The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-26
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| Ous HeadeEs.
An increase Of pension has been grant
ed Osborn Rolph OF Kiona.
A. B. Ross lett on Tuesday for Mon.
tana to be absent a week or ten days.
| VIM. Lacy has closed up the Monogram
cigar store and is moving his stock 10
Lewiston, Idaho.
Faster Millinery Opening at Mr.. and
Madam Conolly's parlors, First street,
Friday and Saturday, April Sd and 4th.
d. ]. Wynkoop is preparing to cult.
tivste the gro und Of his hop yard but will
SOW it to barley or oats and turn in stock.
Frank Jackson, Of the Ahtanum, after
two days experience with. Wakelee's
| squirrel exterminator, counted 200 dead
gophers.
Troop A, OF the First Cavalry, has is
sued invitations for complimentary ball
to be given at the armory, Switzer's hall
on Tuesday evening April 7th.
The Womens Relief Corps will give a
conundrum social and supper at the G.
A. r. hall, Saturday evening, March %.
The program will consist of music, reci-
tations and conundrums. good time is
| assured and general invitation is ex-
tended to the public.
j. NJ. Steele, formerly with the Yakima
Water, Light q Power Co, arrived from
Portland on Thursday last and spent a
few days in the city with Henry Teal and
other friends, previous to going to Pasco
to take up an express run between that
point and Pendleton, Or.
VIM. Steel and Jack Sincel left this
morning for Rock Creek, British Column
bia, where they will engage in mining
until the cold weather drives them out.
Rock Creek is just across the boundary
and it was there that Mr.. Steele made a
good cleanup in 1880, and he will be
highly satisfied to do as we'll this season.
The Washington Press association is
planning to hold its tenth annual meet
ing in Yellowstone Park, during the early
summer Of 1896. The time consumed on
the trip will be about ten days of which
five and one half days will be devoted to
$50 mile stage ride through this region
of beauty, grandeur and natural phe-
nomena.
| Ellensburg Localizer: Yakima appears
to be the special home for broom corn
Thirteen years ago an excellent quality
OF brooms were made in the old town.
The best broom corn we have ever seen
was grown between Old Yakima and
North Yakima. 1t is an industry that
might be worked up and become source
of great profit, il properly managed. We
give these hints because we know them
to be facts.
The wives, daughters and sweethearts
OF the members of the A. o. U. W. pre-
ciptated surprise upon the brethren of
that order at their hall in the Allen
block on Monday evening. The boys
were about closing the exercises which
made Chief of Police Backer member
of the fraternity, when the hall was IN
vaded by the ladies. The remainder OF
the evening was spent in having a good
social time and the caring for ne lunch
| which the ladies had not overlooked.
G. Fife, who is largely interested in
| Gold Hill mining claims left on the west
bound train, Sunday, after spending a
week in the city. Mr.. Fife is preparing
to take in suitable machinery to his
mines. which include both placer and
quartz, but will transport it from the
| west side, where considerable work has
| been done on the roads. While here he
exhibited some fine specimens of gold
which he obtained from few days run,
just before the winter set in, last season.
The lecture and steropticon entertain
| ment to be given at the opera house by
Prof. 0. Nj. Hanscom, Friday evening,
promises to be well patronized. 1t is
under the auspices OF the public schoo Is
to which portion of the proceeds will
go. Yellowstone Park is the subject of
the lecture and Prof Hanscem is SO well
qualified to handle it that he has received
the endorsement of the press and public
wherever he has been, while the officers
OF the Northern Pacific railroad speak in
the highest terms of his ability and his
subject matter.
Attorney Fred Parker recently purchas-
ed cayuse TO be used as a pack horse by
VIM. Steele on his trip to the gold fields
of British Columbia. The horse proved
too high spirited for that purpose 30 Mr..
Parker arranged a race with U. f. Dite-
man, who was also the possessor of a
caynse, the winner to take the two ami
mails. Mr.. Diteman's broncho proved q
ringer" and won by short neck. TAX.
ing his newly acquired property home
he gave 1t stable room. but that night the
cayuse, which had been accustomed to
being stalled in p ten acre field, kicked
out one side of the barn, and now Mr..
Diteman is threatening Mr.. Parker with
a damage suit.