The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-12-27
BRIEF Personal NEWS NOTES

Tobias Beckner, of Mabton, visited
North Yakima Saturday.
Mr.. D. N. Keene is enjoying visit
from her brother, d. Sullivan, ofSprague.
Jack McNeff arrived from Tacoma this
morning to look over the hop situation.
J. Lowell Smith is back from Europe,
and is at present in Tacoma, but expects
to visit Yakima in the near future.
S. G.. Henton is again able to be
around, but his wife continues in very
delicate state of health since her severe
sickness.
Mrs. Herman Schaffner, of Fruitvale,
made her husband especially happy on
Christmas day by presenting him with
ten-pound son.
Allen Moody Creamer and Miss Sadie
Hinkle were married in this parlors OF
the Hotel Bartholet on Monday after
noon by Justice of the Peace Taggard.
w. NJ. Davern has sold 105 bales of
hops to Tim Lynch at 1919 cents, and
Brown & Sanftenberg, of Kiona, III
bales to s. Huntington & Co., at Is cents.
On Monday, Dec. 81, from II to IL
p. M, watchnight prayer meeting will
be held in the Christian church by the
G. E. society, who extend cordial invi-
tation to all to join with them.
NJ. C. Matterson discovered fire in
the creamery building on Saturday after
noon. The fire started near the smoke
stack, but was quickly extinguished with
out much damage having been done.
Complaint has been made that de-
cayed apples and vegetables are being
dumped in the highways and vacant lots
from the warehouses on the west side
of the track to the danger of the public
health.
The services of Geo. Stephenson as
school teacher in the Parker district
have been appreciated, as was shown at
the recent meeting of the directors,
when his term of engagement was ex-
tended from five to six months.
The marriage of Charles Davis and
Miss Ida +. Bryan, both of Cowychee,
was celebrated at the residence If F. A.
Curry on Christmas day. Judge Tag
gard performed the ceremony in his
usual impressive manner.
At the county Christian Endeavor con-
vention, recently held in this city, the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Delbert Gillette; first vice presi-
dent, Otis Fry; second vice president,
Miss Bruce; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Nora Plumb ;junior superintendent,
Mrs. W. F. Stewart.
]. l.. Banks, formerly clerk Of the
Yakima reservation, has returned from
the klondike after an absence OF three
years. His wife, who has been clerking
for the Toppenish Trading Company,
was notified by telegraph OF his arrival
union OF the family at Ellensburg on
Christmas day.
The Prosser Record says that data is
being gathered looking to the building of
an electric railway from the Columbia
river to Prosser, where the surplus water
power of the falls will be utilized. The
proposed line will 60 through the heart
of the Sunnyside country. A bank is
another institution that the citizens OF
Prosser are counting on in the near
future.
George S. Hough says that Represent
ative-Elect, Nelson Rich, informed him
that he was strongly opposed to county
division especially at this time. Mr.
Hough thinks the division would be a
benefit to the western portion of the
county. Editor Maxwell, who is close
friend of Mr.. Rich, says that an effort
will be made by some of the leading men
of Prosser and number of politicians of
the lower county to secure division in
the coming legislature, and thinks Mr..
Rich would welcome a protest against
such action as basis for his work in
opposition.
Elegant dress goods 60 cents on the
dollar, from the Fair Store stock.
Coffin Bros. As