The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-03-09

Frank G. Henderson and Miss Frances
Boyle have been licensed to wed.
Claude Briggs visited Ellensburg last
week and disposed of eight pianos and
organs to music lovers there.
d. NJ. Grenatche, of the Dudley Shoe
Company, buried an infant girl three
weeks old on Wednesday.
Doust 4 Dam have paid J. B. Rhosdes
for the loss of his second hand store by
fire, sl62 SO, in full of all demands
A poverty sociaP' will be given at the
Yakima City school house Friday, March
II. You are invited good time is as
sured.
There is probability of an arrest being
made for abduction growing out of the
Blanche Jones affair, she being under the
age of consent.
Rev. J NJ Thompson's wife and three
boys have joined him here from Oakland,
California. They are domiciled at the
Sindall residence.
J. w. Peck, Mckee farmer, who is
also superintendent of the Merchants
Despatch company of Tacoma. is lying
very i'll at The Bartholet.
A ten dollar gold piece that had been
sweated, or a small amount of gold ex-
tracted from it, was detected at the Yak
ina National bank the other day.
/ 1t is rumored that popular young
couple will contract a life partnership
soon after Lent. Miss Msy Sandmyer. it
is said, will be the bride and Mr.. Esch-
bach the groom.
c. II. Jones, a millionaire lumberman
of Menominee, Michigan, has been in
the city several days 10 the interest of the
st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber company, of
which he ia member.
Miss Annie Meyer gave a very pretty
luncheon at her home last Friday after
noon. The parlors were decorated with
!
aud the guests report it as a peasurable
social affair.
F. H. Plumb, county superintendent of
schools, has spportioned the school funds
belonging to the several school districts
OF the county amounting to $l,645.67
! from the state fund. and $696.12 from the
county fund
Herman Schultz, young farmer, was
jailed on Tuesday in default of $500 bail
by order of Justice of the Peace Wilgus
of Prosser. He is charged with secreting
stolen goods valued at $50 belonging to
Nelson Rich, whose store was burglarized
| last month.
! Little Lulu May McGinns collected
1925 last week to help purchase library
! for the Baptist Sunday School. Several
of the Sunday school pupils Of that
church have collected similar amounts,
which increase the library fund mater
tally.
Married, Wednesday evening, at the
Baptist parsonage, Rev. A, II. Lyons
officiating, Mr.. Harvey w. Hill and Miss
Eva Noble. Both parties are well known
in Yakima and will have the best wishes
of a host OF friends for their future hap
piness. They will make their home one
mile east of the Mckee bridge.
The public will be gratified to learn
that under the efficient management Of
Postmaster Sperry the North Yakima
postotlice will soon be promoted to Sec
| ond class position, which will give an in
creached service OF at least two carriers
and an additional clerk. These positions
will be filled by civil service examination
of local applicants.
| A story is going the rounds of the
| town that certain Young business man
! is short in his accounts $1,000 and a new
man has taken his place pending invest-
CATION. Those directly interested decline
| to be interviewed, and the public must
rest satisfied until the secret is ripe to
open.
Two ladies of the local Red Cross So
ciety will act as cashiers at |. H. Dills &
Co.'S gents furnishing store next Satur-
day. The occasion will be patriotic
one, as the firm has generously agreed to
give the ladies of the Red Cross one
fourth of the days sales. This fund will
be don sted to our boys of Company E in
Manila. 1t is hoped that the sales will