The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-17
Local Notes.

The Fidelity postoffice near Miles
as been discontinued b! order OF
the department.
John J. Miller is erecting a fine
two story house ON some of his lots
oh capitol Hill.
DR.. c. T. Dulin started for Port
land Friday 10 be gone few days on
important business.
Mrs. Duncan McPhail, after a visit
of several months in Sacramento,
CAL, has returned to the city.
Roy Hart. the Toppenish ball play
er, and Miss Lucy Stump of that
place were married Thursday by
Judge Taggard.
w. B. Newcomb, the county audit
or, has returned from the capitol
where he has been adjusting bust
county.
Jas. F. Lince has returned from
Idaho where he spent the summer.
He is glad to be at home again and
believes after all that Yakima is the
only place TO live.
j. A. Merriefeld, who was employ
ed by the city as special policeman
during hop picking and fair time,
completed his contract with the city
yesterday and is now off the force.
e. NJ. Pentz, who is we'll known
in this city, having lived here year
or more ago, died on the Sth inst, at
Los Angeles Cal. Mr.. Pentz owned
considerable Yakima property at one
time
w. F. r Selleck returned Thurs
day from his extended eastern trip.
He has almost completely recovered
from his illness which laid him up
for several weeks in a Minneapolis
hospital.
Dr.. Stanley the dentist commenc-
ed work Wednesday morning on a
new house on Capitol Hill which he
Will occupy as residence when COM
Ipleted. ]. NJ. Richardson has the
contract
c. z. Garland has recently
brought his family here from Con-
cord, New Hampshire and will make
this place his future home. Mr..
Garland is at present employed al
the CascaaU mill
Geo. II. Baker, United States
Marshal, Judge Whitson, United
States Attorney Avery and his assist
ant J. B. lindsay left Friday night
for Spokane, federal court having adj
journed to October %.
r. E. Bq, le and w. j. Wheeler OF
Seattle have secured an option on the
Natchez townsite for 80 days from
George Donald. It is generally IN.
derstood that deal will be arrang'
ed before the option expires.
Willard, The six months old sor
of Arthur broulette. died We'd
nesdaY afternoon at the family
home On the west side. The funeral
will take place from the residence
on North RaiDer. this afternoon.
A movement by the interested pro
perty owners on North sixth street
is on foot for the paving of that
thoroughfare before next summer
They have made no choice of ma
aerial but are irving to find the
cheapest
Edward \. BeeIman Of Washing
ton, D. c., who has mining and rail-
read interests in the west is a visitor
in the city fer few days. Yesterday
he gave Congressman Jones several
strong boosts anc said that at the
capitol Mr. Jones is considered one
of the strongest men from the west.
Warren SchwartzEaugh of Capitol
Hill has just returned from a trip
to Minnesota He says that times
are very duh there a. present, and
that there is much vacant property
which is very hard % dispose Of.
He stated thar in small town of
not over one thousand inhabitants
there was over fifty vacant houses.
He says that he is we'll satisfied with
Yakima
The formal resignation of County
Clerk j. w. Day provides that he
shall sever his connection with the
office on November 1st, and will
probably be acted upon by the com
missoners as he requests. not how
egef, without regret There is little