The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-19

ouofs WISH, tuc guest Oi uis ufutuer'tu-
law, Mr.. Henry Otter. aud family. Since
his arrival here Mr.. Schultz has been en-.
joying the attractions Of the Yakims
country which he has heard 80 much
about, and is quite enthusiastic over its
bright prospects for the future. While
he has not fully made up his mind, he
is strongly impressed with the idea OF
establishing wholesale farming imple-
ment and machinery house ia this state,
and with this end in view paid Spokane
q visit. He appreciates the many ad
vantages Yakima has to offer for such an
enterprise and may decide to locate at
this point. He has been in this line oil
business many years, having for over q
years been in the service OF the Deere 4
Weber Co., of the flour city," Before
the advent Of seli-binding machinery
Mr.. Schultz was the acknowledged cham
pion hand. binder Of Minnesota. In those
days this Was an honor that many covet
ed. Mr.. Schultz has kept abreast with
Yskima and her people, having been fol
many years a reader OF THE HERALD
He nevertheless says Yakima is larger
and more metropolitan city than he ex-
pected to find.
Last week the board of equalization
reduced the assessment Of the Northern
Pacific Railway company $4,000. Ths
county assessor conferred with the asses
sors OF Chehalis, Pierce. King, Spokane
and other counties, and from data fur
nished him from the state attorney gen
erals office, assessed the company's main
track at $4,000 per mi Q. and the side
track at $1.00 per foot. The company
has filed a petition with the board, ask
ing reduction of $3.50, 900. which, with
the $50, 900 already made in the rolling
stock. will make $4,000. Petitions
have been circulated in every voting pre-
cinct in the county asking that the asses.
ment stand. In this city every business
man with one or two exceptions, has
signed the petition. Delegations from
Zilah and Sunnyside have come up to
appear personally before the commission.
ers to protest against the reduction asked
for by the railway company.
Mr.. S. j. Cameron returned on Tues.
day from the scene of the sheep stampede
on Dumping river where Hindoo Johns
bones were found after a years clearing
away by decay, storms and bears OF the
carcasses of eleven hundred sheep. He
has reported the finding and burial to
Assistant Coroner Taggsrd, as authorized
and thus endeth the Hindoo. All was
found save the bones of one hand. Mr..
Cameron remarked upon the fine shape
of the skull. and said it was evident that
the dogs had stampeded the sheep which
the old herder had tried too late to pre-
vent. He had worked his way into the
bunch and was pushed over while stand
ing with one foot caught under sspline' q
root. It was apparent that bears and
other wild animals had been hanging
around the carrion, and altogether it was
a most shocking and revolving spectacle.
1t is always gratifying to receive testi.
monials for Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera
and Carrhoes Remedy, and when the en-.
dorsement is from physician it is espec.
tally 80. "There is no more satisfactory
or effective reredy than Cham berlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy"
writes DR.. r. E. Robey, physician and
pharamacist. of Olney, Mo-; and as he
has used the remedy in bis own family
and sold it in his drug store for six years
he should certainly know. For sale at
Janeck Bros. Drug Store, North Yaki.
ma, and G. A. Jensen. Prosser.
MIR. Asa Schwsrtze and Miss Fannie
Druse were united in marriage at the
home Of the brides parents on Mob Hill,
Thursday evening, Aug. 10, by Rev. N.
Evans. They will spend week or ten
days at the reservation springs, after
which they will go to Prosser where Mr..
Schwartze has been engaged as principal
and Mrs. Schwartze assistant OF the Pros.
ser public schools.
Little Ruth Lesh, daughter OF Hon. d.
E. Lesh, died at Soda Springs, August
18th, aged about one year. Her twin
sister is also in critical condition and
and everything possible is being done to
save her life. The extremely warm
weather Yak ina has been experiencing
is very trying on the young and feeble.
II. M. Gilbert, newspaperman from
Genesea ILL.,. is in the city with his fam.
lily and has concluded to locate here.
Mr.. Gilbert made tour of this country
last winter when be formed such favor.
able opinion of Yakima that it influenced
him to make the change.
A. B. Leckenby and A. ]. Russell, rep
resentstives of the land department o.
the Northern Pacific, are looking aboul
the county with a view to selecting land
for seed farm which will be operated by
son of Mr.. Leckenby for the railway
company.
Timothy Lynch, jr., who was q mem
Der of the party which started for tn,
Dumping river country last week wal
obliged to return on account of sickness
and is now confined to the hospital with
an attack Of typoid fever.
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