The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-04-15

F. w. Rhodes, formerly of this
city, is spending his vacation here.
Mr.. Rhodes is teacher in the
schools at Seattle.
Miss Fannie Beardsley, of this city,
has gone to Castle Rock, Wash, 10
spend the summer.
The warehouse that D. f. Lesh
had intended TO have erected on the
erected until fall.
George H. Irish, who has been in
the east for some time, was in town
yesterday. Mr.. Irish resides at Sun
INSIDE He says that the east is al
most solid for Taft.
The county commissioners will
meet on the morning of May for
the purpose of hearing the petition
of Victor Cavalin and others for the
changing Of the line of the old Selah-
Wenas road.
Street Commissioner Ed. Lyon
says that the reason that there is no
water in the bitches in the higher
parts of the city is that the Hubbard
ditch is dry. Arrangements will un-
doubtedly he made with the North
west Light and Water company to-
day to supply the lower part of the
city with plenty of water
Ernest Schneider takes exception
TO a statement in another paper that
he has not paid his fine for conduct
ing a blind pig. Schneider says ar
engagements have been made for the
payment of the fine by his friends.
lie is a resident of Priest Rapids.
Following are the correct results
on pony class at the horse show last
Saturday Second prize, Murchie's
Keno: third prize. fuckers Scotty.
These were listed wrong in the Off
cial book and consequently were re-
printed improperly.
Manager Schaefer of the New the
atre on Yakima avenue has COM
pletely change the appearance OF the
front by some yellow paint, and the
Improvement is very noticeable.
Charles A. Splawn. who was one
of the first settlers of the Yakima
valley died at his home in the Kitti-
tas valley Thursday afternoon at the
age of IS Al his bedside were A. j.
Splawn, l.. l.. Thorp and a number
of friends. He was buried at Thorp
Friday. He was the first sheriff of
Yakima county and is very we'll
known in this city.
The motion for a new trial in the
suit of Mrs. L. S. Preston VS.. DR.. ]. S.
Kloeber was refused by Judge Preble
yesterday afternoon on the grounds
that the affidavit of H. ]. Snively did
not show that DR.. Kloeber had had
a talk with ]. D. Cannon, who was
one of the jurors of the case.
Judge Preble has ordered that the
name Of at least one person who was
present on each occasion when ]. B.
George said things that were of a
damaging character to James Hen
derson be filed with the court. Mr..
Henderson asks for $4,000 dam
ages.
The Jeffery Mercantile company
on North Seventh street, was broken
into last Friday night and quantity
of cigars chewing tobacco chewing
gum and candies were stolen. Mr..
Jeffrey thinks that highwaymen were
boys and that he will be able to APP
prehend them without calling on the
aid of the police.
NJ. E. Nooner, who tried TO make
$50 on a six-dolar check, was SEN
fenced to from one to IA years at
ceives the same sentence on the
charge of passing bad checks ON
members OF the Eagles in North
Yakima.
Charlie Milan and Edward Cleary
We're sentenced from two to IA years
in the penitentiary for stealing from
Froster's secondhand store.
Ernest Schneider, who pleaded
guilty to two informations, was
fined $3.50 on each of the charges
while VIM Bolton. who works for
Schneider, was fined $3.50 on the
same charge.
Jake Snodups was sent to the pen
itentiary for a term of from one to
10 years on the charge of horse
stealing.
Clarence H. Brace was released at
the request of his attorney and the
prosecuting attorney by Judge
Preble Saturday. Mr.. Brace pleaded
gull y to the charge of adultery com
misted in 1905 and was under sus-
pended sentence Brace was recent
~ pardoned BY the state board be-
fore his term was up, where he was
doing time on the charge of forgery
Brace was released on mis- own recog-
nizance, and he thanked the judge
for his kindness.
A motion and affidavit for default
vas fled In the clerk of the court
ofsce Saturday afternoon In the case