The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-09-05
AREP0RFER'S Note BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
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Pen PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts Of Paragraphs Gathered
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Theodore Daum has sulphur spring
on his ranch in the east Selah that is said
to be OF exceptional medicinal merit
E. II. Clarke, the representative of a
leading San Francisco wool house, is in
the city negotiating with the sheep men.
+. E. Kelso, Of this city, was elected
first vice president OF the Epworth League,
ct the district convention at Spokane last
week.
The Ahtanum academy is undergoing
thorough renovation preparatory to the
beginning OF the school year on the oath
Of September.
Charles F. Caldwell, who is largely in
terested in the mines of the Kootenai dis
trict, is in the city for visit with his
sister, Mrs. &. M. Mckinney.
A round trip rate OF $3.50 between
Sound points and North Yakima has
been granted by the Northern Pacific
during the fair for excursions of 200 peo-
pie or more.
Engineer Guy Sterling is now in Utah,
where he has secured the contract on an
extensive irrigation canal. His wife and
child anticipate joining him in the near
future.
Louis Vernier, of Louisville, Stark
county, Ohio, advises The HERALD that
he and his family, with several other
families from that section, will leave for
Yakima in October to locate.
Prof. Heiney and wife returned on Fri
day last from trip overland to Portland
via The Dalles. Their excursion has
given them renewed vigor for the school
year which begins in October.
Rev. Alfred Brown has returned from
the sound and has reconsidered his de-
termination to leave for the east. He
now expects to open the diocesan school
for boys at Spokane in the near future.
A copy OF the Auburn, ILL.,, Citizen,
under date of August 80, notes the pres
ence there of Prof. j. H. Hartley, of the
Ahtsnum academy, who is scheduled for
q lecture in the Baptist church of that
city.
Rev. F. McConaughy arrived on Fri
day last from Edmonds, Wash. The
condition of his health induced him to
return, and he has purchased lots near
the Ahtanum academy, where he expects
to build dwelling and reside.
The Methodist conference at Spokane
resulted in the following assignments OF
local import Rev. Robert Warner to
Ellensburg, and Rev. N. Evans, of that
city, to North Yakima. G. M. Booth is
still the presiding elder of this district, J.
W. Helm is continued at Fort Simcoe
and j. Giezentsnner, of Kiona is assign
ed to Pasco.
The employees OF the court house were
somewhat astonished and discounted on
Tuesday when, upon presenting their
monthly salary warrants to the treasurer,
they were informed that no funds were
on hand to meet them, and the prospects
were that they would not be paid before
November. Treasurer Bartholet says he
has some county money on hand, but
barely enough to provide for the interest
on the funding bonds.
Mrs. George Donald and son returned
on Tuesday evening from the coast,
where they have been spending the sum-
mer. Their house, which has been re-
modelled and fitted throughout with the
hot water system Of heating, will be
ready for occupancy in about two weeks.
These changes have cost about $500,
but Mr.. Donal ID says he does not feel the
expenditure, as the money was pickup,
having been realized from the sale of
some mining properties which he secured
on GRUB stake" When the house is
completed Mr.. and Mrs. Donald will have
one of the most convenient and perfectly
equipped homes in the state.
A party of bloomer bicyclists recently
visited Roslyn, and this is the way the
Sentinel of that town spoke OF the event !:
"When, bunch of strange creatures sud-
denly doomed up on our streets like a
stack of red checks in 12-hour old stud
poker game, excitement ran high. Some
thought that the day of judgement had
arrived, and that what they saw were
some of the traditional creatures that
mythology has pushed to our casual no.
tice down the toboggin slide OF time.
The people were paciied when one of our
citizens who had been in the great world
beyond the confines of our city-at Yak
ina, gave out the information that the
freak was nothing more or less than the
new woman arrayed in boomers"
John s. Miller writers to THE HERALD
from Helena, Montana, under date OF
September 2, regarding the opening of
the new private bank of Miller & Hough
IL am ready to begin business just as
soon as our bank outfit and supplies
reach your city, and they are due there
by to-day or tomorrow. fear. however,
we will be detained in opening at the
time stated, as Mr.. Hough is very sick
His wife writes me that he is threatened
with run of typhoid fsyer. A telegram
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