The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-05
THE LOCAL SKBTCH-BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
Were Found Within.
PEN PICTURES Or YAKIMA LIFE
I'm che Metropolis OF Central wash.
ington and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding IL.

I. W. Dudley, of Kennewick, is in the
city.
Frank Marble has returned to Yakima
from Sumner.
Chas. +. Bailey will leave to. morrow
for brief trip to the Sound.
G. A. Bailey arrived in the city on
Tuesday from Wallows, Oregon.
McKelvey, who was stabbed by Tommy
Clemmens, is again able to be around.
w. j. Milroy has been elected presi-
dent of the Lincoln republican club of
Olympia.
Joe Boaz. w. w. McCarty and John
Mitchell leave this week for Cripple
Greek by team.
The dissolution of the firm OF Schott
Bros. went into effect on Monday, Mr. &.
Leonard Schott retiring.
Judge Brinker was in the city on Sat-
urday last looking after matters pertain
ing to violations OF U. s. laws.
1t is proposed to inaugurate a whist
tournament among the members of the
Commercial club in the near future.
The Ahtanum Christian Endeavorers
will give novelty" social at the Con-
gregational church Friday evening,
March 18th.
F. X. Hlscock returned from Tacoma
on Thursday last, accompanied by bis
brother, A. X. Hiscock, who remained in
the city couple of days.
A fire, caused by defective flue, was
discovered at the residence of F. r. Will
son, on the Vaughn place, Monday even
ing, but was quickly quenched by the
active efforts of Mr.. Wilson.
A son of the late J. M. Buckley, once
manager on the coast OF the Northern Pa
cific railroad, has gone to Chile to assume
the duties of auditor of the Chilean rail
ways, at salary of $50, 900 per year.
Rev. Nevins, formerly rector of St.
Michael's Episcopal church, is at present
in Alaska, but his health is so poor that
it will not admit of his remaining there,
and he is preparing to return to WASH
iRgton.
N. r. Stone, formerly manager OF North
Yakima's telephone system, has organ
lied company, with capitalization of
$4,000, to build telegraph and telephone
lines from Spokane to the mining dis
tricts of British Columbia.
Col. A. G. Walker came up from Zillah
on Tuesday and spent couple of days in
the city. He stated that no new finds
had been made in the Raltlesnake hills
but prospectors were still there lookin g
for the precious metal.
Through the efforts of Attorney S. G..
Henton, assisted by Congressman Doc
little, a pension has been secured for
Mrs. Mary E. Rock, reject of Russell W.
Rock, amounting to SIP per month and
$554.s0 Accumulated pension.
English Lutheran service will be held
Sunday next at z 80 p. M, in st. Mich
ael's church, the subject being proofs
of Immortality" The pastor viii take
in consideration the materialistic, spirit
ualistic and christian view. All are in
vited.
II. X. Owens and Lynde Palmer were
initiated into the Elks at the last meet
ing. This organization now has fifty
members with several candidates who
have been favorably balloted upon.
Nominations for officers for the ensuing
year have been made and the election
will be held at the next meeting.
The fourth lecture OF the Epworth
League lecture course will be delivered
in the M. E. church on Tuesday evening,
March 10th, by Prof. J. A. Mahan of the
Ellensburg State Normal School. His
subject will be ''The Relation of Science
to Religion" The professor has been a
close student on this subject and the re-
suit OF his researches will be OF interest
to all. He is also a very clear and forci.
BILE as well as logical speaker, so all that
hear him on the subject will be well in.
structed.
No section of the country is at present
up with the times that fails to have a
local mining boom, but Olympia throws
all other sections in the shade with the
claim Of the discovery OF gold in the bark
of the fir tree grown in that locality.
Yellow dots in q piece of bark excited
the CURIOSITY OF Mr.. Finch, who had it
examined by q ieweler. With the aid Of
microscope and acid it was revealed that
the yellow spots were of genuine gold,
though in fine fakes. A piece OF the
bark has been sent to the agricultural
college to let the scientists there pass an
opinion on it. The theory advanced in
Olympia is that the flour Of gold was
taken up by the roots and conveyed in
the sap up through the body Of the tree,
finally being filtered out and retained by
the bark.