The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-09-05
YAKIMA and THE State
Local News and Happenings Of the
Wild and Woody Northwest.
THE CORN HEAVEN OF THE WEST

Conservative Estiuase OF Oregenss
Hop Crop-isieemers in kittitas
County - A Pascs's Minister'S
Paint.
Elgin Baxter returned last week from
Dayton and Lewiston.
G. E. Lum, OF Kenneweck, left last
seek for the east with q carload Of
lorses.
A ledge Of nickel 10 reported to have
,een discovered near Easton, in Kittitae
ounty.
Councilman Badger returned Sunday
rom q visit Of several weeks with his
laughter at Prosser.
Major l. T. Keene arrived Monday
rom Slate creek and Seattle, where he has
,een spending the summer months. He
vas joined at Ellensburg by his dsugh-
or, Mrs. Wayne Field, who was return.
ng home from attendance upon the mar
'isge OF her brother. Charles Keene.
Pasco News: Z. @. Burlingare passed
through Kennewick recently on his way
o build ditch in Walls Walla county.
The ditch will cover 10000 acres of land
when completed. The water is to he
AIKEN out Of the Walla Walla river and
,mpties into that stream near Touchet
station.
The Dalles Times Mountaineer, one Of
he oldest. newspapers In the northwest,
has been sold to j. A. Douthitt, Of Prime
Vile, and that veteran editor, John
will retire to the rest he has %
and ably earned during the Is
years he has been in the newspaper
harness.
There is state law which requires that
ali births and deaths must be filed with
the auditor Of the county before the 10th
day of the month following under PEN
atty of $40 fine. This law has not been
strictly observed In Yakima county, but
The officers have been notified to en-
force It.
Charles johnson, the cook OF the Chi
csgo restaurant, lost almost bis entire
outfit OF clothes through hobo thief
Sunday. The petit larceny people are
here in plenty, and it would be well for
our citizens to look well after the fasten-
ings OF doors and windows aud keep q
sharp outlook for possessions not under
cover.
George G. Mitchell reports that the
is being placed in frstrclass
for drying fruit and will be in
readiness to begin operations by the mid
die Of next week. He says If the prices
Of green fruits for shipping continue to
hold up the business Of the dryer will be
greatly curtailed, but he anticipates q
fair season. IS.
Scarlet fever has broken out in Ellens.
burg and is causing much anxiety. The
opening Of the public schools has been in.
definitely postponed on this account, and
at special session OF the city council q
board Of health, consisting Of four of the
leading physicians, was appointed for Inc
purpose OF checking the contsgion. Strict
quarantine is being observed and 1t ID
hoped to control the disease to the twenty
cases reported on Saturday last.
Klickitat Agriculturaiist: On Monday
Vancouver party OF engineers
went out TO the front on the Vancouver.
Klickitat & Yakima railroad line for the
purpose Of extending the same three
miles. This will open up fine belt Of
timber and also give the people hope that
some day the line will go through to the
Yakima valley, where 1t was originally
to go. Now that the local fight
has been settled, matters begin to look
pleasant and the railroad will likely prove
q paying investment.
Puyallup Citizen: To say that shout
OF the hops in the Puyallup
valley have been abandoned or viii not
be picked on account OF the ravages oil
lice and the depressing condition Of the
market is no exaggeration. 1t is moi
probable that even 10000 bales will be
picked in the state, and it is likely that
the output will fall as low as 10, 900 bales.
Added TO these unfortunate conditions is
the dearth of money, and large number
OF growers are unable to make satisfac-
tory arrangements for picking.
Captain Robert Dunn was in the city
Tuesday and reported his hops as. look
ing well and OF choice quality, but II
was problematical with him whether he
would pick or not on account OF the
scarcity of money. He is convinced thai
the prices will 60 up after harvest, but
says the warehouses OF dealers are loaded
and that they would prefer to see the
yards unpicked in order to send the prices
up 30 they could realize big returns on
their present holdings. When questioned
about corn, he says he has about seven
acres, from which he expects to harvest
six or seven hundred bushels, and ths'
no corn could be better. He maintains
that there is a section of country from
Union gap to Zillah that Is the equal o.
any west of thu Rockies for corn.