The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-07
ORTIZ YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

east 4 dodger descriptive OF the Yakima
and the valleys around il. 1t reads
somewhat as follows: Protection, pros
perity, prunes and peaches Free trade
for fun, fruit for farmers, Join in the
grand march for home! 'Rah for the
Yakima valley! Punkin vines grow 30
tarnal fast they ware the punkin out
draggin' il over the ground tryin' to keep
up" Mr.. Jack quotes III. Kings, chap.
8, verses 10 and IL; says that thousands
will positively secure homes in the Yak.
ina valley within the next few months,
where the climate is delightful and no
long, dreary winters are ever encountered.
He concludes by remarking: "You have
heard of Jack the ripper, Jack the hug
ger, Jack the rusher; but everybody
knows that there is the picture of the
'jsck') the land agent is all rightw And
We are inclined to think that he is--de-
cidedly 80. His headquarters are in De-
troit, Mich, and he is the land and i'm
migration agent Of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
The Yakima public sometimes fails in
discrimination. 1t certainly did on
Thursday evening last, when Ricketts,
Troubadours Zone Of the best troupes
which ever visited the city, were given
the lightest audience OF the season. The
performance was excellent throughout
and Tom Ricketts, alone furnished amuss-
ment sufficient to justify the price OF ad-
mission. even during the hard times ;
while the specially people we're all unus-
ually clever. Every one present enjoyed
the performance. and County Commits
sioner Rich laughed so heartily and long
that his companions, John Reed and DIR.
Hare feared he was going into Mysteries.
II the troubadours return to Yakima,
which they probably will not do, they will
certainly play to other than empty seats.
There has custom grown up in Ore
gon, says an exchange, that came from
nobody knows where, of the relatives OF
deceased persons publishing card OF
thanks to neighbors, friends and the pub
lie for the sympathy and aid extended
during the illness of the deceased. With
all due Difference to those who follow the
custom, we would suggest that it is not
good taste. The thanks are uncalle dior
and unnecessary. In christian commu-
nifty the care OF the sick and burial OF the
dead with proper and becoming respect
and decency, are not things to return
thanks for; for they are the simple duties
of the friends and neighbors-acts per-
formed for others that others will repay
by performing similar services for them.
Let the card Of thanks cease to appear.
THK HERALD's efforts toward securing
better juries have already borne good re-
suits, as was evidenced by the recent
selections by the commissioners; but
there is another glazing iniquity that has
grown up. and that is the practice of APP
plication to the sheriff or deputy to be
placed on juries. The statutes are ex-
plicit and mandatory on this subject, de-
clsring that any person who attempts to
procure his selection as a juror, or APP
proaches an officer in behalf of another
for that purpose, shall be guilty of mis-
demsanor; and any sheriff or other officer
who shall summon such person in tt at
capacity is equally guilty. The penalty
provided in either case is fine not ex-
ceeding $500.
THE HERALD's London hop report un-
| der date of January II says that stocks OF
good to choice hops, both English and
continental, are exhausted, while the re-
quirements OF brewers for these grades
remain unsatisfied. Choice to good me-
dunn Of States and Pacifcs are in great
request, with very few on the market and
plenty of buyers ready to deal for them.
Prices for both States and. Pacifics range
l2@l3c for choice to choicest, aud from
l0s4c to l2c for good medium to choice.
1t 10 fully apparent that all the "really
good hops" that can be obtained from all
quarters will be needed in England, and
indications point to ready sales at prob
ably advancing prices. The imports
from America to January 8, '95, have
been "a 1922 bales.
Tacoma Ledger: Some residents of
North Yakima are planning to start starch
works in that enterprising town, to man
ufacture starch out OF the potatoes which
grow in the Yakima valley in great abun-
dance. They have written to prominent
Tacoman to learn If the machinery and
apparatus of the starch works located
here in 1889 can be secured for their pur
pose. II it can they would like to buy it.
The works here were started to manu-
facture by patent process; and though
an excellent product was turned out the
works failed for lack Of the necessary cap.
ital to meet brisk eastern competition.
Says the West Coast Trade of Thursday
last: "If satisfactory arrangements can
be made with transportation companies,
Ed. Adams Sons contemplate making
the novel experiment Of shipping car
load or two of fancy Yakima potatoes to
Pittsburg in few days. The firm is well
acquainted with the Pittsburg market,
having been in business there for many
years, and are reasonably certain that if