The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-03
LOCAL. STATE and GENERAL.
Interesting Items Of News from Home
a1d Abroad.
Death OF W. 9. Sleliew, Genera, Wan.
ager Of the Northern Pacific
Rsitread-N akIma Peaches
New On the Market.

A. Is. Weed ~ organizing party 70 go
into camp in the Tietan basin.
MIS-. 4. G. Greene, wife of the tele-
,raph operator at Esston, is visiting rela-
lives in this city.
Mrs. W. W. Atherton and child are In
ramp at Lake Katcheez with Mrs. Geo.
Donsld aud Mrs. J. d. Cornett.
Mrs. A. Il. Ross and the Misses Sawyer
are encamped on the Ahtanum, about
three miles above Soda Springs.
Mrs. f. Douglas, of Hoquism, mother
II Bob Douglas, is in the city and will
probably remain during the summer.
Revs. Cheadle and Drew and Prof. W.
VI. Heiney returned Saturday from trip
IN the Tietan basin. They say that the
large number Of cattle ranged there has
forced the game to immigrate.
Ellensburgh Register: The Yakima
hose team has not sent up that challenge
yet Our boys are ready for it, and they
have the money with which to back up
their confidence.
Northern Pacific employees on this divis.
ion were laid off by the wholesale last
week. The work train force, the paint
gang and all the section and office men
that could be spared were dropped from
the rolls.
Friitvale ranch, the property OF Reed
4 Wheeler furnished the first peaches Of
the season. and beauties they are. Large,
handsome and Of fine flavor, they would
create a sensation Il displayed at the
Worlds fair.
Councilman Jason Carpenter and Cow
ernor Lowe returned last week from Milk
lake, where they put in ten days enjoy
ing the choicest Of fishing. Milk lake is
above the headwaters of the Wenas, and
is alive with trout.
The Ainsworth bank, the Oregon Ma
tional and several other Portland finan-
cial institutions have closed their doors.
The suspension OF the Oregon National
caused its connection, the First National
OF Ellensburgh. TO go under.
The home rule bill was passed in the
British parliament on the 9th Of July,
and was celebrated by riotous and dis
graceful conduct of the members, in
which blows were exchanged and charges
made which required public apology.
Twenty-Five thousand copies OF Fred K.
Reeds County Of Yakima, State Of Wash
ingfon, were issued from THs HERALD
Office during the past week. and are now
being speedily put into circulation. II is
an interesting aud creditable production.
The supreme court has decided that the
state registration law does not apply to
special elections to vote on bonding prop
ositir ms, and all who are OF legal aye and
have been residents of state, county and
precinct the required length OF time are
entitled to vote.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Chapman and Mr..
and Mrs. r. B. Mlroy spent Sunday up
the Natcheez, where they had very fair
success In "wooing the speckled beau.
ties" THE HERALD editor can testify To
their piscatorial skill. for he was remem-
bered with half a dozen handsome trout.
An Ellensburgh man is reported to
have had 10000 in the Tacoma National
hank. which suspended last Monday. He
also had, according to report. S. .001 in
the Merchants National when it went
under. He couldn't have tied his money
mn much tighter II he had deposited in
his home banks.
The sitna ton in Denver If still in an
exceedingly uncomfortable condition.
There are thousands Of men out OF EN-
ployment and money, for whom public
soup houses have been established, and
it ia feared that the frat riot will I've sue
reeded bv others. The bankers have
rallied upon the governor for troops, and
the railroads have granted s. rate to
Chicago and common points. and through
this means the citizens committee is
helping many Of the idle men out of the
country.
In speaking Of the necessity OF Wash
ington being represented at the Irrigation
congress tn be held at Los Angeles on the
10th OF October, the Spokane Chronicle
says: 1.-THE successful practice Of irriga-
ton in the Yakima country ard in other
sections OF the state hae demonstrated
that We can rival California in the pro-
duction OF fruits by that system, and the
cheapness of the land here, whirh is
from onef fifth to ne-tenth OF the price in
California, will attract many immigrants.
Several years ago that ministerial blk
and fraud. Rev. John A. Walker, jumped
the timber culture claim OF Col. W. +.
Prosser, situate near the town OF Prosser.
All along the line OF the land courts the
decisions were in favor Of the jumper,
until the care rcarhed the secretary,
where the rulings we're overturned and
the land awarded to Col. Prosser. The
news was received here on Saturday last,
and caused q smile Of satisfaction to
overspread the face Of Yski mas mayor.
W. s. Mellen, general manager Of the
Northern Pacific, died July 18th. at Vic
toria, Of heart disease. Mr. Mellen WAS
on his annual tour of inspection Of the
road, and his death was entirely unex-
pected and a great shock to his friends
His body was carried east on special
train, which passed through Yakima on
Friday last. The train stopped here long
enough for the railroad employees and
friends to take last look at the de-