The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-11-15

their home in the Mckee throughout the
winter. Mr.. Ker came down week or
ten days ago from Nome and expects to
return there in May. He says that coun-
try will be all right as soon as property
rights are settled but claims that Uncle
Sans representatives of the judicial de-
partment are holding everything up and
that it takes money to get anything set
tied in the courts. Of the Milroy Bros,
he says they have $4,000 Of accounts on
their books and are interested in con-
siderable mining property which may or
may not be valuable, but that half in
terest owned by them in one claim is
well worth several thousand dollars and
gives promise Of proving good dividend
payer. Mr.. Ker is in the pink of physi-
cal condition and has at least the out
ward appearance of prosperity.
Jeweler A. SCHNEIDER is the proud pos
SCISSOR Of what is probably the thinnest
watch in the world. 1t is of Swiss man.
ufacture and evidently very old, al
though no date is found. 1t is key
winder and setter but differs from others
in that the key is of pivotal form and fits
into a socket. The watch has gold case
deliberately chased, and the key also is
of gold and of ornate design. With cases
and all the watch is not over an eighth
of an inch in thickness. It was owned
by an aged man in Nevada and was ex-
hibited by him at the Worlds fair at
Chicago, but as it was not of his own
make he simply received diploma. Be-
coming impoverished he sold it to
travelling man from whom Mr.. Schinde-
Ter purchased it last week. The former
owner would not part with the diploma.
Robert T. Hale, Of Kansas City, past
grand chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias in the domain of New York,
has been in the city for the past few
days in the interest of the Pythian
Voice, and will remain to attend the
special session of the lodge here on Fri
day night. He has visited in every do
main west Of Illinois, 2S2 lodges in all,
and reports the order in splendid condi-
ton from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast. 1t is expected that every brother
will be at the next meeting, which is to
be special one, on Friday night, as Mr..
Hale would like to see all, and as part
OF the evenings proceedings will be the
comforting of the first and second ranks
upon Congressman Jones.
In Kittitas county Rogers beat Frink
by over two hundred and Mckinley car
ried the county over Bryan by nearly as
much, with Jones and Cushman well up
with the national ticket. ]. P. Sharp
was elected to the state senate. There
will be one republican representative
and one democratic, Tom Goodwin beat
ing Ed Dixon. The democrats elect the
auditor, treasurer, assessor, prosecuting
attorney and one commissioner.
On Saturday last DR.. Hare practically
closed out his horse interests by the sale
of sixteen head of unbroken mares to
DR.. P. B. Swineger and R. G. Bennett,
of Tacoma, for SIS head. DR.. Hare
now has only one or two teams and
few roadsters left.
Fay Fenton, who has been seriously
i'll for a number of weeks past with the
fever, was out on Saturday, for the first
time since his sickness, and notwith-
standing his attenuated appearance was
being heartily congratulated by his nu-
merous friends.
G. H. Moulton writes from Stevens
county that G. E. NJ. Bailey was elected
prosecuting attorney and the entire dem
ocratic ticket was successful. Jerry
Rockford, formerly of Yakima, will be
assistant prosecutor under Mr.. Bailey.
The Methodists will begin series of
revival meetings on Sunday next. The
pastor, Rev. J. II. Wood, will be assisted
by Rev. Lee Johnson, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Walla Walla.
John McPhee returned from Seattle on
Saturday. The surgeons say they are as.
sured that the cancer has been entirely
removed but want him there again for a
final examination in couple of weeks.
Max Jackson left on Friday last for
his farm in the Willamette valley. His
children are down with the typhoid
fever and his wife is also on the sick list.