The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-06-13

shows the street to be only co feet
wide from a street extending south,
hut from A street extending north 1t
Is so feet. If this is done the city will
na,e to purchase n strip twenty feet
wide and 1000 feet long. Before that
is done condemnation proceedings will
have to be commenced. The property
from A street extending south to the
stockyards is owned by the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company.
Mrs d. n. Keene is taking va
cation visiting her mother at Dav-
export. Wash.
George Hedges of Manila is in the
city, visiting his brother, j. T.
Hedges. They are spending few
days on the ranch.
The adjutant general has allowed
Company E $500 for target range,
and Captain Curry has six men at
work on the range, getting it into
shape.
J. NJ. Perry & Co. are pushing
work on their new two-story ware.
house with all speed. 1t is thought
that the building will be completed
in two weeks.
N. F. Turner recently received a
number of Y. M. c. A. buttons and
has kindly consented to explain the
emblem of the society to all who will
call at his office at the Y. NJ G. A.
headquarters.
J. McCurdy, who returned home
last week from visit to his son on
Vancouver island, brings with him
a number of fine specimens of ore
| tal, y, &c tI.a
island. Some Of these assay $3.50 to
the ton, and were secured sixteen
feet below the surface.
The death of Susan Surrier Ornes
occurred at her home in Anacortes
last Monday. She was the wife of
Fred Ornes of the Anacortes Ameri-
can. Mrs. Ornes was magazine
writer of some distinction and was
well known as conscientious edu-
cational worker.
The Saturday Evening Post offers
a prize consisting of Shetland pony
to the boy selling the greatest num-
Der of Posts in one month. Dee Nc
Cornell received word that he is eli
gible to participate in the contest and
the little fellow is out working like
a Trojan in hopes of winning the
prize.
A number of changes are being
planned for the city hall and if the
building is not sold they will proba-
bly, be carried out. The plans will
allow door eleven feet wide in place
of the present exit, to give egress to
three horses attached to the ladder
and hose truck. The plans will also
allow stable room for two more
horses.
A cloudburst in the southern part of
Klickitat county Sunday did much
damage to the roads in the canyons
in many places and also damaged sew
eral bridges. The bridge over Wood
gulch creek was completely demolsh-
ed by earth and rocks from the steep
banks. which slid down and crushed
it, completely covering what was left
of it, 1t was new bridge, built by
the county at an expense of more than
$1,000
Contractor Switzer, who has the
contract for building the new Car
negie library, is becoming restless
because the stone for the building
is not here The sub-contractor was
to furnish the stone, and he has been
very slow in getting the material on
the ground. Mr.. Switzer has noti-
fed him that if he does not furnish
the stone at once he would get after
the bondsmen. 1t is said that the
stone will be here this week, and the
building will be completed by Christ
mas.
About the goth of the month County
Treasurer Title will make call for
about $4,000 worth of warrants issued
on the Sunnyside drainage district.
There were issued about 100000 of
these warrants, which are still out
standing. The county is now able to
pay off a part of these warrants.
There are today fifteen prisoners in
the county Jail. Sheriff Grant always
seems to have his county lodging
house we'll filled. The fewest number
that has occupied quarters there since
Mr.. Grant took charge of the institu-
ton was ten. That was six months
after he took the office. The greatest
number that has been in there in the
same period was fifty-two.
The Jacobson building is nearing
completion. John Sawbridge expects
to move into the building in about
another week.
Rev. Morton L. Rose will address
the Western Washington Missionary
convention, which meets in Seattle
this week. His subject will be,
Money and Missions"