The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-03-25
NO. 10

/ heNUlutlOU announces It's second annual
prize contest for essays on patriotic SUBJ
| jects. Last year the contest was limited
to the high schools OF Tacoma, Seattle
and Spokane, but this year it is open 10
the students of every high school in the
state. This society, founded almost en-
tirely for patriotic purposes, believes that
it can have no higher mission than to
create in the rising generation an interest
in American history thereby arousing
feelings OF patriotism and reverence for
American institutions, and it has provid-
ed handsome silver medal which will
he given for the best essay upon the
Character and public Services OF George
Washington. Bronze medals will be
given for the two next best essays. The
essays must not contain more than 1897
words, .and will close May 10th. All
competitive essays should be plainly and
legibly written, the writing to be on one
side OF the sheet only, and must be sign
ed by nome de plume. A sealed enve-
ope must accompany each essay, having
on the outside the writer's nom d. plume,
and on the inside the real name, address,
school, and certificate from the princi-
pal of the school attended by the writer
that the essay is original and that the
writer is student Of his or her school.
The essay and envelope containing writ.
er's name should be enclosed in large
envelope and mailed to the secretary of
the society, Charles T. Conover, Seattle,
Wash. The committee of award will he
the Rt Rev William Morris Baker, u.
d., Bishop of Olympia, Charles Edward
Shepherd, Robert Carroll Callahan, Geo.
Hyde Preston, Robert Brooke Albertson,
BenJamne Hazeltine, George Kirby
Coryel.
There will probably be no more adver-
Using OF sales Of property for delinquent
taxes. The recent revenue law of the
state instructs the treasurer as soon as
taxes become delinquent on any property
to issue certificate OF sale to any per.
son who wishes to purchase, aud who
pays the amount of taxes due, With inter-
est added This certificate draws inter.
est at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum,
and with it goes the guarantee of the
county against all possibility of double
assessment or official or clerical errors.
At the end of three years the party hold
ing the certificate can have deed issued
by applying to the superior court for
foreclosure proceedings similar to that in
vogue in the foreclosure of a realty mort
gage. When the three years have ex-
PRED from the time the certificate was
first issued, a notice will be published
the same rs in mortgage foreclosure pro-
| ceeding, notifying The owner that the
suit has been brought and giving him
| the usual time to redeem, "a in mort
gage procedure.
Under the new bin passed by the legis-
lature and approved by Governor Rogers
the state shall raise school fund
annually equal to So for every school
| child, and the money will hereafter be
| apportioned on the basis of school atten-
| dance instead of school population AS
under the old law. Every district how
| ever, is given credit for 200 davs' atteu-
dance, representing abOut $l6O, thus all
small districts will be able to maintain
at least four n onths' school each year.
James +. Parsons, superintendent OF a
Salt Lake mining company's operations
in Nevada, aud sonin-luw Of +. s.
iestes OF this city, has recently dis
covered what is claimed to be the richest
mine in the world The ore assays
$26 Goo to the ton While the mine il
the property of the company by which
he is employed Mr.. Parsons owns an
adjoining claim which has been bonded
for a large sum. Mrs. Parsons is at pres
ent visiting in Yakima.
The Free Homestead bill will again be
reported favorably at the present session
Of congress, 1t permits homestead filings
TO he made on lands ceded 10 the govern
ment by the Indians the same as on any
other part Of the public domain. The
passage of such "A measure would cause A
great rush for the Yakima reservation
lands in the event OF their being opened.
The mayor of Fairhaven has vetoed
the license ordinance for nickel-in-the-
slot machines, because he says, license
of 500 per year is too high to impose on
a machine of that caliber. The reason
given by the mayor Ct Portland for Veto
ing similar ordinance Was that the
machines were gambling devices aud not
subject to license.
The resignation of James W Lamoreux,
whose crooked operations respecting
Chicago water front property were re.
Gently exposed in the newspapers, has
been accepted. The nomination Of
Congressman Binger Herman, Of Oregon,
has been sent to the senate by President
Mckinle for this important position.
Governor Rogers is expected to pay
Walla Wslla a visit. While it il given
out that the trip is one for pleasure it is
said that the governor will carefully in
spect the penitentiary. He has already
sent representative there 10 take charge
of the books and to investigate alleged
Irregularities.