The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-04-22
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MANY MATTERS or LOCAL MOMENT
Local Items Regarding Nliscellame.
Gus Events which Have Trans.
PRED tn and About North Yakima
During the Past Week.

The boys dormatory at Fort Simcoe
was completed last week.
Bishop Wells will conduct confirma.
ton services at the Episcopal church OIL
Sunday.
Mrs. Flora Rocket secured q divorce
from George Rocket before Judge David
son this week.
Mrs. T. +. Maher OF Fort Simcoe, left
for EIlensburg this morning on visit to
her daughter.
o. A. Fechter has leased the plats and
records OF the Yakima Abstract company
from Samuel Storrow.
Dick Case, who has been keeping up
his record as an undefeated pugilist, re-
turned this week from Seattle.
The case of the Northern Pacific vs..
j. II. Needham resulted in verdict for
the defendant. Court adjourned on
Friday.
Robert kershaw and three sons left
this week for Oregon where Samuel Ker-
shaw is profitably working a placer
mining claim.
DR.. Angus states that Governor Rogers
to gain further insight into arid lands and
state fair matters.
Andrew Gervais and Mrs. Ann Adams,
OF Yakima City, have united their for
tunes in matrmony, license having
been issued to them by Auditor Flint on
Saturday last.
J. J. Tyler, formerly sheriff of Yakima
county arrived in the city last night from
Portland to spend couple of days
among his old time friends. He is on
his way to Spokane where he has ar
ranged Tor employment.
Indian Commissioner Barge returned
yesterday from Montana and will be
joined early next week by Commissioner
Hoyt when negotiations with the Yaki-
ma Indians will be resumed Commits
sioner Goodwin has gone east on leave
OF absence.
Chas. 5. Hinchman and Edward Lewis,
Philadelphia capitalists who are largely
interested in irrigation enterprises, arriv
ed in the city today and are investgat-
Ing the affairs of the Prosser and Sunny
side canals, but with what OBJ ject in view
has not been developed
Those who claim to be in touch with
the administration say that the fight for
the appointment of a successor to Judge
Erwin as Indian agent, now lies between
Jay Lynch, the former agent, and Zeb
Sullivan OF Mabton. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Erwin's resignation has been in the
hands OF the president for some time.
Indian Commissioner Barge states an
agreement has been entered into with
the Indians of the Fort Hall, Idaho,
reservation by which the unalloted lands
are to be thrown open to public entry
The Indians were at first strongly oppos-
ed to such action but after il was fully
and freely discussed .thev recognized the
advantages and agreed to the terms of
the contract.
Rossland and the Kootenai country
are now only nineteen hours distant from
Yakima according to the time table of
the Northern Pacific. This popular road
is making special efforts to secure the
travel to and from that district and
there are no longer tedious waits at Spo-
kane. Passengers taking the east bound
train at IL 20 in the evening will be
landed in Rossland early the next even
Ing I4tf.
Under instructions from the mayor and
by advice of the police committee of the
council, the marshal, on Wednesday mott
fled the owners on nickelin-the- slot ma
chimes that the machines must be taken
ont by Friday noon. On subsequent
consideration, however it was decided to
allow them to take the same course as
various other games of chance, and regu-
lar fines will be imposed upon the
owners, unless other action is taken by
the council at its next meeting
The divorce suit of Mrs. Nettie TAYLOR
against Thomas Taylor was heard by
Judge Davidson yesterday. Mrs. Taylor,
who was formerly a Miss Fulkersop,
asked for relief from marriage bonds on
the grounds of cruelty and personal in.
dlgnities. The testimony was OF highly
Favored and savory character and was
heard behind closed doors. The Judge
refused to grant the divorce and as the
plaintiff tiounced out OF the room she
exclaimed, 81 never will live with him a
minute; I'll die first.n
Dick Case battled with "Kid" Egan at
Victoria on Saturday last and while the
fight was declared draw after fourteen
rounds, B. +. Parton and Ben Snipes,
who were present, say that Case had
everything his own way and had it been
finish fight could have won easily. The
contest was given in the presence of the
mayor and other city officials and, of
course, wasn't for blood" There is now
talk OF a fight between Case and Jack
Green, the pet Of the Seattle Athletic