The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-22
The YAKIMA HERALD.
THURSDAY, AUG. 22, 1901.
NORTH YAKIMA AND VICINITY


is here looking after property interests.
A. L. Knight OF Pendeton, Ore, was
business visitor the first of the week.
J. w. Creighton OF Wala Walla called
on his business friends here the first OF
the week.
| Mr.. and Mrs n. :. johnson have re-
turned from their summers trip to the
Sound and the coast.
Mrs. Hardness, mother OF Mrs. I. G.
Redtield, returned to her homeat Grants
Pass, Oregon, last Saturday.
Miss Matte Hollis of Carson, Wash, is
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. J. II. Wood.
| She will remain here several weeks.
! Ed. Gum has returned from his vaca-
ton trip to Seattle. He left his mother
and brother at that place to remain a
while longer.
Since the new street commissioner
took charge the people have been getting
plenty of water. Instead OF the bitches
running dry as heretofore many OF them
are running over.
Two Indians were arrested last Satur-
day by the police charged with being too
drunk to walk. They were held in dur
ance till they sobered up and were re-
leased on the promise OF good behavior.
Arthur Coffin came home last week
from his trip to the Sound and the Ore
gon coast. He was at Long Beach ac-
companied by his wife whom he left
there to stay during the rest of the sea-
son.
Abuer Crawford OF Fruitvale brought
a sample of a prune tree limb to the
HERALD office this week which is mar
vel in its way. The branch is IA inches
long and contained 4S large well devel-
oped prunes.
Mrs. A. B. Ross and child left here last
Saturday for Hong Kong, China, to join
her husband, who is in business i'll that
city of the orient. Mrs. Ross came here
over year.ago and has been the guest
OF her mother, Mrs. Cornett
Yakima Lodge No. Oil, Modern
Brotherhood OF America, was organized
here last Saturday night by n. E. STAN
ton with 80 charter members. The
officers elected are as follows: Presi-
dent, A. S. Newborg; vice president, c.
W. Mccormick; secretary, Joel Sho-
maker; treasurer, A. s. Dam physician,
! DIR. p. Frank.
The last of the North Yakima excur-
sionists to Tacoma returned home Mon
day afternoon. They all report a good
time, but MANY of them are indignant
at the way Tacoma raised prices on
rooms and eating. At the beginning of
the carnival prices at all the hotels and
restaurants jumped up from five to 20
per cent, and in many instances the
prices for furnished rooms raised from
so cents to $3.50 per person. This is
not what the people anticipated in 60
ing to Tacoma and considerable unfavor
able comment was occasioned.
Justice j. A. Taggard has figured up
the costs OF the hearing of the Scholes
shooting case, and it will be surprising
to many to learn the expense connected
with such cases. There were % wit
nesses examined and nearly three days
were consumed in the hearing. The JUS
tees costs, including the witness fees,
amounted to little over $ll8. OF this
sum the justice gets only about 81 for
his three days work. The sheriff's fee
bill has not yet been handed in, but it
will run the figures to about $3.50 or a
| little under that amount. BY dismiss
ing this case the justice has saved the
county big bill OF costs, as trial in
superior court would cost the county
something like $1,000
The police department have an
nounced that strict attention will be
paid to those young men about town
known as '.macks." There are num-
Der of such characters in the city and it |
is the intention Of the police to give
them warning to get out OF the city be-
fore they are pulled in. Commencing
with next week the police will search
out every avenue for the presence of
these vile citizens and an who are found |
without visible means OF support
will be arrested The young men have
the habit OF visiting the station in the