The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-31
TERSE TALES OF A Week
1.-THE Herald" Searchlisht Thrown Over
City and County.
MEDLEY OF INTERESTING LOCAL ITEMS
photographic Hts of Gossip, society
News, Personals and Happenings
Gathered About North Yakima
and Her Environing valleys.

Tacoma, were guests OF the Hotel Yakima
this week.
Mrs. 7. J. Mcdaniel and child left to-
day for HockinsoD, Clark county, Wash,
to spend the winter with relatives.
Charles McEwen left this morning for
a trip OF ten days or two weeks to Port
land, The Dales and San Francisco.
Schott Bros. have received ton and a
half OF sample shoes, which they will
sell at wholesale cost and some at half
price.
W. +. Thornton brought up wagon
load of peaches from his Parker Bottom
ranch, on Wednesday, which found a
ready sale.
D. Libby, OF the Hotel Yakima sample
room, returned on Tuesday from We
natchee accompanied by his wife and her
sister, Miss jennie Clifford.
George f. Thompson and Mrs. Matte
Z. Baird were married at the residence of
the bride, on Second street, Wednesday
by the Rev. Monroe Drew.
Preparations are being made by the la
dies OF the Episcopal church to present a
cantata with living pictures as side is
sue, during Christmas week.
Married, Wednesday evening, October
30, at the residence Of II. L. Tucker, Mr..
A. T. Frazier and Mrs. Aura B. Atkins.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Evans, of the Methodist church.
ID. w. Simmons and wife were among
the excursionists who left this morning.
Mrs. Simmons will remain in Portland
for some time in hopes of securing medi.
cal attendance which will prove beneficial
to her health.
II. G. Ralph, chief engineer of the
western division of the Northern Pacific
was in the city Wednesday inspecting
the cribbing work of the Natcheez bridge
to see il any work is necessary to protect
the structure from the strains Of winter
storms and spring freshets.
Dave Sallender, the man who received
a short sentence for the larceny of pipes
and other goods from the Alfalfa couple
OF years ago, was arrested on Monday
for selling liquor to Indians. The evi
dence against the prisoner was of con
elusive character, and he was bound ovei
to await trial at the November term OF
the U. S. court in Walla Walla.
E. G. Hickman, proprietor OF the Sar
Diegan-Sun, spent Wednesday in the
city visiting his friend, Ralph X. Mich
OILS. Mr.. Hickman is staunch demo
crat and Mr.. Nichols republicanism is
tried and true; but politics among good
fellows rightly have their special place
and do not interfere with social inter
course.
The west side OF Natcheez avenue,
from Yakima avenue south, for dis
lance of four blocks, is being graded al
the instance OF the property owners and
under the direction of Marshal Lille
Each lot is assessed 81, but the improve
ment is enhancing the value of the prop
erty many times that sum, and move
ment is on foot to continue the grading
to the north of Yakima avenue.
The Christian Endeavors gave very
pleasing entertainment at the Ahtanum
church on Friday evening last. The pro
gram embraced literary and musical Sc
lections conspicuous among which fol
merit were the recitations of Mrs. j. Fl
Harnly. A notable delegation in attend
ance from this city was chaperoned by
MIR. and Mrs. George S. Vance and in
cluded the Misses Meyer. Cody, New
comb, Roher, Nichols and Smith Messrs
George Rodman, Moore, Cline, Wallace
Coburn and Meyer. The party made the
trip behind H. L. fuckers four blacks.
Capt. Jack Crawford, the Poet Scout,
will appear before Yakima audience or
November 9th in an entertainment term
ed 1.-THE Camp Fire and the Trail" il
which glowing pictures will be given o.
borderland interspersed with songs o.
the plains and mountains, western storie,
and incident and quaint poems of CAM
and field. This will be the second at
traction of the Star Entertainment cours,
and judging from the testimonials will
be vivid and true picture of the western
frontier and life in hostile Indian coun
try. Reserved seats fer this entertain
ment can be obtained at Chapman's.
There will be meeting of the North
west Fruit Growers association, at Walli
Walla, on the 10th of December and al
effort is being made to secure the attend
ance OF the leading growers of Washing
ton and Oregon. The action OF eastern
consignees in taking the fruit shipment
OF the northwest and disposing of then
at auction to themselves at figures ruin
GUS to the grower, and then jobbing then
out at high rates, has called for remedia
action. IL is understood that an effor
will be made to form a close allianc
among growers and place capable an,
honest men in the principal markets Il
handle the products OF the northwest g
as to give the best returns to the pro
Queer. The packing OF fruit and othe
subjects of interest to the proUer will n