The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-02-16
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.

HERALD WAS " tpltDulU NUMBER.
+. j. Jaeger knew Senator Foster
back in Wisconsin when he ran a saw
mill on the Green Bay and Shawnee rail-
road. | was driving a fourhorse team
then, hauling lumber from his mill into
TT. Howard. He was fine man then
and is yet and will make an ideal senator.
Charlie lke-The Indian dead house
just below the gap was set afire by two
white boys two weeks ago last Saturday.
There WAS plank chopped off the cabin
on the northeast corner and fire thrown
in and scattered about and all the dead
were burned up. There were $500 worth
OF blankets destroyed. We don't know
the people who did it, for sure, but are on
their trail. The old chief Kodiakin's re-
mains were not destroyed us he was
buried on the outside.
Ira Burgett--I have been month at
Ortlng in the Soldiers Home, and must
say was never better treated in my life.
Good beds, good grub and everything
needed for comfort and even luxury is
to be found there. The Yakima veterans
Noyes, Sickes, Thipany and May are
happy and contented. Commandant
Allen does not deserve the structures
cast upon him recently by the press Of
the state. He is kind and ndulgent and
though he differs from me in politics
must say he is II good man and officer.
There are two factions there and the
Boardman faction il 6ghting Allen with
out just cause.
ABB. Wilcox-I have been over Cali
fornia pretty much and find the cond-
tons there anything but satisfactory.
The prune industry is langushing and
from what | saw, Yakima prunes are far
in the lead. | went there with an ex-
allied opinion of California fruit, but l
am of a contrary opinion now.
Captain Kingsbury-I knew Judge
Gardiner in Kansas forty years ago. His
three daughters, two of them widows,
went to school with my wife. The Judge
was Judge of the district court at Leaven-
worth for several years and was once
within a vote or two of being elected
supreme judge.
George Bosdet-The shortage of the ex
city treasurer is made smaller by my in
vestigation of his accounts from the Let
day of January, 1899. 1t seems he is
now entitled to credit OF $3.50 for that
period.
John Rudkin-While in Olympia last
week | incidentally learned from high
authority, that there is no probability of
the state capitol appropriation becoming
effective as the governor will not be like
" to appoint commission to carry its
provisions into effect,
Cot. Fred Miler-I knew of DR.. Cor
den in his old home at Abilene, Kansas.
His father was postmaster there and
stood very high. | have been all over
the fighting ground of Wild Bill, who
was once the city marshal and a terror
to desperadoes. His brother 10 now liv-
ing in the Sunnyside country.
Governor McConnel-It is all nonsense
about talking of opening the reservation,
as there is not quarter OF u section left
from the allotments to the Indians worth
a cent, unless couple of millions were
spent to irrigate the unalloted land.
The Indians have been swindled in the
Wenatchapam land steal and the mag
netic needle of the compass has varied
materially by metallic influences until
their reservation is 80 much circu inscribed
that they have little left. There are two
hundred Indians (Wenatchapams) in
Wenatchee who have had no allotments
and are left out in the cold. 1t is no
wonder the Indians feel that they have
been foully wronged by the white man.
G. S. Hough-I am opposed on princl-
pie to the acceptance Of individual bonds
of the city treasurer. When the city can
secure itself amply by a guarantee COM
pany for a small amount, say $25 or $50
year, it would be a good policy for the
city to pay the premium for the treasurer,
rather than miss the chance to get that
kind Of security.
w. 1. Lince-My article in the Pr.
last week on the coal oil wells that under
lie all this Pacific coast was not over
drawn. The indications are perfect for
the successful prospecting for petroleum
within few miles OF North Yakima.
Archie Flint-Our new furniture store
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