The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-01-03

erty, and the trustee has every desire to
assist the Investment company and the
gentlemen interested in it in successfully
financiering the scheme"
The 18th OF January will be Chinese
New Years.
w. II. Chapman has been re-appointed
adjutant on the staff of Major Ashton.
The county commissioners are provid.
ing food for the Italians who have been
working on the Burlingame ditch.
DR.. Frank WAS called on Tuesday to at
tend John A. Stone, who was kicked by
a horse. His injuries are not believed 10
be serious.
Writes the Kittitas Courier in noting
an evening entertainment: GAS lady
in the crowd remarked. "The suckers
amt all dead yet" And this Is Washing
ton
The performance OF Damon asd Py-
thias at the opera house on Saturday
evening last was largely attended and
proved very successful and satisfactory
entertainment in every way.
Mrs. Spurbeck, mother of G. d. Flem-
ing, died at North Yakima on Monday,
December 81, of heart trouble, aged SO
years. The burial occurred on Wednes-
day from the Fleming residence, Rev.
Cheadle officiating.
County Commissioner w. A. Kelso was
married on January to Miss Mary +.
Ketchum. The ceremony was performed
at Yakima City by Rev. Stayt. THE
HERALD bespeaks for the newly-wedde d
couple the full need of health, wealth
and happiness.
The North Yakima Milling company
closed down operations week ago to put
in new headgste at the intake of the
ditch, but the storm coming on, the work
WAS abandoned until the weather settles.
The mill, which has had a very success
full season, will probably remain closed
for about six weeks.
President Bryan, of the Pullman agri-
cultural college, announces by circular
a winter school for farmers from January
m Enhrttary tyn
means three weeks of study and expert
mentation on the scientific and practical
questions connected with agriculture, hor-
ticulture, soils, fertilizers, stock feeding
and breeding, dairying, insect pests, plant
diseases, spraying apparatus, road-making
and sugar beets.
North Yakima is to be favored on FRI
day, January 18th, with visit from the
Calhoun Opera company in Czebulka's
charming and tuneful comic opera "Amo-
rita" which had run of ten straight
months at the Casino in New York.
There are As people connected with the
company and over 1000 have been ex-
pended on the costumes and scenery.
Yakima had to give guarantee to Sc
cure their stoppage here, as was done a
year ago, but no one regretted the neces-
sity then and we are assured they will
not this time for the company has been
greatly strengthened and improved and
the scenic effects will be ahead of any
thing ever seen here before. Yakima is
so seldom visited by companies of this
character that no one can afford to stay
away.
The famous Zones county calf case"
has just been finally settled by the Iowa
supreme court. The case has been in
the courts twenty years; the leading at
torneys and several Of the principals are
dead the cost aggregates over $4,000,
while the calves, which originated the
law SUIT. were worth only $40. By the
decision Bob Johnson, the plaintiff, gets
judgment for costs of about 5000. At
torney's liens against any Judgment
johnson might get amount to over $l5,-
900; but they are outIawed. and the es-
tates of those who filed them have long
since been scattered. The case has been
tried before % judges and IA Jurors.