The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-28
YAKIMA AND VICINITY
Brief Notes Of News About Our Citizens
and Our EeishhOrS.
OBITUARY OF STOUTS WHITE HORSE
SOS. SchIUmpf Tries his Hand Mt
Melancholy Prose. -American YES.
sells are UnequalIed az frcighters.
Figuring on ucktnIey's Cabinet

Miss Anna ellison Of Yakima entered
the state normal school at Ellensburg
last week
Prosser is to enjoy masquerade ball
on February 18th and great preparations
are being made for the event.
c. A. Tonneson, ex-secretary OF the
horticultural association, took case OF
agrppe back to Tacoma with him.
1t is said that If :. X. Gtd lis wins his
mining suit in the Rossland district, he
can be truly rated AS millionaire.
l.. +. McConihe has taken charge of
the Roslyn postotlice, filling the vacancy
A kIickitat county man hung a horse
shoe over his door for "luck" II fell on
his head aud left bald spot three inches
long.
A Bicketon correspondent saws Coffin
Bros. intend moving band Of 2000 sheep
from klickitat 20 Yakima county to feed
for early mutton.
The Ellensburg Capital intimates that
Yakima has no red corpuscles in her
blood as she only pays her deputy county
officers so per month.
Jumbo" Cantwell, who was the
leader of the Coxey Army of this state
was put in Jail in Chicago the other day
charged with having robbed farmer.
The father of Neil Wright, who was
killed by Goines, near Iilah, several
weeks ago, has petitoned Governor
Rogers to offer reward for the capture
of the missing man.
The commercial club of The Dales has
raised fund of $500 for the purpose OF
buying diamond drill and testing the
claim that sections of Wasco county are
underlaid with coal and iron.
Charles Geizentanner, formerly OF Yak
ina has started another paper at Pasco
under the name OF the Franklin Recorder.
This is wonderful exhibition of nerve
for these days of consultations and
freeze outs.
John G. Rankin, who spent several
mont las in Yakima in the work of allot.
ting the agency lands to the Indians in
said to he working to secure the appoint
.,gn Oh e
Parker is also mentioned for the place.
The trial of Thos johnson for the kill.
ing Of VIM Donahue has been continued
until March %, owing TO the illness Of
Juror SnOd grass. The witnesses for the
prosecution have either been placed un-
der bonds or in Jail and the entire pro.
ceediugs will have to be gone over again.
County Superintendent Plumb has ap.
por,ioned s422l.75, among the various
school districts of the county. There are
fifty nine teachers and 2822 pupils in the
county. The pupils received 81 .4j and
the teachers 81 30 each. District No. 7
has ~ children of school age and re-
ceives $l07O.9J. OF the Si22l.7j, 1896
0S is from the barefoot school fund.
A late dispatch from Washington city
says Comptroller Eckles has transferred
Bank Examiner Flynn from the state OF
Washington to the Minnesota district.
The transfer is intended as compli.
ment on account OF good work in the
past. No appointment will be made to
the vacancy. AS the work will be per
formed by Examiner Wilson, who has
the adjoining district.
The following is an approximate list Of
| the number Of sheep wintering in the Vi
clnity Of Prosser ms compiled by Agent
| Carey Of that station: Nm. Buckholtz,
| 1890; Chas. Porter, 400; klair Il Davis,
! $500; Weston x Bean, 26OO; Chas Keen,
! 1000; Arthur Cunningham, 300; James
| Cunningham, 3 300; ID. McAllister, 400
John McAllister, 1905 A. NJ. Campbell,
| 1900; Hugh Gray, 1000; +. Kemp, 900
s. J. Byng, 1900; Robert Hamilton, 5000
Jessey x McRae, 1000; ]. Underwood,
1900; J. Frenzen, 5000; Wright Il Hal
stead, 5000; X. Stein, 200. Total 81, 100.
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