The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-04-11
Pen SKETCHES OF THE WEEK
Brief Items Of Local News Gathered
by Ubiquitous Herald Reporters.
Lights and Sideilghts Of Daily Doinss in the
Metropolis Of Central Washington Prepared
for the Entertainment Of Nu-
merous Readers.
Horses for sale. E. J. Wyman. IA

visiting her sister.
Mrs. Geo. Nation who has been i'll is
again able to be about.
Spurious dollars are in circulation in
this city, and they are said to be very
good limitations. Look out for them.
DR.. H. w. Wentworth and wife, of
Seattle, have been in the city for few
days looking up the chances of locating
here.
A. F. Shannon, recent arrival from
Iowa, has purchased the S. A. ellison
place, adjoining the fair grounds, and
removed thereon.
John Nelson of Seattle, foreman Of
the telephone company, has been here
for week inspecting the improvements
recently made by that company.
The city officials would do good SER
vice to their country if they would put
the hobos to work 80 days each. If a
scheme of this kind were adopted here
| Yakima would be free from the nuisance
for some time.
"Nathan Hale" is booked for Larson's
theater for Monday, May 10. This is
Clyde Fitch's beautiful play and is book
ed for tour of the northwest, with
Howard Kyle in the principal character
| NJ tho no tr;ntic spy
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Dick and son are
here from Tacoma. Mr.. Dick is looking
up a suitable place for home with a
view of settleing his family here for the
summer. Their health is not good and
they come over here with the hopes of
being benefited.
In 1900 the Equitable wrote more
new business than in 1899, and the out
standing assurance was nearly sixty-five
millions greater than in 1899; and yet
its expenses were not only less in pro-
portion, but absolutely less in amount
than in 1899. Death claim paid 1900
$14, S60, 1862. Is. Att
Commissioner w. j. Dimmick return
ed to his home at Kiona Saturday after
attending weeks session OF the board
of county commissioners. Mr.. Dimmick
says the farmers in his section are all
busy this spring putting in bigger crops
than ever and that they anticipate big
returns.
A. J. Jones of the Northern Pacific
freight Office at Pasco was visitor to
the city last Saturday. In speaking of
the hobo nuisance at that place he says
they have the gang pretty well thinned
out, and measures will be taken soon to
break up the practice of congregating at
that point.
Articles of incorporation were filed
last week in the auditors Office by the
First Reformed church of Yakima valley.
The incorporators are, H. Assink, H..
Wayenberg, ]. Baker and H. J. Schale-
kamp. The church is situated in the
Mckee valley.
H. B. Shelter, forest reserve superin-
tendent, was in the city last Friday and
Saturday holding conferences with the
sheepmen with regard to apportioning
the grazing lands. Matters have been
adjusted satisfactorily so that by April
%, when allottments are made there
will be no hitch in the proceedings.
At the county Sunday school con-
vention recently held in this city it was
decided to make an effort to hold con-
ventions in every Sunday school through
out the county during this year. A COM
mittee was appointed to arrange uni
form programs, consisting of all minis
tiers in the county. This committee is
called to meet on the 18th at ? O'Clock, ,
at the Episcopal Rectory in this city.
Last Friday was Arbor Day, and SO
far as could be learned not tree was
planted in this section on that account.
| Thousands of trees, however, were plant
ed Independent Of the sentiment
surrounding Arbor day. There were
fruit and shade trees and trees Of all
kinds, but mainly OF the fruit bearing
varieties. Ii there is any part OF the
of the country that observes Arbor day
to perfection it is the Yakima valley.
! In attest of this all one needs to do is