The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-24
REP0Rl0RIAL FANCIES
Brief Bits Of eVS Gathered From the
Highways and ByWayS Of Life.
PERSONAL And IMPERSOHAL JOTTIEGS
"News'' t. Something That H. Rot
Generally known and Here Read.
ers Of ssThe Herald, Will Find a
Couple OF Columns Of IL.


r. b. Mllroy is anticipating leaving
for the mountains early in July in search
OF the auriferous rock.
A. B. Finlay arrived in the city on
Friday last and is the guest of the Cam
eron brothers on the Mckee.
Mrs. L. B. Rinehart returned on Fri
day last from business trip OF ten days
duration to her old home in Union, Or.
Born, at Ellensburg, June 22d, to Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Elwood son. Grandpa
Sam Chappell is very happy over the
important event.
w. A. Cox left on Tuesday for Walla
Walla to attend the funeral OF his uncle,
Alfred NJ. Lowell, who died on Sunday
after a long illess, aged 70 years.
Rev. Bartlett and DR.. Heg started on
Monday for the mountains to look up
summer camping place for their families.
They will return on Wednesday next.
c. Babb, the government geological
engineer, has gone to Port Angeles and
other points on the Sound. He will re-
turn to Yakima about the first Of July.
Mr.. George Donald has been on the
coast for several days past selecting a
place for his family to spend the summer.
Mrs. Donald and son left for the coast on
Wednesday.
On Wednesday County Clerk Coe re.
ceived a dispatch from Judge Davidson
announcing the death OF his aged mother
on the preceding night and adjourned
court until Monday, June 18th.
Mr.. Floudne, the veteran miner OF the
Swauk who recently incorporated his
mining interests, is In the city this week
with his stock books and large speci-
men of ore which he claims runs $400 to
the ton.
Walter Milroy has left the Swauk and
gone to Spokane, on his way to the Koot-
enai country. He rode Browney north
ward to Leavenworth, stopped at Finlay g
place, near the mission, and from there
went by rail-
Jack Snsel and Tim Msnahan have
returned from their mining claim near
Hanging Rock and are greatly encouraged
from an assay of 81 IS in gold and $3.50
in silver from rock that was taken from
near the surface.
Peter Norby will not enter the bicycle
races at Seattle as under the rules OF the
Law. anyone going 100 miles from home
to contest for money prizes Immediately
becomes professional. Norby will
compete in the races at Ellensburg on
July 81.
Max Boyle and Irvy Bounds started on
Monday for quite an extended bicycle
trip. From here they left for The Dalles,
via Goldendale. From there they follow
the Columbia river to Portland, thence
I'D to Tacoma and Seattle, and across the
mountains home.
A score or more OF the young people
were driven to the Painted Rocks on
Tuesday, under the chaperonage of Mrs.
Mrs. Geo. S. Vance and Miss Meyer, for
picnic in honor Of Master George Dom
aid who. left the following day for Clatsop
, beach to spend the summer.
Mr.. Debs believes that by Oct. l, the
first division OF 5000 will be ready to 90
West. He has received encouragement
from several of the railroads which pos
sess immense grants of land. He is now
negotiating with the Union Pacific in
Utah and with the Northern Pacific in
Washington.
The regular council meeting was held
on Monday evening. -Four ordinances
were passed, relating to the building Of
sidewalks, third reducing the license Of
the circus to 800 and the other establish
ing the bicycle path on Natcheez avenue
and providing for it's protection from
horsemen. An attempt was made to
have the license for theatrical and similar
entertainments reduced from $3.50 to IS
but it met with defeat.
In a descriptive article on the peniten-
tary the Walla Walla Statesman con-
cludes thus: 1t is very evident the
pententiary is in good hands. Warden
Catron is the man for the place and no
better man can be found in the wide Dor
ders of our great state. Being a man of
great executive ability, he does his work
without any fuss and fume. All under
him appear to know that when he says a
thing it has to be done, he is not talking
for fun and it is greatly to the credit of
those subordinate to him that they have
caught onto this tact.
Curtis Greene was down from the Gold
Hill country for couple Of days this
week and says the mountains are alive
with prospectors. He thinks there are
from $50 to 200 OF the prospective million
aires in the Summit district and more
are going in every day. There are rum.
ors OF very rich strike OF Gold Hill but
it is said that every effort is made to
keep it quiet for the present. The stamp
mill for the Current group OF mines is
somewhere on the road between Buckley
and its destination and it will be about
three weeks before il can he nlaeed in