The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-15
THEN AND NOW.
Interesting "reminiscences Of Yakima In Terri.
torial Days.


ruary 2, 1889, published by E. NJ. Reed
and j. R. Coe, reveals some personal
"reminiscences that make good reading
THE HERALD of February, 1900, here re-
produces few items and comparisons
In an article in the Spokane Falls Re.
view" Col. l.. S. Hewlett tells of the
wonders of Yakima. He showed sthat
during the year 1888 207 300 acres of
government land were fiji, d on the Yak
ina land office. Besides this showing
there were applications filed for SO, 900
acres Of desert land along the left bank
of the Yakima river. The colonel d.
lates further and says North Yakima
contains one of the best public schools
in the territory" Now the city boasts of
two OF the best, besides a high school,
Mention is made that the town had zone
of the best hotels, just completed" Now
the city has two splendid brick hotels be-
sides numerous smaller ones and palatial
restaurants galore. The colonel was too
optimistic, however, in predicting that
the state capital would be located here,
"this being almost the exact center Of
the territory" etc. He tells an anecdote,
which is also at variance with present
conditions, in view of the fortunes that
have been made in sheep raising until
now 80 men own 600 head OF the
money-making animals. TO the man
who wants to know what kind of conn
try it is for stock" says the colonel, II
once asked friend from a remote ranch
this question, and his reply, couched in
the vernacular OF the country, was, 1T is
a good country for cattle and horses, but
it's hi on Sheep" a conclusion, how
ever, which the writer did not fully con-
cur in.
/ There was evidently some talk at that
time in the territory of discarding the
name of Washington for the new state,
and the Walla Walla Union is quoted as
favoring the name of yakima" in place
of Washington.
Invitations were out for social to be
given at Mason's opera house. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were comprised in the
various committees, many of them now
dead or gone away: w. ]. Roaf, F. R.
Reed, H. G. Humphrey, G. J. Gardiner,
David Guilland, o. A. Fechter. j. B.
Pugsley, NJ. H. Ellis, E. NJ. Reed, Joe
Bartholet, w. L. Steinweg and F. T. Par
ker, Fred Rowe, w. H. Chapman. Wayne
Field, w. ]. Milroy, Edward Whitson Z.
S. Robertson.
Mclean & Reed. during the II days
the Northern Pacific railway lots were
on the market, sold $40, AT worth.
The proposition of E. C. Fitzsimmons
of Iowa to establish tobacco manufac-
turing plant here for bonus OF lot
and five acres OF land to experiment in
raising tobacco, was allowed to 60 by de-
fault.
Mrs. William Ker returned from Vic
toria, where she had placed 'Balfe and
Waldie" at school. Balfour mas recently
married the daughter of Captain Sigsbee,
the hero OF the Maine.
A surprise party is recorded wherein
Fred Parker was the host lin his bach
elor quarters in the First National bank
building Fred's eldest girl would now
doubtless receive at the door the guests
of her mother, Mrs. Fred Parker, nee
Leaning.
THE HERALD notes $40 900 purchase
OF realty in, Tacoma by Mart Schichtl and
hopes his purchases in North Yakima
will prove equal bonanzas.
Ex.Assessor Laswell didn't save his
bacon those days, for his smokehouse
burned with 200 pounds in storage.
G. M. Holton teleeraphed from Wash
ington City that at caucus of republic
can senators it was agreed to advocate
the admission of the new state OF Wash
ington Immediately.
Among the hotel arrivals was Thomas
Priesty, Indian agent at Fort Simcoe,
since dead.
Among the advertisers who are still
doing business here were: I. j Red
field, G. +. McEwen l. H. Dills & Co,
Fawcett Bros, First National Bank; At
tornevs H. j. Snively, Whitson < Parker,
and John G. Boyle; Doctors Rosser and
Gum.