The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-01-03

L. r. Freeman returned on Saturday
last from Seattle.
N. S. Johnson left today to again take
up the life of a commercial traveller after
rest of several weeks.
Miss Bessie Boyle arrived in the city
Wednesday from Seattle, for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. b. Rigg.
Mrs. r. X. Nichols, who has been very
low with cancer of the stomach, is re.
ported to be resting easier at present.
Charles L. Brown, formerly Of Indiana,
has become associated with J. A. Adams
in the ownership of the New York store.
Col. A. G. Walker, OF Zillah, was a
North Yakima visitor during the early
part of the week, and is here again in
company with DR.. McCracken.
Warren Erwin returned to: Seattle to-
day. His sisters, who have been attend
ing the Annie Wright seminary, in
Tacoma, will remain here with their
mother.
A score of friends watched the old
year out and the new year in with Miss
Clara Graham. Music, games and re-
freshments added to the pleasures of the
occasion,
The band boys ball, on New Years
night, was thoroughly enjoyable al
though the attendance was--not as large
as was expected. About thirty-fve
couples participated in the pleasures of
dancing Supper was served at Otter
& Mechtel's restaurant.
B. H. Allen has sold his hop crop of "a
bales to Fred E. Alter, representing the
Horst, Lachmond Co., at IA cents. An
other sale, although not confirmed, is
that OF John Knox, OF Tampico. The
buyers are hustling through the country
with great activity, and growers are
having plenty of opportunities to dispose
of their holdings.
DR.. Hayden, Presbyterian evangel-
list, of Seattle, has been invited to occu-
by the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
OF this city for three Sundays during
January, and, if mutually agreeable,
will be asked to accept the pastorate of
the church made vacant by the depart
ure of Rev. J. H. Condit to his former
missionary fields in Juneau, Alaska.
Negotiations are now in progress for
the sale of John Michaels' lease and in
terests in the Hotel Bartholet. The
purchaser is Mr.. Perry, of Wenatchee,
who is said to have had much expert
ence and to be through hotel man.
Mr.. Michaels is contemplating moving
to California, if the deal is consumated,
in hopes that change of climate will
be beneficial to his health
When Dave Bryson returned from his
lunch on Wednesday, he found hobo
in his shop making away with his shears,
paint brushes and other tools to the val
tie of thirty or forty dollars. The hobo
wouldn't give up, andss Bryson followed
and made a running fight, the plumber
being dropped along the road. Finally
the thief reached for rock, and while
he was bending over, Bryson picked up
a heavy brush, and struck him over the
head, intlicting severe cash. The man
finally got away, but empty handed.
The preliminaries for the formation OF
a county medical society were held on
Thursday evening of last week. DR..
Gum was made chairman and DR.. Ros-
ser secretary of the temporary organi-
cation. The society will be open to all
physicians of standing. Those who
have thus far associated themselves
in the plans Of organization are Drs.
Gum, Gordon, Dulin, Baker, Frank,
Burns, Adair, Wells and Fletcher. Per-
manent organization will be effected at
a meeting to be held in DIR. Gorden's
Office Friday evening.
At the close of the term of the superb
or court, on Monday, the divorce pro-
ceedings brought by Mrs. Alex McAllis-
ter against her husband, on the grounds
of cruelty, were denied after warm le-
gal fight. A divorce was granted to
Sarah S. Beatty from James r. Beatty,
for desertion and non-support. The
Gammage and Graham divorce cases
were referred to commissioners for the
purpose OF taking and submitting testi-
mony. The case of Mrs. Lanch against