The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-19
EARLY DAY STRUCTURES
SHOULD BE PLACARDED
Residence of w. L. Lemon Was
on the Ground Before This
City Had an Existence or a
People.

The famous First National bank
building which came up from old
town rs years ago. doing business all
the way, still exists to take part in
the way, still exists and took part in
he celebration Saturday. 1t has either
gone up or down in the social scale.
as one judges from a commercial or
an artistic standpoint. 1t Is doing
present duty as the Ideal theatre. 1t
stood on the corner Of Yakima and
Second until 1888 when It was moved
to make way for the present bank
building
The frame building squeezed in be-
tween more pretentious brick and
stone structures. occupied by T. G.
Redfield In the first block east on the
| avenue. Is as much q pioneer a. Its
| occupant The house between Fourth
and Naches, occupied by c. M. Hau-
ser, was the st. Elizabeth's hospital
of the early days. The old Guilland
hotel which was one of the buildings
to make the exodus has disappeared
and given place to the Mullins build
ing.
Old Churches.
The old Presbyterian church, now
tackled on to the stone edifice. which
has replaced It. the old Chris
tan church, now the armory, and the
old Catholic churc. latterly used as
a boys school and now being torn
| down that the Marquette college is
completed. came up from old town
The house now occupied by Post
master w. l.. Lemon Is on the site of
the Robert Beck homestead which
covered a good part of the present
North Yakima and was here before
North Yakima existed. The kitchen
and the servants bed room of the
Lemon house comprised the original
shack. Mr.. Lemon says the he has
heard Robert Beck tell that there
used to be a sheep corral across the
road from his place, where the herd
ers would put their sheep for the
night, coming in from the hills. The
cook stove in the Beck shack was a
hospitable one and the herders used
to fry their bacon and boil their cof-
fee there. Mr. Beck used to tell how
the dogs would howl and yelp all
night because the coyotes were trying
TO get at the Sneep.
To Keep Open House.
Mr.. Lemon says that owing to the
historical interest attaching to his
home, he will keep open house, so
that all who wish may see the old
kitchen. Judge Edward Whitson liv-
ed in the place for some years.
1t has been suggested that 1t would
be a matter of interest, especially tn
the many newcomers here, If the PEG.
pie occupying the houses or buildings
which came UP from old town when
North Yakima was started placard
them for the day so that all who run
may recognize them as pioneer build
ings.
The house directly back of the
present Catholic church is an old
timer. 1t used to belong to Mr.. Chap
pell who moved up from old town
one Of the first grocery stores. A
partnership in this store was bought
by Mr.. Cox who came into North
Yakima on the first train At that
time the road was built only to FL
lensburg. Shortly after switch
back over the mountains was con-
structed and used until the con
| struction Of the Stampede tunnel. The
home of Mr.. Cox at Third and b
streets was moved up by George
Cary. Other old houses are the
Pleas. Bounds house, now occupied
by Mrs. A. j. Shaw and family; the
old Lilly house, back of the Hotel
Guilland site, now fallen on evil days,
the home of A. B. Pearson, which
| until few years ago belonged to A.
B. Weed; the home of Miss Lucy
Nichols: the old Purdy Flint house
two or three on Naches just below the
avenue. The home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Strobach originally belonged
to ]. p. Nation one of the pioneers.
George Donald 25 years ago in
stead of living in the handsomest
house in the Yakima valley was re-
siding In a portion of one Of the
Northern Pacific warehouses
First Drug Store.
The first drug store In North YAK
ina belonged to a man named Bush
nell. The first dry goods store was
Otter Bros. formerly of old town
The first three story brick block was
the Syndicate building now tho Re-
public office. The Lewis Engel
building, formerly so long occupied
by Lombard & Horsley went up
about the same time. The old post
Office used to be on the avenue about
where Leckys store Is now.
1t is not to be understood that
these houses could be located by
streets in those early years for the
streets of those days were mainly
paths through the sage.
A long frame building which dis
appeared few. months ago when the
Eagles put up their building was q
double house occupied at one time
by tne families of A. p. Weed and