The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-26
Brief Bits Of News Gathered From the
Highways and ByWayS Of Life.
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL JOTTINGS
"News" IL Something That - Not
GeOeraiIy known and Here Read.
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Couple of Columns Of IL.

Born, August %, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Slavin, of Tampico, a daughter.
1t is reported that Senator John L.
Wilson will visit Yakima in a few days.
Tom Carstens expects to ship 1900
head Of sheep to the Seattle market to.
day.
A. S. Dam and family returned from a
two weeks outing at Soda Springs on
Monday.
J. Z. McCafferty returned on Tuesday
from the Fish Lake district where he has
been for the past two months.
Married, August %. by Justice G. II.
Moulton. Henry Golden to Eldoah ].
Knox, both of Yakima county.
George Cary. Richard Curry, W. B.
Williams and Charles McEwen drove up
to Soda Springs Saturday night and re-
turned early Monday morning.
Prof. Palmer, Of the Ahtanum acad-
envy, who with his wife has been spend
ing his vacation on the Sound, returned
last night and will occupy the Hsssell
cottage for a few days.
Prosecuting Attorney Snyder returned
Saturday evening from his outing OF a
weeks duration at Soda Springs. He
reports large number OF people still
encamped at that mint
w. II. Getz denies that he is associated
with any one in stalking Fred Jungst to
the Klondike. Mr.. Getz has the utmost
faith in Juugst, and looks upon his in
vestment as good venture.
st. Elzabeth's hospital has new SIS
ter superior, as intimated in last week 8
HERALD, and also new corps of sisters,
and this popular institution will continue
to do the good work it has always done.
A slump in the price of wheat in the
big markets has caused decline in Yak
ina and "A cents was the price quoted by
Mr.. Williams of of the mill company on
Wednesday. Flour was advanced 20
cents per barrel on Saturday last.
Prof. q. f. st. John, who has been
spending his vacation in Minnesota, re-
turned to Ellensburg on Friday last and
is now making preparations to move to
Yakima to assume his duties as super
tendent of the city schools the coming
year.
Mr.. Walter Walton returned home the
first of the week from an extended pros
pecting trip in the British Columbia
country. Mr.. Walton in company with
Sam Nutting made several valuable loca-
tons which they intend to return to and
develop shortly.
All of the regular services will be held
at the Christian church next Sunday.
The theme for the morning sermon is
THE Christian Racer" the evening
theme, Goods Measurement of Men,"
Preaching at the Selah valley school
house at 3 p. m.
j. ID. Mcdaniel returned on Tuesday
from the ColvilIe country near the British
line. He reports hard trip and no sue
cess in mining. His partner, as previ-
ously reported in THE HERALD, died
when they were nearing their destination
and Mr.. Mcdaniel was unable to locate
the mines.
A one-eyed tramp soliciting the price
of meal on Yakima avenue the other
day, ran against prominent citizen.
The gentleman was about to comply
with the tramp's request and hand him
a dime, but ventured to ask how he lost
the organ. Quick as flash came the
answer: Looking for work."
The Pierce County Fair association
will bold it's annul fair at Tacoma, be-
ginning Sept. 9th and closing the 18th
They are offering splendid premiums for
fruit, agriculture and stock displays, also
large purses for trotting and running
races. The Northern Pacific has granted
reduced freight rates on exhibits.
Miss Carrie Young, the Nash sisters
and Miss Conrad, and Messrs. Conrad
and Eglin, returned to Soda Springs
Sunday from a two weeks trip into the
Mount Adams country. They spent two
days at Fish lake, where they found
Charles billions family camped. On the
way back they were compelled to 90
twenty miles out of their way to avoid
the forest fires that have been raging.
L. K. Sperry left on Wednesday for
Seattle, in the interest OF the Hop Grow
ers association, to secure pickers. The
arrangements are for pickers to leave the
Sound points on August 2S and 80 and
September l. The fare for the round trip
In parties of twenty-five or more, on each
of the above days, is 81. so. The price of
picking Is 70 cents per box, Is cents more
than the Oregon growers have agreed to
pay. The hops are in fine condition and
experienced pickers can pick four boxes
per day.
The profitable result OF hard work is
shown in the instance OF Johnny Hogan
who lett North Yakima last year with
little money but plenty of determination
and took up sage-brush ranch near
Toppenish. This year he hiss 1000 bush
els of wheat for sale and will be able to