The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-09

Memorial Day and also to the Ellens-
burg Theatre company for the use of
the opera house.
Attorney T.. b. Preble, of North
Yakima, is being frequently mentioned
us Il candidate for judge on the demo
cratic ticket. He is said to possess all
the necessary qualifications and is II
very strong man in the party of his
home county and city.
The state convention of the Christian
church will meet in North Yakima
June -, and remain in session four
days. 1t is expected that about fifteen
will attend from Ellensburg. Rev. G.
II. Hilton and wife will both have adj
dresses before the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nj. Jenkins
leave today for ST. Louis to visit the
exposition. From there they will 90 to
Mr.. Jenkins old home in Virginia,
thence to Washington, ID. G., returning
via Denver. Colorado, Salt Lake, Utah.
They will be absent from E,llensburg
about five weeks.
The new building of the Alberta
Creamery, commonly called the Gibson
station, is completed and good part of
the machinery installed. The big
churn was taken out Saturday and is
now in place ready for use. The station
when completed will be far better than
ever before.
On account of the Baccalaureate SER
vices at the normal school next Sunday
morning, there will he no preaching
services at the Baptist church. The
other services will be held as usual.
The Children's Day exercises will be
held in the evening at o'clock. AL
are cordially invited.
Mrs. Margaret Hall, who has spent
Mrs. j. H. Flynn, left Tuesday evening
for Nabton where she will spend Il few
weeks visiting with a daughter, Mrs.
Cha,. liilger, at that place before going
on 10 = pohdnt 10 i've WIN Mrs. d. y.
Girard. another daughter.
Al. McKnab, of Hutchinson, Kansas,
arrived here Friday Afternoon to make
his home with his brother. John ID
Mex nab. He brought with him his
two children, his wife having died some
four weeks ago. He formerly lived
here, but has made hi, home in Kansas
for the past eight or ten years.
Grant Lightheart, who has been here
some time with his family, left Tuesday
for hi, old home near Rockford, HIS,
to dispose of his property. AS soon as
he does 50. he will return and make
investments here. His wife and son
during his absence will stop with her
mother, Mrs. Fl. ID. Doty, OF the
Albany.
Ed kingery returned from Seward,
\ aska this week. He reports the
Alaska Central railway Il sure go. Says
300 men are now at work, several miles
of grade completed and ready for the
rails which are now being laid. one
engine i, now used on the completed
portion of the road. He is much elated
with the project.
While it was generally supposed that
the fruit-apples, pears and prunes
were badly damaged by the late frosts,
and no doubt much was, but the fact
remains that most trees will have all
the fruit they can stand up under, and
unless the fruit falls Off, many orchards
will have to be thinned out. The
cherry crop will be short as whole in
the valley.
Prof. j. II. Morgan's name is being
mentioned in connection with the Office
of state superintendent of public in
strnction. While there are perhaps
many men in this great state who could
fiji that Office, there are none more capa-
BILE or better qualified or deserving.
than Prof. Morgan, and we should be
glad to see him hOnOred with the NOM
inaton and election to that position.
Il. Lee Purdin, treasurer of kittitas
county, was down from Ellensburg,