The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-06
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out tne river before MS successor u0ns
the official toga.
The young mems republican club,
which Was TO have been organized at the
court house last Saturday evening, proved
a failure. The county convention was
too much OF damper.
Mr.. George Bosdet is at Tacoma with d
very attractive display OF grains, grasses
and fruits from the Selah Valley which
he has tastefuiy arranged in the agricul-
tural and horticultural building of the
Interstate fair.
The meeting OF the fair commission OH
Friday was practically only one of reca-
pitulation for the benefit OF Commissioner
Engle, who was present from Seattle and
who expressed himself as more than
pleased with the work so far accomplished
Commissioner Reavis, of Spokane, could
not attend.
The Dayton band, numbering 26 pieces.
is exported in Yakima during the coming
state fair. They will make no charge be.
yond their expenses, as they are but Just
beginning their work as n musical organi
cation and desire the advertisement
which playing at the state fair would give
them.
Deputy Marshal Gniland on SUNDAY
arrested James Williams, an old offender
on a charge of selling whisky to Indians
and on Tuesday Marshdls Catron and
Guilland nabbed one Joe Bagley on the
same count.
The good old Germans and the beer
NE A.,
reason for congrat ulation; Tor Chris
BJckman, who has had thirty years o.
experience in Switzerland and other
countries, is closing arrangements for the
establishment of a factory tor the making
of limburger and Swiss cheese, on the
Dan Sinclair ranch.
A runaway which resulted in no great
damage was one OF the scenes at the
depot on Tuesday afternoon. The horses
were hitched to a sign post near Tucker's
livery stable; beconing frightened they
ran away, tearing down the ost and the
big horseshoe which surmounted it and
dragging it quite distance. They were
sScaught before running far.
iaskill 4 Grace on Tuesday entered
into,r contract with the state fair com
mission b paint and keep painted for II
term Of five years all OF the fences sur
roundiD ing the fair grounds. The work
costs the commission nothing, as the
painters are given the exclusive right To
paint private signs upon the fences in
consideration of the labor otherwise
gratuitously performed.
Messrs. Kershaw and Taft have begun
the erection OF their new ostory, brick
stone front business house on Yakima
avenue, the Cary millinery store and
Spinning d Co. real estate hnlding hav
ing been removed one lot to the east, ami
the small meat market torn down. The
new block Is tn cost in the neighborhoOd
OF $4,000 and will be credit to the city
The body of Herbert Blake was on Sun.
day found in the Yakima river near Iii
lab, N. II. Lille telegraphing The informa
ton to Coroner Taggard The remains
were very much decomposed, yet they
were brought to this city and buried or
Monday from Lombard & Horsley's un.
dertaking parlors. No word has vet been
received from the young mans father, in
England, as to the disposition of his
effects.
A quiet wedding was celebrated at the
home of Mrs. Helen W. Coe on Tuesday
evening last, at vi ich Rev Monroe Drew
otficlated, uniting IN marriage Attorney
W. +. Butcher, Of Baker City, Ogn. and
Mrs. Coe. The compile left on Wednes
day morning for their home in Oregon. A
tinge Of romance adds interest to the a.
fair. 1t seems that Mr.. Butcher and Mrs.
Coe we're lover and sweetheart before the
marriage of the latter. Fate separated
them; but the attachment of their earl,
life remained strong. and the consumma-
ton came on Tuesday evening. THE
HERALD extends warmest congratulations
and kind wishes for their future happi-
hess. a nd in this IL is Joined by many of
Yakima's best people.
E. F. Benson stopped over in Yakima
on Saturday last. while on his way to Ia
coma from the Palouse country, where he
has been working for the interstate fair
He states that whenever he SAYS word
for Tacoma and the Interstate he puts in
two or three for Yakima and her big dis.
play, and he is irving his best to keen
the interest from tagging and indure out
side ranchers and orchardsts to get to-
gether "A display of some kind for Yakima
as well as Tacoma. He is now engaged
in forming an excursion of 500 or more
people in Spokane, Pullman, Sprague
and other eastern Washington points,
the crowd to leave for Tacoma originally,
but to have stop-over tickets which will
enable them to indulge in some sight
seeing around Yakima during the state
fair. Those to whom he has talked
heartily agree with him as to the propri-
ETY. of the move, aud all wish to stay
a N a .,tx, a
Washington. Particulars as to the plan
will be given later, when Mr.. Benson has
matured them.
r. A. Hume, travelling representative
OF the state fair, returned from the west
on Wednesday, and will leave for eastern
Washington to day or tomorrow. He
was quite successful in his advertising
work, and incidentally secured promises
, from several firms in various cities to
make an exhibit here. The Seattle cjty
council and chamber OF commerce have
aDpointed committees to see that metrop-
oils well advertised here; Tacoma has
made the same appointments. and Rev.
Eshelman and Mr.. Samuel Collier have
promised three DAYS a week in hustliny
for us Everett is going TO surprise us NJ
q. TIbhtts will bring over q new irriga-
tion device, the Cover Current Motor; the
Sumner Iron Works will display a trac
tional engine of their own make; the Pu-
get Sound Wire Nail and Steel Co. will he
with us; and the Puget Sonnd Pulp and
Paper Co. will exhibit goods of their own
manufacture. All of the cities OF the
coast will do something for themselves
and for us, save Portland; that city will
probably only send its fast horses, al
though few ditching machine models