The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-16
SNAP SHOTS At YAKIMA
The Herald" Reporter Takes Photo
graphs Of Local EVentS.
PEN PICTURES OF YAKIMA LIZ
All Sorts Of Paragraphs Gathered
In the Metropolis Of Central WASH
fngson and from the Great and
Fertile Country surrounding IL.

Louis Lachmund left to-day for Cali
fornia.
A. B. Wyckof has gone to Seattle for
few days.
Miss Lettie Kingsbury is conducting a
summer school on the Natcheez.
w. I. Lince and family are costly domi.
ciled at Soda Springs for the summer.
Mrs. d. Rosser and son are visiting for
few days at Fort Simcoe, the guests of
Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. A. S. Dam and children and Miss
Jennie Sherwood left on Wednesday for
Soda Springs.
Mrs. J. d. Clemmer, for a short time a
resident Of this city, died in Tacoma on
Tuesday and was buried this morning.
DIR. Graves and family have gone to
the Swauk mines. The doctor took with
him small engine to operate his stamp
mill.
G. r. Harris has returned from Roslyn
and is putting in q stock Of groceries in
the vacant store room in the opera house
building.
Mrs. Vestal Snyder and child left for
the Swauk mining district on Wednesday.
The will be joined by Mr.. Snyder on the
oath inst.
Henry Teal will leave Friday for Walla
Walla and Portland for his summer va
cation. He expects to be gone about
six weeks.
Messrs. A. N. Short, Flavy Curry and
Ed. Muligan left to-day for the st. Hell
ems district on prospecting tour. They
expect to be gone two months.
The Juniors of the Christian church
will give dime social at the home Of
their pastor, Rev. Utz, from to 8 o'clock
on Friday evening. July 18th.
Col. A. G. Walker and j. 4. Ryan left
to-day by team for the Swauk, Fish lake
and other points in Kittitas county.
They expect to be gone until August LIST.
N. N. Brown, OF the Hotel Yakima, re-
turned on Sunday from California where
he spent several weeks very pleasantly
in San Francisco, Napa, Santa Cruz and
other points.
The match shoot between the Ellens-
burg and Yakima teams has been indef-
nitely postponed at the request OF the
Ellen sburgers who are not in condition
to compete with the Yakima marksmen.
Bank Examiner Chas. Clary arrived In
the city Saturday and remained over
Tuesday, giving the Yakima and First
National banks a thorough examination
and finding their affairs in excellent con-
dition.
The state board OF health has recon-
mended that the st. Elizabeth hospital
OF this city, together with a number OF
other hospitals throughout the state be
exempted from taxation under the pro-
visions Of sec. 2, chapter 1877. session laws
of 1895.
The government thermometer on the
Mckee registered 103 in the shade Tues
day. 1t was trying day on account Of
the lack of breeze. The following day it
was 1861 and that night the minimum
temperature was 70 the hottest OF which
there is record since the government
established station here.
A large number of sheep have re-
Gently come into the county from Ore
gon and Kllckitat county and are finding
excellent grazing here. A merchant
places the number Of newly arrived own
ers of focks at fifty but Mr.. s. j. Gamer
on says that twenty would be nearer the
number although four or Ave large bands
have invaded his range. The top price
now offered for wool is FIVE cents.
Mr.. Geo. s. Vance and wife accompan.
led by Arthur Englehart. G. A. Graham
and wife, and 4. G. Hall and wife win
leave for Lake Katcheez, Friday night,
where they have arranged to go into
camp for the summer. Katcheez has
become favorite resort for Yakima peo-
pie and the little colony enumerated will
have grown to quite considerable pro-
portions before the season is much farther
advanced if all who say they are going
carry out their Intentions.
To those who are deferred from going
to Lake Katcheez on account OF the hard.
ship and lack Of communication between
Easton and the lake will be glad to learn
that Messrs. johnson & Mexican, the
Easton merchants have cleared the OBJ.
structions from the three miles OF road
between the station and the lake, and il
notified in advance will have teams in
readiness at trains TO carry passengers
and camp outfits. Passengers can leave
Yakima at 4 80 p. m. and reach the lake
at O'Clock. These merchants receive
Yakima fruit and vegetables daily which
they will deliver at the lake, and II so in.
structed. win carry mail to campers with
out any charge.