The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-29
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|. NJ. Krutz and family have gone ,o
Soda Springs for the summer.
Miss Brysen is engaged in clerical
work in the Office of the county auditor.
Miss Grace Stephenson and younger
sister have gone to Portland for visit
with relatives.
Jay Lynch, the newly appointed Indian
agent, expects to qualify and enter upon
his duties about August 10th.
Mrs. Robertson and daughter, sister
and niece of Mrs. James Kesling, arrived
in the city last night from Albany, Or.
Chas. Mabry and A. N. Short with
their families, have gone to the Upper
Natcheez for an outing of couple OF
weeks.
Chas. McEwen and family left to day
for Soda Springs where Mrs. McEwen
son and daughter expect to remain for H
couple of weeks.
Court Meyer and sister are arranging to
make trip to the coast early next week.
They will drive to The Dalles and down
the river road to Portland.
Mrs. A. b. Ross has gone to Martin
Station to spend month with the family
of Andrew Gibson, while Mr.. Ross is
absent on visit to his former home in
Kentucky.
At the recent school election for the
purpose of authorizing further indebt.
edness of $4,000, only IS votes were cast.
Fifty.seven votes favored the indebted
ness and II were registered in opposition
Quite a number of Indians have signed
the agreement for the opening of the res
ervation but it is understood that they
will generally await the arrival of Indian
Agent Lynch before attaching their sig.
natures t. this important document.
1t is reported that number of leading
citizens. who recently visited the Gold
Hill country, are 80 pleased with the olt-
look that they have seriously under CON
sideration the purchase of stamp mill
and other mining machinery for the dis
trict.
w. A. Giddings, the new dentist, left
last night for Chicago, accompanied by
his wife. He will probably not return as
it is understood that his credentials were
not satisfactory to the state board OF den.
tai examiners, and he quit in order to
avoid any trouble.
1t is expected that two trainloads OF
sheep will be shipped from this point
within the next few days, for Chicago,
r. F. Quick of Chicago, is now in the
county buying, being assisted by r.
Hamilton. Among those who will ship
are mentioned j. H. Timm and w. II.
Vessey.
At the last meeting of the city school
board J. r. Ingram was elected principal
of the Columbia school, and Prof Plumb
teacher of the high school, The latter
had no application in but as Mr.. Edger-
ton, who had previously been chosen,
had contracted the Clondyke fever, the
appointment was rendered to Prof. Plumb
and will probably be accepted.
Judge s. G. Henton and Miss George
Cary returned last night from Soda
Springs. Mr.. Henton reports that Geo
Gary and wife, II. J. Snively and II. A.
Griffin will be down today. Among the
others who are encamped at the springs
are Jos. Stuart and family of the Mckee
Miss Carrie Young, Miss Inez Phillips,
W. l. Lince and family, Leonard Schott
and family, d. Z. Lesh and family, Phil
Otter, Frank Bartholet and Fred Schott
and wife.
Clarence w. Ide, the newly appointed
U. S. Marshal, arrived in the city this
morning from Spokane and is looking
over the field with a view to appointing
deputy for this district. AS D. W.
Simmons has withdrawn to go to the
Clondy Ike, and as George Ker hopes to
follow in the same path, the contest for
the position has narrowed down so that
it now lies between Ed. Lyon and Lin
coin Dilley and their respective friends
are comforting with the marshal today.
The celebrated case of the Northern
Pacific r. r. vs. st. Joseph's Mission
has been decided by Secretary Bliss. He
confirms the decision of the commission
er denying any right of the railroad to
the property, which is awarded to the
Mission. The application for entry o.
Willis Smith is also denied. The proper
ty is situate on the Ahtanum in section
10, township -, range l6 east and EN-
braces about 50 acres.
The three principal creditors OF the
Yakima Investment company have signed
an agreement for the reorganization o.
the company and the subscribing of suf,
ficient money to place 1t upon SOUND
financial basis. These creditors are the
London & San Francisco bank, the Flee
trio company, of Boston, and the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 1t is IN.
derstood that the terms of reorganizemenI
are satisfactory to the receivers and il the
lassay cyeditoYs will sion tha agraanapt