The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-10-21


trip to Seattle on Tuesday.
Judge l.. T. Erwin returned on Tues
day from brief visit to the sound.
A new floor is being laid in the court
house under orders Of the county COM
missioners.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Guiland have
taken up their home for the winter with
David Guilland, sr.
Malcolm McLennon is now driving a
handsome pair of bays to a new top bug
" purchased OF Coffin Bros.
There will be only two more meetings
of the city council before the next city
election which will occur early in Decem-
Der.
The pie supper given by the ladies of
the Presbyterian church last night was a
decided success, socially, financially and
gastronomically.
Mrs. Samuel Storrow and child arrived
on Saturday last from Colorado. They
we're met at Huntington bv Mrs. Stor-
rows father. II. II. Allen.
J. 7. Lucas, of Coffin Bros, arrived in
the city on Saturday last from Baker
City, with his bride, nee Miss Elsie Stur-
geon, to whom he WAS united on We'd
nasday OF last week
+. W. X. Taylor of Prosser spent a
couple of DAYS in North Yakima this
week. He says Prosser is filling up with
people and promises to be lively little
burg during the coming winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey G. Condor and
children left this morning for Seattle.
Mr.. Condon's family will remain there
for the winter while he will try his for
tunes in the Klondike gold fields.
Miss Wyckof is to be married in
Seattle next month, at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Sharp, to Mr.. Westoyer, of
st Louis, who is attorney for one of the
large railroad systems of that section.
Mrs. p. A. Bounds and son Irwin, and
Frank Bartholet and family returned on
Saturday last from attendance upon the
fruit fair at Spokane. Mr.. Bartholet has
been confined to his residence by sickness
since his return.
Mr.. Arthur Coffin and wife are prob
ably in New York by this time as they
sailed from England on the 10Th inst.
They will come direct to Yakima and
then Mr.. Coffin will 90 to Seattle to make
arrangements for opening large out
fitting store for klondikers.
Mr.. w. A. Cox has received no Motif
cation regarding the time when his duties
rs accountant of the Medical Lake asy-
lum will begin but he expects to be called
upon to take his position on the Let OF
November. His family will remain in
Yakima Tor the present
b. f. Snipes is thinking of going to the
klondike in the spring. Judge j. K.
Lewis and NJ. V. B. Stacy recently Of
fered to back him for the trip but Mr.
Snipes concluded that the spring was the
better time for such a venture and de-
clined the protfered aid.
Geo. Bounds has returned from Dawson
City and is now in Seattle. He says his
brother Will is steadily employed at SIC
Per day and does not intend to return
from Alaska until he is financially six
ed" George expects to visit Yakima in
few weeks after making business trip
to Portland.
The repairs which were recently order
ed to be made in the floor of the county
Jail are about completed. About one
half OF the entire space occupied by the
floor has been renewed These repairs
have been badly needed for long time
fo- under the best of circumstances oul
county Jail is a very poor place in which
to handle desperate men.
According to j. X. Ward there is q
larger crop OF potatoes in Yakima county
than last year but 80 far the market has
shown no vitality. Quotations OF s. SOC
So per ton are made but the demand is
light. John Reed had an order for car.
load from Tacoma on Tuesday but hold
ers did not seem to be anxious to let &c
at these figures although the reports from
the Sound country, Oregon and Cali
fornia indicate large yield and little de.
mand.
The cottage occupied by A. G. Coburn
and Fred Cline was entered by thieves
on Saturday last and two suits OF clothes
and overcoat belonging to Mr.. Coburn
was carried off. Entrance was obtained
from the rear of the building. The clothes
taken consisted of one black clay worsted
suit somewhat worn, black clay worst
ed three-button cutaway coat and vest
and dark striped trousers OF drab shade
almost new; one new, very long and
heavy chinchilli ulster, navy blue; one
pair shoes, almost new. A liberal re-
ward is offered for such information az
will Lead tn the discovery nv Mr. COburn