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

The family were asleep in the house at
the time. The neighborhood was on the
watch for tramps after that; and, seeing
lights flashing around house which had
been empty for two or three weeks, four
or five men armed themselves with rifles
and revolvers and went to the place on
Saturday night They found only two
terrified small boys, who were cleaning
up the house preparatory to moving in.
with their brother and his family. Ex-
plantations Strengthened matters out, OF
course but the young fellows are said to
believe they have located in determined
neighborhood.
Judge S. o. Morford continues to turn
out his excellent butter at the rate Of 90
or 20 pounds to the week, finding strong
demand and ready sale for it. This is, in
one sense, remarkable; because so much
trouble is being met on the part OF small
Ter butter makers to dispose of their pro-
duct. From another view, however, the
judges success is what might be expect
ed. He supplies the merchants all the
year around, never fails them, keeps his
cows "fresh" at stated periods 80 that the
quality of the milk is uniform, watches
all the turns in the business, and fur
nishes good article" 1t is not any
better, perhaps, than a great deal for
which there is no demand; but it is good
and it can always be had. THAT"
said the judge, sis the secret. l do not
sell to creamery part OF the year, when
butter is low and plentiful, and then ex-
pect the Yakima merchants to patronize
me when the creameres shut down.
regularly, every week in the year, deliver
my butter, on contract" Perhaps some
of the Yakima farmers who have been
questioning THE HERALD upon this mat
ter may see wherein the trouble lies, and
profit by the judges experience.
Yakima lodge No. "a +. & A. NJ. held a
public installation and banquet on Thurs
day night last, guests to the number of
one hundred being present. The work"
was performed by Past Master Rockford
The banquet was the result OF efforts on
the part of the order of the Eastern Star,
an auxiliary Masonic association COM
posed Of the members Of families OF Ma
sons. 1t was a pronounced success in
every way. Mr.. John Reed is the new
master OF the lodge, Alex Miller senior
warden, Henry Teal junior warden,
Geo. Courier secretary and ]. ID. Cornett
treasurer.
In the horrible holocaust which occur
red at Silver Lake, Ogn. on Christmas
evening, through which forty two people
persisted while trying to escape from q
burning public hall, two of the unfortu-
nates were relatives of Register A. F.
Smelling of the U. s. land office, being
cousins, and third was wife OF one Of
the cousins. 1t is estimated that half OF
the residents OF the town lost their lives
in the fire.
Col. A. G, Walker is unfortunate. He
loaned his overcoat to George Myles, who
was impersonating Santa Claus at the
Mabton festivities on Christmas day, and
the cotton with which it had been trim
med caught fire and not only ruined the
coat but burned Mr.. Myles somewhat
about the hands and face, which reminds
THE HERALD that Col. Walker was not
the only unfortunate.
Col L. S. Hewlett has been invited to
become member and the secretary Of
the State Irrigation commission which
meets in Olympia on the 14th inst. His
views and knowledge of the Carey Irriga-
ton law are in demand now from state
officials, legislators and the press; but he
declines to become member of the COM
mission.
The Maher- Latimer wedding occurred
in the early morning of Saturday last, as
previously announced in THE HERALD,
and as the west bound train was four
hours late the wedding breakfast was
served at the Hotel Yakima instead OF at
their future home in Ellensburg as had
been arranged.
Prosser wants wooden mills established
there and also securing works and as in
ducements cites its magnificent water
power and the fact that the aggregate of
the 20 fiocks of sheep ranging in the
neighborhood is 10000 head.