The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-30

0oldendale has had q varied expert
ence in endeavoring to control the liquor
traffic. For many years after the city
was.incorporated inioxicants were sop
posed to be prohbited-that il no license
was Issued for this line OF business.
During this time no one who wanted
spirituous liquors had any trouble In
gratifying the desire. The city suthori-
ties attempted to prohibit the sale but
the problem was too difficult for satisfac-
tory solution, and. when there were no
saloons the drug stores did a thriving
business. Sometimes there was a high
license law and sometimes q low license
law, but no one went thirsty. Last year
the retail license was fixed at $500, and
while there we're no saloons and no rev.
enue to the city. the amount of liquor did
not fall off. This led to a revision OF the
ordinance, and by recent enactment Col
dendale imposes license of $3.50 per
year on saloons and $50 on drug stores
restricting the latter TO the sale OF liquor
in not less quantity than eight ounces,
which is not to be drunk on the premises
According to the provisions of the ord.
nance, no tables or chairs are to he al
lowed in the house where liquor is sold,
nor can any game of chance, either for
amusement or for money, be played in
or about the place. Goldendale expects
to have wet season not Notwithstanding the
arid provisi ,ns Of the ordinance.
Perry A. Holt, who was In the county
Jail for selling liquor to Indians, is now
at liberty, having removed section of
the brick wall of his prison, by the aid Of
case knife, on Sunday morning. There
are about ten or dozen prisoners in the
Jail, and the sheriff had reason to suspect
that break for liberty would be made.
He staid up for couple of nights to no
purpose, but when tired nature gave out
Holt, who was not looked upon as a
troublesome man, made his escape.
There has been close watch placed ON
McGonigle, as he has given evidence that
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known that he melted the pewter mess
spoons and endeavored to fashion them
into key to fit the Jail lock, but SO far
his efforts have been without avail.
There have been other reasons to watch
him carefully, and Sheriff Dlley thinks
that Hettinger, Wolf and Owens would
not refuse an opportunity to take to the
bills.
Early Tuesday morning, April 18th,
David II. Guilland was married to Miss
Jennie Henderson, daughter OF j. M.
Henderson. The ceremony was performed
by Justice Fulkerson at the home of the
BRIDES parents. The wedding was
strictly private, so private in fact that the
relatives of the groom were informed of
the happy event only after it's occurrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guilland were to have taken
the early morning train for Idaho, where
Mr.. Guillsnd has secured engineering
work on an irrigation canal, but through
the stoppage of clock they missed con-
nection and were obliged to wait over
until the afternoon train.
+. M. Reed. secretary Of the CONNER
cial club is in receipt OF a letter from
James M. Vernon, president of the Wash
ington State Press Association, in which
he says: 81 have your esteemed favor
informing me that the citizens of your
city give the State Press Association a
hearty welcome on July 9th and 10th.
As president of the association. I desire,
on behalf of the organization to thank
the Commercial club and the citizens OF
North Yakima for the very generous ex-
preston and to assure them that it will
give our association great pleasure to hold
our next annual meeting in your beauti-
full city,"
Thomas Edwards, consumptive, died
early Tuesday morning, April Goth, aged
% years. Mr.. Edwards came here from
the sound in hopes that he would be ben
Gifted by change OF climate, but, although
he showed some signs of improvement
for time, the dread disease had secured
too firm hold on him and he could not
shake it off. Many friends whom he
made during his stay at the Ahtanum
soda springs last summer will learn of his
demise with sincere regret. His body
was taken to Tacoma for interment by
his mother and sister on Tuesday.
The federal court convenes at Walla
Walla next week and large number OF
citizens will attend as jurors or witnesses
in the counterfeiting, whiskey and horse
and cattle stealing cases which will come
on for hearing. Among those who are
obliged to make the trip are Fred Thomp-
son, Frank Fowler, Frank Cook, Harry
Null, Gus Ogden, Thos. Lund, Pat Jor-
dan. Geo. Nation. joe began, Guy
Simpson, +. E. Craig, Fred Rowe, Joe
Bartholet, Charles Pond and a number
| of Chinese and Indian witnesses.
Goldendale Sentinel: The grave of
Grandma Snipes, on the hill on the
Snipes farm west of town, was found open
and the coffin broken. The prints Of the
guilty party's bare feet in the plowed
ground were followed for quite distance.
but all trace was finally lost. Just what
the grave robber intended to do is not
known, as it appears he was frightened
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