The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-05-30
GRANGER.

GRANGER.
At special meeting of the Gran
ger Commercial club it was decided
that Granger would be patriotic and
celebrate the Fourth of July in a fit.
ting manner. A committee was APP
pointed to take the matter in charge
and to secure a speaker suitable for
the occasion All are invited to the
Granger park for July Fourth.
Mrs c. w. Chamberlin. Sr., has
returned from a visit with friends
and relatives in Tacoma.
The proprietors of the Granger
brick yard Johnson Bros, are erect
ing a neat office building. The first
kiln of brick made with the new ma
chinery are now being burned and as
good brick as any in the valley is
the result. Cars are now being load
ed for shipment to Sunnyside.
Messrs. E. H. Hall of Downs
Wash, and e. E. Grounitz of Bis
march, y. D., after looking over our
town and surrounding country, have
decided to build large warehouse
here They viii run a general COM
mission business, buying hay, pota-
toes. fruit etc, This new firm is
welcome to Granger.
Walter n. Granger was a business
visitor in Granger the first of the
week. He takes quite an interest
in our town, and is spending thou
sands of dollars on his model farm
just northwest of town.
The baseball game with Sunny
side last Saturday has been charac-
terized as bum Perhaps it was,
as the score will show, but at the
same time it was interesting. The
way the Sunnyside young people
''rooted" for their team made your
correspondent dream of former col
lege days when he was one of the
boys. The Sunnyside high school
boys and girls are certainly loyal
supporters of their team, and we like
to have them visit us. Come again
The Ladies Aid society of Granger
held an interesting and well attend
ed meeting at the residence of Mrs
Higgins just north of town last
Thursday afternoon. Some changes
were made in the constitution and
new officers were chosen, as follows.
President, Mrs. w. c. Higgins; vice
president, Mrs. J. H. Abbott; secre-
tary, Mrs. S. D. McMurray; treasur-
er, Mrs D. l. Martin. This society
is now better prepared than ever tC
do effective work. 1t has already
voted $3.50 to the board of trustees
for the building fund of the Presby
terrain church.
The meeting of the fruit growers
that was held here last Saturday at
ternoon was largely attended and
was highly successful. Hon W. H
Paulhamus, president of the Puyal
lup and Sumner Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION, was the speaker of The
day. He was met in Toppenish Sat
urday morning by committee con
sisting of George P. Eaton, c. w
Mentzer and Rollin E. Blackman
and escorted to Granger by way o
Zillah, and the numerous apple, pea
and peach orchards along the rout,
We're examined Mr.. Paulhamus hat
not been through this part of thu
valley for twelve years, and was won
deifully pleased and surprised a
the great and rapid development .
this section.
The address of Mr.. Paulhamus il
Mentzer's hall was full of practica
experience and suggestion and wa
listened to with much interest b.
the large crowd present. After tn
address. although an opportunit!
was given for dismissal, those pres
ent were unwilling to leave withou
taking steps to organize. Hence
board Of ten directors was chosen
who met in conference with NJ
Paulhamus and took steps lookin
toward a permanent organization.