The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-11-12
PITHY PARAGRAPHS SIZED UP.

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ing rack in front of their place of bust
ness.
II. B. Crockett and wife came down
from Ellensburg last Friday to call on
friends.
f. +. Baker of Greeley, Col, is among
the latest additions to the population of
this county.
John Dempsey will commence school
in the new district of Liberty, near Out
look, Nov. 25th.
Mrs. Hawk of Atwood, Ills, arrived
here last Friday on an extended visit to
her sister, Mrs. Charles Mccoy.
G. A. Cushman, the Tacoma Ledger
agent, is in the county hunting new SUBJ
scribers for that valuable newspaper.
For Sale--A secondhand range in good
condition, with reservoir and warmer
Call at J. M. Perry's warehouse, oppo-
site depot. 45-tf
the city is being subdivided into acre
lots, which will be put on the market for
sale.
A. f. McEhem come to the county
seat from Prosser last Saturday to attend
to business matters and get acquainted
with this thriving end of the county.
The lodge OF Modern Woodmen, who
have been without meeting place for
several weeks, have made arrangements
to use the Commercial club rooms for the
present.
] w. Spahr, formerly night clerk at
the Bartholet, has quit the Lape hotel at
Prosser and is now in the city. He is
thinking of going to California to spend
the winter.
Those who didn't pay their postoffice
box rent by Sunday lost them through
negligence. Owing to great many APP
plications for boxes it is no trouble to
rent them out.
Among business visitors from Ellens-
burg last Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day were, P. A. Stromberg, J. C. Lloyd,
P. A. Getz, j. H. Fetters, S. L. Stewart
and j. H. Feeney.
w. f. Smith, X. A. York and Andrew
Berg came over from Walla Walla last
Saturday to pack fruit for Mr.. Offner, of
that place, who is here buying apples
for eastern and western shipment.
The blacksmith shop of j. II. Lock-
wood on South Second street was sold
last week to thinner & Geisel who have
taken possession. Both gentlemen are
experienced horseshoers and will doubt
less do good business at this stand
Justice j. c. MacCrimmon has gone
| to the Sound country on a business trip
and will not return till about the 18th
of this month. Before returning he will
visit Tacoma, Olympia, Shelton and
other points.
The street and ditch committee of
council accepted the work OF Contractor
McKivor in changing the course OF the
Schanno ditch. The work has not
proved satisfactory, but nevertheless
the committee thought best to accept it
and pay the contractor.
d. B. Shelter, superintendent of the
Rainier forest reserve, was here last
Friday and Saturday, looking after mat
tiers pertaining to his office. He con-
ferred with Deputy R. X. Nichols with
regard to making their forthcoming reco-
mendations to the interior department
and also attended to other matters.
There is an overcoat at the police
station that can be had by the owner
calling and proving property. The article
was taken from party who had picked
up two Of the same kind at the Northern
Pacific station which had been left there
by some passenger. The party who
took the coats turned them over to the
police department upon an urgent re-
quest to do so.
City Marshal Boyle will put the first
batch of hobos to arrive to work on the
streets cleaning them for winter use.
The street commissioner has been laid
off and the work that has been under his
charge will be looked after by the mar
shall. There is no further use for the
street commissioner service till spring
and it is expected the marshal can at
tend to all that is to be looked after dur
ing the winter months.