The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-02-23
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.


of mine at Ellensburg wouldn't let me
| 20 to Walla Walls. They raised my sal.
ary and concluded to stay. MY wife
will depart for Germany on visit in a
few days.
A. B. Wyckof-I have come back to
Yakima to get some sunshine. | shall
stay about six weeks when | will return
to Seattle to visit my daughter. My
daughter, Seah, Of St. Louis, was with
me a great deal on the Mississippi river
where | had command OF steam boat in
the light house service. Now that the
war is over retired naval officers are re.
lieved from duty, and | can devote my
time to private business.
J. Il. Coe-I would vote for Dewey for
president.
Or. llill-Eight or ten years ago
spent a year in FL Paso Texas. 1t is
big town but there is nothing to sustain
it but the revenue from consumptives.
They died there eight or ten a day. |
never would look at one of them under
So II visit They would strike faro
bank and then 20 to their hotel and have
hemorrhage and then back to their
games again
Matt Stanton-I was in town over night
when the fire broke out on First street
and the fire that DESTROYED my building
on First and \, in the early days was
brought forcibly to mind. The corners
have never improved any since.
Captain Dunn was struck with the
importance OF our trade with Scotland
while in Glasgow the other day. You
can see Yakima hops there, and the
wharves piled with iron, breadstulls, etc,
from the United States.
T.. o. keck--The fire department acted
with their usual promptness and skill at
the fire the other night.
J. X. Ward-It is marvellous how our
fremen restrict the fires that occur to the
limits of single frame building.
II. B. Rigg-The Woman's club want
a piano and it would be graceful thing
for the Commercial club to give min
strel show and ball at Msson's opera
house and buy the ladies piano with
the proceeds
Congressman w l.. Jones-I am glad
to get nome from Washington city. |
don't think there will be any necessity
tor an extra session of congress. While
there had called up Tor action several
pension claims.
w, l.. Wight have letter from my
son, Howard, rom Manila, but there is
nothing in it that would interest the pub
lie this time.
j. A. Leach-We have letter from
my son at Manila, but there IA nothing
in the latest for publication. The papers
he sent, however, show some rem arkable
finds in gold and marble,
W. r. Dudley Rev. Allen WHO had
charge of the Presbyterian churches in
the valleys has been called to the Spo-
kane Indian reservation and will leave
for his new charge in few days.
III. A. Smull-I have received a news
paper from my old home in Muscatine,
showing large cut of the high bridge,
which THE HERALD recently noticed had
been destroyed by the intense cold con-
tracing the iron work. The accident
caused great sensation In that region.
DIR. Greene-The reform forces will
never win in Yakima until there is new
blood infused, and new leaders take a
hand.
J. II. Hsthaway--I sold my 40-acre
ranch near the city, to Coffin Bros. for
cash. My house and barn cost more
but had determined to sell out and go
to Idaho and take fresh start in life.
Joe Martin-From my observation of
railway building here and there, am sat
season or next, from Billings, Mont,
throug the Mckee and Natchez passes to
the Sound. [ also believe that the o. Il.
& n. and Great Northern will tap Yaki- |
ma look for North Yakima to have a
population of 20 900 in five years.
I. j. Redfeld-W am against ex
pansion, think the reform forces should |
unite and pronounce for expansion in this
state if they would get together and win
in 1900.
Jock Morgan-My neighbors about
Mabton poke a good dnal Of fun ut me |