The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-11-26
SNAP SHOTS At YAKIMA
The Herald" Reporter Takes Photo
graphs Of Local Events.
PIN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts Of Paragraphs Gathered
In she Metropolis OF Central wash-
inEtOn and from sho Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding %.

Mrs. G. F. Bailey and child returned
last week from California.
John Lemon and Miss Annie Morrissey
we're married by Rev. Father Sweere on
the 18th inst.
Miss Annie Merwin expects to leave in
few days for Baker City. Or, to spend
the winter with her uncle.
The county Sunday school convention
will be held in the Methodist church
next Saturday. A large attendance is
anticipated.
W. G. Stayt and j. A. Rockford have
become associated as partners for the
practice Of law. They have opened an
Office In the Janeck building.
The painters have finished their work
on the interior of the Catholic church
and now that sanctuary presents q
much more attractive appearance. N
The Nelson bridge across the Natchez
WAS not seriously damaged by the high
water and the neighboring farmers have
placed 1t again in passable condition.
Clifford Stout is mourning the loss of
bis buggy horse which was killed on Fri.
day last by falling from a bridge, near
Mr.. Stout's residence, and breaking his
neck.
Miss Ella Chambers. daughter of A.
j. Chambers of the Ahtanum, is quite
Ill at her home with typhoid fever con-
tracted while attending the normal school
ct Ellensburg.
The indications are at present that it
will cost $4,000 less to maintain the city
government this year than in 1895 when
warrants to the amount of $12.34S were
issued. So far for 1896 the issue of war
rants amounts to 1885.
The first through trains from Portland
and the east arrived in Yakima on Satur-
day last and for the next couple of days
Postmaster Wilkinson and his assistants
were kept unusually busy distributing
the accumulated mail.
The Demosthenes society of the high
school is making preparations for dra.
matte performance during the latter part
Of December for the benefit OF the school
library. "The Bells" has been selected
% the play and is now under rehearsal.
Hon. B. F. Barge says that during his
recent visit to Chicago he saw Jumbo
Csntwell, who lead the Washington con.
tingent of the Coxeyites eastward. Jumbo
appeared to be very much in evidence in
certain political circles and was an en-
thusiastic Bryan man.
N. w. Harris & Co., OF Chicago, have
taken the entire issue of Kittitas county
bonds, amounting to 100000. This does
not indicate that capital will boycott this
state on account OF the result OF the recent
election. Kittitas has been trying
unsuccessfully to sell her bonds for more
than year.
The Pasco Necs has again changed
hands and Attorney Chas. L. Harris,
who was recently elected to the legisla
ture from Franklin county, lie at the
helm. In his bow to the public he says
he will continue to publish the paper just
a. long as he has the best wishes OF the
people and the vigilsntes keep of his
trail.
U. s. Marshal Drake and Deputy Mar.
shall Catron passed through the city Sun
day, bound for McNeil's Island, having
in charge two white prisoners and a
Chinaman whom they arrested at point
between Dayton and Starbuck, for coun-
terfeiting. Mr.. Catron returned home on
Monday, hurrying back in order to enjoy
bit OF the sleighing.
L. X. Arnold had narrow escape
during the late high water. In coming
from Fort Simcoe he attempted to cross
the reservation ditch but there was such
Q volume of water that team, wagon and
ell were carried down the channel for
some distance and only escaped with
great difficulty, and through the fayora-
BILE condition OF one Of the banks.
The Rail,oay Age, which took such an
active part in the election of Mckinley
and which was so generally quoted by
republican papers is forced to admit,
after publishing q summary of the re-
ports Of 200 railway and manufacturing
companies, that business has not picked
up in the least since election and in some
sections has evenly been decidedly worse.
"The improvement SO far" says the Age,
sis largely one Of sentiment"
In referring to some silly newspaper
discussion regarding the dismemberment
of Yakima county and the lacking of the
lower end on TO franklin, the Pasco Net0s
says that county is agreeable to the pro-
posed change but will not assume any
portion OF Yakims's financial obligations.
Neither the NeWs or any other paper
need get agitated on this subject as such
an arrangement is not likely to be made