The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-12-13

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their new home in La Grande, Ogn.
Charles Adams was in the city from
Fort Simcoe on Tuesday last.
+. +. Benson returned on Tuesday
from his business trip to Tacoma.
VIC. Ferguson, Of Richmond, Indiana,
Is In the city to spend the winter for the
benefit OF his health.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Greenwalt on Tuesday,
December Is at o'clock p. IN.
F. NJ. Spain, grand master Of the A.
o. U. w, returned on Sunday from visit.
ing the various lodges throughout the
state.
J. b. Fogarty, the one-time leading
Ellensburg merchant. was in the city on
court business this week, arriving on
Tuesday
Mrs. |. A. Nadeau, who has been a
guest OF her friend, Mrs. II. X. Owens,
for the last ten days, returned to her
home in Seattle today.
Louis Clement, who has been with
Col. Taggard for several years past, ex-
poets to leave on the 10th inst. for South.
ern California where he will probably 10.
cate.
At the social and supper given by the
Isabella dey gree lodge of the Daughters Of
Rebeccs, Monday evening, a very hand.
some siken banner was presented to
Yakima lodge..No. % by its sister lodge.
The presentation speech was made by
Miss Ina Phillips and the response was
by Judge Stout
Harry C. Heermans, of Corning, N. Y,
is the guest Of James M. Gilbert. Mr.
Heermans is a prominent capitalist oil
New York state. He is president OF the
Ontario Land company and interested in
the new ditch of the Yakima Valley Canal
company. He is a large manufacturer OF
salt in the new salt fields near Warsaw,
New York.
Among the many names mentioned for
warden, to succeed the dead Warden
Coblentz, at the penitentisry at Walla
Walla, is that OF Sheriff ID. w. Simmons
OF Yakima. Could Sheriff Simmons re.
ceive the place and serve the state as
well as he has this county, the peniten-
tiary would be most properly conducted
and Dams many republican friends here
gratified. But it takes large sized
"pull' to get positions of that sort, aud
not every name which is mentioned for
the honor has anything behind it.
The Horse Heaven well 10 about 20
miles from Bickleton, on main thor
oughfare. 1t is now down 1000 feet,
there being over 600 feet of water. The
county commissioners were down few
days ago to examine the 3-inch deep well
pump, which has been placed in it, and
the test made showed that 25. 900 GALLONS
of water were pumped in "a hours. The
commissioners will probably accept the
work and at once proceed to put in q
wind mill. 1t is estimated that it will re.
quire 10-horse power machine, which
will cost $3.50. The well has cost &c..
900.
The London Music Hall Co.." as it
called ITSELF but in reality the White
chapel Opera Alley combination made up
in Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. played
f?) to small and select audience OF men
only on Saturday night last. There was
but one redeeming feature in the whole
show, and that was the juggling work oil
one of the troupe. Their costumes were
as fine and expensive as their work was
rank. 1t is safe to say they will not have
them on the return trip, as silk stockings,
lace skirts and bronze slippers do not
wear we'll when extensively used on rail.
road ties.
The meeting OF the state board of hor-
iiculture, called for Wednesday. was
hardly a success from state point Of
view, as X. W. Tonneson. secretary oil
the state board. was that body's only
representative present. However, there
was good gathering just the same, as
members OF the local board turned out in
force. Secretary Tonneson read an inter-
esting paper on Apple Culture" G. 7.
Wilcox illustrated his prune dipping de-
vice, which he is now having patented /;
Isaac Hayes and Charles Lee made short
talks on Bees" and J. 6. Lawrence
dwelt upon the evils of the Goblin moth
and other insects. The session was a
long and most interesting one, and was
held at Mason's opera house.
Secretary Reed, OF the state fair COM
mission, has forwarded to the governor
an itemized statement OF the receipts and
expenditures of the commission for the
state fair week. The report Ellis eight
pages OF closely type written manuscript.
and is exhaustive in every detail save in
the matter OF itemized expenses. 1t
shows that the entrance fees, licenses
gate receipts and funds received from all
sources by the board during the fair
reached the amount of $3,564.S5, which
sum Treasurer A. w. Engle dibsursed
for state fair purposes. Now If Mr..
Engle will favor the people with report
showing for what purpose the money was
spent and who got it, that will wind up