The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-06-27
: Local Notes

The Rose Land company reports the
sale of 160 acres in the Mckee to C. M.
Farrer for $4,000.
Mr. Williams of the reclamation SER
vice left Wednesday evening for Spo-
kane to be gone two days.
Miss Hattie Thomas has gone to
Portland to visit her aunt, Mrs. Maud
Hathaway. and other relatives.
II. j. Rand went to Toppenish yes
Miss Ida Sharkey left Thursday
afternoon for Seattle She went with
the intention of spending the summer
there and at Port Townsend, and will
be joined by her mother next week.
A. j. Shaw e. Son have filed an
amendment to their articles of incor-
poration whereby the name of the
firm is changed from what was COM
monty known as SHAW & Flint" to
A. j. Shaw & Son. They will conduct
a furniture and undertaking business.
c. d. Murane, former resident of
North Yakima, being a member of the
firm of McKinnon & Murane, seems to
be the leader in the contest for the
congressional nomination in Alaska.
He is now located at Nome, where it
Joseph Eichert of Warsaw, Wis, is
in the city looking after his business
interests 1t is three years since Mr..
Eichert was here before He is much
impressed with the changes that have
taken place in that time At present
he is thinking strongly of making this
his home
The School Section can now boast
the proud distinction Il having a
grocery store, under the management
of Young & Anyway. 1t has just been
opened and is doing a rushing bust
ness.
The Northwest Light and Water
company has commenced laying mains
on Selah avenue, commencing at c
street and running north to the can
merry. Their object IS not only to sup
ply this part Of the city with water,
but to give fire protection to the ice
plant and the canning factory.
News has been received in Olympia
of the passage by congress of the mi
litia bill, which will have the effect
of increasing Washington's proportion
of federal aid from $4,000 to nearly
double that sum, and further so ex-
tends the use of the appropriation that
the state may purchase sites for tar
get ranges, spend more on target prac-
tice and otherwise build up the ma
tional guard.
Louise Walton, the notorious shop
litter. was tried before Justice of the
Peace j. A. Taggard Thursday on the
charge of stealing goods from Ca
halan's store. She pleaded guilty to
the charge and was fined 500 and costs
of action. In default OF payment she
was remanded to the county Jail Miss
Walton confessed to taking a hat from
Miss Kauffman's millinery store and
also to taking goods from other stores
in town.
George w. Yerks and wife of Mill
waukee. Wis, are in the city visiting
Mr.. and Mrs l. B. Turmoil at the Pa
cifc hotel. Mr.. Yerks is an uncle of
Mrs I. B. Turnell. They have sold out
their interests in the east and are
making tour of the western country
and looking for a business location.
The undertaking and furniture bust
ness is what he is most interested in
They are very much taken up with
Yakima, and after taking a trip
through Oregon and California may
return to this place to locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dills and Mrs Banker
entertained Thursday evening in honor
of Mrs R. Olson of Minnesota. The
house was beautifully decorated with
roses and the evening was spent play
ing five handed cinch. Mr.. A. f. Lar
son and Mrs. w. L Wright were the
fflucky ones and each was awarded
beautiful deck of Congress cards. The
hostess also presented the guest of
honor with a souvenir spoon of the
most beautiful Washington design.
Frappe was served during the evening
and later delicious refreshments, con-
sisting of sailed almonds, ice cream
with strawberries, cake and coffee
were served in a dainty maner. There
were about thirty guests present and
all departed for their homes in a most
cheerful mood. declaring the host and
hostess to be the most delightful en-
tertainers.
The past few weeks the Junior