The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25


To fame and fortune-wc don't think.
W. f. Thornton is in the. city from the
Swauk mining district.
q. s. Rankin returned on Sunday from
business trip to the cities of the Sound.
John f. Ryan and ]. d. Clemmer left
on Wednesday mornings train for Ross
land, b. G.
The Athletic club has moved its para.
phernalia to the old Co operative building
on Second street.
A subscription paper is being circulated
this week to enclose and put in condition
the bicycle track and grounds.
Ira p Englehart, Senator Lesh, f. F.
Benson and d. W. Simmons were among
the arrivals from the Sound on Saturday.
The commission OF George Harvey, as
postmaster at Fort Simcoe. vice Chas.
Adams resigned, has been signed by the
president.
Rev. DR.. Nevius, formerly rector OF
st. Michael's church Of this city, is now
in charge of the Church OF the Holy
Communion, OF Tacoma.
Governor Rogers has announced a re-
ward of $3.50 for the capture of Henry j.
Coins who shot and killed Neil Wright,
near Zillah, on Dec. Goth.
Mrs. Ira p. Englehart, accompanied by
her children and Master Arthur Engle.
hart, expects to leave next week for a
visit to her former home in California.
Fourteen immigrants arrived from
Kansas last week to make their homes in
Yakima. They are Il. VanDiest, f. Van
Diest and q. VsnEmons with their re.
spective families.
There is report current that w. j.
Reed, OF Gle Elum, is an applicant for
the position of receiver of the U. S. land
office for the Yakima district, now filled
by A. l.. Slemmons.
Robert johnson, of Tacoma, purchased
this week from j. T. Eshelman, president
of the Puyallup Land Co., Is acres of the
Adams tract of land in the vicinity OF
the new Natcheez school house, paying
$ll00 in cash therefor.
Mrs. Laura J. May, who has been con-
Quoting boarding house in Rossland,
b. c., since her removal from this city, is
suffering from a tumor and is arranging
to visit Portland and undergo surgical
operation.
The Tacoma Ledger has been giving the
origin of the names of the various towns o
the state and says Yakima means white
Pebbles" This will, indeed, be news
to many of our citizens. as all previous
authorities have stated that the Indian
word Yakima" meant succotash garden.
There are now eleven flowing artesian
wells on the Mckee, the last having been
secured few days ago by H. J. Spratt,
who struck flow of fifteen cubic feet q
minute at depth Of $40 feet. Another
we'll is being sunk on the Bradford ranch,
by &. II. Hsines, which is now down Pas
feet although small flow was secured
at depth of l76 feet.
Attorney Edward Whitson returned on
Sunday from brief business trip to Spo-
kane. He reports that the Yakima col
ony there, including DR.. Morrison, E. r
White and j. B. Pugsley, are apparently
prosperous. Mr.. Pugsley has a seat in
the mining exchange with considerable
business entrusted to his care, while DR..
Morrison's mining interests are reported
to be worth about 100000.
"Pap" Davis, the wellknown locomo-
tive engineer, will represent Ellensburg
at the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight q:
Carson, Nevada, March 18th. Yakima
will be represented by Dick Case who is
now working his way towards that pug
ilstic Mecca. Case may secure a fight
there in which event his friends conf
IDENTIFY believe his future is assured for
they have abiding faith in bis powers
and claim he can whip anyone of bis
weight in fair fight with the Units"
Arrangements had been made last
week for the sale and shipment of the
Mckee band of sheep when proceed.
ings were temporarily estopped by the
sheep commissioner. who ordered the
band quarantined on account of scab.
Now it is developed that Yakima has nc
sheep commissioner although the people
cast majority of their votes last fall for
Robert Mar. The office under the state
constitution is not on an electoral but an
appointive one, the appointment being al
the disposal of the county commission.
ers. For eight years the citizens of Yak.
ma have been electing sheep commission.
ers and it is only at this late date that it
is found the proceeding is without legal
authority.
A meeting of the married members OF
the Commercial club was held on Satur-
day evening for the purpose of taking
preliminary steps toward giving q club
entertainment which will occur on mex,
Tuesday evening. 0. A. Fechter occu-
pied the chair and after levying an as.
sessment of two dollars per married
member and discussing various novel