The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-09-12
YAKIMA and THE State
Some Inside Facts About the EllenS-
burg Lynchins.
NELSON RICKS Big YAKIMA RANCH
Secret Location OF n Rich mime Near
Mount Adams 60 be Revealed by
An lndian-Pcrsenai Paragraphs
and miscellaneous News.

T. W. Moore and w. o. Knox left for
the Columbia river Tuesday for few
days cunning.
Miss Jennie Wright arrived in the city
Tuesday, from Kennewick, and may
conclude to remain.
James Waters, the mayor Of Pasco,
was married at Walls Walla an the 5th
inst. to Mrs. Elizabeth Bottger.
The mother of w. A. Bell arrived from
Steilacoom on Saturday last and will ex-
tend her visit through fair week.
w. A. Reneau, an attorney OF Water
vile, WASH, spent Sunday and Monday
in Yakima attending to legal business.
Ben Rosenfeld, Of San Francisco, who
was called to Yakima by the sad death Of
his brother Chester, left for his home on
Sunday.
Messrs. Chappell & Cox have vacated
their store building, which they recently
sold TO Mr.. Alexander Miller, and have
moved their stock to the warehouse.
Mrs. o. M. Graves and son will return
the latter part OF this week from Seattle,
where for the past two months the boy
has been undergoing medical treatment
With satiofo ctnvy vao,,Itu
Prosecuting Attorney Ormsbee, Of
Walla Walla. has filed a claim for $l2 1927
against the Coblentz estate, on account
of the shortage Of the deceased walden Of
the penitentiary.
George ID. Shannon. one OF the most
prominent citizens Of Olympia was buried
in that city on Sunday. His funeral
was an unusually large one and among
the distinguished pail bearers were Gov.
McGraw and Ex-Governor Ferry.
The report that the firm of Mackinnon
K Murane was to be dissolved and that
Mr.. Murane would form co-partnership
with ]. A. Rockford, is denied. The re-
port probably had its basis in Mr.. Roch-
ford's detection from the republican party
and uniting with the populists.
Col. Charles w. Watt, of Milwaukee,
has been appointed immigration agent Of
the Northern Pacific, vice p. B. Groat,
resigned. Col. Mott had been special
agent of the Northern Pacific for year
and half and the duties OF his new pc.
sition are not unfamiliar to him.
For completely in smuggling james
Lotan, ex-collector OF customs at Port
land and Seid Back, the wealthy Chinese
merchant, were fined 5000 and $500e re-
spectively by Judge Bellinger, on the 9Th
inst. There was no imprisonment imposed
in either case and both paid their fines
before the defendants left the court room.
Nelson Rich has 20 pickers in his 81
acre hop yard in lower Yakima and
and the dryer says the crop il the finest
he has ever seen in any section of the
country and that the yield will be about
ton an acre. The yard was thoroughly
cultivated and is free from lice. Mr.
Rich has in all 900 acres of choice bottom
land. He cut this season 700 tons If hay
and harvested 5000 bushels Of grain,
while feeding large number Of horses.
cattle and hogs.
The Ellensburg Localzer says that the
potato crop of Kittitas county will be
much less than last year and the quality
Of the spuds greatly inferior. There 10
also decreased potato acreage in Yak
ina county and the yield 10 not 30 heavy
as it was in 1894, but the quality cannot
be excelled. According to the assessors
returns there are 1882 acres devoted to
potatoes from which It is estimated that
the total yield of the county will be nsarlv
1885, 900 bushels.
Goldendale Agricuituralist: Vancou-
yer has new project for railroad to
Yakima, and that city is greatly pleased
over the outlook. The Vancouver papers
as we'll as most Of their people. believe
that the present road headed toward
the Klickitat country will never be push
ed through. but will always remain
logging road. Therefore few public
spirited citizens have put their heads to-
gether to see il plan could not be de-
vised whereby road might be built
through TO the Yakima country, tapping
the Northern Pacific. 1t is firmly be-
lieved that such a road can be had with
but little effort on the part of their neo-
pie. That the people along the line Of
the proposed road will do their share has
been guaranteed by some of them; and
it is even thought that the railroad to be
tapped will help them out as 1t would
be benefited to a large extent. Parties
in the east have been communicated
with in regard to this road now proposed,
and they have set Of questions to be
answered. The questions have been ans
wered, but the time is too short for more
news as yet from the eastern people.
They want to know as to the mineral,