The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-04-11
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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
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Readers.

4. Garret and Miss Elmyra Floyd, both
Of this county, on Friday last.
The board walk on west Yakima av-
enue has been completed to the city
limits. 1t is good piece of work and
has long been needed.
About 200 Indians held a war dance
below the south gap on Sunday. Those
who took it in say they had hiyu
time drinking skookum water and eat
ing canned salmon.
+. NJ. Spain, past grand master of
the A. O. U. W., and George Tuesley,
delegate of the local lodge of that order,
went to Spokane Tuesday to be present
at the annual state meeting. They will
return here Saturday.
A. B. Vaughn and family have moved
to this county from Baker City, Ore.
They are now with Mrs. Vaughn's
father, J. NJ. Halle of Ahtanum. They
expect to locate permanently in the val
ley, but have not selected location.
Mrs. E. G. Peck and two children re-
turned Saturday from California where
they have been visiting Mrs. Peck's
father and brother for the past two
months. Mr.. Peck went to Portland
Thursday evening last, accompanying
the family from that point home.
Mrs. J. Billings and grand daughter
Miss Clara Jones arrived here Wednes-
day from Manti, Utah, to make their
home with Mrs. Billings daughter, Mrs.
Joel Shoemaker. Mr.. Shoemaker went
to Walla Walla on Tuesday to meet
them and accompanied them to this
place.
w. d. Faville was in town Wednes.
day closing up the sale of his ranch, for
which he received $1,000, spot cash, a
pretty good showing for four years work
as he started in at the bottom of the
ladder about that time. This speaks
we'll for Horse Heaven wheat farms.
Gussie Sprinkle, Rena Ponti and Flora
Pengruber returned to the Sisters
school at North Yakima, on Sunday
Prosser Record.
On next Sunday no communication
can be had over the telephone lines in
the city on account of the removal OF
the office from its present location. The
new quarters for central will be in the
same building as at present used, but
in larger and more commodious room.
A new switch board, capable of holding
$50 wires, will be put in at the same
time. All those having phones will be
notified on Saturday evening that the
wires will be disconnected during Sun
day while the change is being made and
it is expected that everything will be in
good working order by Monday morn
ing.
A woman recently here from the east
was surprised to see snow fall in April
in this climate, as it did on last Satur-
day, and in remarking about the Incl
dent said She would bet dollar to
that the Yakima papers would not men,
ton the fact in their news columns.
The HERALD is not averse to giving
notice to such weather vagaries as this
climate is subject to (if it is subject to
any, neither does it hesitate to saw that
snow fell here last Saturday and covered
the hills about with its "baautiful man.
tel This is climate to be proud OF
and such little spells as that of last Sat-
urday are only incidents to break the
monotony OF sunshine.
Reports have been coming in lately
that the fruit, particularly peaches and
apricots, has been damaged by frost.
On Saturday night the frost amounted
to almost a freeze and an examination
Of peach buds in the yards OF the city
residents showed some of them to be
black. A number Of people have ex-
amined the buds of peaches and all re-
port substantially the same. Apricots
have also been damaged to consider
able extent, but apples, pears and other
fruit are said not to be injured. 1t is not
thought however that the damage to
peaches will amount to much. Indica-
tons point to the biggest yield of fruit
this season ever harvested in this valley.
New England cooked hams at the Yak
ina Cash Market. 13-4t