The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-12-20

10 that Tacoma and Seattle would rather
import eas.ern-made butter than to us,
that produced here. A great deal o
money is sent out OF the state that NIGH
be kept within its limits II home butter
makers were pstronized. There was q
time when butter from the dairy OF Mr..
II. b. Scudder commanded a ready sale
and high market price at the Tacoms
hotels and restaurants, and large sign,
and plscards at such places and even the
bills OF fare upon dining cars proclaimed
that only yakima butter" was used
Why can it not be so again? Inquiry or
the part of the women FROM the farms
at the various local stores always meets
with the answer, "No demand for it,
Can the local commission dealers not
remedy this and provide a means where
by . considerable quantity of money
may be regularly brought to this city
from such an expectation?
The Klickitat Republican states that
Ed G. Rogers, the man who was arrested
tried and acquitted on the charge of rob-
berry, he having been found in possession
Of q hack and harness belonging to
James Lennon, of Yakima, had q wit.
ness on the stand "who swore that he
was present when Rogers bought the
hack and harness from q man unknown
to the witness, and saw him pay over $50
as the purchase price" Again, the pa.
per says that "the jury, out of sympathy,
made up a purse to bring him and his
wife back to his home" The latter
statement may be true. The jury should
have done that very thing to have fit
tinGly capped climax upon their YER
dict. As to the first asseveration, II il
wholly, absolutely and ridiculously un.
true. No evidence whatever was intro
duced in Rogers defense which could
be called evidence, save his own denial
and piece of paper called q bill OF sale
by Rogers and termed "fairy story" by
Judge Graves.
Mr.. G. II. Barrett has rendered his res
ignation as architect to the board of di.
rectors OF school district No. Z. This ac-
ton was taken at the regular meeting oil
the board on Friday evening last, and the
resignation was accepted No further
move toward erecting the brick addition
to Central school will be Immediately
made, as the members of the board find
that the weather will not permit them to
carry the work to completion until
spring. However, the plan outlined in
THE HERALD in its last issue will proba-
bly, be followed, and every architect in
the city will have an opportunity to pre-
pare and draft design for the structure.
The matter will be definitely decided al
the next regular meeting Of the board
Friday, December 2S.
One might not be surprised to hear of q
thief attempting to purloin some of Mrs.
P.J. Flint's stored preserves from her eel
lar, because that is simply evidence OF
good taste on the part of the pilferer ;
but one is astonished when burglar is
30 bold as to rob from an officer of the
law, and that is what startles Policeman
Liggett. One night last week some mid
night marauder purloined quantity oil
underwear from the clothes line at his
home, and neither the man nor the wool
ems have since been seen. In this con-
nection residents OF this city may we'll be
warned to more carefully look to their ex
posed chattels. Petty thieves are multi
plying in North Yakima, and the com.
ing winter isn't going to keep them timid
to any remarkable extent. A little timely
caution may save loos, or expense in re-
covery.
The Knob hill Sunday school held q
shadow social on Friday evening last in
the school house on the hill, which was
quite largely attended. and everybody
had a good time. The receipts of the
entertainment, which consisted OF songs,
recitations, etc., were $ll.50, which sum
goes into the Sunday school treasury.
Nj. Ball, one of the owners OF big de-
partment store in Tacoma was in the city
last week looking for larger room for
the branch store in this city, but business
quarters of this or any other character
being scarce, he concluded that the pres
ent store room would perforce have to be
enlarged to meet the requirements.
A new time schedule for the arrival
and departure of trains at this point
went into effect at midnight on Sunday.
In the future the west-bound passenger
train will arrive at As a. m, and the
east bound at 20 a. m.
Midnight mass will be celebrated at
the Catholic church on Christmas eve.
There will also be special song service,
extensive preparations having been made
for the event.
The special election in Kittitas county
resulted In the ratification of the indebt.
eduess over and above the prescribed
limitation.
Peter Bellies returned on Saturday from
his visit of a week in Puysllup.
X. w. Dunlop is in Gle Elum this week
attending to his mining interests in that
section of the country.
Louie Clement was a passenger on
Sundays train, bound for his new home
at Los Angles, Cal.