The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-15
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Phil Ditter-While away on my East
ern Washington trip, visited the cities
Of Spokane, Walla Walla, Tekoa and
other places in the Palouse country. At
Spokane met many former Yakimans,
all of whom seem to be prospecting. At
Walla Walla met our former townsman,
Warden Catron Of the state penitentiary,
who, by the way, is conducting that big
affair on model plan. He has visits
from officials Of other states who have
heard Of his innovations and go there
to gather ideas after which to pattern.
j. c. Schott is about to open up shoe
store in Walla Walla, having secured a
location near the opera house. George
Needles is well satisfied there and doing
very nicely. He is doing horse shoeing
for the track. At Tekoa l met Fred
Janeck, former druggist in this city,
and now running a successful business
in the same line at Tekoa. Altogether
had pleasant trip.
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Manager Gray of Circus-You people
take better care of prisoners than they
do in some places down south. was
in Georgia not long since when the sher-
iff remark ed to me, II must go now and
feed my prisoners" They were penned
up in stockade, mostly negroes, and
the sheriff threw over the fence several
bundles of sugar cane, which the poor
fellows devoured like so many cattle.
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Dude Minner-The way to capture the
monkey that is annoying the folks in the
east end Of town is to put cocoanut
on the ground where he roams. Cut a
hole in it large enough for him to put
in his open hand. When he gets his
hand full and attempts to withdraw it
he will hobble around with the cocoanut
and can then be easily caught.
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Contractor McIvor-A great many
people are skepti.al about the stories
afloat of monkey being at large on the
south end OF Natchez avenue. l have
seen his highness myself, as have. many
others and most any day the skeptical
can see his tracks in that neighborhood.
He roams about at night mostly.
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John Smith, am the original John
Smith l guess. l have been with the
Canton G. A. r. band for the past %
years as snare drummer. Although
known as the G. A. r. band there is
only one veteran soldier in the organiza-
ton and that is myself. When it was
organized in 1866 the members were all
G. A. r. boys. We return to Ohio after
the Elks' celebration. You have a great
country here and wish could stay for
good.
Rev. j. H. Wooden Tuesday even
ing Of last week about II o'clock while
my son Frank and myself were putting
up our horses at the Yaeger ranch, near
White Bluffs on the Columbia river, we
beheld meteor that for brilliancy ex-
celled anything l ever saw. We were
fairly blinded by the light but upon re-
covering and gazing skyward there ap-
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to our best means of calculation seemed
to be about ten feet wide by thirty long.
Out of this flame shot ball of fire which
looked about as large as mans head.
This ball suddenly burst and from it pro-
ceeded an Opaque body, then all was
dark. We realized that this object
would strike somewhere soon and per-
haps may be excused if we appeared anx-
ious as to- the place it would select as
its final resting place. In what appeared
about two minutes time it struck with
a mighty thud which caused the earth
to tremble. The report resembled a
a muffied blast but was louder than any
miners blast ever heard. We should
Judge the body to have been OF immense
size and probably struck somewhere
about five miles across the river from
where we put up for the night. 1t was
a sight shall never forget and which we
would not have missed for great deal.
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Joel Shomaker-I took the kids over
to the Sound to see the great battleships
among other things. Such sight as