The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-03-15
Small Items Of News Collected Under
a General Head.
~SUSEYSIDE MINING EXCITEMENT.
A mig Potato Ranch ON the Mckee
The variety Theatre Is Closed
Building of Law Chambers Pro.
posed-Personsi and other News.

running full time.
RI. Watson has been appointed wagon
maker at the reservation.
T. J. Hamilton, formerly U. S. marshal
Of this state, was in the city Monday.
Judge o. +. Weed, father OF A. b.
Weed, is now mayor OF Pasadena, Cal.
You can get a good solid malleable
garden iron rake for soc at Coffin Bros
Deputy Marshal Sam Vinson spent a
couple Of days in the city during the past
week.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance
and several residences have been quaran-
tined.
Found, Yale lock key. Owner can
have same by calling to The HERALD
office.
Fred R. Reed returned from Prosser
Wednesday and reports that the pumps
are in and working nicely.
NJ. V. B. Stacy has received poles for
Is acres OF hops which will be planted
this spring on the Dorffel ranch.
Three dozen lovely eastern pattern hats
and bonnets will be the attraction at Mrs.
Cary's next Thursday and Friday.
Frank G. Reed, accompanied by his
bride, arrived at Prosser from New York
on Wednesday.
Born, at North Yakima, Thursday,
March Sth, to the wife Of Rev. NJ. L.
Rose, a son. Mr.. Rose is firmly OF the
opinion that the new conner is the finest
boy in this section OF the country.
Grand Faster opening OF millinery
goods at Mrs. g. w. Cary's Thursday
and Friday, March 20 and %. Every
body cordially invited to attend. No
cards out.
Chester A. Congdon, president OF the
Ontario Land company, arrived from the
east Wednesday with the intention OF
remaining here some time and looking
after the company's large property in
terests.
l There will be preaching at the court
house at Il a. m. and Z 80 p. m, Sun
daS>syening, by the Rev. j. II. Miller, OF
Puebls, Col. Mr.. Miller is here with the
object of becoming the pastor Of the
Baptist Missionarychufeh
A quarterly meeting will be held ct the
methodist church on next Sunday Rev.
G. NJ. Booth, presiding elder, will be
present and preach at Il O. m. and 30
p m. All are cordially invited to attend
these services. A business session will
be held on Saturday evening at Z 80.
Qui'e an excitement was raised in the
vicinity OF the new town Of Sunnyside
during the past week by the discovery oil
aluminium clay. In a short time good
part OF Snipes' mountain was plastered
over with mineral claims, and full
fledged mining camp, with officers, organ
lied
Chauncey 7. Bueford, well known
commercial traveller of st. Paul, was in
thecity this week with view to locat-
ing and engaging in active busiess. Mr.
Bueford is man OF means, is weary Of
moving about and is DESTROYS of settling
down in the most promising business
point.
City Marshal j. c. Liggett, who &C
cidently shot himself in the leg some
days ago, suffered a severe relapse on
Sunday, through hemorrhage, and for
a time fears were entertained OF his safety
but at last report he was getting along
nicely and the danger period is thought
to have passed.
On Saturday evening last installation
ceremonies of the Uniform Rank Knights
of Pythias, were held and the following
officers installed: captain, S. G. Henton
lieutenant, W. D. Walker; herald, o. v
Carpenter recorder, c. NJ. Houser; treas
urer, W. II. Redman; guide, J. NJ. Hall
sentinel, A. L. Dilley.
The variety theatre is closed owing tt
lack of patronage. The performers I'M
dertook to obtain relief fund by an en-
tertainment at the opera house Saturday
night, but the box receipts were so exceed
ingly meagre that the management con
cluded the "stars" were not appreciated
and returned the money paid for tickets
Yakima county is being advertised ir
the east through the medium of agricul
tnral papers whose combined circulation
is 100000. This work is being done b,
Mr.. McGinnis, agent Of the big irrigation
company. The effort will rebound to the
benefit of the entire country and thu
good effects are already being felt in an
increased immigration.
Messrs. Clark and Burt, of the Pacific
Land and Arte ,ian Well Co., have eight
teen men employed in grubbing sage
brush from their Mckee property prepare
tory to planting 800 acres to potatoes
Work has already been commenced in
\ nlapting 100 acres to early potatoes fol
srs. Clark and Burt have con
furnish the entire crop at market
4 at the rate of three cars per day.
"A gentleman in this city contemplated
Ebuilding large, three story building on
Second street, at some point between the
the court house and the avenue, the same
+, be used as "Law Chambers. The
rooms will be fitted no for single offices
or en- suite and the building will be Turn
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