The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-10

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penish Trading Co., spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in the city.
The local postoflice has received a
small consignm ent of the new stamp
books containing twelve, twenty'iour
and forty eight twocent stamps. Tie
purchasers are obliged to pay an extra
cent for having them put up in this con-
venient form.
North Yakima is to be favored on
Monday evening with Quo Nadis, one OF
the most successful dramatic entertain
ments OF the season. 1t is spoken very
highly of by the press and played to big
houses in San Francisco, Portland and
the other principle cities on the coast.
A we'll developed case OF small pox is
reported from Goldendale. The unfor-
tunate man is a peddler and he had been
travelling through the Bickleton country
making house canvass of his wares.
The authorities at Goldendale hastily
erected pest house where the man is
now confined.
J. D. Cornett returned on Saturday
from trip to Boise City, Idaho. While
there he met Fred r. Reed, who he says
is looking we'll but is still engaged in
fighting over bis mining property in the
courts. The property is of undoubted
richness but the contesting claimants
are wealthy and it is believed they are
litigating in hopes OF making a compro-
mise The last court decision was in
favor OF Mr.. Reed and his company.
Senator Wilson was in attendance upon
the state fair last fall and while he was
h,,~
tered his room and despoiled him OF his
watch. chain, money and even his pants.
The latter were found the next morning
in the yard so that Mr.. Wilson was en-
abled TO get down to breakfast in proper
attire, but nothing further was heard of
his losses until last week while he was
here for a couple of days, when Mr..
Never handed him his watch chain and
charm which he had just found while
moving his lawn.
Gus Davidson, tall Scandinavian,
who is well known in Yakima, having
bought cattle and horses here for the
Alaskan trade. is said to have recently
lost about 1876 900. He made money
rapidly in taking live cattle to Dawson,
but couple OF months ago he ventured
his all, expecting 10 more than double
his capital. Instead of following in his
former lines he started with about forty
tons of frozen dressed beef but the mild
winter caused the beef to thaw and it
spoiled on his hands, being condemned
by the Canadian police Mr.. Davidson
has many sympathizers in Yakima.
Judge w. S. Kenworthy, OF Oskaloosa,
Iowa, spent several days in the city last
week investigating the case of Menden-
hall, who was convicted OF obtaining
about $1,000 worth of fruit from growers
OF the Sunnyside district under false
representations. Mendenhall's relatives
are wealthy people and they sent Judge
Kenworthy here to endeavor to get the
prisoner released and if possible to settle
his difficulties The Judge left on sun
diy for Walla Walla, where the federal
court is in session, and stated before
leaving that he vas confident Menden-
hall would have his liberty within forty
days.
Miss Edna Haines gave a very pleasant
birthday party to the teachers OF the
Columbia school and few gentlemen
friends last Friday evening. The guests
were received at the door by Ida Sharkey
and Edna Walker. The main feature
was an advertisement guessing contest
in which Prof. Schwsrtze received first
prize-a silver heart with the date en-
graved upon it. A most pleasant time
was reported by all. Those present were
Mesdames Hanes and Cock, the Misses
Haines, Mary and Carrie Young, Shan
non, Rodman, Sherwood and Beach, Ida
Sharkey and Edna Walker. Messrs. Hay
worth. Hanse, Schwartze, Stewart,
Miller and Tuesley.