The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-09-15

Married, in this city on Sunday last, by
Rev. c. II. Lyons. pastor Of the Baptist
church, Charles f. Ripgle to Miss Edith
Wigus. This announcements will he Il
surprise to many Of Charles friends.
among whom he is quite popular. The
bride is a sister OF Councilman Wiigus.
w. F. erase, clerk OF Pierce county
and a member Of the new firm OF Grass
& Metcalf, paid his partner a visit Of sev-
ersl days this week, having come over
from Tacoma on his bicycle. Mr.. Grass
will become q permanent resident OF
Yakima after his term of Office expires on
the 1st of January.
The annual Harvest Festival OF the Sal
walton Army comes on the 18th Of Sep
TENDER and continues until the 22d.
During the previous week they solicit
from farmers and merchants anything
that is saleabe, and on Saturday night
the products will be auctioned off for the
benefit of the social operations of the
Army in the United States. Ice cream
and cake will be served at close Of meet
ing Saturday night.
For nice ripe Crawford peaches for cam
ming go to A. W. Speyers' orchard, l 900
peach trees on Knob Hill. If
Deputy Revenue Collector Nichols re-
turned the first of the week from an ex-
tended trip through Klickitat county,
aud now finds himself busy keeping tab
on the revenues in Yakima county.
Just at this season this is no small item,
but Mr.. Nichols finds mos. OF the hop
growers paying cash for picking in place
of issuing checks or tickets as heretofore.
The s. Vive has host OF friends here
abouts. Wallace & Coburn's stock Of
these serviceable cameras is rapidly be-
coming depleted, and II You want q
strictly upto date camera with which to
capture some of the splendid scenery
around Yakima get in your order quick.
hF. X. Hiscock is not only surprised,
but pleased at the enormous hop crop
he with the aid Of 800 pickers is harvest
ing. His yard has always borne the
reputation of being the cleanest and pref
tiest yard in the county, and it is now
proving one OF the most profitable. The
yield thus far has been over ton to the
acre, about 400 bales having been put up.
He estimates he is about one-third
through with the picking.
The right-of.way case of George P.
Hull vs.. the Northern Pacific Railway
came up before Judge Davidson last Fri
! day and created considerable interest.
There was quite an array OF prominent
legal talent on both sides, Crowley &
Grosscup and Whitson & Parker appear.
ing for the railway company and Snively
& Miller and Graves d Englehsrt for Mr..
! Hull Able arguments were heard from
both sides. The jury rendered verdict
{ for $500 in favor of Mr.. Hull.
If you are thinking at all Of putting a
range into your kitchen, let us show you
Superior" We have in '9S styles,
which you will find heavier and hand
somer than any of earlier date. Burn
either coal or wood and take in 27-inch
stick. Let us show them to you.
WALLACE-CoBURN HARDWARE Co.
The Spokesman Review, of Spokane,
has the following TO say OF one of Yaki-
ma County's big wheat farms: Kelso
Bros, the big wheat growers of the lower
Horseheaven country, Yakima county,
have a ranch comprising in all over 6 :
600 acres, about 5000 acres of which is
cropped to wheat. Their average was
shortened by 1000 acres being summer
fallowed. Harvesting on this mammoth
farm is now going on at full speed,
there being two headers, a steam thresher
and combined harvester at work con-
stantly with 80 men employed. Their
best Yield so far this season is 1917
bushels per acre. They expect their tot
yield will be about 80 900 bushels.