The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-17

Prof McCully, OF Ellensburg, gave HE
HERALD call on Friday last.
John II. Sinclair and wife, of Nova
Scotia are visiting relatives here.
Miss Opal Heller, of Urbana, ILL.,, will
teach the eighth grade the coming year.
Mrs. H. J. Snively has gone to the
Sound for few days visit with Mr..
Snively.
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Bartlett has gone to join
her husband at Crescent Lake. They
will return soon.
Maurice Harris stopped over Sunday
in Yakima, enroute from Davenport to
ALTA, b. g., where he goes on business
venture.
W w. FELTON,, the contractor, has fin
ished new store front for Mr.. Heck man
adjoining his new store on South Second
street.
j. d. Cornet having returned from his
sesshore outing, George Donald will leave
for few weeks visit to his old home at
Kingston, Ontario.
Mrs. w. l.. Wright and daughter,
Helen, of North Yakima are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. G.. T. Stewart at 7i2 South d
street.-TacOma Ledger.
Two new lumber and sh ingle mills
complete, have been unloaded at Toppen-
ish, to be put in operation in the forests
OF the Satas on the reservation for the
benefit OF the Indians.
Col. Bob Humes left for Portland Sat
urday. Mrs. Humes returned to their
home in Spokane, being tired of a con.
tinuous two months trip with her hus
band on n. y. land business.
Deputy Postmaster Chandler is build
ing fve.room cottage adjoining the for
mer residence of Judge Weed on Fourth
street. The cottage will cost 1928 and Is
being built by Contractor McWain.
Mrs. VIM, Lee, ST., left Monday for
visit of several weeks to relatives in
Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. Mrs. Lee,
who IS a devoted worker in Baptist
church and social circles, will be greatly
missed in her absence.
The artesian well at Mabton is now
down more than 1916 feet and those who
are interested in the well are confident Of
success for there was 100 foot raise of
the water last week, which is good in
dication.-Proseer Record.
Contractor Buringame passed through
town today with his outfit and five men.
He has just finished job on the Mud
creek ditch and is on his way to Ripsra
to work on the railroad. Mr.. Buringame
is still very much alive, and it would
take a whole lot to kill him.-Walla
Walla Statesman.
John II. Wiley sent a remittance to
his son, whose experience in the desert
of Mexico were so graphically portrayed
by him, in part, in THE HERALD last
week. In all probability the young
traveller will return home to enjoy the
luscious fruits he dreamed about on the
burning sands of Mexico.
Miss Rose Ward, who has been mis-
sionary on the Hawaiian islands, returned
on Monday TO her home on the Ahtanum.
Miss Ward will return to her duties in
the islands after a sojourn at home.
She felt the earthquake shocks and wit
messed the eruption of Mauna Loa. The
smoke of the fiery volcano enveloped the
entire group OF islands when she left
there.
Prof. Heleman, after very thorough
inspection of Kittitss valley soils, in
their relation to alkali left yesterday for
Yakima, where he will pursue the same
line Of study. Before going he was in
vited to address the people of Mont
eomery school district on the subject of
alksli. but lack of time prevented accept
ing the invitation. .... Rumor says
Matt Bartholet, of Yakima, and jerry
Patenaude, OF Waterville, are to open
new stores here in the near future.-El.
lensburg Capital.