The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-13
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
A Transient Record OF Private Opinion
Publicly Expressed.

Charles ii. Carpenter: Hops are being
contracted for at 12t and IL cents, though
few growers are doing that. 1t is a
mistake for men to contract at all, as it
more or less I'M ures the market. There
is plenty of money to be had without
selling futures.
Volnev Taft They were cutting grain
on Monday on the school section. Charlie
Carpenter cut his grain on the 5th of
July. Everything bids fair for a pros.
porous season for Yakima farmers this
fall.
George w. Rodman: knew Vincent
Ryan in 1864. He was then a brilliant
all around newspaper man on the Alta
Californian. He did all the writing and
Fred MacCrellish, the owner. got all the
credit. Ryan afterwards became man.
aging editor of the Examiner He was
a very able journalist.
Rev. Louis Taelman: | was erro-
neously announced last week as having
been president OF the jesuit college at
Spokane | was teacher there from
1890 to 1893. | was born in Belgium
and have lived in this country about
twelve years. | am well pleased with
my new charge at the cathedral here in
Yakima.
Assessor Scott: With the assistance
OF my deputies | have "dug up" over
1900 worth of taxable property that
the county has never received one cent
of taxes from because of the very poor
system heretofore used. Some Of this
is newly improved property. There is
not map nor plat that is correct in the
Office, and it is only by comparing our
books with the county treasurer's that
we have been enabled to straighten ont
lots of the property. | dare say thar
there is easily 800, GOO more. and we are
going after ii As soon as we can find the
time. 1t would be a stroke OF economy
for the county commissioners to give us
the help necessary to do it before next
spring.
c. $. hewitt: Our family horse Don
: almost human in his intelligence. l
noticed he was in the habit of leaving
the barn after bolted the door and going
into the horse lot. watched him one
day and saw him take the bolt in his
teeth and shove 1t back, thus opening the
door. When it is time to give HIM his
oats we just ring bell and he opens the
door with his teeth and comes IN to be
fed, and if he should be overlooked a
Ii tie while he will pick up the water
bucket in his teeth and make a catter
until he is recognized. He will lift up
his paw aud shake hands with any mem
her Of ,he family or kiss them each on
the cheek when called to him by the in-
dividual name which he seems to know.
Walter Reed (register of the land
Office: The description of the fine
body OF vacant land near the Big Klicki-
tat in this county which THE HERALD
published has brought large number o.
inqurers to my Office for the purpose of
Investigating the land.
j, p. Crawford: | want to sell my
residence and 20 to the Sound for year
or two, but l may come back when
property is not rating so high and buy
in again. could have bought the cor.
ner shack and lot, where the Wallace
COburn block now stands when | first
came here for $500.
Jason Carpenter: What do you think |
Of hen know of that recently laid an |
egg about the size OF robins egg and |
afterwards laid another the size of a |
goose egg and on the inside of that was
a regular hens egg with perfect yolk |
and ALL
J. II. Needham: The newspapers
tave me and j. &. Mace rimmon as Joint |
parties in the city land case. The city |
has won under the lownsite law before |
Che secretary of the interior. My attor- |
ney was Boyle Mr.. kruiz subsequently |
intervened for MacCrimmon, who !
claimed prior rights to mine. We are |
entirely separate and distinct. As for |
myself shall not take advantage of the |
thirty days to make motion for re |
view, but let my claims go, as | do not
want to complicate titles and am salts. !
fed with the decision.
Fred Chandler: i. J Anderson of |
The Tacoma News, gave an interesting
talk Saturday night to the Commercial |
club. He spoke of his trip to the min
ing camps near the British Columbia
line English capital Is all enlisted ON