The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-01-10
7ERSE TALES OF TOWN
ParasraphiC PencilingS Of North Yaki-
ma and Hsf Environments.
THE HARVEST OF BUSY REPORTERS
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Born, at Kiona, December 81. to Mr..
and Mrs. j F. Shaw, sor.
George Butler won the suit of clothes
ratified on Saturday night by White, the
tailor.
w. d. Scott has been very i'll for two
or more weeks with heart disease, but is
now convalescent.
Z. d. Parrot, Of Klickitat county, has
invented an airship ard company has
been organized in Goldendale for the
purpose of floating it.
A. w. Engle, of Seattle, treasurer OF
the state fair commission, spent couple
OF days in Yakima this week looking after
his business and property interests.
w. II. Wilcox, who has been in the
| city for two months on visit with his
parents, returns this week to Tacoma, to
re-enter the Office OF Mr.. Paul Schulze.
Frank Oplistil and wife left on Sunday
for Tacoma where the latter will en-
deavor to secure medical aid, the condi-
ton OF her health being very unsatisfsc-
tory for some time past.
At Ellensburg. on Friday night last,
thieves entered the Office of Henry Nc
Grath, state treasurer of the Good Temp
lars, and after blowing open the safe witk
nitro-glycerine, rified it of $62s belonging
to the order.
John Stone, who was kicked in the
side by vicious horse on Thursday last,
will be compelled to remain in bed for
perhaps two weeks, two of his ribs being
broken and bis body otherwise bruised.
He is also suffering from bad eve, in
are not serious, however.
l. II. Dills will shortly remove his
stock of gents furnishing goods to the
Ward building, taking the rooms
soon to be vacated by Jeweler Kuechler.
Tie move is made in order to sccuse
more room for the large stock which Mr..
Dila carries, his present quarters being
too small 1t is not known who will oc-
cupy the store room to be vacated by M
Dills.
Attorney X. N. Sleeves, of Portland,
who was tried on the charge of being inn
plicated with "Bunco" Kelly in the muir
der OF George Sayres, was on Saturday
last found guilty of manslaughter.
Sleeves was charged with having hired
Kelly to put Sayres out OF the way and.
while the evidence was entirely circum-
stantial and not of the strongest charac-
ter, it is understood that several of the
jurors voted in favor of finding the pris-
oner guilty of murder in the first degree
In Yakima where the circumstances OF
guilt are fully as strong the suspect is not
even brought to trial.
l. Ii. Dills and 7. III. Fisher, while
returning from hunting trip on Satur-
day evening, ran against a wagon par
TALLY covered with snow, near Old Town,
broke runner, one of the thils and the
harness into bits, and were thrown from
the vehicle several feet, alighting in
snow bank. 1t is reported that one Of the
guns went off accidentally, just as the
hunters flew through the air, aud the
charge struck rabbit, who was grinning
ly watching the tangle, full in the eye.
This animal was the only valuable trophy
| of the hunt; and was, also, the only in-
jured party-for which Messrs. Diils and
Fisher and their friends are duly thankful.
The commissioned officers OF Washing
toms cavalry battalion assembled at the
arinory in the city on Saturday evening
and elected Fred K. Reed major to sue
cesd James NJ. Ashton, who on January
assumed the Office of brigader general, to
which he was elected some time since.
The officers present were Captain Griggs.
Lieutenants Best sud LaFarge, OF Troop
| B, Lieutenants Scudder and Hiscoek, of
Troop G and Lieutenant Chapman, aid
| de-camp on the stall OF General Ashton.
The election OF Saturday will result in
still another election to fill the vacancy
caused by the advancement of Captain
Reed. 1t is conceded generally by mem
bers Of Troop G that Lieutenants Scudder
and Hiscock are entitled to promotion on
account OF meritorious services and that
the former will succeed as captain and
the latter as first lieutenant In the event
of this arrangement being ratified the
position of second lieutenant will remain
to be filled.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is ia
nous for its cures of bad colds. 1t opens
the secretions, relieves the lungs and aids
nature in restoring the system to
healthy condition. Ii freely used as soon
as the cold has been contracted. and be-