The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-03
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
A Transient Record of Private Opinions
Publicly Expressed.

fist rs he delivered his crushing blows
A. ainst the cru and unhallowed super
stitiors Of tins world. He believed IN
God ~ Tom Paine believed in a supreme
Power, but Ike Paine he did not believe
in the haf-devil and hslf-child that men
deifed in the dark ayes. Ingersoll and
Paine are the twin giants that abored,
not in vain, 10 release the human mind |
from intellectual error and folly.
J u Medil!-As a member Oi the |
Fourth Of July committee am decidedly !
in favor OF donating the 800 left over in |
the hands of .he treasurer. toward the |
purchase Of the lots Tor the opera house.
Failing in that. believe in using the
the money oVari the purchase OF
depot clock But it would he a calamity |
to fail in the opera hou.e PROPOSITION |
Prof. Barge--Thc school directors will
h ave need of all the tact they can mus
ter TO harmoniae differences and adjust
conflicting interests. or the schools will
suffer next wear. The mqss meeting to
ratify the school election sholll b. on
Quoted with discretion aud the citizens
should come together with dotermina-
ton to settle the question without
wrangling and in "A conciiatory spirit.
the mere donation of a site should not
he thought of unless it is the best 10 be
had for all concerned
Joe Lisgctt--I spent a few hours at
Nelson bridge and hoOked - trout.
The fishing is better higher up hut will
n he at the best until he middle OF this
month.
Postmaster Thjljp3., 4 Nab'nn-We
have everything down orr wav bar ar
tesian water and money. But will take
that back. About half OF our farmers
now have bank accounts and pay off
their bills with checks, something they
haven't been able to do for a long time.
+. G. Hall have TO-DAY -Fridav--
$500 raised for the purchase of the opera
house lots.
J. II Needham-I find some difficulty
in explaining how our taxes are so high,
in showing intending buyers suburban
property. | showed +. w. Sheets, of
Edgar, Neb., some desirable tracts out
side of the city limits. He asked what
the taxes were for rural property. |
told him from 10 to y mills He didn't
seem to like it, saying that the taxes on
property worth $1,000, where he came
from. was only SIS.
r. S Morgan--I don't intend to handle
any more produce on commission. 1t
does not pay either the middlemsn or
the farmer. | shall buy and sell fruit,
hay, ETC., outright, hereafter. have an
order to buy, for cash, all the Silver and
Italian prunes. and Bradshaw plums |
can get-25 to 80 car loads. The deal
was made last week with Portland
parties.
II. j. Spratt-We were down 1878 feet
in the George Wilson artesian well in
Wide Hollow on last Friday. We had
over half cubic foot of flow then and
the volume increasing as we went deeper,
with the intention of going to the next
flow. The flow ran up forty feet of pipe.
We worked double shift night and day.
The best part of it all is that the temper
ature was ten degrees warmer than in
the Mckee artesian belt, namely 50 de-
grees.
Tom Harvev-l have left my sheep
herds in the mountains to take a little
recreation shoeing horses. THE delight
ful weather ia Yakima makes the feel
industrious.
J. c. Lloyd l am glad to see Yakima
prospecting, even If Eilensburg is being
outstripped in the race for supremacy.
This year your city will be- all right.
Hops aud other crops will bring fair
prices But there i. no knowing what a
year may bring forth Ii the sheepmen
should be driven OF the reserve aud hops
60 down Yakima will not expand 50 rap
idly next season.
IL. Il. Scuddcr-Thc Mckee Is impToy-
ing in tine shape. The Mckee company
is putting In "a warehouse and also hop
house each 15X2l feet. Dell Hscock is
building hop house 50x24. l am adding
to my residence property and also put
ting up an addition to my hop kiln
24x24
John Il. Broylcs-l am home from
Manila and will go to my home in the
Cowyche. | went away with Company