The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-08-16
Pen SKETCHES Of THE WEEK
Brief Items of Local News Gathered
by Ubiquitous Herald Reporters.
PITHY PARAGRAPHS SIZED UP
Lights and Sidelights Of Daily Dolnss In the
Metropolis Of Central Washington Prepared
for the Entertainment Of Nu-
merous Readers.

Born, at North Yakima, Monday, Aug
ust 10, to Mr.. and Mrs. Sperry, a son.
Yakima mineral water for sale every
where. 23-tf
Miles Cannon arrived home to-day. He
was detained three days at Wibaux,
Montana, by a washout.
Go to the Removal Sale at the Golden
Rule, H. H. Schott & Co. 20
William Fink. of Olympia, the repre-.
sentative of the Olympia beer. was .
Yakima visitor over Sunday.
Mr.. McCrea returned on Saturday from
Chicago where he found ready market
for his train load Of sheep.
Jack Campbell, Tom Fife and Bert
Current returned to their several mining
properties in the Gold Hill district this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Weed, J. D. Cornett
and daughter, Frank Horsley and wife
and Miss Lombard are home from Vic
toria B. @.
See our new stock of Shot Guns and
Rifles. We have some extra good bar.
gains this year. Yakima Hardware
Company.
w. B. Dudley and son Virgil with
Rev. J. H. Condit left on Wednesday OF
this week for ten days outing in the
upper Natchez.
T. E. Latimer, former teacher in the
Yakima schools, returned here on Friday
from Ohio where he completed the Jun
Tor course in the Ohio State University.
Indian Commissioner McIntire left on
Friday for the Blackfeet Indian reserva-
ton in response to telegram from the
department at Washington. He expects
to return to Yakima next week.
Rev. Geo. Wallace D.. D. will preach
in the Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning. The union service in the
evening will be held in the Christian
church, Rev. Wood, of the Methodist
church, preaching.
Dan Mcdonald, of Prosser, lost fine
horse last week. 1t died apparently
without cause. while in the harness.
Heart failure is the name given by the
doctors these days for all deaths which
cannot be specifically accounted for.
DR.. Dulin reports the fishing on the
Natchez as very poor. ''Too many fish
srmen," he remarked. "They are strung
all the way from the Natchez bridge to
beyond Edgar Rock"
Wade Lille was in the city Saturday
from his Toppenish ranch. He has har-
vested, sold and delivered 10000 bushels
of oats this season. The price received
was $40 per ton.
The revenue district which has been
presided over by K. X. Nichols has been
divided and will hereafter be covered by
the government agents with headquarters
in Tacoma and Spokane. Mr.. Nichols lie
at present doing special internal revenue
work but does not expect to be retained
long.
The race between Beaver Tom and
Mamie Glenn, which was held on the
fair grounds track, Sunday afternoon,
was captured by Tom by half length.
Very little money changed hands aside
from the stakes Of 500. The time made
was 231s seconds for quarter of mile
David Flemming, who was formerly
the manager ofthe California Hop Com
psny, is back in Yakima and proposes to
again make his home here II he can Sc
cure dwelling for his family. who are
at present in Seattle. Mr.. Femming has
come to realization that Yakima is the
best point in the Northwest and thinks
the town has doubled in population since
he left in 1895.
John s. Baker. of Tacoma, passed
through the city Friday on his way home
from Spokane. Mr.. Baker is promi-
nent republican and has been state soma
tor yet he says openly that John r. Rog
ers is the best governor that Washington
has ever had. Mr.. Baker is interested
with H. J. Bicknell in one Of the large
fruit ranches near Zillah and expects to
spend several days in Yakima during
the coming week.