The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-27

test has been one of considerable acri-
mony between the forces led by w. l..
Cadman and Director Van Horn. The
election for choice of location resulted
! in favor Of tract Of land owned by Ben
Rosencrance, but Van Horn and his con-
freres decided it illegal and proceeded to
hold another one; but when they saw
the opposing forces coming over the hill
they closed the polls. An appeal was
made to School Superintendent Brown,
who held that the first election was de-
cisive. Then the other side brought up
the question of defect In title, as there
were unsatisied judgments against Ros-
encrance, but an abstract issued on
Wednesday showed that the land was a
homestead and that the patent had been
issued since the creation of the Rosen-
crauce obligations or the obtainment OF
the judgment. Prosecuting Attorney
| Englehart then gave his approval OF the
title to the land, which finally closes the
contest.
The third lecture OF the series under
the auspices of the Epworth League was
delivered in the M. K. church Wednesday
evening by Prof. p. A. Getz, president of
the Ellensburg State Normal School, upon
the theme THE Ethical Element in Ed
ucation." The speaker made the happy
selection of subject in line with his
calling in life, and was able to speak in
a manner that impressed his hearers that
what he said was a conviction wrought
by practical experience in educational
work. He emphasized the need of cul-
tivating in the child's mind those finer
sensibilities of goodness, duty and virtue,
which are the influences that elevate the
life above the brutal and the sensual !;
and education along this line he deems
| to be the power that will save us as a ma
ton from dissolution and from internal
causes as threatened and evidenced by
the increase of crime and corruption and
kindred indications of degeneracy. 1t
was one of those practical expositons Of
| thought characteristic OF the man. The
lecture was preceded by an organ volun-
tary by Miss Edith Spain, and solo by
Mrs. Slemmons in her accomplished man
ner, both of which were very much APP
preciated by the audience.
At the last meeting of the governing
board of the Commercial club the APP
pointment by Secretary Reed OF Chas.
+. Bailey as assistant secretary was con-
firmed. The applications of W. |. Lince
and L. +. Sperry for reinstatement on the
club rolls were referred to the proper
committee, and Messrs. Wyckoff, Fech-
ter and Redman were named to draft
suitable memorials to congress endorsing
| the movement for the reduction of letter
postage to one cent.
DR.. Harrington, formerly connected
with the government weather bureau and
now president OF the University of Wash
ington, will be the guest of the Yakima
Commercial club on Tuesday, March Sd,
and will, in the evening, deliver at the
club rooms lecture on the "Past State
and Prospects of Meteorology." The
doctor is very talented speaker and as
the club parlors will be thrown open to
the public on that occasion the attend
ance will undoubtedly be large one.
Klickitat Republican: The naming of
Hon. Edward Whitson OF North Yaki.
ma for Washington's next governor would
be great card for Klickitat and Yakima
counties. We are creditably informed
Judge Whitson has no aspirations in the
direction of gubnatorial honors.
The election held at Yakima City on
Monday for the authority to reduce the
corporate limits was carried by those
favoring the change in vote Of 81 to g..
There were 70 registered voters but the
interest in the election was limited.
A temporary injunction has been OBJ
tanned against the proposed sale of lands
in the Cowychee and Wide Hollow Irri-
|
ing has been set for March 4th.
Mr.. James Schultz accompanied his
family to Ellensburg on Tuesday and
then left for Seattle, from which point he
will sail for Juneau, Alaska, on Monday,
in company of Willis Thorpe.
| 1t is reported that M. s. Danaher, for.
merly superintendent OF the Ellensburg
electric light plant and we'll known in
this city, recently committed suicide at
| Grand Forks, North Dakota.
George Gardner and Fred Mullen, OF
Yakima City, lett on Monday for the
mining districts OF Idaho, and the same
day Lou Munsell took his departure for
the Colville mines.
George Browne, of Tacoma, was q
guest Of VIM. Ker on Saturday last. hav-
ing been called here to clear up the title
to some real estate purchased by him
some years ago.
Mr.. Ira Wolfe, teacher OF the sixth
grade of the city schools, pleasantly en-
tertained his pupils at the residence O
! A. S. Dam on Saturday evening.
The rains OF Sunday and Tuesda,
nights have made the grass jump up in 6
manner to bring joy to the hearts OF the
stockmen.