The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-08-16
IN THE LOCAL Field.
A Harvest Of Good Things Cleaned by
the Reaper.
NO CHAFF. FOUND In THIS WHEAT
a Great Yield Follows the HustItng
asa the Rustitng OF ''rhe Her.
AIDS" workmen tn Meadows,
Gardens md Farms.

DIR. J. Jay Chambers, formerly OF this
city, has been named by the populists Of
Idaho rs lieutenant governor.
NJ. j. Gregory, Of North Yakima, is a
guest OF W. L. Wotton, Of Fern Hill, says
the Taroma Union. He reports that times
are very hard around his section OF the
country.
A very young baby Of J. Garrecht died
on Saturday last nj cholera infantum, and
was buried OH Sunday. Mr.. Garrecht
and wife have the sympathy of their
many friends in their sorrow.
II is rumored that the Selah and Sun
nyside ditch companies have taken space
at the Interstate fair at Tacoma, and
that +. +. Benson has had apportioned
to Yakima county space OF l2xS0 feet
for general display.
Our merchants are evidently preparing
for big fall business. In looking over
the freight receipts here for the past 80
days, we notice that Coffin Bros. had
paid over $1,000. representing about 120,-
900 pounds of merchandise.
Governor McGraw has offered reward
OF $500 for the apprehension and convic-
ton of the murderer or murderers of
Charles Gloysten, who mysteriously dis
appeared near Spokane some two weeks
ago. 1t is alleged that populists muir
dered him.
Ell. Brown has been discharged az
guardian for Sam Hoeslich, the jew who
has been giving 30 much trouble lately.
The future actions Of this individual in
violation OF the peace and dignity Of the
city, ii any there be, will find proper set
Element in the police courts.
Speaking of hops, Mr. William j.
Thompson brought in beautiful bunch
from his Wide Hollow ranch on Tuesday.
They are remarkably well developed
some of the strobles being fully IL
inches wide, 434 inches in circumference
and 234 inches long. That's more than
good for second years stand.
X. l.. Whi'timore is in the city from
Portland. He is the owner of several fleet
horses. which will be here during the
fair. He has gone over the track aud
thinks it a remarkably fine one. He sees
no reason why visiting horsemen should
not be abuudantly satisfied and pleased
with it,
ID. II. McGinnis, the Sunnyside real
estate hustler anu colonizer. returned last
week from his long visit in the east. He
prophesies a remarkable increase in i'm
migration to this valley in the coming
winter and early spring. Many eastern
farmers are hearing OF us, and all wish to
become part of Washington's crack hop
and fruit section.
Mr.. A. B. Weed and wife and Mrs
Gordon returned rather suddenly from
the Sound on Monday, instead of taking
their jaunt to Victoria as anticipated, on
account OF the illness of Mrs. Gordon.
She was taken with an attack of nervous
prostration shortly after meeting Mr.. and
Mrs. Weed in Tacoma, and an immediate
return to this city was necessitated. She
is quite i'll.
Charley Reed, the festive individual
who was found at the wrong end OF the
halterstrsp fastened to the horses stolen
from Prof. Lawrence and Albert Hall, re-
Gently, on Saturday entered a plea OF
guilty before Judge Graves in chambers,
and was sentenced to five wears in the
penitentiary. In this connection, Judge
Graves goes on record as stating that
kleptomania ia a crime, not a disease
and he pronounced his sentence accord
ingly.
Coroner Taggard pulled from the Yak
ina river near the Mckee bridge on Sat.
urday last what was either all that re
manned of one OF the numerous Coke yites
drowned in June, or the body of Errick
son, the Ellensburg rancher for whose
remains reward of $500 is offered. II
Is more probable that the corpse was that
OF a Coxeyite, as it had only a pair oil
heavy wooden hose and rous III shoes upon
it, while Erickson was fully dressed
Besides, the Coxeyites so far recovered
were all naked, they having stripped be
fore taking to the raft. A peculiar fact
in connection with this last victim of the
treacherous Yakima is that the coroner
buried nothing but bones. Save for a
little patch of flesh upon the abdomen,
not shred covered the highly polished
bones OF a complete skeleton. The fishes
and the water had literally stripped
the boiy. 1t was buried in Potter's field
without an inquest.
Mr.. William Watt has been again call
ed upon to bi farewell to loved ones
his two little children dying on Sat
ur lay morning, very suddenly. The
girl was almost sure of recovery, IL was
thought; but, Notwithstanding her gain
ia strength on Friday and Friday night,
she died almost before the father could
know of the change for the worse. The
bodies OF the little ones were inferred the
same evening, fresh sorrow being added
to the fathers already heavy load in that
he was not allowed TO accompany them
to the grave. 1t is absolutely impossible
to describe in words the effect the sad