The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-05-23
PEN SKETCHES (F THE WEEK.
Brief Items Of Local News Gathered
by Ubiquitous Herald Reporters.
Lights and Sideiights Of Daily Doines In the
Metropolis Of Central Washington Prepared
for the Entertainment OF M.
merous Readers.


+. X. Hiscock has been in Tacoma
for week on business
For Sale--A $35 Crescent bicycle.
good as new; $50 takes it. Apply at
this office
M. Stewart and Hubert Leist, OF The
Dalles, passed throuh town Tuesday en-
route to Yakima. -Goldendale Journal.
Walter und Richard Armstrong of the
Lower Ahtanum have returned home
from winters stay in southern Cali
fornia.
Mrs. L. B. Darling has been quite i'll
the past two weeks. Her son. Elmer
Calkins, came over from Seattle for a
few days last week, returning on Satur-
day.
Thomas McKeever is here from Camp
bell, S. d., hunting up site to locate II
families of his home place, who will
move here if they can get what they
want in farming lands.
G. S. Hall, who has been here for two
weeks looking about the country, re-
turned to Seattle on Tuesday, with the
intention of starting for the Baker coun-
try mining district within the next ten
days or SO.
The Knights of Pythias at their regu-
lar meeting on Wednesday next expect
to confer the ranks upon two new candi-
dates. All members OF the lodge are
requested to be present. Visiting
brothers will be made welcome.
Gentlemen, you may have few soled
hats. Take them to j. NJ. Curry's
tailor shop and have them made new
again. Second street, between Yakima
avenue and postoffice. II
The Woman's Relief Corps will keep
open house from 8 a. m. until p. m. on
Memorial Day, May 3Oth, at Odd Fell
lows hall, where all veterans and their
families are invited to come and rest.
Lunch will be served them at noon.
Contributions toward the lunch will be
thankfully received by the ladies'.
A number of the members of Com
pany G have received new uniforms,
and other equipments will be received
by them soon to place the organization
in good condition. The company lacks
about ten members yet to bring the
full quota up to IS, but it is expected
that the necessary number will be COM
ing forth before long. The work on the
armory is progressing rapidly and it
will be ready for the opening event,
grand ball, Friday evening, May 81.
A young man came here from Chehalis
last week in search of his sister who had
left her home under mysterious circum-
stances. The girl in question had start
ed from home with the intention OF GO
ing to Aberdeen, but instead she came
to this place and put up at the Varker
house. She had been here but short
time when she sent a message home tell
ing her brother to come after her and
she would "explain ALL" While the girl
was here she went about with some sus-
picion on her movements, but she was
very anxious to get home after her little
escapade.
A union of the Order OF Washington
was instituted in North Yakima We'd
nesday evening, May Is, by J. A. Laur-
endeau with % charter members. The
following officers were elected President,
Prof. b. Barge vice president, Mrs. Lois
Irene Parker; treasurer, Mrs. Barbara
Reed secretary, Rev. Robert Thomson
chaplain, Jasper Day. medical examin-
ers, DR.. Cyrus Fletcher, DIR. David Ross
er and Mrs. Dr. Owens Adair escort,
Mrs. Mona Snyder; assistant escort,
Mrs. Kate +. SPAIN guard, Miss Jennie
Petit sentinel, Henry f. Scott musi-
clan, Mrs. Alice Marie Richards; trus-
tees, Mrs. DR.. Green, Mrs. Mary +.