The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-12-19
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Sunshine and Shadows Of Local Life
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YAKIMA NEWS IN BRIEF FORM
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The public schools have been dismissed
until after the holiday season.
Mrs. w. A. Bell, who has been very
Ill for the past six weeks, is now slowly
recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. Owens arrived from
Seattle Monday, to spend the holidays
with Yakima friends.
The sisters Of the hospital would be
thankful for donations Of old linen suita
BILE for using as bandages.
Mrs. Frank Shardlow has returned
from a visit of several months with rela
tives and friends in eastern Washington
and Idaho.
A pleasant house-warming party was
given at the new residence of George
Stephenson, on the school section, Friday
evening, Dec. 18th.
A marriage license was granted on Tues
day to Thomas Taylor and Miss Nettie
Fulkerson. both well known young PEG.
pie of the Cowychee.
Deputy U. S. Marshal j. b. Catron
will leave for San Francisco on Saturday
with four prisoners. He expects to be
absent about two weeks.
Mrs. George Guilland LETT on Thurs
days train to spend the winter with rela'
tives at her old home in Salt Lake. She
will also visit Chicago before returning to
Yakima.
Joseph Sinclair, of Yakima City, left
last week for southern California in hopes
of benefittng his health. His friends
fear that the change is being made toe
late to prove of advantage.
The beautiful CONNIE need falling on
Wednesday night and now covers the
ground TO depth OF from II to l6 inches
1t is the heaviest single fall of snow ex-
perienced by Yakima in several years
Mrs. John Churchill, of Yakima City
presented her husband with baby
daughter on Wednesday last. The many
friends of the lady are happy in the
knowledge that she has safely passed this
trying period and is doing as well as
could be expected.
A genuine ghost story has yet to be
attested; but not SO genuine blood
purifier. Over and over again it has been
proved that Ayers Ssrsaparilla stands
alone among medicines as the most re.
liable tonic Alternative in pharmacy. l,
stood alone at the Worlds Fair.
Our citizens are sorry to learn that W
u. York will loose his collection OF curios
upon which he has spent years OF research
and labor. A decree OF foreclosure of {
chattel mortgage held against the collec
ton was granted in the superior court on
Wednesday, in favor Of J. q. Farley.
Seattle Trade Register: Yakima county
fruit growers, according to Secretary Ton
neson, have received very satisfactory re
turns from sales this year, trees having
been remarkably prolific. Good sales o.
winter apples are made in Montana. Al
Parker Bottom $50 7-year old apple trees
produced 1900 boxes of select fruit, which
netted $500. The trees covered fou
acres, which gives an idea of the profit
ableness Of fruit growing,
The concert to be given for the benefi
of the Presbyterian church, under the
leadership Of p s. Renter, has been Sc
for January g. Mr.. Renter is puttnl
forth his best efforts to make this even
one Of the most successful in the musica
line that has ever been held in Yakima
He has to aid him the best talent in thu
city. The program will be made up o
solos, duets, trios, quartettes, ETC., which
has been nicely arranged, and promises
to be exceptionally fine.
Mr.. Keith Dunlop was taking a stroll
out Yakima avenue on Friday evening
Hast and meeting couple of lovers step
ped aside to let them pass. The poin
being opposite the mill ditch, and Mr.
Dunlop being slightly near sighted, he
failed to calculate distance correctly anC
took plunge into the icy water. Crawl
ing out thoroughly soaked through his feel
ings OF annoyance were wrought to thu
highest pitch by having, as he expressed
t, THAT brute OF man asking me IL
was wet"
James M. Gilbert returned from WALL
Walls on Saturday last, bringing Will
him the prize OF the next convention o
the Northwestern Fruit Growers associs
ton. Yakims's delegate had hard figh
against Spokane, and even after victor,
had perched upon his banners the strug
gle was reopened by motion to recon
slider the vote, and had it not been for thu
firm stand and friendship of DIR. Blalocl
the motion would probably have carried
and as it was 1t failed only by bare ma
jority. Spokane, although she doesn'
raise fruit to any extent. is striving to bt
known as fruit center, and 10 conse
quence is using every effort to secure THU
advertising advantage from the producing
sections.