The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-10-18
LOCAL items GALORE.
A Feast Of EeWsy Notes Condensed For
y The Herald's Many Readers.
HOME TALES ENTERTAINMENT TOLD
The cay ana County Have Been
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witch give Promise OF Proving Of
More Ian Passing Interest.

Agent l.. T. Erwin was in the city from
the reservation on Saturday as was also
X. l. Watson.
Miss Kauble, of Fairhaven, is in the
city for the winter, and will attend the
Central school.
John S. Baker, of Tacoma. is in the
city this week, being interested in case
which was on trial before the superior
court.
8. G. Hyde, OF Spokane, was in the
city on Tuesday, and tried to cheer up
the local republicans in a lengthy address
at Switzer's opera house that evening.
The Yakima Hop company is deliver
ing the 20 tons of hops contracted by A.
B. Weed at IL cents and the 10 tons con-
tracted by Horst Bros. at ~ cents.
Allen G. Mason. of Tacoma, known all
over the world and in Pasco, was visitor
In Yakima this week. He is largely in
terested in city and county realty in this
valley.
+. G. Burlingame's 20 teams arrived
this week from the Union Pacific and
have been placed at hauling q. G. Mills
600 tons Of potatoes from the Mckee to
the cars at this point.
No quorum was present at the regular
meeting OF the city council on Monday
night, both Conncilmen Humphrey and
Badger being i'll. The work Of the even
ing was therefore postponed to special
meeting called for Friday evening.
0regonian: Mr.. Fred X. Reed, OF Pros
ser, Yakima county, was among the Wis
itors to Portland yesterday. Mr.. Reed is
known 10 every part OF Washington as
''the Yakima boomer" He is now the
chief citizen Of the town of Prosser, and
he runs its municipal affairs with one
hand and edits the Prosser american
with the other.
A recent letter received by Mr. H.
kuechler from his wife, now in Germany
informed him that her father had died
just three days before she arrived in
Hamburg. As Mrs. Kuechler crossed the
o"eap almost for the express purpose of
seeing her father alive once more, and
hurried on account of his illness, the blow
was particularly sad one for her.
William Comayop a brokan,a, -, =,
freight train, was quite seriously injured
on Tuesday night about O'Clock While
the train was in motion he went between
two cars to pull coupling pin, lost his
footiig, fell and had an elbow, forearm
and wrist badly crushed. He was taken
to the railroad hospital at Missoula on
Wednesday morning for treatment.
II. Z. Parkhurst, surveyor and general
manager of the Portland agency of the
Pacific Insurance Union, was in the city
the fore part of the week adjusting rates
and extending fire limits. Mr.. Parkhurst
is a relative OF the celebrated divine who
has been doing the crusade and "sium-
ming" work in New York which has at
tracted 80 much attention and made
such an upheavsl ia police circles.
Phillip Beckett, formerly of Seattle,
located on piece OF land near Mabton.
some three months ago, but while pick
ing hops this season was taken sick with
typhoid fever and died on the 18th inst
He was 30 years OF age and carried life
insurance policy of 5000, which will be
quite an assistance to his wife and three
children. The body was embalmed and
provided with a handsome cssket by B.
b. White, the undertaken, for shipment
east, but on account Of the nature OF the
death the railroad company refused trans
portation and the interment took place at
the city cemetery on Wednesday.
On October II the Northern Pacific is
sued circular stating that it "did not
desire to take any part or interest in poll
tics, owing to the strife it would engender,
which would interfere with the efficiency
of its service. 1t is ordered that all en-
ployes refrain from taking any active
part in politics, and if any employees are
nominated for Office they must resign
from the company's servi CO." In conse.
quence of the above circular it was rum
ored that Mr.. H. G. Humphrey would
resign. his seat in the city council. To a
HERALD reporter he stated that he had
not fuIlv derided what m do lint ha falt
that perhaps he might retain his posi-.
ton, as only few more meetings would
be held before the general election in De-
cember.
Miss Rohrer, WHO has been guest OF
the family of her brother-in-la Y, DR.. G.
J. Hill, for year past, left on Monday
for Chicago, thence going to her home in
New Paris, Indiana Miss Rohrer made
many friends among the young people OF
Yakima while here, and some OF them
took advantage OF her intended depart
ure and arranged pleasant surprise
ns-ty for her on Thursday night at the
cot the doctor. A very agreeable
enfhs was spent, and dainty refresh
ments Sere served. Those present were
Miss Newcomb, Miss Versoy, Miss Mich
oils. Miss Cary, Miss Etfie Cary, Miss
Merwin: Messrs. Charles Hare, s. Nut
ting, J. Nj. Wohlfort. F. L Chandler, E.
A. Brown, S. B. Cline, ED. Hamacher
Mr.. and Mrs. George Donald.