The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-12-06
BRIEF Personal NEWS NOTES


Sam Cameron left on business trip to
the east on Monday.
A seven-pound daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Buffum, of the
Ahtanum on Friday night of last week.
Alfred Sproul, prosperous farmer OF
Anoka, Mimi. is spending the winter
with his sister Mrs. Robert Johnson,
of Fruitvale.
Miss Mary Mulcahy, aged IL years,
died at her home, on the west side of the
track, on Tuesday, of typhoid fever.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. John
Wood this morning.
Mrs. Helen T. Wilgus, mother OF Mrs.
Chas. Riggle and the late A. w. Wilgus,
died in this city on Wednesday morning
of consumption. The funeral will be
held Friday afternoon, at O'Clock, Rev.
Robert A. Thompson will conduct the
service.
Olympia oystermen report that the re-
cent severe frost did much damage to
the oyster crop in places where the beds
were not diked. The low tides now
come during the night, and the extreme
cold for several nights had telling
effect on the oysters.
The postoffice department has made
appropriation for the employment Of
two extra clerks in the North Yakima
office for the month of December. Miss
Leach, WHO'S paid by Postmaster Sperry,
will be retained as well as Miss Yeates,
and one more clerk will be engaged.
w. L. Lemon and bride arrived from
San Francisco on this mornings train
Mr.. Lemon is being doubly congratu-
lated-on account of his marriage and
his election to the responsible position
of city treasurer, which made very
appropriate and acceptable wedding gift
from the citizens of North Yakima.
Isaac Lancaster was setting his traps
along the river, near Selah, on Sunday,
for the purpose of catching beaver, when
stockman seeing Lancaster's head
sticking up mistook it for it for a beaver
and having gun with him, fired. Lam
casters hat was riddled and some of the
shot took Judgment in his head, but no
serious injury resulted.
While hunting in the Selah with
couple of companions on Thanksgiving
day c. NJ. Matterson, an employee of
John Sawbridge, received charge OF
shot in the calf of one of his legs. Mat
terson says he didn't fire the gun, but is
non-committal as to whodid. DIR. Frank
removed the shot and Matterson is able
to be around although limping badly.
George McCredy, brother Of Alex Nc
Greedy, has sold his lands and sheep in
Klickatat county for 100000, and will
leave in couple of weeks for California.
The purchasers are his brothers John
and Leland, and the property consists of
ten or eleven thousand head of sheep,
hay ranch of 800 acres and several thou
sand acres OF range land along the
Columbia.
The Chinese Masons held installation
ceremonies in the opera house Monday.
The Celestials were there in force and
the invitation extended to North Yakima
lodge A. f. and A. Nj. was accepted by
nine members. DIR. Hare was also pres
ent. but neither he nor the white mem
members OF the fraternity could make
head or tail OF the proceedings and are
no wiser now than they were before.
There are few citizens in Yakima
who do not remembr with pleasure the
famous clam chowder lunches which
are occasionally given by the ladies Of
st. Michael's guild. They are to again
Thursday and Friday Of next week in
the Schott Co.'S former store room in the
Lowe Block. There will be bazaar in
connection where fancy and useful arti-
cles Tor Christmas will be on sale at
moderate prices. On Friday evening the
floor will be cleared and an informal
dance given.
The criticism OF George Bosdet regard
ing the action Of the governing board OF
the Commercial club on the Nicaraguan
canal question had its effect. The board
evidently came to a realization that it
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