The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-03-22

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burgh.
Sam Creger. formerly OF North Yakima,
is one Of the incorporators Of the WASH
ington State Mercantile Co., recently
formed in Spokane.
The Tacoma Union hrs been purchased
by syndicate. and Will L. visscher, the
paraQrapher, poet and politician, will be
its editorial head and general factotum.
A Ritzville man claims he has curl
osity in the shape Of squirrel with
eleven legs and four heads. The Ritz
vile man lie q curiosity 10 himself even II
he has no squirrel Of any character.
Governor McGraw has been danger
ously i'll for some days past from append
icitis, and it is reported tina, an operation
will have to he performed before he can
resume the duties Of an active life.
The Colville Inder says that Governor
McGraw has started q movement tn place
campaign sheet in every county in the
state, and that Secretary E. d. Cowen, of
the state land commission, was there last
week, ostensibly for the purpose of full
filling the gift to Stevens.
J. A. Munday, of Vancouver, who was
formerly a special agent Of the interior
department, and recently a prominent
aspirant for the Portland collectorship, is
now favorably mentioned for receiver OF
the Oregon National bank. Mr.. Munday
is well qualified for the position and his
many Yakima friends are hopeful of his
success.
Mayor Powell. Of Spokane, has vetoed
an ordinance prohibiting minors from
playing billiards in "any saloon, fruit
stand or other ROOM" ''If they will limit
to saloons or make the age limit IS years,
will sign it," he said. ''If yonng fell
low of 10 or 20 cares to play billiards,
away from evil influences, don't see why
he should be denied the privilege"
Henry Blackman was sworn in as col.
lector of internal revenue for Oregon and
Washington on Wednesday Of last week.
He announced the following appointments
for Washington: Travelling deputies
John hester, headquarters ut Spokane;
John Leahy, with headquarters at Walla
Walla; storekeeper and gauger, M. S.
Huffman, Tacoma, headquarters at I'm.
10 ntown.
G. B. Wright will visit this state In
April and it is reported that he will then
arrange to connect his Washington and
Oregon system Of roads in Walla Walla
and Umatilla counties with the Sound
This is supposed to be the connecting
link for another transcontinental line,
probably the Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy. in which Mr.. Wright is heavily
interested. II the road is built it is bound
to come through Yakima.
West Coast Trade: The Commercial
club, OF North Yakima. has adopted
resolution favoring an exhibit at the In
terstate fair and stating that the citizens
of Yakima county will do all in their
power to make the project success.
There is no narrow mindedness about the
Yakima people and they never do any.
thing by halves. Their exhibit will be as
creditable as that from any portion OF the
northwest.
The poor suffering Palouse country has
had another burden to bear. With it's
other ills rain and snow have been falling
since the beginning of the month and
much damage has been done through
swollen streams and washouts of culverts
and railroad tracks. The food has been
the worst known in years and not only
railroad travel has been blocked, but
teams are unable 10 move through the
bottomless mud.
Allan G. Mason has gone east to en-
deavor to arrange for settlement OF his
financial troubles. THE HERALD and his
numerous friends in Yakima most heart
lily wish him success for the country can
i'll afford to spare from it's front rank of
financiers and public spirited citizens such
men as Mr.. Mason. Should he fail in his
eastern endeavors 1t will only delay his
forward move for men with the honor,
energy and enterprise of Mr.. Mason can't
be kept down long.
Washington lumber and shingle ship
ments were over four times as great during
February as they were during last Sep
TENDER. The shipments during January
and February were exactly the same, be-
ing 81 cars shipped out OF the state over
the Northern Pacific each month. In
February 437 cars Of shingles and 374 cars
OF lumber we're shipped. OF these Mis-
souri, took 90 cars of shingles and 80 of
lumber; Illinois SO cars of shingles and
l6 cars of lumber; Iowa 90 cars of shin
giles and Is cars Of lumber. The appor-
iionment OF lumber and shingle ship
ments during January was 522 cars of
shingles and 2s9 cars Of lumber.
The Tacoma News Of the 18th inst.
sprung upon its readers sensation
broadly limiting that DR.. N. q. Blalock,
president OF the Worlds fair commission
for this state, bad attempted to embezzle
sl4OO OF funds realized from the sale of
surplus lumber and other effects OF Wash
ington's exhibition. The doctor denies
in toto the charge and says he. himself.
brought the matter before the commission
at its recent meeting. which was the only
occasion be had to report since the money
came into his hands, and that the sales