The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-01
REP0RpORIAL FANCIES
Brief Bits Of tYS Gathered From the
Highways and ByWays Of Life.
PERSONAL And IMpERS0EAL JOTTIHGS
"News'' ~ Something That IL Not
Generally Known and Here Read.
crs of s'The Herald, Will find n
Couple of Columns OF Il.

N. I1artung is visiting the Sound cities
this week.
Eugle and George Steinweg returned
last week from Chicago.
Born, on Saturday, June Goth, to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Koresky, a daughter.
Geo. NJ. Ryker, representing Whitman
college, Wslla Walla, was in the city on
Friday last.
An order OF foreclosure was granted on
Wednesday by Judge Davidson, on the
Switzer opera house property.
Indian Commissioner Hoyt is enjoying
a visit from his mother, who arrived IRON
Beatrice, Neb., Wednesday morning
The ladies' of the Methodist church
will serve dinner on Monday, next door
to the Salvation Army hall on First
street.
Messrs. Boyle, Rgg, Hscock and
Chandler, are recuperating in the wilds
of Mt. Adams. They expect to be gone
about two weeks.
T.. +. Benson, who has been in this
locality the past few weeks looking over
the range lands owned by the Northern
Pacific, returned to Tacoma Sunday
morning.
Mrs. II. Ely, OF Chicago, is in the city
the guest of Mrs. Geo. s. Vance and her
mother, Mr.. Donald. She is sister OF
Mrs j. d. Cornett, Mrs. Geo. S. Vance
and Mr.. Geo. Donald.
st. Michael's church, second Sunday
after Trinity: Morning service at II
O'Clock; evening service at 8 O'Clock
The subject of the evening sermon will
be "The Ideal Nation"
An exciting foot race took place on
First street, Thursday afternoon between
Warren Erwin and William Frace, a
sheep herder. The race was for dis.
lance of 100 yards and was won by Err.
win in IL seconds.
II. II. Warner, wife and son arrived in
the city Wednesday night from Tacoma.
Mrs. Warner and son will remain in
Yakima for some weeks in the hopes
that this famous climate will have a
beneficial effect on the latter's health.
The Yakima Orchestra has announce
ments out for grand ball to take place
in their hall in the Syndicate block on
the evening of July 5th. The boys will
render the latest and choicest music and
guarantee those who come good time.
f. A. Curry was in the city several
days the first of the week from his min.
ing claim in the Mt Adams district. He
reports some very promising locations
and says that he has already been offered
fair figure for his interest in certain
claim but declined it.
In another column will be found the
announcement of Mr.. Clement B. Birch,
stenographer and typewriter. Mr.. Birch
who came here recently in search of
better health, was at one time court
stenographer in St. Paul, Mimi, and has
had a large and varied experience in his
profession.
THE HERALD was the recipient on
Wednesday of several boquets from the
ladies of the w. c. T. u, attached to
which were scriptural injunctions and
quotations. The day is known as "mis.
sion day." at which time the hospitals,
city and county prisoners, invalids and
others are remembered with the fragrant
nosegays.
About fifty delegates, representing the
various churches in the city, are in at
tendance upon the State Christian En-.
deavor convention at Tacoma this week
A number will 20 from there on to the
international convention at San Francisco
next week. Among them will be: Rev
and Mrs. Utz, Mrs. Rose Parker, Miss
Mary Young and Miss Ina Phillips.
The Ahtanum creamery and cheese
factory has recently received additional
machinery in the way of Reed
Danish cream separator. Early in the
spring Mr.. Frazier put in a combined
churn with capacity OF 400 pounds,
and is now manufacturing butter princi.
pally although the prices for cheese and
butter remain about the same, but the
returns are quicker and surer on the
latter article than on cheese.
The Yakima Hopgrowers' association
met on Saturday afternoon last and was
presided over by Vice-President Weed.
1t was decided that 70 cents box or "a
of cent pound be the established rate
for picking, and a committee of three,
consisting OF Messrs. Lesh, Scudder and
Jason Carpenter. was appointed to obtain
reduced transportation rates from all
points for pickers. The association also
decided to meet regularly hereafter on the
second and fourth Saturdays of the
month. Old members OF the association
are requested TO attend the coming SEES
sio ns and place their name upon the rolls