The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-28


of Goldendaie, died at the home OF the
latter on Sunday last, aged 80 years. Her
death was directly due TO a fall. She had
| retired to her room, which was on the
second floor, Saturday evening. when an
| unusual noise on the outside OF the house
alarmed the inmates and they rushed out
10 find that the old lady had fallen TO the
ground from the porch, a distance Of II
feet. She was helped 10 her feet and at
! first did not seem much hurt but she soon
| lapsed into Inconsistencies and died the
her late husband crossed the plains from
Missouri and settled in Klickitat county
in 1868. She was quite well known in
Yakima through occasional visits to the
family OF her son-in-law, Mr.. IL. II. Al
len.
Examiner, South Bend, Wash: Mayor
Egbert returned Thursday from a two
! weeks trip about the state. He thinks
that North Yakima is to-day the most
DheN wv II III Nilt SthNt. buSlutHS Is DTlsk
in all lines, people are arriving there
daily who come to stay, and who in most
instances take up small holdings-tive,
ten and twenty acres, under the bitches
that now permeate that wonderful, pro-
ductive country. There is no doubt but
irrigation is king thereabouts, and the
people everywhere are finding that out,
and those who are inclined to farming or
fruit raising make no mistake in selecting
that locality for home. North Yakima
station is now doing more business than
any other station between Tacoma and
st. Paul, except Spokane and Mssoula
80 say the railroad men over there.
Court will convene on Monday, but the
civ il docket will not be completed until
tomorrow. There are six criminal cases
IS tate VIZ. LYMAN Harris, for breaking a
dam; State vs.. 5. q. Crandall usurping
the office of receiv err; State vs.. Henry
kruse, grand larceny; State vs.. Ennis
Kehoe, burglary; State vs.. Wischkong
Bros, grand larceny; State VS.. AL Back
man and Rude Black, grand larceny
kehoe, who is Is year.old boy, will
plead guilty and probably be sent to the
reform school, while the cases against the
Wisch kongs. Backman and Black will be
dismi5 sed at the request of the prosecut-
ing attorney, there being no evidence
sufficient to justify trial, the arrests
growing out of dispute as to the owner
ship OF personal property, i. e., sheep and
horses.
The College club session on Tuesday
evening was one devoid of its usual in
structive feature. Judge Reavis was un-
able to present his paper, owing to illness
in his family; and the reading has been
postponed until Tuesday next. Lieut..
| WyckoT will follow Judge Reavis, two
weeks from March 18th, in a paper en-
titled, Japan and Its People," and he
will be followed by Capt Marshal Scud-
| der on "The State Militia Last Tues
day the members adopted constitution
and set OF bylaws, and the remainder of
the evening was devoted to desultory
conversation. The meeting was held in
the Hotel Yakima parlors, as usual.
Mahara's Ministries played to slim bus
| mess at Mason's, on Friday night last.
The show was very ordinary-only the
vocal selection on the part of the bass So
loist and the work of the contortionist
being worthy OF a position on the boards
occupied by even an ordinary barn
storming troupe There is only one con-
ISOLATION in this connection-that is, the
company undoubtedly left more money
in the city than they took away with
them. Manager Mackinnon took no
chances; the hall was simply rented at
the established rates, no percentage ar
rangement being permitted.
Capt. Chas. NJ. Holton returned on
Saturday evening last from Olympia,
where he had been engaged as journal
clerk OF the lower house during the legis-
lative session Just closed. Accompany
ing him upon his return home was Miss
Minnie Tennat, daughter of General
Tennat, who was a guest of the captain s
fami and the family of Edward Whit
son until Wednesday evening-at which
time she left for her home in Pennington.
A part OF the plant for a creamery, to
be established by NJ. NJ. Nuttenburg in
the Sinclair valley, 10 miles up tho
Natcheez, was received this week from
g. g. Wickson & Co. of Portland. The
building is already constructed, and it is
hoped to have the machinery-which
will be operated by water power-in posi-
ton next week. The capacity of the
plant is the milk Of upwards of 1000 cows.
Arbor day, April 9TH, will be observed
by the school children throughout Yak
ina county with tree planting and appro-
pirate exercises. In this city the pupils
OF the public schools will meet at their
respective buildings at 8 o'clock in the
morning and after the planting of trees
will assemble at the Central school house,
where an interesting program will be car
ried out.
Sam kershaw has recorded at the aud
itor's Office the boundaries of three min
ing claims located by him in the Gold
Hill mining district. A renewal of inter-