The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-17

among other cases that of Mrs. Harriet
Stabler against W. l.. Stabler for an al
lowance for the children will come uP for
hearing When the divorce was granted
Mr.. Stabler was ordered to pay siC
monthly for their support, but failing ia
this he stated to the court that it was an
impossibility under existing conditions
and the Judge set aside 40 acres OF land
to be sold or on which to borrow money.
but neither could money be borrowed nor
the land sold up to the present time when
Mrs. Stabler put in an appearance with
her attorney, Mr.. Chef. Hovey of Elens.
burg, and stated that she was in destitute
circumstances and wanted provision
made for the care OF the children. Mr.
Stabler, through Attorneys Whitson &
Parker, has made answer that he is un
able to raise money but is willing to care
for the children on the farm. He fur
ther states that Mrs. Stabler is an IN.
suitable person to have charge OF the
children aud that she has pfejuiced
them against their father.
Over ten thousand cayuses are being
pastured on the reservation. This it
sufficient to decimate almost any range
but Agent Erwin is authority for the
statement that the figures are conservs
tive. Six hundred head were sold the
other day for a dollar a head. Thous
ands more can be bought at that figure OIL
less and still there would be enough left
to work serious injury to the range o
Yakima county. 1t has been claimed
that they are just the animals wanted for
the japanese cavalry and that buyers
would be sent to this country for the pur
pose of securing them. They cannot
come any too quick. Unless the Japan
ese, Chinese or some other Oriental race
wants them the canning proposition bad
better be revived Portland's horse can.
merry was failure but it was due only &c
mismanagement and lack of knowledge
Of the business, and there is some pros
pect now of its being re established.
Mr.. Colin G. Carmichael, who has re
Gently been visiting the various hop yard.
Of the county. gives it as his opinion
that the estimated yield of from fifteen tc
eighteen Thousand bales for Yakima is
too great He says the lack OF cultlva
ton last year is telling, and that the
vines are not armng out well. A droop
ing market of late has tended, also, tC
make some Of the growers careless in the
matter of cultivation and he does not be
lieve the yield will exceed IL 900 bales
Tuesday, while freight train vac
hauling load of ties from the west tbs
pinning, which held the ties in place
gave way and the timber was scattered
"every which way" just as the train was
crossing the Natcheez bridge. One tie
became fastened in an upright position
in the bridge, tearing out the side OF 8
box car. If it had not finally broken in
two wreck would have resulted.
Every Thursday evening at the Con
gregational church at s O'Clock, there
will be short address by the pastor upon
some interesting topic, with a quiz
upon the work of the preceding week
The subject OF this week is The making
of the Bible" The subject for mex
Thursday is "How We got our English
Bible" Everybody welcome
Elensburg Dawn: Austin Mires
killed a lynx and crippled bear last
week near Lake KitcheIas. lie shot the
bear and broke both. foreless, and the
dogs did the rest. Mr.. Mires believes il
WAS cinnamon bear and saws it was
about three years old and weighed about
$50 pounds.
At the school election in district No
AZ, Riverside, +. T. Allen was elected
school director for the three.year term
and Marshall Scudder, clerk. The free
text book proposition was voted down.
In district No. 40, upper Mckee, J. II
Gano was elected director and w. f
Tuesley clerk.
There was a slight furry over the
school election at Yakima city due to &
refusal to register women and those liv
ing in the district but outside of the cor
porstion limits. Threats were made to
bring the matter into the court but prob
ably nothing will come OF it.
The ladies missionary society of the
Presbyterian church will hold mission
AIRY concert, Sunday evening, June 9th
at the Presbyterian church, in behalf o.
the starving orphans Of famine stricken
India. An entertaining program is
promised.
J. P. McCafferty, Joseph Metzger
Alex Mclean and Will Freeman expect
to leave on Tuesday next for the Fish
Lake mining district to remain for sew.
ersl months. Mrs. McCafferty intends
to join her husband later on in the
season.
On account of the school elections
throughout the county the meeting of the
Yakima Hop Growers association was
postponed until Saturday, June 26th
when the rates for picking and othe,
subjects of importance will be discussed
On Friday evening OF this week in tbs
Congregational church in the lower