The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-09-16
A case which Mr.. Savior has recently

A case which Mr.. Ssylor has recently
brought against the state, as attorney fol-
some Spokane parties. to recover certain
sums from the county, reveals an odd
condition of affairs. II has formerly
been the custom of the sheriff to tax ur
as costs q commission for selling land
under Judgment, and when bidding in
property the bidder has natur ally bid
high enough to cover these costs, and the
money has been turned in to the county
treasurer. Now comes the supreme court
and decides that this commission never
should have been charged and that the
county is not entitled to it, 80 10 the
present case Mr.. Ssylor seeks to recover
the difference for his client. He brought
the case originally before Justice Rodmsr
but it was dismissed before that court
last Saturday and transferred to the su
perior court.
A man named Thomas Smith, who ID
q we'll known character about town I'M
der the title of Mickey" was arrested on
complaint of Coffin Bros. and pleaded
guilty before Judge Moulton to a charge
OF grand larceny and was accordingly
bound over to appear before the superior
court. He was detected by Geo. Gary in
the act of leaving the store with the stol.
en- goods (clothing) under his coat. Mr..
Cary gave chase and caught him in the
lumber yard across Chestnut street and
held him for the officers, while Ed. Butler
gathered up the stolen articles and re-
tuned them to the store. Unlikely" ID
the man who drove off the would-be rob.
bers who held up hobo on the right Of
way Saturday night.
Oregonian: The North Yakima maid
en- who Was infatuated with two members
Of harvesting crew, and, finding it i'm
possible to decide between them, bleS
her brains out, took short and easy road
out of perplexities in which she found
herself involved at the early age of IL
years. The element of cowsrdice so con
spicuous in most cases of suicide is elm
mated from this one, and in its stead
appears lofty determination to rescue
from impending domestic woes any mum.
Der of men who, had her life run it's nat.
ural course, might have taken turns at
m aytial falicitv with hay
Colin G. Carmichael was in the city
again portion OF the week. viewing the
hop situation. He reports the prospects
for Oregon much brighter than wal
thought few days ago, and that there
will be at least $1,000 bales, of which
$4,000 will be choice. In letter received
from London Wednesday morning by
Mr.. Carmichael the information 10 given
that while English hops are suffering
from mold that there will be almost al
large yield as in 1896. Mr.. Carmichael
returned to Salem this morning.
Rev. N. Evans, who for the past two
years has filled the pulpit of the M. E.
church OF this place, left Wednesday
morning overland for his new charge at
Goldendale. Mr.. Evans leaves behind
him many friends in the church and
among the people of Yakima who wish
him Godspeed in his new field of labor.
Mrs. Evans and daughter, who are now
visiting relatives in Walla Walla, will 20
to their new home about October LIST.
Mrs. Vestal Snyder and little daughter
left Tuesday morning for Fow er, Ind.
where they will visit Mr.. Snyder's pa.
rents and also her own relatives in
Illinois. They will be gone FIVE or six
months, which does not have tendency
TO brighten the spirits Of Mr.. Snyder.
Gosling and Hathaway have sold 5000
pounds of hops from the Hathaway yard
to Chas. Carpenter at 104 cents, and
Mr.. Carpenter has also bought at 10 cents
a lot OF l0, 900 pounds from W. F. and G.
B. Laughlin, who are working the Vance
farm IN Parker Bottom.
Prof. St. John will be in his office in the
Central building on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of next week. Scholars
that were not promoted last year. and
others so desiring, may see him on any
of these days.
The city officers gathered in ten Indi.
ans last Sunday who had been refreshing
themselves with the white mans drink
and locked them in the cooler to sober
up.
j. f. Shannon and family left for Cali
fornia Monday morning via the Dalles.
Miss Grace will return in time to be here
when school opens.
Willie Fulkerson was Yakima visitor
last Sunday. He is now located at Che
ney, where he is night operator.
Judge Henton left on Friday night fol
Spokane.