The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-03-21
Pen SKETCHES Of THE WEEK
Brief Items of Local News Gathered
BY Ubiquitous Herald Reporters.
Metropolis Of Central Washington Prepared
for the Entertainment of Nu-
merous Readers.

John Seigart, new arrival here, is
John B. Willard, who has been in this
city for a while past, left Tuesday for
Dry Creek, Oklahoma.
Earnest Bowden has been on the sick
list since his return to Yakima several
weeks ago.-Kent journal.
The Young Mems Dancing club gave
ball in Mason's opera house Tuesday
night, which was largely attended.
Merit Thomas, who was foreman of
the Daily News, has gone to Union,
Oregon, to work with W. A. Maxwell
on the Oregon Scout.
Charles l.. Pierce arrived here Mon
day from Goldendale and has taken a
position with his brother, Elmer, in
Towards planning mill.
L. S. Marshal Dilley was at Spokane
last week where he took Alex Marks to
be tried in April in the L. $. court on
the charge of taking whiskey on the
reservation.
The house OF City Marshall C. r. Gill
lett Of Prosser was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday morning of last week. Mr.
Gillett succeeded in saving most of his
household effects. Loss about $3.50 no
insurance
The Dunkard, or German Baptist
Brethren, church at Sunnyside will be
dedicated on Sunday April, II. Commune
ion services will be held on the Satur-
day evening before and the dedicatory
services will take place in the forenoon
OF Sunday.
Repairs on the Hubbard ditch are be-
ing made preparatory to turning the
water on in April. All the deposit that
naturally accumulates in one season has
been cleaned out throughout the length
of the canal and the gates are now being
put in good repair. Considerable new
land will be brought in under this ditch
this spring.
Spring is later this year than usual.
A year ago this time say those who re-
member, peach trees were in bloom and
many other trees had put forth their
buds till everything had taken on
dress of green. But the lateness will
not be detrimental to bountiful crops,
which all indications point to the largest
ever seen in this valley.
One OF Yakima's periodic winds"
came down on this city with heavy
hand last Saturday, giving the new arri-
walls a taste of the gentle gusts that blow
from off the Cascades. 1t was the first
blast of the season and cleaned the
streets with greater nicely than mother
Goose ever did the moon. Thanks to
the rapid settlement Of the country and
the growing of many thousands of trees,
these winds are becoming less with
each season.
Deputy County Surveyor H. f. Mar
BILE, accompanied by A. P. Oliver, have
been in the eastern end this week doing
county work. They first went to Simcoe
and took the dimensions of the bridge
at that point and from there to Alfalfa
ferry where they took dimensions with
a view to moving the Simcoe bridge to
that place. 1t is the plan of the county
commissioners that in this respect if the
Simcoe bridge will answer it will be re-
moved to Alfalfa ferry and ii not they
will build new one. From Alfalfa
they went to Sunnyside to survey a
county road, and will return home Sat-
urday or Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff Sindall took +. b.
Mendenhall to Walla Walla Monday to
serve out the balance of the two years.
sentence imposed on him in the court
here for alledged swindling. Menden-
halls condition is serious. He has been
sick with consumption for some time
and his confinement in the county Jail
has born heavily Upon him. Some time
ago petition was sent to the governor ask
ing for his pardon but so far the matter
has not been acted upon. Counting the
time that he has been in Jail here his
sentence will expire some time in
December, but as he is now physical
wreck it is little doubtful whether he
can stand further confinement that