The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-21
YARN FROM THE SPINDLE
Woven into a Fabric Of Interesting To-
cal Information.
ITEMS OF EVERY CONCEIVABLE NATURE
stray Hits of Gossip, society News,
Personals and Happenings About
Town and In the Surrounding
Country.

Licenses have so far been taken out for
l6 dogs.
| The w. d. Walker stock of groceries
has been bought by Coffin Bros.
! Justice A. r. Fulkerson has established
his Office in the Eshelman building.
Mrs. ii. X. Owens, who has been i'll
for the past week, is now much improved
/ in health.
The W. G. T. L. will meet in the Pres
byterian church on Tuesday, Feb. &c at 3
o'clock p. IN.
! The public schools will be closed to-
morrow in honor of Washington's birth.
day. Appropriate exercises are being
held in the various departments this sf'
ternoon.
Owing to the rain and rapid disappear.
ance of the snow, the county roads are
reported very soft and inclined to be
, miry. This is condition seldom exper.
| fenced in Yakima.
Charles Carlson, an inmate Of McNeils'
Island penitentiary, who was sentenced
for selling liquor to Indians m Yakima
county in November last, committed sui
eide by hanging in his cell on Monday
afternoon. He was apparently demented.
| The commissioner of the general land
| Office has closed the case of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company vs.. Clifton
Cleman, involving the nei4 of the mel Of
sec. IL, tip. IA, north is, IN. Mr..
Cleman's cash entry No. 304 remains in.
! tact.
A well-attended and enthusiastic meet
ing OF the Armory committee was held at
q. M. McKinney's Office on Saturday
evening. A delegation from the Athletic
association was invited to be present.
The proposal to construct a building for
the use of both military organizations, the
Athletic association and for general use as
dance hall, etc., was discussed at length
and taken under advisement. The plan
is good one, and should meet with en-
couragement from every one interested in
the progress of sports and the welfare Of
the city.
A decision has been received from the
commissioner of the general land Office in
| the timber-culture contest case OF ii. G..
Rowland VS.. Andy Kunz of Parker Bot
tom, reversing the decision OF the local
| Office and holding Kunz's right to the
claim to be good. The commissioner
holds that where good faith in compliance
with the law is shown, irrigation OF q
timber culture is not necessarily requi.
site-that the question OF whether or moi
trees will grow in any soil can be deter.
mined only by repeated experiment
Rowland is Puyallup lawyer and the
claim is valuable one.
From the increasing quantity OF Dagoes
again seen on Yakima's streets, it is to bt
presumed that another squabbie with
hurley" will result. An official thif
week told HERALD reporter that but
little ceremony would be used in getting
rid of the Italians, if they attempt any
maneuvers such as made a west-side res
idence dangerous last fall. A good, lonp
season of dry weather will do much
toward settling this problem. Ii our Da'
go friends and their festive Wandering
Willie allies can be persuaded to rustic
around and do some leveling, scraping
and shoveling for the municipality, some
small benefits from their sojourn here
may accrue.
At the Baptist church Sunday will be
a special day. In the morning the topic
of the sermon will be 'The Lords Sup
per-" when the much hackneyed subject,
CLOSE communion of the Baptists," will
receive attention. 1T the close of the
service the hand of fellowship will be ex-
tended to some thirty-five OF those who
have recently united with the church. In
the evening, in response to request OF
the w. G. T. u, the theme will be the
Liquor Traffic" The pastor, Rev. Sal
yer, has given this subject much study
and thought, having spoken in many OF
the states under the auspices of the Ma
tional Prohibition committee. Those in
terested in the topic will do well to hear
him. The l. 0. &. T. have arranged to
attend in body.
Mr.. George Chapman, of the Wenas,
brought in load of bacon and hams on
Wednesday that were as choice as can be
found in any market. He had no trouble
in disposing of them; for, as Mr.. Sam.
Chapel said, 1--WE are always ready to
buy his butter, eggs, hams and other
products, for we know they are extra nice.
He is one of those farmers who never
come to town without quitting ahead. :"
Mr.. Chapman believes in diversified
farming, and is making a success of it.
He cured upwards OF ton OF bacon and
hams this season, and sold number OF
spring pigs averaging $50 pounds in
weight. Singular as well as sad to relate,
a portion of his hog product was bought
by neighbors.