The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-05
HERALDINGS.

Representative A. b. Weed lett for
Olympia to-day.
DIR. w. ii. Hare spent several days
this week in Tacoma.
Miss Leah LETTERS, an accomplished
musician, has card in this issue OF THE
HERALD.
Married, at Puyallup, Dec. 20, Chas.
Foster, of the Hotel Yakima, to Miss
Olive Lindsey, of Puyallup.
w. L. Caldwell, who has been COM
positor on The HERALD since March last,
left for Seattle on Saturday with the in
tention OF remaining
Prosser is moving. 1t will have four
saloons this month; stud poker and crap
games are running, and the Rev. Walker
held services there last Sunday and
gathered in forty cents, two buttons and
a corkscrew in the contribution plate.
Harry Chapman. N. p. bridge car
penter, suffered scalp wound at Nab
ton, on Friday last. by being thrown on
to some edged tools by the sudden start
ing OF the train. He came to this city on
the afternoon train to have his injuries
dressed.
The State Teachers Association, after
three days. session at Tacoma, adj
journed to meet in North Yakima at
some date in 1893, to be hereafter named.
]. G. Lawrence, of this city, who was
present, was made member OF the ex-
ecutive committee.
The South Bend Chehalis extension of
the Yakima & Pacific railroad was COM
pleted, as far as track laying is con-
cerned, and the last spike driven at
South Bend, Dec. %. The cost OF con-
structing this division, which is 56.2 miles
long, was 81 1000
The decision has finally been reached
by the Inland Telephone company to
build line from Spokane to the Sound
via Wallula, Pasco, Yakima and Ellens-
burgh. Construction work will begin in
March, and it is hoped to have through
connections by August ].
The next two bi-weekly parties of the
Yakima fire department on the evenings
OF January 14th and 2Sth, will be given
for the benefit of the X. OF p. Grand
Lodge fund, and on Washington's birth
day, February 22d, another party will be
given on the same scale as the late mas
querade, for which preparations are
already being made.
D. w. Ross, the civil engineer, has re-
turned to his old "stomping" ground in
the vicinity Of Boise, Idaho, where he
has property interests. He writes that
the diamond excitement near Nampa has
resulted in much ground being staked
off and every ones walking around with
pockets pulled out with gems" of a
variety known as Silican, of hardness
OF 9.25 to standard Of 100 degrees.
d. Emory Mackinnon, of the firm Of
Mackinnon & Murane, attorneys, re-
turned from his former home in Nevada
Sunday, accompanied by his bride, he
having been married at Paradise, Nevada,
on December 2lst to Miss Lizzie Nc
Curdy, the daughter of prominent
mining man of that section. Mr.. Mac
kinnon is receiving the congratulations
of his many friends here over his matri-
monial success, and he carries his honors
we'll.
The wedding OF Clifford Stout to Miss
Ella Jackson was celebrated New Years
Eve. at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. Mary jackson, on the All
tanum, Rev. Mr.. McConaughy offici-
ating. The ceremony was performed in
the presence of the family and few in
innate friends only. The bride looked
charming in a princess costume of gray
cashmere and cherry silk. After the
ceremony those present enjoyed splen-
did repast, to which fitting justice was
done, and then an adjournment was
taken to the parlor, where the floor had
been cleared of furniture, and the balance
of the evening was spent with music and
dancing. Many handsome and costly
presents were received, number of
which were from relatives and friends at
distance.
Crippen, Lawrence & Co. have recon-
sdered their decision and will maintain
an agency here under the control of G..
nj. Mckinney, who has SO we'll repre-
scented them since early in 1890. This
firm has about 5000 900 loaned in Yaki-
ma county, and, while it has been de-
cidedto curtai the business throughout
the arid sections of the United States,
loans with interest have been so
promptly paid in this district that the
compliment OF retaining this agency has
been paid to Mr.. Mckinney and Yaki-
ma. In addition to the loan and irriga-
ton pump business, Mr.. Mckinney will
conduct general REAL estate agency, and
so active is he and so well thought OF
socially and commercially that no doubt
this new departure will prove not only
remunerative to himself, but will be a
medium of benefit to this community.
patent chemical compound has just
been thoroughly tested in an improved