The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-02-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

I illlNtllal country III tdllIOlnla where
he has purchased some Of the newly ir-
rigated lands.
J. J. Macdonald is entertaining his
istcr-in-law. Mrs Macdonald. and her
little son, who arrived from Seattle for
a visit last Thursday.
Manager Anderson OF the telephone
company announces that new direc-
tory, complete to February /. will be
issued ON the 18th and at cnce distributed
to the subscribers.
J. McNcT reports that he closed Il
lcal last week by which = Huntington
agrees to deliver 10000 pounds of his
1904 hops to UJhlman Brothers OF New
York for 20 cents pound. This is said
to be the first sale of the new crop at
that figure.
Prosser is to have another electric
light plant, the council of that city. by
vote of 3 to , last week. having granted
a franchise to the Prosscr Falls Land &
Irrigation company This is the COM
pany of which Senator Ankeny is pres
ident. 1t will at once put in 4S-inch
turbine wheel under l6-foot head of
water.
In accordance with the resolution of
the council last week to employ an
other fireman, Chief Hau>cr has appoint
ed John Lemon, an old time member of
the department to the position and he is
now on duty regularly at salary of
$50 per month. Mr. Lemon has always
been one of the best of the fire fighters
and the selection of the chief is a good
one.
The Rev. DR.. Hayden reports that the
ladies OF the Presbyterian church last
week made the final payment to LON
bard & Horsley for the new carpets fur
having made payments for other new
furnishings. and is much pleased over the
result of their efforts. The ladies are
planning other Improvements for the
church during the ensuing year.
EARLY Experience in Livestock Breed
ing is the subject of a paper that the
Hon. \. J. Splawn of this city has been
selected to read at the third annual
meeting of the Empire Stock Breeders
association, which meets at Pullman on
the 25th and Goth of this month 1t is a
subject that Mr.. Splawn is fully COM
petent to handle, he being one of the
ton of the country.
At the annual meeting of the CONNER
cial Club, held last week, the new Off
GERS were installed and President Lar
son made a speech, outlining consider
able important work the organization
for the ensuing year There are l47
members of the club in good standing
"a having been admitted during the
year The report also showed S466 in
the treasury and that the organization
is in highly prosperous condition.
W. |. Lince, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, has given Off
cial notice that, beginning last Friday,
traffic over the Mckee bridge will be linn
tied to loads OF two tons and that no
loose stock will be allowed to cross.
This order, of course, will only remain
in effect until the repairs are completed
but watchmen will be on duty day and
night while they are under way to see
that the order is strictly enforced.
Notice has been received from Wash
ington that the land contest case OF
John Reed VS. Carrie A. Krutz, over q
desert tract of l60 acres in the Sunny
side country, has been decided in favor
Of the latter Ira Krutz, the attorney
of this city, filed on the land over ten
years ago and afterward relinquished to
mis- wife. The department held that it
was not :he :ault of Mrs. Krutz tai. size
had no water on the land at the time
final proof was submitted, but that of
the water company, the lack of water
being the grounds on which the contest