The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-21

the residence Of her daughter, Mrs.
Maggie Nevin. Mrs. Davern had been
sick for some time with Bright's disease,
but for few days previous had been fe~l-
ing greatly improved. At three O'Clock
on the morning Of her death. when her
attentive and loving daughter went to
administer the medicine, Mrs. Dsvsrn
advised her to 20 10 bed and rest ~ she
vas feeling % much better. In the early
morning when Mrs. Nevin again went to
her mothers room she was shocked TO
find that life had fled. Her position had
not been changed and Il was the opinion Of
the physician. who had been summoned,
that peaceful death had come sho lily after
Mrs. Nsvin had left. The deceased was
over sixty years Of age and one OF the
best OF mothers to eight living children
who thought thu world Of ter. They are
Mrs. A. J. Splswn. Mrs. p. A. Bounds
and Mrs. Maggie Nevin, Of North Yak
ina. Mrs. James Schultz and Mrs. Philip
Fitterer. Of Ellensburgh. win. John and
Nanny Davern OF the Ahtanum.
Nip Oakley, ex-penitentiary convict,
was arrested last Friday for stealing .
band OF six head Of horses, but IL seems
that the horses belonged to Nip. and
that he had made a bogus transfer In
order to beat Lawyer Rudkin out OF his
fees, and then stole them from himself, al
though they were in George Woodward's
field. Inside parties say that Woodward
and Oakley are very much absent on the
same girl and that his arrest was brought
about to clear the coast. Be that as II
may It worked q great hardship on the
smorous Nip, for while he got out Of the
horse stealing business on writ OF habeas
corpus, his house was searched during his
troubles and Dan Simmons Kentucky
saddle, Fisher & Mabry's $50 bride and
lot more plumber was brought to light.
It is reported that Oakley has confessed
having stolen the articles mentioned and
another saddle which he had cached in
and woods, and, II this is true, he not only
looses the goods but the girl and bis lib-
erty.
While North Yakima and the neigh
boring country rejoiced in pleasant
shower on Sunday evening last, all Sec
tons were not 40 fortunate, and q lew
miles above Roxa, in the canyon, .
cloud burst did considerable damage to
the Northern Pacific track and delayed
trains for about thirty-six hours. The
water came down in q manner which,
had II covered q great extent of country,
would have brought on second deluge.
treat rocks and tons of gravel and yards
Of earth were washed from the precipi.
tous sides Of the canyon hills as II an i'm
mense and wondrous hydraulic machine
was playing . brobdingnagian stream
upon their surface. and. in short time,
the track was covered for q distance OF
three miles, In some places number Of
feet deep. Gangs OF men were put to
work shoveling, and bv Tuesday after.
noon the trains could pass.
Notwithstanding the very disagreeable
wind that was blowing down the
Natchetz valley Tuesday evening, people
to the number Of twenty or more faced
the dust for Twelve miles to attend the
strawberry festival given for the benefit
of the upper valley church at Mrs.
Rowe's. Fully l25 we're gathered there,
and merry psrty.it vas. The elements
Of nature were forgotten with the mirth
and music in the house. Mr.. Hamacher
and sister, Mrs. Horsley, Mrs. Hedges
and Mrs. Coonse furnished the music,
and every one present had a most de-
lightful time. No more genial hostess
lives than Mrs. Rowe, and everything
advertised TO be given at her home is sn
assured success. The amount realized
was about $50, and those attending from
town WERE Mr.. and Mrs. Coonse, Hors-
ley, Sinclair; Mr.. and Mrs. Ward, from
Zillah; Misses r Cary, Evans, Nichols,
Wright and Hsmacher; Messrs. Wallace.
Hamacher, Cline, Brown. Dills aud Nut.
ting, and Mrs. Coonse, Of Ind annapolis.
Tacoma Union: Matt : Stanton, a
wealthy rancher OF North Yakima, is in
the city visiting Mr.. Kaine, the commits
sion man. Mr.. Stanton has a fine or
chard, dairy and ranch on the All
tanum, ten miles from North Yakima.
He saws Yakims valley farmers are
thriving and making money; the An
tanum creamery is in full blast and paying
good dividend, and the merchants Of
both old and new towns are doing we'll.
The Washington Poultry association
was Organized in this city on Monday
with H. ID. Cock, president; +. r. Will
son, secretary, and s. G. Heuton treas.
urer. A committee was appointed to
draft constitution and bylaws and re-
port the same at the next meeting which
will be held on the Both inst. 1t is the in
teution of the association to get up q fine
display for the state fair this fall.
Katie Nc Laughlin a domestic in the
employ Of Pleas Bounds, died, at the hos.
pital on Tuesday evening. June 10, from
the effects OF grippe. The remains were
embsImed and are now lying at the un.
dertaking parlors OF Lombard & Hershey,
awaiting the arrival OF q brother OF the
deceased who is expected here from
Iowa Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Loudon, postmistress at
Yakima City. was 10 town yesterday and
reports that the citizens there are going
to join heartily with US in celebrating the
Fourth, and that they are arranging to be