The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-04-26
Yakima as II Is Seen BY The Hsrald's"
Ubiquitous Photographers.
The EDITORS COMING on SATURDAY.
Bringing San Jose scale Into Yak-
lima ON Oranges ana Lemons.
Leadbetter again Places Bonds.
Death OF Miss Ethei Parker.

from tflp 10 Northern ldaho,
Jack Bradford is preparing to plant foul
ACRES OF his Mckee ranch to winter apples
Capt. w. Brown, the bonifsce of the
Hotel Columbia OF Kennewick, was 9
guest Of The Yakima on Saturday last.
Louis Lesh has resigned his position o.
operator and has been succeeded by F. 7
Briggs who arrived from lila, Wash, on
Tuesday.
Miss Avord, OF Ellensburgh, spent Mon.
day in the city on her way to Fort Simcoe
to visit her relatives, Clerk and Mrs. ].
l.. Banks
Bible panorama and dissolving stere-
optican views will be given at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Wednesday even.
ing, May 2.
Millionaire Rockefeller, Of the Standard
Oil Co, and party of friends passed
through Yakima, Tuesday morning,
bound for Everett where Mr.. Rockefeller
is heavily interested.
G. W. Bird. OF Tacoma, will be in Yak
ina about the 9th of May and will then
make the necessary arrangements for
building six dwelling houses on his Col
lege addition property.
James Lemon, a recent arrival from
Illinois, bought from Edward Remy, on
Monday, lots 35 and 3S OF Goodwin's FIVE
acre tracts in sec. 20, twp. 10, range 10 e,
the consideration being $1,000.
h. h. Wager, prosecuting attorney Of
Kittitas county, was a North Yakima
visitor early this week but his many
friends saw but little of him as feminine
attractions seemed to outweigh all others.
The communion service in the Congre-
gational church, west OF the railway, will
be held on Sunday May 9th instead of
next Sunday. The subject next Sunday
morning will be "The Young Man In
Business"
The Isabella degree lodge, Daughters of
Rebecca, will observe the 10Th or diamond
anniversary of Odd Fellowship at their
hall this, Thursday, evening, With social
entertainment. Odd Fellows'and friends
of-the order are invited to be present.
Casper Baumhoffer, in writing from
Shakapee, Mimi, to have THE HERALD
sent to him a, that place, says that he
arrived there on the 2Sth of March and
found his family in good health. He ex-
poets to remain in Minnesota for several
months.
Frank McCurtie was up from Prosser
this week figuring on the Schlodtfeldt-
Rosenfeld and the Terry business block ),
to be erected this summer on Yakima
avqAIe. Mr.. McCurtie IS the superin-
tendent of the Prosser Irrigation compa-
ny's works, aud was the contractor who
put up the magnificent California block
of Tacoma.
w. l.. Steinweg, OF the First National
bank, received letter last week, from c..
II. Leadbetter, stating that the bonds of
the Yakima Irrigation company had been
sold to Holland capitalists and that $780,
600 would be expended by the company,
in Yakima county this year, in extending
and improving the Leadbetter system OF
canals.
Articles of incorporation OF the Kiona
Water Supply company have been filed
with the auditor by the trustees, G. S.
Prowell, w. J. Bauer, David McAlpin,
VIM. kincaid and j. Giezentanner. The
capitalization is $22 800. and the object to
build, operate and maintain irrigation
bitches. to furnish water for domestic pur.
poses and power for manufactures. The
principal place OF business is Kiona.
Governor McGraw has designated May
9th as Arbor day. The governor is way
behind the times. In Yakima the tree.
planting season is then over and we are
specializing on the fruit crop, so we were
forced to pursue Pennoyer tactics and not
wait for the chief executive to issue bis
proclamation. This we did and very
interesting and profitable day was that
observed by the citizens of Yakima on the
18th Of April.
M. McColgan, OF Ronald, was Yak.
ina visitor for few days this week, look.
ing after the matter OF proof of his coal
claim before the land office, and figuring
on transportation charges. Mr.. McCol.
gan says company has been organized
to operate his land and he figures that
coal can be delivered at North Yakima
for So per ton. As it only costs So cents
per ton for transportation and 81 for min
ing, the company would even then realize
a very satisfactory profit.
Those who are interested in the Ar
mory association, which was recently in
corporated with a capitalization of SIS, 200
by members of Troop G and Company E,
&Ss-G, W, met at the opera house. Tues
day evening, and decided upon the pur-
chase of lots 8. 4, 5. and z, block 80.
situateo Second street, opposite the Co
lumbia school. The lots are owned by
the Northern Pacific and can be had for
$3.50. The election of officers OF the asso-
citation resulted in E. f. Benson being
chosen president; A. A. McDermid, vice.
president; B. d. Vandiver, secretary, and
F. C. Hall, treasurer.
The hop market in sympathy, with
everything else seems to be thoroughly
demoralized at present. In New York
the quotations for Pacific Coasts range all
the NOV from 10 ranfs for tuadiun ma IN 10