The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-02-12

Jack Bragg, who for a number OF
years has been with Coffin Bros. is
making trip through Idaho. Mon
tana. Oregon, and this state, for the
Oregon Furniture company. of Port
land. Mr. Bragg expects to locate
somewhere in the above territorr
and is working for the furniture peo-
PIE with the understanding tina;
when he finds a suitable location
they will relieve him. He is exnect-
ed in North Yakima the last Of this
week.
The new semester work began i'll
The high school yesterday. New
classes were formed for those who
failed in their studies and the new
system will be in working order to-
day.
The double basket ball game tina.
was to have been played between
the Sunnyside high school and Yalii-
ma high school boys and girls teams
on February p, has been postponed
one week.
i Owing to the revival services that
are to be held in the VI. +. churcn
for two weeks with Feb 16. 1908,
the debate between the Yakima and
Sunnysde high schools has been post
poned TO March 6 1908.
Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Wright, of
Sunnyside are in the city today.
W. E. Miller representing the
Richmond Paper company, is calling
upon his firms customers in the city
for a few days.
Lewis Walter has filed suit
against a ~ short chief of police,
for $4,000 He claims Short slapped
him and. in so doing, permanently
injured the plaintiffs hearing, for
which he asks s2500. and that he
put him in the city Jail, causing MIN
him causing his nose to bleed and,
, this with the keeping of the plaintiff
in the filthy jail, which he de-
clares to be cold and damp, is
worth $500 more.
Owen Purdin and family arrived
here Saturday from Medford. Ore.
after an absence of four years, and
i Will again make his home here. He
was formerly the manager here for
: The Fly-Bruhn company.
c. Christensen, VINO has recently
SOLD his interest in the secondhand
store. 109 North Front. is making
preparations TO leave for Tacoma
where he has bought property and
! expects to locate with his family.
MIS- Frank Carey was awarded
$3.50 by the jury in her suit against
the city for $4,000 damages alleged
to have been received from falling
through hole in the walk
Arthur Wells. who has been on a
hunting expedition in the Teton
Las returned. bringing in the re-
mains OF panther
1t is claimed Mrs Lille Brown
VIII shortly file a suit for damages
amounting TO s250o against the city.
Mrs Brown claims to have fallen
over an obstruction on the walk,
breaking two ribs.
Travelling Auditor A. s. Harmer,
i of he Yakima Valley railroad, while
hunting in the Naches accidentally
shot his little finger of
The Pacific Hop Growers union
has dissolved. and each man viii
: have to fight his own battles, accord
ing 70 rumors coming from the meet
, ing at Salem One of the largest
growers in the movement is credited
with the statement that here is an
: overproduction of hops in the coun-
. try. and a movement to raise the
prices cannot succeed except through
, cutting down the acreage.
Judge Kaufman directed the jury
+ 70 bring in a verdict for the defen-
: dant in the case of Faubian against
2 Phillips-Gallant company Plaintiff
\ had sued for the value of horse on
e which the defendants had a mort
& gage the horse having been lost
c Mr. and Mrs. C. f. Mathews. of
: Minneapolis, have arrived in North
Y Yakima and will make their future
I home here. Mr. Mathews is a
brother-in-law Of Il. J. Rand and
j. Will be associated with him in the
I market business.
q Al meeting of the local bankers
K arrangements for the entertainment
< Of the Washington bankers were
5 completed and W Il. Steinweg, who
: will attend meeting at Tacoma
]. next Saturday will tender the asso-