The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-08-09
THE LOCAL MAELSPROM
II Catches Many Interesting Items Of
Yakima News.
PERSONAL, POLITICAL and OTHERWISE
A Column of spicy Paragraphs
About People We All Knew
snd the Happenings in the city
and Country.

Attorney Mackinnon and wife were
over Sunday visitors at Soda Springs.
+. +. Eldredge. editor Of the Prosser
Ame' lean was visitor in the city over
Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Whitson and children left
on Saturday last for a visit at Tacoma
and the seashore.
! Messrs. Joseph and Frank Sinclair, ac-
companed by their families, have gone
to Rsttlesnsks creek for a ten days out
| ing.
Tacoma markets are looking for Yak
ina watermeloDs, and are weeping be-
cause they cannot expect them before
August 10.
Nick Mccoy left this week for trip to
the mountains. "Nick" has been in poor
health lately. and he hopes to return
much improved physically.
Sheriff Simmons and family left on
Sunday morning for the Nile. where all
except Dan" expert TO spend month or
more. He returned yesterday.
| In cases where dandfntf, scalp diseases.
falling and grayness of the hair appear,
do not neglect them, but apply proper
'emedy and tonic like Hair Remover.
Miss Louise Evans. who has been en-
ploved as stenographpr by the firm of
Whitson 4 Parker, for some time. left on
Saturday last for two weeks vacation
in Tacoma.
Mpssrs Henry Schott Joseph Schreiner
and Pat Jordan, accompanied nv Mes
DANES Srhott and Schreiner and Miss
Amelia Schreiner, left on Saturday after
noon for an outing some miles above the
old mission.
N. Hartune. II. II. Lombard w. l..
Connolly, w. b. Williams left on Sunday
Tor the head OF the Tietan for two
weeks outing. They will return via the
Dumping river. and expect to have glo-
rions time of it.
Mrs. +. B. Shardlow. Miss Staekhouse
and Harry Worries left on Sunday for
Fish lake, Kittitas county. They were
joined at Gle Elum by Mr.. and Mrs. d.
G Stone. Mr.. Shsrdlow will make one
of the party in few days.
Says the Auburn argus: Hon. A. G.
Campbell expresses confidence in the be-
| lief that lire will never trouble the hop
vines in Yakima. Mr.. Campbell has
been in the hop business for fifteen years
in the Puyallup valley, and his judgment
ought To have some weight.
| On Tuesday night OF last week at about
II o'clock. at Resign, an intoxicated In
dian from the Yakima reservation, who
Was lodged in the Jail for the night, set
fire to the interior OF his cell, and before
the flames could he suhdued and the in
terror OF the Jail reached. the fellow was
burned Ia "A crisp. A coronPrs jury ex-
nnerated all persons from blame in the
fatality. The Indian was known as Bill
Tequancv.
Seattle Press. Times: Tile Kent Lumber
company, which owns small sawnili at
Kent, 20 miles south of Seattle, on White
river. seems to be in trouble. A. Baird
and Dan Mcpherson, who have iudg-
uent for 1885 against A. l.. Smith and L.
Smith, two of the incorporates OF the
company, brought suit in the superior
court to have n receiver appointed, alieg-
ing that the Smiths organized the corpo-
ration and transferred all of their prop
erty for the express purpose of defrsudng
their creditors. and especially the plain
titfs. An accounting is also asked for.
| Fred r Reed has suggested to the
trustees OF the Interstate fair at Tacoma
the appointment of committee of prom
inent citizens in Yakima 10 arrange for
this .county's display at the exhibition.
The committee has been appointed as fol-
lows: John Reed. A. b. Weed. ID L.
Lesh, ii. B. Srudder, w. A. Wilcox. G.
p. Wilcox, L. NJ Reed, L. ii. Libby,
Samuel Chappell, Fl. C. Humphrey, q.
C. Mitchell, w. II. Redman, p J. Flint,
Fred f Thompson, Col. L. s. Hewlett. j.
VI. Gilbert. f T. Benson, George Donald,
w. l.. Steinweg, Waller N. Granger, Nell
son Rich. Col. w. F. Prosser, A. Void
and Mr. Baldwin.
Ward Brothers have sold ont. That
will be an unwelcome piece OF news to
many Yakima codntv pioneer no has
traded at this establishment for years.
They have been succeeded ny the firm OF
Ashcrait 4 Kinsev. of Mt. Vernon. These
gentlemen have for the past three wears
heen 60 ducting leading grorery houre
at Mt. Vernon, and each had long years
OF experience in their lines in Kansas.
Mr.. Kinsey's family is here. he having
furnished neat home IN the vitinitv OF
The Central srhonl Mr.. Ashcraft and
family will be here within II month.
They expect to live here ALWAYS, being
nnch imposed with the business outlook
here. THE HERALD predicts good share
of the city's patronage to the firm. THEY
will continue ut the corner of Yakima
avenue and FIRST street, Ward Brothers'
former location.