The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-05-23
SHORTSTDPS
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
Herald's" Busy
Readers.
APPROPRIATE TO THE TINES.

Guy S. Churchward of Fort Simcoe
was visitor in the city Monday.
II. r. Kreeder was among the county
seat visitors from Sunnyside this week.
DIR. A. P. Purdy, who has been here
for week for his health, returned to
his home at Seattle this week.
| Charles Donovan, accountant of the
First National bank, went to Tacoma
Monday to see his father, who is sick.
II. Ornduff and c. Harper of Wasco
came to North Yakima on Monday to
take in the sights and attend to some
business.
r. j. Curry, who has been sick for
more than a week with fever, is improv-
ing and it is thought he will be able to
be out next week.
w. f. Prosser, who had been here for
week with his family, returned to Sc
attic Sunday accompanied by Mrs. Pros
ser, who will remain in the city a few
days.
A party of Yakima City people have
been at work for couple of weeks clear
ing away some of the willows that had
grown up in the Schanno ditch south of
this place.
A water main is being laid ON Selah
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This is done to give water to Mr.. Lilly,
who is erecting large boarding house
on the corner of Yakima and Selah
avenues.
| A. F. Switzer commenced the brick
work on the new store room of Allen B.
Sweeney on Monday and since that time
the side walls have been about complet-
ed. The building will be ready for occu-
pancy by July l.
| Claude Briggs is about again after be-
ing laid up with paralysis Of the right
arm. He was sick for about three weeks
with the attack and suffered great deal
OF pain, but he has improved to such an
extent that the arm gives him no further
trouble at present.
]. P. Berge, who will be remembers
by many as the "bee-man," writes THE
HERALD from Travis City, Mich, that
he hopes to be living again on Mob
Hill by fall. He has a place in that
state that he wishes to dispose of before
returning to Yakima.
On account of the big rain on Sunday
last, the ceremony of pronouncing the
benediction upon the bell of the new
Catholic church in the Mckee was post
poned. The date has been set for June
8, and unless something unforeseen &C.
ours the event will be an suspicious one.
Grand Chancellor j. d. Cornett Of the
Knights OF Pythias left here last Satur-
day for Everett to get ready for the grand
lodge session held in that city this week.
He was followed ON Monday by DIR. c.
7. Dulin, representative from the North
Yakima lodge, Frank Horsley, c. +.
Hauser, Harry Coonse, J. 7. Foster, Ed
Merwin and Robert f. Smith. They
will all return about Saturday. Mrs.
Dulin, Mrs. Horsley and Mrs. Hauser
accompanied their husbands. DIR. C. G..
Fletcher joined the party later.
Four pages of this weeks HERALD are
devoted to the announcement of Otter
Bros mamoth sale. This step is neces-
STATED by the desire of the proprietors
to clear out as much of their immense
stock as possible before removing to
their new store now under contraction
on Yakima avenue. Messr. Otter have
Away sustained reputation for giving
excellent values and honest and fair
treatment, but during this sale which
will begin May 25 and continue. through
June, July and August, they will over
shadow all previous efforts. Mail and
express orders will receive as careful
consideration as though the purchases
were made in person and an effort will
be made to see that entire satisfaction
is given every customer. The great cut
in prices will undoubtedly cause big
rush, but purchasers must exercise
some patience, although every effort will
be made to wait upon all PROMPTLY