The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-03
Chaiyman I,saoh Stanhenson Of the


from locating aud surveying the road 10
Gold Hill. They we're ont eleven days
and are well satisfied with their work
Mr.. Stephenson says they have located q
feasible road, which can be built with
the appropriation, and that work will be
started Immediately. They commenced
claiming at the eight.mile stake, and
continued to the summit where they en-
countered 20 feet Of snow. The road was
located on the north side Of the Nstcheez
to point beyond Dumping river, where
the crossing will be made. They encoun.
tered no serious obstacles and believe
Hanging Rock and Edgar Rock can be
passed without much trouble. They
were within four miles of the surveyors
from the west side, who were encamped
on Silver creek, but on account OF the
abundance OF snow on the west side Of
the divide they did not cross over. Mr..
Stephenson says the number OF people
going into the mines is astonishing.
The marriage of Mr.. John b. Catron
and Mrs. Maria Antoinette Chapman,
WAS celebrated by the Rev. Father
Sweere, at the residence of County Treas
urer Matt Bartholet, on Sunday night,
May 30th. The bride was attired in a
handsome travelling dress and presented
a very charming appearance. She was
given away by Mr.. Bartholet and the
ceremony, while of simple character,
was exceedingly impressive. Mr.. Catron
presented his bride with costly solitaire
ring of Etruscan gold. Following the
ceremony a collation. was served and
then the happy couple was Immediately
driven to the train for brief trip to Spo-
kane and then back to Walla Walla.
The only guests present outside of the
relations Of the bride were DR.. W. IL.
Hare, Chas. Donovan, Lynde Palmer
and K. NJ. Reed.
The state supreme court has decided
that the 81 emption provisions OF the
revenue law passed at the last session of
the legislature are unconstitutional. The
law sought to exempt personal property
in amount of $500, and proposed an ad
ditional $500 exemption for improvements
on real estate. The supreme court has
declared it unconstitutional, being in VIC.
lation of that section of the state consti
tuition which declares that all property in
the state not exempt under the laws OF
the United States or under this constitu
ton shall be taxed in proportion to its
value.
Harry Moran and p. A. Bounds re-
turned last week from the Chelan coun-
try, where they drove large band of
young steers recently purchased by them.
Just the number cannot be sscertsined
for cattlemen are like the cannie Scott,
who, when asked how many sheep he
had said, 81 dinns know" but had one
Of them gone astray he would not have
been long in finding it out. Messrs Bounds
and Moran met Judge Navarro and l..
Mclean, two former Yakimans, in the
upper country.
Last week Mr.. Isaac Pincus, repres emit
ing Webb & Co., of Philadelphia pur-
chased $4,000 pounds of wool from Yes
sey & McRae and $4,000 pounds from
VIM. Peatross, the price being g. cents.
Another movement was the consignment
OF 81, 900 pounds by Vessey & McRse,
through G. c. Carmichael, to Holloway
& Donald, of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Henton, Mrs. o.
M. Graves and Fred Miller returned on
Saturday from Portland and The Dalles.
Mr.. Miller says that at Goldendale he
met John Golden; at Portland Harry
Hampton and wife, and at The Dalles
Geo. Glazier and Roy Weikel. The two
latter are conducting steam laundry.
A recent cloud-burst in Asotin, on the
Snake river, carsed great damage and
rendered several families homeless The
property of the Lewiston Water & Power
company, of which 4. ii. Libby is man
ager, suffered to considerable extent,
but Mr.. Libby says the loss will only re.
suit in temporary inconvenience.
The smoke house of the Columbia
meat market caught fire on Friday last
but the flames were extinguished without
the aid of the department. 1t Is an ex.
ceedingly dangerous part of town for
such building, and the wonder IS that
it is permitted by the authorities.
Two Thousand head OF sheep belonging
to the CroftoD brothers. were brought
over from the Oregon side last week and
taken to the range in the vicinity OF Mt.
Adams. They had been in quarantine
90 days.
Next Sun day will be children's day q,
the Christian church. The children will
render a program at II a. m. The sub
ject of the evening sermon is "The Chris
tian's Birthright."
A train load OF the cattle bought by
Mr.. Millick from Messrs. Bounds, Meyer,
Moran and H. II. Allen, were shipped
from Prosser to Montana on Thursday
last.
Died, near Rattlesnake Mountain May
25th, James T. Cochran, aged q years