The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-28

present manner OF handling the berry
crop. Berries in small lots are not End
ing ready market. while there 70 . de-
msnd from 81. Paul aud Minneapolis Of a
carload q day. There the prices have
ruled for the past ten days at $3dt3.50 q
crate, which would leave q margin OF
from " to $3.50 to the grower, netting
him $3.50 per acre and upwards. Aside
from this, Agent Humphrey has tele-
graphic orders from the agents along the
road for an average Of seventy-fve boxes
per day. There are not only not enough
berries planted, bat the formation Of the
shipping association is OF the greatest
necessity. Yakima is most favorably
situated to command the markets from
both directions, and our berries come in
just at the seasons when they bring the
best prices. Instead of making this in
dustry one Of great value to the growers
and to the community. 1t is simply being
made q pin money issue. Over in Walla
Walla they are taking advantage Of the
ltchtfsiphst ubh III HtOut has y
forty acre field OF berries which he finds
source OF great profit. Every small farm,
every market gardener, every grower Of
deciduous fruits should be a stakeholder
in the shipping association, even II it is
only to the extent Of one share, s., and
he will find his outlay returned to him
many fold before the season is over. It
is the intention Of the association to erect
warehouses at North Yakima and Simcoe.
The small boys Of Yakima are artistic
in their righteousness and Twistarian in
their selfsIness. Fish fairly impede the
progress OF ordinary waves up and down
the irrigating bitches Of this val
ley, as everybody knows; yet the
omnipresent small boy isn't satisfied. He
wants them in still larger quantities, and
he tries all manner Of schemes to get
them. His latest plan has been called to
the attention of the council, and some
thing new will now have to be devised.
These youngsters have lately been open
ing the ditch headgates, flooding the lat
erals and streets, then closing the gates
again and killing grass and shrubbery by
an enforced drought simply to catch fish.
The city dads at their last meeting order
ed padlocks put upon these headgates,
and retailers OF the rod, real and line will
reap some benefit, as well as property
owners along the bitches.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Hall entertained q
party Of friends at their Second street
home on Friday evening last at drive
whist. Among those present were: DIR.
Morrison and wife, G. A. Graham and
wife, f. F. Benson and wife, w. w.
Leeper and wife, S. G. Crandall and wife,
Dwight Crandall and wife, DR.. Gum and
wife, J. B. Pugsley and wife and Miss
Dunning. Refreshments were served,
and a very enjoyable time passed by the
attending friends. Mrs. Dwight Gran
dali and G. A. Graham were the prize
winners.
Mrs. Miriam Piner, the mother OF Mrs.
]. A. Leach. died at that lady's residence
on Moncay afternoon, Of general debility,
in the eighty first year of her age. De.
ceased had lived 10 Yakima since 1888,
her husband dying in the following year.
She leaves twelve grandchildren, eleven
of whom live in Yakima, and nine great
grandchildren, eight of whom also live in
Yakima. The remains were inferred on
Tuesday afternoon from the residence,
the ceremonies being conducted by Rev.
Pierce, OF the Baptist church.
The school districts are awakening to
the spirit OF the tmea, and better edu-
cational facilities are being constantly
provided throughout the county. Dis
trict No. 40, near the artesian wells in
the Mckee, voted on Saturday last for the
issuance of bonds for the building of a
school house; district No. %. adjoining
this city on the west, sold $500 bond. the
same day; district No. 8, near Tampico,
sold $1,000 bonds; and district No. IA, on
the north Cowychee, is preparing to re-
advertise for the sale of $500 bonds in the
near future.
There will be CAV crowd at Fort Sim
coe on the Fourth. On Sunday J. l..
Banks will be in with conveyance to take
out Col. z. Z. Wager, DR.. l. N. Power,
Chef Banks, OF Ellensburgh, the Miss
Porter, of Roslyn, and DR.. w. II. Hare,
Of this city, to remain for several days;
while early Wednesday morning Hon.
Hugh c. Wallace and wife and two young
ladies OF Tacoma, and Hon. III. J. Snively
and wife, of this city, will 20 out as the
guests of Agent Erwin.
Leigh r. Freeman, of The Farmer, Seat
tie, is in the city. He came in on Tues
day, to prepare for work at the populist
aud state taxpayers league conventions.
In reply to the remark that he was slight
ly in the lead Of his associates, he replied
that he was always ahead; that he was
Sin advance of civilization in crossing the
Rockies" Mr.. Freeman 10 nothing if not
modest.
The funeral of Miss Kate Mclaughlin,
the young woman who died at the hos
pital last week, occurred on Monday from
the Presbyterian church, Rev. Drew con-
Quoting the ceremonies. 1t had been sup.
posed that her brother would take the
body east upon his arrival, but instead
the remains were inferred here.
Walter q. Cornett leaves on Tuesday
next for Spokane, to attend the wedding
of his brother, Rev. w. II. Cornett, and
Miss Forester, of that city, which occurs
on July 8. After the ceremony the young