The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-17

The Girls Guild Of the Episcopal
church entertained their friends with
flower social at the rector's residence on
Wednesday evening. Games, music and
refreshments were the order OF the even
ing.
The news is going the rounds OF the
state papers that Prof. W. ID. Ingalls, OF
Yakima county is dead. This is q mis-
take growing out Of the reported death OF
his wife published in THE HERALD,
which is glad to state that the professor
is still in the land Of the living.
There are rumors on the street which
could not be traced to any definite source
that contest to throw out the vote OF
Zillah precinct is to be instituted. If
this is successful it would re-elect County
Clerk Coe and Auditor Flint. 1t is
claimed that the reservation vote cast at
Zillsh was illegal.
Judge J. G. Evans of Prescott, Walla
Walls county, gave The HERALD a call
on Tuesday. Old timers will remembe
Judge Evans, who ran for probate judge
against Judge Morford in early days. He
is now prosperous fruit grower of Walla
Walla and came over to sell his 40 acre
ranch on the Ahtanum.
VIM. Lee, jr., is winning golden opin.
ions and silver coins, with his truck gar
den. He shipped to Mr.. Frsnzen Of
Prosser 200 celery stocks at 31ac and 100
more to another party on Tuesday. He
has 1000 stocks of this delicious edible.
Next season he will plant two acres OF the
king of succulent vegetables, asparagus.
Fix up your honses with weather strips
and save your tuel. Get them at Wal.
lace-C oburn Hardware Company.
The political pot is beginning to boil
for the coming municipal election on the
9Th Of December. Two popular men will
be likely to be pitted against each other
for the mayorality, namely, Mayor Fech-
tor and ex-Mayor Redmsn. Mr.. Presley
is strongly spoken of as his own success
sor, likewise Mr.. Doust for clerk. There
has been no one mentioned for city attor.
new as yet, but THE HERALD suggests H.
B. Rigg as a capable candidate.
There is nothing that contributes to
home comfort better than air tight homes
in wintry weather. Get weather strips
for your doors and windows at Wallace
Coburn Hardware Company.
Prof. Il. b. George and company of
Chicago have been asked to give another
week in music and song. They will re.
turn from Ellensburg and begin second
term in the M. E. church Friday, No
vember %, at 4: is and Z 80 p. m. First
days lessons free to all. Twelve lessons
for 81. An up-to-date concert of high
grade music will be given Wednesday
night, November 80. Admission 25c !;
children 15c.
Hunting ammunition on hand for Horse
Heaven geese hunters at Wallace Coburn
Hardware Combany. The shells are
loaded with the celebrated Toisdorf
smokeless powder, Absolutely water
proof.
J. NJ. Brown made phenomenal BUSH
ness trip for the Wiley B. Allen Music
Company to Bickleton recently. He
sold nine organs and two pianos in two
DAYS and half. Claude Briggs, the To-
cal agent of the house, says last year
there were more sales of instruments in
Yakima county by 90 per cent than for
the previous fifteen years, and 80 far for
the present year the sales have been
40 per cent better than during the same
period in 1897.
J.P. Berg has accepted the agency for
the most complete history of our war
with Spain. 1t is written by Congress-
man James Rankin Young, assisted by
S. Hampton Young, the well known au-
thor and newspaper correspondent. The
book has 700 large octave pages and near
ly 200 fine engravings and is sold very
reasonable for such splendid work. The
price for fine silk cloth binding, with
marbled edges is $l.75, and full morocco
with gilt edges $3.50. Mr.. Berg says he
will call on all our readers that he can
find. Do not give your orders for any
other history OF our late war until yor
see this one. 1t is no doubt the best ant