The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-02-21
What Is Going on Daily Of Interest to
All Our People.
APPROPRIATE TO THE TINES.
items Of Personal and Local Mention Put
Into Condensed Form for THE
Herald's" Busy
Readers.

L. II. Shattuck, well-known Klicki-
tat wheat grower, was in the city last
Friday.
III. F. Marble, who has been suffering
from rheumatism for some time, is able
to hobble about town by using cane.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wesley left Fri
day for Prosser. 1t is their intention to
move to their residence in this city
shortly.
w. M. Watt of the Pioneer Lumber
Company shipped 100 boxes of Yakima
apples Saturday, consigned to Canton,
China.
George Jeffries, who is boarding the
crew on the upper Selah canal, was in
the city Friday. He states that about
fifteen men are employed on the works.
The firm of Kellogg & Ford will soon
transfer their liquor business from their
present location to the west half of the
Lowe block, which is being handsomely
reftted.
O. ii. Rich left for Centerville Tues
day, and after concluding some business
matters at that place will return with
his family to North Yakima to reside
permanently.
lven Poteet, prominent sheep man
from Idaho, who has been visiting his
relatives, the Nordykes, on Mob Hill for
few weeks past, left on Sunday for
California to visit an invalid sister
The ladies of the Methodist church
realized nice little sum from their
waffle supper last week. The maple
syrup was generously donated by CYAN
kee' Hill, of Seattle, and was all that
could be desired.
Mrs. Jay Lynch intended to go to Ore
gon on Friday last to take Alva Hashunt
and Ada Colfax to the Indian school at
Chewelah, Ore, but Superintendent I.
w. Potter put in an appearance and ac-
companied the girls on their journey.
John Under returned Friday night
from visit with his brother at Ellens-
burg. John is impressed with the be-
lief that business in Ellensburg is rap
idly picking up and business men there
anticipate prosperous year. The sur
vey for the Lind cutoff is finished, but
up to date the contract has not been let
for any of the work.
Misses Alta and Myra Nordyke enter
tanned thirty of their friends on We'd
nesday evening OF last week in honor of
from IDAHO who are spending few
weeks here. An oyster supper was
served, together with candies and other
good things. Dancing and games were
INDUCED in till late hour, and most
enjoyable time was had by all present.
Richey & Gilbert, whose advertise
ment OF Salinas Burbank potatoes APP
pears in another column, state that the
yield OF this variety was three times
that of their other varieties under same
conditions, and the Salinas were worth
on the market 50 per ton more. 1t is
their opinion that Yakima growers can
only maintain their reputation and
profits on potatoes by getting better
seed.
J. w. Shull arrived Friday morning
from Portland, where he has spent the
last three months. Mr.. Shull SAYS the
macademized streets of Portland are
proving the most satisfactory OF any
system that has been tried. The inn
provement is still going on and nothing
but macadam is being used except where
other paving has already been placed.
Mr.. Shull may decide to remain in
North Yakima.
All OF the dirt work on the Selah and
Mckee canal will be completed next
week, according to Contractor Burlin-
game, with the exception of three miles
of the line north of the Mckee Com
pany's warehouse. This was skipped
on account OF there being no water
there. Mr.. Burlingame's camps are
now at the French settlement. The
fluming has been delayed on account of
the mills being unable to fill the orders
ON time. Mr.. Burlingame expected to
have the entire work completed by
March 5, but the duming will set him
! back until about the 18th of April.