The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-05-10
PIFHY LOCAL POINTERS.
Yakima as II Is Seen BY THE Hsrald's"
Ubiquitous ParaSnphsrs.
The SUDDEN DEATH OF N. ]. UsGER.
The Yakima shipping Association
Organized-Nakins city Election.
A London Hop Factors food
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board, is expected home on Sunday.
Mrs. X. vanBuskirk is at Ellensburgt
visiting her son Charley and family.
J. L. Smith expects to leave Saturday
on business and pleasure trip to Port
land.
q. G. Mills is planting 100 acres oil
land under the artesian wells to Burbank
potatoes.
James Mckenzie claims to have de
vised machine to generate power wher
placed in either stagnant or flowing
water,
Died, at Kiona, Yakima county, May
6, Margaret Kennedy, infant daughter oil
Hugh aud Jswnell Kennedy, aged five
months.
City Marshal Liggett is again around
after his long confinement, but thinks
locomotion on crutches a poor substitute
for his legs.
E. r. Leaning left for New Jersey, on
"Wednesday morning, to visit his mother
who is now nearing her Goth year, and
is in failing health.
Regular services will be held at the
Christian church Sunday morning and
evening by the pastor, Mr., Rose. Even.
ing topic: THE Beginning of the Refor-
nation"
The regular meeting of the Yakima
County Horticultural society will be
held in the Commercial club rooms mex,
Saturday at p. m. A good attendance
is desired.
A marriage license was issued on May
4 to o. C. Mortenson and Miss Abbie
Mildred Spoon, and on May a similar
bill of happiness was granted to Charles
Stieren and Mary Jane Cleman.
A depressed financial market seems to
have quieting effect on the matrimon-
ial market. There have been only fifteen
marriage licenses granted in Yakima
county since the first OF January.
DR.. G. j. Hill returned from Walla
Walla Tuesday, where he was summoned
to testify in he Indian murder case. The
trial was continued until December next,
and there is a rumor that 1t will be
heard in Yakima.
The mother of Arson White died at
her home in Olympia on Tuesday. She
visited Yakima a couple Of weeks ago
and was taken sick shortly after return
ing to Olympia. The immediate cause
OF hev death was blood poisoning.
The coz sion Of A. L. slemmons as
receiver of the land Office has been re-
ceived and he will enter upon the dis
charge of his duties Friday. DR. Hare, the
retiring officer. will leave for California
Saturday, to be absent about a month.
The first shipment of Yakima potatoes
to St. Paul was made by Ward Bros. on
Saturday. There were two carloads oil
the spuds and they were of splendid
grade. and will make our friends at the
otheI4nd OF the Northern Pacific long
for more.
TIE annual election of officers of the
Library association will be held during
the week beginning Nav I4th and ending
May 10Th at the library rooms. 1t ia
hoped that each member will be present
on one OF those days and deposit his or
her vote.
The bi.weekly hips of the Yakima FIRE
department will be resumed on Saturday
evening next, at Mason's opera house. A
cordial invitation is extended to the dane.
ing public by the management. Good
music and social time are among the
inducements offered.
J. d. Hamel, well-known resident of
the Natcheez valley, died on Tuesday OF
pneumonia and was buried Thursday
from the Catholic church. The deceased
was a verv estimable young man and
leaves wife and child TO mourn his sad
and untimely death.
On Tuesday William Ker, as the rep
resentative of D. G. Bell, a Washington
banker, signed the contract for two mod
ern dwelling houses to be erected on the
west side of The track by Robert Scott.
The houses are to cost thousand dollars
each and are OF attractive designs.
The two leading candidates for the
nomination OF sheriff by the republicans
appears to be Lincoln Dilley, at present
deputy sheriff, and Henry L. Tucker,
the well known citizen and liveryman.
Both of these gentlemen have strong fol-
lowings aud sharp contest will proba-
bly, result.
William Read, who recently arrived
with his family from London, Eng, has
purchased and taken possession Of the
M. B. Curtis 40-acre orchard and farm in
the Parker Bottom district. II is under
stood that the price paid was $4,000. Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis contemplate moving to
California.
Hughey Osborne, the son of the Widow
Osborne, while employed in carpenter
work on the Hamaeher house, Monday,
fell in such way rs to break the bones
of both wrists, and he now lies helpless.
-.yg Yeates made q silver collection for
his aid the next day and secured up
wards oil s12.
A town election was held at Yakima
City on Monday which resulted in the
ticket with s. f. James for mayor. aud
Alex McklIister, @. H. Dix, C. L Bar
nett. J. T. Cartwright and George