The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-06-11
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A dance given by NJ. O. Stone. Of the
kradiord ranch. on the Mckee. was at
nded lay quite number from the city
i night.
,has Berens, nephew OF Leonard
Henry Schott, arrived on Wednes-
from Minnesota and will make his
le in Yakima.
apt. Chas. NJ. Holton writes from
lshington, d. c., thathe is a candidate
the nomination for representative on
b republican ticket.
Someone who wanted bicycle pretty
badly appropriated the one belonging to
9ohn Reed, on Saturday night, and for
got to bring il back. 1t was an exceed
ingly heavy riding wheel and it must
have sorely taxed the thiel s strength to
heel it out of the country.
There will be a leap year ball, with ice
cream, trawbeiries and cake trimmings,
at Herke's hall in Parker Bottom Tues
day evening, June l6. The proceeds Of
the entertainment are to be used for prizes
for quarter mile dash and ladies' hur-
die race to take place in Parker Bottom
on the 4th OF July.
Joseph G.. Helm, proprietor of the
Hotel Albany, South Bend, is a guest OF
The Yakima. Mr. Helm il sufferer
7 hofz~ ka tagf he
coast, but claims to be perfectly free from
the trouble on this side OF the mountains.
| He is delighted with Yakima and may
decide to locate in eastern Washington
on account OF his health.
G. S. Isaacs, OF the North Pacific Mill,
OF Walla Walla, was Yakima visitor on
Wednesday and looked over the country
in the company of Edward Whitson and
A. b. Weed with view to locating a $50
barrel Touring mill at this point. Mr..
Isaacs was greatly pleased with Yakima
and surprised at the splendid water power
that is now practically going to waste.
He has returned to Walla Walla to make
his report, which gives promise OF being
favorable to the removal, in fact il certain
concessions regarding freight rates can be
obtained from the Northern Pacific the
location OF the mill here is assured.
Mrs. S. N. Hubbard, the crippled wom-
an who sued couple OF physicians for
malpractice during childbirth, at the
April session Of the Superior court. is
again in trouble. This time she claims
to have beca robbed OF her pocketbook
conts:aing $26 and a railroad ticket to
Montana. She Gays she was drinking
beer with ID. t. Myers and young wom-
an named Arnold, in box in the Yaki-
ma restaurant. which is run by Tom
| Yung. a CGinaman. Certain faini,iari.
ties on the part of Myers, according to
her statement, were displeasing, so she
went up stairs to look at room, leaving
her pocketbook on the table. When she
returned il was gone. Quite number
of people are inclined to believe that Mrs.
Hubbard dreamed the greater part oil
this story, and there are some features of il
which look extremely improbable.
The Schanno Ditch Co. vs.. j. ".
Thomas ct al. ia case that is agitating
quite number of people just now. There
are no less than one hundred property
owners who are more or less interested
in the outcome, and several largely at
tended meetings OF the contending fac
tons have been held during the past
week to devise ways and means OF bring
ing the matter to satisfactory settle
ment. The ditch is largely natural
channel and was appropriated by Charles
and Joseph Schenno and S. LAUDER
many years ago. They put considerable
work upon it and finally got water through
for irrigation purposes. Shortly ate
Washington became state the Schanno
Ditch company was incorporated. Be-
fore that time every one used the water,
and there was sort Of community ar
rangement for doing the necessary work
on the ditch every year. Since incorpo-
ration the lines have been more tightly
drawn and an effort is being made to
shut off those from using the water who
are not stockholders aud do not seem
disposed to pay for the privilege.