The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-04
Monday was collectors day.

this week
ALT st John and wife of Thorp, were
in town Monday.
Judge Rudkin returned to Yokima
Friday afternoon
The school exercises were all that
could be desired.
Superior court adjourned Friday at
p. IN. to reconvene June llth
Miss Emma Francis and mother Wis
tied on Swauk Prairie last week.
David Gregory is still doing the hob
bling act as result of hurt foot
A big crowd attended the Black
irrigation meeting Friday afternoon.
b. A. Gault recently purchased the
city fish market and reports SPLEEN
J did business
Mrs, Perry Cleman went down to
Yakima Friday afternoon and returned
Saturday morning.
! DR.. Roy Weaver has opened his
dental parlor in DR.. SCOTS old Office
in brick bank building
7. b. Goodwin and r. Nj. Osborn of
Thorp, were pleasant callers at this
office while in town Tuesday.
The farmers in the southeast part of
the valley are organizing to build, own
and operate cooperative creamery.
The Yakima river has been on
rampage this week and no doubt much
damage will be done in some localities
Archie Wishard returned from Port
land, Oregan, Sunday, where he has
been in school for the past three
months.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will again sell cooked foods at
Koepke * Shoudy's store on Saturday,
June from II a. IN. until p. m.
If you have not paid one-half of your
real estate tax the whole is now de-
linquent and interest will be charged
at the rate of II per cent per annum.
John SchamehOrne will in few
days open up a saloon in the building
on the corner of Pearl and Third, for
merly occupied by Packwood & Simp-
son.
Our old friend, A. A. Patterson for
merly editor of the Ellensburg Regis
ter, is now running the Register at
Connely the first issue appearing last
Friday.
Fred Wolff returned from Arizona
Tuesday morning, where he went sew
eral weeks ago to recuperate his health
and looks much improved and says he
feels quite well.
The court gave Mrs. Bunker the
custoday of the Alexander baby so
long as she remains in this state, other
wise the child is to be turned over to
the father, Ed Alexander.
l.. +. Ellison came down from his
mill on the Tanum Tuesday. He re-
ports much high water and says the
only draw back he has to contend with
is getting logs to mill fast enough.
That was very heavy rain Monday
night and Tuesday morning and while
it did lots of damage by flooding small
streams and causing overflows, its real
value to arid lands cannot be estim ated.
The effort that is being made to put
in public drinking fountain in this
city should meet with encouragement
and success, and every enterprising
townsman and farmer sadly feels the
need of it, then why not make it a go.
w. T. Francis had very bad acct
dent last week while walking around
on some old lumber. He stepped on
an old rusty nail, running it through
the shoe sole and into his foot. He
has been confined in the house for a
few days.
Delegates from district No. l6, |. O
G. T., comprising the counties OF Kitti-
.as and King held very busy ses-
sion in Seattle Monday. Eighty dele
gates were present, twenty of whom
we're from this county. The session
lasted all day and was very harmonious
Miss Emma Francis and mother,
who have spent about two years with
relatives and friends, leave next We'd
nesday for their old home in Winterest
Iowa. They will probably dispose of
their interests there this summer and
return here this fall.
The members of the Friday club,
Galina club, Art club; and Municipal
improvement Society are requested to
meet in the parlors of the Grand
Pacific hotel en- Tuesday afternoon,
June 9, at 2:3O p. IN. A full attend
ance is desired.
ELvIRA MARQUIS ELWOOD,
w. S. Z. w. c,