The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-05-13
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Brief Bits Of News Gathered From The
Highways and ByWayS Of Life.
PERSONAL AND lMPERSOSAL JOTTINGS
"News" ~ Something That IL Not
Generally known and Here Read.
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Corps, on Saturday last, it was decided
to give public dinner in this city on the
Fourth of July.
T. A. Davis of Garland, kas., in order
ing TIE HERALD sent him, says he has
relatives in Yakima and intends locating
here this summer. Mr. Davis is a marble
dealer.
]. ID. Medill, Lee Cody and Tom Donal-
ly left on Monday for the upper John
Day country in Oregon, where they ex-
pect to spend the summer in prospecting
and mining. They are making the first
part OF their trip by team but will pack
into the mining district.
Attorney Fred Parker Was in receipt
the othe! day, of a letter from Col. A. II.
Reynolds, formerly of this city. The
colonel has been unable to work for the
past six months, on account Of i'll health,
and his wife has been bed-ridden for a
year, but they are among friends at Pine
Bluffs, Arkansas and are receiving kind
" attention.
II. X. Owens, the engineer, who has
been in the employ of the land depart
ment of the Northern Pacific during the
past winter, was a Yakima visitor on
Monday. Mr.. Owens will now devote
his attention to mining he being one Of
the principal owners OF the Phoenix Con-
solidated mine of the Salmon river dis
trict, Idaho.
The Blsock Fruit company OF Walla
Walls, has been incorporated with a
capital stock of $4,000. The company
has secured control of DIR. Blalock's large
fruit farm and will engage extensively in
growing and shipping. The incorporators
are n. q. Blalock, Miles G. Moore and II.
+. johnson of Walla Walla; John A.
French of Spokane and A. h. Campbell
of Wallace, Idaho.
Fruit Commissioner Bosch, of Oregon,
has found that the severe weather of No
vember caught the fruit trees of the
Willamette valley before the sap had re-
turned to the roots, damaging grest
number in peculiar way, freezing them
on one side only. On that side now the
bark is black and dead. Many trees
are killed, Washington county alone los
ing ,000, 900 prune trees.
The barn of DR.. Z. Frank was entered
early Monday morning, and set OF har'
ness, lap robe and other horse furnishings
carried off. Neigbbors say that mar
driving sorrel horse stopped there abou,
D o'clock in the morning and after secur'
ing the plumber drove off in the direction
of the old town. The doctor now has g
new harness and proposes to keep his
barn door closed and locked in the future
The SLOGAN country has developed {
silver mine which appears to be about al
good dividend payer as the lie Roi ant
without half as much fuss and feathers
Its name il the Reco, and it also ia prin-
cipally owned in Spokane. One of the
veins is II feet in width and there are
about COCO feet of tunnels. Up to q
week ago it had paid 1875 900 in dvi.
dends when an additional $4,000 was
declared. This is pretty good showing
especially as a tramway and concentration
have been built and other improvements
made out OF the profits.
Just previous to the closing OF the city
schools an amusing incident occurred in
the room Of Prof. J. +. Brown. While
the professor was absent in another room
the agent OF an encyclopaedia dictionary
entered and was shown to n chair. He
had waited but short time when the
agent OF competing book house put in
an appearance. They were strangers but
each thought the other was Professor
Brown and two more polite men it won Id
be difficult to conceive. There was more
bowling, cou;tesying and Sinking than
would be found in the queens drawing
room, and when it came to the business
part OF their visit it brought down the
house. What the denouement was THE
HERALD failed to learn but they probably
went back in the alley and settled it
without gloves.
On Friday Of last week Bank Exami.
ner Clary refused to allow the doors OF
OF the Dalles National bank of The
Dslles, to open. This decision was reach
ed after an investigation extending over
two weeks, although the bank officers
protested against such action and claim
that the institution is perfectly solvent
and will be able to pay all depositors in
full. The bank was established in 1887,
with capital stock of $4,000, and for
the past ten years he's been under the
management Of NJ. A. Moody, as cashier
The bank withstood the panic of 1898
apparently without strain, and it's pres
ent difficulties are said to be due to the
continued low prices of wool and to
accommodations to sheep men. The d.
rectors of the bank are ex Governor Il.
Moody ChaYiaa Hilton and a.