The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-11-02
State FAIR PROGRESS.
Deed 10 the Grounds Executed and OF.
fclally Approved.
LARGE FORCE OF MEN VERY BUSY.
Fire I'm whiteehapei-Its origin and
Exteut-The Case tn Ceurt-sheet-
ting Cattle MaiiciousIy-Au Old Of
fendcr-Other Eases.

The state fair commissioners now have
legal possession OF the grounds and all
necessary preliminaries have been exc
cuted Active work 10 construction OF
the track and preparation Of the grounds
will he begun on Monday next.
Pursuant to call OF President Parker a
meeting Of the commissioners was held
on Tuesday evening, at which President
Parker, John Reed and John X. Patton
were present.
The deed to the grounds, covering 100
acres, from Silas A. ellison has been exc
cuted and is approved by the attorney
general.
The commissioners resolved that said
land and water right so conveyed be and
the same is hereby accepted as site for
the state fair OF the state OF Washington,
and the thanks of the commission are
hereby rendered to the citizens OF Yakima
county for their liberal donation"
The president appointed John h. Patton
and John Reed as committee to have
the site cleared and ploughed at once. 1t
was decided to have the work done by
the hour at 20 cents per hour and the
same per hour for each team or span Of
horses employed in the work. The COM
mittee will also appoint time.keeper at
So day. He will be foreman OF the
W ,rking force.
II was ordered that work on the con-
struction of the track be commenced on
Monday next under the supervision of the
above committee, subject to the direction
of the commission.
The president and secretary were d.
rected to advertise for bids for rough
lumber for use in the construction OF
fences and buildings on the grounds.
The secretary was directed to rent and
furnish a suitable Office for the commits
sion. The Office will be located in rooms
above the Yakima National bank.
The home-stretch Of the race course will
be seventy feet wide, said width being
maintained to the point of the second
turn. The back. stretch will be sixty feet
wide and said width shall be maintained
to the northwest corner The track shall
be constructed in accordance with specifi.
cations to be prepared hereafter.
Sydney Arnold was employed to do the
necessary engineer work at s. day.
1.-The preliminary work has finally been
completed, said President Parker yester-
day, land the fact that it has been is not
more pleasing to any one than nv
self. 1t has been an arduous task, but,
now that the technical details have all
been disposed of, work OF a substantial
character will Immediately begin and re-
suits will, therefore, be tangible. Sixty
men ha Q been put to work in clearing
the tract and on Monday next activity
will begin on the construction OF the track.
We will make il the fastest race course in
the northwest. We will probably pur.
chase the lumber of the state fair build
ings Immediately, but they will not be
erected till next summer.
ut is our purpose to establish depart
ment in which exhibits from all over the
state may be placed. This department
will be open at all times under the super
vision of the man who has charge OF the
grounds during the time intervening be-
tween the fair terms. II will be an inter
esting feature OF the fair and can easily
be maintained. Exhibits from every Sec
ton OF the state are desired and an effort
will be made to obtain them.
mo relaxation of work will be had
until everything is in perfect order for the
state fair next year. We have reason 10
believe that it will be grand success.
ave will have full board at meet
ing to be held on November 10. Mr..
Enge is now in the east"
A LITTLE BLAzE.-On Monday evening
last about o'clock fire alarm attracted
attention to the fact that the local White
chapel was having an exciting experience
with the fire fend. The department
quickly responded, but when it reached
the burning structure, located on the cor
ner of Walnut and First streets, adjoining
the livery stable of Walen & husband, the
only thing it could do was to save the
livery stable. This it did in splendid Or
der. The wind favored the department,
otherwise it would have been almost i'm
possible to save the stable.
The house belonged to E. R. Welch,
for whom A. L. Fix is agent. A nymph
du pare named Ruby Glenn was mistress
of the house and with her were four others
of the file de joie set. They were dissi-
patfd lot. At the time of the fire the
girls were in the country enjoying drive.
Ruby Glenn says she was up town. She
was under the influence of booze when
she related how the house caught fire
twice on Sunday and once before its de-
struction on Monday. Her impression
seemed to be that it was incendiary, but
before she had been charged with having
done it, she repeatedly plead innocence.
She was delinquent with her rent and on
her furniture and had said that before the
latter should be taken away from her by
Lombard & Hors!ey, who had mortgage
on it, she would burn every stick in the
house." Every stick was burnt, too. The
furniture house had insurance on the
property sufficient to pay its loss; but
there was no insurance on the house.
Agent Fix was just completing it and in
tended to insure it in two or three days.
WEIGHS loss is probably $500.
On Sunday evening Joe Cottrell and
John Gallagher were arrested in the house
for disofderly behavior. They were 10
Jail at the time of the fire. Cottrell was