The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
The marriage Of Daniel w. Simmons

CiltusUurk. was CeleDfateu NJ Tue houhe
Of the bride, on Wednesday evening,
February oath, at 1880 o'clock, Rev.
Marvin, of the Me thodist church. officia'
ting. The wedding was very quiet
affair, only the most intimate friends OF
the contracting parties being present.
DIR. W. II. Hare was the only guest from
North Yakima and he reports that the
bride looked very pretty while the groom
showed signs of considerable nervous
ness. After the ceremony reception
was held from 8 to 10 o'clock which was
attended by large number of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons left the next day
for the sound where they expect to re-
main for about ten days.
THE HERALD is in receipt of a com
munication regarding the Doust- Mitchell
ARRAY which was the outgrowth of the
clandestine marriage OF the latter with
the daughter Of the former, but as it
treats mainly with family affairs its pub
LEGATION is rather out of order. The only
piece OF news it contains is that Mr..
Mitchell became engaged to Miss Doust
six months previous to the marriage,
which engagement her parents endeavor-
ed to break off by sending her away to
school after Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Doust
had some Misunderstanding. "Mr.
Mitchell was on the Sound when she
arrived. They were quietly married
and then she entered her school, as
planned by her parents"
blacksmith, who had been toying
too long with extract of tansy, and who
interfered with the work OF Barber Jack
son OF the Hotel Yakima, on Saturday
night, is now inclined to believe that Mr..
Jackson is the celebrated colored pugilIst
of that name. The man OF hammer
and tongs not only refused to desist in
his horse-play when requested by the
barber but applied an epithet to him that
is usually considered the signal for a
fight. 1t was go on this occasion. There
was only one blow but it shot out straight
from the shoulder and when the black
smith picked himself off of the floor and
moved to more remote and safer quarters
he muttered "He strikes hard lick, you
bet"
A special meeting of the council was
called on Monday evening for the pur-
pose of taking some action regarding the
dispensary bill which has passed the
lower house of the legislature and is now
before the senate. A resolution was
passed setting forth that such a law
would operate seriously to the detrment
OF North Yakima in largely curtailing
the revenues and consequently increasing
the taxation, and Senator Lesh and his
colleagues were memorialized to oppose
it's passage.
Miss Ida Eschbach, of Yakima, and
Mr.. John Brecht, of Minnesota, were
married by the Rev Father Sweere at
ST. Joseph's church, Tuesday, Feb. 23d.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John p. Eschbach of the Ahtanum, and
the groom brother of Mrs p j. Esch
bach. Mr.. and Mrs. Brecht will leave on
Sunday for their future home in Mime.
sofa Lake, Mimi, followed by the best
wishes of a host of friends.
The Times printing plant was not sold
at sherifi7s sale on Saturday last as ad.
vertised, Judge Davidson having grant
ed an injunction to parties residing on
the Sound, who claim to have an inter.
est in the property which Leonard Thorpe
is trying to obtain possession of through
the foreclosure of mortgage executed in
his favor. The case, will come up for
settlement in the superior court.
Upon the application of Messrs. Whit.
son & Parker, attorneys for one of the
foreign stockholders of the Prosser Falls
Irrigation Co., and upon the showing
that ID. d. Calkins, who was recently ap.
pointed receiver, was interested as 8
stakeholder in said company, Judge
Davidson on Wednesday revoked his
former order and appointed Ira p. Engle
hart receiver.
Stockholders Of the Bronco Mining
company held meeting at the office Of
Whitson & Parker last week and elected
Hon. George Turner, president; J. P.
McCafferty, vice president; Fred Parker
secretary; ]. d. Cornett, treasurer; Geo.
Turner, j. P. McCsfferty, August Sasse
Phil Stanton, James Grieves and Fred
Parker, trustees.
Rev. ]. T. Eshelman, shipping com.
missioner, president of the Puyallup
Land company, and pastor of the First
Christian church of Tacoma, is in the
city, looking as plump and rubicund as
ever and clearly showing that his mani.
fold duties have not disagreed with his
his general health.
The Mckee company shipped 700 head
of sheep to the Pacific Meat company, of
Tacoma, on Saturday last and 900 head
additional will be shipped tonight in
fulfillment Of contract entered into last
fall.
J. A. Adams, formerly of WOODBURY.,
Oregon. has opened stock of furnish
ing goods and notions in the storeroom
in the stone building, adjoining o. A.
Fechter's Office.