The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-03-02

The second afternoon Of the parlor le;-
lecture course, held at Mrs. J. X. Wards
on Saturday last, was enjoyed by over
fifty ladies'. The third OF the series will
be postponed one week, and next Satur-
day afternoon, March 4, will be devoted
to a complimentary for Miss Lsdd, who
has been the inspiration Of these lectures
and who is aboct to leave for California
on visit to friends. The complimentary
will be held at the home of Mrs. w. L.
Steinweg. Miss Laid will give q paper
on Robert Browning, good and suitable
music will be rendered, and new feature
introduced for this special occasion. The
exercises will begin promptly at o'clock,
and all are cordially invited TO attend.
Tickets 25 cents, the season tickets for
the regular course not being accepted on
this afternoon.
The progressive euchre party at the
Yakima club last evening was very
pleasant affair. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. George Donald. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hors
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S. Courier, Mr.: and
Mrs. f. +. Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. II. J.
Snively, Miss Kingsbury, Miss Donald,
Miss Iler. Miss NATION, Miss Cudip.
Miss Fulkerson, Miss Wright, Judge
| Graves, B. T.. Snipes, +. j. Hamscher,
L. E. Sperry, Henry Lombard, ]. Donald,
w. II. Kershaw, George Vance and f.
NJ. Reed Miss Wright and Mr.. Courier
captured the first prizes, and Mrs. Donald
and Mr.. Hamacher the BOBBY prizes.
On Monday evening last an Indian
gave ten dollar gold piece to white
man for the purpose OF getting it changed,
as he claims, but more likely to get whis'
key. The white man disappeared, like.
wise the money, much to the grief on the
part of the Indian, who appealed for re-
lief to Marshal Cock. This officer thinks
he has a clue to the thief and will soon
| have him in limbo.
On Wednesday AL Whitson, while jour.
neying through the lower end of the coun-
ty in company with G. M. Mckinney,
shot and killed wild goose, at An es.i-
mated distance of 800 yards, with SO.
calbre revolver. While these gentlemen
we're stopping at house some one stole
the bird from their wagon, but they are
willing to furnish aiIidavits as to the
killing.
1t is rumored that a proposition TO pur-
chase the Republic has been made to C.
NJ. Holton, and that ii accepted a stock
company will be formed, composed of l..
L. Sperry, X. X. Nichols, A. B. Weed,
George Donald, John Reed, and num-
Der of other republicans, WHO will put up
the money and conduct the paper under
the management OF Mr.. Sperry.
| L. b. Whitman, of Walla Walla, arriv-
ed in Yakima Wednesday for the purpose
of investigating two pieces of property in
the Sunnyside country on which large
loans are to be placed by the investment
company he represents.
George A. Fair, who recently arrived
from Chicago, was on Thursday, March
2, ordained minister in the Baptist
church by Rev. ID. d. Proper, OF Seattle,
assisted by three ministers from Spokane
and two from Dayton.
THE HERALD is making arrangements
for correspondents throughout the Sunny
side and lower Yakima country to keep
the readers posted on the developments
taking place in that promising section.
A meeting of the congregation is called
for next Sunday in the Presbyterian
church at the close OF the morning service
to consider the matter OF the pastorate
for the next year.
Fred Agate, of Ellensburgh, grand
chancellor of the knights of Pythias, was
in the city Wednesday installing the Off
GERS OF the uniform rank X. of p.
On Monday Senator Eshelman intro
duced senate bill No. 277, for an add
tional superior judge for Yakima and Kit
titas counties.
At a meeting Of the firemen last even
ing it was decided to postpone the calico
ball, which was to have been held on
March II, until some time in April or
May.
Nelson Rich, OF Prosser, is in the city
this week attending upon court.