The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-21
AREPOR9ER'S Note BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
We're Found Within.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
In the Metropolis of Central " ASH
tngton ana from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding It.

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J. C. Lloyd. OF Ellensburg, was visit
or in the city on Monday last.
Mrs. w. w. Mccormick, who has been
very seriously i'll, is now slowly recover
my.
G. G. May, a leading citizen and banker
OF Davenport, was guest at the Ather-
ton on Monday.
Major and Mrs. Fred X. Reed and Mrs
ID. f. Budd left on Monday for prosser to
remain some days.
Fisher & Mabry are making great
harness offer this week. Note their ad-
vertisement in another column.
The Western Union is putting in new
high poles, thus raising its lines over the
telephone wires through the city.
Mrs. T. B. Sloan, of Billings, Mont,
arrived in the city on Wednesday on
visit to her sister, Mrs ID. L. Bryson.
+. J. McGougan, assistant manager of
the Inland Telephone Co., is in the city
on his periodical inspection of the local
exchange.
Mr.. George Livesley, of Ortng, we'll
known in Yakima where he has heavy
realty interests, is in the city on a bust
ness visit. He arrived yesterday morn
ing.
The musical society will give concert
at Mason's opera house about the first Of
March, for the benefit of the treasury
Exact dates havehot yet been determined
upon.
The firm of j. II. Hill & Co, has been
dissolved, W. J. Jewell retiring Mr..
Hill will undoubtedly make a success of
the business he will alone conduct in
future.
H. j. Snively was forced to neglect his
court business on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week, on account Of a sudden
attack OF stomach trouble which con-
fined him to his room.
Mr.. S. Patent, Seattle gentleman, is
in Yakima this week. He has become
so enamored OF the City of Sunshine that
he purchased two lots in the Frances
Dunning Villa tracts, east Of the city and
will Immediately begin the erection Of a
dwelling house thereon.
Yakima's talented members OF the his
trionic armament leave on Monday morn
to present at Ellensburg, on that even
ing, the drama damon and Pythias,"
under the instruction of Prof. Rasmus.
Next thing we shall hear that Manager
John Hanna will be wiring for dates for
the big Tacoma theater.
The hop house Of f. r. WEIGH, situated
in the Ahtsnum valley, caught fire at
noon on Tuesday and was totally destroy
ed. The building was being utilized at
the time for curing hams and bacon and
700 pounds of pork product were con-
sumed. The loss was a severe one for
Mr.. Welch as he carried no insurance.
At the Friday night meeting of the gov
erning board OF the Commercial club it
was decided to make the last social OF the
season dancing party, the receipts from
which are to pay for the descriptive cir
cular illustrating Yakima's resources to
be issued by the club. The dance will be
given at Mason's opera house on Tuesday
evening next, under the chaperonage OF
the ladies-wives of members OF the club.
The Hol. Commissioner has affirmed
the decision of the local office in the
case of Frank Martin vs.. d. S. Wilson,
ID. l.. <. No. 483, in sec. 30, tip. n r % e,
and dismissed the contest, subject to APP
peal of contestant. In the case of the n.
P. R. r. Co. vs.. M. NJ. Damman, involv-
ing e1 sec. Is, tip. II n Is e, the
commissioner holds Damman's entry
for cancellation, subject to his right of ap-
peal
Geo. S. Vance was awakened on Tues
day night by what he thought was fire
in his residence. Bright flames were
dancing on the walls of his room. Dis
covering that they came from the exterior
he looked out of the window expecting to
see the barn on fire. 1t was, however,
simply his winters supply of cord wood.
which had become ignited from ashes
thrown around it. Mr.. Vance worked
until 2 a. m. to extinguish it, finally sue
ceeding.
Those who attended the performance OF
"Our Flat" at Mason's on Saturday even
ing last, feel considerably chagrined at
the way they were taken in. The show
was not bad, in fact rather good, but the
announced specialties were lacking and 1t
in no way justified the advanced price
charged. This is one way to knock future
theatrical patronage in the head, for
: when person feels he has been "done
for" he is liable to be over-cautIous in
taking further chances.
Readers of THE HERALD cannot tail to
note the numerous ads which grace each
issue OF this paper. They mean much.
They imply that the merchants have con-
hdence that the large circulation of THE
HERALD more than recompenses them for
the output of money necessary to adver-
tise. Patrons Of this paper should patro-
nlze the business houses represented in
these columns. By so doing they help