The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-23
HERALDINGS.

Born, Monday, February %, to the
wife OF Alexander Sinclair, a son.
Born, Monday, February 20, to the
wife Of Mahlon Stevens, a daughter.
VI. Mackison has just completed a
handsome saloon building at Prosser
Born, Saturday, February IS, 1898, to
the wife Of Joseph Bartholet, Jr., son.
Born, Saturday, February Is, to the
wife OF I. C. Grewell, of the Natcheez,
a son.
Born, Sunday, February 10, 1898, to
the wife OF james T. Simmons, Jr., son.
weigh. eight pounds.
r. J. Mackison has purchased the
Columbia river ranch Of Bush Ready,
amounting to over 700 acres.
There will be Lenten services at the
Episcopal church Friday afternoon at
O'Clock, conducted by Bishop Wells.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer denies
that King county wants the state fair,
and says that the location at North Yak
ina is quite satisfactory.
Miss Effie Hood, one of the teachers OF
the city schools, has contested the desert
claim of w. r. Lindsey to a tract OF land
lying under the Selah ditch.
On Saturday, February Is, Mr. i. A.
Mack and Miss Mary Lowell, both OF
North Yakima, were joined in marriage
by Rev. s. H. Cheadle at his residence
DIR. Hill was called to Prosser Monday
to see man named Little, who is not
expected to live, owing to IA protracted
case OF strangulation of the bowels.
Agent Jay Lynch was in the city sew
eral days this week aud reports that a
great number of cayuses on the reserva-
ton have fallen a victim to the severe
winter.
A large number of young people from
the city attended a candy pull at the
residence of Robert Scott Friday evening,
February II, and report having most
enjoyable time.
J. M. Ogle, the well known nursery
man, returned from Puyalup Tuesday.
He thinks the crops will be so extensive
this year that the difficulty will be In
getting men to harvest them.
Carolyn Gage and troupe will hold the
boards at Mason's opera house Wednes-
day, March LIST. Miss Gage is favorite
with the Yakima public, and it is said
she has strong company supporting her.
Mrs. F. b. Shardlow will entertain a
number OF her friends at cards on Friday
evening. An enjoyable time is antici-
pated by those whose fortune it is to have
been invited.
The new freight rates of the Northern
Pacific have been received by Agent
Humphrey, which show reduction of
from three to ten cents per 100 on all
classes from Yakima to Tacoma, Seattle
and Portland.
J. l.. Rosenfeld, the we'll known mer-
chant, makes an announcement in the
advertising columns of to-day's HERALD
that can be read by every housekeeper
with profit. Scan it carefully and see
what dollar will buy.
The Right Rev. Lemuel H. Wells, the
new bishop of eastern Washington, will
hold services at St. Michael's Episcopal
church on Sunday morning, February 20,
at IL o'clock a. m. A cordial invitation
is extended to the public to be present on
this occasion.
DR.. w. H. Hare returned from Ellens-
burgh Monday, where he obtained $l0,-
600 grading contract on the big irrigation
ditch. The work is in a heavy cut, and
DR.. Hare has associated with him in the
contract man who possesses many teams
and large grading plant.
III. X. Owens, the chief engineer of the
big Kttitas ditch, was in the city Tues
day. He remarked that Yakima was
showing many signs of prosperity, and
that the opinion prevailed throughout
the country that fortune was going to cast
her sweetest smiles on us this year.
The new brick building on the avenue,
adjoining the Lewis-Engle building, has
been christened the Fred r. Reed block
and will hereafter be SO known. Miss
Stackhouse, Portland artist. has estab-
lished her studio in the second story, and
William Ker has also opened an office in
this building.
Yakima lodge No. %, l. o. o. F., were
pleasantly surprised in their lodge rooms
on Friday evening last by an invasion OF
the Daughters of Rebecca, who took full
possession. The Odd Fellows graciously
capitulated and were well treated by the
storming party, who brought with them
baskets of provender OF the most tempt
ing nature. to which ample justice was
done.e
A we'll posted frui. grower states that
frost is in the ground for depth of from
four to six inches and that no swelling Of
the buds is perceptible. Usually they
start in the fall, but fortunately failed this
season. He does not believe any of the
fruit is injured, and says that it takes a
temperature of thirty-two degrees below