The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-28
PARAGRAPHIC PICEINGS.
The Plotsam and JetSam Of Local Events
Collected Under a General Heading.
NaKIMG OCCURRENCES Up TO DATE.
The Repertortai search Light
Thrown over the CITY aud SUR
rounding Country - short Talks
About Yourself and Neighbors.


Ign, is in the city this week.
VIM. Lanigan, of e-Eium, was visit.
ing friends in the city on Tuesday.
Mr.. A. X. Hiscock is in the city from
Tacoma, for a visit OF few days. 49,
Born, on Monday, morning, June %,
to the wife Of Zenas Bolton, daughter.
E. II. Libby, OF The Republic, returned
from visit to, Spokane on Tuesday morn,
ing.
George s. Smith, of the Evans-Smith
Irrigation Co., is a visitor in Kent this
week.
TIC. O'Connor. the Ellensburgh. Seat.
tie commission merchant, was a guest Of
friends, over Sunday, in Yakima.
Charles Foster returned early in the
week from bis. visit 10 Puyallup with the
wife and baby, both Of whom will shortly
come again to Yakima to reside.
Captain G. M. Holton returned on
Wednesday morning from his two week q
visit to the Sound. While away he at
tended the state encampment, g. A. r.
Henry Enyart, an Indian at the Fort,
was bitten by a rattlesnake on Sunday
last. DR.. Mccormick happened to be
present at the time and easily relieved the
suffering Siwash.
The local land office has been rehearing
the testimony in the famous Tustin-
Adams contest, this week. This case is
fully six years old upon the records, and
still fails Of settlement.
w. l.. Jones returned on Tuesday from
Olympia. where he had been in attend
ance upon the state encampment S. of V.
He bears his new honors modestly, as
becomes a commander.
The Centennial house furniture and
fixtures, located on Second street, were
sold at public sale under the sheriff's
hammer on Monday afternoon, r. L.
Sabin, of Portland, bidding it in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schultz, brother
in-law and sister of Fred r. Reed, left for
their home in New York City Wednesday.
They will stop off at Livingston and visit
Park on their way east.
Charles Anderson, one of the common
wealers wounded in this city on the occa-
sion o. the historic riot, was taken to his
Tacoma home from the hospital here one
day last week. He had been shot in the
mouth.
The local land Office has been notified
that the department has decided the case
OF the N p. r. r. Co, VS.. d. II. Lyen, in
favor of Lyen, "whose homestead entry
remains intact. subject to appeal within
60 days"
The concert, directed by Prof. Francis,
given by the Odd Fellows on Wednesday
night at Mason's vas an enjoyable affair
though there were SO many other at
fractions ION" for the evening that the
attendance was not large.
Sam B. Stoy, special agent of the Lon.
don Il Lancashire Fire Insurance Co., is
in the city from Portland, his headquar.
tiers. Mr.. Stoy has multitude OF
friends in Yakima, who always welcome
him-when he doesn't talk business.
Thurston Daniels, editor OF the Van
couver Register is among the visiting pop,
uli'ts. He says faith is strong in his
section OF the country that the Portland,
Vancouver q Northern railway will be
built by the present projectors and that
active work OF construction will not be
long delayed.
Co. Z and Troop c INDUCED in ball
game on Tuesday afternoon opposite Cen
trail school. The score at the end was IL
to 10, after five innings, in favor of the
infantry. The batteries were: For the
cavalary-Watt and Frum; for the infan-
try-Merwin and Mitchell.
Miss Florence, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs ]. ii. Carpenter, gave dinner party
to fifteen of her young friends on June 20
in honor OF her ninth birthday. Photo
grapher Hamacher took snap shot" at
the little ones, while they were enjoying
the splendid dinner served by the young
girls mother.
The fireman's ball, on Tuesday evening
last, was hardly the pronounced success
it usually is. The attendance was not
large. The militia seemed more numer.
Gus than their Civilian brethren-and, OF
course ION account OF the uniforms) cap
tured most Of the dsnces from the ladies
in attendance. Financially the ball was
something of failure.
Attractions were multitudinous and
halls scarce on Wednesday evening. The
Cougregationalists gave an ice cream and
berry festival and social. at their church
10 west Yakima; the Odd Fellows held
forth at Mason's in concert furnished
by local talent, ending with berries, cream,
etc. the populists caucassed three city
election rings caucassed; Troop c and
b Company f were looking for shelter be-
fcre their special train arrived, their
arnory being pre-empted, and altogether
the burg was very lively.
Newspapers all over the northwest are
commenting upon the coming potato
crop, and becoming convinced that there
is 10 be great shortage. The drought in
California and the floods in Oregon and
western Washington have had a ten
dency to make "spuds" very scarce-and
here's chance for Yakima. From the