The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-09-09
RBPOR9ORIAL FANCIES
Brief Bits Of News Gathered From the
Highways and ByWays Of Life.
PERSONAL and IMPERSONAL JOTTINGS
"News' IL Something That IL Rot
Generaiiy known and Here Read.
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Couple OF Columns OF IL.

Elegant weather for hop harvesting.
Elensburg has had several heavy
irosts during the past week.
Powell Bros. shipped a carload Of
horses to Seattle Friday night.
G. g. Hoyt has been appointed United
States Indian commissioner at large.
Fred Chandler is clerking in Mr.. Dills'
Star clothing house during the busy sea-
son.
Agent Lynch and Chief Clerk Banks,
from the reservation, spent Sunday in
North Yakima.
H. 8. Hatch, Of vashon Island, is Wis
ting his son, W. s. Hatch, who lives in
the Selah valley.
The thermometer registered so degrees
on Monday morning, As on Tuesday, and
AZ on Wednesday.
Road Supervisor Forbis, OF the school
section, showed balance Of SIS on hand
In the fund OF his district at the end OF
his term.
Frank Nsgler has a new boy at bis
house. 1t is said to have flute like
voice and gives promise of becoming a
first-class musician.
g. E. Parrish's daughter Iona has
been very low with inflammation of the
brain, but is reported as much better by
the attending physician, DR.. Rosser.
Charles Rodman has succeeded Frank
Lippincott as suburban mail carrier for
the Mckee route, and Frank Fry is ar
ranging to carry the route on the west
side.
William Badger was called to Prosser
Saturday on account OF the illness of his
daughter Bertha. He returned early in
the week and reported her very much
improved.
S. M. Lee, of Pittsville, Wis, spent
the greater part of this week looking
over the Yakima valley as advance agent
fer number of his neighbors. He likes
North Yakima and vicinity very well.
Little Herbert Nelson. the 3-year-old
son of George Nelson of the Natcheez.
who had his leg broken by a wagon wheel
some time since, is improving rapidly
under the care of Drs. Fletcher Il Baker.
The Presbyterian parsonage is being
improved by the addition of two rooms In
the rear, and other changes. The work
will be completed in few weeks, when
Rev. Beattie and family will occupy the
premises.
s. B. Ormsby, of Salem, Or, govern
ment inspector of timber, was in North
Yakima early in the week, and with him
was Charles ID. Pedestrian. They left
Tuesday for two weeks inspection of
the Cascade reserve.
w. II. Ribelin, photographer, of Ell
lensburg, has been here for some DAYS
locking over the city with view to es-
tablishing himself in business here. On
Monday n deal was closed whereby he
leases the James gallery and assumes the
business. Mr.. Ribelin is recommended
as an artist Of high merit, and will doubt
less find paying business awaiting him.
A. A. McDermid will begin to grind
sorghum on his place next week. There
are about twenty acres OF this crop in his
immediate neighborbood, and he esti-
mates production of 100 gallons to the
acre. At so cents per gallon, less a cost
OF 20 cents for working up, sorghum is a
good paying crop. The seed also makes
good feed for chickens and hogs.
.Hicklin, the genial assistant cash
Ter at the bank OF Miller & Hough, re.
ports that the firm is receipt of large
shipment Of silver coins that are creating
considerable interest among those who
have seen them. They are of very re-
cent coinage, and it takes three pieces to
make dollar. They are full legal ten.
der, just the same as other coins of the
government, and will be great convent
ence in making change as soon as they
become generally circulated.