The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-12-13
LOCAL NOTES

to Alfalfa Tuesday night on a hunt
ing trip.
Mrs. A. D. Sloan is said to be
quite sick at her home on North
Third street.
Orien Miller went up to Ellens-
burg yesterday to be gone the remain
der of the week
Miss Bessie Patton returned last
evening from a weeks trip to the
Sound She visited in Seattle and
Tacoma.
II. r. Quinn and wife left yester-
day for Seattle. Mr.. Quinn has a
position there which will occupy his
attention for the winter.
Mrs. S. A. Gray and daughter, Mrs
Il. Briggs, returned last night from
St. Cloud, Mimi, where they had
been on visit to relatives.
Lee c. Dele has filed petition in
the superior court to probate the es-
tate of J. J. Ludens, Of the Mckee
The estate is valued at about $4,000.
s. A. Melton and w. c. Meacham
of Sunnyside were visitors in the
city last Friday and Saturday. They
returned to their homes last night.
F. X. Hiscock left here Tuesday
morning on the east bound North
Coast Limited for Elmira, n. Y. He
ut1I IN lot
with his parents in that city.
Mrs. W. II. Vessey left here yester-
day, bound for Pasco to look after
a band of sheep which she is feeding
at that place. She will be gone two
days.
Mrs. Arthur w. Rlnehart returned
to her home in Seattle yesterday af-
ternoon. She had been here on a
visit of three weeks to Mrs. l.. Il.
Rinehart.
Mrs. l.. A. Rowe and daughter,
Miss Linnie, returned Wednesday
evening from Walla Walla, where
Miss Linnie has been attending Whit
man College.
Mrs. II. A. Shaw, who was former
ly Miss Birdie Bartholet Of this city,
arrived here Wednesday evening on
a visit to her mother. She was ac-
companied by her little four-months'
old baby boy.
Miss Olive Smith of the North
Yakima Business College has accept
ed a position with J. NJ. Perry & Co
N. J. Charpentier has filed a petit
ton in the superior court, garnishee-
ing Tenant & Miles for debt of L.
Corners.
J. II. Plumb of Salem, Or, arrived
here yesterday afternoon on a visit
to his sons. II. c. and J. d. Plumb
OF this city. Speaking to a Morning
Herald reporter, Mr.. Plumb said that
Salem was enjoying very prosper
GUS fall season. Farm products, with
the exception Of hops. were bringing
good prices, and everybody was liv-
ing in anticipation Of a Merry Christ
mas this year
Henry Russell. editor OF the
Weekly Pilot OF Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Is staying at the Pacific hotel this
week. Mr.. Russell Is the author of
the rural route delivery system, and
drafted the first bill that was ever
introduced in behalf of this branch
OF the postal service in congress. 1t
afterwards became a law, and Is now
proving beneficial to the farmers of
.le entire United States. Mr.. Rus
sell Is also the author of the United
States rural route directory, and is
contemplating getting out directory
in Yakima county, containing the
names OF the head of each family
In the county. He has this system
protected by copyright in the United
States.
Judge Thomas L. Gamble and wife
of Gle Elum are in the city. the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. George Sloan.
Judge Gamble is a pioneer in Gen.
trail Washington. He came west as
far as Bismarck in the early days,
when that point was the western ter
minus Of the Northern Pacific. From
there he proceeded westward to
Washington on horseback. The Judge
was at one time the owner OF a half
interest in the townsite of Gle Elum,
and has accumulated a nice little for