The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-03-07

the Salvation Army, in London, with re
gard to a proposal recently made the
leaders OF that organization ia America
The plan in question is that the Saliva
ton Army found--instead Of another o.
its famous "homes'-a colony under tn,
sunnyside canal, composed of a number
of that organizations poor but worthy
charges in the large cities OF the east Il
is rumored that 1000 acres has been sci
aside for the army for this purpose. These
will be divided into 5-acre tracts for each
family. and 200 families could thus become
self-supporting, and could grow prosperou;
and happy in this great and most fertile
valley of the far northwest.
The Farmers Voice, paper of large
circulation published in Chicago, fire.
quentiy praises the Yakima valley. In
the current number ii devotes q column
of space to encomium upon our climate,
soil aud irrigation projects, closing its
article with the following paragraph,
which is fair sample OF the entire ex.
preston: Tho Yakima valley is the
best country we have ever seen, and only
few days since gentleman who is in
terested in California land, said to u;
that there was nothing in California that
was superior to the Yakima valley. The
Farmers Voice has no sort OF personal in
terest in the section and has never re-
ceived a cent for the good report it has
made OF it. 1t has simply said what il
has in justice to the section and as infor
nation to its readers"
The recent discussion OF the hog ques-
ton and the heavy importations of bacon
and hams to this state has developed the
fact that the industry is OF greater extent
in Yakima county than was generally
supposed and that all have found the
profits so sure and satisfactory that the
number Of hogs raised in the county will
be greatly increased from this time for
ward. Scarcely an issue of THE HERALD
passes without giving currency to the fact
of some of the ranchers arranging to go
into hog raising on heavier scale and
this week it is Sisk & Allen, of Sunny
side, who, with about one hundred head
of graded Berkshires and Poland Chinas
are preparing to handle between three
and four hundred head year.
Prosecuting Attorney Englehart was a
Kiona visitor on Saturday, having been
called there to try case in which p. ii
Kruse was charged with stealing steer
and butchering it. The neighborhood
has lost perhaps 80 head, but this in
stance was the first where suspicion led
to arrest. Kruse said the steer got into
his corral, he supposed, without his
knowledge; AMI he went out in the early
morning hours and killed it, never MOTTO
ing the brand on its flank. He was tried
by Justice Samuel Lyle and bound over
to await the action of the superior court
in the sum of $500. This he failed to OBJ.
tain, and now languishes in the Hotel
Dilley.
There are ''potlatches" galore these
days among the Indians; bat at least one
or two have been SO far paid for by the
merchants. A certain establishment in
this city has furnished hundreds OF yards
of calico and many blankets for pot
latches during the past six months; and
the proprietors say they look upon them
selves as, they imagine, must an Indian
who gives away his horses, sheep, calico
and money periodically. The would be
dispenser of gifts simply comes to Yak
ina, gets his goods on credit, has hiyu
potlatch-and the merchant pays the
bills. This is positive evidence that the
Indians are becoming civilized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Sharp, of Taco
ma, well known in Yakima, passed
through the city on Saturday last enroute
to Washington d. G. Mrs. Sharp's
mother, Mrs. Corts, who is sister OF
Mrs. Edward Whitson, is dangerously i'll
in the capital city, and her daughter goei
to attend her bedside, expecting to spend
the summer there. There is little hope
of Mrs. Corts' recovery and friends Of
both Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Whitson warm
ly sympathise with them in their sorrow
The Yakima public had another oppor
tunity of regre.ting misplaced confidence
on Monday night, the occasion being the
appearance of the Lord Rooney" com
bination. There was some fair variety
work but none of high order, and much
that was either painfully poor or of g
character suited only to the lowest dives.
Yakima can dispense for long time tC
come with any but the best of travelling
troupes.
Coffin Bros. are arranging to open a
large retail establishment as sort o.
branch house for the Yakima department
stores, in Lewiston, Idaho. Lester Coffir
will probably manage the new establish
ment, and will leave within two weeks
for Lewiston. Arthur Coffin is now in
the east buying goods.
The Ellensburg Ministries, under the
guardianship OF the well known "Point-
ing Heavenward Ross" will visit Yak
ina at some time within the next two
weeks and give an entertainment which
they say is to at least equal that given by
Yakima talent in Ellensburg on Feb. "a.