The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

1tCN' II. L " as ~ NioAsoA III AASh-
newick last Thursday.
Mrs. George Shellenbarger of Tacoma
is here visiting her sister, Mrs. II. Lom-
bard.
I. P. Englehart spent couple of days
the first of the week in Pasco and Pros
ser on legal business.
The schools of the city opened with
full attendance Monday morning after
a vacation of two weeks.
II. Lombard and family have moved
into the pretty little cottage recently
built by Mr.. Lombard on North Second
street.
Ward Pcnning, who has been spend
ing the past four months in Portland
mas returned to North Yakima for the
winter.
Newt Scott came up from Kcnnewick
to be present at the family reunion on
New Years day. He returned home
Monday night.
The trains from the east have been
rather irregular for the past few days,
owing to heavy SHOWS in the mountains
at different places on the line.
Harry Mitchell has accepted his old
position as stenographer and assistant
bookkeeper with Coffin Bros, Miss Elliott
having resigned the first of the year.
As on the day following Christmas,
the banks and the county and city Of
fees were closed Monday, on account of
New Vars day falling upon Sunday.
f. c. Burlingame, who is engaged in
an extensive contract for an irrigation
enterprise near Walla Walla, spent the
holidays with his family in this city.
j. T. Bragg for many years manager
of tine vehicle department of Coffin Bros.
has resigned and gone to Spokane to ac-
cept position there. His place is being
filled by f. R. Mitchell.
Joe Eschbach of the Ahtanum was the
lucky winner of the house and lot given
away on Tuesday by Coffin Bros. All of
the customers of the store during the
year had chance in the drawing
Milton Shearer has started feed yard
on Selah avenue, just north of the Ryan
& Newton warehouse. Mr.. Shearcr will
also handle wood in connection and re-
spectfully asks share of the public
patronage.
TIL onnrttpov frot nr,,;t., .Jiron
pointed in the boxing contest set for
last night. Ashton notified the promo
tiers that he would not meet Overdorf,
and in the absence of another man to
take his place the match was declared
of.
Joe Foreman spent Christmas day
and also Monday in North Yakima with
his parents. DIR. Coc visited with his
wife in North Yakima Sunday and Mon
day, returning to his post of duty in the
Owl drug store Tuesday forenoon.-El-
lensburg Dawn.
Cards have been received announcing
the wedding of Mr.. Luke Lynn. who is
well known in this city, and Miss Nor
ma LaVann, the ceremony taking place
at the brides home in Baker City, Ore.
on the 10th of December. They will
make their home in Baker City.
Mrs. Leroy Brooker was made happy
Christmas by package from the old
home in New York containing hundred
pounds of hickory nuts, walnuts and
chestnuts, together with can of the
genuine maple syrup such as that state
alone can produce.
The Cascade Lumber Company closed
down its sawmill last Saturday even.
ing, and is now running the planning mill
only. The sawmill will be idle for cou-
pie of months, during which time it will
be thoroughly overhauled and put in
shape for big seasons work next year
c. 9. Cherington, former resident Of
this place, but who went to Clinton, NO.,
last fall, writes to have his address
changed to Montrose, Mo-, where he will
60 on his farm. He, however, has not
given up the idea of making the Yak
ina valley his nome and will return here
as soon as he can arrange to do SO.
On Christmas day Miss Sarah Gray,
living in the north part of the city. pick
ed bunch of fine California violets that
were growing in the yard. Mrs. H. NJ.
Bartholett of Kennewick reports that
on the same day the strawberry vines
in her yard were in bloom. And yet
some are kicking at the severity" of
the winter.