The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
4 Transient Record Of Private Opinions
Publicly Expressed.

c. V. Warrer (Ellensburg)-My ex-
is that fifty feet front is too email for a
proposition in a growing town. Seventy
Eve or one hundred feet is necessary TO
obtain the best results.
A. s. Dam-The people OF North Yak
ina ought To meet the liberality of the
n. =. KY Company half way in the mat
ter of providing clock for the depot
tower. The cleck can be purchased for
$270 and the company will transport il
free, furnish men to put it In and main
tain 1t forever.
Claude Briggs-My impression of Lew.
iston is that it is a good point, but its
future will largely depend upon the sue
cessfu effort to make it j ,bbing center
or wholesale place 1t has about 1000
population, while Vineland, across the
Snake river on the Wash ington side. has
about 5000 and ia good point.
j. II. Goethe Sunday schoo conun-
drum used to be. 1.-THE name OF what H.
lustrious poet would make a suitable ep-
itaph for Robert G. Ingersoll?" The
answer is Robert Burns
w. f. Schwier-I live a few doors
from Mckinley's house in Canton. AS
a republican voted for him. l remem
Der hearing him deliver a speech in
Medina when he was beaten by War
wick for congress in "a. Mckinley
quoted the famous words of Ingersoll
against the demopetiz itio1 of silver, and
said, 81! it ever should come within my
power. through the suffrages of the
American people. | would deem it a
proud duty to restore silver to its ancient
and honorable place as the money of the
constitution Though Mckinley has
gone back on his word Ohio is becoming
great silver state.
Tobias Beckner-Notwithstandingr re-
ports to the contrary, the wheat yield
in the Bickleton country promises to be
a heavy one. am anxious to close out
my business interests at Mabton and go
back to ranching.
Sheriff Tucker-The report that A..
belong or A. T. Long, or whatever the
name may be, was lying at Priest Rap
ids with broken leg was all hoax and
a cruel one for some real sufferer may he
overlooked there some time. The bottle
story was a fake pure and simple. left
here Monday for Priest Rapids to relieve
the supposed sufferer. but arriving there
! went up the Rapids II miles and then
back and then crossed over the river
going IA miles up on that eide. / met
many campers and others and could hear
of nobody IN distress. | made the 40
John j. Rudkin-People do not realize
the way taxes are being piled up. The
school taxes now amount to mills. All
taxes. state, county municipal and
school, are little less than percent
This tax is appalling when one considers
the aggregate debt is not being lessened
appreciably.
Crockett Ross-I am on my way to
Davenport, where | will be employed
by Maurice Harris in his hotel there
Roslyn is prospecting as never before in
the past eight years.
Donald MacRae--I don't intend to
move my sheep to the Okanogan for pas
turage, as the papers say over there.
The country is too hot in summer and
| too cold in winter to suit me.
Vestal Snyder-It is to be hoped that
when we get new opera house it will
be called plain theatre" am tired of
the name "opera house" which attempts
to dignity every old shack in the country
used for theatricals.
Fred Parker-The route from Toppen-
ish TO Zillah, daily, and Zilah to Parker
tri-weekly, has been discontinued and
daily route from Toppenish to Parker
established in lien thereof, to take effect
August lst.
F.. W. r. Taylor-We expect to start
up store in the Switzer opera house
block in about a month.
Governor Lowe-There ought to be Il
road to the fair ground straight out
Third street until opposite the fair
grounds and then due east to the gates,
or between them. This would save a
half mile by the present route.
Prof. Barge-I found the weather on