The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-09

city Sunday, and 10 now quartered at The
Yakima. The Judge is engaged in
the banking business at San Jose and has
an orchard Of So acres of prunes, cherries
and apricots. To this he expects to and
next season ten acres OF grapes and ten
of olives. Regarding the outlook in
Yakima he said that fruit, dairying and
the raising OF pork and feeding Of cattle
was the sure key to salvation. In 1880
the same condition prevailed as to hops.
Growers sent their product away and the
only thing they received back was string
Of charges, and then there was a rush to
pillow up the yards; couple years later
the prices went up to a dollar q pound
and then there was even bigger rush to
get back into the business again. The
Judge thinks the Yakima winter apples
are the finest grown on the continent,
and that when sufficient are raised to
supply carload of any variety, that the
railroad track will be lined with ware
houses and buyers will be attracted from
all over, giving ready and profitable
market.
The state fair board met In the city on
Monday with all members present with
the exception of J. R. Reavis. Organi-
cation was effected by electing DR.. W. H.
Hare, president; Samuel Cameron, treas
urer, and John Reed secretary. Ways
and means were discussed and it was de.
cided to open the fair on September 2Sth
and continue for six days. A speed pro.
gram was arranged and much attention
given to the consideration of the agricul.
tural and stock interests. James T.
Foster was elected assistant secretary
and the printing Of the 100. page premi.
um list was awarded to THE HERALD.
The date of the change of the Northern
Pacific time schedule and the placing Of
an additional passenger train was post.
poned for week, and will go into effect
on Sunday next. Trains l and are
limited and will make but few stops, the
time between st. Paul and tie coast be,
ing less than was ever attempted on O
regular transcontinental train. No. l
west bound will reach Yakima at ii liz
p. M, and No. 2, east bound, at A AS a.
m. Nos. and are through trains but
will stop at all stations. No. 8, west
bound, will arrive at 8 go p. M, and No.
4, east bound at l 20 p. m.
p. p. Cherry, of 1905 s. Main St.
Akron, Ohio, wants information regard
ing Clyde l.. Cherry, who left NORTH
Yakima August 9th, 1895, and ordered
his mail sent to Pssco, since which tint
nothing has been heard Of him. Tht
missing man was 26 years of age; s fee
10 inches in height; had blue eyes and
brown hair. There is suspicion that
he was killed by freight train at Pascc
last fall.
The populist central committee held {
meeting on Saturday last, and it is re
ported that they considered the question
of fusion with the democrats in the com
ing campaign. If any democrat has been
making overtures to the populists it has
been without the consent or the desire Of
the rank and file of the democracy which
will not countenance such an alliance.
Mrs, FL. X. Owens and children arrived
in the city on Saturday last from Seattle
for visit of week. Mr.. Owens, who
has charge of party Of Northern Pacific
surveyors, came in from Oregon Monday
and will remain until his men have NOV
ed their camp to the Big Bend country.
Past Grand Master Spain of the A. o
U. W., accompanied by Mrs. Spain, past
chief of the Degree Of Honor, left for Ia.
coma on Sunday morning to attend the
Grand lodge which is in convention this
week. Mr.. Spain is candidate for rep.
resentative to the Supreme lodge.
The Stockton Exchange notes the death
in that city, from paralysis of the heart
of Mrs. Jennie Kuechler. wife OF III. J.
Kuechler, the jeweler, who was formerly
a resident of Yakima.
Samuel Wilson, pioneer resident oil
this valley, died on April OF dropsy Of
the heart. The deceased was a native OF
Scotland, bachelor and aged So years.
G. L. Whitney, the Walla Walla nur
seryman, and E. F. Fogarty, the Ellens
burg merchant, were guests of the Hotel
Bartholet for several days this week.
A GoldendaIe paper says that John
Dempsey who has been teaching school
on the Wenas has returned with his wife,
to his ch near Cleveland.
Miss Michaels. daughter of John
Michaels OF the Guilland house, now
rides new Crawford wheel and has be-
come quite an expert cyclist.
The Free Methodists in conference at
Spokane last week, appointed Guy Denny
to the charge of the North Yakima and
Cowychee districts.
Miss Nina Merwin is home from Seat.
tie where she has been attending school.
She is accompanied by her sister, Mrs. G.
A. Eaton.
]. o. Hall has resigned the position OF
teacher of the Indian school at Fort Sim.
coe and is arranging to go to Alaska.
Chas. Lee is no longer deputy fruit in
spector, bis appointment to that position