The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-17
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Chief Engineer Pitman, and two
others of the North Coast railroad
were here Friday on a trip of inspec-
ton. In an interview Mr.. Pitman
stated that they would not wait until
the road reached North Yakima be-
fore inaugurating passenger and
freight service but that the same
would be held in about thirty days be-
tween kennewick, Benton City, North
Prosser, Grandview and Granger.
This will prove to be a great relief
to the lumber companies who have
several carloads of material and sup
plies together with their stocks to
be shipped in, thus saving the haul
between here and Kiona. a distance
of one and one half miles The
merchants feel elated over the good
news.
John Palmer went to Pasco Satur-
day to meet his daughter Hazel, who
was returning home from Portland
where she has been visiting several
weeks with relatives.
Ezra Dean of North Yakima was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Weir, of Sunnyside,
has let the contract for a business
house to be erected on the lots she
recently purchased. Freeman and
Blaisdell were the successful bidders.
Work will begin this week.
The fixtures and equipment for the
restaurant which will be run in the
Eaisdell-Freeman building have ar
rived and the same are being in
stalled. The proprietor announces he
will be ready to serve the trade IN
two or three days.
The plat of the Calhoun, Denny
& Ewing company, of the Kiona-
Benton Highlands is in the hands of
the local real estate men, and is at
tracing much attention. Being a
very elaborate piece of work, show
ing as it does, the Highlands, Red
Mountain Orchard tracts, Benton City
and the holdings of the adjoining
ranchers and orchardists it dscloses
some very interesting information. 1t
is replete with all irrigation projects
and canals.
NJ. d. Crawford was a Prosser visit
or Saturday.
H. d. Ryrie has filed as a can
didate for the office of County Com
missioner from this district.
Samuel Lighttle has announced his
intention to run for the office of
Justice of the Peace, having filed his
declaration Friday.
The Misses Johnson of Seattle were
here Sunday looking over the Kiona-
Benton Highlands and Benton City.
The young ladies were looking
over prospective investments for Their
mother, who is contemplating re-
moving from Seattle into this section
A. A. McAlpin, fruit raiser adj
Joining Benton iCty, has on exhibition
peach which measures II 4 inche:
in circumference and weighs JUS
u ounces. 1t is of the Elberta va
riety and is not one of itself as Mr.
McAlpin brought in a number OF
which he had photograph taken
Mr.. McAlphin states he has a grea
number of trees of this variety ant
each is we'll filled and the fruit viii
compare favorably to the ones pho.
tographed.
a. L. Smith. of North Yakima, be
ing the successful bidder for the con
struction of the bridge across the
Yakima river at the Lockwood place
is assembling the material to begii
work
/ C A. Hartman and Nixon Paine
have taken the contract to do tn,
team work.
The concrete basement of the Mat
teson building has been finished anc
| Contractor F. J. Whitney is read,
70 pllt his force of carpenters a
work
a carload of household goods la
arrived for Jesse Matteson. the hard
ware man. and is being hauled owe
by Ira Hartman.
F. L. Cooper, Of the Benton Cir.
Supply Co.. received the contract t.
supply and install the fixtures an,
supplies for the new restaurant.
Mrs. Nettie Hartman. who hi,
been visiting her sister, Miss Sara
at Toppenish. returned home today
| The last pier of the North Coaa
Railroad bridge over the Yakim;
river is about completed and tn
work of placing the superstructur
is going on rapidly
| j. W. Alexander and wife Of Nab
ton are here visiting their daughte
Mrs. William Blaisdell.
A. L. Yakey. of Toppenish, was
business visitor here the end of tn
week and purchased a lot jus
across the street from the Crab Creel
Lumber Co. yard. where he viii
| build a livery stable.