The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-29

floor managers for the occasion are: +.
ID. Cook, Matt Bartholet, A. j. Shaw, Q.
X. Donovan, Walter Gervais, q. j. Hill,
Lot Durgan, Geo. Farrah, r. +. Ferrel.
Wesley Jones has had the misfortune
to lose the splendid stallion Dexter,
owned bv John ONeal Of the Cowyche
Mr.. Jones was keeping the horse, AZ he
thought in fine shape, when he sudden
ly was stricken with collie and despite
every precsution, he died OF the ailment.
Mr.. Wright, q brother Of Mrs. Jas. H.
Fraser, and r. NJ. Starns and family are
here for few days from Sherman county,
Oregon, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Fraser. Mr.. Starns seriously contem-
plates locating in Yakima.
1t is stated that the railway company
will put In gateway on the track over
the avenue and keep q man to tend the
parks and a crossing. The talk of tun.
mel under the track at the avenue has
ceased owing to the enormous cost OF the
undertaking.
The Ladies of the Baptist church send
greeting to their friends and invite them
to take lunch and ice cream with them
at the new Larson building on the ave.
nue., on July 4th. Refreshments will be
served during the day and evening at
Is cents for lunch and 10 cents for cream
and cake. 24-lt
Hon. Ira p. En- glehart and Supervisor
Mccoy of the Mt. Rainier reserve, were
interviewed on Monday by the Ledger,
at Tacoma. These gentlemen speak Of
ths. lot with tho ofnrk
men in Yakima as being entirely salts
factory There are already grazing
licenses wanted for 2Ss, 900 sheep. Graz
ing will begin on July lst and there will
be no restriction of sheep and cattle to
any particular district.
Drs. Hill and Gordon were called to
the hospital Yesterday to give surgical
relief to G.. NJ. Doty, memoe of the
Dunkard Colony at Sunnyside. He was
driving wagon loaded with barb wire
and in crossing a dutch he fell to the
ground dislocating his right hip. Unable
to move the wagon wheels passed over
him fracturing his left leg twice above
the ankle. The patient is doing we'll
A petition is being circulated among
the wheelmen of North Yakima, which
will be presented to tine city council
praying that the ordinance now pending
providing for 81 license on every wheel
in the city be passed and the funds used
for the building of bicycle paths or such
other purposes as the cyclist may decide
on. The petition is being generally
signed and the ordinance will doubtless
be passed by the council.
- L IL. r.
that his prospects are very fiaNterng to
accumulate a fortune in the klondike,
even If he has to stay there five years to
accomplish il. On one of his claims he
picked up nugget worth IS, but the
freezing weather prevented any clean up
90 that he could tell the value OF his find
VIM. Mills, of the Mckee, will come out
soon and carry back any messages from
Yakima people to their friends in Alaska.
Captain Kngsbury has been busy the
past few days in subdividing 140 acres OF
the Phoebe d. Adams place south of tow n
into ten-acre lots. He has also supern-
tended the laying of pipe from the Hub
bard ditch to the Tahoma cemetery, at
the instance of Mr.. Steinweg. The water
is to be conducted for about mile,
through three or four-iEch pipe, with
fall of fifty feet, which will give ample
power to all who desire to keep the graves
green by running lateral pipes through the
cemery from the main.
DR.. Frank, on Wednesday, received a
telegram from the Board of Audit and
Control requesting him to temporarily
fill the position of Superintendent at the
Medical Lake asylum, caused by the
removal of DR.. Lockhart. DR.. Frank
was obliged to decline because of urgent
cases at home requiring his presence,
and the further fact that temporary ar
rangement would interfere very materially
with his practice.
A telegram to A. f. Forbs from Walla
Walla made the sad announcement of
the death of his daughter, Mrs. Lulu
Miller, who went there to have an
operation performed by DR.. Blalock.
The lady has been married twice in Yak
ina and leaves large circle of borrowing
friends. The remains were shipped from
Walla Walla and arrived this morning in
charge of Miss Ora Forbis, sister of de.
ceased The funeral occurred this after