The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-04-05
ETCHIycS FROM FogT sIHCoE.
Latest News From the Reservasien.
Marrow Escape OF Or. wtIsus.
other Minor ltems.

Latest News From the Reservation.
Marrow Escape OF Or. wiIsus.
other minor Items.
Miss Blanche Embree has resigned her
position as school cook and left last Fri
day for Prosser, where she will engage in
the millinery business. Miss Embree is
an accomplished milliner and her many
friends wish her the success that she
anticipates.
Miss Florence L. Green, the efficient
assistant matron Of the Yakima agency
school. has rendered her resignation, and
in q few days will leave for the east In
the departure OF Miss Green the Indian
school service loses an accomplished and
experienced teacher. She will be greatly
missed in the social element Of Fort Sim.
coc, and she will carry with her the hearty
good wishes Of all.
7. j. Hefing has resigned a. clerk at
this agency, and will shortly leave for the
east. Mr.. Banks, Of Ellensburgh, will
hereafter act in that capacity.
VIM. II. Embree has resigned his posi-
ton as carpenter and wagon maker at this
agency and in few days will remove his
family to Walls Walla where they will
in the future reside. Mr.. Embree has
held the position Of carpenter at this
agency during the past three years, and
his long connection with the Indian SER
vice has won for him the esteem of all.
Your correspondent has the unexpected
pleasure Of announcing this week the en-
gagement Of Miss Eva May Weikel, the
seamstress of the school, TO Mr.. Charles
Adams, the postmaster at Fort Simcoe.
The wedding, which was to have taken
place this week, has been postponed in
definitely. All join in wishing that the
new seamstress will be equally successful.
Agent Erwin, who has been absent
during the past week, returned Sunday.
Mrs. l.. T. Erwin, who has been seri-
ously sick for the past month, is rapidly
recovering and it is confidently expected
that she will soon be able to enjoy her
usual good health.
f. II. Holbrook. special agent Tor the
New York Life Insurance company. spent
three days at Fort Simcoe during the past
week. Mr.. Holbrook succeeded in secur-
ing number Of men stock holders in that
company. 1t is supposed that the thought
OF continuance of the terrors Of the past
winter induced them to insure.
DIR. Albert WilRus had very unpleas-
ant experience and narrow escape while
visiting patients in the neiphborhood OF
the churches on Thursday morning. The
continued rain Of Wednesday caused the
creeks to rise very rapidly and made them
at certain road crossings very dangerous.
While attempting to drive two horses
attached TO blackboard across one of the
numerous branches at a place that ap-
peared to be quite easy to ford, the horses
went beyond their depth and we're swept
by the strong current into a clump OF
willows. The tongue became fastened in
the willows in such a manner that it was
impossible for the doctor to disengage the
horses and before assistance could reach
them they were both drowned. The
doctor made noble effort to release the
horses but the current was so strong that
he had some difficulty in reaching the
shore himself. The horses were valuable
animals and their loss will be a great in
convenience to the agency until others
can be secured instead.
Mrs. Alice Catlin, of North Yakima,
has succeeded Miss Blanche Embree as
school cook. Mrs. Catlin served in that
capacity for more than two years under
Agent Lynch, and she was warmly vel
coined by her many friends.
Mrs. Rowland, Of North Yakima, is
occupying the position Of cook for Agent
Erwin's family.
Mrs. Miller, OF North Yakima, was a
visitor at Fort Simcoe during the past
week.
Mr.. Watson, of North Yakima. who has
been appointed carpenter and wagon
maker at the Fort, is expected to report
for duty April LIST. He succeeds VIM. Fl.
Embree.
J. L. Banks and family, of Ellensburgh,
are expected at the Fort, April LIST. Mr..
Banks is the newly appointed clerk, sue
ceeding T. J. Hefing, who will shortly
leave for Washington city, and visit to
his old home in Ohio