The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-06

ilrfe we're % opponents and l26 sup
pnrters of the movement to bond the
North Yakima school district fr s10.Oh.
at I lie election held on Friday last. This
is hardly as fai- representation 4
opinion upon the subject as could have
been expected, when We consider that no
ward OF nine hundred votes we're cast M
the last school election in the same dis.
trict THE bonding proposition won by
eight votes over and above the three fifths
vote necessary. THE advertising for bid .
is now in the hands of the county treas.
nrer, and should the bombs be plared an
addition will be built to the Central
school house, the floating indebtedness
funded, the expenses Of the current year
met aud probably site for new build
ing purchased while property is held at
surh moderate valuations. The directors
are rather opposei to Offering the bonds
after so small vote, but are inclined to
submit to vote proposition for bondin,
the district for an entirely new school
building in the northeastern part of the
city, which manv citizens favor.
The usual nightly depredations always
attendant upon the hop picking season
have begun. On Tuesday night an inef
fectual attempt was made tn crack the
postofiice safe, entrance to the building
having been gained by opening window
in the rear. A hole vas drilled into the
safe door near the combination ami tum
blers, about two inches IN depth-and
then the drill broke, its pieces being
found upon the floor in the office the
| next morning. A hammer and chisel
we're then called into play, but could not
accomplish any results beyond breakin I.
the tumbler apparatus. The would be
thieves took nothing but their flight, and
| left a useless safe behind them-useless
because the door will have to be removed
and thrown away. There is no clue to
| the perpetrators. In this connection Yak.
ina would do we'll To keep her ante-ma.
tulinal eyes just trifle opened during he
next two or three weeks. The old "onnce
of prevention" axiom will find ready ap-
plication here.
Mrs. II. Kuechler and two children
leave this week for visit of one and per.
| maps two years in the lady's old home ia
Kietum, Island Silt, off the coast of Ger
many, in the German sea They will be
accompanied OH their trip by q yonnp
man OF sixteen living at Ellensburr,
named VIM. Rehmke. Mr.. Kuechler
will Join his family in the spring of 1885,
| if he can close out his business here in
the mean time. He will eventually re
turn to Yakima, but MAJ not enter the
jewelry business.
The shacks and tents which have so
| long dsgraced Yakima avenue were this
| week removed in accordance with the de
mand of the council The shooting gal
fnlA lad 60 4
may show his belligerent disposition by
| testing the fire ordinance in suit against
the city. All the others, save perhaps
the German lunch-counter man, were
quite docile. This individual talks a
great deal with his mouth when the rye
| IL in, but no great harm follows that sort
of warfare.
| The local populists held their prima-
ries on Saturday evening last in two pre-
| cincts, electing delegates to the county
| convention, meeting to-day, from the
| first, second and third wards of the city
The representation from the city in the
| county caucus will be: First Ward-F. M
Her, W. A. Hall, E. +. James, w. F.
Lyon, ID. +. Mackinnon; Second and
Third Wards-W. W. Mccormick, A. Z
Larson, W. A. Marsh. James White, &
b. Murane, A. A. Smith, J. II. Needham
While Rev. M. l.. Rose was driving TO
Soda Springs on FRIDAY last 10 one OF
Mattoon's surreys a plank in one of the
defective crossings flew up striking the
horses and causing a runaway. The ami
mails pulled loose from the surrey after
striking and overturning buggy which
WAS standing on the side of the road.
Some carriage repairing and couple OF
lame horses was the extent OF the dam
age.
DR.. Hill on Saturday morning was
| called upon to care for young son OF
Mrs. G. Miller, who had blown away II
part OF his hand by the explosion of a
gun. The weapon had been loaded with
large quantity of salt, for tranps and
when it was exploded the barrel bursted
The flesh of the palm in the boys hand
| was carried entirely away-but il is be-
lieved by DR.. Hill that the thumb may
| be saved.
l.. L. Lovel, OF Lewis county, is a late
! arrival in Yakima, it being his desire IT,
get out OF a country where it rains nearly
| ali OF the time. He says there was re-
GENTLY killed at the head of the Newau.
KUN river a bear that was perfectly
| white" He did not state whether it was
an Albino, or whether it had become
white through age or fear.
Prof. Z. A. Bryan, of Pullman, deliv
| cred a lecture upon Character" before
The attendants upon the institute, at the
NJ. E. church on Monday night. Those
present were greatly pleased with the
lecture, and expressed regret that the
| professor Was compelled to leave on
Tuesday instead OF remaining and deliv-
ering other addresses.
Charles Overheiser, who, by the way,
is among the most level-headed and act.
| i've young men of Yakima, is busily en-
gagged in shipping hay to the markets of
the sound. He has already forwarded
four cars of timothy, has eight more to
ship, and expects to market seventeen
additional carloads OF miscellaneous va
| rieties of hay.
Elder F. l.. Pierce, of the First Baptist
church will supply the pulpit two Sab
| baths more. Sunday, the 10th, at 8 p.
m. he will give some of his early history
as wild boy of the world" and thus
show that Christ is able TO save. He
wishes to have as many young people
present as possible.
]. w. Scott, of Kiona, was in the city
on Saturday. He was ''in" the conven
ton, though not as delegate. He was
pulling wires in the third house-and he
pulled with long and strong s wing.
He was after the scalp OF County Com
mi sioner Kelso-and he got it or at least
it hangs in someone's wigwam.