The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-07-05
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! WHAT PEOPLE SAY. !

man who came through Union Gap and
settled on the west side OF the Yakima
river. There WAS man named Wau-
mick who built shack on the Mckee
about six months before | came to the
Yakima valley but he didn't remain
long. In the early days there was a fort
located on the site Of Peter Geryais' resi-
dence, but it has long since been torn
down.
AL Whitson-The repairs on the Water,
Light 4 Power Company's ditch, where
the break occurred on Monday of last
week, we're completed on Friday. A
cement wall Is inches on the bottom, II
feet high and 80 feet long was put in. 1t
is the intention of the company to con-
tinue the cement work from the power
house for distance OF over mile, as
the conditions will permit, although the
work along other parts of the ditch will
not be of such an extensive character as
at that point where the break took place.
1t will cost considerable money but will
obviate any further trouble Of like ma
ture.
d. W. Richardson, Tacoma Ledger
There are more John l. Wilson men in
Yakima than in any other county in the
state with the exception Of Spokane. /
must say, however, that those with
whom have come in contact were either
office holders or were expecting political
preferment when Wilson was returned to
the Senate. The brttleness of pie crust
is net in it with John L. promises.
p. d. Konkler--I was with Teddy
Roosevet's rough riders in Cuba, and
while admire the man as a man and
soldier | would not vote for him for vice
president if Bryan's running mate is the
right stamp. Speaking of Cuba reminds
me of many incidents. At various times
we ran short of rations and did consider
able foraging. 1t gave us more pleas
ure to run across Spaniard's orchard
than anything else. Somehow the fruit
we confiscated always tasted better were
we aware of this fact.
Thos. Lun The cloud burst or water
spout at the Gap on the Fourth recalled
to my mind an occurrence of that char
acter while | was in the harbor at
Queenstown in 70 The water com
menced gathering in whirlpool while
two men 10 row boat were trying to
make for the shore. Suddenly they
were caught in the vortex and with their
boat were whirled up in the air. We
could see them spinning around hun
dreds OF feet above the harbor and when
the disturbance subsidized there wasn't
enough of them to pick up and bury.
They were ground to pieces.
A. l.. Dllley-I shall be candidate
before the republican convention for
sheriff. l expect to see A. j. Shaw up
as my opponent should | secure the
nomination. Jack Splawn is spoken OF
for the position but | think he would
make better run for the legislature.
iic 10 SOod liau dhS uClc tuc leHlo'
Gratis put him and will carry the strength
of the party with him.
Marshal Grant-We had less trouble
on the Fourth than on any like
occasion during my service as marshal.
There were couple of drunken Indians
and two boys from the country got loaded
with beer or something else, in the COM
pany of negro, aud we were obliged to
lock them up over night. but that was
all. The citizens were ON their good
behavior
r. Strobacb-The great crowd of PEG.
Pile at the fair grounds on the Fourth
was u living illustration OF the wonder
fnl growth Of this country. With a. eel
ebration in almost every hamlet and val.
lev in the comfy, celebrations ia Ellens-
burg and Roslvn, and with hundreds of
Yakima people taking in the festivities
on the Sound, vet there was bigger at
tendance at the fair grounds than during
any day that the fair wac held last year.
Pete. the Filipino had scrap with
Chinaman, on Yakima avenue, Tuesday,
and but for the interference of spectators
would have received well deserved