The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-04-29
ParasrdphiG PenciIinSs Of Herald" Re.
pOrlerS In their Search for News.
MANY MATTERS OF LOCAL MOMENT
Local Items Regarding Misceiiane.
Gus Events which Have Trans.
pircd tn and About North Yakima
During the Past Week.

DhlIpS.
The souvenir programs for the gradua-
ting class of '97 are the finest ever seen
in this city.
Billey Wren left yesterday with saddle
and pack horses for the Rossland distri ct
where he has some mining interests.
c. NJ. Hauser thinks Yakima is good
enough for him, so has returned to re-
main after years absence in Missouri.
His family will follow shortly.
Mrs. ID. w. Stair and youngest son
arrived home on Monday evening from
the Hawaiian islands where they spent
the winter most pleasantly with Mrs.
Fred Carter.
Mr.. L. V. Smslley states that 10 cts
per Id. is being paid for wool on the
Yellowstone. As the price in Yakima is
only ~ cts the question arises as to
where the discrepancy comes in.
A wagon load of sheep shearers WAS
taken to Johncox canyon on Wednesday
to work on the Wesley band of sheep.
There are more sheep being shesred on
the upper Ahtanum this year than ever
before.
Judge Davidson has made an order al.
lowing Receiver Englehsrt, OF the Prosser
Falls Irrigation Co., to issue receivers
certificates in amounts not aggregating
more than $1,000, in payment of wages
and supplies during 1897.
The regular monthly social OF the A.
o. U. W., which was held in their lodge
room on Monday evening, was, as is
usual with that Order successful social
affair. After short musical program,
games and cards were introduced which
made the evening pass rapidly.
A last preaching service will be held
in the old Congregational church next
Sabbath at the usual hour. The address
will be by the pastor upon the subject
"The future what we make 1t. The ser
vice will be an important one as the new
work OF the church will be considered.
The celebration of the 18th anniversary
of ODD Fellowship at Masons opera
house Monday evening, was attended
by nearly wo hundred people, consisting
of members and their families. DR..
Frank delivered an appropriate address
while the balance of the evening was
spent in the enjoyment of refreshments,
a literary and musical program of merit,
and in dancing.
Governor Rogers, Robert Bridges, COM
missioner OF public lands; Gwin Hicks,
state printer, and ]. d. Mcintyre are ex-
pected to visit Yakima next week. They
left Seattle on Tuesday via the Great
Northern, for Spokane and will inspect the
various state institutions in Eastern and
Central Washington before returning.
Mr.. Mcintyre is civil engineer who
formerly resided in this city.
Some of Yakima's bright boys have
taken the pains to mutilste a fine gold
leaf sign belonging to Otter Bros, and
other merchants in the city report mis-
chievous work by the young vandals to
their buildings and sign boards The
lads should be made to feel the soft side
of shingle time or two and If this
does not suffice handed over to the police
officers if they persist in their destructive
work.
+. " Smaliey, editor of the Northwest
Magazine, is in the city with his wife,
son Victor and couple of members of
the magazines staff They are making
the tour in Mr.. Smalley's private car, but
young Mr.. Smalley will not accompany
them further he having decided to remain
in Yakima for the present in hopes of
OF benefittlng his health. Until recently
he has been connected with one of the
St. Paul dailes as reporter.
Owing to a recent decision of the su-
preme court the county commissioners
have instructed the auditor to issue war
rants for the floating Indebtedness for the
past year and half. During this time
but few warrants have been issued on
the general fund and consequently this
Indebtedness is mainly due to residents
OF the county. Auditor Flint infor med
HERALD reporter that he was unable to
give any figures as to the total amounts
OF the warrants to be issued but that he
would Immediately proceed to make up
his accounts and put the county paper
IN circulation. This will no doubt result
in making money easier in Yakima un-
less buyers insist upon discounts which
the owners cannot sccede to.
The owners of the Broncho mine, situa-
ted two miles from Fish lake, are feeling
Just now as though fortune was about to
favor them to very high degree owing
to rich and unexpected strike. They
have had couple of men employed for
several months driving tunnel to inter-
sect the main ledge. They were in l25
feet when rumors reached this city which
caused Fred Parker to visit the district
last week where he learned that the work
men had encountered a six-inch vein OF
wire gold ore, in which the precious metal
formed such an important part that the
ore was inclined to bend rather than
break. 1t is estimated that this ore will