The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-02-07
LOCAL AND Personal MENTION

Judge Rudkin will hear the demurrer
in the DIR. Lindsey libel case on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Hawkins, mother OF Mrs. A. f.
Larson, is very i'll at her home on the
west side of the track.
Thomas Lund leaves tomorrow for
trip OF ten days or two weeks to Hot
Springs, Tacoma, Seattle and Olympia.
Wanted-Work on ranch by man and
wife Both competent. For informa-
ton call at this office or address Box
POS. CITY. 5-2t
John Hardy, an extensive hop grower
of Zillah was in the city the latter part
of last week Mr.. Hardy has sold the
balance of his last years crop, receiving
lac. therefor.
The next attraction at Larson's Thea
ter will be "The Christian, on Wednes-
day evening of next week. 1t is most
highly spoken of by the press every
where it has been presented.
The platform of the freight depot has
been found to encroach too much on the
track, especially when fiat ears are heav
ily loaded with machinery, and as Il re-
suit Roadmaster Scow has force at
work making the required alterations.
Quarterly meeting services at the
Methodist church next Sunday. Rev.
Robert Warner will occupy the pulpit
morning and evening. The morning
sermon will be followed with the Com
munion service. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
A gambling table in one of the saloons
at Ellensburg was subjected to a hold-up
Wednesday night. The particulars are
meagre, but it seems that while the
dealer had accepted an invitation to re-
gale himself at the bar some one shut
off the lights and took the "bank-roll."
The Knights of Pythias are preparing
to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of
their organization in this city, which
will occur on March Goth. An elaborate
program is being arranged and the COM
mittee in charge OF the arrangements
are in hopes to have one or two noted
speakers from abroad on the program.
A o-drama.-Scene dining room
in leading hotel; time, noon hour ;
dramatis personae, a business man. his
wife and giddy truck driver; plot, wife
and truck driver discussing lunch; en-
ter enraged husband who creates a
stormy scene and reaches for his gun !;
walters and guests rush to the rescue and
the leading actors disappear by various
exits to slow music furnished by a phon-
ograph.
Miss Marian Miller. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Alex Miller, entertained about
fifty Of her young friends at Mother
Goose party on Friday evening of last
week All the characters from the story
book, so dear to the younger members of
the great human family, were repre-
scented in costume, and the occasion was
one which not only was enjoyed at the
time but will be source of pleasurable
recollection for years to come. Dancing,
dainty refreshments and souvenirs from
a great plum cake were among the feat
ures Of the evening.
According to decision Of the commits
sioner Of the general land office II. j.
Sniyely viii come into possession Of a
valuable tract of 100 acres OF land situate
al the bend Of the Yakima opposite XII
ona The land, which is specifically de-
seribed as the nla Of sw14 and nla OF
sea sec. "a, town TO- n. range 81 e., was
filed upon by Mr.. Snively under the
timber culture law on Dec 6, 1888. In
1893 he endeavored to make commute
ton proof and contest was instituted
by ROLAND Tillotson. Later on another
contest was filed by Columbus Nc.
Alpin, and now after more than twelve
| years of battling in the local and general
offices of the land department Mr.
Snively is permitted to make proof