The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-25
PITHY PARAGRAPHS SIZED UP

Wash Jewell went to Gle Eum last
week to go into business there.
Three cows owned by William Munsl
died last Wednesday from eating wild
parsnips.
None but white help employed in
Wilder's Restaurant, South Front St.
Meals l5c. 12-4t
George Stephenson, who taught the
Parker school last winter, has closed the
term and moved to North Yakima.
Contractor McKivor last week COM
menced the work of grading South First
street from Chestnut to Spruce street.
Charlie Ross, the Indian, charged with
selling whiskey on the reservation, was
dismissed by Judge Hanford last week.
The Christian church parsonage is
fast nearing completion. 1t is now
under roof and will be turned over to the
plasterers this week.
The Commercial club gave a ball in
the armory last Friday night as the be-
ginning of a series of such events to be
given every Friday evening.
The Johnson brothers of Wide Hollow
last week purchased w. B. Dudley's
ranch of so acres under the Congdon
ditch. The price paid was $4,000.
Alex. Carlson will move from his
present residence on North Ahtanum
avenue to the Rodman place north of
the city. He will live there during the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Barrett have gone
to Lincoln, Neb., to visit son. Later
they will go to Council Bluffs, Ia, to
visit another son and may remain during
the summer.
r. d. Read has purchased the Gervias
property on North Natchez avenue.
The property fronts IS feet on the
avenue and cost Mr.. Read 1920. He
is preparing to build cottage on it in
the spring.
The Junior orchestra will give its ball
on the evening of April in the armory.
The ball had been billed for St. Valen-
tines day, but was postponed. All
those holding invitations are entitled to
attend.
The Presbyterian parsonage improve
ments have been completed and the
whole building on the outside given
fresh coat of paint. A new veranda was
put up in front which makes the place
look more beautiful.
The west bound morning train last
Thursday was delayed over four hours
by a freight wreck at Prosser. A car
had jumped the track previous to the
train arriving there and it took about
six hours to remove it.
Ed. Case has returned from the upper
Natchez, having completed the CO.
operative ditch for number of the
farmers of that place. He took out of
here force of Is men and was about a
week completing the job.
The Hub Mercantile Company has in
creased its capital stock from 10000 to
5000. The company has big stores at
Sunnyside and Mabton. A new store
building will be built at Sunnyside this
summer to accommodate the increased
business of the firm.
The foundation of the new Odd Fellows
building has been completed and the
laying OF the brick walls was commenced
this week. The corner stone of the
building was placed on the ground last
Thursday. 1t is about four feet square
and of porous basalt. The stone will be
shaped and the services attending it's
laying will be held.
The delayed trains came in last Thurs
day night in six sections, and all of them
are now running on schedule time.
Owing to the great Dakota blizzard and
tie up there was no morning train east
on the Goth and 2lst. This was occas-
toned by the lack of equipment. The
train that came in here each forenoon
for several days made the run only from
Billings, Mont, and then returned the
afternoon of the next day. The railway