The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-04-18
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duty at Howard's planning mill, on ac-
count of rheumatism.
The Red Cross will hold its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. H. NJ.
Bartlett, Thursday, April %, 2:3O p. m.
John Ferguson, a sheep buyer of PEN
dleton, Ore, is in the city interviewing
the sheepmen. He will remain here
a short time making purchases.
John Lynch was down from Cle-Elum
the first Of the week He is interested
in a number of mining claims in the
Swauk district and has been working
there this spring.
The basket social, given by the Order
OF Pendo in Mason's hall Wednesday
night, was success. A nice sum was
realized from the schemes nicely con-
ceived to make the event attractive.
Frank Kremer, night bartender at the
Turner 4 Fletcher saloon, was held up
by masked men while on his way home
last Thursday night. The highwaymen
got nothing, for he carries no valuables
or money when out late at night.
The steamer Spokane" has been
placed in service between Occur d'Alene
and st. 10 River points. The boat will
make regular round trips, leaving Occur
d'Alene City Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays after arrival of train from Spo-
kane. l5-4-t
Whipped & Son is the name of new
dairy firm started at Toppenish. They
have now so cows and are sending all
the milk to the North Yakima creamery.
Toppenish and the surrounding districts
are coming to the front in the way of
dairying and are establishing a reputa-
ton that will ere long be the envy of
all the rest of the county.
| The U. s. engineers arrived here from
Olympia on Tuesday and went up to
Rainier forest reserve to make a COM
plete survey of the eastern boundary
line and to put down some permanent
land marks. The party consists of Fred
J. Brown, Charles Conklin, Fred Wal
drick, James Adair, W. S. Brown, and
| William Hartman.
The spring rally OF the Yakima
County Christian Endeavor union to
be held at the Christian church Tuesday
evening, April 90, promises to be OF un-
usual interest to all Endeavorers. The
"Pledge" is the subject to be discussed
and Rev. S. J. Harrison of Sunnyside
and Mrs. William Watt of North Yak
ina will be among the speakers of the
evening. Professor Dow will have
charge of the music. All are invited.
Sadie, the IA months old child OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Bair, of the Lower Nat
chez, met with severe accident last
Friday. Mrs. Bair left the little one as
she supposed asleep, stepping from the
house for a few moments. When she
returned she found the child's dresses
all in flames. With great presence of
mind the mother extinguished the fire
before the flames had burned her se-
verely, although the mouth and face re-
ceived some painful burns. The ap-
pearance of Mrs. Bair was most oppor-
tune for few moments more nei-
Their the child nor the house could
have been saved. The only accountable
way for the fire is that after awakening
the child secured some matches which
she must have ignited.
The old fashioned school OF so wears
ago given by the G. A. r. and w. X. C.
in Mason's opera house last Saturday
night was success financially and other
wise, about $45 being realized. There
was large attendance and the program
rendered was very much enjoyed. The
old-fashioned country school of hall a
century ago was realistically portrayed
by people who attended school that long
ago. There was the old school master,
the Ounce block and the Ounce, the shy
girls (old girls now and bashful boys.
the crude method Of instructing the
youth and the primitive seats. Many
old people in the audience recalled with
pleasure the real scenes thus depicted.
and perhaps some OF them, wished the,
could enact them over again in reality.
Mothers don't fail to see the children.
dresses at the Wonder. l4-2.t