The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-03-29
Pertinent Points from North Yakima
and It's Radiatins Props.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN NEWS ITEMS.
Paragraphs which Are Intertssing
ss Everybsay whether They
Live In she Modern Garden 81
Eden or the outer world.


Drew, q daughter.
The children's Easter service, at st.
Michael's Episcopal church, will be held
on Sunday, April LIST.
Horse Heaven has been blessed with
more moisture this winter than was ever
known before and unprecedented crops
are predicted.
Olaf Peterson, of Yakima City, has re.
turned from Tacoma and has q force Of
men employed in preparing his ranch for
fruit, hops. hay and grain.
W. T. Meigs and bride, Of 81. Cloud,
Mimi, arrived here last week with the
intention Of remaining. Mrs. Meigs is q
sister of Mrs. q. S. Rankin.
The Mckee wants church. and in ad-
di,ion to other subscriptions made by the
settlers, Mrs. C.. z. Cheney will donate a
ten acre tract Of land for the building.
Geo. P. Eaton, OF Tacoma, who has q
large ranch in the Sunnyside country, 10
having 800 acres cleared, 80 Of which will
be planted 10 fruit. Mr.. Eaton has sec.
ton Of land, including 20 acres in alfalfa.
Oscar A. Fechter and 4. F. Benson are
mentioned as probable timber from which
the next mayor Of North Yakima will be
carved. Both are good and progressive
men, and either is qualified to head our
municipal government.
c. II. Barrett, an architect from Mount
Vernon. has opened an Office in the Lewis
Engle building. In addition the his let.
ters Of introduction, the many fne public
and private buildings of Mount Vernon
and vicinity are testimonials Of his abil:
ity.
Ellensburgh Messrs. Wat
son and Miller have retired from The
YAKIMA HERALD and Z. NJ. Reed has
again taken charge Of it as editor and
manager. Mr.. Reed is a ready writer
and The HERALD will lose nothing by the
change.
Myron Ellis denies that he will be q
candidate for the office OF county treas.
urer. THE HERALD never said that he
would, but only quoted current rumor.
Mr.. Ellis has been q very sick man and
rest from official as well as other duties
will no doubt prove beneficial.
The Republic: The HERALD. in its first
issue under Mr.. Reeds return to the
helm, is bright and attractive newspa.
per. We wish him all the success that
fair winds may bring him, and strength
and wisdom to Withstand the storms that
will come to the best OF mariners.
Howroyd & Hadley will have 20 acres
Of the Yakima Indian reservation in hops
this season. When the reservation is ap-
portioned and segregated, it will be
bright and blooming spot of this state.
The prospects are that this desired condi-
ton will not be much longer delayed.
II. B. Scudder has plated 240 acres OF
his Mox se farm in l0-acre tracts and has
cold 10 Of them to as many fsmilie who
have already settled and begun that work
OF improvement which will before long
make Yakima county the most thrifty as
we'll as the most populous section Of the
state.
Judge Brinker, the United States pros
ecuting attorney, says that too much
lemon extract and other intoxicants are
sold to indians at Yakima City. The
penalty for selling the siwashes extracts
is just as great as that for furnishing them
with whisky or alcoholic beverages OF any
| kind.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Dickson, who have
been residents Of the Mckee for several
years past, have moved to Tampico where
Mr, Dickson is interested in a sawmIl.
Before leaving they were pleasantly enter
tanned at the Mckee school house and pre-
sented with handsome rocking chair by
admiring friends.
w. H. Wilcox. son Of C. p. Wilcox, has
arrived from Tacoma. and been installed
rs secretary Of the newly formed Yakima
Publishing Co. He is q pleasant and
business-like appearing young man and
will no doubt add much to the popularity
OF the company's publications, The Ranch
and The Republic.
r. d. Young. lately OF the Great North
ern railroad. has bought forty acre tract
In the Sunnyside district and is building
Q residence which will cost $1,000. The
land will be planted to hops. alfalfa and
fruit. There are now sixteen houses in
course OF construction within a short
radius Of the town OF Sunnyside.
North fakima's cavalry troop proposes
to give q minstrel entertainment IN the
near future. George Vance, than whom
no one here is better qualified to superin.
tend. direct. and take part in the perform
ance, will be the chief factotum. and is
now selecting his troupe and arranging
the program. The question Of burnt cork
is agitating the boys somewhat as they
remember similar entertainment at the
club rooms. some time ago, when 1t Was
found much easier to put the black on
their faces than to take 1t off without
bringing the euticle along with il.
Deputy Sheriff J. L. Banks. OF 'Ellens-
burgh, has been appointed chief clerk of
the Yakima Indian agency under Agent
L. I. Erwin. Mr.. Banks will enter upon
his new duties on the LIST Of April. The
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