The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-12-06


cations were read which pertained to the
proposed Portland, Vancouver & North
trn railroad. and the ibfluepre possibly
to be exerted upon it by The congress
slonal action relative To- pools and combi-
nations. ms also the extension OF power
granted interstate commerce commits
sioners. An ed'ying address was pre-
sente,t hy Capt. Charles Holton upon the
subject oi "Our Commercial Relations
| with Great Britain" the facts brought
forth being interspersed with many catchy
incidents noted by the captain during his
official residence in Wales as United
States consul. The address was heartily
applauded. The captain was followed
by Rev. :. II. Cheade in an address
npon the subject most OF interest to pa
rents, 'The School system" The gen.
tleman protested against the growing
spirit of anarchy in the minds OF the il
literate. and suggested the common
schools as a remedial agent for the
installation OF proper patriotic ideas into
the minds Of the youth of America. Ii
was very clever address and was
warmly received. The club is progress
ing finely, the only evil found being the
lack of attendance Of members. This
should be remembered by the gentlemen
whose names adorn the club rolls. Much
COOL can and will be accomplished il the
club has a fair attendance at its regular
meetings, and nothing can be done un.
less the interest be kept up.
And still the fame OF the great Yakima
valley continues to spread. The big
dailies of the middle east are hearing of
us and want to know about us and as we
can't pay advertising rates, we get en-
conum for nothing. On Thursday morn
ing Mr.. l.. White Busbee, representing
the Chicago Inter Ocean, arrived in Yak
ina, accompanied Mr.. G. w Mott, a
special agent oi the land department of
the Northern Pacific, with headquarters
at st. Paul. The latter gentleman, like
many another official of his road, finds
that the numerous inquiries about Yak
ina must be iBielligently answered, and
he is here to secure the information
needed He says We shall have a won
derful influx of farmers from the interior
during 1895. Mr.. Busbee says that the
Inter Ocean wants 20 tell its thousands OF
readers all about the prosperity and pro-
gress of the great Yakima valley, and he
will endeavor to fill the requirements
with at least one or two long letters about
the section at this time and he implies
that he cannot fail to remember us when
he returns to his duties again He was
surprised at the fruit we raise, the acre
age in hops, the large proportion OF the
country yet undeveloped, and the general
air of prosperity everywhere apparent.
The gentlemen leave Friday morning for
the Sound. but will return in few days
on their way to Chicago.
L. d. Schnebly, who is soon to erect a
brick business block on Yakima avenue,
has been chosen deputy sheriff of kitti-
tas county by Sheriff-eect Stinson> Mr..
Schneblev was sheriff of Yakima county
when Yakima and kittitas were COM
bined, away back about the time of the
UmatiIla uprising. 1t WAS under his adj
ninistration that two Indians, arrested
and convicted for the murder OF the
Perkins family over in the Rattlesnake
hills, near the spring, were hung-that
being the only instance on record in this
section OF legal hanging Mr.. Schneb-
ley will make good undersheriff for
Kittitas.
Rev. Arthur Royce, the pastor-elect OF
the Regular Missionary Baptist church,
arrived here on Thursday morning from
Dayton. Wash, where he was the editor
of the Sentinel, a church publication, and
presided over the Baptist church. Rev.
Royce will preach his opening sermon
next Sunday morning, and will also hold
services in the evening. The arrange
ments are for two Sunday services regu-
larly thereafter: Sunday school at 10 a.
M, and prayer meeting every Wednes-
day at p. m. The church is situated
on the corner of First and E streets.
Jay Sedgwick, tax agent of the North
ern Pacific, and A. N. Costello, secretary
of the Yakima Investment company and
an official in the land department of the
Northern Pacific, were in Yakima We'd
nesday from Tacoma. Each protested he
was here simply to protect the other, and
neither had business OF importance.
Mr.. Costello positively affirmed that his
visit had no bearing upon the payment
of Sunnyside ditch claims. They left
Tor Spokane on Thursday morning.
John Stone returned on Tuesday morn.
ing from his trip to Tacoma, where he
had gone on business before the Pierce
county courts. Asked as to his reported
cooking main in the City of Destiny, he
replied that he was neither interested in
any main, nor did he witness one during
his absence. He thinks the Tacoma
sports put up the story as hoax upon
him. He did not take single bird with
him when he left North Yakima, and GER
talnly owns none in Tacoma.
The Thanksgiving turkey shoot at Old
Town was hugely enjoyed by large
number OF sportsmen last week. only
one feature of the three davis Tournament