The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-04-04

purpose OF Dullulns cdnaI through Tue
the Yakima Indian reservation to water
that body of land, when il is thrown
open to settlement,) and over one humid
red thousand acres between kennewick
and Wallula, is arranging to begin work
this summer and build the 20 miles OF
canal through the reservation. The OBJ
jet of this is 10 hold the right -ofway
granted by congress and to water 1900
acres of land in the vicinity of Mabton.
The estimate OF cost for the completion
of the canal, according to specifications,
is $l3l 600, but, until the reservation is
thrown open it will not be built to its full
dimensions. Messrs. G.. w. Ide, A. w.
Strong and George Gabbert, of Spokane,
who are largely interested in the under.
taking, will spend much of the summer
in Yakima hooking after the promotion oi
the work. The intake OF the canal will
be at point Just below Union Gap.
The noble red man is not at all slow in
realizing the new condition of affairs and
is grabbing on to the tail-boarI OF the ear
OF progress with both hands. The Yakima
Indians who reside near Fort Simcoe
have not only fine farms and orchards
but some Of them have separators and
other improved farm machinery, top bug.
gies, aud even bank accounts One OF
their latest forward movements is the
building of a four mile irrigation canal on
the,south side Of the Ahtanum, across from
the old Catholic Mission, to reclaim for
close farming n thousand acres of rich
land. The engineering was done by Mr.
Ii. X. Owens, of this city. while the In
dams are doing the excavating and other
construction work.
w. II. James, OF the american, was in
the city from Prosser on Tuesday. He
says the windstorm which Yakima felt
so mildly on Monday nearly wrecked the
village down the road. The wires across
the Columbia at kennewick were blown
down, and the topography OF all the lower
country was perceotbIy changed
Franklin county dumped some OF her
barren soil within the Yakima boundary
in the morning, and an afternoon zephyr
waited it all back again, beautifully irri-
gated IT'S an i'll wind that blows no.
body good" hence Pasco looks for a
large crop from her newly acquired moist
earth this fall.
The reward of 800 offered by the COVER
nor for the capture and conviction of the
Ragwell murderers has been paid to Ex-
sheriff D. w. Simmons. Mr.. NJ. G.Wills
will contest his right to the money claim
ing that he Was instrumental in bringing
about the result attained; that he paid
Nelson Short who assisted him in the
capture Of LaVergne; kept witnesses here
at his own cost, employed Attorney
Snvely for the prosecution, and that Sim
mons testified on the stand, during the
progress Of the trial, that he had no es.
pecial interest in the case other than az
an officer in the discharge of his duty and
made no claim to any reward.
1t is whispered about among the know
ing ones that the receivers of the Yakima
Investment company are getting the af-
fairs of that corporation in excellent
shape, and that arrangements have about
been consummated with the bondholders
and big creditors through which script
will be issued to take up the floating in
debtedness. This is preliminary to set
Element OF all financial difficulties, as
the script will take precedence of all other
obligations as lien on the Sunnyside
property, which would make its current
value par or nearly so.
The crazy quilt raffled for the benefit OF
st. Elizabeth's hospital, was won by Mr..
t. j. Manahen and brought the sum of
fifty dollars. The Sisters extend through
the medium of TIE HERALD their most
sincere thanks to all who so generously
encouraged their work of charity.
Shardlow & Mcdaniel have hit the nail
on the head--if one may Judge by their
increased patronage this week. Did you
note their new ad. in this issue? Money
follows fast upon the stains of printer g
ink, always. Put pin in that, and re-
member it.,
Edward Donald and wife, of Belleville,
Canada, who have been visiting their
relatives in this city for several weeks
past, left for home Wednesday evening
The HERALD will follow them to Canada
and keep them advised as to their friends
in Yakima.
On next Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
by request of many citizens Rev. S. II.
CheaAle will repeat the lecture delivered
on Lincoln's anniversary. The lecture
will be delivered in Mason's opera house,
and all are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Della c. II. Cox, national lecturer
and organizer and also president of the
eastern Washington w. G. T.. u, will
speak in Mason's opera house on Thurs
day and Friday evenings. Everybody
is invited to attend these meetings.
Still another new advertisement APP
pears in THE HERALD this week-tbat Of
T. g. Redfield Mr.. Redfeld has watches,
clocks and jewelry to dispose of, and he
adopts the right and proper means of
selling them.