The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15

Reed 4 Barton knives and forks, per
set, "a.
Fresh crackers and cookies at Zene.
vitch's.
This 10 the weather that tries mems
soles unless they wear artic overshoes.
L. T. Erwin, Of Novth Yakima, wss
registered at the Chilberg, Tacoma, on
Tuesday.
Mems and boys overcoats, Arctic
clothing, gum boots and overshoes Of the
best quality, cheap at Coffin Bros. 45-u.
FEE. Craig leaves Sunday for Eliens-
burg to take charge of Claude Briggs
music business at that place.
Otter & Mechtel are headquarters for
all kinds of fancy and staple groceries.
Prices no higher. and in many cases less
than elsewhere. 46-tf
George j. Bosdet has been employed
by the finance committee OF the council
to expert the books Of the clerk and
treasurer, running back for several vears.
The Lombard & Horsley Furniture
Company are giving away absolutely free,
with every 81 purchase, fine picture.
No tickets; the picture is given at the
time of purchase.
Harry Lombard has dry wit that GETS
his intimate friends chuckling once 10 a
while. Some one asked him the other
day about the paper busters he has for
sale, when he remarked: "Those dust
era grow better with use. They are like
a Jews money-the more he invests, the
bigger interest he draws down."
~. Randall and Messrs. s. J., G. Nj.
and W. H. Craig. of White Bluffs, on the
Columbia. were in the city on Thursday
on land office business. They we're en-
gagged in proving up homestead claims.
1t was zero weather at home when they
left and the sixty mile drive to North
Yakima was not as comfortable as they
wished.
There promises 10 be lively scrim-
mage for the position OF police justice the
second Tuesday of next month, when the
new council will be sworn in. Police
elect Messrs. Lince and Taggard, will
doubtless endeavor TO shake the plum
tree. The police justice will be a saa-
ried off GER next year.
A large audience turned out Sunday
night to hear Rev Beattie's farewell ser
mon at the Presbyterian church. The
reverend gentleman and family have en-
deared themselves to the religious COM
munity, and they take with them to their
new home the hearty well-wishes OF ev.
cry one. They left for their new home at
Auburn, Wash, on Monday night.
The Somers Family held forth to a
small and cold audience at Mason's opera
house on Monday night. The dialect
work of the head of the family was ex-
cellent and the children's talent except
ional. As vaudeville artistic Miss Som
ers easily holds her own with the best.
There were hundred laughs to the min
ute, and the audience dispersed we'll
pleased with the entertainment.
Receiver Cannon OF the local land Of
fee is the proud possesser of bouncing
baby boy. He came in the eleventh hour
on Monday night. Major Cannon thinks
that the lad came too late to take part in
the late unplesssntness, but he is an ex-
pansionist all the same, and the father
hopes that on attaining his majority he
will go to the legislature to vote for John
L. Wilson's fourth term as United States
senator.
A professional man of this vicinage is
noted for his short-sightednes One of
Yskima's zephyrs blew his hat off the
other day and he started after the tile in
hot haste. A farmers wagon with q hen
coop stopped in front OF butcher shop
and one OF the fowls escaped. The hat
hunter installing the futtering and fee
ing hen for his hat pursued the bird in
vain for some distance aud was some.
what provoked to learn that the crowd
on the sidewalk was laughing at his
amusing mistakes, as a small boy walked
up to him with his captured hat.
Lessons in Book Keeping.
Practical lessons in book keeping can