The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-14
AREPORTHR'S Mute BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
We're Found Within.
PIN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts OF Paragraphs Gathered
In the Metropolis OF Central wash
ingsen and from the Great aud
Fertile Country Surrounding It.

Sheriff Baldwin, Of Garfield county,
was a Yakima visitor on Saturday last.
w. II. Wade, representing the st. Paul
Dispatch, was in the city this week in
the interests OF his paper.
The newspaper plant Of the Fairfield
Progress will be shipped here this week
to be used in the publication Of the Argus.
Miss Allen, daughter Of Hon. John B u.
Allen, arrived from Seattle, Monday
night to spend few days with her aunt,
Mrs. Edward Whtson.
The HERALD office has several heavy
accounts to meet on the LIST OF April and a
general call is made on those indebted for
subscription to call at the office and settle.
Len Olive and Frank Pollen are the
latest arrivals from Puyallup, intending
to remain here during the summer; and
Joe Hoffman and William Brecken re-
turned to that town.
w. A. Hardy, we'll known among the
sportsmen Of North Yakima, was is the
city from Seattle on Tuesday. Mr.. Hardy
is one of the best marksmen in the state,
and wears several medals won in live and
clay bird contests.
Alfred Bannister, the engineer who so
successfully conducted construction of the
Wide Hollow canal, arrived in the city
on Monday evening from Alameda, CAL,
to superintend some finishing touches on
the big ditch and the turning in OF the
water.
James M. Ashton, the energetic. attor-
ney of the Northern Pacific railroad, was
in the city on Friday last making settle.
ment on the Kay, Fay d Yung building
which was recently decided against him
and in favor OF Scott Kremer, by the su-
preme court.
]. L. Smith arrived in the city on FRI
day last from Portland, and has taken
office room in the Yakima National bank
parlors. Mr.. Smith is the secretary for
the receivers of the Yakima Investment
company and expects to remain here dur
ing the summer.
Frank Young and family arrived on
Monday morning from Marion, Wash,
and removed their household goods to
the ranch OF the Yakima Hop company,
in the Mckee, Mr.. Young having leased
the 75-acre hop field of that organization
for the coming season.
Arthur Lamoure, who will be remem-
bered here in Yakima as the child rescu
ed from the clutches OF Peter Bellnger,
who sold him to the west coast Indians,
has been taken to Westminster and
placed in the Catholic orphanage, the
sisters having offered to look after him.
The car of provisions secured in this
valley through the efforts of w. ]. Au-
miller, reached Republican City, Ne5.,
on March 3, Mr.. Aumiller receiving noti-
fication OF its arrival on Sunday last. The
goods and provisions arrived in good con-
dition, nothing having been injured in
transit.
Among other avenue improvements
which the summer of '95 may see COM
pleted, is the erection of stone front
business block, between the Janeck and
Schlodtfelt structures, by G. E. McEwen.
Mr.. McEwen finds that he can build
much more cheaply and easily now than
at some future period, and is seriously
contemplating the move.
Rev. j. T. Eshelman arrived Monday
night from Tacoma to spend week or
two with his friends. He is astonished
at the amount of building going on and
says Yakima is a marvel; that her name
is on everyone's lips, and she would re-
ceive a surprising influx of settlers from
the vest side ii the people only had
money with which to move and establish
themselves. He also said that Mr.. Mes
singer, of Tacoma, who recently bought
a lot on Second street, south Of the Syn
dictate block, had about completed ar
rsngem ents for putting up two-story
brick building on his newly acquired
property.
Ten men Gall married) were put to work
upon the city bitches on Monday, Marshal
Lille having received many requests for
water. early as it is. Married men were
chosen because it was thought they need
ed the work more than their unincumb er-
ed brothers. Some difficulty has been
met in keeping the bitches dry. so that
the workmen could clean them adyanta-
geously. The headgates have been sur
reptitiously opened several times, and
the marshal was compelled to post notices
at the fiumegates that all future actions
of that nature would subject the offend.
ers to prosecution. The water will be
turned on as soon as possible.
On Sunday night, while Capt. Tilden
and Lieut.. johnson, OF the Salvation
Army, were attending services at the
barracks, some unknown entered the
house in which they live, in west Yak
lima; and rified it of many articles Of
small value. A new trunk belonging to
the lieutenant was taken to the water
ditch in front of the premises and broken
into pieces, and various articles and some
money taken from the upper tray. The
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