The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-05-24

lJeeper, hilbert and Burlingame.
Committee on securing trees essrs.
Ross, Morrison, Benson, Mitchell and
Lesh.
The Yakima river is higher than il has
been for several seasons. The water is
fl owing, hub-deep, on the city side OF the
Mckee bridge and serious fears are enter.
tanned that the bridge at old town will 20
out. The sudden warm rains and sum.
mer suns of this week have started the
SHOWS In the mountains to melting rapid
ly, and the streams originating in the
foot hills are fairly boiling on their down.
ward course. by the way, the old tum.
bledown bridge at the Natcheez, near the
painted rocks, seems 10 have no regard
whatever for the legend with which il
was decorated years ago-"This bridge
condemned by order OF the county com.
sioners"-because it refuses to be
ousted from its position, and laughs at
menaced by the foods.
The Commercial club, through the gov
erning board, is arranging for q Joint
meeting OF that body and the state fair
to the end that definite
action shall result in the matter Of
for the coming state fair. The
board as q body have failed
so far to grant even the $500 or $1,000
promised; and the commercial club has
girded on its armor, to enter the lists in
true knightly style, In the endeavor To
bring about some sort Of display In Sep
TENDER. Here's success to the enterpris-
ing club and congratulations for their in
domitable purpose. Just this kind OF
is necessary TO carry to q
successful contamination any projected
enterprise.
Speaking OF the Portland, Vancouver d
Northern railway project, the Railway
Age Of May Is says: civilian ii. Scho-
field, Portland, Ogn., writes that this
road is projected to run from Portland,
Ogn., via Vancouver, Wash, to North
Wash, $50 miles. The COM
pany has secured control OF the Vancou-
yer, Klickitat & Yakima, running from
Vancouver northeast twelve miles, and
will extend il to a connection with the
Northern Pacific, near North Yakima, 140
miles from Vancouver. New York and
Scotch capitalists are interested. II. G.
Plat, Portland, Ogn., is vice president,
and George II. Durham, Portland, secre-
tary.
Speaking OF +. l.. VanDusen. who re-
Gently removed from Seattle to this city,
the Washington Poultry Journal has the
to say of his ability In lines fur
nishing material for that paper: During
his residence in this city, Mr.. v. has
made many warm friends--especially
among fanciers who knew his sterling
qualities, both from business and social
point of view. He was always to the
front in poultry matters-in fact he was
the ruling spirit OF the Seattle Poultry
Club. To think Of running the Club
without MAXWELL, perhaps"
New car Waukegan Barbed Wire Just
arrived. Save money by buying from
Fred Pennington. 17-2t
E. E. Wager, prosecuting attorney of
Kittitas Co., was in the city on business
on Monday last.
Our stock Of mems clothing is very com.
plete, we are offering an all wool SUIT a.
low as 81. Coffin Bros. Is
Use nothing but celebrated Waukegan
Barbed Wire; cheapest, strongest and
best. Sold by Fred Pennington. l7-2t
II. G. Lytle, of the Northern Pacific
coal Co., was Yakima visitor on We'd
nesday.
Hyman Harris is attending to business
in short trip on the Sound.
You can't afford to miss the bargains
in trimmed hats at Mrs. Cary's. ls-1t
Two new houses to remit rooms each.
cheap to good tenants. f. Fisk, Ahtan-
um ave-, one block south of Walnut ct. Il
Mrs. Cary is selling trimmed hats for
$3.50. IS-lt