The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-07-25
PITHY PARAGRAPHS SIZED UP.

Mrs. Thomas Norton has gone to Day
ton for two weeks visit with friends.
NJ. W. Stickman, Il prominent sheep
man OF klickitat county, in visiting this
locality.
Miss Agnes Kelley Of Portland is here
for the summer with Mr. and Mrs. V.
d. Ritter.
Mrs. Lille Woodcock of San Jose, Cal,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. NJ A.
Dunn OF this city.
Mrs. George Jacobs has returned from
an extended visit to Montesano and Ho-
GUAM in the Gray's harbor country.
Mrs. Glenn of Vale, Oregon, is here
paying her daughter, Mrs. L. b. Rine-
hart a visit. She will remain through
out the summer.
w. II. johnson and wife left here Thurs
day for months trip to the west side.
They will visit Gray's Harbor points and
the cities of the Sound.
]. Bowlin Of Prosser, who has been
here on short visit for awhile, returned
iiOlIC idcb WCCk. VI Duy pro-
perty and make this place his future
home.
J. Garvey of Eden Prairie, Iowa, came
over from Idaho last week aid has been
here ever since looking for a farm site.
He has been in Idaho for some time
looking over the country and then came
to this place.
H. V. Bonniwell, a brother of Mrs. NJ.
l.. Matterson, arrived here last week and
will remain permanently. Mr.. Bonni-
well has travelled extensively through
favored valley he has seen.
Henry Walen and son went to the
Sound on Tuesday on a vacation trip.
Before returning they will visit the Wen
atchee country. Mr.. Walen has lived
here thirteen years and this is his first
trip out of the county in that time.
Contractor McKiv)r has finished the
improvements on street between First
and Second. The street was graded and
the surface, which, when they become
packed, will make good thoroughfare
+. II. Eldridge of British Columbia
has been here for week buying horses
for the British government. He finds
the Yakima breed of cayuses "a good stock
for army service and has made purchase
of a large number from different parties
at a low rate.
Misses Lena and Otta Smelling, in COM
pany with their uncle, Robt Tandy, left
here last Tuesday on an overland trip to
(lrpUnn Thav will fret x-iSif Et,n
and points in Southern Oregon and then
make short journey into Northern Cal
ifornia. They will be gone about three
months.
Arthur Hale, an old time butcher OF
this city, dropped in to see us few days
ago. Mr.. Hale is now located at North
Yakima and engaged in the meat bust
ness. Business of all kinds, says Mr..
Hale, is good. Crops are in fine cond
ton, and the people prosperous and con-
tented. The state fair, is being pushed
by the business men, and an immense
crowd is looked for.-Goldenda Agr-
culturist.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Warrington OF
Minneapolis, Mimi, who were the
guests of +. G. Drew for few days,
went to Seattle last Saturday for short
visit. Mr.. Warrington came here to look
over the situation relative to starting
tobacco ranch. He has decided to start
Il tobacco plantation and will return
from his Sound trip shortly to take up a
farm in the Mckee. He is an exper.
fenced tobacco raiser and thinks the
plant can be raised in this valley.
The city council has made three at
tempts in the last two weeks to hold
meeting. Each time only one or two
councilmen appeared. On Monday night
there was but one present. Seeing the
difficulty in calling the members to-
gether Mayor Fechter decided not to at
tempt another meeting till the regular
night, August 5th. The reason for the
difficulty in holding meeting is the abb
sence of three members, to-wit: F. c.
Hall and ii. X. Sinclair, who are in the
east, and A. J. Shaw, who is taking a
summers vacation on his ranch.