The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-12-12
TERSE TALES OF A Week
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City and County.
MEDLEY OF INTERESTING LOCAL ITEMS
Paragraphs hits OF Gossip, society
News, Personals and Happenings
Gathered About North Yakima
and Her Environing valleys.

n IL ootCt tuo I<uuhlGihW HOp DuIeI,
is again in the city.
W. J. Aumiller left on Tuesday for q
trip to the sound cities aud Victoria.
John B. Catron. W. T. Clark and E. F.
Benson returned Wednesday from the
sound.
G. L. Villas, J. W. Watson and j..
Schlumpf, well known citizens OF Seattle,
are guests of the Hotel Yakima.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at Mrs. JAZZ
nasan.s, corner of Yakima and Natcheez
avenues, Tuesday. Dec. 18th, at 2:30
o'clock.
Wm. Lemon il home from the agricul-
tursl college at Pullman to spend the
holidays. He is temporarily occupying
position in |. H. Dill's store.
Miss Jennie Mclean has opened dress
making parlors over Coffin Bros. store
and as her work is familiar to the ladies
of this city she will doubtless receive all
tuc phtIOudkC bIC tdu htbCuu W.
James M. Gilbert left on Monday for
Walla Wala to represent Yakima in the
Fruit convention being held there this
week. Mr.. Gilbert will exert his best
efforts to have the next convention held
in North Yakima.
The superior court convened on Mon.
day and adjourned Wednesday until next
Monday. The seven saloon men arrested
for keeping open on Sunday entered .
plea OF mot guilty" and their cases were
set for the February term Of court.
Ed. Owens, who shot Charles Conway
in the shoulder, at Kennewick couple
of weeks ago, perfected his bond Of $500
on Wednesday and was given his liberty.
As no jury was summoned for this term
of court his case will not come to trial
until February.
Ayers Pills being composed of the
essential virtues OF the best vegetable
aperients, without any of the woody or
fbrous material whatever, is the reason
why they are 81 much more effective and
valuable than any other cathartics. The
best family physic.
1t is often a mystery how q cold has
been Caught" The fact is, however,
that when the blood is poor and the sys-
tenn depressed, one becomes peculiarly
liable to diseases. When the appetite or
the strength fails, Ayers Ssrsaparills
should be taken without delay. 81
F. w. Roach, editor of the Prosser
American, was a North Yakima visitor
on Tuesday and Wednesday. He says
that Prosser and the adjoining country is
increasing in population rapidly. and that
twelve families, mainly from the Dako-
tas, have located there during the
past two months.
The entertainment last Friday evening
by the younger scholars of the Methodist
Sunday school was most successful af-
fair in every particular, the church being
crowded to the doors. While the ad-
mission fee charged was very small over
$S5 was counted as the net receipts,
which will go toward purchasing furnish.
ings for the parsonage.
The first meeting of the Dancing Club,
was held in Masonic hall Wednesday
evening. The club was recently organ
lied for the purpose Of keeping the
members in touch with the latest dances,
but chilliness seem to pervade the at.
mosphere at the first meeting, probably
on account Of there being an unlucky
number present-13 couples, and an early
adjournment was taken.
Rossland and the Trail Creek count ~
is catching an inconsiderable number oil
Yakims's people although what they
will do in mining country in the dead
of winter is something of a conundrum.
B. B. White and family are already there
and engaged in the undertaking business
U. F. Diteman is on the road; the Gran
dals are packing up their stock prepare
tory to moving to Northport. and they
will be accompanied by viii Kelsey
James Donald and G. w. French left for
Rossland, last night and Nye Tsggard ia
planning to make the same change after
the holidays.
@. j. Beach, the landlord of the hotel
at Kennewick, was North Yakima wish
tor the fore part OF the week, he having
come up to see his daughter who is G
teacher in one OF the schools near the
city. Mr.. Beach brought with him q
number of Kassaba or Persian melons
which he distributed among his friends.
The Kassaba has the good qualities Of
the cantaloupe and the watermelon and
if stored where the temperature is cool
and even will keep in good condition for
the table throughout the winter and into
May. The merits OF this melon are little
known otherwise its market demand
would be greater.
These damp days are peculiarly pro-
vocative of hoarseness, and raspinR
speech is heard everywhere. Some sim.
pie remedies that may be relied upon to
smooth out voice that must do service
at q dinner party or other social enter.
tainment are, a tesspoonful of cocos
wine, taken at intervals of half an hour,