The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-06-25

A clerk OF one of the outlying school
districts, says that during a recent trip
oyer his territory for the purpose OF TAX
ing the school census, he encountered
family in the East Selah, several miles
from the line Of the railroad, with such
miscellaneous assortment OF plumber that
he was impressed with the belief that il
was the rendezvous OF band of robbers.
There were a number of sets of harness,
bran new railroad bicycle, tools of all
descriptions and various traps sufficien.
to stsrt Furnishing secondhand store.
The place is well concealed in the hills
and the only way to reach it is via the
old trail to Ellensbure. The authorities
would do well to investigate the matter
for they may find the cache that will
throw light ON number OF robberies.
Nicholas Mccoy is in receipt Of letter
from W. l. Wadleigh who writes of var
ious mining sections and says: 81 saw a
man yesterday who had just returned
from the Colville reservation. He and
bis partner took in there early ia the
spring 1000 pounds of grub and it is all
gone. He reports there are 80 many men
through the country without supplies
that you cannot leave your camp few
hours without having everything stolen,
and dozens of men come daily and beg
for something to eat. They will set down
and stay right with you until fed, claim
ing that they are starving. He was sick
of it and pulled out. have no doubt
that much of this is true, but think that
south, southeast and west OF Trail creek
just as good mines will be found rs those
Of Rossland."
A very pleasant lawn party was given
at the residence of J. ii. Carpenter on
Saturday last in honor of Miss Florence
Carpenter who had attained the 18th an
niversary of her birthday. Those pres
ent were Anna and Florence Scow, Ella
and Mabel Saylor, Marion and Clara
Whitson, Vera and Tina Simmons, Elma
and Cady Lesh, Clara Graham, Margie
Krutz, Nta Foster, Georgia Carey, Mar
garet Prosser, Edna Walker, Margie
Moran, Vivian Englehart, Mabel Hough,
Jennie Young, Paul Drew, Halle Car
penter and Florence Carpenter.
The Columbia River Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church will be held
in this city on the Goth of August. 1t is
calculated that there will be not less than
200 visitors here and probably many
more, as the conference embraces the
districts of northern Idaho, much of
eastern Oregon and all of eastern Wash
ington. while large delegation is ex-
pected from Kittitas county to go into
camp, and there will be number OF
notables from abroad, including Bishop
Cranston and DR.. Hamilton, of Gin
cinnati.
Thomas G. Redmon and wife started
on Wednesday by team for Missouri.
Mr.. Redmon is driving 80 head of car.
riage horses, weighing from 1900 to 14OO
pounds, which were selected from the
Helm band, and for which he expects to
find a market in st. Louis. They antici-
pate being on the road from three to five
months and will be back in Yakima by
the Christmas season.
On Tuesday DIR. Gum received from
the Head Camp of the Woodmen of the
World, check for $4,000, the amount of
the life insurance carried by Leroy Stark
at the time of his death. The check was
made payable to Olive III. Stark, widow
of the deceased. The camp has also Or
dered beautiful headstone for Mr..
Stark's grave.
Mrs. M. A. Chapman returned on Sun
day from the Swauk mines. She was
accompanied home from Ellensburg by
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Wirth. The two
ladies left on Tuesday for short visit to
The Dalles, where their sister, Miss Agnes
Schanno, has been attending school.
w. Ii. Shannaman, of Seattle, passed
through the city on bicycle Sunday,
bound for Columbus, Ohio. Mr.. Shan
naman was mounted on a Fowler wheel
and carried about 20 pounds of baggage,
including blankets and kodac. Earl
Watt accompanied him on his journey
as far as the old town.
j. d. Medill left for Illinois on Monday
to be absent about two months. Mr..
Medill will visit Chicago during the dem
ocratic convention, but expects to spend
most Of his time in the country districts
endeavoring to induce farmers to visit
the Yakima country with q view to
locating here.
Capt. John Armstrong, OF Ellensburg.
waa in tho citv On Monday and ;nforn,ad