The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-07-25

Wednesday comforting with Receiver
Donald regarding the affairs Of that cor
poration. Judge Hsnford % modified
his order regarding the sale OF receivers
certificates that a sale has been made
and confirmed for certificates to the
amount Of $4,000 and part Of the
money binding the sale is already in the
hands Of the receivers, and Mr.. Donald
informed the representative Of THE HER.
AID that the balance of the purchase
money, which must come from New
York, will be here inside OF ten days.
This is very satisfactory news in sew
eral ways. Not only will some fifteen or
eighteen thousand dollars be distributed
here in the way OF payment for supplies
and in settlement Of the pay roll, but
about $4,000 will go into the county
treasury for taxes, thus permitting the
reduction Of the warrant Indebtedness to
within the legal limits. This is one more
white metal frill TO the sable cloud which
has 80 long been threatening our pros
perity.
J. NJ. Arlington, who represents the
Hamilton Brown Shoe company, spent
several days in the city this week trying
to devise ways and means to save his
embryo fruit ranch from the rabbits.
The trees are young and tender, Mr.. Ar
rington cannot be here TO care for them,
and the rabbits had picnic with them
this spring. He is now negotiating for
mile and half Of ordinary poultry net
ting, four feet high, with which he in
tends surrounding the orchard inside his
present fence; and he thinks that by
this means he may be enabled to save
his trees.
On Thursday OF last week Mrs. Robert
Warner and ten months old son left for
Puyallup on visit to the lady's sister.
Tuesday Rev. Warner was called to Puy.
allup by the telegraphic announcement
that the child was seriously Ill; and
Wednesday DR.. Rosser had dispatch
announcing the infants DEATH The par
ents arrived from Puyallup with the body
last evening, and the funeral will be held
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock, from
the parsonage.
A large party Of citizens are making
arran gements to establish Yakima set
Element on the banks Of Lake Katcheez.
Kitttas county, for the balance OF the
heated term, beginning August 6. Those
who are scheduled to make up the party
are: George s. Vance and wife, William
Ker and family, DR.. Gum and family,
Mrs. Scow and family, w. d. Walker
and family, E. ]. Hamacher and sister,
Messrs. Moore, Dudley and Swindlehurst.
The w. G. T. U. is making arrange
ments for booth at the Yakima fair for
the distribution OF temperance literature
and the sale OF articles to provide means
for carrying on the work. In conse-
quence Carrie M. Lampson, the local
secretary, asks for donations Of fancy
work, stockings, mittens, and those ar
ticles both fancy and useful that would
find the most ready sale.
r. J. Mackison writes from Alaska to
his brother John, stating that wonderful
discoveries are being made in the gold
district, and that Alaska is the richest
country he was ever in. He sent down
several specimens OF quartz in which the
gold is seen in great Jumps and seams.
Mr.. Mackison is in the hotel business
and doing we'll.
Mr.. Fred Parker has purchased the
handsome residence of Dudley Eshelman
on Second street, and will take possession
as soon as an existing brief lease is ter
minated. Several improvements will be
made in the place, including barn of
character to correspond with existing
buildings.
At the meeting of the State Bar asso.
citation in Spokane last week, Yakima
attorneys were appointed on committees
for the ensuing years work, as follows:
R. B. Milroy, on judicial administration
and remedial procedure; j. b. Reavis,
on commercial law.
Henry Schott left on July Is for a
short visit with his wife, who is guest
of her mother and father in Jordan,
MINI Hia hrothay Mr. LEONARD Schott
thinks it unlikely that he will return for
several weeks.
The school census of North Yakima
has been finished by Clerk Courier,
showing 445 males and 46l females of
school age--a total of 9O6. The school
census OF Ellensburg showed total of
10 children.
A. G. Walbridge, F. M. Her, Ralph
Sherman, w. C. Wallace and Willie Her
left on Monday with covered wagon and
saddle horses for Rossland, B. c., on q
prospecting trip. They will travel via
Spokane.
Mr.. Paul Holbrook, OF Seattle, who for
year past has been stenographer in the
office OF Governor McGraw, came to this
city Monday to take the place Of private
secretary to Arid Land Commissioner
Hewlett.
Mr.. George Donald returned Tuesday
from Ocean Park, where he left his wife,