The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-08-17
Zillah Notes.


+. j. Jaeger was Il county seat visitor
on Tuesday.
Arthur Rankin of North Yakima was
in town Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. James Perry was up from Sun
nyside Saturday to attend the dance.
Mr.. Ainsworthy of North Yakima was
down through our country last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bryan have
gone to Nicholas Lake for two weeks
outing.
\ large number of Iillah people will
attend the circus at North Yakima on
Thursday.
George Wadham of North Yakima
was down last week visiting with some
of his old friends.
We have new "hello" girl in the
person of Miss Peterson. who is re-
cent arrival from st. Paul. MINI.
Water melons and cantaloupes are
now coming on in abundance and large
shipments are being made every day.
Mr. Brewster is going to move soon
up on the Ahtanum where he has bought
ranch and will 90 into the stockraisine
business.
Mrs. Jeffers and daughter, Mrs. Perry
ro'u,nnI Thursday Gov, ITO Sow
where they have been visiting vita
friends.
c. F. Bailey. the bookkeeper in the of
flee of the Washington Irrigation COM
pany left Sunday for short vacation
on the Sound.
Miss Thomas returned last week
from the mountains where she has been
visiting with friends for the past three
months
Miss Minnie Cramer VINO has been Wis
iting friends here for the past two
weeks returned Saturday to her home
in Seattle.
Our warm weather record for this
year has been again broken. On Satur-
day last the thermometer registered los
degrees in the shade.
Miss Cora Lynne came home from
Seattle on her vacation last week. She
has been employed as stenographer
there for the past year.
Miss Van Buren, of Seattle is here to
remain with friends throughout the fruit
packing season. She is Il valuable addi-
ton to our local society.
Misses Clara Scheutler and Minnie
Cramer of Seattle have been visiting
their relatives and friends the Scneu-
hers, IOr tnp past TWO weeks.
Mr. w. A. Hughes of Tacoma with
Wyman. Partridge & Company of Min
neapolis. Mimi. spent the latter part
of last week with local merchants
Mr. Fredericks. with the Bon Marche
of Seattle. made our city business
trip last week. While here he was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Scheuher.
On Friday evening, September Q. the
Woodmen are going to give a grand ball
or all night dance. The usual fortnight
ly dances last only until the nour of
midnight
G.. F. Aumiller. contractor from
North Yakima was down the latter part
of the week to figure on the construction
of the gravel road between here and
Toppenish.
\ school election was held in the
school house Friday afternoon for the
purpose of voting the taxes for the en-
suing year. The amount of $500 is
needed for the purchasing of school fur
niture
The dance given by the Woodmen in
their new hall Saturday night was a
very pleasant affair and well attended
A week from next Saturday they will
give another for which Thompson and
Barker will furnish the music. Refresh
ments will be served
Neil Jaeger will leave this week for
Chicago where he will be for four wears
in attendance at the Armour Institute
of Technology. He is fitting himself
for an electrical engineer He leaves
now for the Sound where he will spend
a couple of weeks visiting with friends
before starting for the east
Fruit picking and packing has now be-
gun in earnest. Hundreds are busy
picking the ripe fruit from the trees
while hundreds. of others are packing
the fruit into boxes. The roads are
thronged with teams hauling heavy
loads of the juicy fruit to the railroad.
The crops all seem to be good this year
and the yield of fruit is no exception.
Good market prices prevail and every
thing points to most successful season.