The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
NORTH YAKIMA AND VICINITY


Postmaster Sperry has moved into his
cosy new home on hatcher avenue.
Cheap building lots, from $50 to $50
each. Apply Immediately at this Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds of Roselawn
farm, Parker. were in the city Wednes-
day.
Postofiice Inspector Klmball has been
in the city for several days, on official
business.
N. l.. Shoremsn and family leave next
week for Whatcom to take up their per-
manent residence.
Rev. II. NJ. Bartlett and County At
torney Rudkin were in goose heaven
yesterday hunting the elusive game.
Messrs. Whitson & Parker are i'm
proving frame structure opposite THE
HERALD Office for rental as dress max
ing establishment.
DR.. King, the optican, left this morn
ing for Elensburg after very success
full business stay of three weeks. The
doctor expects to return about the middle
OF January.
County Sup't. Plumb goes to Walla
Walla next week to conduct the exam
ination for state certificates, consequently
will not be in his office on Saturday, the
23d, az is his usual custom.
The Auditorium is progressing nicely
this fine weather. The immense beams
and Orders to support the roof are being
placed and bolted and active preparation
made to put the grand structure under
cover.
On all sides the music of the saw and
the hammer is heard and the mop OF the
paint brush is active in making old
things new. 1t looks like general
spring cleaning up, though winter has
come.
Workmen are engaged in excavating a
gutter on the north side of the avenue
between Front and First streets and the
dirt Is piled up in the center of the street
to shed the water, which has almost
made the thoroughfare impossible.
+. E. James is now handling very sue
cessfully new departure in photography
1t is the enlarging OF photographs from
kodak or other negatives, no matter how
small, to ten or twelve times the size of
the original without losing any of the de-
tail in the negative. They are made with
platino finish and are considered elegant
specimens OF art work.
Contractor McKivor Is busy with
force OF men in lowering the sidewalks
between Third and Natchez avenue on A
street. By the faulty surveying of the
city authorities in the past many of the
sidewalks are from six inches to foot
and half above the street or ditch
grades. Like improvements have been
made by Mr.. McKivor on Natchez ave-
nue..
Ed Zimmerman informs us that the
people on the lower Yakima are vaccin-
ating their cattle to prevent black-leg.
He does not know the formula of the
prescription but says one bottle Is suf
ficient to vsccinste 1000 head of cattle.
AS yet it is an expert ment on the lower
Yakima, but has been tried with success
full results in the western part of the
county.-Pasco News Recorder.
H. M. Lichty was in the city from
Sunnysde Monday. Mr.. Lichty was
here making final arrangements for the
program to be given by the Christian
Cooperative colony at Sunnyside on the
occasion OF the celebration of their first
anniversary. Mr.. Lichtv states that
profitable time is anticipated and that
preparations are being made for large
attendance from citizens of the county.
A dispute as to the ownership of a GER
tain horse arose the first of the week be-
tween A. D. Eglin and r. n. Harrison.
which Mr.. Harrison purchased from
Henry Stroud and which Eglin claimed
he raised. The matter was submitted
to arbitration and Mr.. Harrison had no
difficulty in proving his claims as the
horse was one purchased by Stroud from
Mr.. Dempsey and was older than the
one claimed by Eglin.
There is nothing further learned about
the Porter burglary as THE HERALD goes