The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-07-19
Il Catches Many Interesting Items Of
Yakima News.
PERSONAL, POLITICAL and OTHERWISE


the change taking place on July l.
T. G, O'Connor, Of Ellensburg, was
an over Sunday visitor in the city.
Mrs. J. T. Mcdonald and two little
ones, Of Ellensbury, are visiting the
family Of Mrs. J. f. Ryan, Of this city.
Mrs. Arthur Coffin left on Sunday for
her old home in San Francisco, for visit
of some months with relatives and
friends.
Albert Ssylor. A. G. Campbell, d. W.
Simmons, 4. F. Benson and M. G. Wills
were passengers on the west bound train
Sunday.
The Wenas and Selah contribution to
the State Fair Aid association fund was
the sum Of $500. Not bad for these
valleys.
Snohomish reports that one Of her
delegates to the populst state convention
recently held in this city, walked the full
distance to his home.
Mr.. Fred G. Thompson, Of Tacoma, is
in the city for short visit with his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. William J..
Thompson. He arrived on Sundays east
bound train.
F. r. Wilson, from his chicken ranch
just on the edge of this city, marketed
the first green corn Of the season on Sat
urday. He picked ten dozen ears as a
starter"
All Of the section men laid off, under
orders to Roadmaster Scow, on the Nor
them Pacific, resumed work on Mon
day morning. 1t is plainly evident that
the road does not fear the strike locally.
G. A. Graham, who has been taking a
short rest during the past week or two,
is back again at his post Of duty in the
depot. Freights are now running on
time, and things are fast assuming their
usual aspect in the yards along Front.
Through the energetic efforts of the firm
of Fechter & Ross. the Pacific Insurance
Union has decided to make q large
reduction in rates upon hops. The above
firm were notified by telegram on Tues.
day that q discount OF % per cent. had
been made by the compact.
Mr.. Edward Whitson says he he has
information which makes him more con-
6dent than ever before that the Wide
Hollow irrigation ditch will be built this
year. The arrival here Of Engineer Ban
mister probably means that active work
OF construction will soon be started.
Has anybody heard that Mr.. Pullman
has set fire TO the property Of any OF his
old employees, simply because they did
not want to work for him? Has he said
that they should not work for anybody
other than for himself, solely because
they would not labor in his shops?
Tramps are decorating private houses
where they have received aims with red
and white chalk marks. 1t is very evil.
dent that code of signals has heen
arranged by this rapidly increasing fra
ternity. and families would do well not
to be too charitable. There is limit to
all things.
Speaking of rattlesnakes and Cowy.
chee's girl champion in the war OF ex.
termination there being waged, the re-
port is brought in that Albert
Jaquith, l4-yearold youth in the same
valley, last week killed 70 of these dan
gerous reptiles in three days. Cowychee
seems to have more than her share OF
this animal; but there are no applca
tons in from other sections for division,
so far as heard from.
1t is estimated that 10 900 pickers will
be required to gather the Yakima hop
crop this season. With q large acreage
west OF the mountains, thousands of men
employed in repairing railways, dykes,
ETC., as a result of food damage, aside
from the regular sources employing labor,
there will be sufficient work for a real
industrial army in Washington this sea-
son.-Skamania Pioneer.
The young people who went from this
city to participate in the lawn social on
the Mckee, at the home OF Mr.. d. E..
Lesb, are said to have had an enjoyable
time. The music was fine, the refresh.
ments ditto-as far as they went. The
ice cream ran out long before the appe
titles OF the guests had been satisfied. The
attendance was good, and the receipts
will 20 far toward purchasing material
and building chapel for the Methodist
people-for and by whom the event was
planned.
The water is still trifie high for trout
! fishing. but here and there come reports
soi some well loaded creels. Emil Schan.
no landed about forty good-sized trout
from the NstcEeez on Saturday last, and
VIM. Kerr also made a satisfactory catch
from the Cowychee, but the best fishing
will not be for a couple OF weeks yet.
Complaint is coming in that the saw
mills are beginning to dump their refuse
in the Ahtanum, and il this Is persisted
in the fishing in that stream is killed for
the season. There is a law prohibiting
this, and II the Rod and Gun club is to
be OF any service it should look after this
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