The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-13
THE LOCAL SKBTCH-BOOK
Entertaining Bits Of Information Which
Were Found Within.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
in the Metropolis OF Central wash
ington and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding II.

J.. L. Smith is spending few days in
Tacoma.
Mrs. Geo. Holloway, of Yakima City,
is seriously i'll.
A. F. Smelling and wife are in Spokane
for weeks visit.
Rev. Drew and Rev. Stayt are attend
ing meeting Of the Presbytery, in
Seattle, this week.
Malcolm McLennon and Dan Nelson
were Seattle visitors this week returning
home on Tuesday.
Bert Parton, OF Toppenish, recently
bought 80 head of stock hogs in Klicki-
tat county for his ranch.
Crockett Ross left for Spokane Tues
day to extend the organization of the
Afro-American League.
DR.. Rosser reports the birth of an SO
pound girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Hughes, of the Wenas, on Feb. 9Th.
Miss Grace Shannon returned last
week from Ellensbnrg, where she has
been attending the state normal school.
E. B. McCracken, convicted of selling
liquor to Indians, has been discharged
from custody, his term of sentence hav-
ing expired.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Stockdale, the
Thespians, left for Portland on Tuesday
where they have an engagement to
join the American Girl company.
Fred Bond who pleaded guilty to hav-
ing robbed his cousin of some jewelry
is now in the penitentiary having been
taken to Walla Wala on Saturday last
by Sheriff Dilley.
The ladies of Ellensburg will give 9
Leap Year party to their gentlemen
friends ON Monday evening. Arrange
ments for the entertainment are being
made OH lavish scale.
Judge Graves states that DR.. l. N
Power is able to sit up for a time each
day although one leg is still in plaster
cast. The only fear now felt is that ht
will have stiff knee.
d. J. Stevens hop house, on the All
tanum, caught fire in some mysterious
way, on Sunday night, and was entirely
destroyed. There was an insurance o.
$500 on the building in company rep
resented by E. F. Benson.
On Sunday afternoon the 12-year Ole
son of Arson White was kicked in the
right leg by a horse he was leading
with the result that the bone vas frac
tured in two places. DR.. Heg was sum
moned to attend the lad who is now re
ported to be getting along as well al
could be expected.
A foot ball team has recently beer
organized at the Ahtanum academy will
Oliver Cochran as captain and Franl
Woolsey as secretary and treasurer
The boys will begin to put themselve
in training at once but do not anticipat
venturing match game with the Nortl
Yakima team before the last of mex
month.
The Epworth League will hold 80
cial tomorrow evening IN the parlors O
the Hotel Yakima. The entertainment
which the young ladies are now busil
arranging, will be something new an
novel. 1t Is termed valentine an
Tag" social, which probably mean
valentines for the young gentlemen t
their hearts content. Refreshment
will also be served.
Henry Truax, better known as "Littl
Hank" writes to The HERALD, iron
McNeil's island, where he was sent 70
selling liquor to Indians, asking tina
this paper be sent to him so that he ca
keep track of his Yakima friends. II
says he is in good health and gettin
along "as we'll as could be expecte
under the circumstances" and that b
will be back in Yakima in May wine
bis term expires.
Deputy U. s. Marshal J. B. Cairo
returned from Walla Walla Tuesda
where he placed Joe Taylor in the pen
Tertiary to await his trial In the U.
circuit court. Taylor gave the Office
little trouble but objected vigorously t
being incarcerated in the Pasco ia
during the wait required in maxim
connection with the Walla Walla trair
This shows that his troubles have nc
entirely blunted his pride.
Goldendale Agricultural: The art
sian well in Horse Heaven, on tn
Bickleton-Prosser road, and which CO.
the state and county some $4,000
after all proving of productive benei
to the farmers within a radius Of eigl
miles. A gasoline engine which require
sixty cents for fuel per day and run b
one man, operates pump which brinl
the water from depth of 400 feet. Or
man saves $500 year that he used
have to pay TO have water hauled fro
the Yakima river.