The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-08-25
Brief Bits Of News Gathered From
Various Sources.
Personal AND INPERSONAL
News" Is Something That Is Not CeneraIiy
Known. and Here Readers Of The Her.
AID win Find Several Col
umns Of II.


G. H. Denley, Of Prosser, lie doing the
city this week.
Mrs James Walton is home from hel
long visit in the east.
First class brick at Garrett Bros yard
near the power house. Att
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Otter have re.
turned from Port Townsend.
The Vive camera is the proper thing
this year. See them at Wallace &
Coburn's.
Alfred Chase has returned from the
Swauk, where he has been looking after
his mining interests.
7. A. Davis has just returned from a
business trip through the lower end OF
this county and Kiickitat.
For nice ripe.Crawford peaches for can
ming 90 to A. w. Speyers' orchard, 900
peach trees on Knob Hill. If
The potatoe crop will not be as heavy
as usual owing to the fact that grain
crops have taken its place in many
instances this year.
The Teachers Reading Circle held an
examination for members at the Central
school building under the direction of
Prof. 81. John on Tuesday.
The war is over and we still have pow
der to burn. For ammunition of all
kinds, loaded shells and sporting goods
see the Yakima Hardware Co.
Judge Rodman has turned newspaper
man and is pushing the editorial pencil
on the Pssco News Recorder during the
absence OF Editor Giezentanner.
Mrs. Job died in destitute circumstan.
ces on Monday in cabin in the essterly
part of town and was buried Tuesday.
Three children and shftess husband
survive her.
The special agent for the Home lnsur-
snce company visited their local agents,
Doust & Dam, this week and adjusted
the loss of Mr.. Lynch, of the school sec-
ton, paying the claim in full.
Wanted Position as housekeeper by
arespectable woman, widower's family
preferred. Object, good home more than
big wages best OF references given. Adj
dress, Jennie Mooers, Prosser, Wash.
A saddle was stolen from the black
smith shop of John Wiley on second
street Monday night. The thief broke
in through the back door and it is sup.
posed he is the same man who had some
work done IN the shop during tine day
for which the saddle was left for security
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease has been obliged
to cancel her engagement for lecture
here, on account of sickness, and this
week committee of the Knights OF
Pythias WAS around paying to season
ticket holders the price of the lecture
Those who have been overlooked should
apply to F. G. Hall or w. |. Lince.
j. P. Mayer and Ed. Armitage are
compiling a register of brands which will
contain record OF the stock in Yakima,
Klickitst and Kititas counties. 1t will
pay every stock man and farmer in the
three counties to have his brands includ.
ed in the book and to buy copy when il
is published. See their ad. in another
column.
Phil Otter woke no Tuesday morning
and found that somebody had stolen his
clothes from the foot of his bed while be
slept, including a handsome watch and
chain and charm. At first he thought
he had clue to the perpetrator OF the
deed, but it proved false clue. He re-
covered the clothes in the garden under
the window which the burglar had used
in bis ingress and egress.
Agent o. B. Laird of Yakima City is
gritty. Last Friday night about the time
that passenger trains Nos. and G were
due at that point he stepped out on the
platform to look after some matters and
was confronted with the command
"hands up" He was too nervy for the
would be robbers and in place of holding
up his hands he grabbed a handy milk
can and hurled it at his assailants who
thereupon fed.
Wives at Wallace & Columns.