The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-05-30


M. W. Martin is erecting a small hotel
at Mabton.
Peter Bellies returned on Sunday from
his visit to Tacoma and Puyallup.
J. j. Tyler left on Friday last for the
Gold Hill mining district, in the hope of
discovering "psy Dirt"
Mrs. Martha Wiley arrived in the city
from Seattle on Sunday last for a visit
with relatives on the Ahtanum
Mr.. George Donald left for Tacoma,
Sunday, on business connected with the
Yakima Investment company.
G.. J. Mcintosh left the tirst of the week
for California on his bicycle, to enjoy the
summer vacation after year in the city
schools.
Dudley Eshelman, wife and child, left
on Tuesday to spend part of the SUM
mer vacation with relatives in Klickitat
county.
u. l.. Sullivan and II. Wilson, of Nab
ton, were in the city Tuesday, on bust
ness with the receivers OF the Yakima
Investment company.
The Wallace Coburn Hardware COM
pany have new ad in this issue OF THE
HERALD. You can't but see it, unless
you look away from it purposely.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Ellis left on Tues
day morning for Hot Springs, in the hope
of improving Mr.. Ellis health. They
will remain for an indefinite period.
+. M. Spain left on Friday last for Chi.
cage, to attend the Supreme lodge A. O.
u. w. session held in that city this
month. After the lodge session Mr.. Spain
will visit his old home in Iowa. returning
in about six weeks.
Miss Emma Fitzgerald, who has for
several months been the guest of her
friend Miss Meyer and her brother, Court
Meyer, returned to her home in Califor-
mia last week, Friday, via Everett-where
che will make short visit
r. A. Hume was in the city from Spo-
kane over Sunday. Mr.. Hume, since his
departure from Yakima some months
ago, has been progressing Masonically.
He was initiated in Yakima less than a
year ago, but now wears the 32d degree
misunderstanding that rank in Spokane
II week ago.
A new time table will go into effect on
the Northern Pacific, Sunday, by which
the running time between Portland and
st. Paul will be reduced two hours. The
train from the east will arrive here on
present schedule while that from the west
will leave Portland at IL o'clock a. m. in
stead OF 8 and reach North Yakima about
1915 a. no.
A representative of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy road was on the sound
last week investigating the subject of tim.
Der for railroad construction. In this
connection it may not be altogether
foreign to state that the 80" has just
closed the sale of bonds to the amount of
$2,230,000 for the purpose of aiding in
railroad extension.
]. M. Hsnnaford, general traffic mana
ger OF the N. P. has increased his duties
by accepting the superintendency of the
Northern Pacific Express Co. vice Fl. H.
Browning, resigned. Another change is
the appointment of Frank L. Hale to the
position of claim agent, vice E. T. Furn-
ess. The headquarters OF this depart
ment will be moved to Helena.
L. s. Hewlett and c. C. Goodwin have
applied for the appointment Of admins
traitor OF the estate of the late Frank
Terrell, the Columbia river rancher who
died on the 18th inst. Mr.. Goodwin
claims that he was the captain Of COM
pany Of Morgan's raiders, of which Ter.
rell was a trooper, and that the friend
ship thus inaugurated resulted in Terrell
making him, Goodwin, the beneficiary in
his will. No will, by the way. has as yet
uocu iOuuus III auultiOu " HIS ~
Juniper Springs, the deceased had several
hundred dollars on deposit in the First
National bank.
Three years ago Oregon imported
several dozen German song birds-the
untamed rival OF the well-known caRary.
In '93 but little increase was noted in '92
they had multiplied rapidly, and some had
immigyated northward and southwark.
This year the whole valley of the Yakima
is alive with these yellow, feathered song
sters, and every lane diverging from the
city highways echoes with the trills and
warblings OF the birds. They are ex-
quisitely beautiful little creatures, and
Yakima herewith returns thanks to the
Webfoot state for its endeavors to propa-
gate the transplanted species.
Yakima avenue is to be regarded
should Marshal Lille have his way. The
sandstone from the buildings now almost
completed is being pulverized by work
men and distributed over the street.
After grading and leveling this deposit,
the crossings and ditch coverings are to
be taken up and the former removed to
the outer instead of the inner edge of the
broad sidewalks, thus making one broad