The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-06-04
SNAP SHOTS AT YAKIMA
The Herald" Reporter Takes Photo
graphs Of Local Events.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIFE
All Sorts OF Parag rRphs Gathered
I'm the Metropolis of Central " IA stu
ington and from the Great and
Fertile Country Surrounding IL.

Born, Tuesday. June ID, to Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Schorn, a son.
A. l.. Slemmons left on Thursday morn
ing for brief trip to Spokane.
County Treasurer Dexter Shoudy, Of
kittitas, spent Sunday in the city.
Born, May 2Sth, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Lee, Jr., Of the lower Natcheez, daugh
ter.
Attorney +. +. Wager, of Ellensburg,
was Yakima visitor on Monday in the
interest OF his clients.
A local paper mentions II. b. Doust for
the office of school director. Mr.. Doust
says he is not candidate.
Married, at the home of Rev. G. A.
Slayer, Monday June /, Mr.. Arthur +.
Spaulding and Miss Bertha L. Webster
Ed. Barkwell, formerly clerk of the
Bartholet, arrived in the city Saturday
from Olympia. He Was on his way to
Trail Creek.
Mrs. j. b. Reavis and Mrs. j. NJ. Gil
bert entertained their lady friends very
pleasantly at the home Of the former Oh
Monday afternoon.
w. +. Dickinson returned on Monday
from trip to Everett, Seattle, Tacoma
and Portland where he has been soliciting
advertising for the state fair premium
list.
Messrs. Otter q Mechtel have received
a computing scale, which is one OF the
novelties of the day, to save mental
worry and prevent mathematical mis-.
takes.
Died, at st. Elizabeth hospital, Satur-
day, May Both, A. j. Shepherd, aged 5S
years. The deceased was an old soldier
and was buried on Monday under the
auspices OF the q. A. X.
George G. Arrowsmith returned to dav
from a trip to his former home in Vic
torla, Il. g. While not looking very
robust, he says his health is much i'm
proved and that he is feeling first rate.
Emil Schanno returned from the Swauk
to-day. He is out of humor with the
management of the mining properties
owned by the Yakima syndicate and says
he has had enough OF it although having
perfect faith in the richness of the claims
At the Christian church, Sunday: Bible
school at 10 a. NJ; preaching at l / a. M.
and 8 p. IN. by the pastor; morning sub
ject, Talents" evening, "The Evidences
of Adoption" The Endeavorers will
join the union services in the Presbyter-
ian church.
The council met in regular session
Monday evening and ordered warrants
drawn for claims against the city to the
amount OF $32920. The building of
200 foot hltching rack at the cemetery
was authorized, and the price of grave
digging was cut from 50 to 50.
Memorial Day was generally observed
in Yakima. The exercises were impress
i've, the speaking good and the graves
decorated with an abundance OF flowers.
The parade and soidierly bearing OF Troop
A, under command of Captain Scudder,
was one of the features of the occasion.
Mr.. Paul Holbrook left on Friday last
for Seattle. He has rendered his resig-
nation as secretary of the arid land COM
missioner which will take effect July |,
after the completion of some map work
to which he is now devoting his attention.
He will then enter the employ of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Co.
Ezra Meeker, the well known hop
grower, politician, and editor of the agri-
cultural department of the Tacoma
Ledger, arrived in the city to day. ID
which capacity his visit is paid cannot
be told by THE HERALD, although, through
his seeking prominent republicans, the
probability is that it is neither the former
nor the latter.
The semi annual election of officers OF
North Yakima Lodge, No. 50, X of r.,
was held on Wednesday evening and re-
suited as follows; Chancellor command
er, Ernest Hamilton; vice chancellor, F.
G. Hall; prelate, A. Hamel; master of
the work, w. |. Lince; master at arms,
+. A. Curry; trustee. A. n. Short. Geo.
N. Tuesley, keeper OF records and seal, j..
r. Coe, master OF finance, and Frank c..
Horsley, master OF exchequor hold over
for six months.
IL. A. Griffin, who held the champion
ship medal as best wing shot of Yakima
county, has decided to hang it up as a
prize to the party making the best score
out of % blue rocks; scores to be shot off
on the 9TH and 9Th inst, single scores
only. Known traps and unknoH n angles.
Mr.. Griffiu's object is to arouse an inter
est among the local nimrnds, to the end
that a strong team be organized to meet
the Ellensburg club and to participate in
the events at the state fair this fall.