The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-06-06
A REPORTER'S Mute BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
Were Found Within.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts OF Paragraphs Gathered
I'm the Metropolis Of Central wash
ington and from the. Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding It.

A. n. Short left this morning for Ia
coma on few days business trip.
Born, on the Ahtanum, May 80, to the
wife of William Mckinney, daughter.
Senator G. l. Helm and Attorney J. c.
Lloyd, OF Ellensburg, spent Wednesday
in the city.
The members of the high school with
some invited guests, to the number OF 35.
enjoyed picnic in the country on We'd
nesday.
General James NJ. Ashton has rendered
his resignation as brigadier general to
Governor McGraw, and the resignation
will be accepted.
The name OF DR.. q. j. Hill is proposed
as candidate for school director, to fill the
vacancy caused by the expiration Of the
term OF J. NJ. Baxter.
One Elliott was arrested on Saturday
by U. S. Deputy Marshal Catron for sell
ling whisky to Indians. He was bound
over by Justice Henton, and now Lam
guishes in the county bastile.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society
are to have linen and fancy article sale,
in connection with ice cream and straw
berries, to be given by the Christian En-
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evening, June 8.
Mrs. George Donald expects to leave
within the next ten or fifteen days for
Portland and San Francisco, to spend
the summer months. She will remain
away at least until the additions to the
residence here are completed.
The Ladies Aid society of the Christian
church will give An ice cream and straw
berry festival in Mr. Bissell's new build
ing, opposite the court house, on Tues
day, June 18th. Ice cream and straw
berries will be served at Is cents dish
or both tor 20 cents.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cheadle, mother of
Rev. S. II. Cheadle, celebrated her Goth
birthday on Tuesday, by entertaining
some of her lady friends at tea. Among
those present were Mesdames. John
Donald, j. p. Nation, Harriet Parker,
d. Wells, William Reigelmier and J. K.
Ward.
1t is Agent Graham now, II. G. Hum
phrey having been checked out on Tues
day and Mr.. Graham checked in. The
latter has been popular and hard work.
ing officer of the road in the capacity of
cashier at the local station, and his
friends are highly pleased to see Mr..
Humphreys official toga fall upon such
worthy shoulders. Mr.. and Mrs. Hum
phrey and daughter leave tonight for
their new home in Wisconsin.
A. II. Mcguire returned on Wednesday
morning from his old home in Bellevue,
Ohio, where he had gone IN response to a
telegram announcing the serious illness of
his mother-who died half a day before
Mr.. Mcguire arrived He will now re-
main permanently in North Yakima,
and endeavor TO keep The Anterior up to
the usual first class standard. Mrs. Ma
guire will vioit relatives in Ohio for sew
eral months, eventually going south for
the study of music, and finally returning
to this city.
Judge Sol Smith, OF Goldendale, is in
the city this week, in the endeavor to
make some settlement of the Ahtanum
water cases. He stated that the testi-
mony which had been transcribed was
now about to be purchased by the farm
ers interested, and that he hoped soon to
be able to render some decision in the
matter. These cases have been awaiting
settlement for almost three years; and
the only thing which has postponed
verdict is the inability or disinclinstion
of the farmers to pay for the short hand
notes OF the testimony taken at the trial.
Without these the court is unable to rem
der al opinion and Mr.. A. l.. Slemmons,
who was court reporter. refuses to give
them away. Judge Smith says il the
notes are not furnished he will order a
rehearing, beginning at 80 a. m. and
terminating at p. m. upon the adjourn
ment of the court by Judge Graves.