The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-04-08

lowing children to fool around the cars
or make their play ground upon the
track. Steel has not been the only sui
ferer for we recall the circumstance OF a
1.-THE -limbed Indian boy who thought il
was great sport to steal short ride on
the switching trains, but active as he
was, he fell and now pays the penalty OF
his folly by q life long servitude on
crutches. The wonder is that there have
been so few accidents, for the abuse has
been carried on to the annoyance and
against the protest Of the trainmen and
the depot employees. Agent Graham and
his assistants have used every effort to
drive the boys away, but their orders are
generally met with impertinent rejoinders
as the boys grudgingly retire from one
end of the yard to the other. 1t is a case
where parental authority only will avail
unless some city ordinance can be devised
to fit the case and then vigorously en-.
forced, but as general rule parents are
to blame for they either overlook the
subject entirely or fail to impress upon
the minds OF their offsprings the danger
that exists and the necessity for keeping
off Of the trains and away from the
tracks.
In the last year or two the Burbank
potatoes Of Yakima, although still the
best grown on the coast, have shown
some signs of deterioration and o. V.
Carpenter and A. Chandler after discus.
sing the subject in its different phases
concluded that fresh seed was needed
and they canvassed the district around
North Yakima with the result of forming
club OF So members who have sub.
scribed for twelve.ton car load of seed
potatoes which have been ordered from
L. L. May OF St. Paul. Through Agent
Graham half rates have been secured for
transportation over the Northern Pacific,
and the potatoes will be shipped as soon
as the roadbed and the climatical condi.
tions in Dakota and Montana will war.
rant. The potatoes are the American
Wonder, said to be superior to the Bur.
bank, and the Great Northern which is
claimed to have supplanted the Early
Rose with tuber epicures.
When DR.. Harris of Roslyn was in the
city last, he had large mastiff with him
which he had purchased in Spokane and
WAS taking to his home. After the muir
der OF brother physician at Roslyn the
doctor thought he had need of protec.
tor of this sort but the dog has proven
nearly as deadly as the thugs, for he got
into a fight the other day with a neigh
boring dog and while the doctor was en-
deavoring to separate them the mastiff
turned upon his owner and desperate
battle ensued. The dog caught the doc
tor by the arm and had not assistance
been secured would probably have
wrenched that member off. As it was
the muscles and llgaments were torn
from the bone and it is doubtful if DR..
Harris will again have the full use of his
arm.
The trustees of the Presbyteri church
have extended a call to Rev. J. H.
Beattie, OF Wilbur, to occupy that pulpit
for the coming year and he has accepted
Rev. Beattie held services in the church
last Sunday and created very favorable
impression. He came to the west from
Pennsylvania and is man of family,
having a wife and five children. He
expects to move to Yakima and enter
upon bis pastoral duties previous to
Easter Sunday.
+. f. Wickersham, who had Royal
Jib and other feet horses at the state fair
meeting last fall, was in the city Tuesday
and secured a lease on Needles & Chris
ties Ben L for the season. Ben L is
ole of the most promising horses in the
northwest and as he has no record is a
valuable piece of property. Mr.. Wicker
sham is low handling bis string of horses
at Olympia but says he would be glad to
move them to Yakima if the track was
put in condition, as the climate is more
congenial.
The Eugene Filkins ranch on the All
tanum was recently sold to one of the
Holland immigrants for $40 per acre
and Mrs. Filkins left on Friday last to
join her husband, who is located some.
where in California. The Hollanders
seem to favor the Ahtanum in their in
vestments and it is understood that as
soon as the colony is large enough tn ey
propose to establish a church there.
A. U. Mills, sheriff of Pierce comfy
and the grand patriarch OF the encamp-
ment degree of Odd Fellows, spent a
couple OF days in the city during the
past week in his tour of lodges of the
state. A special meeting of Yakima
lodge, No. %, was held on Monday even.
ing and Mr.. Mills was present and watch
ed the workings as Mr.. G. s. Cross was
put through the various degrees.
There will be no grand jury drawn for
the next term of U. S. court which will
convene at Walla Walla on May 18th but
the following citizens of Yakima county
have been drawn to serve on the petit
jury: J. M. Henderson, David II. Eaton
and J. H. Hubbard.
Marshal Bscker states that the black