the public alarmed thereby, THE HERALD
has felt it duty TO inquire into the mat
ter. In conversation with Mr. Switzer
he characterized the reports as entirely
unwarranted, aud said he would stake
his reputation as an archts ct that the
building is as sound and substantial az
any brick in town; that he invites inves-
tiyation by any competent authority,
and would gladly second any effort that
may be made to ascertain the truth Of
the matter, as the reports IN circulation,
however unfounded, have greatly injured
the reputation Of the house and caused
him considerable loss thereby.
G. E. Smith, the former landlord of
the Hotel Yakima, has retired from the
Northern Hotel OF Seattle, after sinking
several thousand dollars, and is about to
reopen the restaurant in the Chamber OF
Commerce building, of that city, where
he acquired his money and built up
splendid reputation as a caterer. He has
a warm spot in his heart for Yakima,
and had he not perfected his present ar
rangements it was his intention to return
here. His lack OF success in the North
ern was not due to any fault Of his ows
and in the future he proposes to keep
clear OF partnership entanglements.
An item is going the rounds to the
effect that there is a possibility, if not
probability that the $4,000 of agricul-
tural college funds on deposit in the Job
bank, at Corvallis, Ogn., at the time Of
the suspension will be wholly lost. It
will be remembered that shortly after
the bank passed into the hands of a re-
ceiver in order to secure the college claim
an attachment was placed on the prop
erty by Treasurer Shipley. 1t now devel
ops that the attachment was irregulary
issued, and if so, the college will he with
out any claim whatever to the funds on
deposit when the bank suspended.
The Waterworks company has just
completed a mammoth new reservoir
200x175 feet and 10 feet deep. large
shaft has been run through the power
house and SO arranged that the big engine
or any OF the waterwheels can run dyna-
mos. President Whtson says that the
company has spent over $4,000 in i'm
provement of the plant during the year,
and that no trouble will be experienced
this winter Yakima has reason to be
proud of her water and electric plants,
which are said by experts to the best in
the state.
Deputy United States Marshal A. H.
Mcguire, of the southern district. who
has been visiting his many friends in
Spokane for the past few days, will leave
for his station at Yakima tonight. Mr..
Mcguire reports heavy business in his
line in his district during the past few
months. He is looking happy as he says
he feels and he thinks, with the exception
OF Spokane, there is no better place in the
world to live. He will be in attendance
upon the United States court in Walla
Walla at the December term.-Spo kane
Chronicle.
+. NJ. Reed returned from trip to Ia
coma and Seattle on Saturday last, and
reports that the enquiries regarding the
Yakima country are numerous and the
sentiment prevails that Moth Yakima is
he most lively and substantial town in
Yin the state. Commercial men:and other
visitors to Yakima have done much to
fix this impression in he public mind.
Yakima Lodge No. So. X. OF p, elected
the following officers Wednesday evening
for the ensuing term: Geo. S. Courier,
G. c., Frank Horsley, " c., F. E. Craig,
prelate, j. c. Liggett, NJ. of W.. A. l..
Oily. M. A., d. f. Mackinnon, K r. S.,
w. l. Lince, NJ. E., Jas. R. Coe. M. F.,
w. w. Mccormick, medical examiner,
and J. A. Rockford, trustee.
1t has not been definitely ascertained
what the hop crop of Yakima for 1898
amounted to, but about 5000 bales have
already been shipped. aud Agent Hum
phrey, after consulting numerous buyers
AMI growers. estimates that there are still
between 1900 and 1900 bales left In the
county. A. B. Weed, who is now buying,
quotes l5@l6 cents as the ruling price.
The indications ut present are very
favorable to the farmers for next years
crops. There can be no failure in crops
in Yakima so long as the various streams
supply the water for irrigation. and it is
said that there is as much snow in the
mountains now as there was at any time
durin, last winter.
Chas. Scannell was arrested by City
Marshal Liggett on Tuesday for drawing
a pistol and using it in a threatening