The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-07
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
Were Found Within.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
iu the Metropolis of Central W sh.
inEton and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding u.

Friday evening, February Is.
Phil A. Otter and wife leave this week
for visit of month with friends in
California.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the Pres
byterian church Tuesday, February II,
at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Jasper Nelson is suffering from a
dislocated arm, the result OF fall on
Tuesday morning.
1t is reported that G. S. Prowell will
again enter the service OF the Northern
Pacific, as roadmaster.
Walter j. Reed, of Gle Elum, was in
the city on Monday and Tuesday as a
guest of his brother, John Reed.
Capt. Dudley Eshelman has now over
30 members in his class in music which
meets at the Christian church on Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
ID. K. McGinnis, formerly OF the Sun
nyside, but now secretary OF the st. Paul
Commercial club, has been elected vice
president of the Minnesota State Agricul.
tural society.
The indications are that the Demorest
silver medal contest at Mason's opera
houEe February Ii will be largely attend
ed, as it is exciting considerable interest,
and nntitinp H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Storrow left on
"Wednesday morning for a short visit in
Tacoma, Seattle and Olympia. The young
people brought from the east car Of
handsome furniture for their home in this
city.
A new time card goes into effect on the
Northern Pacific on Sunday. The east
bound passenger will arrive in Yakima
at l0:l5 p. M, while the west.bound
will retain its present schedule time,
6:45 q. m.
Mrs. Edward Whitson received the sad
news on Jan. 18th, of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Bateman, at Washington
d. G. She left tie next day for Tacoma
to spend the most trying period of her
grief in the company of her sister, Mrs
Clancy.
Superintendent Browns two assistants
on the board of examiners for the coming
year are Frank M. Spain and Prof. Will
liam Heiney, each of these gentlemen
possessing high grade certificates from
normal schools and other educational in
stitutions.
Indians report that four of their best
Chinook dancers were selected last week
aud with chants and dancing promised
to bring the Chinook winds in exactly
four days. That period was up at 2
O'Clock on Sunday, and promptly on time
the first breath of the balmy, snow
evanishing wind was felt at Toppenish,
and "a hours later scarcely a vestige OF
''ILe beautiful was left.
Mr.. Aumillsr, who has been arranging
for the shipment Of produce to the
destitute families OF Nebraska, informs
ruE HERALD that he has at last secured
free transportation. He would be pleased
il those ranchers and others who have
promised supplies would bring them into
this city at once-lsaving jail perishable
produce at the store of Ashcraft & Kinsey
and all other donations at the r. S. M or
gan warehouse west OF the track.
Redmon K Hografe is the title OF new
firm which makes its bow to the people
of this city this week. They will handle
groceries and all the goods that field COW
ers, having purchased the w. d. Walker
stock. AS soon as they determine their
business location they will talk to the PEG
pie through the columns OF THE HERALD.
I. j. Redmon is well known in Yakima
and needs no introduction. His partner
is his brother in-law.
Union Defenders Day." which to the
initiated is February IL, Lincoln's birth
day, will be fttingly celebrated at Ma
sons opera house in the evening by the
members of the Sons of Veterans. Com.
msnder Jones will deliver an address,
which will be followed by a literary and
musical programme OF merit. On the
Sunday previous, February 10. the Yak
ina S. of V. and W. r. c. will assemble
at the hall at 10 80 a. m. and march to
the Congregational church, where SER
vices eulogistic and commemorative will
be held.
gentleman thoroughly conversant
with the law and an honored resident of
this section of Washington, thinks that
the legislature will find that it
has white elephant on its hands
should 1t pass the Lesh bill relative to
paying the salaries of county officials out
OF the general fund. Said he: Chow
would kittitas county pay her officials +?
The county is up to il not in excess of
the legal limit OF Indebtedness, and q
warrant can't be drawn on the general
fund II that should be the desire. The
result would be. the officers would either
have to work for nothing or close their
offices and give the rats and spiders the
run OF the court house" That may all
be true, but there are other obligations
than those of salary which are equally
entitled to prompt liquidation, and be-
SIDES the legislature has shown its will