The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-14
ParaSrlphic Pencilinss Of "efald" Re.
pOrterS In their Search for News,
MANY MATTERS Oh LOCAL MOnEET
Local Items Regarding Nlisceilane.
Gus Events watch Have Trans
pired I'm and About North Yakima
During the Past Week.
A. p. Fulkerson is confined to his bed
with a severe attack OF sickness.

Judge j. B. Davidson has appointed
w. G. Stayt court commissioner for
Yakima county.
Mrs. +. B. Shardlow returned home
Wednesday after a pleasant visit with
friends in Elensburg.
The Library association is arranging to
give benefit ball at Mason's opera
house on Tuesday evening, Feb. I'd.
John Bartholet and Ed. Barkwe have
rented the brick building adjoining the
Lowe block, on Yakima avenue, and will
shortly open restaurant.
j. b. George, of Toppenish, and the
Widow Hatch, of Zillah, were in the
city on Wednesday settling up the estate
of the latter's late husband.
The public is cordially invited to the
regular services of the Christian church
next Sunday. The morning theme is
holy Ground" Evening theme, The
Manifestation Of Sin 10 Certain"
Jimmy Grieves, the we'll known miner
and prospector, reports to the Roslyn
Neps, that during his l6 years experience
in the mountains he has never seen less
snow at this season OF the year.
The physicians state that while there
is much sickness it ia mainly confined to
colds and light attacks of the grip. Dip
iberia is under perfect control on the
Wenas and the scare in this city has
entirely died out.
Joseph Brown, brother of Thurston
Brown and brother-in-lsw of p. L. Zirkle.
WAS on Wednesday committed to the in
sane asylum upon the application of tn e
latter. The unfortunate man is Il years
of age and his mental ailment is due to
nervous troubles.
Miss Winchell left for Eiensburg Tues
day to transcribe the testimony in the
case of the state vs. Thos. johnson,
charged with murder. Much difficulty
Is being experienced in securing a jury
and at the time THE HERALD goes to press
the panel has not been completed.
Sheriff Shaw. it is said, will ask for
the retention of F. E. Rowe, as deputy
sheriff, for a month at least or until he
can become fully con sersant with the
duties of the office. There has been con-
siderable business in his Office of late and
he is anxious to get it cleared away.
Col. A. C. Walker Is in the city this
week and says that the sentiment of the
people of the lower country lie strongly
10 favor of Coins, who shot and killed
Wright. They do not uphold the shoot
ing but say that the provocation was
greater than has been reported in the
papers.
Noah N. Brown left on Tuesday for his
new home in San jose, Cal. He expects
to visit Ellensburg, Everett, Seattle and
Vancouver before reaching his destination
He informed a HERALD representative
that he had not concluded any business
arrangements but intended to open a
hotel at San Jose if the opportunities
were as inviting as when he visited
that place last summer.
The necessity of more than one deputy
in the sheriff g Office was clearly shown
on Wednesday when with two services
in opposite ends Of the county, an insane
prisoner for examination, and intorma-
ton that Coins had been seen near
Bickleton Sheriff Shaw was at his wits
end. The complication resulted in some
warm words between the Sheriff and
Prosecuting Attorney Snyder in which
the former more than intimate ed that the
latter did not know any too much about
law.
John Splawn, who resides 10 the Hog
Heaven section OF Klickitat county is
authority for the statement that there re.
Gently occurred in that neighborhood a
peculiar shower of black bugs. He al
first noticed that the atmosphere wa.
filled with what appeared to be dark
fog. Shortly afterwards the ground be-
came covered with myriads of creeping
~asects about the size of ordinary grains
owder, and in places they were piled
80 the depth of two inches. He could
De them up by the handful, and they
ared to be lively little fellows, re-
>. -8oing louise in form, though they
were jet black in color. What the in
sects are or where they came from is 9
mystery, but the same section has beer
previously visited by showers Of toadi
and beetles.
Fred r. Reed was Yakima visitor on
Monday, leaving the next day for the
Sound country with the expectation Of
returning here on Saturday. He 10 the
same Fred R.. hopeful and confident that
thu tide is about to turn. and, ever
vigilant and persevering. He has labor.
ed hard against great odds, but with his
active mind, his indomitable energy
and his keen business instincts his friends
have faith that he will become financial
winner and land high and dry-no,
among the two-per-centers or the stocki
net brigade, for he could not do that, but
among those who are able TO enjoy life
to the fullest extent and assist those
friends who need the helping hand. Mr.
Reed, while having Offices in Cripple