The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-11-14

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delegates and in addition the railroads
furnish transportation both wavs and
also to Omaha where there will be held
congress OF trans. Mississippi CONNER
cial clubs upon the adjournment of the
Immigration convention. Messrs. Ben
son and Fechter will leave on Thursday
evening for st. Paul, but have not de-
cided whether or not they will go to
Omaha, although they are the authorized
representatives there OF the Yakima Com
mercial club. In addition to the general
and means to change to the northwest
the tide of immigration, now going from
the east to the south, Yskima's represen-
tatives will endeavor to enlist capital in
the building OF railways throughout these
valleys, establishing canning and starch
factories here and other enterprises which
would prove advantageous to this section
and profitable to the investors. Messrs.
Fechter and Benson expect to be gone
about three weeks.
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The Nez Perez Indian reservation will
be thrown open to settlement on Monday
next. Enough home seekers are now en-
camped on the borders awaiting the
firing of the signal gun to cover every
acre OF desirable land. The big rush will
be into the Cold Springs country, at the
southern part OF the reservation, and
many prospective settlers have already
crossed the lines, but the Indian agent
has declared he will drive them off and
give all an equal show. Home-seekers
who are going in at this late day will be
at considerable disadvantage, as hun
dreds have been encamped in the vicinity
for months and have put in considerable
time in going over the country and locat-
ing choice tracts and will waste no time
in covering them after he long looked-for
signal is given. The settler who has to
select his land after the opening of the
reserve will have to be content, of course,
with second choice. There are 542, 074
acres of land for actual settlers.
Jerry Fortain, OF Tacoma lodge No. "A,
grand master OF the Independent Order OF
Old Fellows, will be 10 this city on Mon
day next, and special meeting OF Yak
ina lodge No. % and the Isabella lodge
OF Rebekas has been called for that
evening to fittIngly welcome their distin-
guished brother. A meeting was held
Tuesday evening and committee ap.
pointed to arrange for supper and other
forms of entertainment OF that occasion.
Mr.. George S. Courier. by the way, is a
past grand master OF the l. o. o. F., hav-
ing held the Office while he was resi-
dent OF New Jersey.
Inspector Mccormick, of the interior
department, and Major Harper, agent Of
the Umatilla Indians arrived in the city
Wednesday on the delayed train from the
east, and are now at the Yakima agency
where they are the guests Of Judge and
Mrs. Erwin. These visitors are both from
the south and with Commissioner Rem
froe, of the Puyallups, who is also at the
agency and who halls from Georgia
Judge Erwin, anticipates very pleasant
social occasion.
The st. Paul chamber OF commerce sent
a special letter of invitation to L. S. How.
lett, OF this city, stating that he had been
selected to address the immigration con.
venton on the subject of Irrigation in
the Northwest" Previous engagements
in the line of work of the arid land COM
mission made it impossible to accept
and letter of declination, which also
embodied some facts for consideration by
the convention. was sent In reply.
The cost bills in the trial OF Dave Wed.
die and McGonigle have been made up
and amount in the former case to $50. 90
and in the latter to $475.25. These are
considered exceedingly reasonable in
view of the gravity of the cases and the
legal fights made and Prosecutor Engls-
hart is being commended therefor. As
convictions were obtained in both cases
the state is obliged to reimburse the
county for the expenses incurred.
The number of creameries in the state
of Washington is reported to be So. Ac-
cording to Dairy Commissioner Smiths
recent report the state of Washington
produced 2,l93,OO0 pounds OF butter last
year, the consumption being 1920, 00C
pounds. There were produced $4,000
pounds of cheese and 10000 consumed
The Independent Afro American League
was organized in this city during the
pest week. The membership consists Of
of eleven of Yakima's colored citizens
and the organization is for mutual bene.
fit, social improvement and political pro.
lection.
Thomas Redmon, of Sunnyside, was
kicked in the groin Wednesday morning
by horse. The injuries are of such q
nature that he is confined to his bed
under the care of DR.. McCrscken, ofiZil-
lab.
The county clerk received official noti-
tication Wednesday of the appointment
of Thomas q. Cooper as trustee OF all the
Northern Pacific lands in this county
vice Paul Schulze, deceased.
Mrs. Mann, of Port Townsend, arrived
in the city Tuesday in response to dis