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

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Mrs. N. S. Johnson is visiting for
few days in Tacoma and Seattle.
F. X. Nagler visited the Sound on
business the later part of last week.
Hattie Linthicum mas commenced pro.
ceedings for divorce from John F. Lin
thicum.
"The Danger and Disaster of Doubt"
is the subject for the morning discourse
at the Presbyterian church. In the
evening the subject will be "The Last
Call of Grace"
County Superintendent Dickey is be-
ing assisted this week in the cxamina.
ton of the papers submitted by eighth
grade pupils by Profs. Asa Schwartze
and N. P Hull.
J. V. Ellis, an all round newspaper
man and very genial gentleman from
Minneapolis, arrived in this city a few
days ago to accept a position as edi.
tor of the Republic.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs r.
G. Porter of 30S South Ahtanum ave-
nue., aged one month, died last Satur-
day and was buried Sunday morning in
Tahoma cemetery. Rev. +. L. Hayden
conducted the services.
February II has been set as the date
of the grand ball to be given by the la,
dies who are interesting themselves in
the library movement Further an
nouncements will be made next week.
The Twentieth Century Club met
yesterday afternoon with Mrs. II. j
Rand, POP South Naches avenue. The
principal feature of the programme was
a description by Mrs. A. f. Larson of her
trip east and visit to the worlds fair in
st. Louis.
Articles of Incorporation of the Simp.
son Ditch company were filed with the
county aunditor Monday. c. S. Simp-
son, D. c. Brannan, S. o. Summers, f.
+. Nash and j. c. Varker are the incor.
porators, and the capital stock of the
company is given as $1,000.
The Elks are planning for an enter
tainment in the form of a speciality
show about the middle of February
Harry Baylor will have charge of the
show features and it is stated that the
entertainment will be second to no home
talent show ever given in the city.
The young ladies of st. Joseph's par.
ish will give card party in the Union
block Saturday evening. The public is
invited, and pleasant nour is assured
all who attend. The party will be held
in the vacant store formerly occupied
by the Famous clothing company.
The election of officers of the State
Dairymen's association which held its
annual meeting last week in Olympia
resulted in the reelection of B. F. Reed
of Ellensburg as president and Mrs. +.
Carmichael of Yakima City as secre-
tary. James Dick of Dungeness was
CHOSEN for the vice presidency. The
meeting was we'll attended and is con-
sidered to have been very profitable.
Secretary Shannon of the State Fair
commission, who returned last week
from meeting Of the secretaries of the
various fair associations of the north
west at Salem, states that the dates for
the fall meetings have been settled up
on, and are as follows: Salem, Septem-
Der II to 10; Seattle, September Is to
%; Everett, September rs to 80; North
Yakima, October 2 to 7; Spokane, Octo-
Der 0 to IA; Boise, October l6 to 81.
Mr.. Shannon also reports the willing
ness of the American Short Horn asso-
citation to hang up special prize Of
$500 for best showing Of that breed at
the state fair next fall.