The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-11-29


S. q. Crandsll was a Tacoma visitor on
Saturday last.
A. j. Splawn is said to be the proud
possessor OF the finest saddle horse in
Yakima county.
Goldepdale wants Yakima to again
best the former city's nine in game Of
baseball in the near future.
Deputy L. 5. Marshal Stratton has for.
warded his resignation to Marshal Drake,
to take effect on January | 1895.
Judge Graves will open court in this
city on Monday next. The jury has been
summoned to attend on Wednesday.
The county officers elect will enter upon
the discharge of their duties on the first
Monday in January, which is the eth
day OF the month.
Tony krober and family, including bis
mother, Mrs. Miller, have returned from
Tacoma and intend to remain In Yakima,
Mr.. Krober having sold his interest in the
Hotel RAYMOND.
Mrs. Eben Osborne and young son, the
lady daughter of Ezra Meeker, OF Puy-
allup, are in the city for long visit.
They will spend the winter here il rooms
in private house can he secured.
Seattle's football team is endeavoring
to arrange for game with Yakima IL,
but has not yet perfected plans. Local
punchers of the pig skin practice regular
ly at the state fair grounds, but are not
yet up to an amateur standard. The Sc
attic team will play the Walla Wallas to.
day.
Two klootchmen are said to have made
sport for the deputy marshals and prison.
ers on the way over to Walla Walla re-
Gently. agnes" disarranged several ca,
seats and scrubbed up the aisle with he,
frail sister siwash, while choice selections
of Billingsgate la Chinook floated pro.
miscuously over the scene. They might
be at it yet had Witness Baxter not OBJ
jected.
A "cobweb social at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. James Greene on Friday even
ing last was largely attended affair
about 80 young people being present
The social was given by the Epwortt
League of the M. E. church and proved
an ENJOYABLE event. Games were played
and the mysteries OF the cobweb unravel
ed, and vocal selections were given by
Miss Bunnell and Prof. Andrews. Re
freshments were served at late hour
and they were particularly enjoyed.
John Devine, the escaped convict cap
tured by Sheriff Simmons about a month
ago and taken to Medical Lake, says thai
his capture WAS the result OF "squeal'
on the part of "Nigger Clark" with
whom Devine had helped make sacks at
Walla Walla. Further. Devine says that
the peaching OF Clark will cost that indi
vidual his precious life ii opportunity
should ever present. He gave Clark hall
OF all the money he had, 81, and then
Clark got mad because he wouldn't give
him the balance of it and told the sheriff
of his whereabouts.
The Ritzville Times in speaking about
Prosser, and commenting on the recent
improvements and growth of that place
says that it appears on paper to be about
the size of Yakima, Ellensburg or Ritz
Vile" That may be on paper but when
it comes to reality the comparison goes
no farther. North Yakima is the largest
town in population and business between
Spokane and Tacoma. 1t lis growing
faster comparatively than any other point
in the northwest and it's railroad ship
ments greatly exceed those OF any town
of its size along the line OF the Northern
Pacific.
Lee Monohan, OF Renton, King county,
thinks he has discovered new and sure
eradicator for.the hop louse-his expur-
Rative agent being the planting OF to-
bacco plants among the vines. Prof
Lawrence advanced this theory months
ago but his application was with respec,
to all plant-devouring vermin and espec.
tally that which has been destroying
tomato vines. Mr.. Monohan says that
his tobacco raising was simply expert
mental last year; but it accomplished
such good results in the hop fields that
he will engage more largely in it during
the season OF 1895. He thinks he viii
save at least 500 because he will no
need to spray, and his output on tobacco
plants will not exceed $40. Yakim,
growers, in the one or two districts in
tested by lice this summer, might try tn
plan and see how it will work
Mr. A. j. Chambers, living up the All
tanum, is a man who doesn't require the
strong arm Of the law to assist him il
protecting his own property. On Thurs
day evening last spring wagon and Sc
of double harness was stolen from hi
barn near the academy, and the theve
had gotten fair start before Mr.. Cham
! bers discovered his loss. There was