The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-07-25
NATION.
Thursday

NATION.
Everyone that can possibly get away
is leaving town owing to the continued
warm weather.
j. c. Sanger cashier OF the Mabton
bank. left for Green River Hot Springs
July Is. where he will remain till
about September /.
\. w Mckinney and party, includ-
ing his family, VIII 1-aftcn and family
and Miss Fannie Smith left for Easton
July n. whore they will spend the
next month fishing and plying the
folks they left behind in Mabton.
NJ j. O'Neill of the ONeill Grain
company of spokane was in town July
IS, taking over the warehouse of the
Tacoma Warehouse & Sperry Mills
company. His company has recently
purchased from the Tacoma company
fifteen warehouses located at different
points in central and eastern Wash
ington. +. a. OBrien will act as local
agent for the Spokane firm.
S j. Harrison of Sunnyside has talk
en- charge of the Mabton bank during
the absence of Cashier Sanger
Charles W. Mccain left for Gle Elum
July 16. where he VIII visit his daugh-
ter and father in law. A. Hrssey. Be
fore returning he will spend a few
days ut the Moorehead sheep camp in
the mountains.
G. w Howells and family, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Ashton and son, left for
Liberty July 49, where they will visit
n. j. Beckner at his mine in the
Swauk district during the warm
weather
Among the recent departures for
Easton are: J. Searles and family. Ros-
coe Grove and family, Dick Wommack
and family and Alvin Miller and ia
milv. We expect some tall fish stories
on their return to dear old dusty Nab
ton.
Mrs \. z. Clark left July II to visit
L. II. Shattuck and family at Bluelight.
On her return next month she will be
accompanied by her daughter, Viola,
who has been visiting in Bluelight for
some time,
Merchants report business very dull
owing to the farmers being busy in
the wheat fields and the town folks
having left for a cooler climate.
Reports coming in from wheat farm
ers are very conflicting as to amount
of damage done wheat by the recent
hot winds There are certainly some
very poor samples of wheat being
brought in hut there are also some
very good ones
The trial of Louis Andic for cutting
down the fence on Dunnes ranch
north Of the town, and which came up
before Justice Pacius Monday, July 16.
has caused more excitement in this
end of the county than any case in
recent years Farmers for miles around
attended the trial and most of the
witnesses We're from among the oldest
pioneers in the valley. After trial
lasting all day. the defendant was
found guilty and fined $40 and costs.
Lawyer Chaffee of Sunnyside for the
defendant gave notice of appeal to the
superior court. w. b. Bridgman of
Sunnvside acted as prosecuting attor-
ney. 1t appears that Dunno, whose
ranch adjoins Andics on the north,
applied TO the county commissioners
for an order to close the old road run
ming on the south line of his ranch and
the only public exit Andic had to and
from his ranch, and which has been
for the past forty years. The commits
sioners granted Dunne's petition with
out following the usual mode of pro-
cedure of advertising the fact and
posting the road. Andie admits hav-
ing chopped down the gate, which was
/ locked, but claims that owing to the
| illegal action of the commissioners the
road is still a public highway. Feeling
among the neighbors is running high.
some taking one side. some the other,
/ and 1t is very probable that this case
will go higher than the superior court.
Several parties of surveyors, who
have been busy in this vicinity during
the past ten days covering the ground
which will be covered by the extension
OF the Sunnyside canal. left for the
vicinity of Prosser July IS. C. w.
Payne is In charge.
j. B. Pacius leaves for Portland in
the next few days to attend the press
convention. stopping off on the way at
Easton. to which place Mrs. Pacius will
accompany him.
Mrs. Frank Hartz left for the Simcoe
mountains July IT, where she will
spend the warm season with Mr.. A
Kuntz and Miss Margaret Kuntz OF
| Parker.
The following left town July 16 tc
spend the next few days camping and
fishing in the vicinity of the Summit
house: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morgan
Mrs. Tobias Beckner, Mrs. Jack Nor
gan, Miss Charles Robinson and
Count Smith, the latter securely forti.
fed against rattlers both inside and
out
W. II. Pope was out after snip.
again this week, this trip carrying
gun instead OF a sack and lantern; h,
has learned his lesson