The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-01-09
THE LOCAL SKE7CH-BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
Here Found Within.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
in the Metropolis OF Central w ash-
ington and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding Il.

X. S,robach and wife returned from
visit to Spokane on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Story, of Mckee. will
soon leave for the coast to remain.
Chas. Gano, of Mckee, has sold his
farm and intends moving to some other
locality.
The Yakima fire department proposes
giving another ball on Washington's
birthday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Loudon, OF Yakima
City, is having rock hauled for the foun-
dation of new building.
The butter output of the Carpenter
creamery at Yakima city is $50 pounds,
and the business is growing steadily.
The new Presby terrain church in the
Mckee is rapidly approaching COM
pletion, and will soon be ready for the
plasterers.
John Cameron is again able to be
around after long spell of sickness which
caused his relatives and friends much
uneasiness.
Lee Cody, who has charge of the store
at Fort Simcoe, spent several days in
the city during the past week, returning
to his post on Monday.
Miss Merriman, who has been spend
ing the holidays with her parents in
this city, returned on Saturday morning
to her school at Roslyn.
1t is reported that large quantities Of
salmon are being taken from the Yaki-
ma and Natchez rivers. The favorite
way of getting them is with the spear.
Otter & Mechtel are refitting the va
cant storeroom in the Eshelman build
ing, formerly occupied by Schott Bros,
and will soon move their stock OF grocer
les therein.
Rev. Rufus Chase will arrive from
Olympia on Saturday next and hold
morning and evening services in st.
Michae's Episcopal church, at the usual
hours, on Sunday.
Mrs. d. E. Lesh is sufferer from ty-
phoid malarial fever. This disease has
been quite prevalent on the Mckee and
Mrs. Rsmer and child who have had
long seige of it are now slowly recover
ing.
The Fowler Ditch Company held its
annual meeting on Monday and elected
Frank Fowler. Marshal Scudder and
James Stuart trustees for the ensuing
year. The ditch covers 5000 acres and
the estimated cost for water is Is cents
per acre year.
On Sunday evening last the Methodists
began a series of revival meetings at
their church, the pastor being assisted
this week by Rev. Smith of Ellensburg,
and Rev. Helm of Fl. Simcoe. The Bap-
lists will also hold special meetings COM
mencing next Sunday evening. Rev.
Salyer will be aided in the work by Rev.
A. W. Snyder.
Mr.. Bartlett, the new merchant at
Yakima City, christened his building on
New Years night with complimentary
ball which was attended by almost every
one from the neighboring country. The
ball was a very enjoyable affair and Ct
tingly celebrated the completion of the
largest and most imposing mercantile
structure in the Old Town.
number of young people spent very
pleasant evening last week at the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell on the
school section. Those present we're the
Misses Sands, Leach, Druce, Wilson,
Campbell, Mckinney, Nash, Young,
Scott, Cobleigh, Smith and Marsh Messrs
Barkwell, Young, Druse, Freeman. Trim
BILE, Campbell, Leach, McCloud. Hill,
Shelhammer and O'Neal.
Many merchants are well aware that
their customers are their best friends and
take pleasure in supplying them with the
best goods obtainable. As an instance
we mention Perry & Cameron, prominent
druggist of Flushing, Michigan. They
say: ave have no hesitation in recon-
mending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to our customers, as it is the best cough
medicine we have ever sold, and always
gives satisfaction" For sale at so cents
per bottle by Janeck's Pharmacy.
There is a movement on foot at Prosser
to organize brass band. f. w. r. Tay-
lor and G. E:Jensen are at the head of
the project, and those who have so far
signed and signified their instruments
are E. W, R. Taylor, LIST alto; John Pa
len, trombone: e. w. Anderson, I'd alto
J. A. Colby, BIB cornet; G. A. Jensen, Eb
tuba c. L. McGlothlen. BIB cornet; Mr..
Cruttendep, clarinet; VIM. Corder, bass
drum; Harry Forsyth, snare drum; M.
Kakara, solo alto; John J. Pearson. Eb
cornet; A. L. Putney, piccolo; Grant
Wright, cornet; F. W. Roach. baritone.