The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-08-26

T. L. Stephens of Mabton was in the
city on business last Friday. Mr.. Steph-
ems says the people about Mabton and
Sunnyside are not very enthusiastic over
the county division question and favor
it only so far as would give either one or
the other place the county seat. Mr..
Stephens believes that it would be better
were part of Yakima county cut off
and tackled onto Franklin and the re-
mainder cut in two south of Union gap
and Mabton made the capital of the new
county.
j. NJ. McCleary and bride, nee Miss
Martha Grand-Girard of Chicago, stopped
off in North Yakima last Friday on their
way to Seattle. Mr.. McCleary was a
former Yakima business man, but sold
out to join Co. f at the breaking ont of the
war. Upon his return from the Philip
pines he engaged in business in Seattle.
Mr.. McCleary expressed himself as sur
prsed at the many substantial improve
ments in this city since he was last here.
Mrs. Agnes L. Wright OF Mabton had
watch stolen by the thieves who rob-
bed Reider & Henslers' jewelry store
some time ago. These gentlemen re-
Gently received and presented to the
above named lady fine $S5 watch, max
ing good her loss insfull. The boys de-
serve credit for their promptness in
reimbursing the lady for her loss
| Prosser Bulletin.
The fine large warehouse built by Alex
McCredy at Simcoe, will be the scene of
ball on Friday evening next. J. C.
Ostrander and Nick Connors compose
the committee on arrangements and
they state that nothing will be left I'M
done to make the affair an enjoyable
one. Good music has been secured. All
are invited. Supper will be served.
Tabernacle meeting will begin We'd
nesday, August %, held by the Menno-
mite Brethren in Christ. The tabernacle
will be erected about four rods north
east of postoffice. Evangelist A. Good,
from Ohio, with Mr.. j. Carmichael, as
sisted by other workers, will conduct the
meetings. All are invited to attend
these services.
DR.. Baker, formerly of this city but
now of Everett, passed through town
Wednesday evening on his way to Walla
Walla, to be present at the operation
upon his daughter, Miss Aleta, for APP
pendicitis, which took place last Satur-
day. DR.. Bean of Ellensburg, was the
surgeon in charge.
Prizes in the form of beautiful silver
cups for the best dairy herd, best dairy
COW, best dairy bull and best herd of
beef cattle to be exhibited at the state
fair, can be seen in the window of A.
SCHNEIDER, the jeweler.
THE HERALD is in receipt of the pre-
MUM list of the Spokane Interstate fair
to be held between the dates of October
6 and ii inclusive. The fair promises to
be the great success it always has been.
Miss Florence Gordon left on the We'd
nesday morning overland for Seattle.
She will visit Victoria, Tacoma and in
cidentally most all the Sound cities
The Yakima Milling Co. are having a
wheat warehouse, 50xl60 erected here
on he~North Side and it will be ready
for the fall Standardization News.
w. I. Clark was down from Wen
atchee Friday. He reports work on the
canal progressing finely.
Miss Minnie Larsen has gone to Seattle
for a couple of weeks to visit friends dur
ing the carnival
Prof. John W. kingsbury and sister,
Miss Lettie. left last Thursday for their
home in Seattle.
Zeke Thompson Of Prosser stopped
over for day last week on his way to
! Seattle.