The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-04-01
Parasrlphic Pencilinss Of Herald" Re.
por,ers In their Search for News.
MANY MATTERS OF LOCAL MOMENT
Local Items Regarding Nisceliane.
Gus Events which Have Trans.
pired ~ and About North Yakima
During the Past Week.

Theodore Steiner is now in Portland
where he is conducting a restaurant on
Washington street.
Bert Parton brought up three race
horses from Toppenish, Wednesday, to
put into training on the track.
Governor Rogers has appointed Geo. p.
Wright, Of Columbia county, chief grain
insl ector to succeed w. p. Lawrence.
A social will be given by the Woman's
Relief Corps, at q. A. X. hall on First
street, Friday April End. Admission
IL cents.
The U. S. land Office has received
patents tor the Northern Pacific Railway
Co.. covering II, 1903 acres of land in
kittitas county.
II. Z. Scudder is in receipt of letter
from Fred h. Reed, written in Chicago,
in which he says, he will be in Yakima
accompanied by his wife, sometime dur
ing the coming month.
Yakima has been passing through the
eqninoxtial period during the past week
and has not been enjoying the breezes
which usually accompany this season
and which certainly did not overlook US
this year.
The last of the personal property left
from Louis Harris farming fiasco was
sold at public sale on Yakima avenue,
Tuesday. 1t consisted of farm wagon,
two horses and harness. The entire out.
fit brought $l2.
Last week Coffin Bros. sold car load
of potatoes to A. Harker 4 Co. of Seattle.
Tie spuds were purchased for shipment
t. Alaska, the Yakima product being far
more desirable for this trade than those
grown On the Sound or in California.
The pastor OF the Christian church
continues the series of sermons on Paul
next Sunday. The morning subject is
Paul and Christian Lterature;" even.
ing, Paul Polite Oh istIan." The
public is invited to attend these services
e. 5. Rankin, manager of Fred. Pen.
ningtons hardware store, has been in
San Francisco during the past week at
tending to matters of business. He re-
turned hone Yesterday and says the bus
mess outlook in California is improving
rapidly.
The Northern Pacific has changed the
time OF the East bound passenger 80 that
close connection can be made with
the Spokane Northern for the Kootena
country. The train now leaves North
Yakima at IL 20 p. m, and 10 hours
later the passenger is landed in Rossland,
b. G.
There has been active trading in horses
of late and Wallace Williams is now the
owner of ex-sherif Dilley's black team,
J. NJ. Brown drives Jack Lowe" with q
track record of 2:3o, and Lincoln Dilley
does his travelling behind fine looking
white horse which was formerly the pro.
perry of Mr.. Brown.
There is a misapprehension as to Gov
ernor Rogers power to appoint the ward
en- of the penitentiary. The new state
board of control, which will take office
April l. will have entire charge of the
matter. This board will consist of state
officers. All of the endorsements will be
submitted TO the board as soon as it shall
be organized.
The Riverside school OF the Mckee,
closed term of four months on Friday
last and the event was celebrated with
picnic-dnner and musical and liter
AIRY entertainment. Miss Carrie Young,
the teacher, has now the friendship and
approval of the scholars and the parents
on the Mckee for the successful manner
in which she conducted the school.
Sheriff Shaw on Tuesday sold to A.
Harker d Co. of Seattle car load of over
five hundred boxes of apples, consisting
mainly of Baldwins, Spitzenbergs and
Pppins, for 81 Is per box delivered on
the car. The large holdings of apples in
the county are now disposed of with the
exception of 100 boxes owned by George
&. Jones of the Cowychee, and another
lot in the hands of Fred Thompson of
Parker.
Among the recent arrivals here who
have decided upon making Yakima their
home are Mr.. p. Berwalda and family of
Holland. Mich. Mr.. Berwada was en-.
gagged in the cold storage business in his
former home and is looking over the
situation with view to establishing
a like enterprise here. He is man OF
capital and business ability, and he and
his family are a very acceptable addition
to the community of Yakima.
The second entertainment in the series
now being given by the Library Associa.
ton will be held in the parlors OF the
Hotel Yakima on Monday evening, April
18th, at 8 O'Clock. The feature OF the
evening will be an address by Rev. R. B.
Hsssell on some literary topic to be an
nounced later. The musical program
will he under the direction OF Mrs. Frank
Horsley. pleasing and instructive
evening is promised and ali are invited
b. IL