The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-06-17
Brief Bits Of eVS Cultured From the
Highways and ByWayS Of Life.
PERSONAL AND lMPERSOEAL JOTTIEGS
"News'' IL something That L. Not
Generaiiy Known and Here Read.
ers of s'The HeraId, VIII find a
Couple of Columns Of Il.

Mr.. Fred Thompson returned yesterday
from business trip to Riparia.
Rev. q. L. Booth left Tuesday evening
for a weeks visit with his family in
Spokane.
Miss Beulah Gilman arrived in the
city last week from Spokane, for visit
with her sister, Mrs. q. S. Rankin.
A. T.. Green, who is resident Of the
Sunnyside country, was taken to the
asylum at Medical Lake, by Sheriff Shaw,
on Monday.
Attorney f. b. PEBBLE has been APP
pointed court commissioner, to succeed
j. A. Rockford, who has removed to
Northport.
Attorney w. II. Boyle left for Olympia
yesterday to argue the mandamus case Of
Arid Land Commissioner How lett against
the state auditor.
During one of the cold nights last week
band Of sheep belonging to Thos.
Smith of the Wenas "pied up" resulting
in the loss OF LOG head
The Ladies Aid society of the Presby-
terrain church will give a raspberry and
ice cream social at the church, Wednes-
day evening, June I'D at 8 O'Clock.
James Baker is the owner of the heav-
lest Studebaker Bros wagon ever brought
to this city. 1t weighs 1850 pounds and
will be used this season in hauling baled
hay ior q. 5. Rankin.
Next Sabbath will be the last quarterly
meeting for the year at the NJ. +. church.
Presiding Elder Warner will preach al Ii
a. M, followed by the communion ser.
vice. Evening sermon at s p. m.
President Mckinley intends making a
trip to the Pacific coast during the sum-
mer, and Chairman Scott SHETLAND, of
tie republican state central committee,
has extended an invitation to him to visit
Washington.
An order has been issued by the post
office department giving Fort Simcoe
three mails a week The service from
North Yakima will be on Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays and from the Fort
on the following days.
On Tuesday night the Both birthday Of
Frank Nager, the popular musician and
cigar maker, was celebrated at his
residence with a pleasant little party the
principal features of which were pro-
gresslve euchre, music and dainty re-
freshments.
The Misses Cameron of the Mckee have
been anticipating handsome pin money
from 800 well-grown young turkeys but
their disappointment can be imagined
when, on Wednesday morning, they
found that the cayotes had killed 90 of
the largest ones.
Yakima intends to compete for the $50
prize for base ball offered by the citizens
of Eilensburg on the Sd day of July.
Manager Fred Chandler has selected the
following team for the contest: Messrs.
Watt, Stacey, Hickling, Geo. Armstrong.
Dick Armstrong, Hardness, Morrison,
Norby and Chandler.
Negotiations have been conclude and
all arrangements made by which Dick
Case, the Yakima boy, is to fight Henry
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contest at Victoria, on Wednesday of next
week. Slater weighs 40 lbs. and is said
to handle his hands very cleverly, but if
Case has taken care of himself during his
stay in Seattle, which reports would be-,
lie, he can whip any l40 ID. man that
can be brought against him.
Wallace Wiley says most of the trouble
with the hop growers is that they are not
satisfied with fair returns with prospect
of handsome profits but they must make
"all or nothing" He says he has made
money on his hops every year and this is
the third year Of a five year contract for
ten tons OF hops, made with the Milwau-
kee Brewing Co. at 10 cts. This was an
insurance of cultivation and picking
money for the entire yard and as a re-
suit he has no fault to find with the
business, although he was given the ha-
ha when he entered into the contract.
Among the items regarding prominent
personages the following is found in the
Syracuse Standard, OF which j. NJ.
Gilbert recently assumed the business
management: Congressman James
Hamilton Lewis of Washington is de-
scribed as looking like fashion place.
He wears long frock coat that reaches
almost TO his ankles, brown trousers,
patent leather shoes, extremely high
collar, flowing necktie and bright yellow
gloves. His hair is long and his whisk-
ers spread out as if parted in the middle
Both hair and whiskers are of yellow
shade"
The probabilities are that the Indians
will have great celebration at Fort Sim
coe. Some Of them want to hold it at
Toppenish but Agent Erwin is endeavor-
ing to discourage this through fear that
whiskey will be too freely circulated
Clerk Banks says that the government
wards are going to have big time. 1t