The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-05-10

some local agitation and impelled Mavor
Pyosser TO notify the officers Of the road
that they must take them away. TIE
answer came back that the company
wasn't giving free transportation. but
Agent Humphrey "winked his other
eye," the men we're loaded into an
empty box car and on they went. +. j.
Jeffries. the commander OF the Seattle
contingent, arrived here Friday on .
cattle car, but left that same day.
Spokane is getting 9 benefit which she
doesn't much like. Sam vinson is at the
head Of 100 special deputy United States
marshals, all armed, ready to take action
II necessary. Some one from Yakima. it
is claimed, telegraphed that about sixty
CoIeyites had captured train and re-
fused to vscate and assistance was
wanted. Mr.. Vinson ordered out a
special train and with forty OF the depu.
ties went as far as Pasco, where they
waited all night without adventure and
then returned to Spokane.
Prof. II. l.. Bailey. in Bulletin No. 81,
issued by Cornell university experiment
station, gives 9 description Of tomato
potato gratis. Many statements have
been made through the press concerning
the migrating of tomatoes and potatoes.
and great results are expected, although
some OF these results will undoubtedly
be disappointing. One correspondent
says that Prof. Bailey has resched the
point OF naming his mongrel "potomato, "
and from it expects to reap compound
crops Of tomatoes and potatoes. The
grating is not a new thing, nor is there
anything mysterious about it. In the
experiments referred to tomatoes were
grated on potatoes and potatoes on to.
mstoes. The tomato on potato graft bore
tubers and a crop OF tomatoes, but the
plant which bore the best crop Of toma.
toes bore no tubers on the potato roots.
The vitality OF the plant Was apparently
concentrated in the tomato top. The
potato on tomato plants produced nc
potatoes. They bloomed freely, but pro.
duced no balls, not because it was on the
tomato, but because of the TACT that few
modern varieties produce seed.
J. L. Smith returned from Tacoma on
Friday of last week where he had been
comforting with l.. G. Dillmsn, Of Spo.
kane. on big irrigation scheme to de-
velop central Washington and at the same
time provide work for the unemployed.
Mr.. Dillman, Mr.. Smith and J. M Buck.
ley, OF Spokane, have secured from the
Northern Pacific an option on 90 900 acres
Of laud at reasonable figures, lying along
the Columbia and Snake rivers in Yak.
ina and Walls Wslls counties. The
scheme embraces digging three large ca
mails and paying the lsborers part in board
clothing and other necessities and the
balance In per cent interest bearing
bonds secured by lands along the line Of
the canals. The funds for purchasing
provisions and other supplies are to be re-
allied from the small cash payments ac-
quired through the sale lands on the 10.
stslIment plan. One ditch will extend
from Priest Rapids toward Prosser Falls on
west side OF the Columbia river, and
water 10000 acres; the second extends
from Wallula to Ainsworth, embracing
$4,000 acres. and the third leaves Snake
river, near Riparis, at the crossing of the
Union Pacific railroad, and traverses thu
Eureka fiat through $4,000 acres
Postmaster Wilkinson has received tn,
necessary authority from Washington
and the postoffice will be moved int
the Dudley building, on Yakima avenue
the latter part OF this month. Mr.. VIII
kinson has ordered additional furnitu,,
and fittings, including $50 lock boxes
which, with the 2l7 now in use, will b.
adequate for present demands. No in
crease is to be made In the number o
call boxes. Notwithstanding the dul
times, the business OF the office is steadily
increasing in volume and everything in
dictates that the receipts will be such BY
the lst Of July that the salary OF the post
master will be considerably augmented
Although there are fifteen postoffices il
Yakima county, over 5000 people receive
their mail at North Yakima.
The national conclave OF Knights o.
Pythiss will be held in Washington The
latter part Of August. The knights o
this state intend to be properly repre-
scented and meeting of grand lodge off
GERS was held in Tacoma Saturday to dis
cuss ways and means. II is proposed Il
charter a car so as TO carry enough
Knights to make creditable showing il
the grand parade on the 18th Of August
when it lie expected there will be between
Al, 900 and $4,000 uniformed members o
the order in line.
Water for irrigation is now fowinI
throughout the cemetery and shade ant
ornamental trees have been planted OF
the corner Of every block. This improve
ment should have been made before, bu
even at this late date the people ar,
gratifed over the prospect that tn,
present dreary looking Goods acre" viii
before long be transformed by flowers
shrubs, trees and grass into . garden
home for the caskets OF our beloved dead
Barney Sutherland. for some time pas
compositor in THE HERALD Office, an6
his brother, d. w. Sutherland, starteC
overland on Saturday last for southern
Oregon and northern California on pros
pecting tour. d. w. Sutherland is al
old and experienced miner, havin,
passed ten wears in the mines OF Col