The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-05-20
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MANY MATTERS or LOCAL MOMENT
local items Regarding Misceiiane.
Gus Events which Have Trans.
pircd IN aud About North Yakima
DurIng the Past Week.
T.. F. Benson is in the city.

turned this week from the Sound.
Died, on Friday, May l4th, the infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McAuliff, OF
Toppenish.
Miss Edna G. Haines, of the public
schools, left last week for Seattle to spend
the summer vacation.
Fred Miller and Judge Henton left for
The Dalles, by team, on Sunday. They
will visit Portland before returning home.
Readers should cast their optics over
the new advertisements of Joseph Metz
ger and Geo. S. Vance which appear in
this issue of THE HERALD.
The two Yakima Indians accused OF
sssaulting and robbing q squsw on the
reservation year ago were acquitted in
the federal court at Walls Walla on Sat.
urday last.
An Enelishman at Rossland got so aw.
fully drunk last week that he swore he
was an American and could lick any two
Englishmen or Canadians on earth. 1t
must have been stupendous Jag.
T.. Wharton has filed with the auditor
of Spokane county, a quartz location at
Cheney. 1t takes in decided land within
500 feet of the Normal school. At q
depth of thirty.six feet rock was found as
saying sl2O in gold. The strike has
caused excitement at Cheney.
John Michaels shipped this week, from
Nelson Sidings, three carloads of ore from
the Blue Jacket mine, of which he is
manager and principal owner. The ore
is to go to three different smelters and it
is expected that the test will thoroughly
demonstrate the richness Of the property.
Fred Leonhsrd of Ellensburg was in
the city Friday looking after his business
interests. He had just closed deal for
1000 shares of Broncho mining stock at
% cents and among other matter he was
looking to the transfer of the stock on the
books OF the company.
Al the recent election OF the Epworth
League the following officers were chosen
President, Miss Fannie Druse; 1st vice
president, Asa Schwsrtze, I'd vice.presi-
dent, J. s Neelands; 81 vicepresident,
Chester Walton 4th vice president, Mrs.
+. Lacy Evans; secretary, Chas. Druse
treasurer, Miss Anna Parmeter; organist
Mrs William Il Newcomh
Enterprising citizens of The Dalles
have subscribed money, bought a dia-
mond drill and have been sending hole
down into Mother Earth in hopes OF find
ing coal. They have failed to strike any
thing as yet but being very determined
people threaten to keep on going down
burning for eternity and where frosts
have no terrors for the inhabitants.
TIE HERALD generally has an account
OF all the important local events but
someway it happened to miss recording
the birth, on May 7th, of con to Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Whitson. The father
was duly elated over the appearance of
his fifth child but failed to learn it's ex-
act weight. He was of the opinion, how
ever, that it was somewhere between four
pounds and fifteen tons.
Farmer A. G. Walker was up from
Zillah for several days this week and is
quite cheerful over the crop condition
and prospects. He is cultivating 80 acres
of land and says the crops of that section
never looked so promising as at present.
This is due in a large measure to the
efforts of the receivers of the Yakima
Investment company, who have furnish
ed plenty of water and been exceedingly
accommodating to the settlers who fully
appreciate the kindly treatment.
W. l.. Prosser and John A. Kingsbury
were among the aspirants for appoint
ment to a csdetship at the U. S. naval
academy at Annapolis, the examination
being held at Elensburg last week.
There were thirteen in the class, J. W.
Walsh of Oaksdale standing highest.
Those who secured the places of alter
mates we're G. f. Hathaway OF Seattle
and w. d. Chandler OF Whatcom. Pros
ser secured the sixth place and Kings.
bury the eighth
The secretary Of the interior has Of.
frmed the general land Office decision in
the case of the Northern Pacific vs.. Erick
Erickson, in the North Yakima district
rejecting the railroads claim to land with.
in the primary limits Of it's grant branch
line). The land was excepted from the
operation OF the grant, having been en-
braced in the presumption declatory
statement of Aaron A. Maple, yet remain.
ing of record uncancelled, at the date OF
the filing of the map of general route,
amended general route and definite loca-
ton.
On Friday of last week Mrs. Reed,
mother OF Mrs. Willis Smith, net with a
casualty which resulted in her death.
The Smiths occupy the Ahtanum mis-
sien property and Mrs. Reed had started
fire in the yard to destroy some rub
Dish. While engaged in this work the
skirt OF her dress caught fire from be.
hind and the flames had gained consd.