The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-20
LOCAL NEWS

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L. l.. Higgins, the tomato man al
Sunnyside, is in North Yakima.
S. p. Degler, of Granger, was in this
city Tuesday.
w p. Sawyer and wife. of Parker
were at the Tieton hotel Tuesday.
F. S. Weed, of Thorp. who has in
terests in this vie nifty was at the Pa
cific yesterday.
The office of the Pacific hotel has
been moved to the second floor and
the old lobby on The ground floor will
be rented Tor store purposes.
c. A. Beardsley, of Pleasant avenue
is aroun again after being confined to
the house several days from fractur-
ed ribs caused by a kick from q
fractions horse.
The Union Gap Irrigation company
has filed a notice of change in water
appropriation to the east side of the
Yakima river in section s, II, 49,
Attorney Bruce f. McGregor. of
Prosser, was a visitor in North Yaki-
ma on Tuesday, transacting business
here.
William Draper. of Seattle. an old
friend of County Clerk Barr has been
visiting in North Yakima and has
about made up his mind to locate
here.
Tuesday was an off day at the office
of County Clerk Barr He had prac-
tically no business at all. He was
greatly offended that the Sheriff's Of
flee hadn't even a bootiegger as an
offering.
William A. Crawford, died at his
home near Fairyiew Tuesday. aged
76 years. He was a veteran of the
civil war and was a member OF COM
pany G of the Forty-second Missouri
regiment. He was member of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and was
also Mason. Mr.. Crawford was an
old time resident of the state. He had
been in Yakima nine years having
come from Goldendale, settling first
in the Cowiche. S. ID. Crawford, of
Oskaloosa. Ia, is son. The funeral
will be this afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Presbyterian church,
r. b. Darlington has filed a mining
claim to the Brownie mine on the
Sugar Loaf mountain, The claim was
discovered September G. 1909.
c. A. Beardsley has entered into a
contract with Henry w. Bentley to
sell him fractional lot of the Naches
Orchard tracts for 1880.
A marriage license was issued by
the county auditor Tuesday to John
r. Brim- aged 81 and Miss Mary c.
Hanson, aged 90, the former of North
Yakima and the latter Of Wapato.
Revised articles of incorporation of
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pany have been filed with the county
auditor the new name of the COM
pany being the Yakima Columbia
River Fruit Lands company.
Heavy receipts of potatoes from the
Yakima valley are causing a decline
in prices, the wholesale houses this
morning quoting choice potatoes at
SIS SIG a ton says the Tacoma
News. Two or three carloads came in
today.
Mabton is to have a local option
election in the near future, reports
from that city being to the effect that
IA petition for an election has been
filed, forty-five per cent of the voters
signing the petition. Indications are
that Mabton will "go dry"
T. +. King has been making inquir-
les regarding the license he will have
to pay here to conduct a tent roller
rink. He has been referred ia Fire
Chief Dawson and the fire committee
of the city council. Mr.. King wants
to erect on the Coffin property on
South Third street where the carnival
was, tent with a patent floor 50X126.
]. b. Woodside, who for the past
four months has been employed as
salesman for the SpokaneY Yakima "
Sunnyside Land company has accept
ed the managership of that concern
and entered upon his duties in that
capacity yesterday. Mr.. Woodside will
have supervision of the Yakima and
Sunnyside offices with headquarters in
this city.
Dom Bum, assistant manager of
the Northern Pacific Model Orchard
near ProSser, returned to his home
there Tuesday afternoon after spend
ing several weeks in North Yakima
and vicinity He has been acquaint-
ing himself with the methods of local
orchardists. Mr.. Bum is a son of the
general counsel of the Northern Pa
cific railroad and joint owner with
leading railroad men in the big or
chard.
Fruit offerings in Chicago for the
week ending october Is, according to
the latest circular of Denney & COM
pany, We're total of 90 cars; of these
IL We're cars of apples there being
four of California Bellflower. six of
Jonathan, one of Grimes Golden. At
tendance at the sales was good and
bidding was active as was also the de-
nand. The Bellflower in fair to
good condition, sold at from $120 to
$l.40 and aVera ged $3.50; Jonathans.
mostly in good condition averaged
about $3.50; Grimes Golden were in
good condition and only brought 81. So.
improvements are proceeding apace
at Hanford in public utilities. Work
is in progress IN the digging of the
trenches for the Watersuppy pipes
for the city water service. The pipes
are all on the ground and a lot of
other material is being assembled for
the work to be done. Hanford is 10
have water light, power and all the
essentials for progressive city in
brief time.
d. w. TWohpV and wife of SpolxanA