The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-04-26
YAKIMA and VICINITY.
Flash Lights on Men, Woren and Events
Of This Eeishborhood.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN NEWS ITEMS.
Paragraphs which Are Interesting
60 Everybody whether They
Lave In the Modern Garden OF
Eden or the Outer World.

DR.. W. H. Hare spent Sunday in Ia
coma.
s. G. Crandall left for Tacoma Tuesday
on brief business trip.
J. L. Smith and A. B. Weed returned
iron. trip to the Sound county on Sat
urdsy last.
The anniversary Of the birthday of u.
S. Grant will occur this week Friday,
April eth.
The Feast Of the Passover OF the Israel
ICES beran on Friday night Of last week.
1t will continue through Saturday next.
W. r. Lyle and wife, and J. r. Van
Wrinkle, OF Zillsh, spent several days. In
the city. the guests OF the Anterior, dur
ing the past week.
Angus Mcintosh, the Seattle banker,
who has been spending considerable time
in Yakima looking after the Schmidt
sewer suit, left for his home on Sunday
last
+. s. Robertson, formerly of this city
but now Of Spokane. has been commits
stoned fret lieutenant OF the cavalry and
adjntant on the staff Of the First cavalry
battalion.
Ben McMurtry, OF Prosser, and Miss
Rena Smith, of Yakima City, are con-
fined at ST. Elizabeth's hospital, and it is
reported that both are in very danger
Gus state Of health.
Any person knowing of an orphan OF
homeless child will confer favor by
sending its name, address and as much Of
its history as may be known to +. W.
Hiddleson, Wslls Wslls, Wash.
Mr.. Underwood, Of Tacoma, is contem-
plating locating in the Ahtanum valley in
the vicinity Of the academy so as to have
the advantages OF that excellent institu.
ton Of learning for his children.
The next lecture to be given before the
Commercial class Of the AhtaDum acade-
nv will be on the subject Of Contracts
by ID. +. Mackinnon, Of this city. The
date hes not yet been announced.
Col. C. w. Griggs and George Brown,
Of Tacoma. inspected the big Sunnyside
canal. on Thursday last. and will soon
leave for the east for the purpose of plac-
ing the bonds, at least so says Dame
Rumor.
Priest Rapids is looming up as min.
ing point, and in addition to good returns
in gold being realized from washing the
bars opals, rubies, sspphires and other
precious stones have been found in the
vicinity Of late.
Congressman John L. Wilson has re.
ported to the house with committee re.
commentator that it pass the bill to
grant the Columbia River Irrigation Com.
pany right Of way across the Yakima In.
dian reservation.
Tacoma West Coast Trade: Yakims
has set her heart upon being the banner
hop producing county OF the state Of
Washington. and the Puget Sound coun.
try will have to hump itself to Guido this
lusty young neighbor to the east.
Prosser american: Hon. ID. E. Lest
gave a fine address at the celebration
He was the only orator who spoke well
of the ladies. Right and correct to sir
deci nal places! The american appreci
ates you and knows you always did
"hanker arter the women"
Arbor day was observed at the Ahtan.
um academy by appropriate exercises and
the planting of about twenty-five orna.
mental trees. L. S. Brown. former
student, showed his generosity by the
gift OF 60 fruits and ornamental trees, and
Messrs. Leaning and Simpson also con.
tributed similar favors.
Miss Bernice Newell, Of Tacoma. who
has been spending some time on the
Yakima reservation preparing a sketch
for the Northwest Magazine. returned home
on Sunday last thoroughly in love with
Yakima. She visited Fruitdale. the Pict-
ured Rocks and other points of 'intf rest
while here and gathered plenty OF ma
terra to keep her pen busy for &C me time.
The postoffire has not been moved to
the Dudley building, on Yakima avenue.
owing to a protest forwarded to the de-
pariment by property owners in the
neighborhood of the present quarters.
Those who are advocating the change be-
lieve il will not much longer be DELAYED,
having sent to the postmaster general n
petition signed by 500 residents favoring
the removal.
Buckley Banner: Mrs. E. L. Jacobus,
OF Yakima. was a guest Of Senator Ser
Reant's family few days his week. On
Wednesday she joined Mr.. Jaeohus on the
west. bound train on trip to their former
h. M in Penn Van. N Y. They are 90
ing hack To take care of Mr.. Jaeobus'
father. who lie advanced in years. Mr.
Iacohus still retains his interest in the
Yakima & Athena lumber ysrds.
Walla Walla is kicking because the
Northern Parific Express offirials gave
Yskims rate of rs cents per 100 pounds
on csntelopes and waternelons. and IS
cents on fruits and vegetables, to the mar
kets Of the Sonnd. while the rates from
walla Walla were plared at 81 % per
hundred. Superintendent Browning while
here said that Tacoma, Seattle aud neigh.
boring rites frfraiahad Xaktu,. i. ..,...f