The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-27

The new ritual of the Elks has been
received.
Mrs. John Stone returned last evening
from visit of a month on the Sound.
Mrs. James Kesling, left on Sunday for
Port Townsend on visit to her daughter
Mrs. Mann.
T. M. Vance left last evening for the
northern part of Idaho on legal business
He expects to be absent about a week
The rains of the past few days have
caused the Yakima to become very high
and fording at any point is now entirely
out of the question.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z. Leslie, who have
been the guests oi Mrs. Banker of Mob
Hill, for some time past, left for their
home in the east on Monday night. Mrs.
Leslie is Mrs. Bankers daughter.
w. l.. Gazzam, general agent of that
old and reliable insurance company, the
Aetna, was Yakima visitor on Tuesday
and arranged to have Mr.. A. b. Wyckofi
look after the local business of the COM
pany.
Walter l.. Cadman, formerly chief
clerk of the U. s. land Office for the Wal
la Walla district, but now a progressive
rancher of the lower end OF the county,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the
city.
Mr.. Frank Sharkey, the representative
OF the Pacific Meat Co., shipped two car
loads of beef cattle purchased from
Bounds & Myer, to Tacoma, ON Wednes.
day. Buyers are rapidly taking all OF
the beef cattle out OF the country.
There are now only five prisoners in
the county Jail, the smallest number
Deputy Rowe has had charge..of since last
July. These prisoners are Bradford, Nc
Gonigle, Hopkins, Koch and U. S. con-
vict whose sentence has nearly expired.
Rev. A. Judson Bailey and Rev. Sam
uel Greene arrived on Tuesday from Sc
attic, and on Wednesday there was a
meeting of the full board of trustees OF
the Ahtanum academy. The report then
submitted was most satisfactory, showing
as it did the liquidation of considerable
Indebtedness and provision for the care
of the balance.
V. q. Maddocks, the representative OF
Seattle butchers, purchased about all the
beef cattle there were in the Wenas Tues
dav. The exact number cannot be told
until they are delivered, but Mr.. Mad
docks figures on about 60 head. The
sellers were Robert Kershaw, ST., 7. d.
Quinn and the Taylors. Mr.. Maddocks
has also contracted for most OF the fat
cattle in the Cowychee and will return in
day or two from Seattle to complete bis
purchase. =
Prosecuting Attorney Richard Ormsbee,
of Walla Walla, was Yakima visitor
on Monday and while here secured a
bench warrant for the apprehension of ].
X. Edmiston, the banker, convicted Of
receiving deposits after full knowledg Of
the insolvent condition of his bank, and
who was out on bail pending application
for a new trial. The supreme court de-
cided against him but in the meantime
he had made his liberty doubly sure by
getting across the line into. British Column
bia. The offense is not extraditable and
Edmiston will probably be seen no more
in these parts.
Miss Myra Hewlett, daughter OF Col
L. S. Hewlett, entertained her youna
friends in a most charming manner on
Saturday evening, the 22d inst. Appro-
pirate to the day it was Martha Wash
ington party and the hostess and hei
guests were attired in costumes Of the
period when Martha was the first lady
Of the land" The evening was pleas
antly passed in charades, dancing AND
enjoyment Of dainty supper. The
guests present were the Misses Ruby
Whitson, Pearl Whitson, Eloise Hunt
lngton, Ruth Gilbert, Robbie Ker, Agnes
Curren, Maud Nash Messrs. John Kings
bury, Alfred Schanno, G. Campbell, G
Ker, w. Ker, H. Wright, G. Harknesl
and II. Frank.
A. j. Fletcher, a well.known farme
residing on the Ahtanum, was arrested
on Tuesday under the charge of dispos
ing Of liquor to an Indian woman known
as "Millie." U. S. Deputy Marsha
Thompson caught Fletcher within few
feet of the squaw, among the sheds o
the lumber district on the west side o
the track. The testimony at the exami
nation before Commissioner Henton de
velope that the prisoner had purchased
bottle of whiskey short time before hi
arrest, but the Indian woman swore sh
had never seen him before, and this, will
perhaps disposition to give Fletcher tn
advantage OF every shadow of doubt, Sc
cured his release. The moral OF this i
that honest people should steer clear Q
the dusky maidens after laying in stocI
Of liquid disturbance.