The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-21
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MANY MATTERS 0F LOCAL MOMENT
Local Items Rega riding Misceiiane.
Gus Events which Have Trans.
pircd tn aud About North Yakima
During the Past Week.

ID. w. Simmons has gone to Olympia,
being attracted by the senatorial fight.
The council has instructed the city at.
torney to draw mp an ordinance reducing
the dog license from 81 to 81.
II. II. Lombard left on Saturday last
for San Francisco for visit of couple
of weeks with his brother.
Auditor Flint issued marriage license,
on the 10th inst, to Samuel p. Flower
and Mrs. Amy NJ. Beckett, Of Msbton.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Voliva Of the
Selat valley. are being congratulated by
their friends upon the birth of son aud
heir.
Leigh Il. Freeman has been spending
the past two weeks in Olympia trying to
get some kind of an appointment from
Governor Rogers.
Sam'l B. Williams and Emma Glenn
an, both of the Natchez, we're married at
the NJ. f. parsonage Wednesday after
noon by Rev. N. Evans.
marriage license was granted to John
Hogan and Amy Butler on Tuesday.
The bride is one of those frsif women
who reside in the tenderloin district OF
the city.
Jno. b. Catron is said to have strong
endorsement for the wardenship OF the
state penitentiary. Mr.. Catron made a
visit to Wals Walla this week for the
purpose of forwarding his candidacy.
~ Judge +. b. PEBBLE, who has entered
into law partnership with Prosecuting
Attorney Snyder, arrived from Centralis
on Saturday. His wife will join him here
as soon as he can arrange for residence.
Frank Harrison. farm laborer, WAS
arrested on Tuesday for shoplifting in
Coffin Bros. store. For some reason the
Messrs. Coffin decided not to press the
charge and on Wednesday Harrison was
given his freedom.
The mail carrier from North Yakima
to Taupico will leave North Yakima here
after on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur-
days, at p. m, and leave Tampico the
same days at a. m, five hours being
allowed for the trip.
Mrs A. B. Ross returned on Saturday
last from Ontario, Canada, and expects
to remain in Yakima until February
when she will leave for Shanghai, China,
to join her husband, who is there repre-
senting the Equitable Life Insurance Co.
l.. f. Sperry is being strongly endorsed
both by petition and letter for appoint
ment to the postoftice. Should he be
successful Fred l.. Chandler, it is said,
will be his deputy. Robert Scott, ex-
chairman Of the county repu blican CEN
trail committee, is also candidate for
the postmastership.
Tacoma News: Patrick Henry Win
ston has appointed Thomas Vance, of
Yakima, assistant attorney general.
Winston has never been thoroughly
de North Carolinaized, and it is needless
to add that the assistant comes from
that grand old state and from Patrick
Henry's native county.
State Fair Commissioners Hare, Cam
eron and Williams received brief COM
munication on Sunday from Private
Secretary Bellane notifying them that
their designations had been received and
accepted by Governor Rogers. Com
missioner John Reed is the only one who
has shown no disposition to let go.
The four year old daughter of Thomas
Goodwin, died on Monday evening from
tonslils, the funeral occurring on We'd
nesday. This family seems to be having
more than it's share of misfortune, the
mother being confined to her bed by sick.
ness and unable to administer to the
children, some of whom are also sick.
Kind neighbors, however, are doing all
within their power to aid the afflicted
family.
The Yakima Athletic association is fast
becoming one OF the popular clubs of the
city. The membership is climbing fast,
and the interest taken il very marked.
Each week sees some new addition to the
club rooms in the way of paraphernalia
and the gymnasium will soon become
the best equipped of any in central Wash.
ington. To aid them in procuring funds
with which to push the work, the boys
are arranging to put comedy on the
boards to be given about Washington's
birthday. There are other features that
will be added to the play, to be given
between the acts. The entertainment
promises to be one of the most ENJOYABLE
ever presented to Yakima audience.
City Marshal Backer on Tuesday re-
ceived telegram from Chief of Police
Hawthorne, of Spokane, asking him to
arrest G. III. Newton, who was charged
with robbing his travelling companion OF
$3.50. Newton was found without much
difficulty and most of the money recover
ed, large part of it having been deposit
ed with |. III. Dlls for safe keeping
Newton is young man and evidently a
very green hand at crime for he made no
attempt at conceslment and registered at
one OF the hotels under his own name
1t is said that the most that can be made