The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-12
The Yakima Water. L,eht 4 Power

The Yakima Water. L,ght & Power
company has made an order regulating
the time for sprinkling lawns from Q.
! m. until 8 80 q. m. and from 6: 80 p. m.
until 8 p IN. Open hose for sprinkling
is prohibited and it lie against the rules to
allow faucets to remain open with a view
to secure cooler water. The new regula-
tions are made by the company In order
to keep mp fire pressure, which cam ct be
done while there is Q wasteful use OF
water without running the machinery at
a speed that is dangerous, although the
plant was built with view to supplying
a city of IL. 900 inhabitants.
Ellensburg is considerably agitated
over the report that the Northern Pacific
shops are to be removed to Gle Elum and
that that point will be made the end Of
the division. John Reed states that he
was recently informed by Superintendent
McCabe that the change would be
made this month, as during the busy
season saving of SIC, 900 per month can
be secured by operating from Gle Elum.
This would mean the abandonment OF
the round house at Easton and make Gle
Elum the term mus for the mountain en-.
gines. 1t is stated that coal bunkers
are to be built there at once.
State Fair Commissioner d. J. Schneb.
ley came down from Ellensburg on Mon
day and held a meeting with Commits
sioners Gum and Baxter. Little was
done aside from passing upon some bills
| which included the painting Of the pa
viion building and the commissioners
per diem. Mr.. Schnebley, when spoken
to regarding the holding Of fair in Kit.
titss county, said he did not believe it
would be arranged. There is a report
current, however, that $500 has been
subscribed for that purpose.
Monday WAS the last day the $3l rate
to Chicago wac in force and thirteen citi.
zens availed themselves of the oppoftuni-
ty to visit the east. Those who left were
A. +. Larson and bride, Warren Erwin,
Mrs. David Wells and daughter, Zeke
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Metzger
and four Hollanders who are bound Tor
Michigan. Mrs. Wells and daughter will
visit Denver.
Mr.. T. A. Davis and family, of Gar
land, Kansas arrived in the city last Sat-
urday aud will make Yakima their future
home. Mr.. Davis is a stone and marble
worker of many years experience, and
may conclude to engage in the marble
business, but as yet he has not decided
in what business he will embark.
Chester A. Congdon, president Of the
Ontario Land Co., which owns Capital
addition and other properties about North
Yakima, arrived in the city on Tuesday
from Duluth, MINI. lMr. Congdon has
been comforting with the board of county
commissioners regarding a reduction OF
taxes and looking after other business
matters.
Frederick II. Newell, chief photograph.
er of the U. S. geological survey, was a
Yakima visitor for couple of days this
week. He is making tour of the north
west and inspecting the work now being
done by his subordinates.
Joseph Trausch, proprietor Of the Ma
zeppa. Mimi, brewery writes to The
HERALD for further inform alton regarding
the Yakima country and intimates that
he may remove here and engage in the
brewing business.
The local lodge of Patriots of America
will hold an election of officers at their
regular meeting on Tuesday evening next,
and it desires that there be full attend
ance. The membership now numbers
about 200.
George Donald returned on Tuesday
from the Sound. He says Judge Hanford
will probably act upon the petition to re-
duce the price of the lands under the
Sunnyside ditch to $50 an acre, within a
few days.
Samuel Cameron and Mr.. Campbell
left on Saturday last for the mountains at
the head of Dumping river, to bury the
body of Hindoo John, who died win Mr..
Cameron's band of eleven hundred sheep.
Powell Bros. are actively engaged in
buying pack horses for shipment to Alas
ka. The horse market has been very
materially strengthened since the Klon-
dyke excitement started.
Joseph Metzger and wife left on Mon
day for Pennsylvania to remain until
October. This is Mr.. Metzger's first trip
to the east since he arrived in Washing.
ington thirteen years ago.
Louis Lachmund, OF the Horst Lach-
mund company, is again able to be
around after confinement in the hospital
at Tacoma, where he was operated upon
for appendicitis.
Col. Ar G. Walker is up from Zillah to
remain until Monday. He says they are
harvesting fine crops IN that section and
that every body is busy and hopeful of
better times.
Contract your hop cloth, sulphur, kiln
cloth and grain bags Of Coffin Bros.
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