The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-07
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PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
in the Metropolis OF Central wash-
iugson and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding IL.

on Tuesday last, returning Wednesday
evening.
Messrs. Spinning, Leeper and Pugsley
will occupy one side OF the front OF the
post Office building as real estate Office.
w. II. Wilcox is in the city for a three
or four days visit with relatives. He is
employed by Paul Schulze in the land de-
partment of the Northern Pacific.
There will be total eclipse ofthe moon
observable in Yakima on Sunday night.
A local astronomer figures that it will be-
gin between the hours OF and o'clock.
The new rate on spuds went into effect
on Tuesday on the Northern Pacific. The
charge for transportation TO st. Paul in
straight cars OF 10000 pounds is now 60
cents.
"Doc" B. N. Coe and VIM. Feamster
expect to leave on Monday next for Baker
City, Ogn., on visit to Feamster s sister.
They will make the journey on horse
back.
Mr.. Strong, ex register of the Spokane
land Office, spent several days in the city
during the past week. He is interested
in the Horn Rapids irrigation project
with II. X. Owens.
Mr.. Park, hailing from Red Wing,
Mimi, is in the city this week looking
for real estate. He has purchased some
city property and is now looking for
farm near North Yakima.
Mrs. William Lee, ST., is conducting a
night school for Chinese in the Baptist
church. She has ten pupils and speaks
in the highest terms OF their ability for
learning and OF their general conduct.
About 80 acres OF land in the Sunny
side district will be planted to sorghum
cane this spring. 1t was found very
profitable crop last year and W. NJ. Card,
who is one of the growers, has a sorghum
mill with capacity OF 70 gallons per
diem.
Mr.. Chesman, who is building small
cottage in the eastern part of the city saw
deer within few hundred yards OF his
house, the other morning. 1t leisurely
moved off towards the river and disap-
peared. Pleas Bounds and W. F. Powell,
with horses, dogs and guns, struck the
trail on Tuesday, but failed to get the
game.
M. B. Mercer, OF Wenatchee, s in the
city. Mr.. Mercer resigned the position
of Mayor OF that city last week, and has
removed here, where he will embark in
business. He has purchased the North
Yakima Drug Store, and will hereafter
conduct that establishments affairs. He
is thorough pharmacist and will I'M
doubtedly be successful in business. at
all events THE HERALD bids him well
come and extends best wishes for his
prosperity.
&. V. Bissell is conducting a furniture
ises to grow to considerable proportions
and may in time become factor of i'm
portance in the growth and prosperity of
this city. Mr.. Bssell has started on a
small scale but is turning out excellent
work; at present his attention being
directed mainly to doors, bedsteds and
summer safes for the housewife. He uses
tamarack principally and considers it
superior to cedar and equal to cherry.
Walla Walla Statesman: Just how it
happened nobody appears to know, but
when Senator Helm today endeavored to
place the railroad bill on the calendar for
early disposition, Senator Frink of King,
Senator Hutchinson of Lincoln, Senator
Kellogg of Columbia. Senator Pusey OF
King, Senator Roberts of Walla Walla
and Senator Lesh of Yakima, were all
absent from their seats. All OF them are
compelled, through circumstances over
which they have no cotrol, to be in favor
of the bill. and had they been ON hand
the measure would probably have been
disposed of by Saturday.
A. G. Matthews, ex-sheriff OF Pierce
county, and W. G. Imbree, well known
as one Of the pioneer residents of Yakima
but more recently of Tacoma, have pur-
chased the 20 X" livery stable and out
fit from John husband. They will add
hacks, cabs and buggies from large
Tacoma stock, and new horses from the
local pastures, opening in about two
weeks with thoroughly equipped barn.
That they will be successful goes without
saying, and THE HERALD reaches out the
hand Of cordial greeting to them. Their
business announcement will appear In
these columns before April l.
There is small hitch in the dog-cstch-
er's apparatus, and it will have to be un.
tangled before further impounding OBJ
tains. The trouble arose in the captur-
ing of the 1S-year old pup known on the
avenue as Ted" and belonging to o. A.
Fechter. Ted" doesn't relish associa-
ton with common CANNES, hence his
master served writ of replevin upon the
city officials, got his dog and 1t now
roams as free as ever did the most I'M
ruly descendant of Cerberus. The action
on the part of Mr.. Fechter arose in the
fact that the CITY, under its charter. NAV