The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-04-12
YAKIMA and VICINITY.
Flash Lights on Men, Women and Events
Of This EeiShborhoed.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN NEWS ITEMS
Paragraph which Are Interesting
90 Everybody whether They
Live In the Modern Garden OF
Eden or the outer World.

county became delinquent this year.
The Pssco NeWs chronicles the removal
from that town to North Yakima Of J. ].
Dixon and family, and states that Mr..
J Dixon will engage in business here.
The Ahtanum creamery has again be-
gun the making OF cheese with good
supply of orders on hand. Mr.. Hill ia
once more installed as superintendent.
DR.. W. +. Morrison's horse caught the
prevailing epidemic and took a turn
down Yakima avenue, on his own hook,
Monday. He was stopped before any
damage was done.
Walter Lytle, Of the Northern Pac &c
Coal company, came down from Roslyn,
Monday, and contracted with John Reed
TO seed thirty acres Of his Sunnyside
ranch to alfalfa and barley.
1t is reported that one Of the deputies Of
the county government is soon to ally
himself mstrimonislly with one Of the
fair young ladies of this city. THE HER
AID will anxiously await slice Of bridal
cake and the customary cigars.
The temporary organization OF a
farmers club is one Of the late events of
Parker Bottom, the object being mainly
social and educational progress. Ladies'
are to be admitted to mem bership. The
organization will be perfected Friday
evening, April Is.
Ellensburgh has bran new nine.pound
citizen in whom many Yakimsns will take
a lively interest on account of friendship
for the parents. He is heavens gift to
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Fitterer. Of the Hotel
Horton, and made his debut on the
worlds stage March 3lst.
As one Of the many indications OF the
rapid growth OF Yakima the St. Paul
Pioneer Press, of April 3rd. contains the
following note: 1.-The Northern Pacific
yesterday took through the city party
OF fifteen Red Wing farmers for the Yak
ina valley where they will SETTLE"
The ladies Of Yakima intend to do their
part towards making the state fair sue
cess. Mrs. Stenweg, Mrs. Whtson, Mrs.
Prosser, Mrs. Weed, Mrs. Snively and
Mrs. Heg, ss the representatives. of many
more, have asked for space for an exhibit
Of art, manufactures and agriculture. OF
course their request was granted.
Over 800 acres OF berries, fruit and veg
etables have been pledged to keep can
merry supplied in the event Of one being
located in Yakima. The Commercial
club has taken this matter in hand and
the committee is confident that this acre
age is but small fraction Of what can be
secured to meet any specific requirement.
The two registered stations belonging
to Geo. B. Hall arrived here on Friday
last from Tacoma. Mr.. Hall, after care
full investigation, decided that Yakima
was destined to become the hub OF stock
raising and racing in the northwest, and
as result concluded to locate here. He
speaks very favorably Of the new track
on the state fair grounds and thinks that
when finished it will prove fast" one.
A round trip rate of one and one-fiith
fare has been secured between all points
west of Spokane and east Of Seattle and
Tacoma, for the big celebration at Prosser
on Monday, April 10th. The tickets will
be good for five days and will be on sale
Sunday and Monday, the 18th and 10th
insts. A great time is anticipated and a
party is being made up in this city to
attend the blowout" and the dance at
the new hotel in the evening.
The Republic. in noting an arrival in
this city, falls into a natural error when it
states sit was the gentleman's first visit
in eleven years." As the first house was
built here in the winter of 1876, he must
have been in this locality hunting jack
rabbits and coyotes for there was no
other sign Of life, and certainly no i'm.
provements OF any character broke the
monotony Of the sage brush plain. Our
trees. our well kept streets, our handsome
and substantial business blocks, our
waterworks, electric lights, attractive res
licences and other indications Of progress
and age probably led our contemporary
into the error.
Sunday afternoon, while DR.. w. H.
Hare and III. J. Bicknell were driving be-
hind the latter's team, the band on the
balcony OF the Hotel Atherton struck up
an air, and. when the big bass drum came
in for its part. the team took fright and
dashed down First street at fearful gait.
The strong pull Of the driver had appar-
emily no effect other than to push the
buggy On to the heels OF the powerful
animals and loosen the tugs. This only
frightened them the more, and the crowd
OF spectators, which quickly gathered.
expected nothing else than to see the
doctor or Mr.. Bicknell, or perhaps both,
killed or badly injured. When the team
neared Walnut street DR. Hare reached
over and, getting q double twist on the
ribbons around his wrists. turned the ami
mails into young elm tree at the corner
Of Mattoon's stable. The tree bent double
under the shock but the horses were
stopped and from out Of the confusion Of
horses, tree and buggy the men escaped
unframed So fortunate was the termip-
alton OF the runaway that even the horses
were practically uniniured, and, while
the buggy had to be taken 10 the carriage