The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-08-09


ton corralled an unknown on Sunday
night on the same street, and the latter.
assisted 10y Elsin Baxter, brought in two
individuals on Sunday from the vicinity
OF Zillah. These had been running &c.
ries OF saloons in various sharks near
Zlllsh all summer They gave the names
Of Bob Beard and Bud Smith. The mar.
shals we're doing srouting work for three
DAYS before they could capture the men
and then they made good "haul. >"
They we're running Il most extensively
patronized bar in n dug ont, and il was
filled with saddles, brides, blankets guns,
ETC., and a horse was staked outside, all
traded from Indians. There was also a
big jug of alcohol behind the bar, and
two drunken Indians in front OF il. When
the Officers started to close the saloon a
crowd Of Indians who had been coming
up by taos aud threes fuirly wet in the
poirnancy Of their grief, and one old
rounder Of copper hne wanted to stay and
watch" the whiskey. lie wasn't re-
tanned. The trials Of all these offenders
occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday.
before Justice ilenton. all OF them being
held to appear before U. s. court at Walla
Walla.
Judge l.. T. Erwin, Indian agent at
Fort Simcoe, passed through the city on
Wednesday. At Tacoma the testimony
Of ex-Clerk Hetlnr will he taken. II is
said that tho evi,lencn 50 far produced
does not show A cent Erwin to have been
at all derelict in duty or criminal in
action, and the whole trouble seems to
have grown ont of the dismissal OF En-.
bree. who filed the charged publish ell in
the P..I. As Everett Times says: at
is folly to believe that so good citizen
and neighbor as judge Erwin would turn
out rascal Immediately upon succeed
ing to fe leral Office"
Taking effect tomorrow the Northern
Pacific has made new rate on spuds, the
same closing on September 30. From
Ellensburg, North Yakima, Walla Walla,
Pleasant View, Spokane, Coulee City,
Pennington and Dayton, Wash, Athena.
and Pendleton, Orc, and Genpsee and
Jnlietta. Idaho, to st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth, Mimi, and West Superior
Wis, the rate established Is 90 cts per ID
pounds; provided. the above rate is not
exceeded on shipments of the same com
modify in like quantity between interme-
diate, main or branch line points in the
same direction.
Tacoma Ledger: Col. l.. S. Hewlett, of
North Yakima, is acandidate for congress
to succeed John l.. Wilson. The news
war received here yesterday and was dis
cussed among a number of prominent re
pnblicans. Col. Hewlett was register OF
the Yakima land office under Harrison
and was liked of as dark horse candi-
date for United States Senator during the
deadlock in February and March, 1913.
For many years he was prominent
newspaper correspondent at Washington
and he has had considerable experience
in public life.
The county commissioners were in ses-
sion from Monday mo- ming until yester
day evening as board of equalization,
adjourning then as such body until Sat
ur'iay at 8 a. m. In the interim they
will transact the regular business of com
missoners, court. Up to Wednesday
evening only one assessment had been
raised, while several were materially low
cred. The adjournment until Saturday
morning was taken 81 ply to give time
to several parties who have been notified
to appear before the board.
Messrs. Lowell, Wright, Jackson and
Mrrwn returned yesterday morning from
their prospecting trip in the Preis 8
Rapids country. They fioated down the
Columbia on raft, as far as the mouth
of the Yakima. coming thence to this city
by wagon. They spent great deal Of
time in prospecting, locating several
claims which they propose returning to
soon to work. They own machine in.
vented by Jackson, which they use as a
separator in their placer workings, and
it is claimed to be Il pretty good mechani-
cal contrivance.
A great bed OF onyx was this week dis
covered by Messrs. S. w. Maxey, OF FL
lensbnrg, and Charles Lee, Of Yakima
City. The find was made away mp on
the north ( ,rk OF the Tietan river, aud
there is magnificent supply of it. The
gentlemen will take immediate steps to-
ward bringing it into the market, but no
definite arrangements to this end have
yet been made. BY the way, it's that
proverbial cold day when Washington
rannot supply all things ever heard of or
TO be heard of in 1.-THE heavens above,
the earth beneath-and the waters under
the earth"
The usual services OF the Regular Mis-
sionary Baptist church at The court house
next Sunday, Ang. IL. Sunday school
ut 10 a. M. Sermon on the position and
Importance of Baptism in the Christian
System" at II a. N. The ordinance OF
baptism will be administered at close Of
sermon. The sermon at s p. m. will be
on The War in Heaven" Rev. 1871
all are cordially invited to attend
Mamie, the twelve-year-old daughter OF