The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-12-26
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Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
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PEN PICTURES or YAKIMA LIPE
All sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
In the Metropolis Of Central wash
ington aud from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding IL.

season with relatives in Seattle.
j. Lowell Smith left on Sunday for
Portland to spend Christmas and New
Years with old-time friends.
Henry Otter made his appearance on
the streets Monday, after his long sick
mes s,much to the pleasure OF his many
friends.
A. B. Finlay, the well known sheep
man Of Wenatchee, arrived in the city
Sunday to spend the holidays with the
Camerons.
s. I. Erwin and wife returned on Sun
day from the Sound and left the next day
for Fl. simcoe, accompanied by Hugh
Ramsauer.
Albert Saylor returned on Wednesday
from the Horse Heaven country with 40
geese. 1t required a bobsled to transport
them from the depot.
Miss Snowdie II. Monroe, of Tacoma,
formerly teacher in the Yakima public
schools, arrived here on Saturday last 70
spend the Christmas holidays as the
guest of the Misses Cary.
Ed. Barkwell formerly night clerk in
The Bartholet, returned Saturday from
Steilacoom where he had been promised
position in the asylum but found the
vacancy filled when he arrived.
John Stone returned on Friday last
from the Sound country where he has
been spending the past several weeks.
He says he experienced but one day of
pleasant weather while he was there.
So thorough is the excellence OF Ayers
Hair Vigor that it can be used with bene.
fit by any person, no matter what may be
the condition of the hair, and, in every
case, it occasions satisfaction and pleasure
in addition to the benefit which invaria.
bly, comes from its use.
DIR. G. J. Hill made his first appear
ance on the streets, on Saturday last,
looking wan and crippled after his two
months siege with fever and rheumatism.
The doctor is contemplating an early trip
to California for the purpose Of rebuild
ing his shattered constitution.
Night Operator s. S. Purdy is among
the fortunate ones to obtain vacations for
the purpose of spending the holiday sea-
son with relatives in their former homes.
He left for Vancouver, B. c., on Sunday
morning. Mr.. Wilkinson, of Sprague,
is temporarily filling Mr.. Purdy's trick at
the depot.
In THE HERAID's account of the Elk's
social there was a glazing inadvertance
in failing to make note of the very inn
portant part taken by Mrs. Slemmons in
making the evening one of much enjoy
meDt. Her singing was one of the prin-
cipal features OF the occasion and greatly
enjoyed by all.
The Masonic election Saturday evening
resulted in the choice of w. A. Cox for
Worshipful Master; ii. Teal, Senior War.
den; j. M. Newman, Junior Warden
Geo. 5. Counter, secretary; Alex Miller,
treasurer. The ceremony of installation
. will take place on Friday evening, when
members and their families are expected
to be present.
A. B. Crockett, who ia known by many
in Yakima and better still in Elensburg
as Dave" Crockett, he having resided in
the latter town for number of years, ia
under arrest in Seattle Tor killing negro.
The coroner's jury returned verdict oil
granddaughter. Another former citizen
of Ellensburg in trouble is John Lang
ford, who has been sentenced to 10 years
penal servitude in British Columbia, for
shooting with intent to kill.
Mrs. Frank B. Stinson, of Goldendale,
who had not been of sound mind for
some time past, wandered from her home
on the night of the 10Th inst, and after
walking for distance of five miles laid
down in the snow and was found frozen
in death the next morning. 1t was de.
liberate case OF suicide as note was
found pinned to her dress giving instrnc.
tons regarding her burial. The deceased
was the wife of the sheriff of Klickita,
county.
About $50 was realized from the enter
tainment given in the new Mckee church
by the Presbyterian society last Friday
evening. The musical and literary pro.
gram was seriously disorganized owing to
many of those who were expected to take
part being detained in the city by the
Women's Guild entertainment, but there
were number OF volunteers and the
evening passed most pleasantly. The
booth for the sale of fancy work pre-.
sided over by Miss Ina Phillips and W. E
Dickinson, was the main source of in
come.
A. S. French returned from Rossland
on Sunday. He says anyone not car.
penter is foolish to go there before spring
as work in the mines is closed down
There are two towns-Trail, on the Co
lumbia. which has about 400 inhabitants
and where a smelter is being built with Q
capacity for handling 200 tons OF ore PEI
day. and Ressland, 7 miles distant and
$500 feet higher up, where the mines arr
situated. When Mr.. French left Their,
was snow at Rossland and mud at Trail