The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-07-21

John Reed returned home from an ex.
tended visit to his mother in Pen1syl |
vanis, whom he had not seen for twenty
years, on Friday morning. John is con-
siderably improved in health and reports
q very pleasant trip. but naturally found
many changes at the old home. Walter
Reed and wife also returned, and are
now at Gle Elum preparing to remove
to Yakima when Mr.. Reed will assume
his duties as register OF the land office,
which appointment he recently received.
Ju Illus Truitt, aged 40 years died on
Thursday last after lingering illness
covering about eighteen months, of can
Ger Of the stomach. The funeral occurred
from the Christian church on Saturday
morning, and was largely attended. The
services at the cemetery were conducted
by the Woodmen OF the World, of which
order the deceased was member and in
which he carried a $1,000 life insurance
certificate. He leaves a wife and four
children.
Manager Sloan, Of the North Yakima
Drug Store, has added much to the ap
pearance of his place OF business, by hav-
ing the interior nicely painted and fres
coed. He is also displaying the death
dealing qualities of certain brand Of fly
paper that he carries 5v showing the
slaughter OF a few days in one Of his win
dows. There are a million, more or less,
flies in the heap.
f II. Libby, former Yakiman, now
of Lewiston, Idaho, was in the city Mon
day Mr.. Libby is now engaged in quite
an extensive irrigation enterprise, the
property of the Company being in East
ern Washington and irrigated from the
waters Of the Snake river, and just across
the river from Lewiston.
Editor Miller Freeman of the Rancho
and Range, Seattle, was in the city Sat-
urday, greeting his old friends. Blythe.
way, the Rancho and Range continues
the ideal farm paper that it started out to
be and we congratulate Bro, Freeman on
his merited success.
The following scale of prices for thresh-
ing has been established for the present
season: Bound oats 81 cents per bushel,
bound wheat and barley cents and
headed barley 80 cents. A one-cent ad
vance will be charged on loose grain.
DR.. Hill and family leave Monday for
their outing at the head OF the Tietan
basin. Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Stout and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett will join them
about the first of the m onth.
Capt. Staynes, converted sailor from
England will be at the Salvation Army
Saturday and Sunday night. He has
wonderful history. Come and hear some.
thing about it.
Miss Nellie Imbrie has just concluded
pleasant visit with Mrs. Coonse in
Seattle. She expects to become cousin
of Mrs. Coonse by marriage in the near
future.
James Walton, on Saturday even ing,
ratified off his little Shetland pony. Num-
Der ten was the lucky ticket, and was
held by August Hamel
Frank Llgget has accepted position
with John W. Thomas and will report
for duty in that popular establishment
the first of next month.
The finest line of Razors ever shown
in the city just received by the Yakima
Hardware Co. Every one guaranteed |
Subscribe for THE HERALD and receive
free fine Map of Cuba, and the World. |
We can offer this for n short time only.
L. S. Rainier is located in Tacoma where
he is employed in large tailoring estab-
ishment.
Those Hardwood Refrigerators at the
Yakima Hardware Coz are beauties, and
cheap too.
You can save money by buying ma
chine oil of A. s. Johnson & Co. 24tf
Dairy Commissioner Mcdonald was in
the city Saturday.
Tin Fruit cans at the Yakima Hard