The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-26
SNAP SHOTS At YAKIMA
The Herald" Reporter Takes Photo
graphs Of Local Events.
PEN PICTURES OR YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
In the Metropolis Of Central " ASH
tngton ana from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding IL.

A. II. Mcguire left for the Sound or
Tuesdays train.
H.J. Snively was a passenger for Ia
coma on Tuesday.
Geo. Donald left on Tuesday for trip
to the Gray's Harbor country.
Born, March 10Th, to Mr.. and Mrs. F..
M. MCLEAN, of the Cowychee, a daugh-
ter.
A marriage liconse was issued on Sat
urday last to Robert E. Stout and Tillie
Spafford, residents OF Prosser.
John Lynch, after spending few days
at home, returned to Ellensburg on Tues
day to resume his studies at the Normal
Judge Graves resid at Ellensburp
was visited by sneak thieves recently and
among other valuables stolen was gold
watch.
VIM. Lee, Jr., brought into the market
on Tuesday, from bis Natchez farm, a
choice lot of raddishes, the first OF the
season.
Rev. N. Evans will on next Sabbath
exchange pulpits with Rev. Warner, Of
Ellensburg, the former pastor of the NJ.
E. church in this place.
E. +. Kelso returned on Tuesday from
a weeks visit with his brother on the big
Horse Heaven ranch. He made the trip
down on his bicycle but returned by
train.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Thompson re-
turned from Walla Walla on Sunday,
whittier he journeyed as escort of the
two squaws charged with perjury in the
Fletcher whiskey selling case.
G. s. Meade. who purchased w. E.
Thornton's Parker Bottom ranch and
other Yakima property, returned from
Iowa on Friday last with two car loads
of stock and household effects.
Miss Hamacher and w. S. Trimble
made the trip to ElIensburg, Sunday.
Mr.. Trimble returned the next day but
Miss Hamacher remained with her
brother who is now located there.
Lewiston Teller: James White, of
North Yakima, is in the city. Mr. White
Ia a prominent business man of the
Yakima country, and he is looking over
the Clearwater valley with the intention
of moving his interests here
DR.. Heg was called to Mabton on Sun
day to relieve the snfferings of Tobias
Beckner, who is martyr to govt. This
is a more than usually sad case as Mr..
Beckner is leading populist and his con-
dition is not consistent with the war
slogans of his party.
There were four baptisms in the water
works ditch on Sunday, under the minis
tration OF Rev. Spoon, of the Regular
Baptist church. Those who went through
the somewhat cold ordeal were Mrs. G..
III. Wilson, Miss Minnie Estes, Miss Lena
Smelling and Miss Lena Spoon.
According to recent decision of the
state supreme court, the law placing the
age OF consent at l6 years, is invalid, be-
cause the object of the act was not ex-
pressed in the title. This leaves the age
of consent as previous to the action Of the
legislature of 1886, at IL years.
Seattle Post Intelligencer: Judge J. r.
Lewis, who has been confined to his room
in San Francisco, owing to the carriage ac-
cident in which he was a prominent fea-
ture, writes to friend in this city that
he is recovering, and hopes to leave San
Francisco on March 20 and to arrive in
Seattle on April l.
John Mechtel left for st. Paul on Sun
days train, where he will shortly take
unto himself as bride one of the fair
daughters of Minnesota. Mr.. Mechtel
has rented the Tyler house which he will
occupy upon his return from the Gopher
state. THE HERALD torestalls the coming
marriage by offering its fluctuations on
the happy event.
Chief Justice r. o. Dunbar, after
spending four or five days in looking after
his ranch in the Ahtanum valley and
greeting bis many Yakima friends, re-
turned to Olympia on Tuesday. The
judge is an expert bicyclist and during
his visit made the trip between the city
and his ranch, distance of ~ miles, on
his wheel.
Work has been started on the Asotin
irrigation canal which is being built by a
company of which E. II. Libby is presi-
dent. A contract has been let for 100
car loads of Oregon fir timber to the
Western Lumber Co., Of Portland. Jos
eph Zirngibl and Jack Dignan (Blsck
jack. the latter OF Yakima, have been
given the grading contract and began
throwing dirt on Monday. The work is
to be completed by May 10Th. The
amount involved in the timber and grad.
ing contracts is $4,000.