The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-07
THE LOCAL MAELSTROM
II Catches Many Interesting Items Of
Yakima News.
PERSONAL, POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE
A Couple OF Columns Of spicy Par
aEraphs About People We All
Know and the Happenings IN
the City and Country.

The Nile bridge across the Natcheez
was carried out by the high water.
North Yakima lodge, No. So, Knights
Of Pythias, has just been incorporated.
Arrangements are being made for q
Fourth Of July celebration at Cowychee.
Get your school programs printed at
The HERALD Office. Low prices and
artistic work are the inducements offered.
Dwight Crandall returned from Ia
coma on Sunday last He says the storm
Of Saturday was the worst he ever exper-
fenced.
Col. Cock returned last week from the
town of Sunnyside where he was engaged
in experimenting the planting OF 1000
shade trees along the streets.
The firemen's dance, which was to have
been held at the opera house last Sstur-
day, was postponed on account Of the
great storm which prevailed that evening.
A little son Of Franklin Olney, OF the
reservation, died. recently from eating
sugar coated tonic pills. He thought he
had tumbled upon q harvest Of confec-
tons.
The Sunnyside school bonds, district
No. 3S, were sold to j. G. Hubbell OF
Ellensburgh at a premium Of SIG. The
amount was 1920 and they bear per
cent interest.
The Yakima Shipping association has
secured land convenient to the Northern
Pacific side track and will erect ware
house for convenience in handling fruits
and other produce.
A large number Of citizens Of North
Yakima are arranging to be present at
the commencement exercises OF the All
tanum academy Friday evening June 8.
A treat is in store for all who attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Schultz, Of New
York, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G.
Reed at Prosser. Mrs. Schultz is Mr..
Reeds sister. Before returning east they
will spend some days with MIR. and Mrs..
Fred. r. Reed OF this city.
A numerously signed petition has been
forwarded to the president for the pardon
of James White who was sentenced to 60
days imprisonment in the King county
jail for contempt of court in throwing
rocks during the recent commonwealth
trouble in this city.
George Guilland is now the only COM
missioned deputy U. s. marshal for the
Yakima district. The commissions OF
Stratton and Mcguire expired some time
since and have not been renewed. Mr..
Mcguire has petition in circulation ask
ing for his reappointment.
Every tree blown down in the recent
wind storm should be replaced by To-
Gust, box elder, blue ash or catalpa. The
balm and poplars which form q part Of
the number Of shade trees lining North
Yakima's streets are OF short life at best,
aside from being prey to borers which
still further shorten their existence. There
is yet time this season for tree planting.
The commissioner of Indian affairs is
making a new departure in an effort to
get Indian children into tile public
schools. Superintendent Lawrence has
received from G. W Bean, superintend-
ent OF public instruction, a letter notify
ing him that the Indian Office is prepared
to enter into contract with school trustees
or directors to pay quarterly tuition fee
of ten dollars for instruction given Indian
children who may attend the public
schools. Applications for such contracts
should be addressed to the Commissioner
OF Indian affairs, Washington, d. G.
The state fair will be held during the
last week Of September. With every
prospect for marvellous crops Yakima
alone can furnish an agricultural display
that will be the wonder of the entire
state. Every gardener, horticulturist
and rancher in Yakima should begin
thus early in preparing for an exhibit in
some particular line. Nothing succeeds
like success and il we make creditable
exhibit the first year there will be no fur.
ther trouble in getting state aid for nee
essary buildings and other improvements
to make the state fair Mecca for sight
seeing pilgrims from all parts Of the
northwest. Hard times cannot kill the
we'll known Yakima push and enterprise
and this fact should be, and THE HERALD
feels assured will be, thoroughly exem.
plified this coming September.
The election of directors and clerks OF
the various school districts throughout
the county will be held on Monday next.
1t is essential for the welfare OF the coun-
try and the coming generation that per-
sonal feelings should be laid aside at this
time and that the votes be cast only for
those who are best qualified to perform
the duties devolving on such officers.
The vote should be fully as large as at
other elections, for careless neglect in
failing to vote, and allowing incompetent
men or women to be selected for offices
80 important is akin to criminaliiy. Our
schools are the basic stones on which the
solidity OF this government are builded.
With good schools and higher education
the dangers from such isms as Coxeyism
and anarchism are reduced to the mini
rouun