The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-28
REPORTERS NOTE BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
We're Found Within.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
in the Metropolis of Central " n sh-
inRton and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding It.


Mrs. M. p. Kay, OF Martin, is visiting
the family of State Senator Lesh.
Born, March 10th, to Mr.. and Mrs. l..
S. Travis, of Horse Heaven, son.
Born, at New York City, March s, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G.. Reed, a daughter
Prosecuting Attorney Englehart has
purchased handsome surrey from NJ
Schorn.
S. S. King, of Everett, representing the
Bunnell & Emo Investment company, is
in the city this week.
Walter. J. Reed, of Cle-Elum, was IN
the city on business before the local land
office, on Monday last.
p. A. Bounds has had the plans pre-.
pared for a handsome residence to he
built on Second street, next to Mrs. John
Donald's.
On Tuesday about an hundred Indians
were engaged in repairing the fence
around their cemetery, below the gap,
and in fixing up the graves and grounds
At meeting of the Uniform Rank, X.
Of p, Tuesday evening, it was decided tC
give grand ball on May LIST. The
arrangements are now in the hands of s
well qualified committee.
Rev. A. II. Brown left on Sunday last
for visit OF six week with relatives in
Brooklyn, New York. During his alb
sence Mr.. ]. Y. Miller will perform the
duties of lay reader for st. Michael's.
There is a strong probability that the
Mozart Symphony Concert company will
visit North Yakima on the Both of April
Manager Mackinnon says a guarantee is
required, but that the music loving peo
lIe OF this city seem disposed to accede tc
this condition.
The mayoralty contest at Yakima City
still continues. The old council was
compelled to pay the court costs and
count the votes, and the next move viii
be quo warranto proceedings to learn by
what right Jones, Weikel, Sinclair anc
their associates continue to hold Office
School district No 2, which encom
passes the city limits of Old Town, on
Monday last sold its bonds to Seymour
fIarto & Co., of Tacoma, in the sum o
$4,000 at per cent. The money obtained
will be used by the district in paying ny
or calling in the school warrants already
issued.
M. Schorn has sold within the past ten
days eight wagons, buggies and car
riages, of which five were of his own make
aud three of Studebaker's. This doesn
look much like hard times, especially as
the sales have been mainly for cash. Mr.
schorn has sold l25 vehicles since engag-
ing in their manufacture.
Judge w. II. Brnker returned to this
city on Saturday from the reservation
leaving on Sunday for the sound. He
will return to Yakima again IN the near
future, as some matters in dispute be
tween the Indians and certain whites
will have to be decided in the courts-and
Judge Brinker will defend the former.
Senator Clarence w. Ide, A. w. Strong
and George S. Gavitt were Spokane res
idents in Yakima this week-Mr. Ide
leaving on Monday. The gentlemen are
the principal stockholders in the propos-
Ell canal through the reservation, and the
Horn Rapids canal, and were here on
business connected with these projects.
The members OF the G. A. r., S. of V.
and W. X. C. held an enjoyable social at
their hall over Aliens drug store on Sat
urday evening last. There were severa
declamations, songs, ETC., and games OF
all kinds. At midnight refreshments
we're served. An admission fee of II
cents was charged and the proceeds were
comparatively large.
a. bt'bWn w hlOOIO lClL vi
Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock for visit
OF week in Portland. the trip being
made on bicycles, via The Dalles, Ore
They expect to cover perhaps 50 miles
The first day, and arrive IN Portland the
evening of the second day. The same
time is expected to be taken up on the re
turn trip.
The Curry brothers this week received
notification that the secretary of the In
terror, Hoke Smith, had reported favor
ably to them upon the locally celebrated
land contest case of George w. Carey VS..
The Curry heirs. The contest has been
ruled upon several times, and in each OF
The latter instances the decision has ia
vored the Curry heirs. The land in
question is valuable, much of it ad joining
the city limits OF North Yakima.
Those merchants or spectators who
have had State Fair Aid association stock
transferred to them are requested t
notify Mr.. James NJ. Gilbert, at the Office
Of the Yakima Valley Canal company
Fred X. Reed building. All Of the item,
of Indebtedness must be (under the terms
of the bill) audited by Auditor Grimes
The State Fair Aid association will maxi
one bill of the entire amount represented
by the stock issued, and a warrant vii
be issued by the auditor for the gross
amount passed upon fayorably, to the aie