The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-20

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1t is reported that A. T.. Lyon, the
present city marshal, will be chosen
chairman of the republican central com.
mittee Of the county.
Mr.. J. II. Brand, of the Corvallis
Wagon Company, is in the city with a
great number of his firms wagons for
display at the state fair.
1t is rumored that Gen. Lew Wallace
author of "Ben Hur," "Fair God" etc. a.,
will deliver one of his entertaining lee
lures in Yakima some time in October.
The HERALD is indebted to Prof. j. G..
Lawrence for splendid bunch OF Cali
fornia grapes OF some unknown variety.
They greatly resembled Muscates in fla
vor, but were almost black in color.
Sam Hoeslich is in durance vile in Ia
coma, and will be examined as to his
sanity by Pierce county commission
this week. The stock OF goods he owned
here has been taken charge of by his
brothers and shipped to Seattle.
Agent Humphrey assures The HERALD
that the cut rate on potatoes will be e&-
tended to December /. By the way, Mr..
Humphrey is largely responsible for this,
as well as many another courtesy extend
ed by the Northern Pacific company to
Yakima growers.
A bee keepers association will be or
ganized this afternoon at the Office of Sec
rotary Reed, of the state fair association
by the various apiarists of the county
An endeavor will be made to arrange fol
fine display OF honey and stands of bees
at the great fair next week.
Eastern people claim that Yakima and
the west coast cannot produce ''corn like
that in Missouri" There is stalk in
Far Commissioner Reeds office which
standing upright, touches both floor and
ceiling, and that means fourteen feet
- was grown on the ranch of f. X. vii
SOC.
Richard L. French opened the week with
CDR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" which ran
succe ,sfully the entire week. Mr.. French
made strong impression by his mastery
Transformation into the fiend incarnate
Hyde, and the general excellence of the
cast and scenery made it to be regretted
~that the play could not have had longer
run, says the Post Intellgencer. At Ma
sons opera house, Thursday, Sept. 81.
M. Schorn, the popular carriage build
or, talks to the people in large adver-
tisement this week. Mr.. Schorn now
handles the celebrated Studebaker wag.
ons and carriages, in addition to those Of
OF his own make. Everybody knows the
quality OF the former articles, and many
a Yakiman can testify as to the latter
Intending purchasers will do we'll to look
over Mr.. Schorn's display at his shops
and on the fair grounds.
Mayor Redman on Tuesday informed
ex-Treasurer Spain that he must refuse to
sign the warrant for $l11.11 ordered
drawn in Mr.. Spain's favor by the coun-
Gil. Advice had been received, the mayor
said, from attorneys not to sign the war
rant, as the claim was not valid Mr..
Spain has taken the matter into court,
mandamus proceedings having been be.
gun to compel the mayor to sign the war
rant.
Richard +. French has already risen to
prominence as one Of our most successful
stars. Few actors have gained stronger
hold upon the high appreciation Of our
theater-goers. In no character has he
shown greater tact and ability than in
the play of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE"
where he plays double role. His rendi-
ton of these two characters has never
been surpassed in this city. and those who
failed to see him lost great treat
Oregoniaa. At Mason's, Thursday, Sep
TENDER q.
Some of the Mckee growers apprehend
little difficulty in holding pickers dur
ing the fair and barbecue. Mr.. George
Ker lost fifteen or twenty of his crew on
Monday last on account of the illness Of
some of the children of the party, and
he spent all day Tuesday in trying to
find others. The Mckee company had
an exodus early this week, a runner from
Colville coming in with the rumor that
Chief Mores and all his squaws had been
murdered. Over 100 Indians left the
yards, and the company has been running
short handed.
A HERALD reporter was informed on
Sunday afternoon that merchants were
discounting hop checks and tickets prof
fered them by Indians in sums running
from 10 cents to % cents. 1t is impossi'
&sle to find single instance OF dickering
Of this sort, although nearly all of the
business houses were visited. OF course
it is easy to see what harm would be
done to the grower il all his tickets
worth absolutely their face value OF 81
should be redeemed by the merchant al
70 or even So cents. 1t would be nothing
more than pure and simple robbery tc
treat an Indian in that manner, and Till
HERALD does not believe any merchant
in the city would be guilty of the charge
OF course the game could not be worked
upon a white man, as he would know
too much and would make it interesting