The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09

DR.. 4. Howick went to Sunnyside
Tuesday afternoon for a short visit.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. A. Aldrich of Mob Hill died Tues
day morning.
A marriage license was taken
out yesterday by Irving Russell and
Miss Gertrude Fisk.
c. A. Pond, ]. w. fsutledge and c
E. Hilton, sailors off the "Wiscon-
SIM" are visiting friends in the. city
The Ladies Aid society of the
Christian church will hold its an
nual election of officers this after
noon.
About twenty young people of the
NJ. E. church went bob riding Sat-
urday night, surprising some of their
friends on Mob Hill.
r. M. Joice Of Lake Mills, 1owi,
and Andrew Sandegar of Lisbon, N.
D., are in the city for a few days.
These two gentlemen are bankers
and are looking over the city of
North Yakima.
Since the announcement of Jas.
Miller as a candidate for chief of po-
lice, the latest name to be pre-
sented is that of Chas. Niles. He is
said to have some very influential
friends working in his behalf.
w. S. Grouse. a prominent paper
box manufacturer Of indianapolis is
in the city. Mr.. Grouse is accom-
panied by his wife and son, and is
in the city for the purpose of looking
up business location. He expects
to make North Yakima his home.
The Yakima Inter-Valley Trac-
ton company held it's annual meet
| ing yesterday at the office of Presi-
dent Scudder on South Second
street. The officers of the company
were reelected and a few minor
changes were made.
| The Sunday school class of Miss
Druse of the NJ. f. church entertain
ed members of Miss Varker's class
on bob ride Tuesday evening. The
jolly crowd left the Methodist church
at 8 o'clock and enjoyed themselves
at sleighing until late hour.
Deputy Clerk Lee c. Dele of the
federal court yesterday dismissed the
case of the Northwest Light and
Water company against the city of
North Yakima on account of the fail
ure of the attorney for the North
west to appear in court at the proper
| time.
The mercury did not go down SO
low Monday evening in the Mckee as
it did Sunday evening. Mr.. H. B.
stated that the mercury registered
10 below Sunday night, and II
above Monday evening. The maxi
mum registration yesterday was 33
degrees above.
Papers have been filed with the
clerks office in the case of Katie
Blake VS.. Harry Blake. divorce In
the complaint it is stated that they
were married at Alma April 10,
1904, and separated on August %,
same year. Mrs. Blake alleges that
her husband has not given her any
support since their separation.
A cut was made yesterday in the
police force by Chief Cayou. The
officers dropped were Starrett and
Villaume. Chief Cayou was noti-
fed by Mayor Fechter to reduce
the force two men. Starrett had
Put in his resignation, to take effect
Saturday evening, and Villaume was
to have left the force the 14th.
John Evans of Dillon, Montana,
has just returned from that city
after a narrowing experience in the
mountains. He was out on horse
back and was riding near a rugged
peak in the Ruby mountains when
his horse started a snowslide and he
and the animal were carried down
the mountain for nearly a mile. Both
were buried in the snow, but fortu-
nately neither was badly hurt.
The libel suit against Joseph T.
Scott was dismissed in the district
court at Rathdrum, Idaho, Wednes-
day, no Information having been
filed against him. The suit was
commenced by Bartlett Sinclair on
account of the publication in Mr.
SCOTS paper. the Occur d'Alene
Press. of an article rejecting on the
character of Mr.. Sinclair
A membership contest was inaug-
urated last Sunday in the. Sunday
school of the First congregational
church. The school has been di-
vided into two teams which will
be called the Reds and the Blues.