The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-14
SNAP SHOTS AT YAKIMA
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts of Paragraphs Gathered
in the Metropolis of Central w ASH
ington ana from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding Il.

Elgin Baxter returned from Anaconda,
Montana, to-day.
II. A. Griffi n defeated Bert Churchill at
trap shooting on Saturday last.
Born, Wednesday, May 18th, to Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Station, a son.
Oscar A. Fechter now rides an Eagle
bicycle purchased from Pennington.
A marriage license was granted on
Monday to James A. Wright and Anna
]. Williams.
]. b. Pugsley and family left on Tues
day for Walla Walla, from which point
they expect to 20 to Spokane to locate.
Sunday next, at $50 p. m, English
Lutheran service in the Episcopal church.
Subject, Optimism or Pessimism ?"
Everybody invited.
Although not delegates, d. E. Lesh,
John Reed and DR.. Frank were among
those who were interested attendants on
the convention at Everett.
s. Z. Brown, of the tax department Of
the Northern Pacific, is in the city check
ing up the records. The N. p. will soon
liquidate its tax Indebtedness to this
county.
Milton Shearer and family and w. G.
Stephens returned this week from Col
dendale, where they were in attendance
upon the wedding of j. G. Flanary and
Miss Evelyn f. Stout.
''The Wonder" is closing out, prepare
tory to moving away. Your choice of
any trimmed hat in the house for SO. rs,
Sc and 81 goods; $500 hats for 1915;
$3.50 hats for Sl.95. 17.2w
II. j. Snively returned from Spokane
on Tuesday, where he won the prelimi-
nary battle in the federal court for his
client, Mr.. Fogarty, of Ellensburg,
which, it is said, will insure the success
of the big damage suit.
Judd, Root & Co., who are largely in
terested in the Pendleton wool securing
works. have written to Coffin Bros. to
the effect that they stand ready to take a
block of stock in similar enterprise to
be located in North Yakima.
A Drumtochty musicale is to be given
at the residence of Mrs. George Donald
next Wednesday evening, May goth, un.
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society
and for the benefit of the Congregational
church. Light refreshments will be
served and the admission, which includes
everything, will be Is cents.
The Mascot saloon has belied its name,
for early this week it was closed on an
attachment issued by the Puget Sound
Brewing company for beer bill of about
800. 1t is said that John husband, one
OF the proprietors, is intending to move
away, probably to Walla Walla, in which
event there will be another vacancy in
the city council.
James II. Roberts, aged 30 years, died
at Yakima City May 9th of consumption.
The deceased was on his way to the
coast from st. Paul in hopes that the
change would prove beneficial to his
health, but becoming suddenly worse he
was taken from the train on Friday and
died the next day. He leaves wife and
three children in st. Paul.
The election of clerk and one director
of school district No. 7, North Yakima,
will be held on June Sth. Mr.. Steinweg's
term Of Office has expired and 1t is his in
tention not to be candidate for re-elec-
ton. Clerk Courier is DESTROYS of re-
newal of his term of office, although the
salary is but small, and certainly his SER
vices have been of such an efficient
and satisfactory character that no valid
reasons can be advanced for a change.
The Hon. w. L. Jones delivered the
sixth and last lecture in the Epworth
League course at the M. E. church We'd
nesday evening to a large and highly en-
tertained audience. He handled his SUBJ
lect, "Fops and Foppery," in pleasant
and forcible manner and convincingly
illustrated to his hearers that no amount
of polish would make gentleman unless
the true principle was in his heart. The
lecture was spieed with pertinent word
pictures which elected rounds of APP
plause.
1t was showing in the Cascades We'd
nesday and old timers say there is more
of the beautiful" in the mountains than
has been known at this season for many
years past. This, in connection with the
water-soaked condition of the entire
northwest. gives strong grounds for the
fears felt in Portland and along the Co
lumbia OF another great food. 1t is con-
coded that the extreme food point will
again be reached should warm weather
soon put in an appearance. This can
only be averted by the continuance of the
present fitful weather until much of the
water and snow has gradually passed
away.