The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
Local News

The first bell ferry signal on the
Columbia has been established at
White Bluffs by Elvin A. Taylor,
commodore of the fast and commo-
dious Mary Ann. The bell is located
On the shore of East White Bluffs
and has ricn tone that can be
heard a long oistance.--Whitc Bluffs
Spokesman.
Significant of the immense devel-
opment that will be under way in the
White Bluffs country this spring is
m order for nearly $4,000 feet of ir-
rigation woon pipe, placed this week
with the Pacific Tank & Pipe COM
pany Of Portland by group of local
ranchers the total cost aggregating
ever $4,000. Delivery will be made
by March 25, in time for the open
ing of the irrigation season. Most of
the pipe will be used in the Klon-
dike-Terrace Point district where
200 acres of new lands are to be i'm
proved this year. A considerable
quantity, however, was lordered by
ranchers living in other parts of the
valley.-White Bluffs Spokesman.
Miss Annie Ryan of North Yakima,
H. Dustin home. She will remain for
4 week at least.-Benton Independent
j. E. Merwin, of North Yakima,
was in the city this week demonstrate
a week at least.-Benton Indepen-
dent
Mrs Geo. w. Berg returned to
Hanford Thursday after a three
weeks visit with relatives and friends
at her old home at North Yakima.
Mrs. Berg went in the interest of the
Christian church and reports her
mission uccessful-Hanford Column |
bian.
w. NJ. Bell secretary of the Cas-
cade Lumber company of North Yak
ina, is in the city for a few days on
business Record.
Mrs. w. j. Hackett of North Yak
ina spent Saturday and Sunday in
the city with her daughter, Miss
Agnes Hackett who is attending the
Notwithstanding Record.
The Fruitvale Schanno Irrigation
company filed the following list nf
officers with the county auditor: F.
M. King, president; W. L. Wright
vice president; w. B. Newcomb. seq
rotary and treasurer.
Messrs Romans and Robbins of
North Yakima will address the
Mckee Improvement club in the in
terests of the Yakima Valley Fruit
Growers association on Friday even
ing, March 3, 1911, at 1880 p. M, in
the band hall, opposite Holland
church.
Messrs. w. N. Irish, w. M. Nelson.
J. E. Shannon, w. P. Romans, r. E.
johnson and others left North Yak
ina Monday for Walla Walla to at
tend meeting there of fruit grow
ers to arrange the questions of sell
ling and grading of fruit B. D.
Thompson of Granger and W. s.
Hunt of Prosser Joined the party.
H. A. Davis of Minneapolis, an old
friend Of w. N. Irish of this city
and who has been visiting here. has
purchased tract in Horse Heaven
north of Prosser and will cultivate
il. He proposes to purchase an i'm
proved tract here as a home.
pointment of a state bee inspector.
Bank clearings for the week which
closed Saturday showed a total of
s350.25S.65. The total for the cor
responding week of year ago was
$309,615,79.
J. c. Scott of Walla Walla, presi-
dent of the Commercial club there.
was a North Yakima visitor Sunday.
returning to his home city Monday.
Howard Evarts Weed, lecturer on
outdoor art, who is delivering
course at the High school here, is
guest sat the Commercial hotel.
Members of the North Yakima
Business Mems association will meet
this morning at Q o'clock at the
rooms of the Commercial club and
will select a permanent secretary.
With the able assistance of Mr..
Maxwell of North Yakima quick
work was made in stringing the
power line wires from the sub-station
on the townste to the pumping plant
of the Kiona-Benton and Water Co.,
the work being in charge of the local
electrician A A. Forman. The line
has now been finished and ready for
turning on the power when needed
for irrigation the coming season,
most of the material for the plant
having been received-Benton City
News
James NJ. Gilbert, father-in-law of
DR.. Pratt, now treasurer of the SYRIA
cuse, N. Y. Trust company, but
formerly a resident of this city Is ex-
pected here in a few days to visit.
He is now in California.