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

on the "spur OF the moment" vitbou,
thought, aud unnecessarily. He believes
that at heart CobIentx was not guilty
but was inveigled into the scheme, and
then lost all hope when he found the con
victs were turning against him. believing
them to be pitiles- and knowing them IL
be untruthful. Mfr. Sargent lived fol
years within five miles OF Coblentz on
the Sound, and was near friend. n,
says that Mrs. Coblsntx 10 certain to
make good to the state all the funds mis-
appropriated, and he Is grstified to learn
that the shortage will not exceed s. 900
The drug store Of W. II. Chapman wa.
placed In the hands Of q receiver on Tues.
day upon application of B. N. Coe, one
OF the mortgages, and L. s. Hewlett was
appointed to that position. Smell, Heit
shu & Woodland, OF Portland, and Il. n
Coe are the principal creditors. A sched
ule OF the assets aud liabilities has no,
yet been made, but the indications are
that under present conditions of trade
the former will no more than offset the
latter. Mr.. Chapman has the sympathy
OF the community in his business trouble
At . preliminary examination held be-
fore Justice Henton on Tuesday evening
Hyman Harris and John Doe, Richard
Roe and four others, were arraigned 70,
cutting dam on the Mckenzie ice pond
south OF the city. Mr.. Harris was held
to await the action of the superior court
giving bonds in the sum of 5000. 1t ID
Understood that the title to this ice pond
10 defective. several parties claiming own.
ership, one OF them being Mr.. Harris.
The superior court trial will probably de-
termine the matter.
The state cavalry will be inspected on
the following dates: Troop B, Tacoma
December &c; troop c, Yakima, Decem.
Der % troop A. Sprsgue, December 20
troop d. Spokane, December 20. Ser.
geants Phillips and Beardsley have been
elected first and second lieutenants, re.
spectively, Of troop A. The election for
major Of the cavalry will be held .bou,
January 5 in this city. The leading can.
didates are Capt. Fred X. Reed, OF troop
G, and Capt. A. W. Lindsey, of troop A,
Of Sprague.
Ezra Meeker, Of Puyallup, the best
known hop raiser and buyer of the Pacific
northwest, spent several days in Yakims
this week, leaving on Thursday. He was
here to secure l00-acre hop ranch for the
coming year, and to establish offices in
this city. He was not entirely successful
but will be here again in the near future
to complete the deal.
Puget Sound cities are endeavoring Ia
secure Holland colony for that section,
and are making up car Of products 70
send to Groninpen. in the Netherlands
What interests Yakima in this statement
is the fact that quantity OF dried and
preserved fruits from this valley will have
a prominent place in the car.
Allen @. Mason came over from Tacoma
on Thursday morning in search Of Yak
lima sunshine, and to tell THE HERALD
that he WAS much pleased with one OF
two articles recently appearing in these
columns. He says he classes this paper
as far above the average in point of news
and literary standing. Mr. Mason is q
man Of discernment.
Children Of poor people who cannot
afford to pay for vaccination, can have
the same performed by the health officer
free Of charge. There is on old state law
| TO the effect that all school children shall
be vaccinated before the first OF January
OF each year. II it should be enforced
this news will prove solace to poorer
| families.
A very pleasant evening was enjoyed
| by about seventy.fve people at Good
Templsrs' hall on Wednesday. Songs,
instrumental music, papers on various
subjects, ETC., were adopted as pastme
and light lunch was served early in the
evening.
The front of the Germania hotel at
Prosser was blown down by the strong
winds that prevailed in that section on
Sunday. The property belongs tn an es-
tate of which Mr.. George S. Vance is re-
ceiver, and he visited Prosser Monday to
investigate the damage.
The Northern Pacific railroad has made
q 60 cent rate on potatoes to Kansas City,
Council Bluffs, Omaha, st. Joseph, Atch-
ison and intermediate points. This rate
10 effective until December 81.
J. q. Lawrence will leave next week to
attend the Washington State Teachers
association, held at Everett on Deem
Der 26. q and %. He will read a paper
on Enforcing Course OF Study"
E. T. Furness. the claims agent OF the
Northern Pacific railroad, was in Yakima
on Wednesday and Thursday. settling
various claims against his company for
stock that has been killed.
Moritz Koch, the prominent Seattle
printing house manager, we'll known in
Yakima, died at his home on the Sound
ON Tuesday Of rheumatism Of the heart.
Married, on Monday evening at the
home of w. r. Clark, Rev. Rose officiat-
ing, Thomas Murray and Miss Nellie