The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-28
THE NEWSPAPER REALM
Brief, Pithy and Bright Items from
The Reporters Pencils.
The YAKIMA NEWS In PARAGRAPHS
lettings from Life and Comments
on incidents tn the Busiest and
Most Progressive section of the
Great Northwest.

Samuel Storrow spent the first part of
the week on the sound.
Mrs. A. J. Willis left last week for
Fairhaven on visit to friends and rela-
! tives.
w. II. Roberts, who has been visiting
friends in this valley, left last week for
his home in Goldendale.
| N. ii. Lille has under consideration
the building of brick block on the site
where now stands the old Lille house.
Mrs. Fred Smith, who has been the
guest Of Mrs. Edward Whitson for the
past couple OF weeks, returned to her
home in Tacoma on Monday.
No one in ordinary health need become
bald or gray, If he will follow sensible
treatment. We advise cleanliness of the
scalp and the use Of Halls Hair Remover.
On Thursday last, February 81, George
Vance picked in the dooryard of his resi-
dence very decided harbinger OF spring
in the shape of full grown and very
perfect specimen of pansy.
Col. j. A. Taggard has rented the office
room next to Pennington's hardware
store where he will attend to his broker
age business. d. w. Simmons will also
have q desk in the same place,
OF the % applicants for teachers GER
tiicates recently examined but eight were
successful. They were the Misses Edna
G. Haines, Mae Conrad, Lillian Kelso,
Mary Gano; Messrs. William Achelpohl,
+. d. Eshelman, Theo Miner and F. D.
Plumb.
Gordon Tracie, manager of the Bargain
Store, has leased the store room now being
vacated by H. J. Kuechler, which he will
Immediately occupy. The Steiner build
ing vacated by him has been leased by
Peter Herke, who moves from the post
office on March 5.
! Rev. Stayt and some of the residents of
Parker Bottom are agitating the building
OF Presbyterian church for that locality.
The Church Extension society will give
third Of the amount raised by the resi-
dents and Capt Robert Dunn has offered
| to deed suitable grounds.
N. III. Lille has been appointed admin
istrator of the estate OF the late Joseph
Bower. As near as can be determined
his wealth consisted OF about $500 worth
of personal effects. There are many who
believe that "Old Joe" had thousands of
dollars in gold buried away, but as no will
has been found this supposed treasure
will probably never come to light.
Klickitat Agricultudtist: Mr.. VIM. J.
Hess has found fine bed of Kaolin, in
the Simcoe Mountains, near the old Yak
ina road. He has had it tested by Port
land parties, who burned some and found
that it would make an excellent quantity
of red crockery ware. Mr.. Hess will
probably make arrangements to manu-
facture and put the product on the mar
ket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben p. Watson expect to
leave on Saturday for Seattle where they
will make their future home. The change
is made on account of Mrs. Watson's
health. which has been very poor of late.
After he has seen his wife comfortably
located Mr.. Watson will return to Yakima
for the pur pose of completing the boxing
and shipment of his printing plant Dur
ing their residence here Mr.. and Mrs
Watson have made many friends who
regret the exigencies which impel them
to leave.
George Donald left on Friday last for
Tacoma and Portland. During his abb
sence he intends to make the preliminary
arrangements for suitable chairs, scenery
and properties preparatory to the trans
mogrification of Switzer's hall into the
Yakima theatre. He will probably be
accompanied on his return by qualified
architect to prepare the plans for the
contemplated changes in the building.
This will be welcome news to our citizens,
who have grown exceedingly weary OF
the present inadequate accommodations
for theatrical trouPes.