The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-17
Local News.

Sergeant Wesolowski of i troop,
Fourteenth Cavalry of Wai.a Walia
who has ben visiting here for several
days with friends, returned saturday
to resume duties at his post.
DIR. p. Cornue of the Selah has sold
to DR.. a. H. Henry n pen of five Buff
Orpington chickens. These were .Irize
birds and the owner received $50 for
them 1t is by breedingg such that
one makes the poultry business nay.
A consignment of range cattle,
some $50 heads, We're unloaded at
North Yakima Sunday for Carp Hai..
They will be taken to the hills where
the forage is said to he excellent, at
least below the snow line. and will be
fed for n month or so and then shipp-
ed to the coast sound for market.
J. T. Handsaker, who is one of the
Pomona Heights landowners, evident
ly has faith in the future of that
section. He has ordered his work
men to go ahead with their develop
ment. He proposes to plant SO acres
to trees this year the planting being
so done that eventually he will be
able to split his so acres into five acre
tracts and have a home orchard AMI
commercial orchard on each tract.
He may have to tote water for year
or so, but he hopes not
w. II. Curtis. former valued en-
ploye of the Herald, now on the Wal
lace, Idaho, Press. is in the city for
a few days. Mr.. Curtis is the owner
OF considerable Yakima acre property
and is here looking after his realty
interests.
9he Naches valley railroad has re-
ceived from the carshops at Tacoma
its passenger coach which was badly
damaged by fire recently. The car,
now that ii has been renovated. looks
and feels as good as any passenger
coach. 1t will constitute a welcome
addition to the rolling stock of the
road the passenger BUSINESS of which
has grown beyond the limits of the
combination car to comfortably
handle.
\ sale of land recorded in the Of
tice of the auditor Monday was the
transfer by Albert Howard and wife
to Otter Bros. of a tract of 100 acres
unler the ditch of the Union Gap ir-
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was $4,000. Technically the land $
a portion of section S-11-20
T. r. Allison left for Chicago Sun
day evening on account of the death
of his mother Mr. Robert Hawks
accompanied Mr. Allison on the trip
Mrs. Hawks, who is dauRt ter of the
deceased woman, was at the bedside
at the time of death.
~. l., Generaux former ly of this
city, Whites from Salt Lake City to
ha, . his copy of the Herald chang
ell from Ann Arbor Mich, to that
city where he has located perman-
eaIy and will resume the practice of
law. lie is very much taken with
that prosperous little city and re-
quogi- any of his old acoUaintanccs
here wishing that town to look HIN
UP.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Krack of e.
lenshurg was in the city Monday at
tending to business matters.
The pool halls and theaters open
ed Sunday and did a good business
the entire day Rumors that steps
would be taken to compel the places
to close up could not be confirmed.
The board of directors of the Yaki-
ma valley league will meet in this
city next Sunday to finish up the bust
ness left over form the first gather
ing. At the meeting the directors
will name the umpircs.
Mrs. C. Roy King will leave North
Yakima this morning for the SCUM
to be absent for two weeks.
Rev L. l.. Bartl<e. pastor of Grac
Lutheran church of this city, is t
go to Richland Sunday To be presen
at the dedication there that day O
the new German Lutheran church q
Richland.
Bids for carrying the mail thre
times a week between Sptzenberg
II miles. have been called for by tn
federal government. Bids will b
opened April 6.
The real estate firm of John ID
Morrissey 4 Co. has closed deals TO
the transfer of 40 acres on Mob Hill
Heights from William Webster t
James Wood. The property will b
improved. Earl s. Davies of Colum
bus Ohio, has purchased 90 acres in
the Cowichc. Tho deal was closed by
wire.
Sid Noble, who has been across
country to the Columbia river. ha
returned to North Yakima. He says
that he passed a camp of 50 work
men doing railroad construction wort
for the Milwaukee road on the lin
down the Columbia and he says the
are constructing a splendid piece o
roadbed. Mr.. Noble says that a pri
waite irrigation ditch, above the Han
ford ditch, and which will irrigat
some 700 acres of land. is also bein
constructed, the water to be raised