The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


house near the railroad sidetrack.
H. Moran made business trip to the
Sound last week. returning Saturday.
Henry H. Scnott visited Prosser on
business the latter part of last week.
Naturalization papers were issued last
Saturday to Robert W. Scott, a native
of England.
Arthur NJ. Swigart and Miss Olive T..
Stanlhut were granted marriage H.
cense last Saturday.
The salary of the chief clerk of the
land Office in this city has been incrcas-
ed to $llOO year.
First naturalization papers were
granted last week to Henry Hoveling,
former citizen of Holland.
Edward Whitson, DR.. p. Frank, NJ. II.
Grover and Harry Coonse were guests at
the governors inaugural ball in Olym-
pia last week.
w. w. Robertson of the Republic was
one of the North Yakima visitors in
Olympia on the occasion of the inaugu-
raj ball.
Rev. Morton L. Rose will return from
Ritzville this week and will hold SER
vices ut the usual hours in the Chris
tian church next Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. O. Janeck entertained
informally about 20 of their friends in
their beautiful new home on Second
street last Thursday evening,
Mrs. Furth, wife of Jacob Furth, the
Seattle capitalist who is one of the Ii
rectors in the North Yakima Beet Sugar
company, is spending few days in the
city.
George Weikel last week purchased
desirable lot near the ice factory, 'front.'
ing on the N. p siding, and is figuring
on erecting q warehouse thereon in the
spring.
B. F. Barge was visitor in Olympia
last week, witnessing the Inauguration
of the governor, whom he as the able
state committeeman from this county,
helped to elect.
Tenant & Miles are disposing of the
lots in their addition at the rate of two
or three a day. The purchasers are all
buying with the intention of buiding
at an early date.
Mrs. Emma Rein. the wife of Robert
Rein, a Mckee rancher, died at the fam
lily home last Thursday, aged 33 years.
The funeral was held on the following
day and interment was had in the Mckee
cemetery.
In the absence of the pastor. Rev.
Morton L. Rose, who is conducting re-
vival meetings in Ritzville, the Sunday
evening services at the Christian churcn
were conducted by the young people of
the Christian Endeavor society. An
interesting musical and literary pro-
gramme was given.
The work of repairing the Laswell
block, damaged by fire on January 81,
has been commenced. w. Ferguson,
owner of that portion of the block oc
cupied by Stats, the clothier, will re-
build at once. 1t is stated that the
losses have all been amicably adjusted
by the companies carrying the insur
ance.
Rev. F. L. Hayden has been granted
a two months leave of absence from his
duties as pastor of the Presbyterian
church, and will spend the most of that
time in California in the hope of bene-
fitting the condition of his health,
which has been bad for some time. Dur
ing his absence the pulpit will be filled
regularly by minister to be chosen by
the church.
Superintendent Dickcy is busiy en-
gagged in correcting and marking the ex-
animation papers of about $50 pupils
of various districts in the county who
took the eighth grade examination last
week. The examinations were not for
promotion, being in but few studies.
Those who pass in the studies in which
to take them at the regular end of the
year examinations.
| f. O. Keck has effected a settlement
with the insurance companies in which
he carried $1,000 insurance on the stock
damaged by fire on New Years eve in
the Mikkelson building. Mr.. Hanna,
VINO carried $l5,5O0 on his stock, which
was total loss, was offered 5000 as a
settlement in full. This he refused, de.
handing the face of the policies and
placing the latter with the bank for
collection. The contention of the ad-
juster is that the value of the goods de,