The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-01-23

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Oregonidn, advises hop men to leave theil
yards intact; not to dig up their vines bu,
give up the crude idea Of growing i'm
mense crops for the more satisfactory on,
Of producing grade OF hops that shall
command the best price going. TIL,
medium sized hop is the one that is tn,
most in demand, as the small hop ID
naturally inferior, while the large one has
often size at the expense of quality. Ii
London, the choice hop is worth lie. and
the inferior very little. II poor hops were
not in the market that price would be
more; as it is, the highest price canno
pay the rent Of high priced land and fol
manuring it, especially when the yield Of
Germany, England and New York will
not average over half as much as is rcal
lied on the Pacific coast. Our region
has, therefore, an advantage they cannot
overcome, and it is reasonable to suppose
the hop fields Of the old country will be
put TO other uses.
J.J. Backer, the newly elected mar.
shal, and his deputy, Night Watchman
Williams, entered upon their duties on
Tuesday. One of their first efforts was to
quell the hoodluism among the young
boys who gather at night and make them.
selves nuisance in the neighborhoods
in which they congregate. So annoying
has this trouble become that many COM
plants have been made to the police and
Cd Tuesday night, when the boys refused
to disperse, one of the most impudent of
the young rascals was thrown into the
cooler" and allowed to remain there un-
til he begged for his liberty and promised
to behave himself in the future. Mayor
Redman is backing up the police officers
in this move and has also instructed them
to prohibit the miscellaneous throwing
OF SNOWFALL at teams and persons on the
thoroughfares.
1t is easy to humbug man once.
When he has been persuaded into buying
cheap, inferior whiskey he never does it
again If he can help it. Inferior whiskey
is disgusting, poisonous and unsatisiac-
tory in every way. Besides it is danger
Gus to health and comfort. Don't buy
whiskey at random. The risk is too
great. Get high-grede liquor that has
been tested and proved. The I. w HAIR
PER Nelson County, KY, whiskey has
made reputation by its excellence. 1t
is invariably good and can always be de-
pended upon. Sold by every reliable
dealer in North Yakima, Wash.
Last September Richard Conroy, boy
OF fifteen years ran away from his home
in The Dalles, and the last heard of him
was in November, when he was picking
hops in one of the Yakima yards. His
poor mother is greatly worried about him
and as the family is about to move away
from The Dalles, his father, S. p. Con-
roy, writes for information which will be
gratefully received. Address, S. P. Con-
roy, box S76, The Dalles, Ogn.
Y The Farmers Institute closed on Thurs.
day last after very successful session.
Many of the most progressive farmers OF
the county were present and temporary
organization was formed with H. D. Win
chester. president; Robert Dunn, vice.
president; Samuel Cameron, secretary,
and w. L. Wright, treasurer. These
officers will arrange for future sessions.
W. G. Richie, of Tacoma, who has
been appointed general agent OF the So.
licitors' Loan 4 Trust company, by the
receivers, says that the company has
about 81 800, 900 loaned out in Washing
ton, Oregon and Idaho, and that the
mortgages will not here after be renewed
at maturity.
Homestead patents have been received
at the U. s. land Office for the following
settlers: Thos. E. Jones, Theodore Coop
er, ]. d. Cross, Nathaniel Miller, Keith
w. Dunlop, Frank w. Rolph, Maxwell
Kremer. VIM. G. Neil, Chas Bolt. Mar
garet f. McClennan, VIM. H. Boyle. F.
A. Phillips, Virginia G. Crooks, John
Croker.
G. w. Young, the banker populist OF
Whitman county, whose l y per cent.
gold bearing notes kept bobbing up like
Banquo's ghost, during the last gubns-
toriaI campaign, is scheduled to make
20 speeches 10 this county beginning at
North Yakima on the Sd of February.
Agent Graham and wife, Lynde Palmer,
Mrs. M. A. Chapman, Mrs. Geo. S.
F., Courier, d. w. Simmons and J. B. Ca
tron visited Ellensburg on Thursday of
last week to attend the performance of
Richelieu by Keene.
Dan A. Mcdonald has leased his twen-
ty-five acre hop yard, in Parker Bottom,
to Fred E. Thompson, for three years.
Mr. Thompson is to pay rental of $500
the first year and $3.50 for each of the
succeeding years.
Mrs. Walter ]. Reed, after spending
some days with the family of Mr.. John
Reed, returned to her home on Tuesday.
Her husband was also here for day and
accompanied her back to Gle Elum.
F! DR.. w. II. Hare, although threatened
with serious sickness, was confined tc