The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-11-22

E. r. Leaning has now an even 100
Belgian hares and they are still increas-
ing although the market demand gives
promise of equaling the supply. To
show the remarkable fecundity Of these
animals it is only necessary to state
that the progeny of doe bought on the
9TH of May now number thirty-three.
Mr.. Leaning has thirty-six does which
will come in next month and then he
expects to be able to begin to supply
the markets. He is in receipt Of let
ter from Davenport, the well known
restaurant man of Spokane, asking him
If he can contract for 100 pounds Of
dressed hare week for the coming year.
His hare house is 20 feet long by Is
feet wide, with wire netting all around
including under the dirt floor, at depth
OF two feet.
The Commercial club has taken up
the matter of the Farmers institute,
which will be held in North Yakima, on
the 14th and 18th of December, and
will endeavor to make it one of the
most interesting and valuable meetings
of the series which has been scheduled
for the state. The fruit and dairy in
terests will be especially considered at
this time. The Commercial club has
named DR.. P. Frank, A. B. Cline and
Frank Hall as committee to make
necessary arrangements as to place of
meeting, Accommodations, entertainments
and everything to make the occasion
one of pleasure and profit.
Mrs. Ella Stair, principal of the high
school, will address the teachers
Of the county at general meet
ing, on Saturday morning, on Hawaii
and the Hawaiian people. At the same
gathering DR.. B. L. Baker will give
practical talk on the care of the sight
and the hearing. The latter is pre-
paratory to systematic examination of
pupils by local opticians as ordered by
the board of education.
Officer Mulligan pulled an Indian
Tuesday night who was so badly loaded
with "bug juice that he didn't know
or care where he was. His cayuse SEEM
ed to prefer the sidewalks and when the
siwash was arrested he was apparently
endeavoring to ride into the Hotel Bar
tholet. The next day he was dead-to-
the world but this morning he was sem
fenced by Judge Taggard to pay the
penalty of his folly.
Thomas Lund and Joseph Schreiner
returned on Wednesday from goose
hunting trip to the lower country. The
weather was extremely cold and in no
way propitious for good sport although
they brought back four geese and sew
eral ducks. They made the trip from
Kiona down the Yakima river to Pasco
Yakima friends sympathize with Jo-
seph Schlumpf, the well-known Seattle
travelling man, over the death OF his g.
year-old son, which occurred Sunday
from stomach troubles. This is the Sec
ond bereavement from death suffered by
Mr.. and Mrs. Schlumpf within the past
three months, a daughter dying in Au-
gust.
Two tramps were taken from the
brakebeams of the Northwest Coast ex-
press at this point, Wednesday night, in
a badly frozen condition. The con-
ductor said that hobo had been cut
to pieces ON the east bound train the
same night but the papers have been
unable to obtain the particulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al r. Graham, old time
residents of Klickitat county, have To-
Gated on the Natchez. The Goldendale
Agriculturalist in commenting on their
departure said 'Our citizens regretted
to have them leave as they were among
our best people, and always at the front
in every charitable or praiseworthy I'M
dertaking."
There is no activity in the local hop
hop market. The outside indications
appear favorable but the trouble seems
to be that the Yakima buyers have no
orders. A. E. Poole made number of
small purchases during the week at lac.
j. +. Bricker, aged IS years, died on
Tuesday from meningitis. He was bur-
led next day under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows, with which order he was
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