The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-09-03
SNAP SHOTS AT YAKIMA
The Herald" Reporter Takes Photo
graphs Of Local Events.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All sorts. OF Paragraphs Gathered
in the Metropolis OF Central wash-
ingt0n and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding It.

Attorney James Ross OF Tacoma, was
10 the city Monday on legal business.
Miss Mamie Maher, of Fort Simcoe, is
spending several days in the city this
week.
Miss Minnie Splawn left on Wednes-
day for Ellensburg where she will attend
the state normal school.
Alex Mclean and Flavy Curry left last
week for the st. Helen's mining district
where they have interests.
S. s. Purdy, the night operator at the
depot, is being visited this week by his
brother, L. r. Purdy, of Vancouver,
B. G.
Mrs. B. B. Coombs returned on Friday
last from Missoula, Mont, where she has
been spending the summer with her
daughter.
Miss Julia Davis, the Western Union
operator, returned on Sunday from va
cation OF a month which was passed with
her sister at Walla Walla.
Fruit growers are offering 81 per day
for prune pickers. This wouldn't be 30
bad for these gold days were it not
that the men are compelled to board
themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. F. Benson and daugh-
ter returned on Friday last from the
Sound country where the two latter spent
six weeks Of the heated term with pleas
ant friends and in enjoyable manner.
Engle Steinweg and Walter Morrison
left for Seattle Sunday to enter the state
university. They are couple of boys
of high character and fine ability and
will, no doubt, make their mark in this
world.
A Bryan and silver club was organized
at Tampico on Friday evening Of last
week with A. j. Shaw, president; E. A.
Shannafelt, secretary and treasurer; ].
w. Knox. sergeant at arms. Eighteen
silverites signed the rolls.
Joseph Otter returned on Friday last
from the Sound country where he spent
several weeks very enjoyably. His sis
ter, Miss Anna Otter, who accompanied
him on the trip, will remain for a couple
of weeks longer, the guests Of friends.
John B. Davidson was down from e.
lensburg on Saturday last consulting with
friends regarding the nomination for Su-
perior judge at the hands OF fusionists.
Mr.. Boyle, OF the firm Of Boyle, Richard
son & Rigg, is also favorsbly mentioned
for the office.
Mrs. N. N. Brown. entertained her
friends on Friday evening last, at the
Hotel Yakima, with progressive ana
grams, IAN entertainment given in honor
of her friend, Miss Frost of Ellensburg
Mrs. James Greene and Fred Chandler
were the most successful in guessing the
anagrammatizations.
The Seatco Manufacturing Co., of Bu-
coda, which has large lumber yard at
Mabton, has been placed in the hands of
receiver. The assets are 1926, 600; liza
bilities $4,000. Mr.. Francis Rotch, who
recently spent several days in.this city,
is the manager and he hopes to get the
mill started again after the court settles
the present entanglements.
+. w. johnson, who represents Porter
Bros, the most extensive fruit dealers in
Chicago. has been spending the past
week in the city arranging for the ship
ment east of a number Of carloads OF
prunes.S Messrs. A. B. Weed and Frank
Wheeler have loaded one refrigerator car
and two more will be loaded at this point
during the week while several carloads
will be shipped from Parker station. The
fruit industry is proving source of con.
siderable income and in addition to the
freight shipments thousand or more
boxes are daily sent by express.
Hon. R. p. Dyer and U. s. Attorney
VIM. II. Brinker, of the west side of the
mountains were recently guests of Judge
and Mrs. Erwin at Fort Simcoe. They
experienced most satisfactory shooting on
the reservation during their visit and on
their trips they were frequently accom-
panied by .Warren Erwin, son of the
judge, who proved himself such an ar
dent sportsman and was so agreeable in
every way that when they returned home
they sent the young man an L. G. Smith
hammerless shot gun, handsomely en-
cased. Master Warren is now one OF
the propdest boys In the whole country
and fully appreciates the thoughtfulness
and generosity of Messrs. Brinker and
Dyer.
At midnight on Monday the Northern
Pacific Railroad ceased to exist and was
succeeded by the Northern Pacific Rail.
way Co. Andrew Burleigh and the other
receivers severed their connection with
the road at that time as did also General
Manager Dickinson and Vice President
Prescott. Following are some Of the
important officers of the reorganized
company: President, Edwin G. Winter,
st Paul; secretary, Charles E. Cooney,
New York; treasurer, Albert L. Little,
New York; general manager, J. w. Ken
drick, st Paul; general traffic manager,
]. M. Hannaford, St. Paul general coun-