The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
A Transient Record OF Private Opinions
Publicly Expressed.

all fake. These fighters are travelling
through the state together catching
country suckers. Why. they fourht-or
went through the motions-down at
Prosser together, so friend tells me.
J. ID. Cornett Some folks have a very
erroneous idea of the business Of bank.
The vaults of a bank may be nearly
bursting With accumulations of its Gus
toners. but the bank officials have no
control over the funds other than to
keep them safely. The investment of
the capital is entirely in the hands OF
the owners and tney do with it whatso-
ever they choose.
Frank Winchell-I have been down
below Iillah doing some work on Frank
Shadows hop hou.e. Everything
looks flourlshing in that section, except
in the young peach orchards The al
falft is especially fine. The Dnpkards
III Surnyside are building nice residences
and barns. Yakima painters are down
there painting the hou es.
john Loudon The Gold Hill country
IS all right and | shall 90 in there TO
work my claims this summer. tlie's
Blue Bell' will be sold for 100000
ihs season as there is that much gold on
the dump. That dlstric. is unquesii1n-
ably rich in gold bearing claims.
Fire Chief Hauser-You can say TO
the public that the fire department,
while it will join in II parade. will not
lead III the Fourth of July crlebra-
ton this year. Somebody else will have
to take the initiative.
+. Denton-The freeze did not xii! the
alfalfa in the Natchez as much as has
been reported. There is good deal of
the alfalfa that was supposed to be dead
sproutng up again. | reseeded about
fifty acres and will make about a half "A
crop. The alfalfa in the low damp
places was winter killed. The fruit is
all right. The damage to fruit in som"
places resulted from too much water in
hot weather.
ID. n. Keene-There should be re.
trenchment in public expenses if this
town is to grow and prosper. A friend
of mine came here recently and he had
about $50, 600 capital and | urged him 10
get in here where property was on the
rise. He thought he could do better
elsewhere, he said, where the taxes and
u,a,a NOT on h;nh
DR.. Frank-My stay in Frisco was
very profitable. The town was dull and
the weather wretched. The lectures |
attended were a source of pleasure and
profit. purchased an Nray machine
and | will take pleasure in exhibiting
it's wonders to my friends on its arrival
from Boston in few days.
Dr. Fletcher-I knew FunstOn's fam
lily back in Kansas, having lived few
miles from the old congressman, his
father The Philippine warrior was
always a daredevil. When he was go
ing to the State University at Lawrence
big black desperate. who always car
red razor, threatened to carve young
Funston, who pr IMPLY made the fellow
drop his razor at the point of pistol and
then turn around and pick it up, Funston
following him mp 10 the city Jail with
his revolver IN dangerous proximity to
the back of his head. The faculty made
a roar about ii. but 1t was no usc.
Robert Crory--l would rather and |
am willing to put my hand in my pockt
and help pay for school house than
the district should go further INTO debt.
The district is like household-yo
cannot run it on credit all the time.
j. b. Current-The "Blue Bell is not
the only mine on Gold Hill that has
fortune in sight. Jack Campbell is a
very quiet man, says nothing, but he
has been working his claim several years
and has the gold on the dump now.
enough to make him independently
rich.
w. f. Miller (of Seattle There is a
good deal of talk going on in Seattle
musical circles about the P.-I.' S recent
critique on Rosenthals piano playing.
t is well known that he carries with
him wherever he goes a specially con-
structed SteinwaY piano, and, also a
Diano tuner goes with it. The instru-