The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-07
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MANY MATTERS on LOCAL MOMENT
Local Items Regarding Misceilane.
Gus Events " hitch Have Trans.
pired I'm and About North u AK q ma
During the Past week.

Judge c. Il. Graves is in the city to
close up his judicial business.
Died, Sunday, Jan. 81, OF diptheria,
infant daughter of John France of the
Wenas.
Will FuIkersoD, who is now stationed
at Toppenish as night operator, spent
Sunday in the city.
John Ralph, local manager of the tele-
phone exchange, returned from his visit
to Coliax on Monday.
n. Hartnng has declined to qualify as
city councilman from the Sd ward and
the vacancy will be filled by appoint
ment.
Wade Lille removed to the GuiIland
house on Monday to remain until he re-
covers from the effect Of his late surgical
operation. He is able to move about
with the aid OF crutches
Alex Brandenburg returned on Tues.
day from his ranch near Prosser. He
reports the roads in horrible condition
and says he WAS day and a half in
making the trip to this city.
The county commissioner-elect from
Prosser is man of considerable weight.
lie tips the scales at the 240 pound notch
and the largest chair in the court house
has been busted off for bis use.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Catron is max
ing arrangements for trip to st. Paul,
Chicago, Kansas City and New York.
He expects to leave in a week or ten days
and will be gone about month and
half.
The new county auditor will have
large sized job greeting him upon taking
his Office. A deed of all the Northern
Pacific lands in the county to the reor-
ganized company will have to be record
ed, the fees for which, 1t is estimated,
will amount to $236.
John b. Fogarty, of Ellensburg, was a
Yakima visitor yesterday. He says the
trial of Thomas Johnson for the killing
of William Donahue in the Peshastin
mines has been set for next Tuesday and
it will be a hardly contested case as both
sides are preparing for strong fight.
w. f. Lawrence, secretary of the
Mckee company is an applicant for the
office of agent of the Yakima Indians
and has petition in circulation for the
signatures of those who approve of his
candidacy. Mr.. Samuel Chappell of this
city, Chas. Uhlman OF Tacoma, and Jay
Lynch of Dayton, are the other known
candidates.
e. A. Bailey and Mrs. Ollie Stark,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. Harper,
OF Pasco, were married at the residence
of the BRIDES cousin, Mrs. A. E. Wright,
on Monday evening, Jan. 1. Rev. Utz
officated. The wedding was of quiet
character, only relatives and one or two
intimate friends being present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey have furnished rooms in the
Hewlett building where they have gone
to housekeeping.
1t is announced that the Northern Pa.
cific is preparing to issue deeds where
final payments have been made on lands,
and to make credit on accounts where
money had been paid in to the land de-
partment and not accounted for by the
Schulze, whose detslcations in this d.
rection amounted to about $4,000. Sew.
eral tracts of land in Yakima county
have been tied up on this account.
Three versatile tourists visited this city
last week and entertained patrons of the
various saloons with music, boxing and
feats of strength They left this point
for Elensburg where purse OF 800 was
made up for a fight between the strongest
and most scientific of the tourists and
local heavy weight. 1t came off at the
armory before large crowd and is said
to have been good battle. The stranger
was twice knocked down but finally put
the Ellensburger to sleep and walked off
with the money.
DR.. N. G. Blalock, OF Walla Walla,
says the foggy weather of the last three
weeks has been the salvation Of the fruit
trees. Many trees that were thought to
be ruined by the severe cold weather of
November are now coming out all right
In many cases the trees were apparently
dead and the bark had broken open, but,
under this favorable weather, the bark
has again grown to the trees and become
green. If this weather has been special
ly ordered for he good of our fruit trees,
Dr. Blalock says, it could not have better
filled the bill. With the exception of
the peach buds, the fruit prospects are
good.
On New Years eve friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Chandler, of the school section,
to the number of thirty-five, gathered at
their residence and proceeded to make
themselves at home and enjoy most
most pleasant evening. Their coming,
while complete surprise, was none the
less welcome, the occasion being especial
ly appropriate as it was the 3lst anniver.
sary of the wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs