The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-28
USUAL WEEKLY GRIS?.
Parasrlphic Pencllinss Of Herald Re.
pOrlerS In their Search for News.
MANY MATTERS or LOCAL MOMENT
Local Items Regarding slisceiiane.
Gus Events " hich Have Trans
pired IN and About North Watkins
During the Past Week.

MIS-. I. Il. Dlteud0, SUI.
Judge John B. Davidson will open
court in this city on Monday next.
Senator Lesh has introduced q bill
making it unlawful to sell. give away or
handle cigarettes or cigarette papers.
f. A. Lyon left on Monday for Tacoma.
He expects to visit Olympia and take in
the senatorial circus before returning
home.
X. b. Milroy has been spending the
past week in Olympia keeping watchful
eye on legislation in the interest OF the
sheepmen of Central Washington.
j. NJ Newman, who was able to be
around for few days after long sick.
ness, had another attack on Monday and
is again confined to his residence.
The wife and son of John Michaels re-
turned from visit to the east on Thurs
day. They we're among those who
were caught in the Dakota blizzard.
Senator Lesh spent Sunday in the city,
returning to the capital on Monday. He
is rather of the opinion that the sena-
torial contest will result in deadlock.
Orlando Libby took the west.bound
train on Tuesday with the intention Of
spending vacation of week or ten
days in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and
Portland.
The team attached to Schreiner's milk
wagon ran away on Saturday last, and
scattered milk cans an the tactical fluid
all over the neighborhood Of st. Joseph's
church.
A. f. Smelling left on Wednesday 8
train for Olympia. His friends expect
that he will settle the senatorial and sew
eral other momentous questions before
returning.
c. II. Newton, who was arrested in
this city for robbing A. II. Taylor, his
travelling companion, of 1920, admitted
his guilt, waived examination, and was
bound over to the Superior court of
Spokane county.
Two young girls of the Cen trail school
were recently expelled for using vulgar
language They deny the charge and
their mothers have been raising rumpus
over the affair which is to be referred to
the board of directors.
Miss Winchell returned from Elens.
burg, Sunday, where she has been trans
scribing testimony in the johnson trial,
but the climate of our sister town evi.
IDENTIFY did not agree with her for she has
been confined to her home ever since.
Rev. q. NJ. Booth is a candidate for
the appointment OF agent of the Yakima
Indians. He believes that the best re-
suits are obtained by a religious super.
vision of the Indians and his trip east is
largely for the purpose of making the
powers that be take a similar view Of the
question.
Col. A. c. Walker reports that an In
dian named Little Pete came into Nab.
ton Sunday with the statement that
Cons was in the neighborhood OF the
Salts where he had killed four Indians.
Slight credence is placed in the story
told by the siwash, though it is believed
that Coins is still in the vicinity of the
late tragedy.
Judge Graves was Yakima visitor on
Monday and Tuesday. He claims that
at least four of the jurors in the johnson
case have stated that they were satisfied
they would have to give verdict for the
defendant, after the prosecution had
rested, had it not been for mis-trial on
account of the sickness of Juror Snod.
grass.
f. II. Libby, representing the Lewis
ton Water * Power Co., has started q
town on the Washington side of the
Snake river, which he calls Lewiston.
There he carried out his irrigation scheme
watering a section of country which he
has named Vineland He is en-.
deavoring to have the Washington Lew.
iston and the Idaho Lewiston connected
by means of bridge across the Snake.
There is now a bill before congress
which has passed the lower house
making it illegal to sell liquor to Indians
even if they have taken lands in severalty
and so become entitled to the rights and
privileges OF American citizens. 1t is
generally believed that the law will pass
the senate, as the commissioner of In
dian affairs and the secretary of the
interior are said to strongly favor it.
The congregation of st. Michael's
church has largely increased since Rev.
Mr.. Bartlett entered upon the rectorship
Not only are the sermons highly appre.
ciated on account of their merit as liter
airy productions and the strong Christian
spirit which permeates them, but the
choir has been greatly improved and
now includes Mrs. Scow, Mrs. Lesh
Mrs Bartlett; Messrs. Coburn, Worries
and Steinweg, while Mr.. Runyon presidei
at the organ.
Commissioner Barge has given final
notification to the Indians of Chelsn and
Wenatchee, who are not holding allot.
ments of land on the Yakima reservs