The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-05-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

More New Lawns and Dimities-4c, &c
l0c per yard at J. Macdonald's. 20
Don't overlook the special 3O-day sale
at the Wonder. Every article reduced
in price. 20
G. f. McEwen, the harness man, has
frightened up the front OF his place of
business on Yakima avenue with fresh
coat Of paint.
A. L. Harrison purchased lot on
Natchez avenue from Edmund Lopos for
$3.50 and has begun the erection of a
house for himself and family.
Three cases of smallpox are reported
by officer Grant, two being in the pest
house and one case in family by the
name of Moore living on Sixth street.
Special Agent Hunt of the Northern
Pacific detective department was here
a few days last week looking up some
business pertaining to his line of work.
Attorneys Edward Whitson and Ira
Englehart went to Olympia this week
to argue the Yakima cases before
the supreme court, the appellants being
represented by these three men.
City Marshall Boyle came out in new
suit this week. The color is blue, but
the brass buttons were not brass at all,
but common plain black things. The
suit fits him well. And he looked hand
some.
From all indications there will be a
big crop OF apricots this season. The
frost did them no injury in this locality,
and reports from all over the county say
if nothing new happens there will be an
unprecedented crop.
The schools of Yakima City will close
on Friday. A program has been ar
ranged for the occasion and a very en-
joyable time is expected by the people of
the old town. The teachers of the school
are: A. W. Schwartze, principal; J. A.
Jacobson and Mrs. Laura Jacobson.
A new adding machine has been
placed in the treasurer's office on trial.
1t is one of the best now manufactured
and the work already performed by it
places its value beyond question. The
machine may be purchased by the COM
missioners for those OF the different
offices. Its cost is 1915.
There was a good attendance both
nights at the DeMoss family concert in
Mason's opera house. The music of
these famed travellers was interesting
and greatly appreciated. On Sunday
night the family had charge OF the music
at the NJ. +. church, under whose aus
pieces they came here. The family trav-
els over land in specially built wagon
for their use and when the team drew
up in front of the Bartholet hotel to take
the family away it attracted great deal
Of attention. They went from here to
Ellensburg for three-night's perform
ance.
An interesting contest has been on for
some time between w. w. Pettiiohn and
j. A. Williams OF the Woodmen of the
World of this city. 1t was entered into
about three months ago and will end on
June |, and will wind up with a big
banquet shortly after that date. The
contest is simply over the ability of
each man to secure new members for
the lodge. The lodge is divided into
two companies with these two men as
captains, and the terms of the agree
ment was that the side that secured the
least number of new members were to
pay for banquet for the whole lodge.
AS result of this contest there have
been a great many new members added
to the lodge, and how matters stand will
not be known till after the returns are
made on the first.