The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-03-11
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS
Brief Bits Of News Gathered From All
Parts Of the Local Arena.
YAKIMA ITEMS AND CURRENT EVENTS
\ Couple OF Columns OF lnteresting
Matter which should be Read by
All who Desire to Keep Posted ON
What IL Going on In this World.

Mrs. John q. Boyle, son.
l. II. bills is now the owner OF a ball
bearing buggy from the factory of NJ
Schorn.
Mrs. James Kesling left last week fol
Port Townsend to visit her daughter, the
wife of Capt, w. 5. Mann.
Frank Lemon returns home this week
from st. Louis where he has been at
tending a medical college for the past
two years.
Messrs. Edwardson and McMulen,
with their families, arrived here on Fri.
day last from Montana and will engage
in farming in the Yakima valley.
Paul Holbrook is putting his talent as
a manipulation of the banjo and guitar to
practical use by playing in the various
mining camps of British Columbia.
Mrs Nette r. Taylor of the Cowychee,
has filed papers for divorce from Thomas
J. Taylor, alleging abandonment and
failure to provide. Mrs Taylors maiden
name was Fulkerson.
The Republic last week generously
threw bouquets at itself because it had
adopted patent insides. To newspaper
men generally this is not looked upon as
progressive step nor subject for Sc
graduation.
Joseph Bartholet, ST., who has been n
poor health for long time past, is con.
fined to his home from light attack of
paralysis. Mr. Bartholet is S3 years OF
age and his condition is giving his family
and friends much anxiety.
+. +. Fogarty and Miss Emma Mich.
aels. both of Ellensburg, were married in
that city on March 1st. Mr.. Fogarty is
a merchant who Is we'll known in this
city, and his bride is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Michaels.
T. W. Howell, who has been the Nor.
thern Pacific agent at Mabton for long
time past, has been transferred to Con
nell, a station between Pasco and Spo
kane. Mr.. Howell is succeeded a,
Mabton by T. l.. Stewart, lately of Mos
COW, Idaho.
1t is stated that the time schedule oil
the Northern Pacific east bound train
will be changed next month so as tc
make its arrival here two hours earlier
than at present. The object of this
change is to make close connection with
the Spokane Falls and Northern train for
the Kootenai and Trail Creek countries
Mrs. j. X. Henderson arrived from
Duluth on Friday last and is looking
after the improvement of ten acre tract
lying west of the city, which her husband
bought from the Ontario Land Co. Mrs
Henderson was accompanied by Mr.
Wirtz who will have charge OF the place
Mr.. Henderson is still in Duluth but will
join his wife in Yakima in the near future
as they expect to make their home here
The conferees on the part Of the lower
house of congress refused 10 agree tC
Senator Wilson's amendment to the In.
dian bill declaring the south half of the
Colville reservation open to mineral To-
cation and the ''sooners" from Spokane
and other points are wearing very de.
jected countenances as result OF the
failure Of their plans. 1t is an uncon
troyerted claim that there were tive
syndicates organized. who had special
facilities for getting the first news of the
opening of the reservation, and they
were to make a rush for the rich sections
which had previously been quietly locat
ed. One OF the syndicates was headed
by Senator John l.. Wilson and included
among its members his personal friends
and hackers, and the other one by Hugh
Wallace and coterie Of federal office
holders.
President McKinIey's inaugural adj
dress was anything but satisfactory on
account Of being so very indefinite on
the financial question. lie seems to
want to retire greenbacks but evidently
thinks the time for the change has not
yet arrived lie proposes some sort OF
a reorganization Of our currency but just
what it is 'twould be difficult to find out
from his address but he thinks there
should be some kind OF mixed commission
appointed to formulate financial policy.
On the tariff his views are in line with
the bill that bore his name. He promises
to hold trusts in check, iavors stricter
immigration laws, agrees to uphold
American rights and interests abroad,
endorses the arbitration policy, thinks
lynching should be suppressed, and says
he believes in civil service reform but in.
Inmates that he does not approve OF
Cleveland's manner OF putting it into
practice and gives the hungry office seek
ers hope that he will restore the thou
sands of offices lately Withdrawn under
civil service rules to the public feeding
trough. II is not a remarkable document
in any respect but has throughout a
stronv trend of conseryatism