The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08

and continuously each evening dur
ing the entire week, except Saturday.
The music will be helpful feature
Of each nights meeting. A cordial
welcome is extended to all.
The Yeoman lodge is preparing for
family reunion at the homestead in
L. o. o. F. hall next Saturday even
ing. to which all Yeomen and their
families are invited A musical pro-
gram will be given, and banquet
served No admission will be ex-
acted.
VIM. Benward, former business
man of this city. now a Sunnyside
farmer, was in the city Monday on
business. Mr.. Benward says the peo-
pie of his locality are looking for
ward to the time when they will
have railroad facilities, and are en-
thusiastic over the prospects Of the
rlace.
T. A. Davis has sold his blacksmith
shop on west Yakima avenue and
Ahtanum street to R. ]. Murray of
Oregon. Mr.. Murray has friends liv-
ing in North Yakima who have been
trying to induce him to locate here
for some time. He is said to be a
fine workman, and especially fine as
hOrseshoer
Editor Pacius of the Mabton
Chronicle was a visitor in the city
Saturday Mr.. Pacius says it looked
for time as if he would lose his Of
flee in the Mabton conflagration, but
fortunately it was spared. He be-
lieves now, that the place Is incor-
porated. Mabton will begin to give
some of her neighboring towns a
rub for supremacy.
Mrs. Ida Carpenter. for many years
a resident Of this city, now of Ia
coma, spent a few days in the city
last week, visiting old friends. She
states the family is doing nicely, one
of her sons being employed in the
street car service, the other by the
Northern Pacific. Miss Allie Car
penter was recently married, and has
gone to housekeeping.
A varied and interesting program,
cornet, violin, piano and vocal music
and dramatic recitations will be CIV
en- in the Christian church on Friday
evening. the 10th inst, beginning at
8 o'clock. The proceeds are to be
used toward the purchase of new
instrument for the church. Some
Of the best talent in the city will as
sist. Admission, Csc; children 1Oc.
Architect. Guantt is the recipient
of visit from an old friend, Prof.
Crane, of New York. Prof. Crane
is painter of trout and all kinds of
fruit. He is one of the most cele-
hrotad frnnf maintains IN, tho TTrifod
States. Mr.. Gauntt says that through
fruit, sixteen families were induced
to come from the east last year and
settle in the Yakima valley.
C. Hanson and Ralph Gerber of
Bremerton have been in the city for
several days, looking over the field
with view to establishing a foundry
and machine shop. The gentlemen
are both experienced men in this par
ticular line, being now employed in
the navy yard in Bremerton. They
are very favorably impressed with
the outlook for such an enterprise
and will no doubt locate here.
The lecture association is offering
course of seven numbers, including
Governor La Toilette, the Bohumir
Kryl Concert company and w. J.
Bryan, for $2.0O. This is nominal
charge for these attractions. and the
association should be literally pat
ronized. Buy the course ticket now,
and in sure the success of the ven-
ture. Tickets are on sale at all the
drug stores. and at Jones & Gandy's
and d. M. Keene's.
Prof. H. E. VanDeman of Washing
ton, D. c., spent a couple Of days in
the city the latter part of last week,
and was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. l.. Wright of Fruitvale. The pro-
fessor was the judge of fruit at the
Portland exposition this summer, and
was delighted with what he saw from
the Yakima country, consequently
wanted to see, before returning to
his home, the valley that made such
good showing. He was shown some
of the principal fruit growing dis
tricts, and expressed his surprise and
pleasure at the beautiful country.
Prof. VanDeman is the horticultural
editor for number of eastern farm
journals, and will doubtless have
something nice to say in connection
with his observations in this valley