The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-01-02
THE LOCAL SKBTCH-BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
We're Found Within.
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 lt.

J. l.. Smith returned from his visit to
Portland, on Monday.
Mrs. l.. J. Birdseye left for Spokane on
Monday for visit of few weeks.
Miss Lena Stanton has been spending
her school vacation with her parents at
Toppenish.
w. l.. Cummings, a former resident OF
Yakima, arrived in the city from Ana
conda last week.
Jas. Spahr, now teaching at kenne.
wick, was in the city on Friday and
Saturday last.
Judge Graves was in the city on Mon
day and Tuesday signing papers and clos
ny up the work of the last term.
Miss Merriman, n teacher in the public
schools at Roslyn, is in the city spending
the holidays, the guest of her parents.
Mrs. M. B. Brown, after spending
Christmas with her son, N. N. Brown,
and wife, of the Hotel Yakima, left for
her home in Vancouver on Friday last.
John Madison and Miss Mary Grunden
were granted license on December 26th
to enjoy all the blessings OF welded life.
They are both residents of Yakima City.
A. H. Jarnigan, having disposed of his
stock of groceries, left on Thursday last,
accompanied by his family for Kalispell,
where he will open music and stationery
store.
E. A. Sepp, formerly associated with
M. Coin x Co. az salesman Of the
Bargain store, lett early this week for the
east, having received an attractive offer
for his services from New York.
DR.. q. J. Hill, left on Friday last for
southern California. He has no definite
idea where he will stop, but proposes to
keep agoing until he finds a climate that
will prove beneficial to his health even il
it is beyond the boundaries into Mexico.
DR.. Shields, an eminent physician of
Tennessee, says: 81 re gard AYERS Sarsa.
parilla rs the best blood-medicine on
earth, and l know of many wonderful
cures effected by its use" Physicians
all over the land have made similar
statements.
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Presbyterian church held a meet
ing Thursday evening of last week
and selected the following officers for the
elsuing year; G. F. Bailey, president;
ID. f. Mackinnon, vice president; w. M.
Watt, treasurer; Miss Nina Hall, secre-
tary and Miss Nichols organist.
S. G. Crandall writes from the upper
country that he can put bis teams to
work hanling ore from the mines, a dis
lance OF IA miles, for which he would re-
ceive 81. 80 per ton. The pay is not con-
sidered large on account of the character
OF the country and the condition of the
roads, but fair profit can be made.
Last Sunday was "Old Veterans day"
at the NJ. +. church, the service 10 the
morning being conducted by the elderly
members OF the church and somewhat on
the old-fashioned style. "reminiscences
of early days of Methodism were given by
some of the veterans, one old lady 95
years OF age, adding her experience. In
the evening Rev. Evans preached an able
sermon along the line of old age.
1t Is reported that Receiver Slemmon
is about to bring suit for criminal libel
against Ed. F. White, the popular TRACE
dian. all the outcome of the play of Satur-
day evening. 1t is alleged by the COM
plainant that Mr.. White was the means
of his ruination, anyway Mr., Slemmons
publicly said so before crowded house
on the aforesaid evening" Mr.. White
denies the allegation in toto. There are
prospects that this heavy 90 suit for
damages will be settled outside the
courts, as the friends of both parties
deem II advisable.
On Saturday last Sheriff Dilley arrested
man who gave his name as o. s. Hop
kins, on the charge of stealing three head
of cows from p. j. Flint. Mr.. Flint mis-
sed the animals from his pasture on the
10Th of December. He at once instituted
search and found one OF the cows and the
hides OF two others at the slaughter house
OF Mr.. 1.-THE. At the preliminary exami-
nation before Justice Fulkerson, on Mon
day, Mr.. 1.-THE and his assistant identified
Hopkins az the man from whom the
COWS were bought, and who gave his
name at the time OF sale as Harper. The
defendant who is rather a good looking
man said he had no money with which to
secure the services of an attorney and
waived examination. In default OF 81 800
bonds he was committed to Jail to await
trial at the February term OF the superior
court. Hopkins has also been known by
the name of Sidney and Myles, and at
the last term of the U. S. court in Walla
Walla he was up for assaulting an Indian
but managed to get clear.