The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-28
LOMBARD & H0RSLEY, SYNDICATE BLOCK SECOND street

Pedestrians who reside in Yakima and
transients who may be guests at the Hotel
Anterior during sessions Of the superior
court, are importuning certain OF the city
dads for sidewalk along the south side
of A street between First and Second
streets. There is considerable amount
OF travel over this route at times. Second
street is fast becoming business thor.
oughfare second to none from the Cad
well block to the court house, and mer-
chants or business men having offices
and store rooms along that street are
entitled to all possible facilities to trade
and something more than very disagree
able mud for their patrons to tread upon.
This particular walk would cost but little,
and would be of great benefit to many.
The city can afford such an ex penditure,
even during the present hard times.
Money SO spent would not be wasted.
Robert Scott received package through
the mail last week containing the letters
OF the surviving members of Company B.
9Sth Ill, veterans of the war who were
unable to attend the recent reunion in
that state. The letters are full of interest
and patriotism, and although it is esti-
mated that the Grand Army is fading
away at the rate of one member every II
minutes the letters still show much of
that old fire which was so well illustrated
at Blue Springs, when Capt Hoffman,
of Company B, sprang to the front of his
wavering command, his sword flashing
in the sunlight, and shouted "come on
boys, we never were whipped" The let
ters are being forward from one member
OF the company to another so that all
may read.
The northern lights were extremely
beautiful on Sunday night last. Not for
years have they been so brilliant and
many colored as they then appeared. 1t
was almost modern pyrotechnic display
at midnight, on account of the shifting OF
the CLEANS. A blade of fame would
shoot over the foothills to the north of the
city, blaze for moment steadily, then
suddenly take to itself motion and veer
abruptly to the west of Worthwhile
another stream of fire would take its
place and in q moment repeat the phe-
nomenon. The lights faded after q move
of ten degrees to the west. 1t was par
ticularly beautiful sight, and strange as
beautiful to some who witnessed it be-
cause OF the peculiar motion above noted.
The Walla Walla Statesman says that
1.-THE jurors who were opposed to the con-
viction OF Eimiston at North Yakima
were all Scotchmen. 1t is proverbialy a
hard matter to drive anything into the
the sconce OF a Scotchman, but once it
gets into his head that countryman is
being prosecuted it will stay there until
hades freezes over" The Statesman is in
error. Nine of the jury were Americans,
Frank Sinclair came from Nova Scotia,
Duncan Scott is an Englishman-and
Robert Dunn, the twelfth man and fore
man of that body, is the only Scotch rep
resentative. Capt. Dunn, by the way, is
a pretty level headed man, and fairly
broad between the eyes.
Kennewick Columbian Supt. j. F.
Brown, was down from North Yakima,
Tuesday, and heard the petition to divide
the school district. On account of the
small area OF the proposed new districts
the superintendent decided not to grant
the prayer. One of the petitioners gave
notice that another petetion would be pre-
sented at once.
1t is reported that Mrs. l.. q. Hamel
has leased the building now occupied by
G. j. Taft, and will occupy it as a restaur-
ant, as soon as DR.. Taft can move into his
new quarters in the handsome brick struc-
ture OF Taft & Son.
X. j. Mackison and George Butler, OF
this city, sailed from Tacoma on the 22d
for Juneau, Alaska. Owing to competition
the fare for the Alaskan trip has been re-
duced to $40 and 500.
Geo. S. Gabbert, OF Spokane, is in the
city for few days on business connected
with the Horn Rapids Irrigation COM
pany, in which he is stakeholder.
Otter Bros. know the value OF iudiciy
Gus use of printers ink. Their new adj
vertisement in this issue will certainly
attract the attention of the ladies'.
Phil Fitterer, the boniface OF the Hotel
Horton, Ellensburg. spent couple of
days in Yakima this week greeting old
friends.
Died, at St. Elizabeth's hospital, of
consumption, ON Thursday, February 81,
David Haye, aged 10 years.
Mrs. Cady, recent arrival, living in
the eastern part OF the city, died on Thurs