The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24
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PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
In the Metropolis of Central w ash.
ington aud from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding IL.


panies, is in the city this week.
w. G. Ronald, OF Seattle, a prominent
member Of the state Knights of Pythias,
was visitor in Yakima on Saturday
last.
Register A. +. Smelling returned on
Monday night from Portland and The
Dalles, where he had been on business
trip OF few days.
James Gard and wife, who have been
visiting friends and relatives in Yakima
for two or three weeks, returned last week
to their home in Waterville.
Auditor Hall this week granted mar
rage licenses to Albert Kneff and Viola
J. McGinnis, of Tampico; o. J. Berney
and Breta Erickson, of Mabton.
II. B, Dickinson, of Tacoma, a member
of the well known railroad contracting
firm Of King & Dickinson, is in the city
this week for brief visit with his friend,
Mr.. o. Halsted. of Zilah.
The election of officers OF the local COM
panies N. G. w. was held in the armory
on Friday evening last, the result being
that Marshall Scudder was chosen cap
tain, F. G. Hall first lieutenant and Dick
Curry second lieutenant.
And now Goldendae people are urging
the Great Northern to rush branch road
from Priest rapids through Yakima into
Klickitat county. Our neighbors will
yet hear the whistle and rumble of the
iron horse, II they keep up their present
determined tactics.
Agent L. r. Erwin was in from the
reservation Monday night, bringing with
him Mrs. Erwin's mother and sister,
Mrs. Akin and daughter, who have been
guests at Fort Simcoe for several months.
The ladies left for their home in Georgia
the same evening.
w. III. Boyle, of the firm of Boyle,
Richardson & Rigg, arrived in the city
on Saturday from Tacoma, and will be a
guest of his partner, Mr.. Fl. B. Rigg, of
Yakima, for two weeks. Mr.. Boyle is
not in good health. and hopes the change
of climate will benefit him.
The members of the local lodge w. c..
T. U. held their annual election on Tues
day. of officers for the ensuing year.
Mrs. A. p. Oliver was chosen president,
Miss May Prince recording secretary,
Mrs. Ida Null treasurer, and Mrs. G. M.
Lampson corresponding secretary.
Mrs. John T. Redman and son, who
have been guests at the Hotel Yakima
for some weeks, for the benefit of the
boys health, returned yesterday morn
ing to their home in Tacoma. Mr.. Red
man is one of the officials OF the West
Coast Grocery, Tacoma's oldest whole
sale house.
Receiver George Donald, of the Yakima
Investment company, returned on Sun
day from Tacoma, where he had gone to
await the decision of the court in the APP
plication for the dismissal of one of the
two receivers. The court retained the
original two, Mr.. Donald and Judge
Allen, of Spokane. Mr.. Donald states
that the receivers last week paid $4,000
taxes into the county treasury-which
payment should relieve the county 8
financial embarrassment to some degree,
at least, by the redemption of that
amount of warrants.
Considerable interest and no less
money is awaiting the finish of the horse
race at the fair grounds next Saturday
afternoon, when Mr.. Bellies "Sleepy
Tom," famous all over Washington, is
booked by Frank McGoogan to play Sec
ohd fiddle to neat little mare named
"Nell," owned by George Guilland. 1t
is said that there is between $500 and
$500 now up or ready to be put up on
one or the other side, and the sports are
anticipating hot contest on Saturday.
The race is to be decided in mile heats,
DeSt turee III uNe. ION DhckerS are
banking on his we'll known speed, while
"Nell's" friends affirm that Toms" Is
years of age and shortness of wind will
not permit him to beat the mare in a
contest arranged as above.
Captain Jack Crawford. poet, scout
lecturer, humorist and vocalist, who will
appear at Mason's opera house on Satur-
day, November 8, is one of the noted
characters in the frontier annals OF the
Rocky mountains and their Pacific slope.
His Campfire and Trail' is replete with
thrilling incidents descriptive OF exciting
experiences in the wild west. No stage
presentation OF the scenes he depicts has
ever succeeded in creating so much en-
thusiasm and such profound interest as
that OF Captain Jack Crawford. Vast
audiences greet him everywhere, and
many complain that the versatile actor
appears for one night only. The Grand
Army veterans and their friends find in
him and his exhibition an inspiration that
is at once reminiscent and prophetic
Treasurer Matt Bartholet saw him several
years ago at Salem, Oregon, and he vel
remembers how thrillingly interesting
was his presentation of exciting incidents
in frontier life. He says it was com