The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-08

New York state. Sheriff Shaw had 9
description OF the man wanted, but while
standing near the monkey cage at the
circus Monday one Of the monkeys
reached into his pocket and tore the
paper in pieces, but the sheriff says the
prisoner answers the description very
closely. DoBel worked in The HERALD
Office for a few days and walked off with
a pair of pants belonging to the editor
which he had on when arrested. He ID
the young man who did a song and dance
at the Athletic clubs recent entertain
ment. kilograms have been sent cas-
for confirmation Of the description.
The Wallace Coburn Hardware Co.,
had very attractive Fourth OF July
window, Of which paper lanterns were
feature. 1t was much admired bu,
came near proving a costly experiment
Monday evening, for, while W. D. Walk.
er was extinguishing the "talow dips,
the paper Of one OF the lanterns caugh,
fire and before il could be put GU,
the flames spread to the other lanterns
the tissue decorations and the drspery,
and for a short time it looked as though
the accident might result disastrously
but through the activity Of Mr.. Walker
and with the assistance OF a few gentle.
men, who were standing on the outside
the fire was soon quenched without doing
much damage.
County Commissioner Joseph Steph.
enson informs THE HERALD that work on
the state wagon road will commence from
this end on Monday next 1t is proposed
to start with only eight men from the
2Sth mile post and increase the force az
it can best be made available. A Mr.
Oliver will take up boarding outfit and
furnish board at So per week. Lsborers
will be paid $50 per day and there
seems to be no scarcity OF men even at
this price, Mr.. Stevenson having had
applications from fifty or more. The
men will be paid in state warrants which
the local banks have agreed to take at
par.
On Tuesday Nels Short received from
Portland the assays on some ,ock from
four claims owned jointly by himself,
Flavy Curry and Jimmy Simmons. The
assays were made from groupings but
the returns were 30 favorable that devel-
opment work will soon be prosecucuted.
The highest assay was $lS in gold and
$3.l0 in silver, the rock coming from a
we'll defined ledge IA feet wide.
JEFF Mcdaniel and Mr.. Doak left
to-day to put in the summer in the
mining districts of Colvile and British
Columbia. Mr.. Mcdaniel, in connection
with Billy Steele, has very promising
property in the upper country, and the
latter, who is now looking after develop
ment work, sends down most favorable
reports Of the outlook.
Last summer one of our grand. children
was sick with a severe bowel trouble"
says Mrs. f. G. Gregory, of Fredericks.
town, Mo. Our doctors remedies had
failed, then we tried Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
gave very speedy relief" For sale at
Janeck Bros. Drug Store, North Yakima,
and G. A. Jensen, Prosser.
The school census is being taken by
Chas. F. Railey and he is also endeavor-
ing TO obtain a complete census of the
town with the view to publishing drec.
tory. He says his present estimate of
the population Of North Yakima is a
little less than three thousand although
he will not be able to give definite figures
for two weeks.
Ii you wish to prevent silver articles
from furnishing, q household authority
says that each piece should be warmed
and thin solution OF collodion 10 alcohol
applied to it with q soft brush. Then
rub with q chaimos skin or flannel dipped
in chalk or whiting, polishing off with
newspaper.
j. A. Rockford, formerly prosecuting
attorney for this county, is in the CITY
from Northport, where he is associated
with W. G. Stayt in the practice OF law.
He reports business as being very salts
factory in his line with mining matters
forming an important factor.
Assistant Attorney General T. NJ.
Vance returned to Olympia on Tuesday
after visit of q week. Mrs. Vance will
remain here for some time as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ker.
Mayor Fechter and County Treasurer
Bartholet leave next week for a two
weeks trip through the mineral district
OF Okanogan county where the Carbonate
mine is situated.
Powell Bros. are buying horses to be
used for packing in Alaska. They want
animals weighing from 1000 to 1I5O
pounds. They shipped one car from this
point last week.
H. II. Allen returned on Wednesday
from a trip to the sound He was accom-
panied home by his son Guy, who has
been attending school at Seattle.
Malcolm Mcclellan is back from Ore
gon. He bought 10000 sheep this spring
but disposed of them to an advantage
about a week ago.