The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-27


Morrison, now OF the Conservatory, Bos-
ton, but a Yakima young lady, sends
some crayon proofs to her family, mem
bers Of which are greatly delighted at the
encomiums received by the sketches from
life made by Miss Morrison as her frs,
work.
Crazy qnlts, doylies. embroideries,
laces, etc, fill large compartment in
the main hall, yet much of this, also, is
the work OF Yakima ladies.
The w. G. I. U. have booth in which
is All autograph quilt composed Of l40
pieces of crazy patchwork. The quilt
started at Medical Lake and has gone the
rounds of the state, each contributor of n
patch enclosing with it a sum of not less
than 10 cents. The total amount col
lected was nearly 500. which went into
the fund of the order. great many
people say unkind things about this qnilt
on account OF its place OF origin and the
eccentric appearance OF the whole.
Fisher & Mabry have fine display Of
harness and saddles manufactured in
this city.
The grains and grasses are all from
Yakima county. and there was and is a
fine display. Corn stalks IA feet high nod
animatedly over displays of dwarf club
wheat, and each comes from Yakima.
Yakima flour is piled high upon the cen
ter tables; Yakima hops send forth their
pungent odor; Yakima onyx and tripoli
excel kindred minerals from all other
counties. Yakima apples, peaches,
plums, prunes, pears, blush under the
warm praise falling from hundreds Of
lips. even while Wala Walla fruit graces
stands and tables Immediately adjoining
the display from this county. Indeed,
Walla Walla in fruits and Stevens in
minerals, with Yakima in all lines, have
the best exhibits at the fair. The other
counties undoubtedly could have done
better had they not been making most of
their best displays at the interstate fair at
Tacoma. This is true of the fruit ex-
hibits of Pierce, King, Whitman, Clarke
aud Cowlitz, any of which grow better
fruit than is here on exhibition.
The agricultural college of Pullman has
booth IN the main hall devoted to the
experiment department of the school of
science. Farmers and fruit growers find
,,n.h iptaraot than hava ha,aroa of
the pamphlets, the cases of pests omni-
present in Washington, including sam
plies of the much-feared San Jose scale,
and other chronological beauties.
The Corvallis Wagon company, of Cor
wallis, Or, has large line of vehicles of
its manufacture tastefully arranged in an
annex to the main hall. This exhibit at
tracts many visitors.
Mrs. Conolly's millinery booth, and
the furniture display of Lombard &
Horsley are very neat and attractive.
The Yakima ladies' loan exhibit is one
composed of fancy needlework, works OF
art, china decorations, etc. This is one
OF the oldest and most catchy booths in
the hall, being mass of trailing hop
vines loaded with Yakima's crack pro-
duct in all stages of growth. None of the
articles here exhibited are entered for
premiums.
Juergens Bros. have a display of mi
croscopes which they claim are of great
local value, in that it enables one to study
the scale on fruit, the lice on hops, etc.
The Standard Optical company is also
Gin it" at the fair. They operate daily
upon large number of eyes, correcting
such defects as presbyopia, hyperme-
tropia, myopia, etc. They complain OF
the rather small attendance. but profess a
great liking for the climate and county of
Yakima.
So also does Miss Katie Breen, "the
little girl from New York." as she styles
herself, who is selling lucky stones, anu
lets, etc. Katie is great traveller. She
has wandered all over the world, sold
lots of amulets-and lots of people. She
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conversation will easily determine.
There are many minor exhibits in the
main hall worthy OF casual glance as
one goes through. The Denny Clay COM
pany, of Seattle. have samples of their
work several local artists have exhibits
of their skill, not entered for premiums ;
the Washington Brick, Lime and Manu-
featuring company, of Spokane, displays
fire brick; J. G. Black exhibits natural
Yakima sandstone, carved as a monu-
ment land herein lies tip to some enter
prisng marble worker who wants to hew
out cheap yet handsome tombstones) /;
Yakima City and Ahtanum each have
cheese on display and some inventor
places new device in the way of har-
row side by side with rust-eater sheet
iron and wooden pillow once owned by the
famous Hudson Bay company. Last but
not least is box of potatoes, each Of
great weight and wondrous shape, grown
in one hill in Yakima county by Charles
Lee, of Yakima City. AS these potatoes
measure fully bushel and half, and
combine such varieties as Burbanks,
Early Rose, Peachblows, ETC., the sup