The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-03-31
LOCAL BREVITIES

In response to the Published tall for a
meeting to make arrangements for an ex-
hIbit in the women's department Of Il 10
Worlds fair, fifteen ladies assembled in
the parlors Of the Yakima club Monday
afternoon. Mrs. Heg was made chair
man Of the meeting and Mrs Steinweg
secretary. A discussion Of the various
branches Of work that might he repre-
scented by the women Of our city aud
country adjacent was held, and the fol-
loving officers and heads Of committees
were chosen for the wOmen's Club Of the
Yakima valley for the Worlds fair:
president. Mrs. +. K. Reed; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. W. +. Morrison, Mrs. T. NJ.
Vance, Mrs. J. II. Thomas and Mrs. j.
B. Pugsley; recording and corresponding
secretary, Mrs. W. L. Steinweg; treas
urer, Mrs. II. J. Snively; on needleWork
and all Of its branches, Mrs. Ed Whitson
and Mrs. Il. d. Milroy; on wild flowers
pressed and mounted or represented in
water colOrs, Mrs. W. l.. SteinWeg; on
fruits preserved in various ways, Mrs. J.
II. Thomas; on school work, including
exhibits of our public schools, Mrs. J. B.
Reavis; on antiquity, family relics, ETC.,
Mrs. F. h. Sharkey; on wood carving,
pyrUpaphy from our native woods, Mrs.
II. II. Allen; crorhet, Mrs. X. Strobach;
painting on china, Mrs. f.. L. Heg. An
other meeting will be held in the same
place. Saturday, April ID, at ? O'clOck p.
M, when all interested and willing In
assist in making the wOmen's exhibit at
ChiragO success, are invited I" meet
with the heads Oi committees and aid in
organizing a special commute i'r each
branch OF work.
GaOr.e Williams is big black coon
who went into Taggard's saloon the other
day and bOnstfullv claimed lie was the
boss old sledse player in seven counties.
lie finally managed to get into game,
having white man named T.. ]. Smith
for his partner. When several games had
been played aud Smith and Williams had
been defeated, the latter discovered he
had no money to pay the score. lie
seemed to take this rs personal cause
Of grievance, and when Smith had settled
his own bill and started to leave Williams
drew long knife and made for him, evil
IDENTIFY intending to stab him in the back,
but man named Turner who claims to
he a detective, and who certainly was
Quick witted IN this instance, threw his
overcoat around the negro's arm, cover
ing the knife, and managed to take the
weapon away. Williams was arrested,
and al his examination before Justice
Gardner stated that he was loaded with
alcohol at the time and didn't know what
lie intended to do. The evidence against
the prisoner was nearly as dark rs his face,
so the justice committed him to jail in
default Of 1900 bail to await the converting
Of the superior court.
Yakima is attracting much attention
abroad and is receiving more favor
able mention from the press than any
other section Of the northwest. That this
is having beneficial effect is evidenced
by the fact that representatives Of the c.,
B. & Q. midland Pacificl and the Union
Pacific railroads have receatly been here
to look over the situation, and we have
the assurance Of visit from Jim Hill, Of
the Great Northern, in the near future.