The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-12-20
Al the last regular meeting Of the Com

AT the last regular meeting oil the Com
mercial club on Tuesday evening the
most important business transacted vas
the employment Of an engineer to fur
nish for the use OF the club in dissent
mating information, a statistical table
showing the acreage OF land in this
county now irrigated by artificial canals,
reservoirs. etc, and by natural water.
ways; the amount Of land vet to be irri.
gated; the volume of water appropriated
at this time, and an estimate of the
amount Of water which may yet be GO
appropriated; the length Of each ditch
system now in operation, and the land /,
covers and reclsims; the market value
per acre Of lands under such bitches, and
the assessment under each for water
rights. These facts are, or rather will be,
OF much value to the club, and it is to be
hoped they will be authentic and com
plete. Engineer Mills has been secured
to arrange the data.
| 1t may be of some interest to the newly
elected city officials to learn that all sal.
airy warrants during the coming year will
be issued on the general fund instead Of
being drawn on a cash fund, as hereto
fore. In fact, all warrants, other than
those in payment of specific claims
against sewer maintenance, interest on
bonds. and street and ditch repairs, will
be drawn upon the general fund. This
action OF the new council will be based
upon the provisions of the state law reg.
ulating cities OF the third class. 1t is
perfectly proper and just that this plan
should obtain, las there will be no favored
few in case the warrants should be sub
ject to discount at any time in 1895.
Klickitat Republican: DR.. Stewart re-
turned yesterday from North Yakima,
accompanied by Charles Newell, who
has been absent in the east for some
months. The doctor brought with him q
very rare Indian curio in the form OF q
chisel made out of file, with bone
handle ten inches long. The popularity
of the handle is the head, which is
carved in the shape OF bear. The
chisel was obtained from friend of the
doctors in North Yakima, whose father
got it from Siletz Indian more than 20
years ago. The doctor and Mr.. Newell
came overland. They report snow ON the
summit to the axle of the wagon.
"THE HERALD is an unusually splendid
paper these days." said Register Smelling,
but does it pay?" To be candid, the
management is unable to say whether or
not the increased expenditure is justif-
able. The receipts of business are salts
factory, but the receipts of cash in pay
ment are not. There are too many sub
| scribers who never give thought to their
home paper or to the struggles imposed
upon the publisher to keep the paper up
| to a standard Subscribers of this char.
acter will soon miss the customary weekly
visits OF THE HERALD, for those who are
long delinquent are to be dropped from
| the list.
Harry Miller and F. p. Chase, the
two men arrested on last Thursday
night in the small shack back OF the Bray
lumber yard, had their trial before JUS
tice Henton on Monday afternoon. They
had any quantity of stolen goods in their
| shack, yet they demanded jury trial.
After a jury had been summoned, how
ever, they pleaded guilty and the jury
was discharged. Justice Henton fixed
their fine at the minimum, upon request
| OF the prosecutor; the amount was SIS
and costs, and they were committed in
default of payment.
Robert Rein is recovering slowly from
the accident which injured him so seri-
ously on December z. He was loading
lumber at the White River Lumber com.
pany's yards, and while hauling it over
the tracks the team became frightened.
ran away, and Rein was thrown from the
wagon. The wheels passed over his
chest, tearing the flesh away from the
ribs, and three of those bones were brok-
en-. He was carried into fuckers livery
stable in an unconscious condition.
Hon. Alexander Reed, of the firm OF
Reed & Co., Tacoma, came in on the
freight from Pssco Saturday afternoon
| and remained until the arrival OF the pas
senger train next morning. Mr.. Reed
has been buying grain in eastern Wash
ington and Oregon, his purchases aggre-
eating 100000 bushels. Reed & Co. Sc
cured most of the wheat raised on the
lower Yakima.
| Mr.. james Lennon is uprooting his
six-acre hop field and is preparing to set
it out to apple trees. Mr.. Lennon g
farm is located near the Mckee bridge,
on this side Of the river. He is COM
paratively recent arrival here, but he has
made money since his advent, and thinks
he will make more with fruit than with
hops.
F. M. Spain. grand master OF the A. o
U. w. of Washington, returned on Tues
day evening from tour of the state
made in the interest of his order While
absent he delivered several public ad-
dresses and dedicated one newly-con-
structed hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Brooke, of Seattle,
VINO have been guests of the lady's ia