The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-03-18
ParasraphiC Pencilinss Of Herald Re-
porterS In their Search for News.
MANY MATTERS OF LOCAL MOMENT
Local Items Regarding Hlisceiiane.
Gus Events which Have Trans.
pired In and About North Yakima
During the Past Week.

Mrs. S. G. Henton is recovering from
an attack of the grip.
Merchant +. j. Jaeger of Zllah. was
a North Yakima visitor on Wednesday
w. L. Dickinson has been authorized
bv Allen G. Mason to get up a new drop
curtain for the opera house.
Two new ladies' bicycles were shipped
to Fort Simcoe this morning, one for Mrs.
Stone and the other for Miss Hale.
John Bunce was arrested and fined 81
and costs by Justice Moulton on Saturday
last for throwing missiles at a Chinaman.
A pleasant party was given in the din
ing room OF the Hotel Bartholet WedDes-
day evening as the closing observance OF
st. Patrick's day.
The benefit for George Bland, at the
Ahtanum Congregational church, one
evening last week, netted $50, for which
assistance he feels deeply gratified.
Mrs. Spinning, daughter OF G. V. Bis
sell, has rented the building formerly
occupied by Popovitch & Short and has
opened it as a bakery and coffee house.
Mr.. James Nj. Gilbert will leave fol
Syracuse, to enter upon his duties az
manager of the Post Standard, as soon al
he can get his interests in Yakima liz
shape.
Next Sunday the pastor Of the Chris
tian church will begin series of sermons
on the life and teachings of the Apostle
Paul. Services at the usual hours. The
public is invited to all services.
Sheriff Shaw has received the certifi
cate of an Ellensburg doctor to the effect
that Lyman Harris is sick and under his
care and not in condition to answer tC
the demands of the law in the proceed
lngs for attempt Of court.
Yakima was represented at the Rail
road ball at Ellensburg on st. Pat
rick's day, by Tom Evans, Dick Hart
and o. G. Brown. The band boys failed
to 20 rs the price offered for their service
would not justify the expenses OF the trip
Work has been started on the bridge
across the Natcheez at Williams cross
ing. A ton and half of iron to be used
in the construction of the bridge was
taken to the front this week and it is ex'
pected to have the work com pleted by
the middle of April.
st. Michael's hurch, third Sunday il
Lent: Morning services at IL O'Clock
evening services at 80. Subject: Wha
must Christian believe? Lenten ser
vices are held on Wednesday at 7:30 p
m, Friday and Saturday at AIS p. IN
All are cordially invited,
There was brief furry OF snow ant
hail yesterday, but THE HERALD doe
not believe that winter has come to stay
1t is too early for it, although less favor
ed sections are complaining of trouble
some snow storms that impede railroad
travel and result in general Inconvenience,
and hardship.
An exchange is responsible for the fol
lowing: Breathes there man with sou
so dead who never to himself has said
"rll pay, before 20 to bed, the debt
owe the printer" There are some, thi
we know full well, who never such tall
can tell, but they, we fear, will go to
well, the place where there's no winter
The first of series OF musical ant
literary entertainments for the benefit o
the public library will be given in the
parlors Of the Hotel Yakima on Thurs
day evening, MACH 25th. An attractive
musical program has been arranged, II
b. Rigg will give reading, and Rev
Mr.. Bartlett will talk entertainly on the
subject of Books.
The year 1900 will not be a leap yea
because the addition of one day ever,
four years makes the average year IL
minutes and fourteen seconds too long
This amounts to three days in 400 years
Therefore, three leap years are dropped
in every four centuries. Centennial year
are not leap year, unless divisible by 400
The year 1000 will be leap year, as wa
1900.
Councilman Frank Horsley seems I,
be the legal light of the city fathers. A
the last meeting of the board Atty Mac
kinnon brought up the subject Of tn,
Schmidt time checks for sewer construc
ton, and argued for their payment, bu
Mr.. Horsley controverted the arguments
so successfully and had the law points anc
court decisions so thoroughly in hand tina
the council put the final quietus on tn,
claims by refusing their payment or Il
recognize their validity.
The Northern Pacific Railway compan,
have in course of construction at tn,
Schenectady engine works six of the larg
est engines ever designed. They are 231
30 cylinder with 30-inch stroke and weigh
over 100 tons. They will have ten driv
ing wheels, and are after the general typ,
adopted by the company for its engines
used in the heavy runs over the noun
tsins. The size OF the engines on tn,
roads has been steadily increasing unit