The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-01-09

years effort has put all previous ones in
the shade. The cover is handsome ex-
hib't Of the photographers art while the
letterpress of the inside pages is all that
can be asked. The matter it contains
consists of comprehensive review of the
resources of this evergreen state, well H.
Illustrated, which, of course, will be of in
estimable value to the entire state. Ia
coma especially. cannot but derive great
benefit from the circulation of this nun
Der. Editor Strong is wide-awake to the
interests Of Washington.
On Sunday afternoon as L. d. Joslyn
residing little north Of the city, was
leading couple Of colts to water, they
became frightened and ran away. In
their madness they ran into u number OF
barbed wire fences tearing consider
able OF one OF them down and entanglng
Mr.. Fyan, who was standing by, in such
manner as to require the aid of others
to extricate him. Mr.. Fyan's clothes were
nearly all stripped from him, and one of
his arms so badly lacerated by the barbs
as to deprive him OF the use OF that mem
Der for come time. The risky colts re-.
ceived a few cuts.
1t is reported that G. II. Barrett, form
erly an architect of this city, the account
OF whose peculiar transactions appeared
in THE HERALD, was recently married in
New York to Miss Cherry, Who was Wis
iting relatives In Yakima during the time
OF Barrett's residence here. Barrett was
very attentive to the young lady at the
time, and their names were frequently
associated together, but shortly after the
publication of his architectural crooked
ness he left the city and it was supposed
that loves bright dream had been nip
ped in the bud.
Two decisions were received this week
at the U. s. land office. The first was
that OF the N. P. r. r. Co., vs.. David
H. Lyen, involving the e1a, sell, sec.
25, twp. Is, range 10, in which the rail-
roads claim to the land was finally re-
]ected. TIL other was the contest of A.
j. Stanford vs.. +. A. Pressell for desert
entry 420, being the swl4, sec. "a, twp.
IL, range 20. The decision of the regis
ter and receiver dismissing the contest
was sustained by the commissioner.
VIM. Lee, the statesman shoemaker is
now stamping the county and proposes
to carry his eloqnence into every home.
Incidentally he is out for the Pops, and
giving the old parties a general dressing
down, but his main labors are directed in
advocacy OF silver. On Saturday last he
entertained large number Of hearers in
the Cowychee, while on next Saturday he
is billed for the Mckee, and on Saturday,
January 18th. for Tampico.
The Ladies Aid society of the Presby-
terrain church have issued invitations to
birthday party, to be held in the church
on Tuesday evening. Jan. 14th. An ex-
cellent program has been arranged which
will include reading by Mr.. Snively, in
strumental music, and vocal music by
Mrs. Louis Lesh, Mrs. Scow. Mrs. Willis,
Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Slemmons, Mrs. Hors-
ley, Mrs. Sperry; Messrs. Swindlehurst
and Teal.
Miss Maud Palmer, a young miss OF II
years, and the granddaughter of Joseph
Remley, living opposite the Mob Hill
school house, fell over a buggy seat on
Tuesday last and fractured the bon es of
her right arm. The popularity of the
misfortune was that she suffered SINH
lar fracture OF the same arm under ex-
actly the same circumstances a year or
two previous.
A series of meetings will soon begin
at the Christian church to be conducted
by Rev. ]. F. THORNLEY,, assisted by
Prof. Geo. A. Webb and wife as singers.
These evangelists have recently held very
successful meetings in Walla Walla, Day
ton, and other cities OF the northwest and
come very highly recommended.
Electrician McNeal, while connecting
the wires at the Presbyterian church,
Wednesday, received shock which bad
ly burned his hands and put an uncom-
Portable kink in bis back. The accident
was due to turning on the electric current
at an earlier hour than usual.
The Christian church choir favor the
audiences at that place of worship with
excellent music. They will render an
anthem next Sunday evening and the
ladies' trio will give one number. The
pastor will give the second oermon in a
series on "What we Believe"
Jsneck & Son have shown cons iderabe
ingenuity in the arrangement Of minia-
ture model farm in their show window.
Owing to the scarcity of green about the
place it is supposed to have be patterned
after one of the Cowychee ranches.
Mr.. Allen. an old gentlem IN, and the
father OF F. 7. Allen, the Mckee black
smith, left on Sunday for his former home
in Iowa, where he expects to spend the
remainder of his days.
Geo Holloway is building new black
smith shop in Yakima City and will soon
be ready to do all kinds OF work 10 his
line to the satisfaction of customers.
Mrs. A. A. Smith was the lucky win
ner of the symphonion Offered as a prize