The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-05-27
Parasrlphic PsncilinSs Of HERALD" Re.
porterS In their Search for News.
MANY MATTERS or LOCAL MOMENT
local Items Regarding Hlisceliane.
Gus Events which Have Trans.
pired Ia and About North Yakima
During the Past Week.

j. A. Knuppenburg is erecting hand
some five-room brick house on his lots in
the eastern part of the city.
Mrs. +. f. Kightlinger arrived from
Salem, Or, on Tuesday to join her hus.
band who has located in Yakima.
Mrs Jennie Bartholet expects to leave
soon for Spokane to enter hospital with
viev to becoming a trained nurse.
Col Taggard enjoyed mess OF new
potatoes, grown in Yakima on Wednes-
day. They were undoubtedly the first of
the season.
J. w. Day and Miss Ida Brown, both
of Sunnyside, were married at the home
of the brides parents Wednesday even.
ing, May Goth.
F. M. Spain will leave Tuesday even
ing for Milwaukee, where he goes as a
delegate to the Supreme Lodge of the
A. o. q. w. He expects to be absent
a month.
1t has been reported that small cpl.
demic of measles existed here, but DR..
Hill says that as far his observations go
the so.calIed measles are nothing
more serious than rash which is gone
almost as soon as it appears.
The members OF the high school in
dnlged in picnic to the Painted Rocks
on Tuesday. The trip was made in a
hay wagon driven by Irvy Bounds and
paced by Willie Prosser on a bicycle.
All voted the dav most enjoyably spent
At least one-half of the personal taxes
must be paid into the county treasury be-
fore the close of next Monday, otherwise
the entire amount becomes delinquent,
and, under the present revenue law, the
treasurer has no option but to proceed
and sell the property.
In February last Mrs. Media V. Harris,
a resident of the Bickleton neghborhood,
WAS committed to the Medical Lake asy-
lum on account of mental troubles arising
through childbirth. Word was received
by the officials this week that Mrs. Har
ris died on the Sth inst from organic heart
trouble.
Judge Davidson was down from Ellens-
burg Wednesday and signed the commit
ment to the insane asylum of Jacob
Losch, the crazy man who was found
perched in tree by Officer Grant. Losch
is from Nebraska and admits having been
in the asylum before. He is victim of
his own vile habits.
The home and its Reflections" is the
morning theme at the Christian church
ney Sunday. The evening theme, "God
is the History of Nations" will be of in
terest to all patriots just at this season.
The pastor will also preach the G. A. r.
memorial sermon at p. m. in the Con-
gregational church.
On Monday evening next the local
lodge of Workmen will ente tain it's men,
bers and their families with a straw berry
social. A program is being arranged and
it is also expected that Mrs. Ida Boyer, a
prominent grand lodge official OF the De-
gree of Honor, and one of the best speak
ers in the order, will be present, and give
an entertaining talk.
Wash llettinger, who was convicted of
breaking into the Chinese section house
at Kennewick, stands a likely show of
receiving pardon from the governor, in
fact he practically has his liberty now to
the extent of the limits of the city. His
petition for pardon was signed by the
presiding Judge and the prosecuting at
torney, and the state board of pardons
has favorably endorsed his application
The Times-Argus is no more. 1t has
simply dropped out leaving no vacuum.
1t has quit without a valedictory state
ment and without regret. 1t came when
there was no long felt want and ceased
publication when there were no funds, no
credit and no paper. 1t started without
policy, or principle and trimmed its sails
to catch every gentle zephyr that came
along. 1t was willy-nilly sheet and
Will occupy an unmarked placed in the
journalistic graveyard.
Articles of incorporation of the Fife
Mining q Investment Co., were filed with
the auditor on the 2lst inst. The capital
stock is million of dollars; the priuci.
pal place of business, North Yakima
the term OF the corporation so years, and
the incorporators are James Sharp, John
Loudon, Joseph Fife, Ira P. Englehart
and Owen Jones. The following are the
claims owned by the company, which
are situate in the Summit or Gold Hill
district; Homestead, Flagstaff, Stocker,
Heather Bell, General Grant, Bullion.
May Eureka, Union and Yelling
ton.
Stanley Coffin received letter the 9TH
er day from his brother Arthur, who was
then, with his wife, in Rome, which he
designated as an extremely dirty city but
magnificent in its churches. He says il
is almost an impossibility to secure a
bath and soap is scarce and at the hotels
it is chained up SO the guests can't carry
it away. The breakfast consists of moth
ing but coffee and bread and Mr.. Coffin
ia inDpinp for q unnd rnoaI of bar, N, a