The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-04-05

ing out 6OO peach and prune trees on bis
Mob hill farm.
L. X. Searles, one of the most promi
nent hop merchants OF New York, spen,
several days in the city last week.
Al Kate, Of the firm Of Katz & Smith
returned on Saturday last from visit o.
several months to his old home in Utah
Geo. Freeman and W. T. White, recent
arrivals from Iowa, are planting forty
acres near Yakima City to fruit, hops and
alfalfa.
T. +. Maher returned from Tacoms
Saturday. He says that the clsim il
made that a slight improvement in bust.
ness is perceptiblo.
Jasper Nelson is building hop house
on his ranch on the Natcheez. 1t will be
large enough to accommodate the crops
of his neighboring brothers.
The Teachers Institute OF Yakima
county will be held Saturday afternoon q,
the Central school house. An entertain
ing program has been arranged.
Samuel Storrow is planting 60 acres OF
his land to potatoes. From present indi-
cations Yakima will have 4 surplus OF
potatoes sufficient to supply the balance
OF the state.
One hundred and twenty-five additional
acres are being planted to hops, on the
Mckee, this spring. Forty acres OF this
area are being planted by the Yakima
Hop company.
The next meeting of the Yakima Horti-
cultural society will be held In the Com
mercial club rooms Saturday afternoon.
Many matters of interest and importance
will come up and full attendance is de-
sired.
NJ. p. Kay, N. P. agent at Martin, was
in the city several davs during the past
week making proof on his desert claim in
the Selah valley. Mr. Kay has also ten
acres of the Judge Lewis tract planted to
peaches and it is evidently his intention
to make this his home some day. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Kay.
The report that Three Fingered KID
who was arrested in company of woman
in house known as the Kangaroo, was
released from punishment on account OF
a lamentable shortness of the coin Of the
realm, is an error. Officer Lille says he
was fined $25 and costs and is now work
ing out his fine as janitor of the city
building.
W. P. Haskell, of Spokane. spent
several days in the city during the past
week. He is the owner Of a ten acre
track OF ground north Of the city limits
which number OF Cinnamon have under
thorough state of cultivation and plant
ed to vegetables. Mr. Haskell says he
knows OF many Spokane people who are
making preparations to remove to Yak.
ina this spring.
The Sunnyside Horticultural society Is
now in active working order with %
members and the following officers; presi-
dent, DIR. F. G. Jones; vice president, d.
c. Gillis; secretary and treasurer, r. d.
Young. The Sunnyside and Zilah socie.
ties propose to keep fruit pests from that
section II possible and will see that all
trees before accepted from the railroad
company are inspected and dipped.
The proposition to organize taxpayers
leagues throughout the state and hold q
state convention in this city, on the 2nd
of June, seems to have struck favorable
chord in the minds Of the people. The
newspapers in all sections OF the state
have taken it up and are strongly advo-
eating the movement. The financial de-
press ion has impressively brought before
property owners the conviction that taxes
are needlessly heavy and the conve ntion
is for the purpose Of finding some means
to remedy this evil.
The following patents for lands entered
at the land office at this place have been
received from the general land Office and
will be delivered to claimants on presen-
tation of final receipts OF corresponding
numbers as follows: No. SAC, in name of
Arthur F. Cunier; 554, in name OF Albert
Allen; 555, in name of Joel Lin; $50, in
name OF Clinton p. Brosions; 557, in
name Of Sylvester H. Howsen; 558, in
name OF Josiah B. Howsen; Dos, in name
Of Hans Nielsen; 500, in name of Peter
Nielsen.
Spokane Outbura: Mr.. A. ii. Mcguire,
formerly Of this city, upon the editorial
force of the Chronicle but now deputy
United States marshal residing in North
Yakima, has been in the city this week
with his bride, whom he turreptitionsly
t,ok from her parents by the well known
method of elopement. Mr.. Mcguire has
q great many friends in this state on
account of his bright, independent quail
ties as newspaper man, and his whole
souled fellowship in his friendships.
Some esteem him especially for the dfub-
bling he gave Mr.. Albert Hawkins at
Olympia last winter, when Mr.. Hawkins
was without his usual body guard, his
bulldog. At any rate the whole state will
applaud MIR. Mcguire for obtaining such
lovely bride, and Mrs. Mcguire can rest
assured that she will receive hearty
welcome in the Evergreen state on &C.