The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-01-03

The mortgage executed by the Yakima
Investment company in favor of the Cali
fornia Trust company, to which reference
was made last week, was an old mort
gage covering both the sunnyside lands
and the personal property of the company /;
but in some way the mortgage covering
the personal property was not transcribed
on the records. Judge Reavis, the attor-
ney of the Yakima Investment company,
says he is satisfied that the bonds will
soon be sold and the money received for
the same; but that he has no definite in
formation of the present status OF the ne
gotistionsl~
Mr.. Berg, a well-to-do farmer from
Michigan, arrived here this week, with
his wife and seven children, prepared to
make Yakima his home. He was q Wis
itor to the Worlds fair, where he learned
Of the advantages of this section; and 40
soon thereafter as practicable he sold bis
two farms for IS 900 and started for Yak.
ina. He brought with him carload OF
machinery and household goods, and he
has 100 colonies of bees now on the road.
He is shrewd, practical man, and will
prove quite an important addition to our
producing population.
The county commissioners OF Spokane
county have prepared q petition to the
| taUialafnrA vph inh 1tH
asks that the laws be changed so that
there may be but one superior court for
the county; assessment of real estate to
be made once in four years; costs of ju-
res in civil cases to be borne by litigants;
county officers, including justices and
coustables, to be paid by the fee system
and that county and state warrants be
received at their face value for taxes.
Miss Allen entertained some of the
members of the Cinderella club and 9th
ers of Der friends on Thursday night, at
the home Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Snively.
The evening was passed at progressive
whist and music, and very pleasant
time resulted. Those present were Mrs.
III. X. Owens and her friend, Miss Lake,
of Seattle; Misses Baxter, Holton, King
and Wheeler; Messrs. Brown, Cline,
Owens, Wheeler, Miller and Swindls-
hurst. Dainty refreshments were served
4 Three carloads of Yakima corn have
been shipped to Reed & Co., of Tacoma,
during tho past week. Two were shipped
by Jaeger & George, of Zillah, and one by
the North Yakima Milling company.
The purchasers pronounce it an excellent
grade, and for which they pay 1923 per
ton in Tacoma.
Select or hand-picked Cle-Elum lump
coal, delivered anywhere in North Yak
ina for $425. Orders left at my gallery
will receive prompt attention.
30 L. E. JAMES.
| b. B. White will close out his entire
stock OF furniture at actual cost, COM
mencng with this date. Get prices to
be convinced of the genuineness of this
offer. 49.4t
I Willis Thorpe, Of Alaska, spent several
days in the city during the past week,
making contracts for the shipment of
cattle and feed to Juneau for 1895.
Attorney F. A Frazier, for short time
a resident OF this city but now of Ellens-
burg, was married to Miss Annie d. Ha-
fer, of Roslyn, on Dec. Goth.
The Prosser Gun club is now under act
i've training, with q view to issuing q
challenge to the Yakima Gun club for q
contest at an early date.
d. Wells has sold his orchard of ten
acres, near the Natcheez bridge, to the
father of Mrs. d. Z. Mackinnon, who re.
Gently arrived here from Nevada.
The Seattle Brewing & Mailing COM
pany is building cold storage house on
the Northern Pacific right of way, near
the depot.
Over two feet of snow in Portland,
eighteen inches in Spokane and sixteen
iuCues ou tHe sounu, Is Tue latest report.
If you need anything in the line of fine
iewelry, do not fail to 60 to II. Kuechler's
before he takes his stock away. 504t
Mr.. Backus, a friend of the Camerons,
is here for the purpose OF lookingover the
country with view to making Yakima
his home.
| Thomas Jackson, an Indian, died on
the reservation on Monday night. Of
heart failure. He was 80 years old.
Mrs. Henry Rhemke, the wife OF well
known citizen of Elensburg died on FRI
day last.
Phil Stanton 10 seriously i'll at his home
With stomach troubles.
Sheriff Dilley was Tacoma visitor
during the past week.