The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-09-16
nf YAKIMA HERALD
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IS. 1902
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

George Conklin OF Zillah was up last
week transacting business.
Miss Birdie Bartlett has returned from
her two weeks trip to Seattle and Port
land.
Mrs. Grace Merchant of Seattle is
visiting her kinpeople, MIR. and Mrs.
j. T. Stewart of Mob Hill.
The office of the Cascade Lumber Co.
has been removed from the Clogg build
ing to the mill site on H street.
Last Sunday in the Natchez Presby-
terrain church were held memorial SER
vices for Misses Jean and Jessie Sinclair.
Samuel Grafton of Everett has pur-
chased the Lewis ranch at the north
end OF Second street, and will move his
family here this fall.
Miss Daisy Owens has resigned her
position in the city schools, and left
on Saturday to accept a better position
in the city schools of Everett.
Miss Carrie Stewart left last Thursday
for Seattle, where she has a position in
the Van ASSET schools, and has gone
over to be ready Tor the opening.
J. l.. DAVIDSON OF Tacoma, who has
for the past three years admirably filled
the position of U. S. deputy marshal, is
again in our midst rounding up the
bootleggers.
County Auditor Kelso and Commits
sioner Horsley went over to Olympia
last week to attend the meeting of the
state board of equalization in the inter-
est OF Yakima county.
James Biggam and family after an abb
scence of two years in Scotland have re-
turned home. They can hardly recog-
nize the thriving town of North Yakima.
Mr.. Biggam is undecided as to whether
he will resume the sheep business or not
A man subject to fits was recently
picked up on the street in a nearby city,
and taken to the hospital. When placed
on the operating table the doctors found
tatooed on his breast, the line; "please
do not operate for appendicitis. l have
had my appendix removed three times. !"
-Goldendale Sentinel.
THE HERALD is in receipt OF three fine
specimens of the tomato family grown
by E. W. Banter of Toppenish. The
three weighed exactly four pounds, and
each measured l41i inches in circumfer-
ence. They are the finest and largest
shown thus far in North Yakima. Mr..
Banter is grower, shipper and Gamer
| of choice tomatoes.
H. II. Kohls of Shakopee, MIMI,
father OF George and Henry c. Kohls,
left last week for his home, after visit
of two months with his two sons. Like
all the people who come and stay in the
town and valley any length of time, he
has gone back with a feeling OF reluc-
lance, believing the Yakima country to
| be most healthful and prosperous.
John Rudkin was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday, the guest of II. f. Beach.
They spent quite time on the river
hunting ducks and salmon, and secured
enough for family, if the family isn't
too large. Mr.. Rudkin returned home
yesterday. Democratic nominations
in Texas don't go begging. They just
| settled contest in the 10Th congress-
ional district there ON the 720lst ballot.
If they stopped to take drink at each
ballot, blu we forbear. Columbia
| Courier.
From the way the Indians are getting
drunk in North Yakima and on the res
ervation, it would seem that North Yak
| ina ought to have deputy United
States marshal. The Indians on the
reservation are getting ugly and need to
be disciplined by the right hand of the
law. ... The Riverside band have Sc
cured the services of Profs Frank Nagler
as director and will give an open air
| concert next Sunday morning at II 80.
The members of the band are requested
to meet at the city hall early Sunday
morning Bulletin.
Attention is directed to the G. A. X.
convention to be held in Washington,
DC, October 9th TO 18th inclusive, 1902.
We can sell you tickets at rates which
make going to the convention cheaper