The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-07-07

NAt the meeting of the Yakima Wool
Growers ASSOCIATION, held on Tuesday,
much business OF interest to its members
was transacted. Among other things An
effort will be made to induce the county
commissioners to offer bounty on coyotes,
the association stating that they will he
willing to paw the same as the county tor
scalps. TIE association also appointed
a committee consisting of Messrs. Glenn
ems, Peatross, Wright, and Sam Cameron
to appear before the board of equalization
and endeavor to have the assessed valu.
alton of sheep reduced. The assessor has
assessed their tlocks at 81 80 per head,
which the growers deem excessive, in
view OF the fact that in klickitat and
kitttas counties 81 90 is the fixed valus-
ton while in Oregon it is put $3.50.
+. C. Burlingame came in from eastern
Washin ston Friday last, to rem ain over
the Fourth with his family. Mr.. Bur
lingame has large railroad construction
contracts in that part of the state. which
will require his attention the balance of
the summer. He also stated that he re-
Gently met E. H. Libby, formerly of this
city, and by him was shown over the
tract of land known az Nineland, which
the company Mr.. Libby represents is
now colonizing. So far they have met
with splendid success, the whole tract of
5000 acres now being covered by a fine
irrigating system from the water of the
Snake river.
Mabel, aged five and one-hslf years,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. +
Linse, residing on Mob hill. died July 4th
of inflammation OF the bowels. The
funeral occurred from the home of Ed
Mulligsn in this city (where the little one
was brought about a week ago. that she
mi sht he near medical add on Tuesday
afternoon. Rev. U. F. Hawk off ciating.
The grief-stricken parents and relatives
have the sympathy of many friends.
This evening at the home of the bride 4
mother on Second street will occur the
wedding of Mr.. Ruby Poole to Miss Nina
Merwin. The ceremony will be perform
ed by Rev. l.. F. Stephens in the presence
of only the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties. The couple will
leave on the midnight train for Seattle
where after short visit they will go on
to San Francisco, their future home
c. w. Mckee is a recent arrival from
Chicago, who is so favorably impressed
that he has almost concluded to remain.
He intends to purchase forty. acre tract
which he thinks strongly of putting into
alfalfa. Mr.. Mckee is now in the Sun
nyside country looking that section over.
The county commissioners are in ses-
sion this week. Up to the time of going
to press no business of importance, ex-
cept the passing of miscellaneous lot of
bills, had been transacted. Pat Donoly
has been appointed road overseer in dis
trict No. 80.
Farmers can save one half on the price
of a new wagon by buying a first.class
bolster spring. | can save you % per
cent. Makes lumber wagon as good as
a spring wagon at very moderate price.
NJ. Schorn, Front st. u
J. d. Daley, who will be remembered
as at one time popular clerk in Otter
Bros store, now travelling for st. Paul
wholesale house, spent the Fourth among
his old-time friends in Yakima.
The Northern Pacific Railway is sell
ing tickets to Missouri river points via
Billings at $6l.S0, with rebate of $25,
first class, and $3.50, with a rebate of
$40, second class. 2l.tf
Complaining Witness Harley Morgan
has given cash bail for his appearance at
the October term of the superior court in
the prosecution of the charge of sodomy
against "John Doe"
ID. Hanna, Chicago Dry Goods store
went to the Sound Saturday night, re
turning Wednesday evening.
Those Hardwood Refrigerators at the
Yakima Hardware Co. = are beauties, anC
cheap too.
You can save money by buying m q
chine oil OF A. S. Johnson & Co. PAT