The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-10-18

Mr.. n. II. hoss mas prepared q tabu-
lated statement OF the receipts and ex-
penditures OF the barbecue and Indian
races on October 3rd to 9th. The state
ment shows that $S37.S9 was ex-
pended aud that 1858 was received from
contributions, concessions, etc. leaving
the Hop Growers ASSOCIATION behind in
the sum Of ga 50. The prizes given
amounted TO 1888 ID, while $23 more was
distributed during the war dances in
"smsll CHANGE The watchmen, gate
tenders and other assistants formed no
small part of the expense bill, while the
bread and meats cost, with the labor
necessary to prepare il, the sum Of $l6q..
40. The printing bills amounted 10
SOL 10. the State Fair commission re-
ceived So, the lumber used at the barbe-
cue amounted TO S23 so. These were the
principal bills, others being mostly for
labor. The receipts were represented by
1921 so from concessions, $3.50 from
the gates and grand stand and 1884 con-
tributed by merchants.
Mr.. Howell C. Humphrey denies that
he has been rendered the general agency
Of the Northern Pacific at Spokane, but
he does not deny that under the general
shaking up that is going on that his
faithful services have been recognized
and that promotion has been placed at
his acceptance. Mr.. Humphrey has no
desire to leave Yakima, but should he
quit the service on account of i'll health.
or should he accept advancement Agent
Fellows, of Cheney, will probably sue
coed him in this office.
Ii Is rumored that there will he a
change in the land department of the
Northern Pacific beginning with Nov. I,
when Mr.. Paul Schulze will step down
and out. 1t is doubtful il the company
will ever find man who is so peculiarly
valuable to them in that special field, but
it will probably prove an advantage to
Mr.. Schulze. who has long felt that he
has not been able to devote sufficient
time to the business enterprises with
which he is connected.
I Mr.. Louis Luckhardt, jeweler OF ex-
perence and capital is tere from Spokane
and has engaged the store room in the
Lowe building formerly occupied by Cur
rem, where he will open high grade line
OF iewelry. Mr.. Luckhardt recently
spent three years in Europe and since his
return has visited every promising point
in Washington in search Of location
and is satisfied Yakima is the best of
them all.
The red tape" of our legal system was
illustrated in court on Tuesday, when
Louis Martin, colored, was brought up
for sentence for assauting the wiener
wurst man with heavy cane. Martin
was convicted of the crime, as it was
clearly proven that he assaulted the COM
planning witness; but because the words
present ability" were left out of the in-
dictment. which were to show that Mar
tin was capable OF making an assault, an
arrest OF judgment was obtained.
Chas. +. Rogers was brought up from
Klickitat county and committed to Jail
Wednesday for stealing q hack and set Of
harness from James Lennon. Rogers
had re-painted the hack and otherwise
disguised his ill-gained possessions, but
his crime found him out. His neighbors
were greatly surprised when they learned
of the charge against him and refused to
believe in its truth, as he bore a very
good reputation at home.
The attraction of q $3.50 rate to Ia
coma and return captured 275 citizens OF
Yakima who left to visit the Interstate
fair by special train on Thursday. As
the average expenditures of the excur-
sionists will be at least SIS it means q
direct loss of about $4,000 to this county
but, as the train carried over few stiff
poker players portion of this amount
nay be recovered and brought back
James Maloney pleaded guilty to steal.
ing saddle from an Indian, and on Tues
day Judge Graves gave him the lightest
sentence permissible, Is months in the
penitentiary at hard labor Young Ma
loney claims that in spirit OF drunken
playfulness he took the saddle, valued at
s35, from the Indians horse, and placed
it in box car but afterwards informed
the owner where it Was.
Mr.. Al. Katz returned from Tacoma
Thursday morning and says that there
has been an unlocked for delay in the re-
ceipt of the money from tine sale OF the
Sunnyside bonds and that it will be here
the last OF the month and time checks
and accounts will be paid on the first oil
November. TIE HERALD trusts this will
prove true.
The marriage OF DR.. w. W. McCor-
mick and Cleo Parker, daughter OF Mrs
Mary q. Jackson, was celebrated by
Rev. Monroe Drew, on SUNDAY, Nov. IA,
at the Presbyterian church. THE HERALD
joins with host of friends in wishing
the doctor and his bride many years Of
health, wealth and happiness.
Is the result OF the carelessness Of
tramps 800 tons OF hay on the Lewis
ranch to the north OF the city went up in
smoke on Tuesday night. The burninl
hay made brilliant illumination, but