The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-21

to Sunnyside. 1t is understood that
two others will be used in connection
with the service one to be at Pros
ser and other at Kenewick.
A Herald reporter learns from
Chas F. Bailey who is acting as ex-
position committeeman from Granger
that G.. w. Mason of that place mas
shipped an exhibit of corn showing
a growth of nine and one-half feet.
The exhibit consists of two varieties,
one being EARLY Minnesota" and the
other "Stowls Evergreen
( S. f.. Farris and A. A. Nicol have
| sent some Fort Simcoe peaches to the
Yakima building at the fair. They sent
| over branch filed out with splendid
appearing fruit. With it they sent
| branch from an oak with nice crop
| OF acorns of this year and also of old
| acorns from last year.
DIR. C. j. Lynch leaves today for
Seattle by auto but he will not attempt
to make the pass. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Underwood will accompany
him. DIR. Lynse will join his family
| on the sound and spend a few weeks
vacation. Mr.. and Mrs Underwood
will also remain there during the sum-
mer months.
| Martha M. Hauser has sued for
divorce from Alvey Houser whom she
married in this county Oct. 10, 1900.
| She alleges neglect and Incompatible
ity. The community property con-
sists of five lots in Wapato. She asks
for division of the property and the
right to resume her maiden name of
! Martha NJ. Clark.
| w. b. Newcomb on Saturday for
warded to Seattle check for $780,
40 which is the balance due to the
builders of the Yakima county build
ing at the Alaska-Y ukonPacific ex
position. The contract price of the
building was $8436. There was
small additional bill for the construc-
ton of shelves. etc. for the display of
exhibits.
Charles Best of Coal Creek, on
whose property well drilling opera
tons by f. NJ Churchill are in pro-
gress, was in North Yakima Friday.
Despite the fact that 60 of the rs feet
the hole has been drilled have been
through hard basalt Mr.. Best has
water in his well, and sufficient to ir-
rigate some 40 acres. He will pump.
G. l.. Underwood, wife and daugh-
ter of Los Angeles are here on breif
visit to Mrs. d. j. Wynkoop and other
relatives in the Ahtanum valley. Mr..
Underwood lived in the Ahtanum dis
trict about thirteen years ago. He is
amazed at the changes that have ia.
ken place in that locality and also
about North Yakima. which he says
he would never have recognized.
Adolph Schulz. of Portland, Ore,
formerly Of North Yakima. is a WISH
tor in this city. After six years of
absence he says he finds himself a
stranger. Mr.. Schulz is not only
surprised with the town but with the
surrounding country. Il had grown
to think" he said, that Portland is
really the only place that is doing
things but | find that l was nightly
mistaken
Ralph Wiley, son of Contractor
Wiley, sustained badly injured arm
| al
the Scudder building, Yakima ave-
nue., Friday. The young man was
posted to see that no injury befel
any of the workmen through falling
stones but was himself caught and
painfully though not seriously injured.
| One wrist is sprained
| Fire early Friday morning in the
| nrt OF
ond street Quilted the building and de-
stroyed large part of the household
effects of NJ. Oliver and family. The
blaze was caused by a defective fiue
and the loss will total close to 5000,
partially covered by insurance The
building was owned by ID. NJ. Phillips,
and has been visited twice by fire
from the same cause in the last year.
| G. NJ. Hauser has received his COM
mission as a member of the state fair
board. He is appointed to succeed
G.. NJ. Dickinson of Seattle who was
appointed to the board but who never
| qualified. There is a vacancy caused
by the retirement of Edward Remy
yet to be filled and l.. Q. Janeck will
retire as soon as business affairs of
the board are Strengthened out.
Fred Goodell, who has been visit
ing at Seattle, has returned home He
is greatly pleased with the fair in gen.
eral and the Yakima exhibit in par
ticular. The Yakima exhibit he says.
while not of great size, is representa-
tive and is steadily improving as fruit
and vegetables grown this season be-
come available.
Fred Eberle left Tuesday evening
for Fargo, n. D., where he will estab-
lish a branch Office of the Horticult-
ural Union. Part of Mr.. Eberle's
duties will be to inspect the crop con-
ditions of the middle west and report