The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-26

Bar, which is located at Liberty, in the
Swauk country. He was lowered into
the shaft by his two partners early 10 the
morning, and as he reached the bottom
called out to them to hoist him up.
They did as directed, but he tell out OF
the bucket shortly after it started up. He
had been overcome with black damp,
and one of the partners who attempted a
rescue nearly lost his life in the fort.
The body was finally rescued, after the
foul air had been forced out Of the shaft,
and was taken in charge by the Ellens.
burg A. o. U. W. lodge, of which de.
ceased was a member in good standing.
His home was in Centralia, where wife
and 14year.od daughter mourn his loss.
The proposed plan of reorganizing the
Yakima Investment company by the is.
suaDce of new stocks and bonds has fall
len through owing to the objections
raised by the Collins interest. The re.
cevers are now considering a proposal
from Mr.. Hammond, of the we'll known
firm OF Eddy, Hammond & Co., of Mon
tana. MIR. Hammond is the builder OF
the Portland. Astoria railroad, and he has
intimated that he is prepared to put
1925, 900 into the project. OF course this
would not be the price of the property
but would enable him to hold the com.
handing interest. Receiver Allen, OF
Spokane, is now in the city comforting
with Receiver Donald.
Roslyn News About 9:2O Tuesday
morning the citizens of Gle Elum were
startled by the whistling of a locomotive.
1t was caused by car on a freight train
from the east having caught fire. The
train was hauled as quickly as possible
to the water tank, and in about ten min.
utes the trainmen had the fire out. The
car contained sheep, and those on the
top deck were literally roasted alive.
Those on the lower deck were compare
lively uninjured, however. The next
car contained horses, and had the train
had much further to go for water they
also would have been burnt up, as the
car containing them was on fire when
stopped at the tank.
Mrs. Charlotte Roaf, who has been
living on Mob Hill with her son John,
died OF heart trouble Saturday morning
at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Roaf was a
native OF England, but her home before
coming to North Yakima was in Illinois.
She has been resident here for eight
years. Three children mourn her loss
William, who is well known among US, a
member OF the firm of Roaf & Stout
John, who has made his home with his
mother on the home place. and sister
who is now on her way here from her
home in New York, and who is expected
to arrive on Saturday morning. The fun.
eral will occur at p. m. on Saturday.
Some vandal, who evidently had q
petty spite against the owner or the car
penters engaged in finishing the house,
entered the residence of A. E. Larson on
Saturday or Sunday night, and with a
sharp knife or chisel gouged out large
pieces OF wood from the window and
door castings, disfguring them in such q
way that new ones will have to be substi.
tuded. While the amount of damage
was not large, considerable time will be
lost in waiting for material of a special
pattern to arrive from Tacoma.
DR.. NJ. Mendelsohn, oculist opticiap
can be consulted at the Yakima hotel.
If you have any trouble with your eyes
or with your glasses; suffer headaches,
dizziness, red eyelids, or cross-eyes, it
will pay you to consult a doctor of the
above ailments. During the short period
OF the doctors stay in the city he has
treated many difficult cases to which he
will gladly refer you. See him at once.
Consultation free. Charges reasonab BILE
and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases
he undertakes. 32-1t
Many of the campers have returned
from Soda Springs and the season there
is practically over. 1t hasn't been very
pleasurable pleasure resort this year ow.
ing to the dusty condition OF the grounds
and an unusual amount of sickness. The
closet facilities were vile and no doubt to
this fact can much OF the sickness be at
tributed.
d. G. Christie has sold Ben l.. to C. W.
Wilmot for consideration OF $500. He
has no record, but has travelled mile in
2:l7 and has made the last quarter in a
four mile heat in :3lAa, which is a :O5
gait. His sire is White Prince by Tamo-
Ian, and his dam is Julia by Rifieman.
1t is reported that Messrs. Timothy
and Jonn Lynch received about SIC, 900
in cash on the bond for their Gle Elum
mines to the Moss Bay Iron Co., of Scot
land. This powerful corporation will ex-
pend $40 900 this year in development
work.
Louis Lesh is in Seattle having accom-.
panied shipment of Powell Bros horses
to that point. Mr.. Lesh will accompany
the next shipment OF horses to Japan but
the Messrs. Powell are unable to say
when it will be made.
II. A. Griffin and o. 7. Stratton have
sailed for juneau. Ii is not their inten-
ton to 90 further inland than SkaZuay or