The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-12-19
LOCAL nRsvlTIEs.


-Chicken-pox Is reported to have made
lie appearance in the Cowychee valley.
The public schools close tomorrow
for the holiday vacation Of two weeks.
Oscar A. Fechter has been appointed
city attorney, vice J. B. Reavis, resigned.
The new fire engine has been tested,
approved and accepted. 1t does excellent
work.
An up-country town has made appli-
cation to buy the old hand engine and
hose cart.
Editor Rhinehart Of the Goldendals
Sentinel became the father Of baby girl
last week.
-Messrs. Sawyer & Pennington have
the contract for making the big watts iol
the new Pasco brewery.
The Courier Is a new, and the third
paper that has made its appearance al
Waterville, Douglas county.
The Christian Sunday school will
have . Christmas tree and exercises aI
the opera house Christmas Eve.
There will be q concert at the Ahtan'
UNI Congregational church New Year
evening. The cantata Under the Palms
will be rendered.
-Edward whitson has decided to put
in the Holly system Of water works, and
the council favors the change from thu
reservoir system. ,-..---
John Leach and Date Bunnell went
10 Toppenish on Friday last and returned
Sunday with thirty-two ducks and chick
ems. They report that the birds are very
plentiful.
james Ross, Of the Wenas, Is suffer
ing from 4 fracture Of his left leg, tn
result Of his saddle-horse falling on hin
Wednesday. Dr.. B. N. Savage dresseC
the fracture.
The council has instructed Council
men strobach and Cary, and Attorney
Fechter, TO confer with reference Il
changes and amendments Of the city
charter and 10 report on same.
IF. E. Craig has purchased JohE
Reeds teams, trucks and transfer bust
ness. The consideration is 5000. Mr.
Reed will now devote his entire time Z
the handling Of coal and wood.
Invitation have been printed for thu
masquerade ball TO be given at the Hote
Yakima New Years eve under the aus
pIces Of the Yakima Social club, It Il
none too early to commence getting tht
costumes ready.
The infant class Of the M. E. Sunday
school, assisted by their elders, held fail
at Mason's opera house during the lattel
part Of last week to swell the church
building fund. The fair was well attended
and resulted in net profit Of about Sl25
The N. Z. Sabbath school will cele
brate Christmas night, ct their hall or
First street, with snow house. A good
program has been arranged and will b
carried out. The admission to the enter
tainment for parties over fifteen years d
ten cents.
While attending the Methodist fail
last week Mrs. Rebecca Brewer was sud
denly taken III. She was cared for In
one Of the ante rooms Of the opera housG
but her condition has been such since
that her removal has not been considered
advisable.
For the benefit Of Office seekers tkG
HERALD will give the address Of the new
senators. Watson @. Squire Is quartered
ct the Arlington hotel, and Jno. B. Allen
and family have taken possession Of {
modest brick residence at 1892 Massa.
chuSetts avenue, Washington, D. G.
On December 24th continuing only
on December 18th and the Slst, The
Northern Pacific viii sell excursion tick
ets TO local points, not exceeding 200
miles distance from points at which
'lcke, = 500 q one ano One-nisn iare IoI
IConS up. 1no re'Ofeo imit Of tickeea
Will % January 0so'
--Paseo 10 being viIely SlandeFed by the
Portland Mercury, evidently through
jealOusly Of its rapid growth. It contains
an account Of Q Dutchman who said be